X-Plane 11.00 is the initial version of the newest flight simulator from Laminar Research. X-Plane 11 includes new features such as new aircraft, a new user interface, tutorials, service vehicles, European autogen, and a new lighting, sound and effects engine. It included numerous flight model updates, an entirely updated default fleet of aircraft, redone FMS & GPS units, Navdata updates, and recut global scenery. Beta testing ended on March 30, 2017.

Known Bugs

XPD-6849 Issue with power lines & base mesh

XPD-6835 Fuel truck missing glass

XPD-6827 Shadows or artifact on trees

XPD-6812 Editing the Rendering settings for Visual Effects is SLOW

XPD-6808 Some windows not re-skinned to match new UI

XPD-6618 Ability to handle more than 1 hat switch

XPD-7163 Crash when reporting field in sight

Bug fixes:

XPD-5349 Fixed lights visible when above heavy (overcast setting & above) clouds.

XPD-7259 ATC taxi guidelines too faint.

XPD-7283 Spill lights not fogged in HDR mode.

XPD-7363, XPD-7508 Fix for planet showing up in near view in low vis.

XPD-7850 Fixed crash when selecting approach at LGML.

XPD-7861 New hint text without extraneous line breaks.

XPD-7864 Fixed mouse fly not working with two monitors and large UI.

XPD-7868 Drop tank CG fixed.

Fixed plugins changing UI units and resulting in out of range values.

Default C172 fixes: OAT gauge & 41″ MP at max throttle.

GPS fixes: we allow setting of GPS relative bearing when override_gps is on, & the magnetic bearing points to the terminator.

Public Beta 17

Bug fixes:

XPD-7841 Fixed bright light on cockpit ceiling at night with high visual effects settings.

XPD-6959 Fixed rainbow swirling patterns under wheels at highest visual effects setting.

XPD-7295 Fixed dark lightning bolts in storms with high visual effects settings.

XPD-7843 Fixed missing device name for Logitech Force 3D Pro on Windows.

Fixed OAT Gauge in Cessna.

Fixed Missing Textures and Artifacts in King-Air cockpit.

Public Beta 16

PB16 fixes a number of compatibility bugs for aircraft and third party add-ons and rendering artifacts.

Warning: PB16 changes the .sit and .rep file formats; situations and replays from earlier versions are not usable in public beta 16 and later.

PB16 also features the new X-Plane 11 text-based weapon file format. While X-Plane will continue to load binary weapons from X-Plane 10, use the new file format for all new weapons. Please do not ship binary weapons saved in X-Plane 11 betas in your add-ons.

Bug fixes for third parties:

XPD-7528 ATTR_shiny_rat and GLOBAL_specular with intermediate ratios (E.g. 0.5) now work correctly.We still recommend use use a ratio of 1 and control gloss with a texture.

XPD-7802 Fixed generic pie instrument randomly disappearing or changing colors.

XPD-7803 Bleed air source for pressurization defaults to “auto” for all start types on legacy planes that don’t have bleed-air controls.

XPD-7782 Removed raw legacy panel instrument datarefs likesim/aircraft/panel/acf_ins_size – you should not be using these.

XPD-7818 Added dataref access to carb temperature.

Fixed battery lifetime – battery was draining at 4x the correct rate.

Reduced the strength of auto-toe-brakes for non-castoring aircraft.

Carb-heat is stronger.

Engine ITT behavior now matches X-Plane 10.

Better mapping of engine idle ratios for X-Plane 10 ACF files.

X-Plane’s numeric version can be accessed by dataref.

The engine idle ratios can be read and written at runtime via DataRefEditor to tune your engines.

Fixed incorrect generator torque on jets.

Toggle-reverse-thrust command does not require the engines to be idle. If you want an idle-lock-out, add this by plugin script.

X-Plane does not constant reset autopilot and other datarefs to a grid per frame – only when the user is “clicking” them with commands or 2-d panel instruments.

New FMS will not overwrite nav1 deflection. Note that the G430/530 does do this when in “CDI” mode, which is expected.

Flying stabilizers fixed, even if not flying.

sim/FMS/init command resets new FMS just like the old one.

Lat-lon fixes in the FMS do not have “fix” type in XPLM Navigation API.

