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Great work, looking forward to it. My only issue at the moment with sound is it seems a little quiet in the cockpit with the head set off. Also if you open the pilots side window in flight (not a great idea really) you don't get blown out of the cockpit with the noise.

Just a big THANK YOU for all your help airwar...everything now works perfectly.

Thanks...it maybe that I should not have run the installer. I will do a clean install of the plane and G5 tomorrow and see what happens. many thanks, your help is greatly appreciated.

When you put the G5 plugin in did you delete the one that the installer put in when G5 is initially installed in XP and you run the installer file in XP to link the G5 to the Islander? I am running out of ideas as I so far have it installed exactly as you did . Thanks

Can you please run through exactly how you installed yours. I have tried multiple times! Also did you have to confirm your XAviation account again after you started the Islander? Also are you using Vulcan?

Just bought the G5 for this fantastic aircraft. Unfortunately I cannot get the display to show in the cockpit. If I assign keys to activate the pop outs they work perfectly and power up as expected. I downloaded the patch file as required and also updated the Islander to the latest version. Any ideas appreciated. Many thanks

This plane should come with a warning..it is dangerously addictive! At 20,000ft 5 mins after opening the throttle from sea level without trying. Back on the ground 600nm away in less than 2 hours. Just as comfortable at low level or for a quick bit of aerobatics. Absolutely love it. Thanks guys for an absolute weapon.

I have had a couple of times I have had to dry motor twice. A longer time definitely helps and as you can dry motor for up to 30seconds, particularly in hot weather where it is recommended in the pilot manual, it is worth a try.

2 seconds is not long enough. According to the real pilot manual you need to motor for up to 15 seconds. I would say you are not clearing the combustion chamber.

Look all the way down the runway and not just over the nose, then advance the throttle slowly so the propeller torque comes on in a manageable way. Also if you update to Xplane 11.30 you can use custom rudder curves if you need to to change rudder response dependent on your pedals.

Personally I would be happy to pay for a new aircraft again to get the B version. This AC is still great after all these years, the best turboprop commuter by far but without new avionics, engines etc...it is in danger of being overtaken by a newer generation of releases. A B series with TBM900 features/failures/effects.....take my money!

Interesting, I have not used the fuel calculations in the app yet but when I put in the same weights, temps and flight profiles as the real pilots manual the results are almost identical. The fuel calculator in the sim does not take into account climb speed, cruise throttle setting or descent profile so I am assuming it works on maximum fuel burn for max speed across the full flight range?. Atmospheric conditions add another variable you can’t input directly into the sim load/fuel burn calculator either. It makes a huge difference to calculations in the app how much initial info you input and how accurately to.

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By far the best GA aircraft on XP! Many thanks to all the team, incredible work. Next....Version 2.0 of the SAAB 340A with the same features as the TBM and modern GPS and Radar! Nothing less will do...well no harm in asking..ha ha!

Well that’s embarrassing! Must have missed the click spot. Many thanks.

I am not sure if it would be possible for a future update but I would really like to be able to pop out the MFD key pad. Maybe attach it to the MFD so they both pop out together??

Interesting. It is exactly the same error I had when it crashed on me. Were you by chance playing with the G1000 while in the air? That is when mine happened.

I seem to have the same system crash in cruise to! Identical in every way.

Did you turn off the Yaw damper?? To quote the manual it MUST be off before landing!

That would totally defeat the purpose of owning this aircraft. It is totally study level from the moment you step in the cockpit till the moment you shut it down. If you aren’t prepared to do that then you might as well download and fly nearly any other aircraft on X plane. That is precisely what makes it different and why it is worth the big money. No shortcuts in the real world...unless your a passenger, or the instructor starts it for you!

Thanks for all your hard work the update..fantastic. The new glass reflections are amazing. Dirt on the windows show up really well. With version 1 now this good V2 is going to be amazing to outdo it! Thanks again.

Make sure you set the CTOT correctly for take off and stop advancing the throttles as soon as it takes over. Operating from high altitude will be a big part of your problem however as it restricts your power on takeoff lots. P127 and 128 of the flight manual describe CTOT in detail. I note the normal max climb position with CTOT off and move the throttles no further forward than that after TO, turn CTOT down then disengage it when Torque is about right. The condition levers should only ever go to the max position, no further forward. As to the travel on the throttles unless you have a full sized one with the same travel there are always going to be compromises with the amount of travel relative to the real aircraft. Personally I find reverse the biggest issue. I use 2 Saitek throttle quadrants. Landing...I have read on a SAAB pilots forum that unless the runway is really short then a lot of SAAB drivers only use flaps 20 as it gives better go around performance. Also only flaps 20 in a crosswind. Thats the way I fly most of my arrivals now. Hope that helps a bit!

Yep I can confirm full reverse is a killer. I accidentally went to full reverse landing yesterday with my Saitek throttles and ended up sitting on the ground in the dark with 2 dead engines! The tower was not impressed LOL.

The one thing I would really like to see for version 2 would be the ability to do precision GPS approaches with full VNAV guidance as you can in an ILS approach. Would really help with pilot workload in bad weather and it seems from my reading airlines like REX in Australia have this fitted as part of their standard toy set these days.