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Kinetic Assistant+
Kinetic Assistant is a SimConnect utility that covers missing simulation or gameplay elements of the Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Desktop application read sim variables and return adjusted values (like speed and rotation) back into the game to simulate some specific conditions, uplift inside of artificial hotspot for example. Also it can insert objects into the game, like AI tow planes.
Currently, these features are available: Winch, Tow, Hotspots, Catapult and Arresting gear, NMEA... Kinetic Assistant is a SimConnect utility that covers missing simulation or gameplay elements of the Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Desktop application read sim variables and return adjusted values (like speed and rotation) back into the game to simulate some specific conditions, uplift inside of artificial hotspot for example. Also it can insert objects into the game, like AI tow planes.
Currently, these features are available: Winch, Tow, Hotspots, Catapult and Arresting gear, NMEA data exchange. All of them have limitations, so please read the description for each below.
* Kinetic Assistant has ALBATROSS competitions app integrated. All flight plans, weather presets and other kind of data related to race events are property of their authors, you are not eligible to republish them anyhow without author approval.
* Fully compatible aircraft:
DG808S (freeware, available on msfs. touching. cloud)
Discus2C (freeware, flightsim. to).
* Partially compatible aircraft: any native or legacy MSFS glider or carrier based aircraft.
* Hotspots data provided by thermal. kk7. ch and maps. openAIP. net services.
Package includes
* EXE application (installed . NET Framework is required)
* Towplane tracks – can be used on any runway, just choose takeoff direction properly
* Detailed PDF manual
* KineticPanel – MSFS toolbar with navigation and quick control buttons (winch, push, tow), spiral and birds for hotspots, animated ropes and winch vehicle.
Key features
a. Winch is the simplest way to get your glider into the air. You can select rope length and elasticity, winch speed, initial acceleration, rope damage and random failures chances.
b. You can replay the existing towplane route or create your own. Or just ask your friend to tow you on his favorite aircraft (but multiplayer towing has limitations). Available settings: connection point (nose, CG, tail), rope elasticity and damage. Also you can ask your crew to push you to the runway (no animated people though), use control device to move and rotate.
c. Simple replay tool to record towplane and glider flights, then replay single aircraft or several at once.
d. Catapult is a perfect option to take off from a small piece of land or aircraft carrier – set initial speed and prepare for launch. Any aircraft eligible for the catapult.
e. Arrestor gear can be used for aircraft carrier landings or emergency landing training on the usual runway. You can use any aircraft, actual tailhook presence is not required.
f. Hotspots are areas with updraft wind active during daytime, which can hold your glider in the air for a much longer time. You can load real life API hotspots or create your own map in LNM. Hotspots can be used together with native thermals (appear under wide clouds during hot temperature) and ridge lift (reflected wind).
g. You can connect external gliding application (like XCsoar) with MSFS by NMEA protocol to receive basic information about the flight – location, altitude, airspeed etc.
h. You can see other pilots, which uses KineticAssistant or ALBATROSS as well, on the world map
i. You can teleport to any selected location/altitude on the world map immediatelly
f. You can install and load any ALBATROSS Racing flight plan with related weather preset and participate in competition or perform training without need to care about best time.
Detailed description available on official website
How to install and launch
- Unpack archive content into Community folder or add-ons folder used by your favourite add-on manager app
- Launch “Kinetic Assistant. exe” file that inside of touchingcloud-tools-kineticassistant folder
- Launch Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
- Choose aircraft and start the flight
- Press CONNECT button in the program window
- Choose the tab you are planning to use
- Activate features of the selected tab
- You can bind hotkeys with required buttons if you are not willing to leave program on the screen
How to uninstall
Delete touchingcloud-tools-kineticassistant from Community folder.
Auckland Boats
This mod replaces sunken boats and ships with 3d boats in marinas, ports and islands in Auckland, New Zealand area (see below).
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Westhaven Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Hobson Point Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Half Moon Bay Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Bayswater Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Hobsonville Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Gulf Harbour Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Pakanoa Point Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auc... This mod replaces sunken boats and ships with 3d boats in marinas, ports and islands in Auckland, New Zealand area (see below).
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Westhaven Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Hobson Point Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Half Moon Bay Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Bayswater Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Hobsonville Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Gulf Harbour Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Pakanoa Point Marina
- NEW ZEALAND - Auckland - Boats moored in Tamaki Estuary
See screenshots.
These boats are not animated.
Enjoy.
New England South Coast Bridges
This is a package of 41 modeled bridges, 1 Harbor Gate, and 3 lighthouses replacing the defaults. It also fixes hundreds of marinas and other bridges along the New England South Coast from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Pelham Bay, New York. It includes Providence, Rhode Island, the famous Braga Bridge and the submarine base at Groton, Connecticut and ends at Pelham Bay, New York.
The MSFS scenery is a vast improvement over previous flight sims. However bridges over large waterways, river... This is a package of 41 modeled bridges, 1 Harbor Gate, and 3 lighthouses replacing the defaults. It also fixes hundreds of marinas and other bridges along the New England South Coast from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Pelham Bay, New York. It includes Providence, Rhode Island, the famous Braga Bridge and the submarine base at Groton, Connecticut and ends at Pelham Bay, New York.
The MSFS scenery is a vast improvement over previous flight sims. However bridges over large waterways, rivers or other bodies of water are very noticeable and are an eyesore destroying realism. Rkbridger packages solve that issue with bridge packages which show the bridges in their true magnificence and also improves the entire landscape along the stretch of water modeled.
Some default photos have been included to compare with the Rkbridger product.
Bridge packages have now been completed from Boston, Massachusetts thru New York City and New Jersey to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
POIs have been placed at the bridges which are listed below with the number of bridges at those locations. Typically when there are more than one bridge at a location the bridges were built at different times with different styles or sizes.
Photogrammetry must be ON to ensure bridges integrate correctly with the sim.
