TFDi Design 717: Version 1.1 Released17/07/18
1.1.0.0 (17 July 2018) Product overhaul, tested via the Community Opt-in Beta •
[ADDED] ADF simulation (optional)
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[ADDED] HOLD support
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[ADDED] Passenger count variable support
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[ADDED] New documentation
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[ADDED] Remote CDU support
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[ADDED] WIND display to PROGRESS page
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[ADDED] Selected NAVAID geometry
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[ADDED] Remaining "FINAL/TIME" and "EXTRA/TIME" functionality
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[ADDED] Flight save persistence functionality (saving a flight saves the system state as well)
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[ADDED] Amber box for low manifold pressure and associated alert
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[ADDED] Yoke light
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[ADDED] "PACK OVRD" alert
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[ADDED] SimConnect event for triggering custom 717 events
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[ADDED] SimConnect event to notify external clients of PA, ATTND, and MECH button usage
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[ADDED] Event to control PA IN USE and VIDEO IN USE lights
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[ADDED] Call reset, attendant to cockpit call, and ground to cockpit call capability
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[ADDED] Crosstrack deviation indicator to the ND
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[ADDED] ADIRU horn
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[ADDED] MAINT INTPH button logic
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[ADDED] VOR TO/FROM indication on the ND
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[ADDED] VOR Radial indicator lines on the ND
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[ADDED] Strobe on ground functionality (setting via the Addon Manager)
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[ADDED] MAX CLB, MAX END, and MAX DES functionality
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[ADDED] "DISCONTINUITY AHEAD" message
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[ADDED] APU FIRE support via the default failures menu
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[ADDED] Live file refresh functionality to the tablet
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[ADDED] Pause at top of descent option via tablet
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[ADDED] Playback device control via tablet
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[ADDED] Screenshot to tablet functionality
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[ADDED] Ability to disable certain displays via the tablet to improve performance
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[ADDED] Ability to show throttle axis position on the EAD while ATS is engaged
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[ADDED] WING/NACL light (P3Dv4 only)
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[ADDED] Scroll acceleration to the MINIMUMS and BAROSET knobs
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[ADDED] AFS roll mode flash logic during reversion to TAKEOFF mode after landing
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[ADDED] Optional rising runway functionality
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[ADDED] Option to change tablet auto-lock time
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[ADDED] Added IvAp transponder control support (via FSUIPC)
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[ADDED] Support for the number pad with MCDU keyboard entry
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[ADDED] Missing bearing to waypoint indication on F-PLN page 2
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[ADDED] Significant amounts of detail (rivets, seams, dirt, labels, etc.) to exterior textures
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[ADDED] New landing gear, landing gear bay, and tire textures
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[ADDED] Wingflex
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[ADDED] 3D nose ridges
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[ADDED] Various chrome surfaces where applicable
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[ADDED] Ribbed effect on relevant exterior surfaces
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[ADDED] Cabin lights on exterior model
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[ADDED] Fan blade blur states
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[ADDED] Additional details to the GAU and GPU ports
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[ADDED] Various missing static wicks
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[ADDED] Panel separator lines on the pedestal
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[FIXED] Incorrect pilot size on exterior model
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[FIXED] A night lighting issue on the cargo smoke test button
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[FIXED] Missing animation on part of the landing gear assembly
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[FIXED] A night lighting issue on the battery switch
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[FIXED] Incorrect beacon light shape
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[FIXED] Incorrect ATO display
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[FIXED] Outer marker display color
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[FIXED] FIX page displaying bearing as distance
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[FIXED] VCL displaying incorrectly on the TAKEOFF page
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[FIXED] Default autorudder setting being permanently changed
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[FIXED] VOR/ADF 2 separator slash on ND displaying in blue instead of green
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[FIXED] Inability to access THRUST LIMITS page from CRZ/DES performance pages
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[FIXED] Ability to access SID/STAR menu when a departure/arrival airport isn't entered
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[FIXED] Ability to stay on TAKEOFF page after takeoff phase is over
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[FIXED] NAV RAD preselect accepted formats
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[FIXED] IRU 1 mislabeling on IRS/GNS POS page
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[FIXED] Partial mislabeling of "SLAT EXT MIN" on APPR page
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[FIXED] Missing "PLACE/BRG/DIST" text on DEFINED WAYPOINT MCDU page
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[FIXED] Deleting manual CLB/DES SPD LIM not completely reverting to default
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[FIXED] Terrain peaks mode display color
