i literally did a lord of the rings journey in this game a while ago . Theres a little airstrip a bit north from Queenstown called NZPL and this is the place where the castle of Rohan was built ! you can see the mountains in the background just like in the movie scene
Quantas used to have a B747 Combi like this with about half of the rear main deck being for containerised freight. I did deadload weight statements for a few flights, enjoyable to do , back in early 90s or late 1980s…..Laurie. NZ. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Running MSFS on Xbox and am loving it soooooo much. However, it seems Microsoft makes it very difficult and long winded for aircraft developers to port their aircraft onto the marketplace. So many amazing planes I can’t get my hands on. Anyhooooooooo, love your channel. Cheers.
@@jamesnoonan7450 Yes I do at least and they were good buys. Much easier to navigate do passwords and select stuff with those…got a yoke as well…Laurie NZ 😊
OMG !!! You'd gone full flaps and were about to drop out of the sky and I still couldn't figure out where on gods green earth you were trying to land. Then you went round a corner of the hill and were immediately over the threshold. I have to try this, how on earth did you find this place ? Also I'm having trouble finding that approach into NZMF in Navigraph Charts, just sayin ... ;-)
Watched this last night in bed on the tele. Came on the PC to comment today. Wonderful flight. Entertaining commentary. Beautiful scenery. I got the Kodiak on the Chrissy sale, this is going to be my first flight after work today in VR. Have a sub and a wonderful 2023.
The lower FPS is due to the Standby Attitude Indicator. Pull the Circuit Breaker for it and you will win back your missing FPS. SWS is aware of this but the solution needs to come from Asobo. I am flying the wonderful Kodiak with pulled Cb for now.
Beautiful landscape, cool plane, amazing video :) What a delight when at the last second the runway appeared! December is going to be great, with the Kodiak, SC Design F-16 and RSP H125 helicopter all coming out soon hopefully.
Late to the party ! Can i ask you how you interact with doors while in drone mode ? I'm on Xbox and i've a very good understanding on how to set my Xbox controller ( i've ton of keybindings on it :p ) but i can't find the right "key" on drone camera page to assign this type of action. Thanks ! ❤
What a beautiful plane! Can't wait to fly her. Were you using the Orbx NZ mesh? Any plans to take the Kodiak to PNG for some Missionary Bush Pilot flights?
2145. Nope door wont open due wind force. I used to fly a C172 in real life whose door would pop open in flight but only a crack due airflow…it did it when I was taking my parents on a local scenic flight around Auckland NZ. Laurie NZ. 😊😊😊😊
I do not mean to alarm you, Captain... but the passenger in 3A seems to be incessantly staring at a ring in his hand, with a crazy look in his eyes, and repeatedly saying "After all... why shouldn't I..."
I am using the altitude knob and can’t get my altitude knob to increase my altitude in ft like going to 7000 or whatever is there something you need to do to get that set?
Nice to see you do a test flight in NZ this time! I’m one of the pilots from the SWS beta testing team and just wanted to advise that as per the Kodiak POH, moving the power lever below flight idle into beta range is strictly prohibited in flight! This would lead to an engine over speed followed by a loss of power- best to stick with the Pilatus for that kind of high jinx!
@@AvAngel definitely prohibited haha. But suppose you can do whatever you like in the sim! Also as a local, I have to point out that the filming location of Isengard was very nearly in your video, if you’d carried on to the head of the lake instead of turning left at around the 15 minute mark, you would have overflown it!
@@AvAngel Rachel Please don't feel you need to reply to this request...Last week I suggested to Huddison who has his own You Tube channel That Mark from Sim Hanger, himself and you do a Christmas Charity flight....You guys are the three people I watch without fail.. I suggested a bush type flight round Scotland set on a snowy Christmas morning and we as simmers are delivering parcels to some remote villages to the Children that Santa could not get to due to the storm a few hours before. I think Huddison is trying to pick a International Children's Charity.. I wonder if you would consider being a guest and or promoting it on your channel, even getting the guys from Simworks to donate a Kodiak as they will do very well thanks to your excellent video.? I don't know which day Huddison is doing the flight but we hope to get as many simmers as possible and make a small donation to a charity... Thank you to all three of you as great producers of quality productions. al
Thankyou for the videos I really like them all. I wondered though if you might try out some helicopters? It's taken me ages to get any kind of proficiency flying the H145 from HPG but it's a great feeling when you start to get the hang of it and I don't think there is a better way to enjoy what MSFS offers.