All models are listed below:
New Bedford Harbor Gates, Massachusetts
FairHaven Bridges (2), Massachusetts
Gulf Rd Bridge, Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Norman Fontaine Bridge, Westport, Massachusetts
Sakonnet River Bridge, Massachusetts
Braga Bridge, Taunton River, Massachusetts
Borden Flats Lighthouse, Taunton River, Massachusetts
Brightman St Bridge, Taunton River,Massachusetts
Fall River Veterans Bridge, Taunton River, Massachusetts
Mt Hope Bridge, Bristol, Rhode Island
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse. Rhode Island
Newport-Pell Bridge, Newport, Rhode Island
Washington Bridges (3), Providence, Rhode Island
Crook Pt Disused Rail Bridge, Providence, Rhode Island
Henderson Bridge, Providence, Rhode Island
Providence River Bridges (2)
Point St Bridge, Providence River
Van Leesten Pedestrian Bridge, Providence River
Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge
Plum Beach Lighthouse
Mystic River Rail Bridge
Mystic River Bascule Bridge
Thames River Amtrak Bridge
Gold Star Bridges (2), Thames River, Groton
Niantic River Bridges (2), Niantic, Connecticut
Amtrak Old Lyme Bridge, Connecticut
Baldwin Bridge, Old Lyme, Connecticut
Tomlinson Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut
Q Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut
Washington Housatonic River Bridge, Connecticut
Housatonic River Rail Bridge, Connecticut
Moses Wheeler Bridge, Housatonic River, Connecticut
Stratford Ave Bridge, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Pt Barnum Bridge, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Mianus River Rail Bridge, Connecticut
Mianus River Bridge, Connecticut
Pelham Bay Bridges (2), New York
Hutchinson River Bridge, New York.
Real Effects Plus: A320 NEO
Following our popular Real Effects series, Real Effects Plus is a re-design of every aspect of the previous effects series, plus the addition of many more new features! We've combined endless hours of research and community feedback to create this new effects package that we hope you'll enjoy!
**This package is for the Microsoft A320 NEO & FlyByWire A320 NEO and works with most liveries and other enhancement packs. Please view the user guide at www. southoakco. com/real-effects to underst... Following our popular Real Effects series, Real Effects Plus is a re-design of every aspect of the previous effects series, plus the addition of many more new features! We've combined endless hours of research and community feedback to create this new effects package that we hope you'll enjoy!
**This package is for the Microsoft A320 NEO & FlyByWire A320 NEO and works with most liveries and other enhancement packs. Please view the user guide at www. southoakco. com/real-effects to understand the realistic conditions which cause the effects to display**
Introducing "Real Effects Plus" - The ultimate effects package for both inside and outside of the cockpit. Effects that compliment any style of simmer, Real Effects Plus is sure to impress. There are no "On/Off" effects, each effect has been programmed with many different variables that cause a reaction under varying aerodynamic and atmospheric conditions. Created by a real pilot that has over 2,000 hours in multiengine jet aircraft, this add-on draws from real-world aviation experience.
Cockpit Effects:
-Saint Elmo's Fire (Windscreen Static): Replicating the dangers of flying near thunderstorms, this beautiful display of static electricity flashing on your cockpit windows is a sight to be seen.
-Windscreen Bug Splatter: Yes, we did! Why bug splatter? Because bug splatter is a real, and real pilots have to squint through a dirty windscreen every time they fly. Ever tried to see a narrow runway with the setting sun blasting the bug smashed windscreen? Go ahead, airplanes are nicknamed "Bug Smashers" for good reason. Flying insects are most active in warm temperatures around sunset, you'll certainly see more bug splatter on your windscreen then.
Engine Effects:
-Engine Intake Vortices: Reactive to engine power, humidity, airspeed, temperature, air density, and surface moisture. When the conditions are right, these miniature tornados are spectacular to watch as they pour into the engine.
-Engine Strake Vortices : Reactive to aircraft pitch, humidity, airspeed, temperature, air density, and altitude. This unique aerodynamic visualization showcases the airflow up and over the aircraft engine strake.
-Engine Intake Condensation: Reactive to engine power, humidity, airspeed, temperature, air density, and altitude.
-Jet Blast: Reactive to your engine speed. Jet engines are powerful, contaminated surfaces (water and snow) bring this power to light.
-Reverse Thrust: On a wet or snowy runway, watch as thrust is rapidly switched directions when your engine enters reverse thrust.
-Engine Fires: Set through your MSFS Aircraft Failure Customization menu. When is the last time you had to land single engine?
-Contrails: Out with the old, in with the new. Say goodbye to the default contrails. Our contrails depict the rotating wake turbulence behind an aircraft, and they look great.
-Engine and APU Startup Smoke: Jet engine starts nearly always produce smoke during startup. Excess fuel is sprayed into the engine during the ignition stage, and it comes out of the exhaust as smoke.
-Engine and APU Cold Starts: When the environment is cold enough, aircraft require cold weather startup procedures to prevent engine damage. Marvel at your engine and APU startup exhaust with this effect.
Airframe Effects:
-Wing Condensation: Reactive to aircraft pitch, humidity, airspeed, temperature, air density, and altitude. High pressure below the wing to the low pressure above the wing is visually stunning when the conditions are right.
-Flap Trailing Vortices: Reactive to flap angle, aircraft pitch, humidity, airspeed, temperature, air density, and altitude. No, this is not a fuel leak, it is aerodynamics at work. These trails of moisture look even better from an aircraft cabin window.
-Brake Smoke: If your brakes are smoking, you've got hot brakes. A heavy aircraft, hard braking, and hot temperatures will cause this.
-Volumetric Landing Lights: Too dark to see if you're in a cloud while flying? Turn on your landing lights. If you see your light beams illuminating the cloud, you've found your answer. Real pilots do this routinely, especially when concerned about icing. Default MSFS landing lights will not do this, but our effect will.
