Beta Release Notes

E-Jets Family v2.0.0-rc1

Released 19/02/2025

NEW AIRCRAFT: Embraer Lineage 1000

• Cross oceans thanks to more powerful engines (CF34-10E7-B), a new custom Fuel system and two additional tanks in the fuselage, giving the Lineage an extra long range of 8500 km!

• Highly intricate Airstairs allow your passengers to disembark also at smaller airports without jetways

• Intricately crafted luxurious interior, at a level never before seen in X-Plane, with 50+ bespoke materials, super high-resolution material maps, five different zones, and even a bedroom

• Four different liveries, each with a unique and authentic cabin.

• Fully customizable cabin lighting with a control touchscreen. Individually adjust or orient any of the 28 spotlights around the cabin, adjust the upwash and downwash ambient lighting, or change the ceiling and floor lighting.

• Five TVs throughout the cabin with a pre-departure slideshow and flight info page.

• Animated blinds, tables, cabin doors, all with custom sounds.

• All animated parts and cabin lights are automatically stowed/dimmed for taxi, takeoff, landing, and turbulence

• An optional SATCOM often used for Broadcasting (TV or internet)

• Optional plugged windows (some Lineages still have all windows)

• The Lineage is highly customizable (Liveries, Interior, TV background, Magazine BG)

• Plus everything that the other E-Jets can do, including all the automatic Autopilot modes, custom FMS or also the Steep Approach System.

fms:

• Improved: FMS RESET function with better reinitialization of FMS Speed, ILS Autotune, ILS approach, RNAV Glidepath approach, and major VNAV functions to address VNAV issues on second legs.

• Improved: Page navigation on DEPARTURE and ARRIVAL pages now correctly displays TAKEOFF or LANDING at RSK6 after selections have been applied.

• Improved: Approach re-selection now removes the need to select the runway every time.

• Improved: Flight plans now merge identical SID ending and STAR beginning waypoints correctly, ensuring smooth autopilot transitions.

• Improved: MFD PROGRESS fuel readings corrected

• Improved: Approach re-selection corrected. You should be able to change approaches while en route and they should work.

• Redeveloped: ILS Autotune has been developed again to improve integration with the rest of the plugins and functionality.

• Fixed: Page navigation on the RUNWAYS page now correctly distinguishes between departure and arrival selections.

• Fixed: Single-letter procedure names at MROC now corrected.

• Fixed: Added correct name for SID Transitions that are truncated in the CIFP data to only their first initial (weird one!!)  The last waypoint of a transition is the source of the name.  

• Fixed: Doing a Direct To to the next waypoint multiple times in a row should work again

• Added: Block on using APP before 30 miles (authentic per pilot feedback). Over 50 miles triggers an Easter egg!

• Added: New command: XCrafts/PREV_sequence to cycle PREV from 0 to 1 to 2 and back.

autopilot:

• Added: New Glidepath Mode which provides vertical guidance for RNAV LPV and L/VNAV approaches. You can now do precision LPV RNAV approaches.

• Fixed: VNAV now levels off at cruise altitude as expected, even when PFD altitude is set higher.

• Fixed: ILS Approaches with no DME previously showed a yellow cross on the PFD, no lateral deviation and no approach ID. This is now fixed. Example runway: 16R at KPAE

EFB TABLET (Electronic Flight Bag)

• NEW: New Ambient Lighting setting in the EFB dropdown with three options: Default, Dynamic, and Natural.

  • Default: Ambient lighting is based on the cockpit only. Reflections show cockpit instruments. Cockpit is dark.

  • Dynamic: Ambient lighting updates with location. This should improve cabin lighting and reflections.

  • Natural: Ambient lighting is based only on the exterior of the aircraft, resulting in brighter lighting throughout the airplane, but no reflections. But this does make the cockpit MUCH brighter.

• NEW: EFB now has the Settings plugin integrated as a separate tab. It includes the settings page for Preferences and Sound settings.

• NEW: New Weight & Balance page layout

• Improved: Ground objects now appear automatically in cold/dark starts and disappear when the aircraft moves.

• Improved: EFB will now remember is position, size and state.

• Improved: The Weight & Balance Load sheets have new graphics.

• Fixed: Enhanced winglets setting for the E175 is now remembered between sessions.

• Fixed: Acceptable pressure value limits now match X-Plane’s pressure slider min/max.

• Fixed: Various errors in the EFB code.

• Fixed: Allow 2 digits simbrief ID

• Fixed: Fix for runway length calculation not clearing in Landing app after calculation invalidation

• Fixed: Fix for "Above Density Altitude Max Weight" error.

NEW CUSTOM Autobrake system

• NEW: Autobrake systems should now work as on the real aircraft.

  • You’ll notice that the HI setting will slow the aircraft down a lot faster than previously.

  • Whenever any brakes are manually applied on landing, the switch will turn to OFF and you’ll hear an aural warning “AUTOBRAKE”.

NEW CUSTOM Fuel System

• Added: Fully custom fuel system:

  • Crossfeed Switch:

    • LOW1: Feeds the left engine from the right tank.

    • OFF: Each engine is fed from its tank.

    • LOW2: Feeds the right engine from the left tank.

  • AC Pumps:

    • Enabled only when the AC bus is online.

    • Automatic mode operates based on system needs.

  • DC Pump:

    • Provides fuel to the APU when no AC power is available.

    • Automatically enabled under specific conditions.

  • Auxiliary Fuel Transfer (Lineage only):

    • Operates symmetrically from auxiliary tanks to main tanks based on flight phase and tank quantities.

