2020.4.1

Features:

• Multi-key support for FG1000 variant

Fixes:

• Refactor code for reposition-reinit
• Preset airport tag in tutorials causing problems
• Fuel selector object assigned wrong effect file
• Fix various ac modeling issues
• More robust variant definition code separation
• Add amphibious gear keyboard bindings
• Removed forced invert mouse wheel
• Invert overhead light controls
• Better and more particle effects
• Fix unusable fuel issue
• Fix material animation and effects def before knob animation bug
• FG1000 audio panel and radio bug fixes
• Hobbs track engine hours per engine
• Add fg1000 glass, glass panel and audio panel to avionics rheostat knob
• Hobbs interior lighting
• PFD/MFD power consumption less when dimmed
• KAP140 digits color to better match other electronics
• Fix KAP140, dme and kr87 avionics lighting
• Add magnetic compass integral lighting
• Absolute paths to relative for MP compatibility
• Amphibious gear deployment depends on location when equipment change occurs
• Refactor lighting and position of kap140 on fg1000 panel
• Refactor lighting and position of amphib gear ctrl on fg1000 panel
• Refactor lighting and position of elt on fg1000 panel
• Refactor lighting and position of hobbs on fg1000 panel
• Fix amphibious gear spring discrepancy
• Adjust x and Z position on various gear configuration
• Soften the main ski bogey spring coefficient
• FDM - Adverse yaw adjustment
• FDM - Decrease pitch up tendency at full thrust
• FDM - Correct X VRP
• FDM - Combine two Z offsets into a single one, VRP only
• FDM - Fix deg to rad conversion on roll moment to yaw rate

2020.4

Features:

• Completely new 172sp FG1000 variant
• Add 2020.4 clustered shading lighting support
• Compositor compatibility and real time shadows
• Add support for aerotow to allow gliders to be towed by the C172P
• Add revised and improved KAP140

Fixes:

• VOR/NAV guages: add missing yellow ticks and OBS label
• VOR/NAV guages: fix localizer needle rotation center
• Correct typos in the 'Flying the Pattern' tutorial
• Fix parking brake binding on joysticks; improve the parking brake control
• Fix issue where the engine wouldn't quit after a plane crash
• Fix issue where external views would break after switching airports
• Re-add the default mouse action when in a viewfrom view mode.
• Fix NAV and COM radio electrical source
• Refactor c172p amp draw calculations
• Correct battery amp hours
• Power of two texture correction
• Improved aircraft variant set file isolation

See release/2020.4 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2020.3

Features:

• Add integral fuel tank option and refactor fuel system to allow for operation
• Fuel selector: improved textures
• Engine startup shaking effect (from c182s)

Fixes:

• Turn magnetos on when using ignition key
• FDM: Improve fuel tank locations, COG z location
• Tutorials: Repair aircraft at the start of each tutorial
• Instruments: AI offset knob limited and finer control
• Trim: fix rudder trim sound; adjust animations and sensitivity of trim wheels
• Fix iCCP Color Profile on textures
• Corrected a typo in the engine oil management system
• Add versioning to the propeller configuration files
• Point cones material texture to a valid texture

People who have contributed to the 2018.3 release:

• @wlbragg
• @gilbertohasnofb
• @D-ECHO
• @legoboyvdlp
• @dany93

See release/2020.3 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2020.1

Features:

• New sounds for rolling and tire screeching on both paves and gravel surfaces
• Replaced the KX165 with the KX165A radio which supports 8.33 frequencies
• New mooring locations
• f shortcut now toggles flashlight

Fixes:

• Fixed xy-plane and missing texture error messages
• Corrected a segfault caused when you lower and then raise the amphibious gear on land
• Turn coordinator gyros breaker was not hooked up
• Fix amphibious gear control breaker logic
• Amphibious gear switch now does not triger repair timer while pontoon damaged
• Initialization of new traversing property which is may prevent issues on some systems
• Fix strong pitch oscillations at rest with brakes on and with pure crosswind
• Fix Nasal error due to a typo in avionics.nas
• Changing xml version to 1.0 in xml file headers as this is the supported version
• Radio tutorial now requires the user to turn on the battery and avionics switches
• Fixed minor spelling mistake in preflight tutorial

People who have contributed to the 2019.1 release:

• @wlbragg
• @legoboyvdlp
• @dany93
• @gilbertohasnofb
• @wkitty42
• @cgdae
• @ltoenning

See release/2020.1 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2019.1

Features:

• Persistent adjustable pilot seat/view position
• New seat frame modeling
• New fog and frost overlay showing heat and air vent effect
• Wheels sink based on ground cover density
• Tire size influences tire friction
• Wheels sink based on snow depth
• Snow depth influences tire friction
• Prop spray effect at high rpm in float variant
• New locked brake smoke effect
• Add rudder trim system to interior cabin panel
• Add brake influence to nose wheel steering and disable NWS when airborne
• Animate front caster wheels
• Extend support for CH Throttle Quadrant joystick
• Implement default renderer interior lighting
• Reshape and widen 26" and 36" bush tires to 12" and 15"
• Autostart function includes auto-mixture