-Tail Strike, Wingtip Strike, Engine Nacelle Strike: Gusty crosswinds are a recipe for a wingtip or nacelle strike. Watch your landing attitude, don't strike the tail! A plane spotter will see the effects of your aluminum scraping, thanks to this effect.
-Fuel Vent Dripping: Airplane fuel systems all have vents. Warm temperature causes fuel to expand. If your fuel tanks are full and they warm up in the heat, fuel is going overboard. There's plenty of airport ramp stains to prove this. This effect does this, though it does not come with a fuel spill cleanup kit.
F28 Professional v2 On Sale
Following on from their award-winning 146 Professional for MSFS, the Just Flight in-house team has developed this high fidelity simulation of the F28 regional jet following comprehensive, hands-on research with a real world aircraft, ex-PH-CHN at AM&TS (Curio) Woensdrecht. Just Flight are excited to bring you all four production variants of the F28: the Mk 1000 to the Mk 4000. Announced in 1962, the F28 Mk 1000 first flew in 1967 and entered airline service in 1969. The Mk 2000, 3000 and 400... Following on from their award-winning 146 Professional for MSFS, the Just Flight in-house team has developed this high fidelity simulation of the F28 regional jet following comprehensive, hands-on research with a real world aircraft, ex-PH-CHN at AM&TS (Curio) Woensdrecht. Just Flight are excited to bring you all four production variants of the F28: the Mk 1000 to the Mk 4000. Announced in 1962, the F28 Mk 1000 first flew in 1967 and entered airline service in 1969. The Mk 2000, 3000 and 4000 variants followed in the 1970s and featured increases in fuselage length and wingspan. Production ended in 1987. The aircraft proved to be popular and entered airline service around the world, with a small number of military operators still flying the type into the mid-2020s. The Just Flight F28 Professional features incredibly detailed models with 4K and 8K textures for the highest possible texture detail and clarity. Realistic animations include dynamic wing-flex, all passenger, service and cargo doors, and the distinctive lift dumpers and tail-mounted airbrake. In the cockpit, the Captain, Co-Pilot and jump seat positions are modelled, with every switch, knob and lever animated and functional. A highly detailed and accessible passenger cabin and galley are included and include fully interactable forward galley controls for door operation, cabin lights, cabin-to-cockpit calls, cabin temperature and even a music system!The aircraft features complex custom-coded systems based on real-world FCOMs, including hydraulic, electrical, fuel and pressurisation systems. Wear and tear based on extensive reference photos and a 3D Wwise sound set provide an authentic cockpit environment, with highly realistic flight dynamics for each variant completing the immersive experience. See the Detailed Description below for full details of all the aircraft features!The Operating Manual and the EFB manual are included with the aircraft software and you can also download them here. Four F28 tutorial videos are available to view on YouTube.
MODEL
- Four variants of the F28 Fellowship are included:
- Mk 1000
- Mk 2000
- Mk 3000
- Mk 4000
- Accurately modelled using real-world aircraft plans and comprehensive photography of the real aircraft, ex-PH-CHN at AM&TS (Curio) Woensdrecht
- Realistic animations, including all passenger, service and cargo doors, jetway-configurable passenger door, control surfaces and mechanisms, distinctive lift dumpers and tail-mounted airbrake
- 4K and 8K textures are used to produce the highest possible texture clarity, with decals used for high-resolution text
- Full support for MSFS visual icing effects and ground services support
- Authentic labelling and placards based on those found in the real aircraft
- Realistic, dynamic wing-flex
- Custom ground equipment (GPU, cones and chocks)
- Optional engine hush kits
- Optional HF antennas
- Detailed external models customised for each F28 variant
- Detailed passenger cabin and galley customised for each F28 variant, with fully functional forward galley controls
COCKPIT
- Captain, Co-Pilot and jump seat positions modelled with every switch, knob and lever animated and functional
- A truly 3D cockpit environment right down to accurately modelled seat belts and screw heads - every instrument is constructed fully in 3D with smooth animations
- Authentic gauges and navigation equipment, including RMI (VOR/ADF) and HSI
- Realistic autopilot system including pitch, roll, altitude and IAS hold modes, and navigation hold mode that can be linked to the MSFS flight plan
- GNS530 GPS navigation option
- Cockpit textures feature wear and tear based on reference photos taken in the real aircraft to produce an authentic environment
- Aircraft configuration system that allows you to choose between 'cold & dark', ‘turnaround’ or 'ready for take-off' save states
- Many features have been added to help with usability, such as the ability to hide the control yokes for a better view of the instruments and pre-set angled views for the overhead and centre pedestal
- Tablet EFB for controlling various aircraft states and options and checking aircraft and flight information, including full Navigraph and simBrief integration
- Developed using the latest MSFS standards, including intuitive and easy-to-use controls for rotary knobs, multi-position switches and levers
- Compatible with MSFS VR mode
- Realistic dimmable lighting from multiple fixed and moveable sources
- Full support for MSFS checklists (manual and automatic/Co-pilot modes)
LIVERIES
The F28 Fellowship comes with with a range of 33 liveries from around the world, reflecting its varied airline service:
Mk 1000
- Air France (F-BUTE)
- Air Ontario (C-FONG)
- Argentine Air Force (T-50)
- Braathens S. A. F. E. (LN-SUO)
- Canadian Regional (C-GYCR)
- Demonstrator (PH-MOL)
- Horizon Air (N801PH)
- LTU (D-ABAX)
- Martinair (PH-MAT)
- Time Air (C-FTAV)
Mk 2000
- Ghana Airways (9G-ABZ)
- Nigeria Airways (5N-ANB)
- TAT Air France (F-GDUU)
- TAT British Airways (F-GDUV)
- TAT European (F-GDUU)
- TAT Yellow (F-GDUS)
Mk 3000
- Ansett Australia Airlines (VH-EWF)
- Ansett Express (VH-EWF)
- Garuda (PK-GVT)
- Saudia (OY-BRM)
Mk 4000
- Air Anglia (PH-ZBT)
- Air France (F-GDUY)
- Air Niugini (P2-AND)
- Air UK (G-JCWW)
- Empire (N117UR)
- KLM Cityhopper (PH-CHD)
- Korean Air (HL7284)
- Linjeflyg (SE-DGI)
- NLM Cityhopper (PH-CHD)
- Piedmont (N505)
- Sabena (F-GDUY)
- Scandinavian Airlines (SE-DGN)
- US Air (N499US)
PSD paint kits are available in the Support section so you can create your own paint schemes.
