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In this video we go island hopping in the SimWorks Studios Quest Kodiak within Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS).
We will take the Kodiak on a multi-sector cargo run from Grand Case airport, on the island of St Martin, over to Saba, on to St Barthélemy and then returning back to St Martin. Hopefully the flight should be good fun and a nice little test of the SimWorks Studios Quest Kodiak.
Please note this aircraft is still in a pre-release state. As such it may well not represent the quality of the final product. This video is a first look at the product; I will aim to have a full review out once the aircraft has been released.
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
PC Specs
MSI B550M
AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 4.7GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
32GB DDR4 3600MHz
Hardware
Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog
Saitek Pro Flight rudder pedals
HP Reverb WMR headset
TrackIR5
Earthquake Shell Shoxx transducer
Enjoy the flight!
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This will probably be my most instant purchase since the Turbo Arrow!
Absolutely!! Me too
That’s great Jean. I would say overall the Kodiak is very much on a par with the JF Arrow family and its great to see so many people are keen to pick it up and support SWS - I think they deserve it for their efforts! Shouldn’t have to wait too long now. Hope you enjoy it : )
All the best!
SAame here Jean! Im on the Xbox Series S and am waiting patiently for those two to come to an airport near me!
Great video as always, sir! Beautiful scenery (actually I have to fly this route!), charming aircraft. And your flying skills amazes me every time. Full respect! 👨🏻✈️
Thanks Péter! Yes, absolutely worth giving the route a try. A beautiful area to fly in and certainly Saba and St Barts offer a very decent challenge! I expect I might fly the route in reverse for any Aerosoft Twin Otter review haha XD
Hope you’re well! Cheers : )
Thanks for the nice preview. I am not someone who likes glass cockpits much because of the small font used. But i am honestly looking very forward to this plane. And very happy that is seems to be as good as hoped, perhaps even better. These people are doing a quality job here.
Edit: Forgot to mention that specially the visible passengers and cargo are a HUGE bonus. Something i really hope more devs will start to use.
Same here. Give me a big fat dial with spinning arms any day ! LOL I am very tempted with this plane in spite of that.
@@stephenbull2026 Yeah, it looks very-very good. Looks like it is going to be a top tier plane for a nice price.
Haha, likewise ordinarily! : D
My pleasure as always Coenraad, thank you!
I’m not a big glass cockpit fan either to be fair, but it fits quite nicely in the Kodiak and I was having enough fun not to care too much frankly haha. The Kodiak is a great effort from the SWS team overall and I’m happy to see that people are keen to pick it up and support them.
The visible passengers / cargo was news to me haha. Gutted I missed that one for the vid! I didn’t get any sort of manual with the preview version (as far as I could tell), so I wasn’t as clued on some of the features as I might have liked to have been. Ah well, I’ll save it for the review I guess ; )
Cheers! : )
You made the Saint Barts landing look like a Sunday drive in the countryside. Nice!
Haha, thanks very much Edward! One tries ones best ; )
Cheers!
Finally found the time to watch this in its entirety. You never disappoint. Great video, great showcase of what will also be an insta-buy for me.
Thanks very much William, very kind of you to say! I’m glad you liked the video and pleased you enjoyed it enough to make it all the way through (I know my videos can be a bit of a marathon sometimes haha). The Kodiak is really great - very worthy of going on any shopping list. Hoping to have a full review out soon : )
Cheers, all the best!
MSFS is simply perfect for this kind of plane. Sure buy from me as well. And as was said before, the G1000 NXi is really coming along nicely, great step up from the Asobo default. Thank you for the beautiful video as always :)
Agreed Volker, the Kodiak fits into the sim very nicely! I still need to try the NXi mod myself, but I hear good things (I’ll have to feature it in a video at some point. . .).
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video once again. All the best : )
I have been following the progress of the Kodiac for some time, this video only cements the exemplary work, and love from the dev team. I don't usually buy into G1000, screen aircraft, preferring old school cockpit gauges (older the better) such as JF's Pipers, or the recent Bonanza c35. BUT, am looking forward to having some fun with this little beauty. A ton of stuff was not featured with this video such as carrying passengers instead of cargo (the copilot is still buggy afaik) all show up with weight settings, but yes, thank you for this great video.
Yes, the Kodiak seems like a really top notch effort from SimWorks Studios! A really pleasant surprise (not that their previous efforts were bad by any means - but the Kodiak is just that much better) and I’m very much looking forward to it myself. I’m not a big G1000 fan either, but it fits quite nicely in the Kodiak and I was having too much fun to care at any rate haha.
I’m sure I missed a fair bit and I’m gutted I didn’t know about the cargo / passengers (I’ll save it for the review I guess), but in fairness, I didn’t get a copy of the manual with the preview version (at least that I could find), so I had to figure things out as I went. Sounds like the product is even more excellent than I first realised then!
My pleasure as always on the video! Thanks for watching : )
Excellent intro to the soon to be released Kodiak. I have been waiting a while for this airplane and your video indicates SimWorks has not disappointed. I am getting in line with all of those who commented to the effect of “instant purchase” Should be a big seller in no small part thanks to the 217k subscribers to Missionary Bush Pilot.
Thanks very much Steve, glad you enjoyed the video! : )
Yes, SimWorks Studios have done a very nice job with the Kodiak, surprisingly so in fact. I’m glad people seem keen to pick up a copy and support them, they certainly deserve it. It appears there are lot of people looking to take up the virtual Missionary Bush Pilot mantle haha.
