The definition of OVERPOWERED: Let's fly the TURBINE DUKE! | Real Airline Pilot

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[@nateweter4012]

As a pilot with real world time in a turbine duke, the number one rule/skill to remember and develop is powering back on takeoff engine failure, even post rotation. This thing has so much power on takeoff and losing an engine will see asymmetrical thrust spin you into the ground in no time. It’s killed more than a few pilots. Power back, then feather. You’ll have more than enough power after.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you for the insight! Could you also share some info for setting takeoff thrust? How precisely do you actually set it?

[@GaryMCurran]

Sounds a lot like an MU-2. Not exactly the same thing, but lack of roll control in the Mitsubishi. A lighter airframe and gobs of power added to asymmetrical thrust does not a good outcome make. But, I need to ask, really, how often does a PT-6 fail on takeoff?

[@rorycolquhoun7840]

Those engines are absolutely gigantic!! 🤣

[@stephenmckinnell7791]

The cowlings are gigantic, the engines not so much, I suspect.

[@frankiewashcloth]

Love the space shuttle mode on the takeoff. 🚀

[@suesun7072]

Duke's always have a sense of depravity for me! Back in the 90's the only maintanance customer who had a Duke (piston version) was a brothel owner and the interior of the plane looked just like that! The fluffy red carpet & stuff gave it a Jackie Brown movie vibe. 😂 Till this release for MSFS, I wasn't aware of a PT6 variant. The PT6 startup sound is nicely modelled though! True to life to a King Air or PA-42 startup!

[@onecharliemike6022]

You were almost whispering recording this video. Were you afraid your hotel neighbors were going to figure out you're a flight simmer? This aircraft is amazing! I will have to go for the 3 pack!

[@A330Driver]

Due to the time difference it was like 4AM when I recorded this here in the hotel. It's a rather badly isolated one as well, if I spoke my normal volume I would probably have woken everyone up as I have a rather loud voice.

[@Not_Lewis]

@@A330Driver Are you constrained or trying to adhere to a constant upload schedule? I think audience would rather have inconsistent upload schedule if it meant more consistent production quality.

[@A330Driver]

@@Not_LewisPeople really pushed me for this one, they just wanted to see the Turbine Duke. I really don’t think the quality is that much lower than in my usual videos, I just spoke a little more quiet 🤐

[@stephenmckinnell7791]

The noise of the engines starting is enough to make me buy it! ❤️ The piston version too.

[@A330Driver]

They really did an awesome soundset on this one! I kinda hope they'll update their older fleet wth new sounds as well now! It would make some already awesome aircraft even more awesome!

[@garysmith5256]

Truly great demonstration/review flight, thank you! These Dukes are all so well modeled that the immersion *almost* gets to something that we simmers have the luxury of ignoring - operating and maintenance cost. Maybe it's just me but the combination of the sounds, vibrations, switch motions, all of it together is so good that I found myself thinking stuff like "oh man, if this de-icer fails to actuate what's THAT going to cost to fix?" So much 1970s technical sophistication crammed into such a small machine that uses SOOO much fuel, it's got to cost a bloody fortune just to keep it working! And sure enough, the real world Duke is a huge money pit reserved for only those with very deep pockets! That we can fuel and fix these Black Square versions by pushing a couple buttons is the grand blessing of simulation!

[@Rhinozherous]

Awesome tutorial, as always! Thank you very much!

[@naijapilotxmax6006]

They should recreate the 208 caravan from the drwaing board. This Duke engine sound is 2nd to none

[@A330Driver]

Make sure to send them an email to ask them about it!

[@NanookOblivion]

Aaaah yes! My favorite Duke version! loved the flight and love the aircraft! Those engines really are amazing aren't they? The pure performance of those guys is insane! Lovely video too!

[@wyhhero]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing.🎉

[@haydenchapman3431]

Great flying with your mobile setup. Also, a great looking aircraft.

[@cowtung7355]

Thanks for another TURBINE DUKE review👍👍👍

[@pigeonpallz1733]

Thank you for all your effort in sim and real life.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you!