SYSTEMS
The F28 Professional features custom-coded aircraft systems with a high degree of complexity and depth, including:
Air-conditioning, bleed air supply and pressurisation systems
- Automatic and manual flight deck and cabin temperature control – takes account of ambient temperature, air supply from the engines and/or APU, fresh or recirculated air and even whether the doors are open!
- Automatic and manual pressurisation modes with control of outflow valves, barometric and cabin rate settings, indications and cabin altitude warnings
- Cabin altitude and differential values based on real-world data
- Simulated emergency cabin depressurisation procedures
- Controllable cockpit and cabin temperature from controls in the cockpit and forward galley, including accurately simulated valve position indicators, duct temperature indicators and cabin temperature indicators
- Realistic bleed air demand from engines and APU, and pneumatic supply to air conditioning and ice protection systems
- Fully simulated Automatic Shut-Off System which automatically opens and closes air conditioning valves based on the bleed air requirements for other systems
Autopilot
- Autopilot with multiple modes:
- Pitch – PITCH hold, HT (height) hold, IAS hold, and GLIDE
- ROLL – Roll hold, HDG hold and BEAM
- Pitch and bank controller via Autopilot Controller
- Independent Flight Director system with multiple modes:
- PITCH COMMAND – manual pitch control of flight director bars
- HDG – guidance to fly to the selected heading
- VOR/LOC – guidance to intercept and maintain VOR/localiser beam
- GS AUTO – guidance to intercept and maintain localiser and glideslope beams
- GS MAN – guidance to immediately intercept and maintain localiser and glideslope beams
- ALTITUDE HOLD – guidance to maintain the current altitude
- Fully functional progress annunciations, engagement and disengagement criteria (including roll and pitch rate cut-out and stall cut-out) and integration with ADI and HSI
- Optional GNS530 GPS integration providing full RNAV capability including SIDs and STARs, and MSFS flight plan import support
- Radio altimeter with decision height set and test functions
Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
- Realistic APU start and shutdown procedures, including overspeed test
- Realistic bleed air and electrical power supply
- RPM, TGT and fuel burn values based on real-world data
Communication system
- Dual VHF COMM, NAV and ADF radios, with 8. 33KHz spacing support
- Cockpit voice recorder test and indication systems
- Functioning audio selector and PA chimes
- Fully simulated forward galley cabin controls for cabin-to-cockpit communication
Doors and stairs
- EFB page for controlling passenger, service and cargo doors
- Simulated manual operation of the passenger and service doors via door controls in the forward galley
- Passenger door convertible into jetway configuration with automatic jetway connection
- Integral stair lighting illuminates stairs when passenger door is open
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)
The aircraft is equipped with a tablet EFB for controlling various aircraft options and payloads, including:
- Set fuel quantity in individual tanks (including total fuel weight, automatically split between tanks)
- Set payloads in passenger cabin and cargo holds (including Zero Fuel Weight)
- Control over the pilot and cabin announcements
- Quickly select aircraft states (Ready for Take-off, Turn-around and Cold-and-Dark)
- Toggle ground power unit (GPU) and chocks
- Monitor CG position and automatically set take-off trim based on CG
- Aircraft configuration menu with many options, including altimeter sync, traditional/TCAS VSI, state saving, model options and much more
The EFB can also be used for flight planning and monitoring:
- Import your simBrief flight plan and view a summary or scrollable full OFP
- Monitor your position in real time using a map view with tracking, zoom and pan options
- Explore and view your Navigraph charts
- Use the Notepad to make notes during the flight
- Never miss a step with interactive checklists
- Enter your speed and altitude into the Top of Descent (TOD) calculator to work out when to start your descent
Various configuration options are available for the EFB itself, including brightness, theme, clock options and the ability to import custom wallpaper backgrounds.