@@AvAngel Ended up buying this aircraft, so much attention & excellent reviews. Thanks for letting me know what GPU you’re using. They’re all quite expensive these days, but at least availability improving.
im having a problem with the SWS quest kodiak. whenever i load in to any variant with the cargo pod the game crashes but whenever i load in any variant without the cargo pod it works fine. (i have re-installed it many times)
I moaned about the price of this aircraft as possible on the high side...But, I was wrong you were right...Seeing the passengers in it is a touch of class....Yep AV you sold another plane thank you
Thoroughly enjoyed your second video on the Kodiak 100. I'm mentally preparing myself for the 17th. What a smashing job you did with your spot on landing to Quinton Hut Airstrip (T004). I have landed here a few times in the Got Gravel "Grravel" and know how hard it is. Well done. It really shows the potential of the Kodiak and how well SimWorks Studios have modelled it. Thank you.
Maybe your best video yet (IMHO). NZ is beautiful in MSFS, you chose the perfect airplane in the Kodiak, and the best part of all, the honest and terrific personality you bring to all your videos. The Kodiak added a lot to this video. Perhaps, at least in my case, the thanks for that goes to the highly regarded missionary pilot in PNG. I am looking forward to the release of this airplane. As to the scenery, understand I have no association with this company, but the ORBX NZ mesh does a good job of reducing the rounding of mountain ridges and enhancing the definition of the graphics. Recommended. You have certainly brought to us some of the best MSFS has to offer. Thank you.
Haven’t been able to watch the video yet, on lunch break at work, but can we buy the Kodiak yet? Really like flying in NZ, its super pretty. Queenstown is an amazing place.
Will you be using your head tracker in any more videos? I ordered mine from Grass Monkey last night, and would love to see you use it more before mine arrives in the mail. Cheers! -Brooks
I will, i'm just adjusting to it off camera... and trying to find a better way to get my audio in with my head turning now... problem with it for videos is keeping your mouth pointed at the mic... or... nobody can hear you :D All wonderful for personal flying, but tough for otherwise.
The wait is worth it, as one of the test pilots, the latest flight config update made the airplane feel more like the real one. The SWS folks are putting a lot of hard work into this to make the purchaser a happy sim pilot.
@@AvAngel thanks, I may make a video on the Kodiak start up procedures, cockpit flows, different configurations and speeds for take off and landing, shutdown procedures, etc.
i literally did a lord of the rings journey in this game a while ago . Theres a little airstrip a bit north from Queenstown called NZPL and this is the place where the castle of Rohan was built ! you can see the mountains in the background just like in the movie scene
Quantas used to have a B747 Combi like this with about half of the rear main deck being for containerised freight. I did deadload weight statements for a few flights, enjoyable to do , back in early 90s or late 1980s…..Laurie. NZ. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Btw Queenstown is south of Christchurch quite a long drive or an interesting commercial flight….Laurie NZ
Running MSFS on Xbox and am loving it soooooo much. However, it seems Microsoft makes it very difficult and long winded for aircraft developers to port their aircraft onto the marketplace. So many amazing planes I can’t get my hands on. Anyhooooooooo, love your channel. Cheers.
About to buy all the gear to run on xbox how is it ? Do you use keyboard mouse and joystick?
@@jamesnoonan7450 Yes I do at least and they were good buys. Much easier to navigate do passwords and select stuff with those…got a yoke as well…Laurie NZ 😊
@@LWJCarroll thank Laurie I'm running the set up now working well !!
THAT LANDING!!! **Standing Ovation**
Little bumpy lol
The Kodiak without the pod is in my opinion one of the best looking aircraft available in the sim.
I have read that if you’re performance is less than normal, shut off that back up screen on the far left. It’s a pig.
On the bottom row pull breaker 3 it turns off the back up display on the left can boost fps
OMG !!! You'd gone full flaps and were about to drop out of the sky and I still couldn't figure out where on gods green earth you were trying to land. Then you went round a corner of the hill and were immediately over the threshold. I have to try this, how on earth did you find this place ? Also I'm having trouble finding that approach into NZMF in Navigraph Charts, just sayin ... ;-)
Link in description
The world of aviation would be so much better if everyone just referred to aircraft as "bad boys."
Watched this last night in bed on the tele. Came on the PC to comment today. Wonderful flight. Entertaining commentary. Beautiful scenery. I got the Kodiak on the Chrissy sale, this is going to be my first flight after work today in VR. Have a sub and a wonderful 2023.