• Improved: Fuel transfer logic, including pressure differences for transfer at higher altitudes

PFD

• Added: New flashers for the FMA when APPR1, APPR2, LPV, or L/VNAV approaches are fully configured

• Added: Flasher for the APPR annunciator, which appears 2NM before FAF or 5NM from the runway, whichever comes first

• Improved: RNP indicator now shows correct values throughout the flight

• Improved: All armed annunciators on the PFD are slightly smaller as per real aircraft

MISCELLANEOUS SystemS

• Added: Separate windshield anti-ice switches for each window using new datarefs

• Improved: Cabin lighting behavior—all cabin lights now dim when the seatbelt sign is on

• Improved: Changed the color of the ground on the standby horizon to match the real color

• Fixed: GPU now shows "IN USE" instead of "AVAIL" when active

• Fixed: PREV needle on the PFD is now tied to the correct lighting knob

• Fixed: PREV deviation not showing deviation correctly for full HSI

SOUNDS

• NEW: A full suite of new sounds for the Lineage 1000. All animated parts of the cabin produce unique sounds

• NEW: Noise Canceling Effect to simulate real pilot headsets

• NEW: Autobrakes should always now produce the correct AUTOBRAKE warning when disarmed or disengaged

• Added: Tied Wind sound to the slider in EFB

• Added: Tied Avionic Sound to the slider in EFB

• Added: Tied Cabin Announcements to Slider in EFB (doesn't do anything yet because the Lineage doesn't have Announcements anymore)

• Added: Sound for Pressure Dump Button and Pressure Dump Cover

• Added: Sound to APU emergency shutoff cover

• Added: Sound to the Auxiliary Isolation Cover

• Added: Sound to the Crossfeed Override Cover

• Added: Sound to the right and left AC pump switches

• Added: Sound to the Crossfeed switch

• Added: Sound to the Fuel Transfer Switch

• Added: Sound to the Auxiliary Isolation Button

• Added: Sound to the Crossfeed Override Button

• Fixed: Speed knob sounds muted when FMS Speed is on.

Modelling:

• NEW: Four Lineage liveries now have luxurious and accurate cabins

• NEW: Highly intricate airstairs (Lineage 1000 only)

• NEW: SATCOM, which can be selected through the EFB (Only available on the Lineage 1000)

• Fixed: The nose of the aircraft had a weird dip around the windshield which made the aircraft look wrong from certain angles. NO MORE!

• Improved: Fan animations for more realistic fast-spinning visuals.

• Improved: Various switches and guards have added animations

• Fixed: E170 inspection lights repositioned correctly.

EXTERIOR LIGHTS

• Added: The Extended winglets on the E175 now have a long strobe LED light flashes like on the real airplane

• Improved: The strobe lights are not flashing as they would on the real airplane. Strobes on the winglets would flash forward - pause - back - pause - forward etc.

• Improved: NAV now illuminate the ground beneath the wings

VR

• Fixed: Map Range selector too sensitive

E-Jets Family v1.2.0-b5

Released 15/02/2025

Steve

Added

• Added: New flashers for the FMA when APPR1, APPR2, LPV, or L/VNAV approaches are fully configured.

• Added: Flasher for the APPR annunciator, which appears 2NM before FAF or 5NM from the runway, whichever comes first.

Improved

• Improved: L/VNAV glidepath angle calculation to read data from CIFP. If unavailable, the descent angle is calculated from the last waypoint before the runway or defaults to 3.0 degrees.

• Improved: Final approach fix waypoints are now forced to hard altitudes for accuracy in approach calculations.

• Improved: FMS RESET function with better reinitialization of FMS Speed, ILS Autotune, ILS approach, RNAV Glidepath approach, and major VNAV functions to address VNAV issues on second legs.

• Improved: RNP indicator now shows correct values throughout the flight (pending minor adjustments and TERM flasher addition).

Fixed

• Fixed: ACT APP SPEEDS prompt on the FPL page sometimes not appearing at 30NM from the destination.

• Fixed: Premature PTH guidance activation before TOD.

• Fixed: Page navigation on DEPARTURE and ARRIVAL pages now correctly displays TAKEOFF or LANDING at RSK6 after selections have been applied.

• Fixed: Page navigation on the RUNWAYS page now correctly distinguishes between departure and arrival selections.

• Fixed: Bug in LPV approaches where straight-in approaches like RNAV-Z at KTUS could result in premature capture before the LPV deviation reached 0.5 dots trigger point.

Todor

Added

• Added: New Ambient Lighting setting in the EFB dropdown with three options: Default, Dynamic, and Bright.

  • Default: Ambient lighting is based on the cockpit only. Reflections show cockpit instruments. Cockpit is dark.

  • Dynamic: Ambient lighting updates with location. This should improve cabin lighting and reflections.

  • Bright: Ambient lighting is based only on the exterior of the aircraft, resulting in brighter lighting throughout the airplane, but no reflections. But this does make the cockpit MUCH brighter.
    

• Added: New FMS clicks option to the Sound tab in the EFB.

Improved

• Improved: EFB settings layout—buttons are now on the left and dropdowns on the right.

• Improved: Cabin lighting behavior—all cabin lights now dim when the seatbelt sign is on.

Fixed

• Re-Fixed: Weight units should remember the setting between sessions.

• Fixed: Acceptable pressure value limits now match X-Plane’s pressure slider min/max.

• Fixed: Various errors in the EFB code.

• Fixed: X-NavMap Linux .xpl issue (pending confirmation).

• Fixed: Aux fuel transfer now stops when the main tanks reach 4000kg.

Todd

SOUNDS

• Added: Sound for Pressure Dump Button and Pressure Dump Cover.

• Added: Autobrakes should always now produce the correct AUTOBRAKE warning when they automatically turn off.

• Added: Full implementation of stairs sounds

• Added: Sound effects for Cabin Interior Doors, tables blinds added.

• Added: Noice Cancelling improved overall and added a swoosh sound when enabling/disabling it.

• Improved: Speed knob sounds should not be hear when FMS Speed is on.

Marko

ADDED:

• Added: All four liveries now have fully custom and accurate cabins (some minor details still pending, especially on the sofas)

• Added: SATCOM, which can be selected through the EFB

FIXED Bugs found by bastien:

• Fixed: PREV deviation for full HSI

• Fixed: DC Annunciator test accidentally visible on the normal E-Jets
  

E-Jets Family v1.2.0-b4

Released 07/02/2025

SOUNDS

(All of this is only on the Lineage right now)

• Added: Noise Canceling Headphones effect. Further adjustments based on feedback will most certainly be needed. Fade in and out of noise canceling currently WIP

• Added: Tied Wind sound to the slider in EFB

• Added: Tied Avionic Sound to the slider in EFB

• Added: Tied Cabin Announcements to Slider in EFB (doesn't do anything yet because the Lineage doesn't have Announcements anymore)

• Fixed: Removed Cabin Announcements from the Lineage

• Added: Sound to all 21 Lineage Window Shades (adjustments pending)

• Added: Sound to APU emergency shutoff cover

• Added: Sound to the Auxiliary Isolation Cover

• Added: Sound to the Crossfeed Override Cover

• Added: Sound to the right and left AC pump switches

• Added: Sound to the Crossfeed switch

• Added: Sound to the Fuel Transfer Switch

• Added: Sound to the Auxiliary Isolation Button

• Added: Sound to the Crossfeed Override Button

EFB

• 🧪 Fixed: Fix for not reflecting unit changes in the EFB bug

FMS

• 🧪 Fixed: Fixed loading .fms files with airports. RNAV data will now be prepped for the destination airport as though it was entered manually.