Electrical system
- Independent engine, APU and external power (AC and DC) sources
- Generator and TRU loading, and automatic and manual load switching
- Emergency power sources, battery isolators and constant speed drive disconnect functions for non-normal procedures
- Independent AC channels, including normal and essential bus bars
- Accurate AC and DC load values depending on system usage
Flight model and effects
- Realistic and accurate performance in the air and on the ground, using unique flight models for all variants based on real-world performance and handling data as well as input from real-world F28 crew
- Custom effects for enhanced immersion, including engine, GPU and APU exhaust haze, contrails and touchdown smoke
- Custom effects for engine exhaust smoke with various intensity levels depending on engine power setting
- Complete exterior lights package as seen on the real F28, including landing, ice inspection, logo, navigation, strobe, taxi/landing flare-out lights and rotating upper and lower anti-collision lights that all illuminate objects and the ground
Fire protection system
- APU and engine fire detection and warning systems
- APU and engine fire extinguishing system
- Fully simulated test functionality
- Various overheat detection and warning systems on all subsystems
Flight controls
- Fully simulated flight control system with three modes of operation
- Aileron control tab simulation in Third Mode operation
- Alternate stabiliser and flap controls
- Stick shaker
- Iconic tail-mounted airbrakes and lift dumpers with manual and automatic extension methods, all with realistic deployment times and custom deployment sounds
- Gust lock functionality
- Lift dumper lock functionality
Fuel system
- Realistic fuel load and burn based on real-world data
- Simulated fuel booster pump operation
- Simulated centre tank fuel transfer via transfer pumps
- Fully functional centre-to-wing fuel transfer, cross-feed and common-feed valves
- HP fuel valve system with SHUT, START and OPEN positions
- Simulated fuel collector tanks
- Simulated digital fuel flow indicator including fuel flow, fuel consumed, aircraft weight, test and brightness functions
Hydraulic system
- Independent UTILITY and FLIGHT CONTROL hydraulic systems with realistic pressure, quantity and supply to other systems
- Simulated electrically driven back-up pumps for both hydraulic systems
- Simulated loss of brake effectiveness with a hydraulic pressure loss
Ice and rain protection system
- Simulation of airfoil anti-icing, engine anti-icing and windscreen heating
- Ice detection and accumulation simulation for exterior surfaces
- Ice detection and overheat warning systems for in-flight monitoring, including system tests
Indicating and recording systems
- A vast array of annunciators, including accurately simulated Central Warning System (CWS) with master warning lights and ground test function
- Flight Recorder with thumb-wheel entry for flight details (flight number and date)
Landing gear
- Accurate landing gear retraction and extension times with timings varying based on hydraulic system pressure
- Dynamic brake temperature dependent on brake application force and ambient temperature
- Simulated alternate landing gear operation
- Landing gear warning horn and cut-out
Lighting
- Over 20 fully functional lighting controls and switches in the cockpit controlling various lighting configurations
- White (day) and red (night) cockpit lighting options
- Independent lighting controls for Captain and First Officer
- Dimmable integral lighting for each panel
- Dynamic flood, storm and red night lighting for a highly immersive and customisable night environment
- Freely moveable reading lights
- Accurately simulated exterior lighting, including ice inspection, logo, navigation, strobe, taxi/landing flare-out lights and rotating upper and lower anti-collision lights
- Cabin lighting controllable via forward galley panel, including forward and aft cabin lights, entry way lights and reading lights
- Integral stair lighting in passenger door
Oxygen system
- Flight crew and passenger oxygen systems with valve and mask deployment controls
Power plant
- Accurately simulated Top Temperature Control (TTC) with take-off and climb modes
- Accurately simulated flexible take-offs with throttle detent and thrust meter indicators, referencing Thrust Index tables from the real aircraft
- Realistic engine start procedures with external, APU or cross-bleed start and in-flight restart functionality
- Throttle control lock functionality with control selector levers to allow for a single engine to run up to 100% when on the ground
- engine hush kits which can be toggled on/off
Sounds
- MSFS-native (Wwise) sound package taking full advantage of the new MSFS capabilities
- Studio quality RB. 183 Mk 555-15P Spey Junior engine sounds
- Over 450 flight deck sound effects recorded from the real aircraft
- Detailed equipment audio such as the APU, electrical circuits, hydraulic equipment and many more
- Detailed physics-based effects on engine and wind noise
- Accurately positioned 3D sound sources (best enjoyed in VR!)
- Custom crash and scraping effects
- Pilot speed call-outs (rotate, V2, gear up etc. )
- Cabin interaction with chimes and cabin crew announcements
- Cabin music reproducer to play music in the cabin, with the ability for users to import custom music
Watch our in-depth sound overview video here!
OTHER FEATURES
- Over 250 pages of comprehensive PDF manuals with flight tutorial, systems guide, procedures, limitations and handling notes
- Online tutorial series walking you step-by-step through an entire flight in the aircraft
- Take-off and landing speed card which automatically displays reference speeds depending on current aircraft weight, and settable airspeed indicator bugs on the ASI
- Multiple interior and exterior camera presets, including wing views
- PSD paint kits available in the Support section so you can create your own paint schemes
- Full support for MSFS checklists (manual and automatic/Co-pilot modes)
- Support for numerous control assignments for compatibility with third-party controllers and hardware
TBM 850
Black Square’s TBM 850 brings you one of the most technically advanced aircraft simulations for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with nearly 100 possible failures, including new turbine engine failures, hot-swappable radio configurations and the most advanced pressurisation and cabin temperature simulations in MSFS.
Black Square’s new tablet interface lets you configure all options, manage payload, control failures, and monitor engines, electrical schematics and environmental control systems,... Black Square’s TBM 850 brings you one of the most technically advanced aircraft simulations for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with nearly 100 possible failures, including new turbine engine failures, hot-swappable radio configurations and the most advanced pressurisation and cabin temperature simulations in MSFS.
Black Square’s new tablet interface lets you configure all options, manage payload, control failures, and monitor engines, electrical schematics and environmental control systems, all from within the simulator. The failure system allows for persistent wear, MTBF and scheduled failures for nearly every component in the aircraft, many with multiple different failure modes. Experience real-world failures from popular YouTube videos, including generator failure, propeller governor failure, fuel control failure and compressor surging.
The 3D gauges are modelled and coded to meticulously match their real-world counterparts, with reference to real-world manuals. No piece of equipment appears in a Black Square aircraft without a real-world unit as reference.
Radio navigation systems are available from several eras of the aircraft’s history, so users can fly without GPS via a Bendix KNS-80 RNAV system or with the convenience of a Garmin GTN 750 (PMS50 or TDS). Other radio equipment includes EFS 40 EADI & EHSI, KX-155 NAV/COM radios, dual GNS 530, KR 87 ADF, KDI 572 DME, GTX 327 Transponder, and a Bendix RDR1150XL Weather Radar.
A 100+ page manual provides instruction on all equipment and 55 in-game checklists with control/instrument highlighting are included for normal and emergency procedures.