Fixes:

• Exterior fuselage mesh cleanup
• Fix broken hydrodynamics
• Fix nasal errors and segfaults
• Skis now slide on ice and snow
• Added fallback model support
• Account for the volume of unusable fuel
• Fix cowl plugs issue in tutorials
• Fix invalid version issue
• Adjust damage effect spark size
• Adjust P-factor
• Correct rain animation over windshield
• Correct wheel spin rolling animation ratio
• Set mixture rich to 3000 ft
• Fix visor rotation issue
• Fix ADF to read khz and not mhz
• Fix default values of selected and standby radio frequencies
• Mixture set to 1 at sea level in autostart
• Fix flap click sound
• Fix animations of COMs, NAVs and ADF knobs
• Correct texture mapping of axles
• Correct texture mapping of interior hydro rudder mechanism

People who have contributed to the 2019.1 release:

• @wlbragg
• @legoboyvdlp
• @dany93
• @gilbertohasnofb
• @wkitty42
• @bcoconni
• @Zaretto

See release/2019.1 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2018.3

Features:

• Improved 3D models and textures of all levers, toggles, seats, magneto keys, EGT gauge and attitude indicator
• New recess casings to all panel instruments
• Improved labels of panel texture
• Added 3D models to cockpit:
  • Alternate static source knob
  • Glove pocket to panel (holds GPS device when not in use)
  • Lighter hole
  • Overhead panel light switches for red flood, gauge post, and white dome/courtesy lights
  • Low Voltage LED
  • Sunvisors
  • PPT cables connected to the yokes
• New ammeter gauge matching the model used in the 172P
• Light maps for red flood, gauge post and white dome light
• ALS procedural lights (glare) for red flood, gauge post, white dome and wing courtesy light
• Light map illumination and procedural glare responds to available light and dims during daylight
• Re-positioned and improved 3D models and textures of all levers
• Added ambient occlusion map to all interior textures
• Added glass effect for gauges
• New sounds, including when clicking on the checklist, adding/removing control lock, mounting/dismounting GPS, opening/closing glove pocket, opening/closing the window latches, extending/retracting the water rudder cable
• Better sound for flaps lever and motor
• Interlocked master switch (BAT and ALT)
• GPS antenna is now up by default
• GPS night mode
• Amphibious gear advisor activated
• New amphibious gear lever
• Expanded help tool tips
• Add subtle glass reflection to panel instruments and radio stack
• Moved tutorials to Hilo Airport (PHTO)
• Improved tutorials and added two new ones: take off and landing for float variants
• Much improved propeller model
• Improved handle animation of doors and baggage door
• Doors should now be closed from the inside using the door strap
• Air resistance will force an open door or baggage door backwards
• Improved KMA20's marker sensitivity toggle animation
• Much improved vertical stabilizer model, including a retopologized beacon model
• Added external antennas for the ELT, transponder, ADF and marker beacons
• Removed wire connecting the wings to the tail as our ADF receiver uses a different type of antenna
• Animated water rudder cable
• New digital clock added
• New five slot Save and Resume feature
• QT launcher variant selection support
• QT launcher Location support including "On approach"

Fixes:

• Most of the cases of multiple objects mapped to a single texture have now been solved by assigning each their own texture
• 3D models of rotary knobs of VOR and NAV radios now turn 360 degrees
• Corrected the label of the OBS knob of the heading indicator
• Implemented a particle effect color and light manager for smoke and spray
• Adjusted P-factor effect
• Strobe lights are stronger now
• Fixed issue which caused the landing light to appear green under certain situations
• Removed shadow effect from radio stack readouts
• Autopilot readouts now match the rest of the radio stack in both colour and intensity
• Added a black panel behind the broken wing structure

People who have contributed to the 2018.3 release:

• @gilbertohasnofb
• @wlbragg
• @legoboyvdlp
• @dany93

See release/2018.3 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2018.2

Features:

• Major overhaul of the 3D model, including:
  • Thicker wings with a more rounded leading edge
  • Improved taxi and landing lights, VHF antennas and recessed fuel caps
  • Model ribs to show through broken wing
  • Improvements to tail and rudder, including animated rudder cables
  • Cowling now protrudes around the nose
  • Front windshield redesign to allow for proper vent fittings
  • Tie-down connections on the wing look a little more realistic
  • Added a vent line pipe to the left wing
  • New landing gear strut steps and improved strut to fuselage connection
  • Improved textures of air intake, cockpit bars, trim wheel, propeller, glare shield, tires
  • Add two sided prop blur to livery system
  • Moved panel upwards
  • Improved flap model and animation
  • New exterior door handles and relocated bottom door hinges
  • Added GPS device with a new texture and added mount
  • Added rudder pedal push rod model, sump port models, animated cabin air vent, engine compartment vent, wing vent holes, elevator trim tab
  • New disc brakes, cowling handhold, animated oil door and cap, animated fuel caps
• Improved ground equipment
• The f key can be used to toggle the flash light
• Changes to the FDM:
  • Allow aerodynamic interaction between the aircraft and AI traffic models
  • Make the pitch axis less sensitive to control. Increase the adverse yaw, also results in a better slip-skid-ball behaviour
• Added a new HD livery: N73429
• Improved sounds:
  • Better engine sound based on a real recording
  • New idle engine sound which is cross-faded with the regular engine sound so that it is only perceived at low RPMs. It has that characteristic "rumbling" of low RPM
  • New crank and engine start sounds, much improved from the default ones. In particular, the engine now starts with a large "thump" just like a real engine does
  • New sound for when the engine is cut, also based on a real 172 recording
  • New sounds for the primer lever, a low volume squeak sound based on reference videos of startup procedures
• Added registrations to the bottom wing of all liveries
• Implemented engine damage when flying at a RPM higher than the red mark
• More advanced oil management and consumption calculation
• Improved hydrodynamic modeling
• Support mooring (including rope and buoy animation) and spawning at a seaport

Fixes:

• Animation of primer and carburettor heat levers so that they don't just flip between their binary positions
• Autopilot buttons are now animated
• Applied shadow effect to more objects in the cabin
• Fixed a bug with the control lock being added to a hidden yoke
• Fix some switches in the KMA 20 instrument changing the dials in the two radio's below it
• Improved DME clickspots
• Nose wheel is no longer buried in the ground
• Fix collision of beacon lights with beacon lamp model

Major thanks to @wlbragg and @gilbertohasnofb for improving the 3D model, textures and sounds so much!

People who have contributed to the 2018.2 release:

• @wlbragg (3D model) and @gilbertohasnofb (textures and sounds)
• @dany93 (FDM, HDM)
• @andgi (HDM, mooring code)
• @mathieugouin (radio stack)
• @legoboyvdlp (engine damage)
• @ltoenning @edward-p @Zaretto @it0uchpods @gftg85 @bcoconni (miscellaneous fixes)
• @tonghuix @okroth (opening issues and advice)

See release/2018.2 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2018.1

• New images for the new splash screen and thumbnails system
• FDM improvements:
  • Fixed deflection angles of ailerons and roll moment due to ailerons
  • Added spiraling propwash effect (requiring right rudder at full throttle, low airspeed)
  • Made the elevator action at high AoA asymmetric in order to take into account the screening effect of the horizontal stabilizer in such stall conditions
  • Increasing the side force due to rudder, to make it consistent with the exerted moment
  • Decreasing the adverse yaw (the aileron trim gave too much slip-skid-ball deviation at cruise)
• Increased maximum rotation of yoke from 70 to 90 degrees
• Use shift + q to reset view
• Added avionics sound
• Fixed bug with oil temperature and pressure gauges (they were not working when complex engine procedures was toggled off)
• Fixed bug with lighting of pontoon wake effect
• Eliminated wingtip and tail sparks when over water
• Eliminated sparks of broken gear while aircrafts sits on the flight deck of a moving carrier
• Fixed some bugs with the walker

See release/2018.1 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2017.1

• Control surfaces can be checked for free movement during preflight inspection
• The opening of the baggage dialog was delayed as to wait for the animation of the baggage door
• Cleaning up the Aircraft Options dialog
• Improvements to the Ground Equipment dialog
• Callsigns of new users are automatically randomized to avoid them blocking other new users on multiplayer
• New About This Aircraft dialog, with information about the project as well as relevant links
• The pilot's yoke can now be locked with a control lock (lock can be found in the bag on the left of the pilot's seat)
• Fix bug with ADF timer in the radio stack
• Added view for IFR training
• Improvements to the carburetor system (icing, carb heat)
• Improvements to the engine coughs (due to fuel contamination or carb ice)
• Lowered limit of critical oil level according to Lycoming's manual
• Critical oil will not cause the engine to cough, it will simply quit when oil reaches the critical value of 2 quarts
• Improved fuel contamination system (fixed some bugs)
• More realistic bush wheels and tires
• Fuselage shows fresnel effect

See release/2017.1 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.

2016.4

• Improvements to the oil management (better function, oil now changes CG and weight of the plane, etc.)
• New ALS external view navigation, taxi and landing lights
• Added fire extinguisher and ELT models
• Bug fix for flashlight effect not illuminating the baggages
• Bug fix for interaction with external items in one of the tutorials
• Improvements to the autostart function

See release/2016.4 for any additional fixes added to this release.

Note: this aircraft is the default aircraft in FlightGear. Manually downloading it is not necessary.