Quest Kodiak
by Lionheart Creations Ltd.
Lionheart Creations have reproduced the awesome Quest Kodiak for Flight Simulator.
This is a wild, detailed, elaborate set of Kodiaks that include cargo models, to passenger models,
addable belly pods and amphibian pontoons for water landings, making for a total of 9 different
variations of the wild STOL bush plane of the future.
A new addition to this package is an adventure scenery pack featuring 6 detailed mountain and
jungle villages and a base airfield as well as a set of 14 flight missions that take you through
'missions of mercy' to various high detail villages. Each mission comes complete with readme
documentation that will set you up with the formalities of each mission.
If you have been looking for a great bush plane to fly, if you have been wanting some adventure
scenery that is difficult and challenging to fly into, if you have been wanting some excitement in your
Flight Simulation experiences, then this might be for you.
This is a wild, detailed, elaborate set of Kodiaks that include cargo models, to passenger models,
addable belly pods and amphibian pontoons for water landings, making for a total of 9 different
variations of the wild STOL bush plane of the future.
A new addition to this package is an adventure scenery pack featuring 6 detailed mountain and
jungle villages and a base airfield as well as a set of 14 flight missions that take you through
'missions of mercy' to various high detail villages. Each mission comes complete with readme
documentation that will set you up with the formalities of each mission.
If you have been looking for a great bush plane to fly, if you have been wanting some adventure
scenery that is difficult and challenging to fly into, if you have been wanting some excitement in your
Flight Simulation experiences, then this might be for you.
The Actual Quest Kodiak
The Kodiak is a 10-place single engine turboprop utility airplane, both land and float capable.
This plane is the first backcountry aircraft designed for the 21st century. It is essentially a
replacement for the DeHavilland Beaver, serving as a Bush plane as well as commercial and
“mission” uses throughout the world. Its essential characteristics are that it uses jet fuel
rather than aviation gasoline (which has become virtually unavailable in most 3rd world
countries) and has state-of-the-art STOL capabilities.
The Kodiak combines superior STOL performance and high useful load. It offers turbine
reliability with the Pratt & Whitney PT6 750 shp turbine engine, and has the ability to land on
unimproved surfaces. The creative wing design allows the Kodiak to take off in under 700 feet at
full gross takeoff weight of 6750 lbs with a useful load of 3450 lbs and climb at over 1700 feet
per minute.
The Kodiak is also the first production aircraft to be fitted with the Garmin G1000 glass panel—
pilot and co-pilot PFDs, plus a center-mounted MFD that displays ND/GPS data; engine,
electrical and fuel management information (EICAS); and/or weather radar/TCAS data—as
original equipment.
Quest Aircraft has its origins in the humanitarian and mission aviation market where rugged
design for highly reliable remote operations is essential. The mission for which the aircraft was
developed is reflected in the values and purpose of the company and its personnel [see “The
Kodiak Story” at Quest’s website http://questaircraft.com/index.php?filename=quest.php for
descriptions and pictures of various locales in the Pacific Northwest where the Kodiak is being
tested].
A unique approach has been taken to funding the Kodiak’s development, manufacture and sale.
While foundation and personal contributions have brought it to the point of current FAA
certification (which is expected this Fall), profits from commercial sales (base price
$1,111,000, with thirty orders to date) will be used to discount the aircraft’s cost to Christian
ministries such as MAF – Mission Aviation Fellowship.
Selected Kodiak specifications
Turbo Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34
Range of 1,075 nm over 5.8 hr
Stall Speed Vs1 (Flaps up) 78 kcas
Stall Speed Vs0 (Flaps down) 60 kcas
Rate of Climb (max. cont. at SL) 1,700 ft/min
Rate of Climb (10,000 ft) 1,150 ft/min
Takeoff Ground Roll 700 ft
Braked Roll (w/o reverse) 750 ft
Certified Ceiling 25,000 ft
Cruise Performance 190 ktas
Empty Weight 3,450 lbs
Useful Load 3,350 lbs
This plane is the first backcountry aircraft designed for the 21st century. It is essentially a
replacement for the DeHavilland Beaver, serving as a Bush plane as well as commercial and
“mission” uses throughout the world. Its essential characteristics are that it uses jet fuel
rather than aviation gasoline (which has become virtually unavailable in most 3rd world
countries) and has state-of-the-art STOL capabilities.