[@ITMann]

Super interesting to know these main differences between the turbine and piston engines and the way this is simulated within this amazing addon from Black Square. Thank you for this insight. I love the modeling of the Dukes. Yup be careful on launch ! from your airport, with those powerful turbines.

[@_zeranom]

thank you very much for those awesome video 🙏 I read all 150 pages of the manual, but your prewiew gives me the best informations to handle this great plane. Doesn’t matter if 737, Airbus or a turboprob…tips from a real pilot are the best ! you must have a powerful laptop to make this videos in a hotelroom and tumbs up to spent your time for us instead hanging in lobby bar ;) 👍 thx a lot and happy flights ✌️🛫

[@A330Driver]

Thank you very much! That’s really appreciated!

[@alanw.4511]

What kind of laptop are you using? Pretty cool you travel with throttles and a stick. Wow!! What about pedals?

[@razorseal]

For people curious at @1:16:30 430 does have a VNAV profile. it's in one of the menus you use the knob with. there isn't a button like the 530. but both have it.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you!

[@gwalker3092]

Thx for this video especially as your away. With just getting BATC & SIMFX I can only buy a single Duke version so will be this one. All three are excellent aircraft it’s just a personal choice. Looking forward to flying this very soon and dreading when SU15 breaks my sim 🤔. Joking aside lots on new interesting sim addons to play either atm.

[@Dereine-dd4cw]

Sehr schönes Flugzeug! Und auch sehr schönes Video, wie immer :) In einer deiner letzten Vorstellungen der Dukes, hattest du gesagt das dass Flugzeug zwischen 6 und 9 Mai verfügbar sein wird, hast du von Blacksquare dahingehend nochmal etwas gehört? Mach weiter so, und ich muss einfach sagen wie professionell du neue Flugzeuge vorstellst, absolut unverzichtbar! Vielen Dank dafür, schönes Layover wo auch immer :D

[@A330Driver]

Hi, ich habe dahingehend nichts weiter gehört. Zwar ging man davon aus, dass das SU15 bis dahin öffentlich sei, aber man hatte bereits einen Backup Plan. Ich denke mal auf den wird jetzt zurückgegriffen werden und in den nächsten Tagen wird es dann hoffentlich eine öffentliche Aussage dazu geben.

[@jimclayton87]

Nice vid, what monitor do you have with your new setup?

[@cipherhrd]

Hi Emmanuel, great review really enjoyed it! Question, how do you get the virtual FO in the right seat? Thanks

[@A330Driver]

Hi, it's an option in the tablet. I believe I even show it at some point in the vid, though I don't have a timestamp ready right now, sorry.

[@somewaresim]

Thanks for the video. You're laptop fans must have been going mental!! Have you got on of those laptop cooler bases?

[@A330Driver]

haha, they were alright, even though probably only because the hotel room is well conditioned. Guess if I took it out on the balcony the thing would have melted. I'm not using any special means to cool the laptop down, however it is one specifically designed for gaming.

[@GaryMCurran]

Thank you. I'm a Private Pilot, although my medical is long since expired and probably can't be renewed. I also have some financial limitations right now, so flying is not something I would expect to be doing any time in the near future. I don't have the latest flight sim (I need to build a new computer for that), so I'm not flying MSFS right now, either. Having said all that, this Duke is amazing. I saw the piston Duke on another channel yesterday, and it was an enjoyable 'flight' with you today in the Turbine Duke. When Rocket Engineering first introduced the Royal Turbine Duke, it was really expensive and I never thought there would be a market for it, but Darwin Conrad, the founder of Rocket Engineering (who does the conversion) has a 1981 with 90 hours since conversion for less than $1M, and there's another one at less that $1.2 million. Good prices in today's market. Anyway, even though I am not current, and do not have the latest MSFS, I truly enjoyed this video. I would love to see a 'glass cockpit' version. The Garmin G500/600TXi is certified for the airplane but I can't seem to find a sim version of either. :(

[@mikecoffee100]

I liked this video Thank You

[@100percentzane]

you can get in-game charts with the 650 and 750. they are payware though

[@raphaelbelthrand4482]

I remember a crash on takeoff on a turbine Duke. It lost power on one of the engines, wow, the plane did a snap roll over ther runway before falling upside down, big explosion. So much thrust per side.