Legacy gear doors move at the correct speed. Legacy v9 gear doors are deprecated; please key-frame your animations from the gear deploy ratio.

GPS override correctly stops updating the new FMS.

Performance, rendering and scenery artifacts:

New autogen models for European medium-height buildings.

Cloud rendering should be faster, particularly on lower visual effects settings.

Fixed banding in the sky in HDR mode.

Fixed sun and moon and starts missing in HDR mode.

Fixed glow around moon at night.

XPD-7756 Fixed white lines in boat wake when HDR rendering is on.

Cockpit shadows less blocky.

Grunge decals for airports tuned.

Wind farm library objects spin again.

Changes to default Aircraft:

MD-82 Autothrottle and autopilot fixed.

Stinson L-5 airfoils fixed.

Fixed animation on 747 upper-deck door.

B-58 Cowl flaps animate.

Cessna 172 battery and electrical system tuned.

B-58 Gear Light Fixed.

Bug fixes for weapons:

XPD-6725 Sim no longer crashes if another user on multiplayer has a weapon file that you don’t have.

Rockets now work.

Weapons don’t disappear when looking closely at another multiplayer aircraft.

Weapons track correctly when using external visuals and replay.

Fixed crash at startup if one multiplayer aircraft is flying and the other is in the main menu.

Fixed bug where weapons make random explosions when another user in a multiplayer match restarts his flight.

Fixed massive explosion on external visual when master machine toggles replay.

Fixed weapons being incorrectly attached to aircraft on external visual during replay.

Bug fixes for sound:

XPD-7459 FMOD Sound events can be attached to plugin custom commands.

XPD-7808 Removed log errors when an aircraft does not use FMOD.

Fixed missing environmental sounds when using Cessna.

Other stuff:

Fixed crash when bringing up flight configuration over the ocean.

XPD-7599 Fixed errors in map coastlines.

XPD-7798 Reloading an aircraft (developer menu) when started cold and dark works as expected.

XPD-7357 Clicking on panel in second monitor works.

XPD-7822 Clicking on plugins works on second monitor.

XPD-7592 Using 150% UI scaling does not throw off plugins or aircraft when multi-monitor is used.

XPD-6801 Aircraft can carry or be carried in flight configuration UI.

XPD-7815 Added new joystick configuration files.

XPD-7784 Zooming to pressed button in joystick UI doesn’t jump to a new view unless it has to.

XPD-7792 Weather visibility can be edited in metric.

XPD-7775; XPD-6664 Fixed special starts with oil rig, aircraft carrier and frigate.

XPD-7816 G430 always pops out when changing planes on restart.

Brakes default to “on” when starting on the ramp with hardware pedals with toe brakes.

Push-back trucks do not appear on GA ramp starts.

Map doesn’t print errors to console at island locations.

XSG-2758 X-Plane cross-matches ET and ED regions.

Fixed networking with ForeFlight.

Public Beta 15

PB15 was a quick release containing bug fixes for:

XPD-7787 Plane-Maker crashing when opening files.

XPD-7790 New joystick config files.

XPD-7793 ACF files aren’t locked while the sim is running.

Cessna takeoff should be a lot better.

Public Beta 14

Key Features & Improvements

New clouds, with performance improvements for large monitors & HDR.

Tire model tuning–huge thrust no longer required to start rolling.

Dataref and plugin bugs fixed–plugins that don’t work need to file bugs ASAP!

Additional Bug Fixes

Correctly initialize arr/dep flags for default flow.

Fixed the generic-tape instrument having a HUGE preview.

XPD-6515 Quaternions auto-follow eulers when plugins run.

XPD-7038 We now warn you when you’re about to leave the demo area.

XPD-7141 We now support identifying joysticks by their VID+PID combo instead of their “name” in the OS.

XPD-7167 Fixes reloading SASL airplanes in debug mode like A320.

XPD-7258 Auto-generate .joy files from analytics data.

XPD-7366 Improved behavior of Resume Flight button on first launch.

XPD-7290 Fix for wrong “receiving from” descriptions.

XPD-7392 Fix for Flares that hit the ground and live on forever.

XPD-7394 All device “views” are now available in the right scroll bar.

XPD-7398 We now reset aircraft-specific prefs when the underlying .acf file is modified.

XPD-7426 Fix for click locations being screwed up.