The Kodiak combines superior STOL performance and high useful load. It offers turbine
reliability with the Pratt & Whitney PT6 750 shp turbine engine, and has the ability to land on
unimproved surfaces. The creative wing design allows the Kodiak to take off in under 700 feet at
full gross takeoff weight of 6750 lbs with a useful load of 3450 lbs and climb at over 1700 feet
per minute.
The Kodiak is also the first production aircraft to be fitted with the Garmin G1000 glass panel—
pilot and co-pilot PFDs, plus a center-mounted MFD that displays ND/GPS data; engine,
electrical and fuel management information (EICAS); and/or weather radar/TCAS data—as
original equipment.
Quest Aircraft has its origins in the humanitarian and mission aviation market where rugged
design for highly reliable remote operations is essential. The mission for which the aircraft was
developed is reflected in the values and purpose of the company and its personnel [see “The
Kodiak Story” at Quest’s website http://questaircraft.com/index.php?filename=quest.php for
descriptions and pictures of various locales in the Pacific Northwest where the Kodiak is being
tested].
A unique approach has been taken to funding the Kodiak’s development, manufacture and sale.
While foundation and personal contributions have brought it to the point of current FAA
certification (which is expected this Fall), profits from commercial sales (base price
$1,111,000, with thirty orders to date) will be used to discount the aircraft’s cost to Christian
ministries such as MAF – Mission Aviation Fellowship.
Selected Kodiak specifications
Turbo Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34
Range of 1,075 nm over 5.8 hr
Stall Speed Vs1 (Flaps up) 78 kcas
Stall Speed Vs0 (Flaps down) 60 kcas
Rate of Climb (max. cont. at SL) 1,700 ft/min
Rate of Climb (10,000 ft) 1,150 ft/min
Takeoff Ground Roll 700 ft
Braked Roll (w/o reverse) 750 ft
Certified Ceiling 25,000 ft
Cruise Performance 190 ktas
Empty Weight 3,450 lbs
Useful Load 3,350 lbs
Passenger Model
Cargo Plane Variant
Amphibian Variant
Coast Guard Edition
Included Village Flight Missions
The Garmin G-1000 Avionics Package
Todos Santos Base; Airfield QV3
FS Genesis Update by Zane Gard
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Your download package contains:
*Build 2.0 with all latest updates including frame rate performance enhancements
*9 Seperate model variations of the Quest Kodiak including 3 in Amphibian form
*7 Texture packs with high resolution 32bit format exterior textures
*Authentic and high realism fully functioning Garmin G1000 Avionics system
*6 Fictional Bolivian high detail village scenery sets
*1 Main Kodiak Missionary airbase in Bolivia with 4 hangers and static aircraft
*14 Preset Missions that include detailed HTML mission kiosks with maps and music
*Backup Low Res exterior textures for all 7 texture packs.
*Build 2.0 with all latest updates including frame rate performance enhancements
*9 Seperate model variations of the Quest Kodiak including 3 in Amphibian form
*7 Texture packs with high resolution 32bit format exterior textures
*Authentic and high realism fully functioning Garmin G1000 Avionics system
*6 Fictional Bolivian high detail village scenery sets
*1 Main Kodiak Missionary airbase in Bolivia with 4 hangers and static aircraft
*14 Preset Missions that include detailed HTML mission kiosks with maps and music
*Backup Low Res exterior textures for all 7 texture packs.
Download Notes
The Kodiak Adventures Gamepack Addon for FS2004 is approximately 65 Megs to download and is
purchased through the Flight1 download wrapper system. Simply download the installer, then fill
out the necessary purchase info and your system will varify the purchase and your Kodiak
installation process will be unlocked and ready to run.