All the best!
Agree with the previous two comments - instant buy - been watching a lot of videos on this and watching the Missionary Bush Pilot - really lovely looking plane. Cant wait to try it out....
Great video - thanks! (ps - you need to try the NX - its very good)
How long before someone does a missionary pilot "Checklist box" addon....LOL
Glad we have another fan of the Kodiak Mark haha. It seems as though SimWorks Studios are going to do pretty well out of it, which is great, they deserve the support I think. Seems there are going to be a lot of virtual Missionary Bush Pilots come the 17th haha.
I know, I know. . . I’m forever meaning to try the NXi mod. One day, one day. . . XD
Cheers, all the best! : )
...a very well done review indeed!
CAN'T WAIT FOR THE KODIAK!!
Haha, well (if all goes to plan) you shouldn’t have too long to wait now Geo ; )
Cheers!
Never enjoyed the Caravan on MSFS, but I am very tempted by this plane. The sounds on this are excellent. The sound when going into Beta on landing gave me goosebumps everytime.
Hi Stephen,
I’m not a big Caravan user either, it’s not the sort of aircraft I would typically fly in the sim when left to my own devices (especially not with a G1000), but yeah, the Kodiak is rather good fun I have to say. I think they fact it’s quite a strong STOL performer is what makes it a lot more interesting vs the Caravan (for me anyway). The sounds are really good and overall it’s a pretty immersive aircraft. Fits rather nicely into the sim I think. . . Worth it for the goosebumps alone perhaps haha.
Cheers as always! : )
Just bought this baby so I can fly around the Tibetan Plateau. I'm in eastern China right now, taking a Diamond DA40NX on a world tour. Looking forward to learning something.
Hi Josh,
Awesome, that sounds like a brilliant undertaking! I did an around the world tour a couple of years ago myself and whilst it's a pretty substantial undertaking, I found it very enjoyable (for the most part haha) and very eye-opening. The Kodiak is a cracking addon, so I'm sure it will make for a nice break from the DA40!
Happy flying and best of luck with it all! : )
I am not a G1000 lover but this Kodiac is really an amazing interessant aircraft with wich you can fly everywhere. Thumbs up! 👍
Exactly, it's speedy, can fly at high altitude, but is small enough to land almost anywhere. A very nice aircraft I'm glad to see done to a high standard it appears.
Quite John. Overall it’s a pretty versatile aircraft, fits very nicely into the sim and is done to a high standard. A good little aircraft from SWS, that I’m sure many will enjoy.
All the best! : )
Nor am I Antonio, but some aircraft are fun enough, that you just stop caring haha! The Kodiak is such an aircraft I would say. Also the G1000 feels somewhat “right” in the Kodiak, as the aircraft does feel modern and slick (it doesn’t feel like SimWorks Studios just jammed a G1000 in lazily).
Cheers! : )
@33:20 hard to make out clearly but it looked like the AP was set to capture 5100 not 5000 hence the slight climb. When you turn on AP it captures the current altitude and thus will ignore the set altitude (5000 in this case) unless you go into VS mode.
Thanks John, it looks like you’re probably correct. I wasn’t all that familiar with the operation of the Garmin autopilot at the time and it seems somewhat counterintuitive, that it captured 5,100ft, when the ALT bug was set for 5,000ft but sure enough, the FMA was showing a capture height of 5,100ft (which still doesn’t really make sense, since I pressed the ALT button well below that).
Cheers for the info. All the best : )
Try the WT NXI mod. You’ll LOVE it. Very rich in features. Thanks for the feedback on this as I will get it now.
Hi Paul,
I finally got around to installing the NXi mod haha and indeed it is a huge improvement. Been a long while since I’ve actually used a G1000, so it’s taking me a while to find everything again. I actually used it in the Kodiak, for my full review flight.
My pleasure on the video. I hope you’re enjoying the Kodiak! : )
Congrats on 10k bud! Feels good right!
Thanks very much Ray! Yeah, can’t grumble ; )
10K was sort of the goal I had set myself, in terms of considering the channel a “proper” TH-cam channel - completely arbitrary of course, but it’s nice to be there nonetheless haha.
Hopefully the TH-cam gods will be kind and there’ll be a little bit more growth yet to come! Maybe catch you up a little bit : P
Cheers : )
Omg I would love to try your track IR profile you are using in that video , it moves so nice around the cockpit
I’d be happy to share it CG (I think it’s a big improvement over the default profiles overall). Email me at intotheblueinbox@gmail.com and I’ll send you the profile when I get a chance (most likely in a couple of days time).
All the best : )
One of the most realistic planes I've seen so far.
I think that would be fair comment ST. It’s right up there with the Just Flight offerings etc more or less.
Cheers! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations The sounds were on par with reality in my opinion.
Yeah, the sounds are really rather excellent! (though I’ve not heard the real world Kodiak myself to be fair).
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I only heard them off vids.
Missionary Bush Pilot by any chance? ; )
Seems he’s going to be responsible for selling a lot of aircraft for SimWorks Studios haha!
Nice video! will have to get me a copy when it comes out!
Thanks very much once again Anders! Well I hope yay enjoy the Kodiak when the time comes then : )
All the best!