E-Jets Family v1.2.0-b3

Released 06/02/2025

Todor

NEW Autobrake system

• 🧪 Added: Autobrake systems should now work as on the real aircraft.

  • You’ll notice that the HI setting will slow the aircraft down a lot faster than previously.

  • Whenever any brakes are manually applied on landing, the switch will turn to OFF and you’ll hear an aural warning “AUTOBRAKE”.

• 🧪 TEST: Please let us know if the autobrakes disengage automatically on their own during takeoff or landing, which may be caused by older hardware.

EFB

• Added: New option for settings "Use Satcom". Satcom 3D model will be added in the next version.

• 🧪 Improved: EFB will now remember is position, size and state.

• Improved: Improvements to the Dynamic Cabin Lighting

• Fixed: Linux build on Ubuntu 20.04 for compatibility with older systems.

• Fixed: Weight units can now be changed on the FMS again as well as on the EFB

• Fixed: Allow 2 digits simbrief ID

• Fixed: Fix for runway length calculation not clearing in Landing app after calculation invalidation

• 🧪 Added: Ground objects now appear automatically in cold/dark starts and disappear when the aircraft moves.

Steve

Improved:

• 🧪 Improved: Armed GP will stay armed when you change the active vertical mode. Active GP will be disengaged when you select any other vertical mode.

• 🧪 Improved: L/VNAV guidance reworked. Non-LPV approaches now have a fixed 3-degree descent angle applied to all approach waypoints. Let us know if the precision is ok.

• Improved: The last STAR waypoint now aligns with the touchdown zone, 1200 feet past the threshold.

• Improved: RNAV LPV will only activate if the aircraft is within 30° of runway heading, preventing premature GP guidance.

• 🧪 Improved: Approach re-selection now removes the need to select the runway every time.

Added:

• Added: Temporary block on selecting an approach without first choosing a runway (until circling approach coding is complete).

• Added: Block on using APP before 30 miles (authentic per pilot feedback). Over 50 miles triggers an Easter egg!

• Added: New command: XCrafts/PREV_sequence to cycle PREV from 0 to 1 to 2 and back.

• 🧪 Added: GNSS approach types (GLS & GPS) now recognized as RNAV approaches.

Fixed:

• Fixed: SBAS RNAV data now detected correctly, resolving a long-standing approach selection issue.

• Fixed: Single-letter procedure names at MROC now corrected.

• Fixed: Flight plans now merge identical SID ending and STAR beginning waypoints correctly, ensuring smooth autopilot transitions.

• 🧪 Fixed: MFD PROGRESS fuel readings corrected (pending further verification).

• 🧪 Fixed: LPV RNAV approach re-selection corrected. You should be able to change approaches while en route and they should work.

• Fixed: The FMA now resets to ROLL and FPA on touchdown. The FPA indication needs to be fixed in Plane Maker.

Marko

• Added: New cabins with brand-new materials for the PR-LJT and D-AWOW liveries. The default one is the D-AWOW now but it is still WIP so the default one wwill be changed back later.

• Added: Airstairs now have lights under each step (visible at night)

• Added: Vistajet logo to the D-AWOW livery main door

• Fixed: Fixed some pieces of the cabin sticking out of the fuselage

• Fixed: Missing Steep Approach label on the N378TP livery

• Fixed: The XFEED OVRD label will now show correctly with the N378TP livery

• Fixed: None of the aft doors can be opened anymore by clicking on them or through the EFB

• Fixed: APU Test and Annunciator Test misaligned annunciators on the Fuel and APU panels on the Lineage Overhead

• Fixed: If you look through the main pax door window, you’ll now correctly see the interior and not the runway.

• Fixed: The aft left door no longer shows the runway if you look through the glass. I dare you to look through it though.

• Fixed: Finalized table animations in the cabin. They now wiggle when unfolded for a more realistic animation

• Fixed: PR-LJT livery stripes on the side didn’t align above the back left door

• Fixed: E195 is no longer missing the fuel page on the MFD

Guilherme

• Added: The Extended winglets on the E175 now have a long strobe LED light flashes like on the real airplane

• Improved: The strobe lights are not flashing as they would on the real airplane. Strobes on the winglets would flash forward - pause - back - pause - forward etc.

E-Jets Family v1.2.0-b2

EFB

• Fixed: Fix for "Above Density Altitude Max Weight" error. Added correct take off and approach performance data added to E19L.perf.db file. Landing data is from 190 because there is no well structured data in the Lineage AOM/QRH.

• Fixed: “ACF DOES NOT MATCH” When requesting Load from SB. A new SimBrief profile was created, you can find it here.

• Fixed: Removed aft service and cargo door switches from the Ground Services page.

• Added: Airstairs toggle switch on Ground Services Page

• Fixed: Entering "600KG" into the Payload
  field will then show it as "600000KG"

• Improved: Updated all art with the latest from Marko

LINEAGE

• Improved: Lineage Engine performance fine-tuned to match the correct engine type

• Improved: N1 and FF adjusted for realistic values. This should also give us a longer range.

• Improved but not perfect: ITT was improved, however there is still a little jump on startup. I’m working on it.

• Improved: TVs now have a slideshow of pictures on the welcome screen. Once you Activate the flight plan, you’ll get an in-flight info screen with a fancy new border animation. (known issue, the slideshow sometime jumps)

• Improved: When you turn the seatbelt sign on, all tables blinds and doors will be stowed. Now, if you turn it off, all those items will go back to the previous position!

• Added: Two new Liveries PR-LJT and D-AWOW (interior not included yet)

• Added: New smaller FWD cargo hold for the Lineage

• Fixed: Various reported issues around the cabin

• Fixed: The fuel system was missing some files, which might have caused incorrect behavior.

GLIDEPATH (LPV)

• Fixed: It should now be possible to engage GP from any other vertical AP mode.

