BlackBox Simulation BN2 Islander - First Look Review! - MSFS 2020
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- BlackBox Simulation drops their latest release, the Britten Norman BN2 Islander! A short field master, how does it stack up?
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It is a nice airplane and the name tells it all about itself: an ideal airplane to explore and simulate commercial services between islands like the Bahamas or the caribbean ones. Bought it and I am happy with it, the engine sound is specially beautiful for me.
I’m using it to cross the English Channel
It will always have special place in my heart. It’s the Beagle from GTA SA.
Brought this day 1, did not disappoint, was desperately looking for your review before I brought it, but glad I made the jump.
How do you access the plane once you’ve bought it from the black box website
As always, another great review. Look forward to buying this one.
I'm an Islander fan as well and bought this as soon as I could. Absolutely love it and am flying one from Greece to Gabon currently. Just hope someday they'll update this (along with the Bird Dog) with switch, door, and window sounds.
Thanks for another great video as always!
enjoyed this review & also appreciated the thorough breakdown of it
Lovely video, i've only just got MSFS 2020 and play in VR which changes everything about the sim. Love your review and simplicity style. Got yourself another sub!
I try to keep things to the point, focused on the addons or the flight, I'm trying to not overboard people with flash and bs, and just give them what they want... whether its reviews or flights or other content. For reviews, no point filling it with beauty shots, i want people to see what they will see.
Hey AvAngel, thx a lot for all of your great videos! bought the Islander as well and I barely fly other aircrafts since then. In the latest version you can see your cargo-load, depending on the mass you load. Love it for bush-supplies, actally flying from deep south Argentina to Canada-Alaska in the north.... will take a while ;)
Great review! I've flown this thing in real life and all over the Caribbean in MSFS. Wonderful aircraft.
Bought it about half an hour after release and enjoying it each and every day since. It's my go-to plane for Backcountry flying in Idaho and Oregon
A great review of a little known British success story. I fell in love with this aircraft when it was first released (yes I am old) and first flew in one in the Strzelecki Desert in South Australia from a supply base to a remote oil drilling rig. I bought this the moment it was released a couple of days ago and already clocked 6 hours in it. Thank you and great to hear your similar love of the aircraft.
I've been in one before myself, rattly little buckets but somehow awesome aircraft. Its perfect for my kind of flying, rough short field remote work... where this sim shines.
Great stuff, purchased this and Piper arrow since viewing,this aircraft is excellent.
I love your reviews!
Glad you like them!
Your thumbs up pushed me over the edge on this purchase. I enjoy your reviews. thx.
Thank you!
Lovely review, downloading it today 👍😊
I've said it before, but I'll happily say it again: You are a great go-to soource for reviews of MSFS aircrafts. Based on your review of the just flight piper arrow III, I went ahead and bought it. No regrets! And, may I say, it is great to have a female sim-pilot as one of my sources of inspiration! We need alot more women to join our community :) Keep it up!
Thanks Haakon :) I really appreciate it. I started this channel to not only be able to post my flight adventures, but also create the kinds of review videos that I desperately wanted back in FSX and P3D... but nobody did it. I'm trying to show people if its WORTH a price or getting, if its going to be enjoyable, not just accurate... something you can really feel like you're experiencing.
I heartily second that!!
I bought this and absolutely love it, fun plane to fly with tons of liveries!
Thank you very much for this excellent review of the BN2 Islander. Your review was very informative and professional. Very balanced critique. Well done. Yes the Islanders may be old and clunky. But are veritable work horses for island hopping. In my real life, not just here in MS Flight Simulator 2020 !, I experienced the Islander as a marvel of its day. Flying in the beautiful scenery in the isles of Scotland. Now I can experience this iconic aircraft in this amazing flight simulator from MS. I have been using Flight Simulator since it’s early ‘98 Edition and onwards. Through all its iterations and updates. Often literally hundreds of Gigabytes of hard drive usage. And here we are now with Asobo who have done an amazingly good job. Of course we are graced with some fantastic hardware nowadays to give us an even more pronounced and an immersive experience. So yes this offering from BlackBox is very good. I do hope they can keep it updated. Yes true, I also have an eye for detail. So let’s hope some of the textures can be improved. By way of an example flying experience for this aircraft I can recommend a short hop in Scotland from the Hebridean island of Benbecula to Stornaway. It’s a gorgeous flight in sunny conditions or towards sunset when you will be graced by beautiful scenery !.. Give it a go, trust me !. Many thanks for this uplifting review. Good luck with your channel. I have now subscribed !. I am hoping you may be able to do some tutorials regarding ILS programming, from basics to flight computer inputs, as this will help many beginners in MS Flight Simulator. Thank you.