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[FIXED] Magenta display colors
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[FIXED] Terrain display pattern
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[FIXED] Terrain display temporarily showing incorrect data
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[FIXED] A resizing related rendering issue on the AFS and radios
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[FIXED] A potential rendering related CTD
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[FIXED] Right side TERR peaks display
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[FIXED] NAV related issues with a certain terminal (SID/STAR) leg type (AF legs)
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[FIXED] APU FIRE aural alert not cancelling automatically after three cycles
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[FIXED] An issue preventing tablet clicks from being properly handled
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[FIXED] MCDU latitude/longitude display and entry format
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[FIXED] MCDU ACT-FPLN page 2 display
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[FIXED] Offside pack air usage logic
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[FIXED] Offside engine start air pressure bleed
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[FIXED] Offside VOR display indication on ND
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[FIXED] Certain VOR pointer elements not appearing while an ILS is tuned
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[FIXED] Inability to pop out the ISIS or MCDUs as an observer via Aircraft Sharing
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[FIXED] A bug in MCDU numeric entry validation
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[FIXED] An issue that could potentially cause an erroneous SPEEDBRAKE DISAG message
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[FIXED] An issue preventing VORs from displaying on the ND map while an ILS is tuned
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[FIXED] WXR AUTO gain value
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[FIXED] WXR gain knob behavior
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[FIXED] Several display/data source issues on the IRS/GNS POS and IRS STATUS page
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[FIXED] Rudder trim TO BAND appearing during all stages of flight
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[FIXED] MCDU power source
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[FIXED] An issue preventing VORs from displaying on the ND while an ILS is tuned
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[FIXED] A potential bug causing incorrect flight plan sequencing after changing a SID/STAR mid-flight
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[FIXED] A minor scratchpad not resetting after deleting V-speeds to reset them to automatic
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[FIXED] Missing back lighting on SD cue switches
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[FIXED] Manual altitude/speed restriction entry scale issue
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[FIXED] Missing manual altitude/speed restriction entry range check
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[FIXED] Low speed protection engagement range
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[FIXED] Ability to start both engines simultaneously
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[FIXED] A bug that could cause the airplane symbol to appear in the wrong place in PLAN mode
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[FIXED] The drawing order of the magenta line and airplane symbol
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[FIXED] The missing circle in the middle of the airplane symbol
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[FIXED] An issue causing strange weather radar display
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[FIXED] AUTOLAND overlapping with GROUND PROX on the FMA
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[FIXED] Incorrect adjustment of HP barometer setting
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[FIXED] Typo on the Aircraft Sharing tablet page
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[FIXED] Pressurization not always honoring landing altitude
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[FIXED] Autopilot not deflecting the elevator and aileron control tabs
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[FIXED] Yoke input while autopilot is engaged causing aileron oscillations
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[FIXED] Erroneous IRU 3 FAIL message
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[FIXED] Fuel handle not lighting up under the correct scenarios
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[FIXED] Vertical speed/FPA wheel not starting selection from the current number
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[FIXED] A data interpolation bug that caused strange engine performance under several scenarios
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[FIXED] Ability to temporarily unlock reverse thrust handles in flight
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[FIXED] Stick shaker audio not stopping during stick pusher activation
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[FIXED] Weather radar entering TEST mode off schedule
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[FIXED] An issue causing corrupt VOR/NAVAID frequencies
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[FIXED] PLAN mode not displaying without IRS alignment
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[FIXED] A bug causing weird waypoint DATA display on the ND
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[FIXED] BETWEEN altitude restriction display on ND and MCDU
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[FIXED] BETWEEN altitude restriction entry functionality
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[FIXED] A bug that could cause the ADIRU to stay on regardless of power
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[FIXED] VOR being incorrectly read at unreasonable distances
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[FIXED] VOR deviation being incorrectly read and displayed
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[FIXED] VOR distance incorrectly using ground distance instead of DME distance
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[FIXED] Systems not properly reading if a VOR is set or not
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[FIXED] BETWEEN altitude restrictions being treated as AT restrictions
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[FIXED] ACCELERATION ALTITUDE not being honored
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[FIXED] Packs off departure behavior
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[FIXED] Active Sky weather radar not displaying properly
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[FIXED] Improperly scaled WXR test image at high range settings
