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In this video, we test out the Black Box Simulations Shorts 360 (included as part of the Shorts Regional Premium Package), within Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS).
We’re operating a Manx Airlines charter, on behalf of the Royal Mail, taking the post from East Midlands (EGNX), over to the Isle of Man (EGNS).
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
PC Specs
ASUS Z790
Intel Core i9 13900K 5.8GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
64GB 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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Hello everyone!
Please be advised that the first update for the product has since been released:
Changelog – V1.1 8/Nov/23
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* Added – Yoke visibility switching CAP/FO
* Fixed – Hangar Livery image for Air Cargo Carriers 330
* Added – VR Collision mesh – ALL variants
* Fixed – duplicated switches – 330/360 Cargo
* Fixed – PAX Seat Materials – PAX models
* Fixed – 360 Pax Internal flags – Caused unlit multi LED indicators
* Fixed – AutoPilot Disengaged Tooltip – was showing AP Master status
* Fixed – Bendix King WX radar not booting up if mode knob moved too fast
* Added – 833Hz com tuning option available in Panel.xml files
* Improved – Narrowed Yokes and adjusted position
* Improved – Several Tooltips More Descriptive
– Wipers speed switch relabled
– WindShield OHeat Tests added
– Low Pressure / Fire Warning PTT Lamps
* Improved – DME mode selector switch Interactions
* Fixed – Starter Switches No TT Or Icons in Legacy Input Mode
* Improved – Lighting Knob Input Handling and Sync
* Fixed – Several Switches had reversed inputs using Legacy Input Mode
– Engine Fire Warning Test L/R
– Smoke Detectors Test L/R
– Landing Gear Horn Test
– AC Main Fan
– AC Gasper Fans
– AC Flight Comp Manual H/C
– AC Pax Comp Manual H/C
– Battery Master
– Light filament Test
– Deice Boot Timer
– Prop DeIce L/R
– WindShield OHeat Tests L/R
– Circuit Breaker Lights L/R
– Cabin Lights
– Emergency Light L/C/R
Cheers! : )
That Royal Mail livery looks stunning! Worth noting as well about the price that BlackBox has split the premium edition into individual variants that you can buy separately for a lower price.
Are you certain in terms of the incorrect orientation of switches?
I ask because our Lufthansa Boeings also always had 180 degrees turned switches.
Our company philosophy is that you want to turn off systems by pushing them forward instead of pulling them.
Have a look on cockpit pictures of DLH B737 Classics for example.
Great video as always my friend!
Love the historic intro audio. Thanks for another well composed informative video. Cheers.
Another good video and a good way to end the week and as usual informative and educational . I simply can not afford this at this time amfraid
Yet another aircraft I've flown in following your DC3 and Chipmunk reviews. In the 80's, I flew in a BMI Shorts 360 on a flight from East Midland Airport to Edinburgh on a business trip. First having to endure the comments from other passengers on other flights saying how they felt sorry for the passengers going in "the furniture van" to Edinburgh. To me it was great, as I loved flying in "real" aircraft rather than Boeing "Spam Cans". Of course, EMA in the 80's had no freight terminals, Parcel Warehouse's or wind turbines. The flight was superb, a beautiful sunny clear spring day with no turbulence. The cruising height was 10k feet, and the stewardess came around and handed out boiled sweets to relieve blocked ears, pressurisation Shorts thought was for sissies. Flying over the Lake District and the Scottish Borders was delightful with excellent views due to the ac's high wing config. A truly memorable aircraft to have flown in..
What an odd looking aircraft. It looks like something that was designed in a child’s imagination of what a plane should look like. Excellent review as always!
It is perfect 😉
Working circuit breakers are just smoke and mirrors and a waste of development time as long there are no failures to trip them.
Interested in the product when it gets to the marketplace and with some discount…till then nice plane!
Good Stuff!👍
Excellent review… as always.
i find myself clicking the mousewheel so i can freelook during these vidz
GREAT flight Captain. It's frustrating to see so many little things not corrected upon release. Anyway, good to be along with some "old school" flying. Thanks and cheers! !! !!!
NOTE: I'm talking after the 1.1 update from a few days ago. The complete absence of checklists in the docs and the in-game mechanism is unacceptable. This is made worse by the tutorial walkthrough missing crucial steps and also some bad info. This caused me much frustration and time spent looking for answers elsewhere instead of flying. Very bad. And the graphics and sounds ain't great. BUT, it does fly quite well once you learn how to operate the thing in the absence of proper instructions.
I noticed you did as in the tutorial and only undid the control lock when holding short AFTER taxiing, which is what the tutorial says. HOWEVER, for me, the rudders don't work (and hence no steering) until the control lock is off, before taxiing. The nosewheel tiller is utterly nonfunctional. So how did you taxi out with the control lock on?
And I have a major problem with the flight model. It has absolutely insane float for me in ground effect when trying to land so I was waiting for you to experience this, but you didn't. How?| For me, the flair causes a climb and once that settles back to a couple feet off the ground, the plane loses stability in all axes by like 45^ while still maintaining momentum down the runway. It's as bad as the pre-patch Beech 18.
Anyway, this is a fairly decent product (once you research checklists that Blackbox failed to provide) but the graphics and sounds are quite sub-par for the price. I mean, you have about 6 separate models each with several liveries, and yet the whole download was only about 850MB initially and was replaced by the 1.1 patch which is only 720MB, so you KNOW things ain't high-res. But, apart from the horrible ground effect float on landing (strangely, not on takeoff), the plane flies pretty well. So 3 stars from me.
Pacific Coastal Airlines in Vancouver operated 360’s for quite awhile. They also operated the Grumman Goose until not too many years ago.
Great video again!!! and brilliant intro. Where did you get the livery?
Once again an excellent presentation on an aircraft I really like from ‘back in the day’. Any ideas when it’s coming to Xbox?
There are 4 different editions you can purchase the premium with the 330 the 360 and the sherpa with the 36 liveries for 50 dollars. Then the 360 by itself for 30. The 330 by itself for 30 and the sherpa for 30. Sure there is lots in the premium edition but it feels steep at 50 and even the other editions are a bit steep but i only wanted the sherpa edition and felt it was fine for 30 but could be 20 to 25 on its own.
Nicely done on the flight and review, as always. Great touch with the Datapost ad in the beginning. I have to agree that for the price, even if the majority of switch issues are fixed this doesn't seem to deliver as much as other similarly priced add-ons. The engine sounds impressed me and it does seem like a good hand-flyer. But the texture work is just too basic. Interesting aircraft though and I'll reconsider if they up their game with this.
Great video – thanks. My first job on gaining a cpl was on the 3-30 (Metropolitan Airways) – thoroughly enjoyed it. How are you selecting BETA range on your thrust levers – I can't see any provision for it in MSFS Control set up?