As usual an exemplary rewiev. So authoritative and detailed. Model for rewieving, and best MSFS rewiev channel.
Will be buying in 4 hours...yeah!
Thanks very much indeed Fryns Fryns! Very kind of you to say and I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
I hope you’re enjoying the Kodiak as well then haha. Happy flying! : )
Thanks for the great review. Too simplified airplane (in the sim). 10 flights and then will stand in the hangar and gather dust.
My pleasure Evgeniy, glad you enjoyed it!
Fair enough. That’s certainly one of the main reasons for doing these videos, so that people can decide whether or not an addon is right for them : )
Cheers, all the best!
I want to apologize to the people who really liked this plane. I just forgot to add to that comment "for me".
And I want to clarify my comment.
I have all five Carenado and BRsimDesigns Debonair planes in my hangar. I stopped flying them because they don't provide anything to make your flight more interesting. I told myself I've had enough. As long as we buy such aircraft, the developers will continue to give it to us.
I bought a Milviz PC-6, at least there is a simulation of engine failures. Stage 2 will come out with steam gauges. 39 flight hours, considering that I make one flight a day. Sometimes two.
And then I bought a DC-6. This plane blow my brain. It has everything I wanted. When I fly on it, I am always busy with something, old school VOR navigation is something. Engines don't always start the first time, even if you do it right. 27 flight hours DC-6A, 10 flight hours DC-6B. I fly it every day since November 27. Except yesterday.
I wanted something new, bought a P-38L yesterday. The first flight: I take off, climb and then there is a clap. It turned out that the canopy was closed but not locked. Second flight, above 12,000 feet, engines began to fail. It turned out that he had forgotten to put the fuel pumps into emergency mode above 10,000 feet.
And many more interesting things, thanks to the developers of these aircraft.
Sorry for errors, I`m no English speaking.
I don’t think there’s any need to apologise (you’re previous comment was very reasonable), but I certainly appreciate the sentiment! So many simmers unfortunately think that because they don’t like something, nobody else should either - of course we are all different. . . I totally get where you’re coming from and I’m sure many others would also. Quality / complexity can become a bit of a drug in flight simulation haha; after you’ve tried something like the DC-6, there will indeed be few other addons that compare.
I’m glad you’ve found what you enjoy in the sim though, we should all be aiming to enjoy the hobby at the end of the day!
Cheers, all the best : )
Beautiful review! I have one critique: During the external views, only the left exhaust has simulated heat blur. I am sure the developer will amend that too.
Thanks as always Stewie!
Ah, good spot. Missed that one myself. . . As you say, I strongly suspect the devs will see to that before release though (I would be very surprised if they didn’t).
All the best! : )
This is a very nice plane with beautiful liveries but it's very similar to the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan which came with the game.
Hi Gumper,
It does indeed have quite a bit in common with the C208, but it’s fished to a much higher standard and does offer much improved STOL capabilities amongst other things. For those that don’t generally fly these types of aircraft, the C208 is more than good enough, but for people who like this sort of flying, I would say the Kodiak is a worthwhile upgrade. Just my opinion though of course.
Cheers, all the best! : )
Spectacular landings! Especially the 2nd
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed them : )
This look like a different plane to the release version. Looking at the turn coordinator I saw no violent swing to the right that you see in release. Your nose also remained inline with the runway. In the release version some advise having full right rudder trim, and even then on rotation it isn’t enough to remain coordinated. Even with a crosswind from the left you will be crabbing down the runway away from the wind.
Hi Hobanagerik,
It is indeed quite different from the preview version. SWS updated the flight model between the two versions, based on feedback from Daher (the people who now own Quest) I believe. The aircraft now has a lot more torque etc during the takeoff and apparently full rudder trim should be used; in reality though, I think full rudder trim was overdoing it a bit, hence the need for left rudder during the takeoff and that fairly violent swing on rotation (I might try half rudder trim next time).
I hope that clears things up a bit. All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks for that. I found out my big mistake was using up trim rather than quite aggressive down trim on take off. They are much smoother now.
Ah great, well I’m glad you got it sorted.
All the best! : )
Looks like a great plane. Been watching this one closely, but seems to keep staying just out of reach for release date. Initially hoped it would be out close after SU6 as they said on Facebook it was 99% done.
Hopefully when it releases now it will be with minimal/no bugs and issues though. Really hoping release drops before Christmas.
Going to be flying this one a lot in PNG as well as around British Columbia, the Alps and Idaho for starters.
Let the adventures begin!
Official release date is Dec 17 so it will be out before Christmas
@@Meaphil ooh missed that there was a proper date. Also the same day I start my holiday so all flying from then onwards!
It certainly feels 99% complete Vograx. As I mentioned in the video, if SWS released tomorrow, I don’t think anyone would be any the wiser (that that there is still development to be done). Still, hats off to SWS for not rushing and making sure everything is in ship-shape before release. I think it will be well worth the wait!
As Mea very kindly pointed out, I believe the Kodiak should be out just before Christmas - so I guess you can help Santa with his deliveries in PNG! ; )
Cheers! : )
Cheers Mea! : )
Are you using a scene for TNCS airport? Nice one!
Cheers Thibault! No, it’s all default scenery throughout the flight : )
All the best!
Awesome video. I really enjoy the way you cut in the recorded playback external footage, nice work! 👍give.