Glad you enjoyed it
The lower FPS is due to the Standby Attitude Indicator. Pull the Circuit Breaker for it and you will win back your missing FPS. SWS is aware of this but the solution needs to come from Asobo. I am flying the wonderful Kodiak with pulled Cb for now.
Thanks. I had heard this. I will be flying it in VR, so every frame counts lol. Hope i can figure out which circuit breaker!
@@billbaggins1688 they already fixed it with an update.
Amazing as I didnt know Quintin Lodge existed…
i'm gonna buy this plane the second it drops. my personal favorite "small" plane
Same!
@@Largetalons absolutely correct on that bud
Beautiful landscape, cool plane, amazing video :) What a delight when at the last second the runway appeared! December is going to be great, with the Kodiak, SC Design F-16 and RSP H125 helicopter all coming out soon hopefully.
Keep on ”bad Boying” that’s your Kick ass catch phrase.😉👍
And you are right about that steam gauge rock. 😎
Okay Angel eyes...I'm getting this plane!
Cool chick that makes cool videos/ You know what is a fun approach is WABJ. it's a fun but very challenging
Done that one in the porter, it's a spicy approach indeed!
thanks for the review. when i saw the plane was to release, i immediately wanted to see your review. totally agree with you about glass
Late to the party ! Can i ask you how you interact with doors while in drone mode ? I'm on Xbox and i've a very good understanding on how to set my Xbox controller ( i've ton of keybindings on it :p ) but i can't find the right "key" on drone camera page to assign this type of action. Thanks ! ❤
What a beautiful plane! Can't wait to fly her. Were you using the Orbx NZ mesh? Any plans to take the Kodiak to PNG for some Missionary Bush Pilot flights?
yes I was, and i do plan to yes!
shut up and take my money
"BETA test" 🤣 I see what you did there. 👍given!
:D
2145. Nope door wont open due wind force. I used to fly a C172 in real life whose door would pop open in flight but only a crack due airflow…it did it when I was taking my parents on a local scenic flight around Auckland NZ. Laurie NZ. 😊😊😊😊
I do not mean to alarm you, Captain... but the passenger in 3A seems to be incessantly staring at a ring in his hand, with a crazy look in his eyes, and repeatedly saying "After all... why shouldn't I..."
XD
I'm definitely getting this badboy when it releases... oh, s**t. It's contagious.
I love the SWS Kodiak. Waiting Dec 17th for release. Good video. Greetings and cheers from Spain.
I am using the altitude knob and can’t get my altitude knob to increase my altitude in ft like going to 7000 or whatever is there something you need to do to get that set?
New Zealand is amazing, got the NZ mesh. Thanks for the video! 👍😁
Which NZ Mesh?
Kodiak looks really nice!
and the way back in a Ju-52 :D th-cam.com/video/Yvf0HpMjkiU/w-d-xo.html
Nice to see you do a test flight in NZ this time! I’m one of the pilots from the SWS beta testing team and just wanted to advise that as per the Kodiak POH, moving the power lever below flight idle into beta range is strictly prohibited in flight! This would lead to an engine over speed followed by a loss of power- best to stick with the Pilatus for that kind of high jinx!
Prohibited... or 'recommended against'? :D Good point, I'll stick to the silly planes for that :D
@@AvAngel definitely prohibited haha. But suppose you can do whatever you like in the sim! Also as a local, I have to point out that the filming location of Isengard was very nearly in your video, if you’d carried on to the head of the lake instead of turning left at around the 15 minute mark, you would have overflown it!
@@AvAngel Rachel Please don't feel you need to reply to this request...Last week I suggested to Huddison who has his own You Tube channel That Mark from Sim Hanger, himself and you do a Christmas Charity flight....You guys are the three people I watch without fail.. I suggested a bush type flight round Scotland set on a snowy Christmas morning and we as simmers are delivering parcels to some remote villages to the Children that Santa could not get to due to the storm a few hours before. I think Huddison is trying to pick a International Children's Charity.. I wonder if you would consider being a guest and or promoting it on your channel, even getting the guys from Simworks to donate a Kodiak as they will do very well thanks to your excellent video.? I don't know which day Huddison is doing the flight but we hope to get as many simmers as possible and make a small donation to a charity... Thank you to all three of you as great producers of quality productions. al
Sorry sadly Huddison has had to cancel this.. Thank you, perhaps next year?
That was not a heavy land, it was a light crash :D
Semantics!