• Fixed: GP will stay armed and engage normally, even if the currently active vertical AP mode changes in the meantime (from PTH to ALT or anything else)

ILS AUTOTUNE

• All known issues fixed, should now work exactly as it did in v1.1.1

FMS

• Fixed: CTD during FMS Reset

• Fixed: Added correct name for SID Transitions that are truncated in the CIFP data to only their first initial (weird one!!)  The last waypoint of a transition is the source of the name.  

• Fixed: Doing a Direct To to the next waypoint multiple times in a row should work again

• Fixed: Selected but not applied RNAV approaches are now blue on the ARRIVAL page.

PFD

• Improved: All armed annunciators on the PFD are slightly smaller as per real aircraft

• Fixed: Nav frequencies should no longer show “000.01” and should always show the correct frequency

VR

• Fixed: Map Range selector too sensitive

E-Jets Family v1.2.0-b1

General

• Added: The Lineage 1000, a business variant of the E190.

  • Includes a new custom fuel system that replicates the real-world aircraft's behavior. Fuel system features are reflected on the MFD and EICAS fuel pages.

  • Includes a custom cabin with animated tables, window blinds, cabin doors and airstairs.

  • All animated parts will automatically get stowed with the seatbelt sign on.

  • Work in progress: Night lighting, additional liveries/cabins.

  • Dynamic Ambient Lighting - We’re testing this so that the cabin shows correct reflections, but the lighting may look odd sometimes. We want your feedback on this. The alternative is seeing the cockpit in reflections of shiny parts of the cabin.

Fuel System

• Added: Fully custom fuel system:

  • Crossfeed Switch:

    • LOW1: Feeds the left engine from the right tank.

    • OFF: Each engine is fed from its tank.

    • LOW2: Feeds the right engine from the left tank.

  • AC Pumps:

    • Enabled only when the AC bus is online.

    • Automatic mode operates based on system needs.

  • DC Pump:

    • Provides fuel to the APU when no AC power is available.

    • Automatically enabled under specific conditions.

  • Auxiliary Fuel Transfer (Lineage only):

    • Operates symmetrically from auxiliary tanks to main tanks based on flight phase and tank quantities.

• Improved: Fuel transfer logic, including pressure differences for transfer at higher altitudes.

FMS

• Added: New Glidepath Mode which provides vertical guidance for RNAV LPV and L/VNAV approaches. You can now do precision LPV RNAV approaches.
  
  Watch this video for an explanation of LPV approaches and what you should expect.
  
  This is still a work in progress, but LPV approaches should work well now. We have a known issue of losing lateral navigation on L/VNAV approaches.
  
  We’re also still ironing out the FMA. Currently we’re missing the flashers and sometimes you might see a wrong indication. Please report it!
  

• Redeveloped: ILS Autotune has been developed again so that it lives in Steve’s plugins. We will need to make sure that it works as intended! We will test this in BETA 2 since there is a known issue with the switchover now.

• Added: SID count increased from 200 to 300.

EFB (Electronic Flight Bag)

• Added: New W&B layout with updated images for E-Jets and Lineage.

• Added: The settings plugin is now inside the EFB as an extra tab. It includes Configuration Options and Sounds settings. Sounds haven’t been changed yet. The Options should work as designed.

• Added: Lineage-specific changes made to support this new airframe

• Fixed: Enhanced winglets setting for the E175 is now remembered between sessions.

OTHER SystemS

• Added: Separate windshield anti-ice switches for each window using new datarefs.

• Fixed: GPU now shows "IN USE" instead of "AVAIL" when active.

• Fixed: PREV needle on the PFD now tied to the correct lighting knob

Autopilot

• Fixed: Glide Path mode no longer cancels prematurely.

• Improved: Enhanced logic for FPA activation when no new vertical mode is selected.

• Fixed: VNAV now levels off at cruise altitude as expected, even when PFD altitude is set higher.

• Fixed: ILS Approaches with no DME previously showed a yellow cross on the PFD, no lateral deviation and no approach ID. This is now fixed. Example runway: 16R at KPAE

Modeling

• Fixed: The nose of the aircraft had a weird dip around the windshield which made the aircraft look wrong from certain angles. NO MORE!

• Improved: Fan animations for more realistic fast-spinning visuals.

• Fixed: E170 inspection lights repositioned correctly.

• Improved: Various switches and guards have added animations

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-beta 10

FMS SPEED

• Improved: Preventing premature trigger of descent speeds

• Improved: Improved the KIAS/MACH changeover system to be more reliable

FMS

• Improved: FPL Page speeds should correctly reflect the current FMS Speeds

VNAV

• Fixed: The plane will no longner fly above cruise altitude if the ALT setting is set higher than the cruise altitude

ILS AUTOTUNE

• Fixed, it wasn’t working in the last version

AUTOBRAKES

• Postponed: Went back to the v104 code, so no automatic autobrake disengagement or aural warning.

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-beta 9

FMS

• Improved: Reselecting an approach or arrival, or reentering a new flight plan has been reworked to be more stable. The VSD should update accordingly to your new flight plan

• Improved: The TO PITCH on the TAKEOFF page now shows the correct value based on the flaps set for takeoff

FMS Speed

• Improved: KIAS to MACH changeover should happen as soon MACH reaches our mach speed schedule

• Improved: Speed above 10000ft changes to the CLIMB speed linearly between 10,000ft and 12,000ft. Same for the descent

• Fixed: MAX SPD setting will give 320, not 330

CLIMB PERFORMANCE

• Improved: Climb Performance and TRS limits for the E170 and E175

• Improved: Autopilot Pitch Constants for a more stable climb

AUTOBRAKES

• Improved: Autobrakes get turned off when toebrakes or normal brakes (“b”) are applied. Accompanied by an aural AUTOBRAKE warning.

VR

• Improved: The top part of the yoke is now hidden as well when the yoke is hidden

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-beta 8

Hardware

• Fixed: Inability to toggle reverse thrust on TCA Throttles

• Fixed: Speed command not going lower than 140kts

• Fixed: TO CONFIG check should now work fine also if flaps have been assigned to an axis in the hardware settings

FMS Speed

• Fixed: Going DIRECT TO inside a SID broke FMS Speed sequencing

• Fixed: Descent Speed is now triggered prior to reaching TOD as on real aircraft

• Fixed: Changing the speeds on FPL now works again. This adds a speed constraint, which must be lower than the Speed Schedule value

• Fixed: Speed constraints not being followed after a DIRECT TO

• Fixed: F bug for Flap 4 takeoffs showing wrong values

FMS

• Improved: Default Speed Schedules on PERF 3/3 have been defined.