It's had good frequent updates since release, Blackbox have shown a good trend for fixing bugs and updating since entering the MSFS market.
Thank you for the kind words :)
Great plane, Used to get it to work...that and Trislander. Great review
Great! thanks for the "tots recommendo" ...perfect for Caribbean island-hoping. Nice, simple review....perfect.
Glad it was helpful!
Oh the Islander, what a slice of magic that thing is! I love her, my earliest memories of it are going to visit friends in the Scottish Islands, then later when a reservist being in it with seven other fully kitted Marines how tiny it felt, watching hard as nails marines look out at the wings while it rattles lol. Oh I love this, and getting a ride a long (fly a long?) in a police version of this that they used for traffic enforcement and well anything they use a helicopter for it’s just a magical little plane. They’ve done a pretty good job of recreating her too. The look, the model is bang on, the soundscape is just perfect, the textures in places not great but they’ll get fixed I’m sure. As Rachael said this truly is an amazing little plane and you won’t believe where it can get in and out of. Great review Rachael, from yuck to yum in two vids! Brilliant as always my love
Friend of mine used to live on Barra. I never went there to visit him, but when we got together, he'd always tell me about flying from the Scottish mainland to the island on the Islander. It used to land on the beach pretty much.
@@colderwar yeah Barra is pretty small and no strip but beach landings are way cooler than strips anyway! Scotland is a magical place to fly especially the Highlands (where I was born) and Islands. If you ever get a chance to visit I highly recommend the islands and they make some damn good single malts especially Jura!
Love your relaxed and honest reviews. I like the look of this. I've seen one other review which said 'meh', and one friend has bought it, and he hates it. Just shows you I guess - horses for courses....
Its a very niche aircraft... its a fantastic plane for bush pilots... its a really really great aircraft for that... and if you're INTO that sort of thing its appealing as heck... if you prefer fast tourers... yeah its not that.
THANK YOU !!!
This is an awesome review, even with the minor criticisms ( Which I will fix straight away )
Glad you enjoyed her .. cheers
I do... it’s a great rendition of a really fantastic plane... sometimes things miss our notice because we’ve seen the project so much... little bugs are nbd and I saw how quickly you patched the bird dog. Really like the overall vibe of this thing, handling and sounds, looks etc, It helps that I’m partial to a bush capable plane!
Oh lovely. Flew in one between the Orkney Islands. Lovely. Will buy this soon.
It's a joy to fly :)
Good review and good to see it arrive at msfs. This is a really nice plane to fly and it is very undemanding of fps (in fact it is better than the default C172). Flying in VR does show the cockpit textures could be slightly better ie appear more solid. However I'm sure this will come with future updates. A versatile plane that should suit everyone.
Totes agree tbh, really nice for flying and performs great in the sim.
Hope someone would do a mod that fill up the rest of the seats in the back.
yes i agree
Thanks for the honest review. Was hoping the visual quality was going to be up there with the Flight1 BN2 from FSX but guess we’ve been spoilt by all the other recent releases who’ve set the standard so high!
Other than one or two little things IMO it’s just fine, especially for the price. Not every developer is the same... and at least this one isn’t a FPS murderer like carenado
When this hits MSFS Marketplace, I'm def. picking it up. This looks like an amazing plane to fly.
Why wait till its on marketplace?
