Yet another King Air mod! This one gives more realistic climb and cruise speeds and improved ground handling:
Flight Dynamics:
Payload now has 8 passengers instead of the default 4.
Climb rate of 2000fpm with 8 pax and 85% fuel load. (Actual 350i climbs at 2700fpm).
Cruise speed 312KTAS at FL240 with 75% Torq and 1950-2000 Prop rpm depending on wind speed/direction.
Improved flaps and gear drag.
Improved glideslope/glidepath tracking on ILS and RNAV approaches.
Ground Handling:
Nosewheel steering works at all speeds during taxi and takeoff/landing.
Plane stands still at idle with brakes off, prop levers fully back (high pitch) and condition levers at low idle.
Miscellaneous:
Prop feather animation works.
ATC now identifies the plane as "Beechcraft King Air".
King Air facts and figures now display on the flight loading screen.
Recommended additional mods:
Working Title G3X touch screen avionics mod: https://github.com/Working-Title-MSFS-Mods/fspackages/releases/tag/gx-v0.1.0
Uwa's lighting mods - https://uwajimaya.github.io/FS2020/
Jim Goldman's King AIr Propfix textures mod at the Sim Outhouse Warbirds Library: Add-Ons Library - FS 2020 - Other (sim-outhouse.com)
FTSim+ KingAir_Sp (MSFS) sounds mod - https://www.patreon.com/FTSIM/posts?filters[tag]=KingAir
Disclaimer:
This mod is intended to be 'more realistic' rather than 'study level' and will not be developed any further, except for future Sim Update compatability.
Please don't ask me to fix inoperative switches or add features to the touch screens!
The mod is great.
But unfortunately this does not fix the ignition failure, so the plane is unusable.
1 years ago
What ignition failure? Start-up is as normal apart from - advance the throttle levers to around 50% before starting and make sure the parking brake is on. After start-up return the throttles to idle.
1 years ago
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Quassel89
Why is the speed not working? I’m using the FLC and I’m trying to slow it down but it’s not slowing down. The speed knob is not working?
1 years ago
On turboprops the speed knob only controls the rate of climb by adjusting the trim, not the thottles. I've no idea whether that even works, I've never tried it - I always adjust the throttles manually on turboprops and small jets like the CJ4.
1 years ago
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Mb944
Any updates
1 years ago
None at the moment, what did you have in mind?
1 years ago
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Mb944
Fantastic! great job indeed.
2 years ago
Thank you!
2 years ago
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JACOBICHAN
Thank you for your efforts with this Mod however, I don't know why anyone bothers with this plane. It has far too many issues that have never been addressed especially in the avionics department. I'ts really annoying as it's the most neglected of all the default planes.
2 years ago
Hopefully SU10 will bring some improvements - meanwhile the B350 is fast enough and (only just) big enough to act as a regional turboprop for now, as well as the executive and private charter roles it's built for.
2 years ago
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mattdee
I am having a problem with this MOD. I go through the correct start up procedure, but the condition levers do not move, so i have to use the mouse to move them. The main problem I am having is that my N1 setting does not go above 15%.
Can anyone explain to me the correct start up procedure for this aircraft using this MOD please?
2 years ago
Similar. I'm destined to not fly this plane.
2 years ago
newtestleper
Skyways
Thanks. I like it! Makes the B350 more usable!
2 years ago
Thank you Ryan, I hope this mod makes the King Air more enjoyable for everyone.
Great screenshot too - the luxury King Ranch version, wow!
2 years ago
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ryanbatc
Nice - will it be compatible with this? - https://flightsim.to/file/14952/king-air-350i-improvement-mod-jd
2 years ago
JD's texture mods will work fine, but the Flight Model will over-ride this one.
2 years ago
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totheskies