Note that you will require the FS2004 stock Cessna 208 Caravan in your Simulator as the sound
effects are used from it along with several gauges. The Kodiak utilizes an almost identicle Turbine
powerplant to the Caravan, so the sound is almost identicle.
The Kodiak exterior mapping Bitmaps are in 32bit high resolution format. If your frame rates are
slightly slower then usual, your Kodiak Adventures package comes with DXT3 low resolution
textures for faster frame rates. Simply drag out the 3 DXT format bitmaps from each of the
corresponding Low Res texture pack folders, and drop them into the stock texture packs. There
are 3 textures per texture pack for the exterior. The Low Res folder is in the main Kodiak folder,
located in the main FS9/Aircraft folder.
purchased through the Flight1 download wrapper system. Simply download the installer, then fill
out the necessary purchase info and your system will varify the purchase and your Kodiak
installation process will be unlocked and ready to run.
Note that you will require the FS2004 stock Cessna 208 Caravan in your Simulator as the sound
effects are used from it along with several gauges. The Kodiak utilizes an almost identicle Turbine
powerplant to the Caravan, so the sound is almost identicle.
The Kodiak exterior mapping Bitmaps are in 32bit high resolution format. If your frame rates are
slightly slower then usual, your Kodiak Adventures package comes with DXT3 low resolution
textures for faster frame rates. Simply drag out the 3 DXT format bitmaps from each of the
corresponding Low Res texture pack folders, and drop them into the stock texture packs. There
are 3 textures per texture pack for the exterior. The Low Res folder is in the main Kodiak folder,
located in the main FS9/Aircraft folder.
Free Kodiak Manual Download
The Kodiak HTML Manual is available for download free so you can look over what the package
contains. It discusses lightly the basics on navigating through the Garmin system. The download is
16 megs.
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contains. It discusses lightly the basics on navigating through the Garmin system. The download is
16 megs.
Download Here
Update 1; 13th August 2006
Update 1; 13th of August, 2006; Panel Config file. The earliest versions of Kodiak Adventures
shipped out with a faulty Panel Config file. The proper one is now available. It is believed that only
the Amphibian model has the missing vertical Garmin mini panels and only in about the first dozen
gamepacks that were downloaded as the file was emmediately updated. If you feel you might have
the wrong file on your Kodiak panels, then please download this small file and install it into both of
your Kodiak panel folders, (both regular Kodiak and amphibian models).
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shipped out with a faulty Panel Config file. The proper one is now available. It is believed that only
the Amphibian model has the missing vertical Garmin mini panels and only in about the first dozen
gamepacks that were downloaded as the file was emmediately updated. If you feel you might have
the wrong file on your Kodiak panels, then please download this small file and install it into both of
your Kodiak panel folders, (both regular Kodiak and amphibian models).
Download Here
Update 2; 14th August 2006
This update fixes the ratio alignment of the two Garmin CRT screens with their Bitmaps and also
features a modified 2D panel Bitmap update.
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features a modified 2D panel Bitmap update.
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FS Genesis Scenery Update
Low Oil Pressure Issue
Famed FS writer Zane Gard who is an afficinado of fine FS scenery has adjusted the various Bolivian
airfields and villages of this package to work with FS Genesis's world mesh pack and Justyn Times
South America mesh pack. The download has all airfield BGL's as well as some screenshots of the
revised airfields elevations and surroundings. I must say that the scenery does become more
treacherous and challenging.
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airfields and villages of this package to work with FS Genesis's world mesh pack and Justyn Times
South America mesh pack. The download has all airfield BGL's as well as some screenshots of the
revised airfields elevations and surroundings. I must say that the scenery does become more
treacherous and challenging.
Download Here
LOW OIL PRESSURE ISSUE FIX; MAY 29, 2007
Some Kodiak pilots have reported low oil pressure on the turbine readouts. This is a fix for that
issue. Download Here
Some Kodiak pilots have reported low oil pressure on the turbine readouts. This is a fix for that
issue. Download Here
Gmax Development Design Scenes
More pictures below