@@Jlord42069 I'm 90% computer illiterate, and I'll fuck something up if I have to try to get into program folders and mess with shit. I break things, I don't fix them. Then there's the security issue, I am a lot more confident that something being installed on my computer from Microsoft official is less likely to contain a virus than something from a site I'm unfamiliar with. Even if many have used it and they say it's trustworthy, I'm just a scared old man that doesn't want to lose another computer to some dumb shit. :)
Man I hope too fly the BNI On the MSFS2020 soon after I buy it but that is Awesome Video AvAngel I hope too see the Twin Otter next now that's my Favourite.
Me too soon as it’s out I’ll have a review!
@@AvAngel I can't wait too see it also The Concorde is still in the works Plus E-jets is coming too the FlightSim soon.
Bought it! LOVE IT! you also have a camera view from one of the back seats which I enjoy using!
One thing they need to fix is the prop. The aluminium part almost gives me a seizure the way it flickers. If they could fix it and make it look realistic I'll give it a 10/10 ☺️ full disclosure: I have a sweet spot for this plane before I even purchased it.
I agree, the dev is pretty good with updates and he saw the video so he knows of these issues.
You can click centre of yoke to make it go away also, didn't notice those switches til now lol
I also bought the machine because I already enjoyed flying the Islander in FS2004. "Back then" there was great freeware - in the absence of a large selection of freeware for the FS2020 in terms of aircraft (compared to FS2004 and FSX), it is worth spending the 25 euros. And you really get a great plane with STOL properties, with which you can really land on very short runways. Island hopping takes on a completely different dimension, try St. Barth and Saba (Caribbean).Only the copilot in the backseat looks a little deplaced..;-)
This is a great review! I just saw a livery for this on flightsim.to. I was a bit worried as ive heard Blackbox's stuff is....bad.
But im glad to see this is a great prouct! I will defo take this round say Oban and other island hopping round scotland!
Speaking of, im very much looking forward for the Aerosoft Twin Otter - I will take that to Barra as im sure a lot of people will
Me too! So far both of black boxs msfs add one have been great tbh
I'm not sure if I should wait for the Twin Otter, or to go with the Islander? Both seems to be priced about the same as well. I don't suppose you ( or anyone else reading ) have any advice for someone looking to get into twin engine utility aircraft?
Great review! Which aircraft do you prefer, Caranado Mooney or this one? I love the views from the cockpit of the Islander and was looking at it for VR flights.
I prefer this because it’s more suited to my type of flying in the bush be complex ga singles suited for asphalt runways
I'm very temped by this but wondering if given got Widgeon and the 208B is this really worth the £20. May just go for it given thought about doing so since released
fantastic thank you
Just bought this based upon your review.
Don’t think you’ll regret it
Looks like a lot of fun! I do think the textures and some of the modelling is a bit iffy especially when you consider the difference between this and Carenado who are pumping out aircraft in the same price bracket. Nevertheless I've been waiting for a plane like this so it will be difficult to hold me off! Haha. Great video as always, thanks!
True but overall carenado aircraft have a higher performance hit and are usually lacking in flight model and sound sadly,
@@AvAngel Also true, suppose you can’t have it all at €25!
@@BobbyFuzzy Last three Carenado aircraft have been much better sound-wise though. Namely the Waco, Arrow, and the Seneca.
Ah, and my wallet is unhappy again! Haha, thanks Av, I can't wait to have a go with this.... but I really really hope they get a Trilander out..... now that would be awesome! Also, a turbine islander would be cool!
I must admit it's a very simple plane to master, which is great for novice players.
You can't go wrong with start up, like most props they are basically the exact same start up procedure.
It keeps me going while I wait for a DASH-8.
It is, but it's super useful and utilitarian, carries stuff into small places!
@@AvAngel yeah it is really fun to fly, keeps me going for the island hops until more come.
I really hope they do make the Britten-Norman Trislander, always hear the thing first before seeing it, takes off from Southampton to Guernsey/Jersey always referred to it as the coach with wings.
Just looks insane and super loud, not as insane looking as the Britten-Norman BN-2A/3 Islander Ducted Fan, that thing looks crazy lol.