[@pigeonpallz1733]

I was thinking about your brake without rudder pedals delima and maybe the slider on the base of the Airbus side stick might work although i could see how it might be awkward lol.

[@A330Driver]

mmh, that might be a possibility. I'll look into it, thanks!

[@mikecoffee100]

Be it the Regular or Turbo I trust your reviews always just hope SU 15 will be kind to the Duke. Thank You again. Considering the Duke the Piston version

[@christianwendt7852]

1:30 you said Voltage instead of Temperature. But a great overview, convincing me even more to buy the plane!

[@robbyyant6213]

Why does this plane actually exist? It's the size of a TBM, and that plane is fast with just one PT6. The turbine Duke makes about as much sense as traveling to the arctic shirtless and burning hundred dollar bills to keep warm.

[@rorycolquhoun7840]

Hey Emmanuel, how do you select routes to fly as I always find that the hardest part!

[@A330Driver]

Hi, I typically first decide on the type of flight I want to do, say for example something scenic, something with weather, something with challenging approaches, etc. Based on that decision I check which addons I have available and how the conditions meet the expectations for the flight. I tend to say 99% of all times it's just the airports themselves that make the route for me, say because of particularly nice sceneries, new addons that I want to showcase, etc.

[@garrenvanderpool6804]

Can you do a video featuring beyond atc and the new KPIE scenery? Can you do a flight from KPIE to KROA in the Fenix A320 Allegiant?

[@A330Driver]

Hi, I'm currently on layover. When I'm getting back home I certainly will have a look at BATC.

[@garrenvanderpool6804]

Okay

[@Tom__L]

Pocket KingAir 😄 it‘s a beast.

[@A330Driver]

hahaha, I like that one!

[@musiqtee]

35:28 “Ouch… Captain, 4000 ft/min is killing my eardrums” (single passenger in the back seat) 😂

[@A330Driver]

It’s a pressurized airplane, we don’t have to worry about this 😄 In normal ops the cabin will climb at no more than 1000fpm.

[@musiqtee]

@@A330Driver Yes, of course it is. But this single paying passenger looked at the V/S, not the cabin climb rate. It’s hidden behind the FO - and he has a terrible (!) cold from the earlier flight in the piston duke…🤪 (No, I won’t admit that I forgot this plane is pressurised…🧐)

[@bikeguy3034]

Hate to be 'That Guy' but reducing pressure while climbing poses no problems at all for human ears, as they release pressure easily with no impediments. It is the increase in pressure while descending that causes the problems due to the design of the ear, low pressure area gets trapped and produces great pressure on ear drum as it tries to equalise. :) Always clear you ears early and often while descending to prevent discomfort - as once the pressure builds up to pain level (for whatever reason - small ear canal, cold etc) it is virtually impossible to relieve it without climbing again. Saying that - it is no problemm if the aircraft 'out-climbs' the cabin altitude, as once you reach max diff the cabin will just start climbing at the same rate as the aircraft, which is no big deal as you usually climb slower as you get higher anyway. Again it is in descent that there is a problem - if you out-descend the cabin then again it will start descending same rate as the aircraft (so the outside pressure doesn't exceed pressure in cabin - aircraft fuselage not designed to handle negative PD!)- which will greatly increase difficulties with ears! The P-3 I used to FE in was fully manually controlled for all pressurisation - so you had to fully manage it manually up and down. As an aside - doesn't get anywhere close to a test flight on a 744 - 6 people total with 10k per tank...VVI pinned at 6,000'/min (so actually climbing faster than that!) lol

[@swedishguyflies9077]

If I only get one Duke, which one should I choose? You say the Piston is more complex. Is it harder to fly ?

