PATCH VERSION 1.9.3 IS AVAILABLE NOW!
Simply check for updates in the Microsoft Store or Steam and download the patch.
Airports
Airports added:
- LEMG - Málaga Airport
- LFLC - Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne
- PAFR – Bryant Army Airfield Heliport
Airports improvements:
- 60 airports improvements based on community feedback
- Control towers added on 700+ US airports
UI
- Sensitivity screen is now displayed correctly
- The Manual cache management UI has been improved
- ATC Options should now correctly be saved
- Liveries selection menu should now work as expected
- The music can now be deactivated before or during the initial download on startup
AERODYNAMICS
- The collision problems at negative altitudes have been fixed
- Braking power on ground has been tweaked to reflect more realistic braking distances
- Fuel consumption updating mass problem has fixed for some airplanes
- A plane with no fuel leak system should no longer lead to a crash
- Aircraft gyroscopic stability can now be set in our SDK toolset
PLANES
- Incorrect energy formulas resulting in inaccurate autopilot behavior have been fixed
- Autopilot overshooting altitude capture during descent has been fixed
- Allow to up to 8500fpm max climb speed after the new AP is now more accurately respecting 6000fpm
Visuals and animation
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner: wing flex has been improved
- Beechcraft King Air 350i: rudder pedals animation is now correct
- Cessna 152 : fixed a graphic glitch when switching between cockpit and external views
- Airbus A320neo : fixed issues related to copilot AP button lights
General aviation systems
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk: fixed impossible connection with ATC when BUS 1 is ON and bus 2 is off
- Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX: fixed PFD and MFD button issues between pilot and copilot sides
- Robin DR400/100 Cadet: can now request ground services to the ATC
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk (G1000): fixed checklist camera issues during the “After starting engine” procedure
- Cessna 152 and 152 Aerobat: fixed pilot heat not working
- Cessna 152 and 152 Aerobat: fixed copilot not setting master switch ON during starting engine checklist procedure
- Daher TBM 930: fixed fuel tank incorrect tooltip
General aviation avionics
- Garmin avionics : fixed issues with auto switch from NAV to LOC in approach
- Garmin avionics : Fixed wrong country codes
- G1000/3000 : Fixes on flightplan entering / duplicate waypoint page
- G1000 : performance improvements when displaying nearest airport page
- G3000 : it is now possible to active approach legs
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk (G1000): fixed automatic change from GPS to VOR 1 when a flight plan or approach loaded
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk: fixed crash when deleting direct-to flight plan
- Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX: fixed default state of avionics Sby & avionic bus guarded switches when starting cold and dark
- Cessna Citation CJ4: Upper menu and ENG buttons are no longer INOP
Airliners systems
- Airbus A320neo Fix APU Fuel Flow shutting down left engine
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner/ Airbus A320neo Fixed lack of elevator authority with FBW at low speeds
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner: fixed APU fault light behavior
- Airbus A320neo : fixed max thrust display
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner: altitude target can no longer be set to negative values
- Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental: fixed wrong approach VREF speeds
Airliners avionics
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner HUD colors and layout improvements
- Airbus A320neo : fixed missing runway in the MCDU perf page
- Airbus A320neo : improved disappearance of legs too early when following a flight plan
- Airbus A320neo : STARs are filtered to display the ones connected to the selected runway in the MCDU
- Airbus A320neo : “Invalid entry” has been replaced by “Not allowed” message in MCDU
- Airbus A320neo : Flaps “F” indication replaced by “FULL” when flaps completely deployed
WEATHER
- The wind gradient when getting close to the ground on live weather has been fixed
- Lightning have been added when applicable
MARKETPLACE
- Average rating has been fine-tuned for more accuracy
- 3rd party filter is now sorted alphabetically
- Improved notification system for content bought outside of the marketplace existing in the Community folder
- Version history is now available when an item is patched
CONTENT MANAGER
- The community content is now clearly identified in the content manager
- The content manager button in the Marketplace will redirect to the corresponding addon content
- Version history is now available when an item is patched
INSTALLATION MANAGER
- The title’s audio is properly muted when the window is out of focus
- Graphic settings UI during onboarding has been fixed
- Apply and Save pop up now displays only once during the Graphic Settings in the Onboarding
LOCALIZATION
- Various typo fixes in multiple languages
CAMERAS
- Fixed visual glitch happening in camera cuts
- Fixed wrong LOD selection when a camera cut happens
- Camera reset function does not revert Cam speed/ momentum to default values anymore
INPUT
- CH Eclipse default preset has been added
- TrackIR can now be enabled or disabled in the camera panel
- Track IR is now disabled when on the pause menu
- Improved support for Logitech Multi panel
BUSH TRIPS
- Back on track should no longer show the wrong airport
WORLD
- Ocean rendering has been improved (waves scale, foam and reflections)
- Water mask has been edited to display actual aerial image near the shore in some areas
- Luminance has been tweaked for some photogrammetry cities (Napoli, Darwin, San Gorgonio, Las Vegas)
- Fixed terraforming issue which was causing issues in KTEX airport
- Water elevation has been updated to improve rivers (Missouri river and around Toronto for example) and lakes (center of Canada)
- Fixed detail map rendering around runway/taxiway borders
(Source: [RELEASE] World Update I: Japan (Patch Version 1.9.3) is now Available!)