AV do you watch missionary bush pilot videos? He flies a Kodiak.
She does and has already answered this earlier.
Is that arrival airport default or an add on, and what is the name of it?
Thankyou for the videos I really like them all. I wondered though if you might try out some helicopters? It's taken me ages to get any kind of proficiency flying the H145 from HPG but it's a great feeling when you start to get the hang of it and I don't think there is a better way to enjoy what MSFS offers.
Looking forward to the Kodiac
Good review ! This aircraft gets praised, thinking of buying…although not a super fan of glass cockpit
Me neither, but it is rather nice.
@@AvAngel Ended up buying this aircraft, so much attention & excellent reviews. Thanks for letting me know what GPU you’re using. They’re all quite expensive these days, but at least availability improving.
Can you please list your hardware, planning to upgrade GPU
I run an RTX 2070 super :)
im having a problem with the SWS quest kodiak. whenever i load in to any variant with the cargo pod the game crashes but whenever i load in any variant without the cargo pod it works fine. (i have re-installed it many times)
cute chuby plane
Simply stunning
You can turn off logbook go to assistance options user experience end flight
I did, su7 turned it back on lol
Nice one\
I moaned about the price of this aircraft as possible on the high side...But, I was wrong you were right...Seeing the passengers in it is a touch of class....Yep AV you sold another plane thank you
Thoroughly enjoyed your second video on the Kodiak 100. I'm mentally preparing myself for the 17th.
What a smashing job you did with your spot on landing to Quinton Hut Airstrip (T004). I have landed here a few times in the Got Gravel "Grravel" and know how hard it is. Well done. It really shows the potential of the Kodiak and how well SimWorks Studios have modelled it. Thank you.
Possibly a silly question ... when the back is roped off to be used for cargo how do the passengers get in and out ?
Carefully! Usually after the cargo or smother door
Still waiting for the Twin Otter. I bet you'll be all over that considering that it will have a non-glass cockpit?
I WILL DIE FOR A TWOTTER
Do you think that the M$FS 2020 would run in Virtualbox on a linuxmint system?
In theory could depending on spec
Maybe your best video yet (IMHO). NZ is beautiful in MSFS, you chose the perfect airplane in the Kodiak, and the best part of all, the honest and terrific personality you bring to all your videos.
The Kodiak added a lot to this video. Perhaps, at least in my case, the thanks for that goes to the highly regarded missionary pilot in PNG. I am looking forward to the release of this airplane.
As to the scenery, understand I have no association with this company, but the ORBX NZ mesh does a good job of reducing the rounding of mountain ridges and enhancing the definition of the graphics. Recommended.
You have certainly brought to us some of the best MSFS has to offer. Thank you.
Thank you very much :)
Haven’t been able to watch the video yet, on lunch break at work, but can we buy the Kodiak yet? Really like flying in NZ, its super pretty. Queenstown is an amazing place.
17th still :)
@@AvAngel too long! Are we there yet?
Finally a good add on worth buying
Will you be using your head tracker in any more videos? I ordered mine from Grass Monkey last night, and would love to see you use it more before mine arrives in the mail. Cheers!
-Brooks
I will, i'm just adjusting to it off camera... and trying to find a better way to get my audio in with my head turning now... problem with it for videos is keeping your mouth pointed at the mic... or... nobody can hear you :D All wonderful for personal flying, but tough for otherwise.
AvA, one solution for audio would be to use a boom mic headset, that way the mic follows your head movements and is a consistent volume.
Fargin SWS should have released this by now. This is ridiculous. Lol
It's still being fixed from SU7, give them time to release a perfect plane, not a half baked one.
The wait is worth it, as one of the test pilots, the latest flight config update made the airplane feel more like the real one. The SWS folks are putting a lot of hard work into this to make the purchaser a happy sim pilot.
HI please how van I Purchase an airplane?
Available on the 17th of Dec :)
What do you have your refresh rate for glass instruments set to?
Medium iirc.
What software do you use to make the videos of your flights?
Obs studio :)
@@AvAngel thanks, I may make a video on the Kodiak start up procedures, cockpit flows, different configurations and speeds for take off and landing, shutdown procedures, etc.
I can't wait for this. Any idea on the price range?
€29.99 for the base pack, €14 for the amphibian
Bad boy is so old stuff.
Ikr?
@@AvAngel Not sure of your answer. Sorry just one of my pet peeves using the phrase "bad boy". Just me being me. Luv your work, Home field KTPL.