Greetings Flight Simmers,
After taking a small breath of fresh air the team has been back to work preparing the next update that will not only improve upon some recently released functions but also added a few more improvements. And of course fixed some stuff as well. Here’s a list of what you will see in the upcoming update today:
* Changed autopilot improved LOC tracking, now uses a calculated lateral offset, not deflection angle
* Changed autopilot / flight director LOC stays engaged when autopilot disconnects
* Changed Fly by wire implemented C* law, modified flight phase transitions, pitch trim reset after touch down now smoother, nz load protection.
* Changed FBW bank protection, how the aircraft rolls back to 33deg when stick released, softer pitch attitude stop, over speed protection now targets VMO + 15kts when stick full down, VMO when released.
* Changed FBW angle of attack protection now internally also controls only angle of attack, aileron compensates asymmetries better
* Changed wheel simulation: improved ground handling, idle taxiing and improved brake control. Q400 one engine taxiing now possible.
* Added parking brake
* Added deformable wheel animation
* Added thrust lever sealing lip animations for Q400 and F18, more to come
* Fixed A320 fixed auto-brake now disables 5 seconds after lift off, correct ECAM page displayed after lift off during gear retraction, PFD now displays correct ground phase
* Changed ASG29 improved flight model: more realistic behavior to flap, added pitch trim synchronization on AP disconnect button (force trim), reduced drag from landing gear, fine tuned glide performance for current weight (no water)
* Changed pressure settings in airliners are not automatically set to either STD or QNH when initialized in air or ground.
* Fixed B737 localizer now displays correctly
* Changed B747 flight physics to be less sensitive to throttle, better flare dynamics
* Changed B747 updated cockpit 3D model with new textures, newly modeled switches and buttons
* Fixed B747 some bugs in VNAV, placing the 747 near the route should now correctly resume VNAV PATH
* Added F18 high and low sensitivity nose wheel steering, toggled per AP disconnect (same button in real world)
* Changed Q400 decreased nose gear steering speed to be more realistic, decreased drag on approach, more realistic cruise drag
* Changed Q400 increased full flap pitch attitude, decreased pitch attitude for others
* Fixed Q400 a bug in the REDUCED NP LANDING, a bug in the pitch trim runaway detection, is now sensitive to autopilot pitch trim changes
* Fixed Q400 master caution and master warning, now re triggers when a new warning comes up
* Fixed Q400 a bug in the formatted ILS view
* Changed Q400 increased stall trigger margin for full flaps
* Changed Q400 right side MFD to display system pages per default
We have also added support for FSWidgets (http://fswidgets.com/shop/index.php)
which can now be enabled from within the settings menu.
As always, we wish to thank you for your support and patience while we aim to deliver you a realistic and professional flight simulator.