cbreeze

Ok, I have been struggling with the same issue and things have gotten a lot better for me on take off. Did a lot of reading on this topic and one technique that helped a lot was before you begin your takeoff roll, apply the brakes. increase torque to about 50% and 2000 RPM, release the brakes and begin your take off roll, rotate at about 90 and then climb out. rudder trim should be just a little right of center but you can experiment with different settings. One thing I noticed today when I watched a video on YouTube was the application of power. Normally in an aircraft its full power at take off and that what I have been doing. The video I saw today depicted a very smooth takeoff roll but I noticed that the pilot used the technique mentioned above. Before the take off roll, brakes and application of power to about 50% and 2000 RPM, release the brakes and begin the roll. Rotate at about 90 and climb out. The thing that threw me was the power was kept at 50% until the climb was established. Now this threw me because I have a PPL and goes against everything I was taught. I admit that I have never flow a turboprop and don't know how realistic this is but the takeoff and climb out were very smooth. I have to ask, with the TBM it's full power on take off, right? I would prefer to fly the sim TBM as it would be flown in real life. I'm having so much fun with this airplane. I learn something new on every flight. It does have a rather steep learning curve though. Not one that you can just load and fly very easily. Been into flight sims my whole life and this is hands down the best add on aircraft I have ever purchased for a flight sim. Fantastic product!!!!!!!

There are too companies making a DA 62/64 add on for Xplane and P3d. I recently saw a video from one company where they incorporate a touch scree control to the G1000 expected to be released in a future update to their product. Looked interesting.

And me to the list of TBM 900 lovers with the same complaint.

Greetings, just struggled with this myself. Had to refer to a variety of resources. The Ringler video was one that helped. Key is to enter the VNAV values you want. You must hit the VNAV button on the autopilot and select a lower altitude within 5 minutes before you reach the TOD point on your GPS course line. I read that a minute before is best. After engaging VNAV and dialing in a lower altitude, deselect the altitude button and watch your display. When the aircraft symbol reaches the TOD (top of descent) symbol, represented by a small circle on your course line, the aircraft should descend until it reaches the BOD (bottom of descent) symbol (another small circle) on the course line and at that point you will level off at whatever altitude value you set in the VNAV profile. It’s pretty cool feature once you understand how to use it. It took me awhile. If you need more help don’t be afraid to reach out.

I’ve been reading this thread with interest. With my system, Xplane updated to 11.30 but I did not do the last TBM update. Everything works great. I’ve had maybe 1 CTD the entire time I’ve flown this aircraft which has been a month or two now. The recent reported issues with the last TBM update is the reason I don’t do updates right a way. I usually wait until the bugs shake out. I know all the CTD’s are frustrating because we all really want to fly this great aircraft and I’m sure an answer will be found. I was wondering if there is a way to change the TBM update to a previous version that is more stable? Hang in there guys, it is an amazing aircraft.

I had this issue myself when I first started flying the airplane. At that time I made a number of flights without putting the destination field elevation in the G1000. Learned how to do that and the issue went away. However, just recently tried to backwards taxi the aircraft using reverse thrust and this resulted in a tail strike with the ground. An airframe check with the maintenance manager revealed a broken pressure vessel. Only available solution was to delete the airframe. Hope this helps.

I have to agree with you. Best add on aircraft of its type, ever. Well worth every penny spent on the purchase price. I have no desire to fly anything else.

Goran_M, Did you think to take a picture? I would love to have seen that myself. I’m a PP with commercial, instrument, multi-engine and seaplane ratings. I would think that with the CG so far back, it would have been unsafe to fly.

Gotta say that the IMO the TBM is the best single engine, business class, add on aircraft ever developed for a flight sim. Worth every penny of the purchase price. It’s gong to be hard to top it. I am anxious to see what Hot Start comes up with.

Greaser, I’m having trouble getting the autopilot to capture the glide slope in an ILS approach. I noticed your post. Did you ever resolve your problem? If you did could you please share the solution? In my situation it captures the localizer but not the GS. Thank you, cbreeze

I have to post my two cents. Amazing aircraft but during the takeoff roll and landing roll another story. I have tried the different suggestions posted on this forum but still not able to find a satisfactory fix. Surly something can be done.

Please disregard this post. I figured it out. I'm a recent convert from FSX and P3D so I have to spend more time learning this sim.

Greetings, This is a minor issue but I have a question about the view from the left pilot seat. I noticed when looking out the left pilots window I do not see any part of the left wing. In all most all of the videos I’ve seen out there on this aircraft you see the left wing when looking out of the left pilot window. I tried playing with the zoom but there is no difference. Actually not being able to see the wing is great from a pilots view perspective but not realistic to the actual view in the real aircraft. Anyone have ideas on what’s going on? Thank you, Cb

LKN, Thank you for the response. Forgot to add one bit of information about my loss of control and subsequent crash. I got an error message on the PFD right before the aircraft started a rapid descent and started to roll. I believe it said altitude failure then things got crazy. It happened suddenly and took me by surprise. I just got a quick look at the message then I focused on trying to regain control of the aircraft but was not successful. That did solve my worn pressure vessel issue though.

Ok, I plead ignorance or just plain stupid but can someone please tell me how to manually set the destination field elevation?. I certainly don't want a worn pressure vessel again and I believe this was the problem. I did try working the system soft key but still could not find where to enter the destination altitude. LKN I just recently had been flying an aircraft with a worn pressure vessel for several flights. On the last one, I was up at about 20000 ft and everything was normal. When I to descend and got below 18000 I suddenly lost control of the aircraft. I entered a rapid dive and started rolling then crashed. I think this is what happens when your pressure vessel fails. Its not pretty and a wild ride down. This is the reason I am concerned about setting my destination field altitude. I love this aircraft!!!!!!!!.

ROBW05, Thank you. Cb

Greetings, This thread caught my eye because I too have the pressure vessel message. I have looked for info on the ECS but have come up short. Can someone please tell me how to set the altitude of the destination airport or info on how to operate the ECS. Awesome airplane!!!!!!

Mustang, Thinking back now that might be what happened. I’ll keep that in mind during future starts. Thank you for the response. Merry Christmas

Greetings, Thank you for the two replies. The error message is intermittent. Though it happened a couple of times recently, I flew around tonight to see if I could duplicate the problem but everything was normal. I will make some additional flights in the next day or so to see if it re appears and I will get back to you. Problem is I am focused on trying to learn other aspects of the aircraft systems. I wasn't paying attention and noticed it in an instrument scan. For my future flights, I will focus on the message. I just want to add that thought I am still trying to master this thing, I will say it is the best add on aircraft for a flight sim ever made.

Greetings, Absolutely love this airplane but still trying to master it. I’ve been getting a red fuel pressure warning on the CAS and have absolutely no idea how to clear that. Can someone please help. Thank you, cbreeze

You can access the tutorials via the drop down menus at the top left of the screen. They are there when you install the aircraft. There is one devoted to taxi. The real key is to assign the beta command to a button on keyboard or stick. Once you do that it’s very easy to taxi. There are also a bunch of videos on YouTube. You can learn a lot by watching them. Hope this helps, cbreeze

Checkout one of the tutorials on how to taxi. As per the video, you assign a button on your joystick or keyboard to enable the beta function. Once you do this it is very easy to taxi the aircraft. Though there is a slight learning curve to learn the systems and how it handles, the more I fly it the more I love it. Hope this helps, cbreeze