Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter XP

The PC-6 is an utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft. Thanks to its superb STOL performance and easy-to-maintain design it is used all-around the globe to deliver goods where regular aircraft cannot fly.

This aircraft was designed by Thranda thanks to an unlimited access provided by a PC-6 operator.

Features:

• Excellent hi-res PBR realistic materials, featuring true-to-life plate deformation and to-the-rivet precision
• First plane to include FULLY configurable 3D instrument panel
  • Move any instrument to any location on the panel, or even between pilot and copilot's seat
  •  Supports 3rd party RealityXP GTN750 instrument
  • Save your own presets, and even share them with the community
  • Instruments can be moved in 3D directly, on a 2D pop-up preview window, or by numerical entry for precise placement
  • GNS430 and 530 can be swapped out, but a restart of the plane is required, as 430s and 530s are mutually exclusive in terms of compatibility
• Dynamic livery editor (like in the Kodiak)
  • Create "virtual" liveries, based on one common design layout, and assign any color to any available paint segment
  • Quickly create preview of livery in real-time, using intuitive controls
  • Apply selected livery in real-time
  • Option to include/hide manufacturer logo and "PC-6" sign
  • Option to change the tail number in real-time, or disable it altogether
  • Easily and quickly create dozens of paint schemes in-sim
  • Also supports 12 traditionally painted liveries, all visible in a convenient pre-selection preview window
• SkunkCrafts Updater
  • Option to participate in Beta program, via check box in SkunkCrafts Updater
• Feature-rich elegant fly-out menu with the following features:
  • Realism settings for engine and tail wheel (simplified vs. realistic modes)
  • Innovative electric tug, with in-panel controls to move forward/backward at the desired speed, and steer proportionally
  • Control over chocks, individual tie-downs, covers, internal lights, external lights, engine compartment enclosure
  • Option to enable/disable wing tanks, with realistically simulated weight, momentum, rotational inertia, and drag characteristics
  • Option to start up running (all systems ready), or cold-and-dark, for realistic startup procedures
  • Control retractable landing lights via scroll wheel (independent left/right, Infinitely variable tilt, to use lights for both taxi and landing purposes.)
  • Ground power unit, with modeled cart
  • Detailed weight and balance manager with visual chart, individual passenger seat weight control, Lbs/KG unit toggle, CG control, external tank control, and the option to save and load configuration
  •  Multiple camera snap points, above and beyond what's available by default in X-Plane, so you can perform your walk around checks
  • Adjust your camera's Field of View without having to go to an X-plane menu, allowing for real-time adjustments
  • Audio mixer: individually control audio channels in real-time, so you can adjust volumes while hearing them play
  •  Slew control: move your plane around the world, temporarily bypassing flight physics.  Includes ground mode and air mode
  •  Dynamic panel control page, with a separate view for the entire panel layout preview, or a per-instrument view, allowing for fine-tuning of instrument position, as well as copy-paste function to quickly replace instruments
  • The "Misc" page will be updated as progress on the expansion pack continues. Now it's a placeholder page that provides links to support forums, SkunkCrafts Updater, and the Kodiak
• Flight dynamics and systems:
  • The PC6 has quite a few very unique flight characteristics, including the ability to enter Beta mode in flight, and these are faithfully reproduced. (This allows for very steep descents.)
  • The real PC6 is considered to be a real STOL workhorse, whose flight characteristics and excellent STOL capabilities are calibrated to maximum precision in the sim
  • Details, such as the condition lever latch mechanism and a functional throttle gate add to the realism
  • Sliding passenger doors respond to G-forces, so when returning from a parachute drop, while on a steep descent, the doors will roll shut
  • Over-torquing the engine will cause shaft damage, when in "realistic" mode. This can result in prop loss, cabin smoke, terrifying turbine shaft friction sounds, etc.
  • Smoke in engine can be brought under control by killing the "Firewall Air" via cabin lever
  • Tie-downs and chocks actually keep the plane from moving, even in high winds
•     Advanced FMOD-based sound system:
  • High fidelity, multi-track sounds with smooth transitions
  • Individual volume control over different aspects of the sound experience, adjustable in real-time (while listening to the sounds)
  • Different sounds for front of plane than for back of plane
  • Panning around the plane in exterior view yields awesome 3D audio effects, including "blade slapping" sound when view is perpendicular to prop
  • Prop pitch produces characteristic aerodynamic aural effects, especially during Beta and Reverse mode
  • Individual buttons and switches in the cockpit each have their own unique sound
  • Realistic electrical sounds, based on bus load and other factors (Sounds actually give you clues as to what's happening under the hood)
  • Realistic oxygen flow sound effects
  • Combustion roar sound typical for turboprop engines -recorded from real PT6 engine
  • Outside wind intensity is affected by slip and AoA. (The more the surface area of the fuselage is hit by oncoming wind, the louder the sounds)

X-Plane 11
Windows 8 / 10, Mac or Linux
4 GB VRAM (8 GB+ VRAM recommended)

The plane comes with an auto-updater. Free auto updates for the life-cycle of X-Plane 11.

Version 1.2 (October 24, 2020):

• Added Autopilot Disconnect button to stick
• Added push-to-test on prop de-ice light
• Fixed backup artificial horizon instrument
• Added Startlocks
• Tweaked pop-up window resize behaviour (better min/max scaling)
• Tweaked audio
• Made further adjustments to external fuel tank empty weights
• Prepared base pack for smooth installation of expansion pack
• Improved sluggish stick behaviour for VR operation
• Added Autopilot to analog panel preset

Version 1.1 (September 17, 2020):

• Tiedowns, chocks, and engine covers are saved between flights
• Potential fix to prevent [redacted] from triggering after using replay mode
• Aspen EFD1000: Fix missing negative sign when OAT is less than -10 degrees
• Autopilot: Auto-load altitude into altitude preselect when ALT mode is engaged
• Autopilot: Round altitude select value to the nearest 100 feet
• Increased fuel flow values to be more realistic
• Reduced prop gearbox drag slightly
• Updated External Tanks fuel system to be compatible with FSEconomy.  Note: our model can hold a maximum of 268 US gallons
• Corrected the calculation of liters of fuel in the Weight and Balance pop-up menu
• Fixed issue where both landing light switches would turn on when flipping just one of the switches

Version 1.0.4 (June 6, 2020):

• Adapted Thranda fly-out window for compatibility with SASL 3.10
• Added some more files to the SkunkCrafts Updater's ignore list

SASL 3.10 upgrade (Came with deprecation of some 2D pop-up window features, forcing a re-design of the Thranda fly-out window)

• Thranda window is now a pop-out-capable window, with no transparency, and no fly-out animation, as SASL 3.10 no longer supports features needed for this
• ASPEN EFD1000 Wind direction indicator fixed
• ASPEN EFD1000 Alt Selector going by 200 ft fixed
• Added altitude select instrument (index 45)
• Renamed livery folders to remove initial numbering
• Created dynamic tailnumber placard for instrument panel
• Made more FPS optimizations
• ASPEN EFD1000 Left click not working properly in Aspen popup fixed
• ASPEN EFD1000 Digits showing random numbers when preselecting an altitude using commands fixed
• Made pilot/copilot disappear when shutting down plane (after chocks and static elements are enabled)
• Enabled FOV slider in the pop-up window