I believe they plan to do the trislander at some point
I Agree. A great wee plane. I posted a CZcams video 10 years ago flying the Flight 1 Software version of the Islander. Between WESTRAY EGEW to PAPA WESTRAY EGEP. Posted a few others as I had great fun flying it and trying to find very short runways to land on.
i like the sound of the BN2 and the Fligt model the Texturs som times Waschd
Thanks Angel
Nice review 😀👍
Wish the Britten came with the " Hebridean air services" livery 😀☺
Think one's been made already :)
@@AvAngel Hi 👋
Yeah! ..after watching your review i searched on flightsim.to and low and behold there it is.
I'm from the Scottish Highlands ( living in Germany now) and flying in msfs around the Scottish islands brings back memories of my travels around the uk
Thanks for the quick reply ☺
Cheers
Cheers.Think Ill buy it.
Can you move the camera angle with arrow keys.
This one kinda interested me when it came out. Could be a good plane for OnAir jobs in the Caribbean. I know the developer didn't have a good rep initially when it released the Bird Dog. Seems they have been active in updates for that aircraft though, which is fantastic IMO.
Yeah they really pushed updates and showed a strong desire to get that plane right, honestly most devs had issues early in release of 2020 with sim bugs and changes plus a quite complex sdk
@@AvAngel Yep, the early products had issues. But hey, that's not unusual whwn dealing, with a while new infrastructure like MSFS. Things have really improved in such a short period of time. My poor bank account. Hehehe...
I’ve really enjoyed flying this. I had to create some custom camera for it as the default are not very good.
There's a link in the description as promised to a full set, same site has clean cockpits if you prefer.
Going to buy it tonight
can u share it with me, when you do? i dont have the money for it
Very cool, and I can't help but notice the resemblance to a Twin Commander and wonder if the designer of one was influenced by the other.
Some similarity but generally the high wing design is to benefit rougher fields and visibility for a stol aircraft, so i think its a case of design influenced by purpose.
Was looking forward to this one, but after seeing the new images from the Aerosoft’s Twin Otter I'll wait since it looks much more "well rounded" so far. Let's see :- )
Eh, to me two different beasts, but that is one totally on my list
Turn on Dolby atmos , the positional audio fixes that.
The British Army’s Islanders, and their Defender cousins (basically a turbine military Islander), have recently been handed over to the RAF. They’ll continue to be flown by army aircrew for the moment, with RAF pilots replacing them via attrition.
The British military use of the Islander had included aerial surveillance over Northern Ireland, with sophisticated cameras and sneaky stuff.
Go Buy it ! I just did and I ❤️ it ! Thank You 👍🙏🏻👨✈️✈️
For me in my country philippines we have bn2 islander on Philippine navy especially 5 new version can fly longer like a big cessna of it
I hope someone comes up with a New England Airlines livery for this! This is a small charter company that operates in my area, flying BN-2’s Out of the Westerly Rhode Island, Block Island, Newport, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard area.
Sounds lovely!
Roll on the Trislander, if we're to be so lucky!
Yes!!! Preferably with an Aurigny livery
@@bluefunkybassman G-JOEY?
@@rayjennings3637 the very same!
Is it going to be offered on the MSFS store? (Don't like filling up my community folder) ;-)
I don't know, I expect it will, but get used to a full community folder! My FSX and P3D installs back in the day were chongus.
@@AvAngel "Chongus"....is that a technical term?
Nice presentation, what is the ICAO of the airport you used?
KORS, Orcas Island, the Orbx addon.
Thank you
What a sexy passenger/copilot. Should I go to Britain to maybe see her in a pub or a club?
hello, impossible to make a flight with, the avionics cut all the time ... an idea?
Battery and alternator on?
@@AvAngel no friend, conflict with TCA AIRBUS commands, the devs are sure ... hope they solve the problem!
Mine must be broken. I came here because mine is super weird in the landing. I slow to Vfe and add one notch of flaps and all hell breaks loose. The airspeed will drop to near the red line and she become tail heavy like a Mack truck is in the back. I have to land with full forward pressure and the airspeed hovering between 60-70 kias.
