HotStart TBM 900 Released! Test Flight Part 1

Here's a long one! This is the first half of a test flight in the recently released HotStart TBM 900 for X-Plane.
I had the pleasure of watching this mature over the last few months and it's so great to see it go out to the world. This flight is the departure and cruise of one leg of the transatlantic delivery flight every new TBM goes through to reach the USA. I fly it like I would the real thing.
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[@drmckee]

Outstanding tutorial, Jason. So many others do 'tutorials' because they like the hear themselves talk. Your video is clear, concise and to the point without a lot of unnecessary ramblings. Top notch stuff, Sir. Thanks.

[@JasonFlies]

Very kind words - re-assuring even! :) . Much appreciated!

[@myZisfantastic]

Oh yes and they are far from being good! I hope to see a part 2 soon!

[@ramberto7785]

Now this is the XP11 TBM video weve all been waiting for.....great detailed video Jason....love the Hotstart TBM!

[@Blackbox711]

Excellent video. Always great to get the detailed infos from a pro.Thank you very much!

[@FlightSimAdventurer]

Thanks for collaborating with the creators! Also thanks for sharing your flights! If anytime you can go into great tech details on operating this awesome machine, in sim or in flight, that would be awesome!

[@bxchris]

Wow! The detail. This guy is the best

[@jasontipton8430]

He owns a real tbm 900

[@flightsaitek4087]

Whoot whoot! Glad to see it again. Great video

[@flymatrix7985]

Thank you for the outstanding tutorial, Jason. But where is Part 2 of the same tutorial to find?

[@expataviator7107]

Really appreciate you making these video's!

[@andysim232]

this add on is a game changer. Its like someone switched on a light and made GA Flight simming in X plane awsome again!

[@ripper8771]

FYI you can use SimBrief to download a flightplan directly into the G1000. However SimBrief assumes a cruise climb of 170 knots and not Vy of 124 knots and after several flights comparing the TBM cruise perfomance section the fuel and TAS were identical / or very close to the real numbers👍

[@michahund4879]

Great Video Jason!

[@xthib1]

Hello, first of all thank you so much for all your videos and especially this one. This is such a treat for amateur like us to hear proper checklist from a pro pilote. And you make it very easy to understand. I wondered what piece of software you use for the checklist, the charts and so on ? Like, the one shown on the videos has audio alerts to warn you of the transitional altitude and so on... ?

[@JasonFlies]

Thanks so much! That is ForeFlight!

[@ripper8771]

I had so many questions but found all my answers in the real POH. I wish the torque G1000 itorque guage looked the same , but really I am just being picky. I started my virtual Atlantic crossing from Tarbes to Prestwhick. The black switches on black panel are hard to determine their toggle position. I hope they change the color to provide contrast. I love using the TBM perfromance app.

[@LowOnCash]

Super piece but you should have completed it in the sunlight, the controls are only visible to you! Thanks

[@MrPlayK]

This great video Jason, it absolutely answered all questions I had about this plane without need to dig into the manual. Thank you for taking time to do it! Did you ever release follow up video on Greenland approach and landing? You mentioned it at the end of the video can't seems to be able to find it. Cheers!

[@JasonFlies]

I never did release that one, but I need to, thanks for the kind words and the reminder!

[@edwardwright5464]

Hi Jason, great video. One question, I also used to be able to open and close the doors from the outside view. But when my PC updated from windows 10 to windows 11, I am no longer able to. Do you have any idea how to fix it Thanks

[@cpuwolf]

thanks for tutor. great video

[@tonforr]

Great job, thanks

[@ripper8771]

I assume the checklist is from foreflight?

[@JasonFlies]

Right!

[@Osvaldo_Oz]

Sir, thanks for sharing these videos. take a look at the Pimax 5K VR headset with a GTX 1080Ti or RTX 2080 Ti (preferred) video card. It will make the sim experience even more real.

[@terrasimulada7295]

Spectacular Jason! Is so good to hear all procedures from a real TBM pilot and you explain them so well , thank you. I'm dying to buy this baby (for X-Plane only, unfortunately). So, how does the hand flight compares to the real life?