• Improved: All speeds can be modified either by manual entry or by selecting the OR function for other Speed modes on the PERF3/3 page, or on the FPL pages.

• Improved: FMS Gross weight calculations improved

• Improved: If multiple same warnings appear on the scratchpad, only one CLR press is now enough to clear them all

• Improved: You can now type the exact name of your CO ROUTE file into the scratchpad and then insert it into CO ROUTE field to insert it directly instead of selecting it from the list.

  • The name must match the .fms file name exactly, without the file extension.

  • For example, if the flight plan file name is KBOS-KJFK.fms, you should enter KBOS-KJFK into the scratchpad.

• Fixed: The top bar on the FMS Pop-Up was not visible in Cold & Dark state

• Fixed: TO DATASET values now reset properly after the FMS resets

• Fixed: 6-digit values on the ZFW and GROSS WT were visible out of the FMS Screen. This has been prevented

Autotune + PREV

• Improved: Autotuning now happens at 150NM away from the destination airport, as per real aircraft

• Improved: If the route is shorter than 150NM, autotuning will happen at 50NM from the airport

• Improved: Autotuning is always followed by the automatic selection of PREV 1

• Improved: Autotune now only works if FMS is the active Autopilot mode

• Improved: Changing the Active NAV frequency will always disable FMS AUTO (autotuning)

• Improved: Changing from FMS to V/L manually will disable FMS AUTO

• Fixed: Autotune not working in X-Plane 11

THRUST RATING SYSTEM

• Improved: TRS limits have been readjusted to better reflect the AOM climb performance

• Fixed: Thrust reduction from TO to CLB is linked to flaps lever. TO will now change to CLB if all these conditions were met:

  • Gear Up

  • Above 400 AGL

  • Any change in vertical FD mode (the VNAV AFE CAP for instance, or any other manual selection of VS or anything else)

Engine performance

• Improved: Ignition fixed to happen at the correct N2 value

• Improved: Climb engine performance

VNAV

• Fixed: VNAV/TOD Altitude Issues - Death Dive

• Fixed: Airplane sometimes not starting descent at TOD

• Improved: Adjusted TOC indication to better match the actual performance of the aircraft. This will be fine-tuned with more data

• Fixed: Changing the arrival should no longer clear the waypoint altitudes

• Improved: Revising Altitude should be more reliable. This can be done on PERF 2/3 or by flying to a new altitude in magenta FLCH (VNAV level change) and the cruise altitude should update on the FMS once we are 200ft within the new bugged altitude.

Sounds

• Improved: Engine buzz added, most notably audible over 85%N1 and in the cabin near the engines

• Improved: Added additional prevention of accidental “Approaching Minimums” warning on takeoff

AUTOPILOT

• Fixed: Pressing FLCH right after takeoff should engage FLCH immediately. Before it selected FPA.

• Improved: Lateral deviation of the FD on takeoff is now limited to prevent twitchy movements

AUTOBRAKE SYSTEM

• Improved: Autobrake switch now resets when toe brakes are applied

• Improved: Brakes are now fully released after pressing and releasing toe brakes

Cockpit

• Fixed: Windshield heating 1 and 2 not illuminated during ANNUNCIATOR TEST

• Fixed: The fire extinguisher bottle has an opaque gauge glass. It is now transparent again

VR

• Improved: FMS now pops up smaller

• Improved: PFD MFD and EICAS can be popped up as 3D pop-ups.

• Improved: Clicking anywhere on the EFB will pop it up in VR

3D models

• Improved: Improved the wing flex animations

• Fixed: The cabin curtain is no longer transparent from the service door side

• Fixed: Rubber around the door is not visible also from the outside

• Fixed: There was a green edge on the cabin windows. This has been fixed

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-rc1 (internally beta 7)

NEW FEATURES:

FMS SPEED

• The FMS Speed feature automatically sets the correct speed for the autothrottle setting throughout the entire flight, based on the phase of the flight, the aircraft configuration, or speeds defined in the FMS or SID/STAR speed limits.

• The FMS Speed must always follow the Speed Schedules (CLIMB/CRUISE/DESCENT) defined on PERF INIT 3/3 page unless overwritten by any limits that would limit the speed to a lower value. The limiting values are:

  • Speed Schedule (Based on PERF INIT 3/3) - Highest speeds

  • Manual waypoint speed entry (Defined by user)

  • 10000ft Speed Limit (“250 below 10000”. Defined on the CLIMB Page)

  • Departure Speed Limit or GO Around Speed Limit (Limiting speeds around airports)

  • Flaps Speed limit (Set by the max flaps speed limits)

  • Takeoff or Approach Speeds - Lowest speeds

• For a full description of how FMS Speed works, please see the manual.

ILS AUTOTUNE

• The Autotune feature will automatically load the correct NAV frequency into the radios based on the approach selected in the FMS. This happens 30NM out of the airport.

• Automatic Switch to V/L implemented: When the approach has been armed by pressing APP and the preview mode has been enabled by pressing PREV, the autopilot will automatically switch from FMS as the source for the AP to V/L (VOR/Localizer) when the lateral deviation of the approach is less than 1 dot. This means that the pilot no longer has to manually tune in the ILS frequency or switch from FMS to the LOC source manually.

STEEP APPROACH (Available on the E170 & E190)

• The steep approach system allows the aircraft to fly to London City airport or other airports that have approaches steeper than 3.5°. These approaches are thrilling and challenging!

• The steep approach system opens the speed brakes dynamically during the approach to increase drag and subsequently increase the throttle setting. This helps during a possible go-around.

BRAND NEW POP-UP SCREENS

• All screens now pop up as 2D pop-ups which can be popped out into a separate window.

• Click with the left mouse button to open.

• Click and drag with the left mouse button to move the screens around.

• Click with the right mouse button to close them. Many values on the screens can be directly changed by scrolling over them, like altitude, speed, HDG, etc.

OTHER NEW FEATURES

• Added halo effect to the landing and taxi lights for XP12.1

• The pilots ARE NOW ALIVE! They are now animated, with constant movement. They will also shake in turbulence, move with G forces on landing or turn their heads based on the pitch, roll and yaw.