Thanks very much Arthur! Glad you enjoyed it and much appreciated : )
All the best!
I’ve got my eye on this one. I can see myself going all-in and getting the floatplane version as well. That Saba Island airport is quite intimidating. It looks like a rock-bound aircraft carrier. Now I want to search youtube for “real life” landing videos to see if that rock wall is really so close to the approach path. By the way, the G1000 NXi is pretty amazing. In real General Aviation I’ve only flown steam gauges so I have no prior real life experience with the G1000. I’m learning it now in MSFS 2020 with the NXi and it’s quite challenging to keep track of all the features and how to get to them. I think if you found the right menu, you could probably watch cable TV on the thing. :-) Awesome preview, but I expected no less. Cheers!
Yeah, I think the Kodiak is shaping up very nicely indeed! It wasn’t on my radar initially (I hadn’t heard any mention of it in the works), but I’m very much looking forward to it now. I developed a bit of a taste for float-plane flying in the sim a couple of months ago, so I reckon I could be tempted also ; )
Saba is indeed quite the location! It would certainly focus the senses, landing there in real life I’m sure. I had to chuckle to myself a little bit actually, because I knew the runway was short, but thought to myself at the time; “meh, how hard can it be in something like the Kodiak” - turns out, still quite hard haha XD
Yes, I really do need to try out the NXi mod. Trouble is, I’m always so pushed for time. I much prefer steam gauges myself (at least in the sim), but I have a little bit of real-world G1000 experience. It is amazing what such a setup is capable of; arguably it has more functionality (at least in some respects) than a multi-million dollar modern airliner, crazy haha!
Thanks very much for watching, glad you enjoyed it once again! Cheers : )
Damn great vid.. :) Whats the radio chatter on the background? Thx in advance..
Thanks very much Maik, glad you enjoyed it!
The radio chatter is from real world ATC recordings, that I’ve then edited into the video. I believe their is also an ATC a chat app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after.
Hope that helps a bit. All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Wauw cool very nicely done with the chatter :-)
Great video and flight. Looking forward to the Kodiak. I'm a tad bored of his channel now, but seen plenty of Missionary BP vids, and this seems like a really good representation of the real AC.
Hi Alan, thanks very much once again, glad you enjoyed it!
Haha, well poor old MBP : P I haven’t seen his vids (more though lack of time than anything), but it looks a like a great adventure - the type of flying he gets up to. A lot of people seem keen on the Kodiak because of his exploits. As you say, the SimWorks Studios version certainly looks to be a nice rendition of the aircraft and it’s one I’m looking forward to flying in the sim a bit more myself.
Cheers, all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Actually, it's been pointed out to me recently that good old MBP isn't maybe the do-gooder he's cracked up be, so I've unsubscribed anyway 😂
Oooo, is that so? Aviation gossip haha!
I’ve actually never found the time to sit down and watch his channel - certainly some of the flying looks pretty epic in that part of the world though. Much better to watch my videos - I’m a thoroughly upstanding chap - honest! : P
Cheers : )
Another great video, thank you.
My pleasure Peter! Thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it : )
Looking forward to it. Though it looks a little too sensitive on the controls, specifically pitch.
Almost all MSFS aircraft are too sensitive but you can change it in the joystick configuration option and then everything is much real. Sometimes I have to reduce sensitivity to 40% to mach the real behaviour of aircrafts that I have flown for real.
@@antonioiozzi291 I know, I already do the same, but this seems a bit more sensitive, not just from this video, but others too.
Yeah, I think it should be a good one WhiteHawk (well, it already is - can’t imagine it will be otherwise when it releases haha).
Without having a frame of reference it’s always tricky to say, but yeah, it is perhaps a little sensitive on the controls (as with most MSFS aircraft). Certainly better than many though and wasn’t to any sort of extent that it spoilt the fun (don’t know if you’re into your flight modelling / aerodynamics at all, but I thought this made for an interesting watch - perhaps explains some of MSFS’s shortfalls):
th-cam.com/video/HhpHao3VTVY/w-d-xo.html
Cheers!
The aircraft is more sensitive in pitch than in bank, the very narrow yoke and heavier control forces with the ailerons mean you have to manhandle it at times. The XP11 Kodiak from Thranda was within the margin of error for all its performance numbers between the multiple aircraft I flew, looking forward to see if this one will end up as accurate for training use.
Thanks very much for the info Jon! Im planning on recording a full review for the Kodiak soon, so I’ll keep that in mind. Anything else in particular worth looking out for?
All the best! : )
Why would one buy this over the in-game Caravan (with mods to make it better)? I noticed too that the prop lever had no effect out of feather on the ground which is too bad. In real life you sit in a feathered condition while you get ready for the flight. Saves a bit of gas. You should be able to pull the power back and use that big discing prop as an airbrake too which would drop you down real fast. Nice looking model overall. Needs a cargo pod though!
Hi Jeremy,
I haven’t tried the modded Caravan to be fair, but the Kodiak is certainly way better than the default one. I suppose it just depends on what one is after. The default Caravan will probably suffice more than enough, if one is only looking to do the odd hop in it - to some reasonable sized strips. The Kodiak is a better-modelled, more immersive option otherwise though and it’s real advantage is it’s much more STOL capable than the Caravan. Fair point on the prop (I didn’t notice myself); I’m not sure if that’s an omission, a sim limitation, or something still to be implemented (bearing in mind the product isn’t finished yet). The Kodiak does come with an optional cargo pod, in fact it comes with multiple configurations in general : )
Horses for courses as always though!