Primarily analogue instrumentation augmented with modern radio navigation equipment is still the most common aircraft panel configuration in the world. Challenge your piloting skills by flying IFR to minimums with a fully analogue panel and no GPS. You’ll be amazed at the level of skill and proficiency you can achieve to conquer such adversity and how it will translate to all your other flying. You also may find the analogue instrumentation much easier to read with the limited number of pixels available on a computer monitor, and even more so in VR.
For more information on this product’s capabilities and a list of all included avionics and equipment, see the Detailed Description below and the extensive PDF operating manual.
FEATURES OVERVIEW
Systems
This Black Square aircraft will challenge you with unapologetically realistic systems such as…
- Tablet Interface for configuring options, payload settings, failure management and real-time visualisers for engines, electrical schematics and environmental systems.
- Improved turbine dynamics (ITT, TRQ, Ng, Fuel Flow, Inertial Separator) and hot starts, with the unique '850 Mode' torque limiter, and new beta range implementation.
- Turbine engine failures, such as compressor stall and surging, and fuel control failures. Engine limit excursions that decrease engine health and will eventually lead to failure.
- Gyroscope physics simulation for electric and pneumatic gyroscopes with precession, partial failures, based on a coupled quadrature oscillator
- Turbine bleed air-driven pressurisation system and cabin climate system
- Completely intractable electrical system with 15 buses and 85+ circuits
- EFS 40 EADI & EHSI Electronic Flight Instrumentation System and Engine Trend Monitor
- State saving for fuel, radio selection, radio frequency memory, cabin aesthetics etc.
- 95+ system failures, set via in-cockpit interface. Either random, based on settable MTBF, or schedulable with optional time acceleration.
- Cabin environmental control system for heating, air conditioning, ventilation, ram air cooling. Cool things off by opening a door or watch the aircraft heat up in the sun.
- Crew/Passenger oxygen system that depletes according to pressure altitude, passenger occupancy and their weight
- Mathematically accurate VOR and ADF signal attenuation and noise, and remote compass
- FOD ingestion damage demands use of inertial separators and ice protection systems
Checklists
Over 600 checklist items are provided for 55 Normal, Abnormal, and Emergency procedures in textual form in the manual, and in-game, using the MSFS native checklist system with control and instrument highlighting. If it’s in the checklist, it’s settable in the aircraft!
Sounds
Black Square’s TBM 850 features a highly customised version of the MSFS-native (Wwise) 3D TBM 930 sound package, with many new handmade sounds added for warnings, environmental control systems, electronics and more. The default sounds have been carefully assigned to all interactable cockpit elements for an authentic 3D spatial audio experience and engine sounds have been integrated with Black Square’s turbine engine and propeller simulation.
Model
- Accurately modelled TBM 850 created from hundreds of reference photos and technical documentation with the help of real TBM 850 operators and maintenance technicians
- Engine visual model, opening cabin and passenger doors and baggage compartment
- 100% MSFS native animation code for the smoothest animations and cockpit interactions using either legacy or new cockpit interaction modes
- PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials with real-time environment reflections for superb quality and realism, and vector-graphic-like decal quality
- Detailed normal mapping for leather, fabric, plastic, stitches, scratches, carpet and tooling marks, resulting in a texture resolution of 10,000 pixels per square inch (90. 0kB)
Cockpit
- Faithfully recreated interior and cockpit with Black Square’s hyper-realistic art style
- Custom-coded steam gauges with low-pass filtering, needle bounce and physics provide ultra-realistic and silky smooth animations like you’ve never seen before. New stiction, friction and gyroscopic simulation make analogue instruments more realistic than ever!
- Carefully modelled components match the depth and character of the real instrumentation, based on reference photos, schematics and real-world measurements. Unlike other expensive Flight Sim aircraft, every piece of equipment that appears in a Black Square aircraft is modelled after a real piece of aircraft equipment and will behave the same way in its primary functionality.
- Every knob, switch and button is interactable and implemented, along with its respective electrical circuitry. Turn systems on and off or pull circuit breakers to see the impact it has on your generators and battery via the analogue meters. Alternating current inverters and bus ties are correctly simulated. Many pieces of equipment respond correctly to electrical configurations with warning messages and diagnostic codes.
- Fully 3D cockpit lighting technology for every gauge and panel, with ambient bounce lighting, and all lights dim with battery voltage and load - an immediately recognisable effect for night-time pilots. Strobe lights now cause disorienting light bounce in clouds.
- Experience the rare St. Elmo’s Fire effect while flying through intense thunderstorms!
- 4096x4096 (4K) PBR textures on cockpit and panel for crisp instrumentation. Even see the fingerprints on instrument glass!
- Hideable yokes, adjustable sun visors and other cockpit aesthetics
Flight dynamics
Black Square’s TBM 850 features a flight model with performance to match the real-world aircraft based on real TBM 850 in-flight data. The flight model uses the most up-to-date features available in MSFS, such as CFD propeller and stall physics and improved ground handling.
Takeoff, climb, and cruise performance matches POH values within 2%.
Paint schemes
The Black Square TBM 850 comes with seven paint schemes, including one blank white scheme for livery makers to modify. This product makes use of Black Square’s highly customisable dynamic tail number system, which can also be configured by livery makers. See the 'Custom Dynamic Tail Numbers' section of the operating manual for more information.
There are also two interior schemes that can be incorporated into any livery mod: black, and tan.