• TERM indicator added to the PFD when we enter the Terminal area which is 30NM radial distance from the destination airport. This will disappear when you switch from FMS to V/L.

• Typical ITT temperature drop-off during the startup sequence added also in X-Plane 12, as on the real aircraft.

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS:

FMS

• Fixed: TOD not updating correctly on the VSD after some flight plan changes.

• Fixed: The gross weight on the FMS now matches the gross weight on the STATUS MFD page.

• Fixed: FMS not showing all runways at KDEN and other airports.

• Fixed: A random CTD likely caused by an ETA prediction error.

• New: You can now use the Backspace key on your keyboard to clear any scratchpad messages. That means you can click them by pressing TAB - BACKSPACE - TAB.

• Fixed the following miscellaneous FMS bugs:

• On the cruise page, the speed command is incorrect: 180kt instead of 290/.78M.

• On the flight plan page, unable to write a speed superior to the climbing speed (written on the performance init page) for the climbing period.

• Unable to change the speed of the cruise in the flight plan.

• The transition altitude must always be in ft on the climb and the descent page.

• Unable to modify the speed limit below an altitude on the climb and the descent page.

• Unable to write 2130 kg for the alternate fuel (performance init page): invalid entry.

• Unable to access the maintenance page via the Menu page (via the NAV page, it's okay).

• No dataref for increasing/decreasing the speed in mach mode.

COCKPIT

• Fixed: Removed a glowing surface under the window at night.

• Fixed: The WX button on the GS panel had corrupted letters.

  Cockpit Dome Lights increased brightness to properly illuminate the cockpit.

• Fixed: Cockpit Dome Lights cast light but the actual light bulb was not on when on DC power.

• Fixed: Cockpit Lights and Cabin lights being on in Cold & Dark.

• Fixed: Issues with missing manipulators on the FMS radio knobs.

• Fixed: The right MFD manipulator now pops out the new pop-up MFD screen instead of opening the old pop-ups.

• Fixed: The erroneous overlapping AT DISCONNECT annunciator when changing from SPDT to SPDE.

AUTOPILOT

• Improved: Lateral and vertical Autopilot constants have been extensively fine-tuned to minimize overshooting of turns in LNAV or overshooting of the bugged altitude.

• Fixed: Trim didn't disconnect AP.

• Fixed: PTH is no longer available when switching from FMS to LOC2.

AUTOTHROTTLE (X-PLANE 12 ONLY)

• Improved: Fine-tuned AT constants for the millionth time, which should be more stable even during high winds. This should improve AT stability as well as approach descent rate stability.

  Please note that due to X-Plane's flight model calculations and the inability to set different AT constants for high speed and low speeds, every effort has been put into finding the right balance, but in certain corner cases, the AT may still experience a bit of overshooting or undershooting, just like on the real aircraft.

TAKEOFF AP MODES ENHANCED TO REFLECT REAL SYSTEMS

• Improved: FD increases pitch automatically based on the commanded speed as soon as the aircraft leaves the ground.

• Improved: Overhaul of ATTCS (Autothrottle Takeoff Control System). These change between certain Autothrottle settings based on the speed and phase of the takeoff.

PFD

• New: Added Steep Approach indications.

• New: Vf speed bugs added to the speed tape.

• Improved: NAV Frequencies are now magenta if autotune is enabled on the FMS RADIO page. It will be green if autotune is disabled.

• Improved: The overspeed bar indication now show the correct setting whether we are in KIAS or MACH.

• Improved: Improvements to the FMA to reflect all ATTCS improvements.

• Fixed: TO Vspeeds sometimes not being visible.

• Fixed: Corrected the DME 1 Distance indicator on the PFD.

MFD

• Fixed: Fixed the Map being frozen and then crashing the sim in some situations

• Fixed: Changed some instruments being tied to the wrong brightness knob.

• Fixed: Transponder modes now work correctly.

• Fixed: The wind indications were showing wrong values. Any further issues are likely related to wrong data sent from X-Plane.

• Fixed: Fuel temperature data on the Fuel Synoptic page uses more accurate data.

• Fixed: Hydraulic temperature data on the Hydr Synoptic page uses more accurate data.

• Fixed: Safety valve on the ECS page showing OPEN in incorrect situations.

EICAS

• Improved: Cyan arch showing throttle request doesn't go beyond the TRS limit anymore.

• Fixed: Pitch readout on the EICAS showing 0 and 1 superimposed when the pitch was 0.95°.

• Fixed: APU Dashes not returning after first APU run

EFB

• Improved: Completely reworked the TO CG calculations, which should now always calculate the optimal Takeoff CG.

• Improved: The EFB will now prioritize loading the front cargo bay as on the real aircraft

• Fixed: Fix CTD when an invalid airport ICAO is entered and new input is made to other fields while the error alert box is shown.

• Fixed: Fixed CTD when entering wrong data into the wind field.

VNAV

• Improved: Adjustments upwards allowed to alow adjusting of any overshoots in level-offs.

FLIGHT MODEL (X-Plane 12 only)

• Improved: Aerodynamics have been fine-tuned to result in an even more accurate flight model.

• Improved: Weight and balance for all aircraft have been revised to match the AOM values. This was done in conjunction with the EFB W&B improvements to ensure optimal TO CG and prevent early liftoff during takeoffs.

• Improved: Extensive engine performance improvements have been done to achieve an even more accurate performance. Climb times now match the AOM values.

• Improved: Startup sequence was reworked and fine-tuned to get ever closer to the real values and times.

• Fixed: Made some changes which should fix the inability to start the engines also at high altitudes.

• Improved: Fuel flow has been fine-tuned.

• Improved: Added KEAS values needed for XP12.09+ flight models.

• Improved: Gear friction fine-tuned.

SYSTEMS (X-Plane 12 only)

• Improved: Improvements to the hydraulic system to take advantage of new X-Plane 12 features.

• Improved: Nose wheel steering has been slowed down from 1 to 3 seconds for the full rotation.

ANTI-ICE SYSTEM

• New: Improved the Anti Ice indications. ICE CONDITIONS messages added to the CAS warning section. Anti-Ice now shows ICE CONDITIONS when flying through clouds around 0°C. Ice will not form if it's raining or colder.