Cheers, all the best!
I hope it comes out on Xbox real soon 🤞 I will buy it instantly!!!
I don’t know what the plan is for the Xbox I’m afraid. I suspect if the SimWorks Studios Zenith, or the Okavango scenery are available on the Xbox(?), the Kodiak most likely will be also.
All the best! : )
Awesome! A glass cockpit I won't complain about. Are you familiar with the Missionary Bush Pilot channel? This is what he flies around in. Very entertaining, and this looks like it captures the model and sound really well.
Haha, I know what you mean John. I’m no glass cockpit fan, but the G1000 fits quite nicely in this one (and frankly I was too busy having fun to care). I’m certainly familiar with the MBP channel, but haven’t found the time to watch it yet I must admit. Looks like the guy has quite the adventure from day to day though! Should offer some nice inspiration, for any wannabe virtual Missionary Bush Pilots, once the Kodiak drops ; )
Cheers! : )
Nice video and review..Thanks ;)
Thanks very much Hirwazh! Glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best!
Hmm looks like an instant buy. What do you guys think? Did they model overtorqing and engine failure like the milviz porter?
Hello again Joni,
Yeah, overall it’s a great effort from SWS, the Kodiak seems to be coming along very nicely indeed. As far as I’m aware, there’s no damage modelling, but in fairness, I didn’t have access to the manual (at least that I could find), so I’m not entirely sure what will / won’t be modelled on the final version I’m afraid.
Cheers! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks mate. Cheers
You’re very welcome! : )
Are you using TrackIR? If so, you have it tuned well. And yes, SimWorks Studios has done a great job on the Kodiak. I'm looking forward to it. (I've flown the Kodiak before in FSX, glad to see these guys are bringing this modern bush plane to MSFS 2020).
Hi Jim,
I am indeed using TrackIR. Yeah, got it tuned pretty nicely at this point, a lot smoother etc than it is by default. If you’re TrackIR user and want to give the profile a go, feel free to email me at intotheblueinbox@gmail.com and I can send it your way (when I get a chance).
The Kodiak is definitely shaking up nicely and should be a great addition to MSFS.
Cheers! : )
Fabulous plane! What is this atc stuff going on at the background?
Hi Bernardo,
Yeah, it’s a really nice little aircraft from SimWorks Studios. Overall I was very impressed!
The ATC was audio recordings (from LiveATC.net), which I’ve edited in afterwards (just to give the flight a bit more atmosphere).
All the best! : )
Gread video - thanks - I'm looking forward to trying this aircraft, which looks like a baby 208 Caravan. btw - I noticed that the landing lights were flashing on/off as you turned onto the runway, at about 10:00. Is that a bug in the program?
Some aircraft have pulse landing lights, not sure about the Kodiak though, it could be an option.
Thanks very much Davy, my pleasure!
Haha, the “baby Caravan” is indeed well worth a try. The landing lights aren’t a bug: there is both a pulse and a steady setting available. I’ve never flown anything that has a pulse landing light option, but I presume maybe they’re used in the daytime, to help make the aircraft more visible to others (so that’s what I went with). Nice function to see working in the sim though actually.
All the best! : )
Bingo! Exactly Daniel. SWS have modelled a pulse setting on the Kodiak.
Cheers : )
Can’t wait for 17th!
Not tooo long to wait now then! ; )
I had issues with click spots in many of the aircraft I fly in MSFS but it seems by turning off Lens Correction they became less finicky. Otherwise, this aircraft looks excellent!
Interesting VK,
Now that you mention it, I have been having issues with a number of aircraft recently. The Kodiak was the first addon I flew after update 7, so I may have been a bit unfair towards it regarding clickspots. It’s a shame that Asobo have introduced another issue into the sim, but thanks very much for the info / workaround! Indeed, overall the Kodiak is coming along really nicely and I’m very much looking forward to it.
Cheers, all the best! : )
Great little sneak peek! What rudder trim settings were you using for takeoff out of interest?
Cheers zkdos! : )
Still running a -50 curve on the rudder at the moment, but I’m not sure that was actually a good idea with the Kodiak. I wasn’t getting much rudder response with small inputs, but was then getting quite a bit of response all of a sudden at larger deflections (that would be the curves fault of course). Seems as though the rudder in the SWS Kodiak is probably a little more reasonable than most aircraft in the sim, though I haven’t had a chance to check that further yet.
All the best!
Ah, sorry, I just realised you were asking about trim! I just left it in neutral, though the aircraft did require a bit of rudder input during takeoff and climb to keep it balanced.
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks. We've been trialing a few different models in the beta testing team with various degrees of pull to the left. Wasn't sure which variant you ended up with for the preview, but according to the info from Daher, full right rudder trim is required for a normal takeoff. I expect this will be covered in the manual with the release version!
Ahh ok. I’m not sure which version I got either I’m afraid. It definitely pulled to the left, though I also had a wind out from the left during all of the takeoffs / landings. It was easily controllable without trim, but I’m sure some trim would have eased up the takeoff workload a bit. I was only running with an abbreviated checklist, so I didn’t see any mention of trim settings.
