Originally I was planning to work on the Pilatus PC12 RMI after the aircraft’s EIS (Engine Indicator System) project. However, since I’ve been playing the Black Square (BKSQ) Duke Turbine quite a lot, I decided to get the aircraft’s Engine Cluster completed first.
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Duke Turbine
548: RDA Update Looks Cool in the Cockpit
Radar Altimeter (RDA) is an avionic device that is used to measure the distance (or the Above Ground Level (AGL) altitude) between an aircraft and the terrain presently beneath it. 
The Duke B60 and Duke Turbine from RealAir Simulations are both equipped with a piece of the instrument in their cockpits.
After an AGL altitude is selected, the DH (Decision Height) indicator of the RDA on the Duke B60 or Duke Turbine will lit up when the aircraft is within 100 feet below the set point, and turn off when the 100 feet range is passed. The corresponding FIP Duke Shared RDA I developed for the two aircraft was designed and programmed in this manner.
However, a new user, Ken, wrote to me recently saying that the DH indicator on the real RDA doesn’t react this way. Continue reading
498: RealAir Duke Gauges R2 Update
The FIP Gauges for Duke B60 and Duke Turbine from RealAir Simulations have been updated to version 
R2, which includes new gauges (such as a new Engine 4 in the Turbine set as shown on the right) besides fixes and optimizations.
In addition, the updated gauges are now Logitech drivers compatible.
Exisitng users should have received notification emails containing download links in their mailboxes by now. Should any user not receiving the update, feel free to contact me by email or via Comment of this post.
362: Duke Turbine Engine Gauges Released
The Moritz Digital Engine Gauges for the Duke Turbine V2 are now ready, 
which completes the two RAS Duke gauge sets released earlier in March.
This engine set consists of six gauges in pair format, including the Torque (TRQ), ITT Temperature, NG %RPM, Prop RPM, Fuel Flow and Fuel Pressure.
One known issue — small deviations sometimes appear on the NG %RPM and Prop RPM gauges due to the two gauges using local variables (Lvars), which the Saitek FIP driver doesn’t support. It’s more prominent when the aircraft is on the ground, and less significant in the air.
Nevertheless, various workaround codings have been implemented to minimize incompatibility derived from the Saitek drivers. Continue reading
342: RealAir Duke V2 Gauges Second Release
Following the un-announced Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI), the remaining Altimeter (ALT), Radio Altitude Indicator (RDA), Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI) and VOR2 with GlideSlope Indicator (VOR2) for the Duke B60 & Turbine were completed earlier than expected.
However, the Airspeed Indicator (ASI) for the Duke B60 version is still under development. But it should be ready soon. (Done)
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341: First 4 Gauges for RealAir Duke V2
The project for the RealAir Duke Turbine V2 gauges have been started for nearly a month. At present, the Airspeed Indicator (ASI), Attitude Indicator (ATI), Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) and Turn Coordinator (TCR) are now ready, in which the latter three share the same gauges on the Duke B60 as well.
Similar to the last B58 Baron/Carenado project, Continue reading
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