XPD-7456 Add “Clear Filters” button to Aircraft grid.

XPD-7499 Trains were black.

XPD-7550 Cars can drive on the left side of the road at airports.

XPD-7565 Fixed floating runways at LHBP.

XPD-7661 We now allow 1024×768 for full-screen windows.

XPD-7673 Fixes clicking stealing plugin focus.

XPD-7688 Fixed hidden cursor support for plugins.

XPD-7717 Added Studio to the AI aircraft screens, and added the aircraft’s file path as a hover action.

XPD-7725 Added tip re: lights and HDR.

XPD-7730 Fix for popup text going offscreen due to wins.win_x and wins.win_y getting reset during GUI tight loop.

XPD-7750 Fix for *all* freeflight prefs accidentally being overwritten in DEV mode on Windows.

XPD-7752 Created a window for ground handling.

XPD-7755 Removed auto-selection of approaches in the map.

XPD-7762 Kingair C90B knobs only tune GPS.

XPD-7765 Improve axis labels for PFC hardware.

XPD-7776 Re-added checkboxes to flatten airports and disable hypoxia/redout/blackout effects.

XPD-7780 Support Italian in XPLM lang detection.

Public Beta 13

Key Features & Improvements

Starting 3rd party engines from cold & dark fixed.

Fixed man pressure needles disappearing due to divide by zero bug.

Additional Bug Fixes

XPD-7426 Cursor location too far off from mouse click.

XPD-7521 Birds fully disabled when manual failure is off and MBTF is not in use.

XPD-7725 Add explanation to HDR mode hover text.

XPD-7730 Update notices displayed incorrectly on high res monitors.

XPD-7747 Restore washed out control effectiveness in reverse airflow. Apply AoA effectiveness washout to all control surface types.

Public Beta 12

Key Features & Improvements

Authors may need to recalibrate their idle levels for recip-props.

Jet engine thrust for taxi fixed.

Improvements to Failures UI.

Updated commands list and art assets.

Flight model improvements to manifold pressure, jet engine & electric engines.

New manual for FMS.

Corrected Gateway airport export with runway renames.

Additional Bug Fixes

Fixed listing holds in a temporary flight plan with more than one hold could lead to an uncaught exception.

Additional translation fixes.

Added a Plane Maker setting whether we want to slave the HSI or not 2. Correctly apply this setting regardless what the status at load time (leftover from the previous plane) is.

Fixed locale-dependent display of AIRAC validity on the FMS.

XPD-6106 Added a new generic “ID” search type.

XPD-7036 We now restore your last search text in the button assignment editor, whenever possible. Includes joystick configuration screen improvements.

XPD-7524 Fix for monitor configuration scene getting screwed up when you were full-screen on a second monitor positioned left of your main monitor.

XPD-7616 Fix for real weather being downloaded and re-applied off-schedule without user input.

XPD-7623 Added detent markers to discrete sliders.

XPD-7624 Hitting enter, escape, or the Done button in the other aircraft window when you’re editing an individual plane now just takes you back to the list view.

XPD-7651 We now properly restore your window position on macOS when it intersects the edge of your monitor.

XPD-7655 Morse and OM/MM/IM now play sounds in the Cessna.

XPD-7663 Fix for inadvertently manipulating your prefs in debug mode.

XPD-7665 Fix for some hat switches not getting their last index set in the .joy file.

XPD-6667 Removing hyphens from “Plane-Maker” and “Airfoil-Maker”.

XPD-7680 Restore G430/G530 windows.

XPD-7681 Added commands to pop out the G430, G530, G1000, and new FMS.

XPD-7684 Fix for inadvertent double-update of aircraft manager in the same frame.

XPD-7685 Don’t show data output and other UI elements on secondary screens.

XPD-7687 Fix x-plane asking for XDD over and over.

XPD-7689 Restoring uninitialized arc colors.

XPD-7692; XPD-7708 Fix for weather presets accidentally setting pressure in *pascals* rather than hectopascals (millibars).

XPD-7696 Carenado planes can disable GPS.

XPD-7697 Failed NAVAIDs now remain in the map.

XPD-7698 The Fix All Systems button now fixes NAVAIDs as well as aircraft systems.

XPD-7712 The airport details map no longer requires that the airport’s *icon* fit in the map bounds to be included in the cache.