On the subject of trim actually; how does one see what trim is set haha? I couldn’t see any mechanical indication, I assume it’s supposed to be displayed on the G1000, but I couldn’t see any such indication currently?
That’s great you’re on the beta. The Kodiak seems to be coming along very nicely, I think a lot of people are going to really enjoy it.
Cheers! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations the amount of demonstrated adverse yaw has been somewhat of a bone of contention during the testing program for us. Both Daher and MBP have confirmed close to full right rudder trim is required on takeoff (much like the PC6), although the respective official manuals and checklists just state ‘trims - set’ which is rather ambiguous! The amount of left pull has also changed a few times with various flight models, so the final public release may be different to what you’ve seen.
The latest build digitally shows Aileron and Rudder trim position on the G1000 NXI MFD underneath all the engine parameters, although frustratingly there is currently no space for indication of the pitch trim- so that’ll have to be done by guess work and feel for the time being.
Any particular reason you didn’t use the NXi for this video?
Hi bd,
No, not really. I rarely fly anything with the G1000, so I didn't have the mod installed at the time. I did install it for the full review flight however, so I suppose at least (inadvertently) it makes for a decent comparison.
Cheers : )
As always terrific presentation and superb choice of Flt plan / scenery, a good substitute for the asobo porter released in update 7 do you think.?
Although appreciate not free !, did you input you Flt plan route through the default G1000 or was it at the world aircraft selection departure / destination.
Are the chocks / doors animated via click spots any others pins/ blanks etc? Presume you have a key selected for “ beta” prop on roll out.
Thanks usual high standard initial review.
Cheers for now and all the best Charlie
Hi Charlie - thanks very much!
Absolutely, a very worth replacement for the Asobo Porter, the Kodiak is head and tails above in every regard (as is the MILVIZ Porter for what it’s worth). As you say, not free of course, but well worth the money (from what I’ve seen so far) I think.
For the route, I just used the world map planning tool. It actually planned the route in the opposite sense from that which I was wishing to fly it haha, but all I was really looking for was a line on the G1000 I could follow. The NXi mod would definitely be the way to go on such an addon though and would hopefully offer quite a bit more fidelity, in terms of programming the route directly into the G1000.
Doors are animated via clickspots yes. Chocks, so far as I could tell, where animated as a function of the aircraft being shut down. In all honesty, I’m not sure whether a tablet or some other feature will be included with the final product - I wasn’t given the manual with the preview release, so I was a little bit in the dark as to exactly what features the final product will have.
Indeed I do have a key assigned to my hardware, to get the prop into the beta range. A shame that my prop axis didn’t govern it, but that seems to be stock-standard for the sim at the moment. . .
Hope all of that helps. Glad you enjoyed the video once again!
Cheers - have a great weekend : )
Seems there’s an official release date for December 17.
I believe so Hartbreak yes. Not too long to wait now then! : )
Cheers
Sorry daft question. Is the kodiak a derivative of the Cessna 208? There obviously very similar. Going to be role playing the hell out of this aircraft. Lastly what ATC addon are you using, sounds great.
It's a competitor of the C208 but it's designed more towards short take off and landing capabilities and for unprepared runways. So it sacrifices some cargo capacity compared to the C208 for better performance.
Hi Cjm,
I think Hartbreak has it covered; but indeed it’s a competitor, rather than a derivative (pretty obvious where the designers got their inspiration from though haha). As I understand it, the Kodiak was originally built by “Quest”, which has now become part of Daher (the same company that makes the TBM-930). The Kodiak is a little bit smaller than the Caravan, but has better STOL capabilities.
ATC was some real-world recordings from Princess Juliana airport (from LiveATC.net), which I’ve then edited into the video.
Hope that helps. All the best! : )
Cheers for offering up the info Hartbreak : )
May I ask, how do you get the PFD and MFD to display the ground (more definition) colour on the NXi because all I get is a green background regardless where you are in the world? The default g1000's colours are much more realistic and look more like the SR22's G1000 that I have ... -OR- are you on the default g1000 ...?
Hi TJ,
In this video I was actually using the default G1000 as you surmised (as I didn’t have the NXi mod installed at the time). I used the NXi mod in my full review of the aircraft though. As you say, the colours on the NXi mod are rather muted, something that could use a little work. . .
I hope that clears things up! All the best : )
Still a great aircraft in 2024
How did you change the voice of ATC?
Hi Mike,
The ATC is actually real-world ATC recordings, that I’ve then edited into the video (to give it a bit more atmosphere). I believe there are ATC chatter programs available for MSFS though; otherwise you can just listen along to a bit of LiveATC.net whilst flying : )
Cheers!
Where is San Martan? Lol think you mean Saint Marten.
Hi Nick,
I’m no expert, but wouldn’t that depend on which side of the island you’re on (with the northern part being French-owned)? I made a bit of an educated guess as to the French pronunciation to be fair, but I thought I’d heard the island referred to as “San Martan” on previous occasions - maybe not. . .
Cheers!
is there any maintenance management system ? tablet or something ?
Not that I know of Xavier, but to be fair, I didn’t get a copy of the manual with the preview version (at least that I could find), so I’m not 100% sure what the final version will include in that regard I’m afraid. A tablet would certainly be a nice addition. I’ll be sure to cover the product in more depth, when I come to review it fully : )
Cheers!
