Blue Sky Star Simulations, better known as BSS, have released a sound pack for the popular Hotstart Challenger CL650. BSS is known for creating additional sound packs for many freeware and payware aircraft, these soundpacks revamp all sounds associated with the aircraft.  

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The Hotstart Challenger CL650 was released in early 2022 and has become a popular business jet addon. The Addon models the Bombardier Challenger CL650, a large cabin business jet based on the Canadair CRJ family aircraft. This jet can carry up to 19 passengers on trips up 4,000NM. The Hotstart CL650 was able to model this aircraft with “study-level” accuracy. 

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The BSS soundpack revamps many areas of the addon with new engine and wind sounds, a full feature list is as follows: 

• Custom APU sounds  Honeywell GTCP 36-150 
• General Electric CF34-3B Engines
• Custom wind, wind turbulence customized per thickness of air depending on altitude.
• Wing turbulence of air. 
• Flaps wind turbulence depending on flap setting
• N1 and N2 separate engine sounds with the effect of lowering the volume with the speed almost to none at cruise level
• Engine start-up external and internal
• Reverse sounds, engine air rush, hum, and bassy spool up spool down vibrations
• Ground bumps depending on the input and aircraft behavior
• Custom avionics sound located in the avionics bay and heard in the cockpit
• Battery contactors
• Apu, and other contactors and relays
• Gear up and down sounds with gear door sounds
• Thumps of the gear door
• Gear rattling sound when nose wheel spins fast
• Gear lift-off rattle
• Gear wind bassy and correct vibration
• Centerline bumps
• Packs sound
• Hydraulic sounds and hydraulic cut off sounds
• Utility contactor and much more

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Existing Hotstart CL650 customers can purchase the sound pack from the X-Plane.org Store for $19.99. To purchase a copy of the Hotstart CL650, you can visit the X-Aviation.com store. 

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