• Improved: The windshield ANTI ICE switches are now separated for left and right in XP12.

• Improved: Improved the Anti-Ice Page temperature values on the ANTI ICE synoptic MFD page.

• Fixed: Temp number on the right leading edge missing on anti-ice page in cold and dark

• Fixed: Anti-ice During Startup: Improvements have been made to eliminate engine startup issues at high-altitude airports.

SOUNDS

• Cockpit seat shake noise randomized pitch to sound slightly differently every time

OTHER

• Improved: Default X-Plane Autothrottle command is overridden by our custom command, so you don't have to reassign the command on your hardware.

• Fixed: TO CONFIG saying NO TAKEOFF FLAPS TRIM if only trim was wrong.

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-b6

• Improved: Fine-tuned AT constants for the millionth time, which should be more stable even during high winds. This should improve AT stability as well as approach descent rate stability

• New: Added halo effect to the landing and taxi lights for XP12.1

• New: The pilots ARE NOW ALIVE! They are now animated, with constant movement. They will also shake in turbulence, move with G forces on landing or turn their heads based on the pitch, roll and yaw.

• New: TERM indicator added to the PFD when we enter the Terminal area which is 30NM radial distance from the destination airport. This will disappear when you switch from FMS to V/L.

• Fixed: Temp number on the right leading edge missing on anti-ice page in cold and dark

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-b5

• Fixed: Autotune not working in XP11

• Fixed: FMS Pop Up needed to be clicked on twice

• Improved: N1 control is similar to v104 with hopefully less overshooting

• Fixed: Registration under the PFD should be visible in XP12.1

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-b4

SYSTEMS

• Added: Typical ITT temperature drop-off during the startup sequence, as on the real aircraft.

• Fixed: Safety valve on the ECS page showing OPEN in incorrect situations.

• Fixed: Pitch readout on the EICAS showing 0 and 1 superimposed when the pitch was 0.95°.

• Reworked: The overspeed bar indication to show the correct setting whether we are in KIAS or MACH.

• Fixed: TO CONFIG saying NO TAKEOFF FLAPS TRIM if only trim was wrong.

• Fixed: APU Dashes not returning after first APU run

ANTI-ICE SYSTEM

• Improved: The windshield ANTI ICE switches are now separated for left and right in XP12.

• New: Improved the Anti Ice indications. ICE CONDITIONS messages added to the CAS warning section. Anti-Ice now shows ICE CONDITIONS when flying through clouds around 0°C. Ice will not form if it's raining or colder.

• Improved: Improved the Anti-Ice Page temperature values on the ANTI ICE synoptic MFD page.

COCKPIT

• Fixed: Cockpit Lights and Cabin lights being on in Cold & Dark.

• Fixed: Issues with missing manipulators on the FMS radio knobs.

• Fixed: The right MFD manipulator now pops out the new pop-up MFD screen instead of opening the old pop-ups.

• Fixed: The erroneous overlapping AT DISCONNECT annunciator when changing from SPDT to SPDE.

AUTOTUNE

• Fixed: Autotune not working on Linux.

• Changed: The Autotune logging names to match the other X-Crafts logs.

• Fixed: PREV 1 not showing any course deviation in X-Plane 11.

AUTOPILOT

• Improved: Extensively fine-tuned the pitch AP constants to minimize overshooting of the bugged altitude (all pitch, roll, and Autothrottle constants have been fine-tuned in v1.1.0).

FMS

• Fixed: The gross weight on the FMS now matches the gross weight on the STATUS MFD page.

• New: You can now use the Backspace key on your keyboard to clear any scratchpad messages. That means you can click them by pressing TAB - BACKSPACE - TAB.

• Removed: RETRACT FLAPS scratchpad message.

• Fixed: FMS not showing all runways at KDEN and other airports.

• Fixed: A random CTD likely caused by an ETA prediction error.

• Fixed the following miscellaneous FMS bugs:

• On the cruise page, the speed command is incorrect: 180kt instead of 290/.78M.

• On the flight plan page, unable to write a speed superior to the climbing speed (written on the performance init page) for the climbing period.

• Unable to change the speed of the cruise in the flight plan.

• The transition altitude must always be in ft on the climb and the descent page.

• Unable to modify the speed limit below an altitude on the climb and the descent page.

• Unable to write 2130 kg for the alternate fuel (performance init page): invalid entry.

• Unable to access the maintenance page via the Menu page (via the NAV page, it's okay).

• No dataref for increasing/decreasing the speed in mach mode.

VNAV

• Improved: Adjustments upwards allowed to be able to adjust any overshoots in level-offs.

FMS SPEED

• Fixed: FMS Speed not respecting some SID and STAR speed restrictions.

• Fixed: FMS Speed not going to flaps 1 speed (225kts) on departure, instead staying on the departure limit value (210kts).

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-b3

• Fixed: Autotune now works for approaches with letter suffixes like ILS-Y, ILS-Z, etc.

• Merged: Popup/Popout PFD, MFD, and EICAS scripting with SASL_ERJ. FMS popup/popouts have been merged for a consistent look and functionality.

• Improved: Reloading flight plans will now actually work without putting the waypoint selection out of sync. You can initiate a reload directly from RTE - no need to visit Maintenance for an FMS Reset.

• Improved: Selecting either departure or arrival airports will clear the flight plan. Reselecting STAR enroute should "just work" as it has.

• Enhanced: PAUSE BEFORE TOD feature. The sim will now pause 5NM before TOD if this feature is enabled.

• Added: Block for activating AT over 65 knots and under 400 feet per the AOM.

  • If you're under 65 knots, you'll get an ATTCS controlled takeoff.

  • If you haven't selected any form of AT, you can activate AT manually over 400 feet AGL.

  • If flying in FLCH, pressing AT activates SPDT - direct throttle control. One more press disables AT completely.

E-Jets Family v1.1.0-b2

• Fixed: FMS not showing all runways at KDEN for departure selection.

• Fixed: GPU not providing power to the aircraft in X-Plane 12.1.

• Fixed: Block TRS transition from TO-1 or TO-2 to CLB if flaps are deployed.

• Fixed: APU bleed is automatically turned back on if you try to start the APU after landing.

• Fixed: Trim runaway test not stopping trim.

• Fixed: FLT PLAN pagination error.

• Improved: AT Selection after rolling / throttles advanced. You can now engage AT also during the takeoff roll and it should work fine.