Wasnt this a competitor for the Caravan ? Great video as always. Also what is the backgroung ATC.
I came to the comment section, wondering about the background ATC as well.
Hi Arc Light,
The ATC is simply real-world audio recordings, which I’ve then edited into the video afterwards (just to give the flight a bit more atmosphere). The recordings are from LiveATC.net.
I hope that helps a bit. All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Oh okay. Was just wandering.
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yeah thanks I did some digging and found a neat program called "FS-ATC Chatter", from a company called Stick and Rudder Studios. that runs off your com channel 1, in game. Seems to work quite well. It runs random clips from its file folder, wherever your flying in the world. Seems to have thousands of audio clips.
Ah, that sounds like a good find! I’ve used similar programs in the past - might look into that one myself then.
Cheers! : )
What ATC are you using ?
Hi Don,
It’s not actually a mod I’m using in the video, but ATC audio recordings which I’ve edited in afterwards (just to give the flight a bit more atmosphere). I believe there are some ATC chatter mods available for MSFS (based on what others have told me); otherwise you can just listen along to a little bit of LiveATC.net in the background : )
I hope that helps a bit. All the best!
Just curious. Why dont you go to steady when landing/taxi lights are on?
Hi David,
I’ve actually never flown an aircraft that had a “pulse” setting for the landing lights. I could be completely wrong, but I took an educated guess that they’re probably set to “pulse” during the daytime (to help make the aircraft more visible to others) and steady at night? The checklist didn’t specify, so that’s what I went for. . . Please let me know, if you know otherwise?
Cheers! All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations the x-cub has steady and pulse and some others i cant name off the top of my head. Maybe its just a ms2020 thing because i couldn't see why you'd want landing/ taxi lights to pulse in any situation 🤷. Being a aircraft electrician, ive never seen or noticed it in real life.
I don’t think it particular to just MSFS David. I’m fairly sure I’ve seen videos of real world aircraft that do have pulse landing lights (I think the Dash 8 is one). As I say, just an educated guess on my part, but I’d imagine it’s easier to spot a flashing light during the daytime (when you aren’t really going to need the landing lights for illumination purposes), probably not much use at night of course haha.
I just did a quick google, seems there may also be some benefits with regards to scaring birds / preventing bird strikes.
They must be pretty uncommon though; I think I’ve maaaybe come across one aircraft in the real world, that actually had them flashing during approach.
Quite an anecdotal answer there haha, but I think they are a real-world feature at any rate : )
Cheers!
i've got this plane but i can't take off very well, it just goes up, turn left, stall and crash to the ground. i'm using a xbox controller, With other planes i can do nice but this is hard, even at altitude it want to go left. idk what to do.
Hi M-Seq,
The Kodiak requires quite a lot of trim, particularly during the takeoff. The manual / checklist details the trim setting you will need during the takeoff (if I recall correctly) and in the cruise you will need to null out the turning tendency with some rudder trim.
I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )
What ATC voices are you using?
Hi Manuel,
It’s not actually a mod I’m using in the video, but ATC audio recordings which I’ve edited in afterwards (just to give the flight a bit more atmosphere). I believe there are some ATC chatter mods available for MSFS (based on what others have told me); otherwise you can just listen along to a little bit of LiveATC.net in the background : )
I hope that helps a bit. All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thank you very much. All your videos are a must watch for me. Great work.
Thanks Manuel, very kind of you to say! Glad you’re enjoying the content : )
Is it compatable with the NXI?
I believe so. I haven’t had a chance to try it myself yet, but I’ve heard elsewhere that it’s fully compatible and working as it should.
All the best! : )
Yes, it’s been shown in several of the preview streams I’ve seen. Not sure why it wasn’t used for this video though!
Hi bd,
I didn’t use it in the preview, simply because I rarely fly anything with the G1000 in it, so didn’t have the mod installed. Planning to include it for the full review though : )
Cheers!
As everyone said your videos are more than perfect all the time, but I want to ask, How you can control the view you're looking like that? Please give me some details and thanks
It's a head tracker.
It is indeed Daniel. TrackIR to be precise. Thanks for offering up the info! : )
Thanks very much indeed! Very kind of you to say.
As Daniel mentions, I’m actually using a head-tracker for the camera control (I’m using TrackIR). It takes one’s head movements and inputs them into the sim. TrackIR is great, although a little pricey. There are also cheaper / freeware alternatives available (Face Track NoIR for example).
I hope that helps a little bit. Thanks again and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thank you for your awesome videos.
My pleasure! Thanks very much indeed : )
Is that payware for SABA?
Hello Brian,
No, it’s the “default” SABA scenery (though SABA is one of the sim’s “handcrafted” airports - ie an upgrade over the purely default airports).
I hope that clarifies things. All the best : )
Can I use my bravo levers to activate prop feather in the kodiak? I know it's not possible with other turbo props right now..
Hi Vinod,
I don’t know the answer to that 100%, but I would say most likely not. My hardware prop axis didn’t allow me to move the Kodiak’s prop into the feathered position (as you may be able to spot in the video, I had to use the mouse to move the prop lever into the feathered range).