INSTRUMENTATION/EQUIPMENT LIST
Main panel
- Master Warning/Caution
- Annunciator Panel
- Airspeed Indicator
- EFIS Control Panel
- Bendix/King EFS 40 EADI
- Bendix/King EFS 40 EHSI
- Honeywell AM-250 Altimeter
- Vertical Speed Indicator
- Bendix/King KI 206 Localizer
- Bendix/King KI 229 Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI)
- Engine Instrumentation
- Fuel Control Panel
- Duplicate Co-pilot Instrumentation
- Bendix/King KI 525A Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
- Collins ALI-55 Radar Altimeter
Avionics
- Garmin GMA 340 Audio Panel
- Garmin GTN 750 (COM 1 / COM 2)
- Garmin GNS 530/430 (COM 1/ COM 2)
- Bendix/King KX-155B (COM 1/ COM 2)
- Bendix/King KNS-80 RNAV Navigation System
- Bendix/King KR 87 ADF
- Bendix/King KDI 572R DME
- Bendix/King KFC 325 Autopilot (KMC 321 Mode Controller)
- Bendix/King KAS 297B Altitude Selector
- ETM Engine Trend Monitor
- Bendix RDR 1150XL Colour Weather Radar
- Garmin GTX 327 Transponder
Electrical/Miscellaneous
- Voltmeter and Ammeters
- Bendix/King KA 51B Remote Compass Synchroscope
- Gyro Suction Indicator
- Terrain Warning System
- Oxygen Pressure Gauge
- LC-2 Digital Chronometer and Tach Timers
- Davtron Outside Air Temperature Display
Gmaphd For Windows
GMapHD for Windows gives you a great moving map for your desktop flight simulator!
This is a versatile app is designed to run on Microsoft Windows (10 or later) and supports the most widely-used desktop simulators on the market (MSFS, P3D, FSX, FS2004, X-Plane or Aerofly FS) on multiple platforms.
It comes pre-packed with a huge collection of bonus Aero Charts and Nav Data, giving you a large map display to aid navigation, especially on VFR flights.
The map also features s... GMapHD for Windows gives you a great moving map for your desktop flight simulator!
This is a versatile app is designed to run on Microsoft Windows (10 or later) and supports the most widely-used desktop simulators on the market (MSFS, P3D, FSX, FS2004, X-Plane or Aerofly FS) on multiple platforms.
It comes pre-packed with a huge collection of bonus Aero Charts and Nav Data, giving you a large map display to aid navigation, especially on VFR flights.
The map also features several weather data overlays including US Nexrad, world-wide Metar/TAF stations, cloud, rain, pressure and wind.
Local and network connectivity is provided via the free FSWidgets Connect utility.
This app can be used in the following configurations:
- Connect locally and remotely to MSFS (Windows)
- Connect locally and remotely to P3D (Windows)
- Connect locally and remotely to FSX (Windows)
- Connect locally and remotely to FS2004 (Windows)
- Connect locally and remotely to X-Plane (Windows)
- Connect remotely to X-Plane (macOS)
- Connect locally to Aerofly FS (Windows)
- Connect locally and remotely to Aerofly FS (Windows, Linux & macOS)
- Connect remotely to Aerofly FS (Android & iOS)
Features:
- Designed to run on Windows (10 or later)
- Supports MSFS, P3D, FSX, FS2004, X-Plane or Aerofly FS 2
- Flight Plan Display - supports native FSX, FS2004 & X-Plane flight plan files
- Flight plan waypoints can be clicked to reveal the related data (lat, lon, ident)
- Free FSWidgets Network Connect to connect to the sim
- Powered by Leaflet map rendering API (OpenStreetMap data)
- Connect & disconnect from the flight simulator as required
- When disconnected can be used as a chart viewer
- Option to save previously used map type, zoom and position
- Helicopter icon option for moving map (i. e. instead of fixed wing icon)
- Many Aero Charts (details below)
- Nav Data icon display (details below)
- World-wide Metar & TAF Station display option
- World-wide Clouds, Rain, Pressure and Wind data overlays
Included Cloud Based Aero Chart & Nav Data:
- US SEC (Sectional Chart)
- US WAC (World Aeronautical Chart)
- US TAC (Terminal Area Charts)
- US Enroute High
- US Enroute Low
- US VFR Wall Planner
- US IFR Planning Chart
- US Heli Route (9 Major cities).
- Alaska SEC
- Alaska WAC
- Alaska Enroute Low
- Alaska Enroute High
- Cuba and Puerto Rico WAC
- South America ONC (Operational Navigation Chart)
- Canada ONC
- Europe ONC
- Europe TPC (Tactical Pilotage Charts)
- Australia ONC
- New Zealand Aero Chart
- New Zealand TPC
- Spain Enroute Low
- Belgium Aero OFM (open flightmaps)
- Netherlands Aero OFM
- Denmark Aero OFM
- Sweden Aero OFM
- Germany Aero OFM
- Switzerland Aero OFM
- Austria Aero OFM
- Poland Aero OFM
- Czech Republic Aero OFM
- Hungary Aero OFM
- Slovenia Aero OFM
- Croatia Aero OFM
- Romania Aero OFM
- Bulgaria Aero OFM
- World-wide Nav Data (airports, seaplane facilities, VOR's, NDB's and Fixes)
Download Free Demo:
Free Demo (KSFO) - Download
Note: The registration key unclocks the demo (limited to the KSFO, Francisco area).
Documents:
Online Help File - View
SKNV Benito Salas Airport
Benito Salas Vargas Airport is one of the main air terminals in southern Colombia, it is located in the north of the city of Neiva, Huila, Colombia. It mainly serves the city and other regions of the department that are connected by land and located in the south of Colombian territory.
The airport takes its name from the hero of independence Benito Salas Vargas, whose body is believed to have been buried on the La Manguita hacienda, the place where the airport was built. Due to regional inte... Benito Salas Vargas Airport is one of the main air terminals in southern Colombia, it is located in the north of the city of Neiva, Huila, Colombia. It mainly serves the city and other regions of the department that are connected by land and located in the south of Colombian territory.
The airport takes its name from the hero of independence Benito Salas Vargas, whose body is believed to have been buried on the La Manguita hacienda, the place where the airport was built. Due to regional interest and the National Government, it was decided to build the airport in Neiva, uniting the lands of the "La Manguita" farm owned by Bertha Borrero de Valenzuela, with those of Abacú Lozano, known by the name of "La Cucaracha", and others belonging to Silvestre Falla Borrero, thus completing 130 hectares.