XPD-7713 We now properly support text-entry in the weight & balance fields in metric units.

XPD-7714 Add dataref for runway patchiness.

XPD-7721 Fix for incorrect log alert that we were “failing” NAVAIDs.

XPD-7723 Updated configuration files for Saitek X52 Pro.

Public Beta 11

PB11 is an emergency release containing a bug fix for the truncated Linux executable.

Public Beta 10

Linux users: Beta 10 won’t run on Linux after updating, but a temporary fix and instructions are available here.

Key Features & Improvements

Both new FMS and GPS restore their status correctly now to and from a .sit file.

2d FMS & GPS for legacy planes.

NORMAL_METALNESS available to scenery authors.

More flight model and AI ground truck improvements.

Added Japanese translation.

Additional Bug Fixes

XPD-7563 Added support for configuring runway wetness and patchiness in the UI.

XPD-7564 Clutter in gps flightplan.

XPD-7566 Make scanning aircraft folder asynchronous.

XPD-7571 Fuel tank dots missing in Plane Maker.

XPD-7585 Fix for disclosures disappearing when you close them from a “filter” mode.

XPD-7588 Cessna 172 indicating negative airspeed on the Airspeed indicator.

XPD-7597 We now allow you to hide the replay UI.

XPD-7598 Removed the ability to tab into the location search box while the “flight in progress” dialog is up.

XPD-7601 Fix for hat switches that send more than 8 directions.

XPD-7605, XPD-7562 CTD when entering STAR transition.

XPD-7614 Added master volume slider to sound settings.

XPD-7622 Removed problematic (and redundant) jump-to-end and jump-to-beginning replay buttons.

XPD-7660; XPD-7625 Allow display of real weather in alternate units.

XPD-7627 We now allow text entry of weights in the weight & balance screen.

XPD-7630 We now support searching by command identifier.

XPD-7631 Updated Saitek throttle quadrant file.

XPD-7635 Added a command to reload current scenery.

XPD-7636 Disabled live edit for visual offsets fields.

XPD-7642 Renamed “Edit Flight” button to “Flight Configuration” to attempt to combat user confusion.

Public Beta 9

Key Features & Improvements

XPD-7569 Crash when using USB devices with no axes to configure.

XPD-7581 Fix for infinite loop in joystick calibration prompt when using an unconfigured device with no axes.

Performance improvements on Windows with AMD hardware.

Includes latest ILS and AIRNAV4 data.

Added user submitted joystick configuration files for Logitech Attack 3 and Saitek Pro Flight Quadrant.

Additional Bug Fixes

XPD-7111, XPD-7116, XPD-7544 Fix for joystick crash on Windows: we shouldn’t have the illustration widget in the widget hierarchy at all when there’s no illustration.

XPD-7409 We can finally give reliable nav types and nav refs to the plugin API.

XPD-7455 Fixed map sealanes.

XPD-7502 Scrolled elements now get their min dimensions calculated excluding the scroll bar’s width.

XPD-7517 Map inspector can be closed by clicking directly above it.

XPD-7523 We now respect your choice of aircraft for the B-52 drop, block special starts your aircraft doesn’t support.

XPD-7531 Upped the contrast ratio on the menu (right side) icons to improve usability.

XPD-7540 Fix for text layout issues in the IOS’s right sidebar.

XPD-7543 Using a popup window would leave a dangling parent pointer.

XPD-7549 Support for translating hint messages, but not in the output scanners yet.

XPD-7553 Default C172 fuel gauge indicating when BAT OFF.

XPD-7557 Fix for the IOS shutdown and quit commands requiring confirmation on network machines.

XPD-7558 We now properly hide the checkbox for “notify me about new updates” when you aren’t a pro user.

XPD-7567 Hide the joystick coach arrow when appropriate.

XPD-7568 Fix for helicopter tutorial: automatically set throttle/collective to zero.

XPD-7570 Fixed command sounds not playing.

XPD-7575 Fix for aircraft inspector’s heading dial.

XPD-7576 Map “climb angle” re-labeled to “pitch.”

XPD-7580 Improvements to which joystick the UI shows first.

XPD-7582 Tweaks to joystick prompt text.

XPD-7583 Fixes blue screen when starting a flight via a special path.