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[FIXED] RTE RSV fuel always being treated as pounds when entered
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[FIXED] Duplicate waypoint detector deleting waypoints loaded via company route
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[FIXED] "L" not toggling the ground flood lights
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[FIXED] Logo light always being on
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[FIXED] A display issue relating to "ADDL TRANS" on the MCDU
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[FIXED] First leg ETE displaying incorrectly
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[FIXED] A display bug with PLAN mode
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[FIXED] ETO not displaying when it should
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[FIXED] ETE/ETO number shortening
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[FIXED] Cooling fan logic
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[FIXED] An issue preventing the BELOW G/S logic from being reset
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[FIXED] VOR/ILS CDI inaccuracies
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[FIXED] Various minor persistence loading issues
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[FIXED] Speed FMA displaying incorrect number when V2 is not set and the aircraft is on the ground
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[FIXED] VSI disappearing during approach
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[FIXED] THRUST LIMITS page not allowing arming/preselection of thrust limits
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[FIXED] ATS CLAMP functionality
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[FIXED] Freezing fuel temperatures
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[FIXED] "ADDL APPRS" appearing when it shouldn't
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[FIXED] A scenario causing the FD pitch guidance bar to drift into numerical infinity
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[FIXED] Crash relating to MCDU index updating when powering the FMC on/off
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[FIXED] "ENGINE COOL" alert logic
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[FIXED] Several display bugs on the THRUST LIMITS page
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[FIXED] THRUST LIMITS not working when accessed via the GO AROUND page
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[FIXED] VOR pointer heading issue
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[FIXED] Scrolling issue on DUPLICATE NAMES MCDU page
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[FIXED] Scrolling issue on COMPANY ROUTE selection MCDU page
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[FIXED] Several edge cases causing flickering waypoints in FPLN page and line drawing
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[FIXED] Error in cruise performance calculation algorithm possibly leading to wrong cruise fuel flow calculation
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[FIXED] Fix to descent phase triggering prematurely
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[FIXED] Manifold pressure and temperature simulation
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[FIXED] Engine start with PACKs on being possible
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[FIXED] PACKs not consuming manifold pressure properly
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[FIXED] Strange NAV behavior when approaching a waypoint
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[FIXED] A scenario causing the tablet to not update
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[FIXED] A magenta line drawing issue
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[FIXED] An issue allowing ALTN fuel to be displayed as -1
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[FIXED] ETA not displaying on the PROG page
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[FIXED] A possible edge case CTD caused by the revision leg index not being set by default
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[FIXED] ISOL valve logic
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[FIXED] Certain flight plan routes will exhibit a hit to the responsiveness of the aircraft
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[FIXED] PFD Flight Path Director and "birdie" incorrect drawing
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[FIXED] Strange throttle response
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[FIXED] Flight plan resetting/advancing waypoints too early
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[FIXED] Reverse thrust not behaving as an axis properly
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[FIXED] Black spot on right-side center window frame when the overhead flood light is on
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[FIXED] Flashing "INSUFFICIENT FUEL" message
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[FIXED] Night lighting textures on right fire handle
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[FIXED] Parking brake lever not always matching the parking brake state
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[FIXED] ATS not setting throttle to the correct setting under some conditions
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[FIXED] Untimely TOO LOW GEAR and TOO LOW FLAPS warning
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[FIXED] Landing gear extension sound volume
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[FIXED] Missing night lighting on jumpseat and left stick pusher inhibit button
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[FIXED] Poor response from flaps axis
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[FIXED] Jumpseat not having night lighting
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[FIXED] Left STICK PUSHER PUSH TO INHIBIT button not having night lighting
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[FIXED] START AIR PRES LO warning not causing amber manifold pressure outline
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[FIXED] FLAP SET not working with a hardware controller
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[FIXED] Faulty magnetic deviation data causing incorrect turn angles
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[FIXED] Rapid EGT cooling after engine shutdown
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[FIXED] A PROF descent calculation bug
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[FIXED] Packs on/off departure setting not being honored properly
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[FIXED] Cabin rate measurement
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[FIXED] Aggressive cabin rate
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[FIXED] Unreasonably high idle thrust
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[FIXED] MCP altitude selection not rounding to the correct number under some conditions
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[FIXED] Excessive negative pitch during extreme speed changes with PITCH speed control