• Fixed: Reverse thrust not being available.

• Improved: The cyan arch representing the throttle position on the EICAS will stop at the TRS N1 limit.

NEW FEATURES:

FMS SPEED

• The FMS Speed feature automatically sets the correct speed for the autothrottle setting throughout the entire flight, based on the phase of the flight, the aircraft configuration, or speeds defined in the FMS or SID/STAR speed limits.

• The FMS Speed must always follow the Speed Schedules (CLIMB/CRUISE/DESCENT) defined on PERF INIT 3/3 page unless overwritten by any limits that would limit the speed to a lower value. The limiting values are:

  • Speed Schedule (Based on PERF INIT 3/3) - Highest speeds

  • Manual waypoint speed entry (Defined by user)

  • 10000ft Speed Limit (“250 below 10000”. Defined on the CLIMB Page)

  • Departure Speed Limit or GO Around Speed Limit (Limiting speeds around airports)

  • Flaps Speed limit (Set by the max flaps speed limits)

  • Takeoff or Approach Speeds - Lowest speeds

• For a full description of how FMS Speed works, please see the manual.

ILS AUTOTUNE

• The Autotune feature will automatically load the correct NAV frequency into the radios based on the approach selected in the FMS. This happens 30NM out of the airport.

• Automatic Switch to V/L implemented: When the approach has been armed by pressing APP and the preview mode has been enabled by pressing PREV, the autopilot will automatically switch from FMS as the source for the AP to V/L (VOR/Localizer) when the lateral deviation of the approach is less than 1 dot. This means that the pilot no longer has to manually tune in the ILS frequency or switch from FMS to the LOC source manually.

STEEP APPROACH (Available on the E170 & E190)

• The steep approach system allows the aircraft to fly to London City airport or other airports that have approaches steeper than 3.5°. These approaches are thrilling and challenging!

• The steep approach system opens the speed brakes dynamically during the approach to increase drag and subsequently increase the throttle setting. This helps during a possible go-around.

BRAND NEW POP-UP SCREENS

• All screens now pop up as 2D pop-ups which can be popped out into a separate window.

• Click with the left mouse button to open.

• Click and drag with the left mouse button to move the screens around.

• Click with the right mouse button to close them. Many values on the screens can be directly changed by scrolling over them, like altitude, speed, HDG, etc.

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS:

FMS

• Fixed: TOD not updating correctly on the VSD after some flight plan changes.

COCKPIT

• Fixed a glowing surface under the window at night.

• Fixed the WX button having corrupted letters.

  Cockpit Dome Lights increased brightness to properly illuminate the cockpit.

• Cockpit Dome Lights cast light but the actual light bulb was not on when on DC power.

AUTOPILOT

• Autopilot constants have been improved to minimize overshooting of turns in LNAV.

• Fixed: Trim didn't disconnect AP.

• PTH is no longer available when switching from FMS to LOC2.

AUTOTHROTTLE (X-PLANE 12 ONLY)

• The Thrust Rating System in X-Plane 12 has been reworked to prevent overshooting and to make it more accurate.

• Further autothrottle fine-tuning has been conducted, resulting in a more stable autothrottle. Our priority was minimizing overshooting target speed. Please note that due to X-Plane's flight model calculations and the inability to set different AT constants for high speed and low speeds, every effort has been put into finding the right balance, but in certain corner cases, the AT may still experience a bit of overshooting or undershooting, just like on the real aircraft.

• RETD mode disengages AT at 30ft for landing, and it now also correctly retards the throttles automatically. This means you don't need to retard them back manually.

TAKEOFF AP MODES ENHANCED TO REFLECT REAL SYSTEMS

• Flight director (FD) takeoff pitch is dependent on flap settings as per the real aircraft.

• FD increases pitch automatically based on the commanded speed as soon as the aircraft leaves the ground.

• Overhaul of ATTCS (Autothrottle Takeoff Control System). These change between certain Autothrottle settings based on the speed and phase of the takeoff.

PFD

• NAV Frequencies are now magenta if autotune is enabled on the FMS RADIO page. It will be green if autotune is disabled.

• Improvements to the FMA to reflect all ATTCS improvements.

• Fixed TO Vspeeds sometimes not being visible.

• Corrected the DME 1 Distance indicator on the PFD.

• Added Steep Approach indications.

• Vf speed bugs added to the speed tape.

MFD

• Fixed the Map being frozen and then crashing the sim in some situations

• Changed some instruments being tied to the wrong brightness knob.

• Transponder modes now work correctly.

• Fixed the wind indications showing wrong values. Any further issues are likely related to wrong data sent from X-Plane.

• Fixed Fuel temperature data on the Fuel Synoptic page.

• Fixed Hydraulic temperature data on the Hydr Synoptic page.

EICAS

• Cyan arch showing throttle request doesn't go beyond the TRS limit anymore.

EFB

• Completely reworked the TO CG calculations, which should now always calculate the optimal Takeoff CG.

• The EFB will now prioritize loading the front cargo bay as on the real aircraft

• Fix CTD when an invalid airport ICAO is entered and new input is made to other fields while the error alert box is shown.

• Fixed CTD when entering wrong data into the wind field.

FLIGHT MODEL (X-Plane 12 only)

• Aerodynamics have been fine-tuned to result in a more accurate flight model.

• Weight and balance for all aircraft have been revised to match the AOM values. This was done in conjunction with the EFB W&B improvements to prevent early liftoff during takeoffs.

• Extensive engine performance improvements have been done to achieve an even more accurate performance. Climb times now match the AOM values.

• Startup sequence was reworked and fine-tuned to get ever closer to the real values and times.

• Made some changes which should fix the inability to start the engines also at high altitudes.

• Fuel flow has been fine-tuned.

• Added KEAS values needed for XP12.09+ flight models.

• Gear friction fine-tuned.

• Fixed CTD when only two letters are entered into the AIRPORT field instead of the full ICAO code.

SYSTEMS (X-Plane 12 only)

• Improvements to the hydraulic system to take advantage of new X-Plane 12 features.

• Anti-ice During Startup: Improvements have been made to eliminate engine startup issues at high-altitude airports.

• Nose wheel steering has been slowed down from 1 to 3 seconds for the full rotation.

OTHER

• Default X-Plane Autothrottle command is overridden by our custom command, so you don't have to reassign the command on your hardware.