SimWorks Studios Kodiak 100 Wheels Released.

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Daube said:
I understand we get several models (tundra, floats etc..) but I'm not sure about that price.
They mention the NGXi integration... which means the plane has default gauges ?

EDIT: if you buy directly from their website, the price is much better... or is it VAT not applied yet ?
https://simworksstudios.com/aircraft/msfs-kodiak-100.html
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Regular or tundra wheels, and pod or no-pod - that gives you four external combinations, along with different interior setups, get you a pretty nice variety. The floats will come later as a stand-alone package at about half the price of this one - at least according to what they've been saying.

I'll be picking this one up tomorrow after I get my dad home from rehab.
 
Im in on the Amphib future, then I'd need Wheel/Skies. At least the base comes with Fatty's, those come in darn handy in the Canadian Attic, especially in Nunavut Territory.
 
Daube said:
I understand we get several models (tundra, floats etc..) but I'm not sure about that price.
They mention the NGXi integration... which means the plane has default gauges ?

EDIT: if you buy directly from their website, the price is much better... or is it VAT not applied yet ?
https://simworksstudios.com/aircraft/msfs-kodiak-100.html
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Justflight seems to tag a premium onto stuff they sell, so other sites are often cheaper.

As an example, the SSW F-104 is $33 off Simmarket, but it's $44 from Justflight. Since there's no VAT involved in my case, it's just down to different vendors charging different prices for the same thing.
 
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Daube said:
I understand we get several models (tundra, floats etc..) but I'm not sure about that price.
They mention the NGXi integration... which means the plane has default gauges ?
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Note that you will NOT get the float version for the 29.99 Euros. That's going to be a separate add-on for about 17 Euros. It won't require the main version, though, so it's a good deal if you mainly want floats. Not such a great deal if you want wheels and floats both.

As for the gauges, the real Kodiak uses the G1000, so I don't see why that would be an issue.
 
The float version is not included and sold separately ? :dizzy:

I know the Kodiac uses a G1000 inside, no issues with that. But I still feel like the price is tailored for P3D instead of the MSFS market...
 
Daube said:
The float version is not included and sold separately ? :dizzy:I know the Kodiac uses a G1000 inside, no issues with that. But I still feel like the price is tailored for P3D instead of the MSFS market...
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Many of the new issues are high in price. Reveiw of the Kodack seem very good. You do get those automated cup holders. Those alone are worth 5 euros. ;-)
 
Yeah, many of the old-line publishers haven't gotten the memo about lower-priced add-ons on MSFS. It's a bigger, and more important, different market. My guess is you can make more money at a lower price with MSFS because you'll sell more than enough additional planes to make up for the reduced profit margin.

Dean from DC might have an idea on this, as Just Flight priced the F-15 seriously high for this market (though I felt like I got every penny of value, with all of the models, the features, and the great continued support), and the F-14 came out at a price that was noticeably more reasonable. It's not apples to apples, but it'd be interesting to know if the Tomcat sold better at the lower price than the Eagle did.

In this case, I'd probably have picked up the Kodiak at $15-25. But for me, it's too similar to planes I already have (Cessna 208, TBM 930) to spend $40 on it. I'm not saying it doesn't provide a lot of value -- SWS does a superb job with detail, flight models, etc. and there are a ton of liveries. But for me, it's too similar to planes I already have to spend that much. At $20-ish, I'd do it out of curiosity. :) And proof of the matter -- I probably WILL buy the float version, because it's going to be in the range I'm willing to pay.
 
I just got done with a short test from W88 to KGSO, and so far, I'm very happy! My only complaint right now is on Asobo - the reverse throttle functions are broken. The only workaround is to bind something to the Decrease Throttle function.
 
Tom Clayton said:
I just got done with a short test from W88 to KGSO, and so far, I'm very happy! My only complaint right now is on Asobo - the reverse throttle functions are broken. The only workaround is to bind something to the Decrease Throttle function.
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I spent some coin today on this model and access reverse throttle using a mouse click and drag. A bit tricky managing throttle idol, reverse throttle, and prop pitch, otherwise the plane goes careening down the runway. Fun aircraft. Looking for a coffee cup for the holder. - d
 
I've got reverse thrust to work but had to be in a cockpit view & used the left mouse button held down on the throttle lever to drag it all the way back.
Need to push the throttle fwd to zero throttle quite quickly or aircraft starts going backwards at a fast clip.
T43
 
It's the key/button binding for toggle or hold reverse that's broken. Up until now, what I did was pull the throttle back to idle, press a button on my throttle right under my thumb, then push the throttle forward again. The animation in the cockpit and the sim itself went into the beta/reverse range. The only way to do that now is to bind that button to Decrease Throttle. But the problem is that trying to use the beta range to control taxiing is next to impossible now.

Looking for a coffee cup for the holder.
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Back in FS9, I had a fictional plane that had a cup holder with a can in it. That can had a wrap-around texture. I replaced the cola texture with something from a more "adult" beverage. :very_drunk:
 
Btw, what about the float version?
Will it be full package or only upgrade (with good price) of wheeled version? :pop4:
 
Ahh, its here :encouragement::

Tom Clayton said:
Regular or tundra wheels, and pod or no-pod - that gives you four external combinations, along with different interior setups, get you a pretty nice variety. The floats will come later as a stand-alone package at about half the price of this one - at least according to what they've been saying.

I'll be picking this one up tomorrow after I get my dad home from rehab.
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Thx. Personally, I am a bit surprised by this solution .....
 
So, after b*&%ng about the price that was announced I saw it was more reasonable to purchase directly from SWS. But there seems to always be a hidden cost as the download has been consistently quitting on me at around 50% complete and I've been trying since last night using their direct download along with each of the alternative download links that they offer. All have the same result. Would love to hear if anyone has any ideas. I tried turning off virus protection but got the same negative results with that, too.

LouP
 
YoYo said:
Thx. Personally, I am a bit surprised by this solution .....
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I suppose they figure some people are already happy with the Caravan for the type of mission both planes are good at, but since there's no float version of the Cessna, they'll be able to sell the floater as a separate package to fill that void.

LouP said:
So, after b*&%ng about the price that was announced I saw it was more reasonable to purchase directly from SWS. But there seems to always be a hidden cost as the download has been consistently quitting on me at around 50% complete and I've been trying since last night using their direct download along with each of the alternative download links that they offer. All have the same result. Would love to hear if anyone has any ideas. I tried turning off virus protection but got the same negative results with that, too.

LouP
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I remembered reading about d/l issues from their system, but couldn't find it. After comparing prices, I decided to spend the extra and buy a little peace of mind getting from Orbx. Their Orbx Central app makes purchase and install dirt simple and I've never had an issue with it.
 
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