XPD-7586 Loading screens show “About” and “Hint” text at proper times.

Public Beta 8

PB8 is an emergency release containing a bug fix for a crash when using AI aircraft due to the scenery export.

Public Beta 7

Key Features & Improvements

Updated Gateway airport export.

XPD-7486 Null texture crash with 2nd monitor set to 2D panel or IOS.

XPD-7494 Fixed locked view with pop out windows.

Various flight model bug fixes.

Improvements to multimonitors.

Additional Bug Fixes

Datarefs and commands updated.

Fixes for a few joystick config files.

X-Plane no longer writes to pop out window prefs until after you’ve loaded the sim.

Weather screen direction pickers now consistently choose the “from” direction, in line with aviation convention.

We now enforce that CIFP data and earth_* data are loaded from the same cycle, and give an obvious error message otherwise.

XPD-7026 Improve handling of unknown joysticks.

XPD-7101 Added support for “relaxed calibration” rules.

XPD-7137 Fix for loading a new METAR not triggering a rescan.

XPD-7194 Changing engine state pref affects the 747 now.

XPD-7351 Fix for Z conflicts between map and Flight Configuration windows.

XPD-7404 We now offer a window with option to start new flight on hard crash.

XPD-7405 Fixed typo in error message.

XPD-7457 GMT offset now takes effect immediately.

XPD-7469, XPD-7470 Fix for multiple map instances not closing & possible related crash.

XPD-7476 Fix for monitor label not being visible in monitor scene widget.

XPD-7477 New Zealand recycles VOR-circling identifiers for the corresponding RNAV overlays.

XPD-7484 Fixed errors about mismatched whitespace in translation.

XPD-7487 We now return your search results if you match either a normal data output item or a detailed output item.

XPD-7492 Cirrus jet autopilot knob reversal.

XPD-7493 Disallowed binding commands to the Tab key since it’s used for setting keyboard focus.

XPD-7497 More map improvements.

XPD-7498 Mouse look prevented by dataref writing.

XPD-7500 Weather presets select sane visibility mode.

XPD-7501 When restoring popped-out windows as sim start, we now correctly handle the case where a monitor disappears or gets resized.

XPD-7503 Park & foot brakes have no hydraulic pressure cold & dark.

XPD-7504 AI Panes don’t work on runways less than 640 m.

XPD-7511 Propwash tuning.

XPD-7518 Aircraft not properly re-initialized when hitting Apply Changes from a paused sim.

XPD-7519 C172 fuel shutoff lever snaps back in.

XSG-2290 Fix for missing SIDs/STARs.

Public Beta 6

Key Features & Improvements

XPD-7464 Fixed FPS issues due to smoke lasting forever.

Plugin API fixes: Plugin keyboard focus – keyboard interactions should work between plugins and X-Plane. XPD-6440 Rare memory scribble. XPD-7080 Persisted plugin commands lose descriptions. XPD-7240 Plugin menus missing ticks & dots.

XPD-7410, XPD-7436 Fixed interior lighting flashing when reflection settings not at min.

Additional Bug Fixes

Tuned fog to be less foggy in good vis, more foggy in bad vis.

More flight model tuning.

Initial loading screen now displays version info.

New user-submitted flight config files.

XPD-6568 Added Portuguese and Spanish translations, updated French and German.

XPD-6731 We now sync the menu text for a window no matter how it’s closed.

XPD-6952 Popping out G530 to second monitor breaks sim text.

XPD-7029 Authenticating after demo mode gives joystick controls back.

XPD-7080 We now persist plugin-created command descriptions in the joystick and keyboard prefs files.

XPD-7130 Fix for real weather not being properly updated.

XPD-7174, XPD-7282 Fixed sound with multiple monitors.

XPD-7255 Bug fixes for multi-monitors.

XPD-7353 Fix for inability to drag AI aircraft on the map.

XPD-7397 Fix for not being able to click on the text of radio buttons.

XPD-7403 Turns off networked IOS in favor of only IOS on second monitor.

XPD-7404 Removed the pref for reset-on-crash and replaced it with an unobtrusive popup to suggest you go to the flight config screen.

XPD-7425 Fixes green buttons in IOS.

XPD-7428 Fix for aircraft prefs getting trashed by an AI aircraft.