The airport is located within the urban area of Neiva in the urban core of the city, being surrounded by communes 1 and 2, about 3 km from the city center, the distance by car is approximately 10 minutes on average, although this time may increase during peak periods. It currently has:
2
Runway and taxiways: Runway with dimensions 1,688x40m
Passenger Terminal: The terminal building has a departures and arrivals hall, which receives passengers at the entrance and leads passengers from the billing area to security controls. It has various shopping areas and is connected to the arrivals hall. It also allows access to the airport staff offices. The terminal building has a single billing area to service domestic flights from the airport, security control, a boarding room, a baggage claim area.
Cargo Terminal: There is currently no cargo terminal at NVA airport. However, an area has been adapted inside the old terminal building, dedicated to the movement of parcels and packages.
Long Island NY Bridges
This is a package of 18 bridges replacing default bridges on Long Island, NY. The bridges are on the Atlantic side of Long Island and are clearly visible on approaches into JFK from the east. All bridges are modeled in the correct architectural style and dimensions with appropriate night lighting. Marinas are also improved and the Robert Moses Water Tower is modeled.
Bridges over large waterways, rivers or other bodies of water stand out. MSFS scenery is a vast improvement over previous ... This is a package of 18 bridges replacing default bridges on Long Island, NY. The bridges are on the Atlantic side of Long Island and are clearly visible on approaches into JFK from the east. All bridges are modeled in the correct architectural style and dimensions with appropriate night lighting. Marinas are also improved and the Robert Moses Water Tower is modeled.
Bridges over large waterways, rivers or other bodies of water stand out. MSFS scenery is a vast improvement over previous flight sims. However, the bridges because they stand out, are very noticeable and are an eyesore. Rkbridger packages solve that issue with bridge packages which show the bridges in their true magnificence and also improves the entire landscape along the stretch of water modeled.
This Long Island package complements the New York City bridges package. A photo shows the area modeled.
POIs have been placed at the bridges which are listed below with the number of bridges at those locations. Typically when there are more than one bridge at a location the bridges were built at different times with different styles or sizes.
Bridges modeled are listed below:
- Atlantic Beach Bridge
- Long Beach Rail Bridge
- Long Beach Bridge (2)
- Reynolds Channel Bridge
- Long Creek Bridge
- Swift Creek Bridge
- Fundy Channel Bridge
- Jones Bay Bridge
- Sloop Channel Bridge
- Goose Creek Bridge
- Great South Bay Bridges (2) aka Robert Moses Causeway.
- State Boat Channel Bridges (2)
- Fire Island Inlet Bridge
- Robert Moses Water Tower
- Smith Pt Bridge
- Ponquogue Bridge
Arizona Bridges
Arizona Bridges
This package replaces default bridges with realistic models on 3 Arizona rivers, the Colorado, the Gila, and the Salt. Starting in the Grand Canyon floor with the Black and Silver bridges, for hikers and mules, directly below Grand Canyon Village, the default bridges of the Colorado river south to Yuma have been replaced or improved. The major pipeline bridges at Topock and Blythe are modeled.
The London Bridge at Lake Havasu City was originally built in 1835 over ... Arizona Bridges
This package replaces default bridges with realistic models on 3 Arizona rivers, the Colorado, the Gila, and the Salt. Starting in the Grand Canyon floor with the Black and Silver bridges, for hikers and mules, directly below Grand Canyon Village, the default bridges of the Colorado river south to Yuma have been replaced or improved. The major pipeline bridges at Topock and Blythe are modeled.
The London Bridge at Lake Havasu City was originally built in 1835 over the Thames River, London. In 1968 the exterior granite was moved to Arizona and the new London Bridge built as a tourist attraction and working bridge.
The Old Trails Pipeline Bridge at Topock, the Ocean to Ocean Bridge in Yuma and the Mcphaul Bridge on the Gila River east of Yuma are all on the National Register of Historic Places.
The bridges at Tempe Town Lake on the Salt River are on the approach to KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport runways 25 and 26 and are highly visible particularly at night with decorative lighting on some of the bridges.
POIs have been placed at most of the bridges which are listed below with the number of bridges at those locations. One of the photos shows the area covered. Typically when there are more than one bridge at a location the bridges were built at different times with different styles or sizes. Night lighting has been applied appropriately.
Bridges, pipelines and dams modeled are listed below for each river:
Colorado River:
Silver Bridge and Black Bridge (Grand Canyon below Grand Canyon Village)
Davis Dam Bridge
Laughlin Bridge
Aztec Rd Bridge
Mohave Valley Hwy Bridge
I-40 Topock Bridge
Topock Rail Bridge
Old Trails Pipeline Bridge at Topock - National Register of Historic Places.
Topock Pipeline Bridges (2)
London Bridge
Parker Dam
Parker Rail Bridge
Parker Bridge
I-10 Blythe Bridge
Blythe Pipeline Bridge
Wilson Rd Bridge
Cibola Bridge
Hart Mine Rd Bridge
WinterHaven Dr Bridge
I-8 Yuma Bridge
Ocean to Ocean Bridge – National Register of Historic Places.
Yuma Beach rail Bridge
Los Algodones BC2 Bridge
Gila River
Mcphaul Bridge – National Register of Historic Places.
S Tuthill Rd Bridge
S Cotton Lane Bridge
Estrella Pkwy Bridge
S Bullard Ave Bridge
S Avondale Blvd Bridge
Salt River
Tempe Town Lake Dam
Tempe Pedestrian Bridge
Tempe Town Lake Rail Bridge
UP Salt River Rail Bridge
Tempe Bridge
N Mill Ave Bridge
N Scottsdale Rd Bridge
Roosevelt Lake Bridge
Apache Trail Bridges (3)