[@JasonFlies]

It's about as good as I think a desktop sim can get - nothing compares to the real thing for any sim I have ever flown, but it's still reasonably close

[@chamberlin1]

Haha I saw pictures of your plane & hanger in the lighting maintenence section of the sim. You and the two Hot Start guys should get together and do a video interview and actual flight, discussing the developmental challenges of setting a new bar for 3rd party x-plane aircraft. What a unique opportunity you've given the developers and subsequently, all of us flight simming enthusiasts! I'm about to download my 3rd update right now, v1.1!

[@JasonFlies]

Those guys are awesome, so impressed with what they created and how they are supporting it after release!

[@chamberlin1]

Jason I think they immortalized your registration number on a plaque below the starboard horizontal stabilizer :) And my gosh, take a super close up look at the USB plug...the Amphenol stamp in the metal shell is 3D modeled? Crazy!

[@drewleevy5420]

chamberlin1 you can customize the tail number to WHATEVER you want

[@chamberlin1]

Drew Leevy I know Drew, I've spent hours personalizing mine! But it's not the tail or fuselage number I'm talking about.... Look closely at the tiny plaque under the horizontal stab, right side of the plane.

[@leadingedgesimulations7695]

@@chamberlin1 It's not QUITE identical. Although I did use Jason's TBM for reference, I changed at least 1 number on each identifying plaque or plate.

[@ursschneider3016]

Great video, thanks a lot! What application do you have running (bottom left) with the checklists and so on?

[@JasonFlies]

ForeFlight Mobile

[@GavinSteiner]

Thanks so much for this Jason. I was wondering if the EFB that you're using is an X-Plane add-on or just your iPad being shown on the video as an overlay?

[@JasonFlies]

I just recorded my iPad and then overlaid it into the video later...

[@GavinSteiner]

@@JasonFlies Thanks for the quick reply. Ever get up to Toronto? I fly out of CNC3

[@JasonFlies]

@@GavinSteiner Haven't for a very long time, but great place!!

[@JasonFlies]

@@Izze70 ForeFlight Mobile

[@maggus999]

Could you be so kind to quickly comment on aileron trim / input used in the real aircraft, for wings level flight, i.e. is it used to compensate for torque/imbalance throughout the flight much? As far as I can understand, YD should deal with P-factor, does it also do prop torque effect and/or slight fuel imbalances to any degree? Handflying the simproduct (v1.1.9) at high power settings right now feels weird to me in how it requires significant roll trim adjustment throughout. Thanks for your excellent videos, they're great!

[@JasonFlies]

It's hard to say, honestly. I do sometimes find that I need to use aileron trim IRL when in the pattern to land, but never really do when taking off and climbing out. Doubt the normal fuel imbalance causes much of an issue with that though. My plane does flight a bit with one wing high, maybe due to the radar pod causing an aerodynamic asymmetry.

[@maggus999]

@@JasonFlies Thanks for the insight, much appreciated!

[@Xenthera]

Hey Jason, I have some comments regarding the MFD. When you're on the main map screen and you scroll the big knob to the "Chapters" and you have \MAP/\WPT/\AUX/, Well on the Hotstart tbm AUX is replaced with NRST. Am I missing something or is that just not modeled? And if it isn't, is missing those pages a big deal? I'm being super picky but if they're going to put this much detail into a bird they might as well go all the way. Regard, X

[@JasonFlies]

Yeah, my understanding is that part of the model is primarily the built-in Laminar G1000 software. They made some tweaks to it to make it better for the TBM but it wasn't reasonable for them to do all the missing chapters, etc - maybe not even possible? I find I rarely miss them though - in the real plane I would use the Weights page in AUX a little bit to check limits, but not a big deal to not have.

[@liamarnold7251]

Hello Jason. Nice video. I was wondering what you used for weight and balance and fuel planning for every flight. Is it an application or something? Thank you.

[@JasonFlies]

I use ForeFlight - there are free apps for the weight and balance though, TBMProFlite or TBMPerformance

[@beozzie690]

Are you or have you tried the foreflight and pilot edge integration? If not will you be trying it in the coming videos.