I hope that clarifies things a bit. Cheers, all the best! : )
I looked at this. I thought, OMG they have gone back to FS9? Please produce real time , up to date sim, aircraft! PMDG 737 your my only hope!!. Ya know I had a Pilatus in FSX, 10 years ago, that was pretty good! Better than this! They are hoping new flyers wont see the difference? Even the graphics are poor in the MSFS sim! LOW RES! Please! You are brave to do this review. I would have refused! Thats why I never get any reviews...LOL
Oh really David? I really rather enjoyed this one haha. Is it study level, probably not, but it’s done to a very decent standard overall I felt (good systems, decent sounds, nice modelling etc).
I actually reached out to SimWorks Studios on this one, to see if they would let me take a look (as opposed to the other way around). As ever though, I gave nothing more than my full and objective opinions. I’ll guess we’ll have to agree to disagree on the Kodiak then ; )
Cheers! : )
No "TAWS System Test Ok" message?
Funny you mention that Graeme; I only noticed when flying the Kodiak again later on, that of course it has all of the usual Asobo callouts in this regard. For some reason when I recorded the video, none of them were audible though (no rad alt calls also for example). I’m not sure why they weren’t working during the recording, but they have on other flights.
Cheers! : )
Interesting registration..."Git bs" Nobody wants to get that... I'd like this in xbox along with the Just Flight Piper Arrow....please
Hi Steve,
Haha, and what’s wrong with my custom registration?? : P
I’m amazed that the Arrow still hasn’t made it into the Xbox yet. I see it’s now on the Marketplace though, so I guess that’s a step in the right direction. . . I gather (from what I’ve read elsewhere) that the Kodiak is planned for the Xbox also (though I’m not sure as to the veracity of those comments / when that might happen).
Cheers! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Maybe it should be "IGV-BS" lol. You do a great job on your channel. Much appreciated. I see more UK flight fans then anywhere else. You should hook up with Chewy or Zeroblog for a dual flight. Zeroblog needs a helping hand badly, hes off the scale!
Haha, what’s the IGV part then (dare I ask)?
Thanks very much for the kind words, really glad you’re still enjoying the content - my pleasure!
Yeah, I thought maybe I was just in a bit of a “bubble”, but there does seem to be a proclivity for British flight simmers / TH-camrs haha, I wonder why. . . Maybe I’ll have to try some dual flights in 2022 then, it’s finding the time that’s always the tricky bit though. I’ve been trying to record a flight with one of my best friends (and fellow sim enthusiast) for the last 6 months more or less, we haven’t even managed to make that work ha! I’ll check out Zeroblog though, not someone I’ve come across before. . .
Cheers Steve! Wishing yourself and the family etc a very Merry Christmas : )
Scenery popping is terrible at this airstrip
At Saba James? I find scenery pop-in is terrible generally in MSFS unfortunately (much worse than it used to be). It’s a shame, as it somewhat kills the immersion doesn’t it. . .
All the best!
I just hate glass cockpit. Every plane looks the same. I am big fan of steam gauges. With them, every cockpit is different and unique.
Haha, well likewise for the most part Nexe; I'd take a steam gauge cockpit over a glass one any day (in the sim at least)! That actually seems to be the general consensus among my viewers, but of course the Garmin units are an easy option for devs. . . To be fair to SimWorks Studios though, the Kodiak only ever came with the Garmin units I believe, so they've simply modelled the aircraft accurately.
All the best! : )
Damn those start up sounds are wank.
What exactly does that mean?
@@CCitis it means bad. I want to feel like I'm starting an engine not a hairdryer.
Do you think so pgtrots? I rather liked them haha. To be fair, they may sound better in reality than they do in the video; sometimes I have to turn the volume down for the sake of the vide, which can make the sounds come off a little less impressive than they actually are.
To each their own though of course.
All the best!
Please dont test the ASOBO F18! OMG its a childish game version? Probably written for XBox flers who have never sat in a cockpi in their life! I just laughed when I tried it for 15 seconds before quitting! LOL!
Haha, I wasn’t planning to David, no worries. As you say, it’s rather simplistic, didn’t really do a whole lot for me. . .
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I've not even clicked on it once since the update. Not even once!!
Haha, well I don’t think you’re missing much as I say. I’m not sure I would have bothered clicking on it either, except I featured it in a Sim Update 7 feature video. Haven’t touched it again since then. . .
All the best!
Wow 3 real life f-18 pilots in the same thread. What are the odds?
Haha, slim to none I would say Robert, but I don’t think any of us are professing to be. . .
For sure, one would need to have flown the real-world F-18, in order to say whether or not the Asobo F-18 behaves accurately; but I don’t think one needs to have flown an actual F-18, in order to surmise that the Asobo version behaves incorrectly. Many of the Asobo aircraft are well wide of the mark, so I would say it’s unlikely that they just happened to get the F-18 spot on (the ground handling for example is very odd)?
I often mention during my videos / reviews, where my analysis is based on “best-guesses” and / or speculation - I certainly don’t profess to know everything. Overall though, I’m fairly confident that there are some issues with the Asobo F-18’s behaviour.
If you’ve flown the real-world F-18 yourself, then I stand corrected and I’d be more than happy to hear your take on it (genuinely).
Cheers!
How do you do the reverse thrust on landing please. ? Is that the throttle liver ? 🧐 thank you. !
Hi Cali,
Well, personally I have a hardware keybind assigned to “decrease throttle” and just use that but yes, I believe the throttle is moved into the reverse / beta range, in order to actuate the reverse thrust.
Does that help at all? All the best : )