Updated 24 July 2019 @ 1600Z: It’s now released. $34.99 from the Milviz store, with the price rising to $39.99 in two weeks time.
For the next addition to their X-Plane product line, Milviz has announced that they are bringing their DHC-3T Turbo Otter to the skies of X-Plane!
With the product page now posted, we can get an insight into the new product and its features. Like the FSX and P3D versions, the X-Plane rendition of the Turbo Otter features a high fidelity flight model, multiple configurations such as floats and skis, multiple loadout configurations for cargo and passengers, an extremely realistic and custom-coded PT6-34 simulation, and so much more. The full feature list can be found at the bottom of this article.
Unique to the X-Plane edition, the Milviz Turbo Otter also features a completely custom FMOD sound environment complete with highly authentic beta range sound effects, squealing brakes, stall buffeting, 3D sound positioning, as well as smooth engine starts and custom weather sound effects.
If any of what you read above interests you, the Milviz Turbo Otter for X-Plane is available for a price of $39.99 from the Milviz store.
Features:
- Professionally created & tuned, high fidelity flight model including accurate characteristics specific to the DHC-3T.
- Four Body Configurations – Standard Wheels, Floats, Amphibious Floats, Skis, each with individually tuned flight models.
- Multiple loadout configurations, with passengers and cargo. Selectable cargo includes an externally mounted canoe!
- Custom coded and meticulously modeled PT6-34
- Custom electrical system with display of electrical load and operable circuit breakers.
- Custom over-boosting cumulative damage simulation.
- Unique flap operation which simulates the usage of the manually operated hydraulic pump and selector on the DHC-3T.
- Realistic locked / powered / free-castoring tailwheel simulation
- Icing effects on airframe and static instruments fully simulated.
- Custom FMOD sound design by SimAcoustics
- Richly detailed cabin with beautiful high resolution textures and smoothly animated gauges.
- Realistic and fully adjustable cabin and instrument lighting.
- Authentic sound environment, inside and out.
- Ability to completely hide yoke and column for ease of access to important switches and controls.
- Professionally created liveries based on or inspired by real world aircraft.
- Available layer-based paintkit for creating your own liveries.
- Detailed & educational flight manual
- Yoke Lock
- Accurately modelled pump operated flaps
- Power Lever with Beta Gate
- Condition Lever with safety guard
- Accurately modelled Emergency Power Lever
- Tailwheel Lock Switch
- Fuel Transfer Switch
FMOD Features:
- Buttery smooth engine starts
- Highly authentic beta range sound effects
- Propeller wash sound effects
- Squealing brakes
- Stall buffeting
- Audible cockpit controls (switches, levers, etc.)
- 3D sound positioning
- Realistic distance attenuation
- Custom weather sound effects