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[FIXED] An issue preventing the right MCDU from selecting ECON speed mode
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[FIXED] A CTD caused by incorrect loading of the REX WX Advantage Radar
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[FIXED] A bug that could cause the tablet to ignore the first input after some time on the documents page
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[FIXED] Some L2 alerts not illuminating the master caution
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[FIXED] Takeoff EPR not being reached by TAKEOFF ATS under some conditions
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[FIXED] Brake cooling rate
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[FIXED] A CTD caused by corrupt aircraft sharing data
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[FIXED] An Aircraft Sharing cleanup issue
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[FIXED] Improper control centering behavior
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[FIXED] Airspeed trend vector displaying incorrectly
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[FIXED] An issue that could cause the FMS to advance the current leg prematurely when changing a SID, STAR, or APPROACH while flying it
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[FIXED] Acceptable CG entry range being too small
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[FIXED] A PROF calculation issue that could MCDU legging/freezing
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[FIXED] Commanded EPR T appearing on the EAD when reverse thrust is active
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[FIXED] Left emergency reverse triggering left and right REV exceedence display
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[FIXED] Wording of "ALL A-ICE ON" EIS alert
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[FIXED] Wording of "PITOT F/O FAIL" EIS alert
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[FIXED] Position trend vector predictions
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[FIXED] INSUFFICIENT FUEL message after landing
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[CHANGED] Persistence is off by default
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[CHANGED] Improved "Cold and Dark" scenario
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[CHANGED] Improved NAV RAD auto-tuning selection logic
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[CHANGED] Improved speedbrake non-linearity
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[CHANGED] "BATT CHARGING" and "BATT DISCHARGING" logic
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[CHANGED] Loading a persistence that was saved in air with the landing gear up while on the ground will no longer leave the landing gear up
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[CHANGED] LAT REV/VERT REV index control
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[CHANGED] Implemented custom time system (to fix the instant reply bug)
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[CHANGED] Performance optimizations should result in much better FPS and less stuttering
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[CHANGED] Improved AFS altitude capture behavior
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[CHANGED] Improved Flight Director vertical bar behavior
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[CHANGED] Reduced spoiler effectiveness
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[CHANGED] Reduced vertical speed delay
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[CHANGED] Tweaked AIR SYS L/R PRES LO and amber manifold pressure outline logic
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[CHANGED] Removed ugly shadow from cockpit window frame at night
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[CHANGED] All hardware interactions now comply with the published SDK ranges
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[CHANGED] The default elevator trim functionality now works more normally
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[CHANGED] Improved AOA, stall AOA, and G force smoothing to improve systems
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[CHANGED] Increased required G force for stick pusher activation slightly
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[CHANGED] The fuel system now honors the default UNLIMITED FUEL option
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[CHANGED] Weight units and temperature units can be selected independently
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[CHANGED] Improved ND message font choices
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[CHANGED] Improved weather radar efficiency
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[CHANGED] Improved engine startup and shutdown sounds
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[CHANGED] Implemented new FMS/MCDU threading model to mitigate laggy display/systems issue
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[CHANGED] Significantly improved EGT spike during startup
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[CHANGED] Reduced speedbrake efficacy further
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[CHANGED] Improved ADD/RMV DRAG messages
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[CHANGED] The mute sound on lost focus option has been moved to the tablet
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[CHANGED] Tweaked VMAX slightly in accordance with smoother PITCH/IDLE PROF descent
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[CHANGED] Updated tablet example image
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[CHANGED] AUTOLAND FLARE target vertical speed
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[CHANGED] Partially resolved a magenta line/NAV issue involving intercept and overfly waypoints
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[CHANGED] Removed duplicate "CLEAR OF CONFLICT" code
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[CHANGED] Clicking the edge of the tablet while the screen is on will now lock the screen on the first click and hide it on the second
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[CHANGED] Rewrote and significantly optimized custom sound engine
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[CHANGED] Tweaked various PFD colors
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[CHANGED] Limited MCDU prediction display to prevent text overrun
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[CHANGED] Thread access for persistence system to improve stability
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[CHANGED] Cleaned up miscellaneous MCDU pages
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[CHANGED] Improved DONE functionality of the FMS
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[CHANGED] Optimized external model
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[CHANGED] Various materials for better light and reflection response
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[CHANGED] Remodeled wing and fixed various associated bugs
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[CHANGED] Remapped aircraft for easier painting