Just one correction: "There haven't really been any good ones made". There are two FANTASTIC payware islanders for Xplane, the Nimbus and the Torquesim (who also sell a separate turbine variant). I have the Nimbus and can honestly say it's the best module I have in any sim (actually it's probably tied with the Thranda DHC-2 Beaver). I'm hesitant to say as I haven't tried this MSFS one, but from what I can see from this video, [Edit: The Nimbus] also seems to beat this one in terms of sounds, little details like cockpit vibrations of those sun shades on the ground and windshield reflections in VR. However people love the Torquesim too.
I misspeak, I refer to the flight sim franchise had never really had one. Never been into xplane myself being from this side of the sim taxiway
@@AvAngel I bought a PC just for MSFS and it turns out a 2070 Super is still not quite powerful enough to run it with decent FPS in VR (bush VFR in a cub is acceptable, city airports in a 787 just falls through the floor). Happily It turns out that Xplane with ORBX looks just as good as MSFS but with decent VR FPS, although sadly you're limited to the ORBX region (it looks horrific with default Xplane scenery). In my case the UK, which kind of defeats the whole 'explore the world' fantasy, but it's a pretty big area, and the hills of Wales/Scotland/Lake District are beautiful to explore. I'm very happy with it, and can recommend if you every want a change from MSFS. Thanks for your review, I'll pick up the BN-2 Islander if I go back to MSFS.
Its equal parts on the CPU and GPU, i have the same card, its ok... but yeah Xplane... eh, not sure, tried it, own it, really hard to get into after years in fs.
One of my fav aircraft, but the developer aren’t . I hope they are learning and improving with every aircraft they release.
Tbh the patch progress I saw with the bird dog shows me a dev that wants their product right not just a Cash grabber , not bad in my book but I have no experience of their fsx era
@@AvAngel Well my one and only purchase in MSFS so far is the JF Piper Arrow III. That's the bar devs have to beat to get on my rig...😂
@@stephenbull2026 two best add-ons atm imo is the crj and arrow.
Spend most of my time on the crj and can't wait for the 900/1000
I have watched this video twice now. And others on this plane. I had no real reason to buy it because I have so many planes that something always fits the bill. So why did I finally buy it?
Bored. Money in my pocket. And I like me some new planes. how much use it will get is another thing. But since this review I'm sure you know they have fixed the crappy views. But my reason for commenting is this.
She goes up nice. And when flying it is as smooth as if you had your autopilot on. It really is that stable. As you know, many times we get up in the air in a new craft (to us) and she gets s little squirrelly and have to adjust here and there to make it comfortable. And the final reason for commenting is because after flying it I said to myself, "This is one of the most well behaved aircraft I've ever flown".
The only thing I noticed that I didn't like was when I got to full flaps she really wanted to drop out of the sky.
She was smooth, and I recommend her.
I totally agree, though full flaps on this beast will drop you down pretty quick, big and draggy
what a beatiful plane, but just spend over 100 bucks on msfs addons :) maybe now wait for the twin otter
edit: I got it 3 days later and now that the twin otter is out Im still flying the islander, my absolute favorite in msfs
2:46 you predicted the trislander :) blackbox simulations is doing it
just purchased this airplane and it's unflyable. wont lift off the ground. it wants to shake real badly. also taxing is an issue. the plane does not want to turn at any speed over 10 mph.
Me guy be an issue since the sim update Monday, it’s definitely fly able
So in case of a Fire you must wait until the engines have stopped. OK ;0
Adding switches for game stuff which the real aircraft does not have is going too gamey.
Well you can simply get out the back
Texture work on this very nice aircraft was not done with love.
This is random weathering with no sense for real-life usage/damage.
Plus, too much "normals" influence for the simple paint scratches.
The artists who made this know what I mean. Try harder, please. Hugs!
The "Bird Dog" is my fav plane in MSFS2020. I know you can do way better :D
this airplane has problems with flight controls, very bad dinamics.
It doesn't have any control problems? The dynamics operate very well actually.
They still make this ??? hmmmmmm ok :)
The Islander? Sure, it's a very capable aircraft that is cheap to operate and fits a niche. Still made!
@@AvAngel cool
been in one when I was a wee lad and wow was it shakey
Either super gay or a female
omg no way it can be a female in flight sim... that's like... noooo