Starting the Kodiak without destroying the engine in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Following an update recently, the Kodiak has become much more realistic. You must now follow real-world starting procedures in order to avoid destroying the engine. In this video I walk through both how to destroy the engine, and how to start it without destroying it, before taking the aircraft for a quick circuit.

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[MojaveHigh]

You had it right the first time: once NG has reached 14, you push it to the low idle, not high. And you should really leave it in low idle during taxi. You only push it to high idle just before you enter the runway. You can watch just about any of Missionary Bush Pilot's videos for this.

[jannikmatthias]

I almost thought I made a bad purchase because I've only watched pre-patch start up videos on this plane and always blew it or had no thrust so this video saved me! Thank you so

[Ngamer]

Thank you for this guide I managed to start the Kodiak first time without destroying the engine 😂. I have only had some short test flights in the Kodiak so far but WOW what a truly fantastic add on. The sense of immersion flying this has far exceeded my expectations. The way it handles on the ground and in flight is truly off the scale from any other flight sim add on I have tried so far.

[WesterlySr]

Great Video! I was having issues starting but you have cleared that up for me. By far my favorite plane. My favorite real life flight channel is Missionary Bush Pilot.

[dutchinfinity]

Absolutely ❤ the explanation! Made me buy the plane, learn the aircraft, and now touring all the countries in the world

[jay-rus]

Just got this plane today. Looking forward to learning the specifics about it. Slowly getting my favorites in each class together.
Airliner is fenix a320. Bizjet is Cessna Longitude. Bush plane is kodiak 100. Still havent decided on a small plane, but likely just the cessna 172. The first three will keep me busy for awhile. Lol

[paulkirkland]

The Kodiak is on sale this weekend, so the temptation was too much for my credit card. After wiping out 3 engines, I found this video - THANK YOU!! Subscribed! :)

[conlethbyrne]

Hi Jonathan, got the Kodiak a few months ago & haven't flown it yet. So thank you for the start-up. All the best, Con

[karmah]

i wondered what was happening and what that awful sound was, why i wasnt getting thrust lol. thanks its just what i needed. really glad to see it becoming even more realistic.

[Plumsouffle]

This is the aircraft I love to use. I have arguably better or more entertaining or better performing aircraft, but this is the one that feels right, particularly when I go exploring (usually because I underestimated terrain or weather!).
I really hope this can be updated to study level someday. Thanks again, JB.

[AdminVortex]

Jonathan, you're costing me a fortune with these reviews!
Just flown her for the first time - wow, she bites! :O

[yams]

Great aircraft, one of the best ! I appreciate the amphibian version as well, so you can land on the water…not much extra to pay. Thx for sharing your knowledge Jon !

[revbob]

I love your videos! Enjoyable and informative.

[James-xtcc]

Very very helpful! Thank you much. Love this airplane.
Its slight backwards, I thought. In some you don't turn on avionics untill after engine start.

[flyingpedal]

I agree with you its a very good addon. Immersive 100%

[AndrewSanderson]

Thank you Jonathan. I had to have an engine rebuild!

[Ryan-hizg]

Thank you for this video! Helped me out a lot, this plane is a lot of fun to fly

[GulfCoastTim]

Thanks for sharing this info. This plane was on my to buy list for quite sometime and i just bought it. I struggled with it for a couple hours (mostly cold and dark starts and also low engine power after starting) and wondered if it was buggy at first. NO, this was certainly not the case it is not buggy, it was ME that was buggy.😂 Turns out, it is a very realistic and detailed aircraft and the developers put a lot of effort into it and it shows. Definitely one of the best deals on the spring sale right now. I just took a flight in it out to the great barrier reef. No doubt, I'll be putting a lot of flights on this one.

[ivorevans]

Yes nice that the accuracy is improving. Fairly new to turbines and being the keeno to do it right that I am I download the POH before searching YouTube. The TBM POH is over 900 pages!
3rd flight I ended up flying the trip manually as AP wouldn't engage. When I landed and was going through shut down procedure I realised I had forgotten to engage the AP auto trim switch!!
With regard to hot start - haven't seen a POH yet that doesn't insist you check throttle quadrant for emergency power lever, throttle, prop lever and fuel condition lever all being in right place as part of before start procedure. Should be standard for all turbines

[stephan]

Many thanks!! I broke down a couple of Kodiaks before seeing your video 😁