We are excited to v0.4.1 of the CJ4! This contains a bunch of bug fixes as well as an exciting addition to our sounds - specifically the Passenger Briefing Announcements.
While we fully expect to have to release ANOTHER update after the impending Asobo update, this work was all done, so we figured we’d make it available anyhow…
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Updated CAS messages for Pitot Heat, Parking Break and Oxy Masks (#242 and #183)
Audio
Fixed no chime when playing seatbelt announcement
Fixed erroneous chimes when setting battery master to on
Fixed sounds for internal/external view swaps/fixed passenger sounds stopping when switching to outside view
Added passenger briefing announcements (MFD)
Fixed announcements to restrict to only one announcement at a time
Improvements to climate control knob sound
Known Issues
Modifications of the flight plan can be slow at times. The cause for this is Asobo’s FacilityLoader which they need to fix. When the FMC shows “Working…” it indicates an operation is in progress.
Sometimes when entering an airway and the exit fix, the airway name will change to the shared airway, however the routing is still correct.
You cannot currently select Direct-To of a fix on your approach that is not the initial approach fix. This is a limitation of the sim flightplan system at present. We are currently overhauling the flight plan management system to allow for much more flexibility and stability.
After using Direct-To, the navigation will not always automatically sequence to the next fix and may enter ROL mode. You can re-activate NAV to navigate to the next fix if you encounter this issue.
The aircraft is still using the built-in MSFS autopilot (for now). All the existing limitations of that still apply. It does behave a bit better with the various enhancements applied.
FLC stability appears to have regressed with the autopilot aircraft energy calculation changes in 1.9.3. We have made some improvements to this behavior in this update. We will continue to investigate after the 13 October 2020 patch is released.
Some flight plan distances are still misreported when the approach is activated. We will look at this more carefully after the Asobo update.
Excellent work. Few questions. Is there a TOGA mode that I’m missing? Can you possibly implement being able to change pitch of the FD with the VS wheel when in pitch mode? I think ABOSO messed up with the flight director when you’re flying manually. It gives pitch cues but not bank when turning to a new heading/capturing loc/ intercepting Nav.
There should be a TOGA mode enabled by pressing the buttons on the ends of the throttles but it’s not implemented yet. Also the FD is pretty bad already from Asobo.
Thank you very much for the Mod if you can fix or create the autopilot please make it your priority and fell free to charge for it. I can’t believe they broke the sim so much I was enjoying cj4 with your mod so much prior to Japan update now I’m devastated.
The pitch stability of the AP should be increased with this latest version. Are you still getting AP issues?
Unfortunately, a full AFCS system for autopilot is extremely complex and is a long term item. It’s on our list, but it’s going to be a while. We obviously can’t charge for modifying the IP of someone else, but it isn’t something we would want to do either. It’s a fun hobby for us, not a paid gig.
I didn’t have a chance to check your latest version yet I’ll guess it will be after tomorrow’s update I hope things will improve and your patch will fallow. Are you saying there is a less of a dolphin dance with your update ?
I just had a short flight from EDDH to EHAM and can confirm the positive feedback! The plane flies smoother than ever and the new features are great. But is it intentional that I don’t see a hint in the MFD anymore when the parking brake is set? It is a little irritating. Apart from that just a great project!
The parking brake CAS message now matches the real plane behavior: you will only get a parking brake warning (yellow, not red) when your throttle is above 70% and the parking brake is still engaged.