[@justflight]

Yes a little bit but probably a little more rewarding after you've done all that work with it.

[@vedymin1]

I always wondered why you seemed to rarely bother with setting up many of your buttons and constantly dive down into the cockpit to switch things, i guess i have my answer x)

[@A330Driver]

On top of that there's a few more reasons though: 1) I really don't like just hitting keyboard or joystick buttons. I much prefer pressing things in the cockpit. It just adds to the feeling of being there versus playing a video game. 2) Especially for videos people just need to see what I'm doing to be able to keep track. For instance I could use my miniFCU to run the AP in the A320, but then I'd make it hard for people to keep track of it, creating confusion as to what are mode reversions and which modes I actually engage.

[@imad1996]

​@A330Driver Perhaps the most exciting world that drives us is our imagination. Simulators take us to a different world and pushing the buttons is a core part of being there. Informative and enjoyable to watch. Thx.

[@jetnoise6053]

Same here, looking for "as real as it gets" ...

[@Trip_on_the_Sky]

Please come back with Pilatus pc-12 from sws…😢maybe with a nice route to st. Barths 🤜🏻

[@A330Driver]

I'll see what I can do, but even back in the day when it came out people didn't really seem to watch it tooooo much so that's not too promising for a new vid.

[@Trip_on_the_Sky]

@@A330Driver Yes I understand, many people struggled with the pc12 especially when they noticed that the pedal and stick are interconnected, however once learned I find it to be a fantastic plane to fly on very short runways like st. Barths. It is great to "change" a bit from all these airliners and personally I find it a bit challenging thing that I like

[@Glider324]

Do you have an opinion on the flight model handling realism of the aircraft? The only thing I found was a reference to it being within 2% of spec and that a real world pilot was involved with the flight modelling but no mention of comparing the handling "feel" directly to a real world duke.

[@A330Driver]

I'd say it is believable. I don't have actual experience in a plane of this class, but based on my experience with smaller and larger planes I'd say this would be in the region of what I'd expect.

[@Glider324]

@@A330Driver thank you

[@Nemura12]

Please help me to decide: The Turbine Duke or the TMB 850?

[@A330Driver]

The Duke's are a bit newer and thus a bit more advanced. I would probably go for them, but that is not to say that the TBM is not a very fine airplane as well. Both are excellent and if there's one reason why I'd go for the Dukes it's really just that they are a newer release.

[@BaptiseLeGrand]

Another big thing (for me at least) are the sounds. The TBM uses the default MSFS turbine soundset from the stock TBM940, which is a little subpar. For the Turbine Duke, on the other hand, Blacksquare have recorded a fully custom soundset from the real plane, which really boosts immersion I think!

[@Nemura12]

@@BaptiseLeGrand Great advice, thank you.

[@Nemura12]

@@A330Driver Thank you for your prompt replay. I will give it some thoughts 😉

[@WingC3]

@@A330Driver Is there any indication that they plan to back port some of the newer features to the TBM? Like the tablet and external covers.

[@tedstriker754]

122 GPH in cruise. Fuel guzzler. A DC-3 burns 90 GPH. After reading about how Beech made the Duke slower than it could have been, that tarnished it's image to me. It was slowed down by 30kts. so it wouldn't exceed the cruise of the King Air, for sales reasons. Looking at it, that long sloping nose, which gives it a nice appearance, must act like a speed brake of sorts. Too bad, but I suspect a nose more the shape of a Barons might be what would be more aerodynamically clean on it.

[@A330Driver]

wow, I never knew they actually made it slower on purpose! Do you have any article or any resource where I can read up on that?

[@tedstriker754]

@@A330Driver It's on Wikipedia if you look up Beech Duke.

[@LHA675]

And Asobo kill again the Duke relase😵‍💫🙄

[@Jannik_Stein]

They said they’ll release it, even if the SU gets delayed further

[@LHA675]

Thats good news❤️

[@justflight]

@@LHA675 The Dukes are released now if you weren't already aware.