[@JasonFlies]

I have used PilotEdge, need to try it more though. I tend to be "random" on my sim flights, pausing mid-flight for dinner, etc., so don't tend to use ATC much

[@drewleevy5420]

PE is the best

[@JohnnyLeite-Brazil]

Hi Jason, for calculation purposes how many nautical miles per minute fly TBM900 to plan a flight? Thank you from Brazil!

[@JasonFlies]

with no wind that would be 315/60 = 5.25 nm/minute

[@JohnnyLeite-Brazil]

@@JasonFlies and how many feets per minute do you use to plan a climb and descent?

[@JasonFlies]

@@JohnnyLeite-Brazil That varies significantly based on weight, temperature, and altitude (can be 2,500fpm or much less). I use ForeFlight to calculate it for all the phases of the flight to get an accurate number.

[@AndreGT007]

Hi Jason, (I’m also a 900 pilot), have a question regarding this sim. What computer you use? Do you have like a very powerful computer for gaming? Mine is a Microsoft book pro but is impossible, (to slow)

[@JasonFlies]

I actually do a fair bit of gaming, when I can find the time, so I went crazy and sprung for a beefy machine from here: www.originpc.com I used to always build my own but as I age I am tending to favor stuff that "just works" :)

[@JasonFlies]

You don't need anything that crazy though, but you do want something with an upgradable graphics card, and a card that was made in last 2 years or so I'd say - laptops almost always have crappy GPUs

[@MrTchou]

how is it to fly the virtual version of your own plane ?

[@JasonFlies]

It's as cool as I thought it would be, which is to say: VERY COOL :)

[@frspottingaviation5208]

Will it work with Virtual Reality ?

[@JasonFlies]

Yeah, it does! Though I have had to turn down the graphics settings to get a good framerate

[@frspottingaviation5208]

So, what graphic setting do you recommend?

[@JasonFlies]

@@frspottingaviation5208 Oh, depends on your machine, but whatever works well in non-VR, I'd start with that and work it down until you get the framerate that doesn't make you feel sick

[@marcoaureliojardimgusmao8108]

Hi Folks ! Is this the Flight Simulator X ?

[@ajmancao6721]

Marco Aurelio Jardim Gusmao nope X Plane 11

[@marcoaureliojardimgusmao8108]

@@ajmancao6721 Nice, I will try to get this ....Thanks a lot for the attention man ! I apreciate !

[@ajmancao6721]

Marco Aurelio Jardim Gusmao you should get it ASAP, it’s the most realistic flight simulator I’ve ever owned!

[@marcoaureliojardimgusmao8108]

@@ajmancao6721 I have never seen this name before ... ASAP ... Is this the real name of the Game or some version of the X PLANE 11 ? sorry about my confusion ...

[@ajmancao6721]

Marco Aurelio Jardim Gusmao it’s the real name and 11 is the 11th iteration of the x plane flight simulator series

[@ripper8771]

Hello Jason. Many clients of the HotStart TBM 900 are complaining about it’s ground handling especially on the Take/Off Roll. I noticed that you set the rudder trim to neutral on takeoff which is also the only way I can get it to take off straight. Can you confirm that in the real TBM you’d leave the rudder trim centred? According to the TBM instructional video it should be set in the green. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWnWlGaMob-Di8U I am a CPL TT 312 hours and never flew a single turbine only single and twin pistons and always have to set rudder trim to compensate for all the t/o forces. Thank you for clarifying. Cheers

[@jasonmiller5956]

I take off in the real one with the rudder trim halfway to the green. I do that so I know I will only have to press right-rudder during a typical takeoff. If you put it in the green it is too well centered for me and then I am having to push differing amounts of left AND right rudder while taking off. I prefer to just work with either more or less right rudder required while rolling. For the sim, I just have it centered like you said.

[@ripper8771]

@@jasonmiller5956Thank you Jason for clarifying this point and taking the time to beta test the aircraft. The TBM 700 came out when I got my PPL, and I will never forget it when I first saw it on the cover of Flying Magazine!