XPD-7429 New CDU Display Remains “ON” When Battery Turned OFF.

XPD-7431 Fix for discarding your “start engines running” pref.

XPD-7437 Crash on startup due to missing navaid entry (Navigraph).

XPD-7440 Fix for crash looking up airport IDs due to inconsistencies in their case.

XPD-7444 Fix for “detail” output enums getting added multiple times when using the filtering.

XPD-7445 Fixed scrolling in Data Output screen.

XPD-7450 Prop feathering on ground causes airplane crash.

XPD-7453 Fix for storing translated versions of Ctrl and Shift in your prefs, causing prefs to get trashed if you change languages.

Public Beta 5

PB5 is an emergency release containing a bug fix for pixel shader issues on Nvidia hardware.

Public Beta 4

Public beta 4 was DOA on most Nvidia hardware and was pulled from servers shortly after release.

Key Features & Improvements

New flight model changes, including jet engine & propeller modeling changes.

XPD-7274 Invalidate cache of GL scissors after plugins run.

XPD-7180 Crash from Ground Traffic plugin.

Added auto-report of missing runways to the gateway.

GPS & FMS improvements.

More joystick settings improvements.

Visual improvements and bug fixes for the map.

Added real time zone support.

Additional Bug Fixes

XPD-7273, XPD-7414, XPD-7384, XPD-7383, XPD-7378, XPD-7308, XPD-7305 New datarefs & art.

XPD-5846 Fix for counterintuitive display of throttle axis.

XPD-6568 Partial translations included.

XPD-6876 Added the ability for .joy files to specify axes, buttons, or hat switches as “hidden” in the Assignments section.

XPD-6887 Keyboard preset “styles.”

XPD-6889 Added the ability to inform the user about updates using non-interruptive, Growl-style overlay alerts.

XPD-6907 We now enforce a min weight for the slung load object, and offer a “remove” button instead of zero weight.

XPD-6945 PLN & AFL now have a proper V11-style loading screen.

XPD-7004 Fix for dev asserts and misaligned text when using Russian.

XPD-7031 Fix for displaying other nearby airports in the “advanced location” screen’s map view.

XPD-7056 Fix for two-way binding changes to the wxer_def_t not triggering the Apply Changes button.

XPD-7103 Fx for switching monitor resolutions on macOS causing the window to get mispositioned by the OS.

XPD-7133 Fix for glider tow and winch starts not respecting your chosen airport and runway.

XPD-7140 Fix for manipulator (“coach”) arrow not being pixel multiplier aware.

XPD-7150 Changed how data output is ordered on screen.

XPD-7156 Fix menus not working when map is behind them.

XPD-7177 Tightened up spacing in wind layer properties to prevent overlap at min res.

XPD-7223 Fix for failing to restore runway prefs correctly for “backward” runways.

XPD-7248 Integrated replay into GUI to get proper window layering and pixel multiplier scaling.

XPD-7264 We now reset your plane to the last start location if you a) change the start running pref, and b) haven’t moved more than 1 m.

XPD-7278 Gave altitude slider in aircraft inspector a logarithmic scale.

XPD-7287 We now revert multiplayer aircraft we haven’t heard from in awhile to ATC control.

XPD-7291 Fix for how we handle duplicate filenames.

XPD-7292 Added ability for .joy files to specify a “display name” for the device.

XPD-7293 Searching now properly matches top-level categories and brings in their descendants.

XPD-7298 Fix for inconsistent behavior between using command to close a window and using the floating windows’ red button.

XPD-7300 We now allow checkbox to wrap at your discretion.

XPD-7306 Show time/distance only when cruise has been entered and calculated.

XPD-7310 Improved handling of text editing shortcut keys.

XPD-7313 Use the machine’s year for AIRAC cycle comparison.

XPD-7314 Fix for flip-flopping of high versus low airways.

XPD-7319 Overly zealous runway check collided with circling approach – circling approaches have no runway!

XPD-7321 We can cope with terminating missed approaches in TF-flyovers.

XPD-7322 Fix for filtering by favorites not being immediately updated.

XPD-7324 Clicking on Send Network data output crash X-Plane.

XPD-7327 Fix for popping up IOS causing a massive power drain on the aircraft.

XPD-7328 Hit w key and the cockpit view is restored to default as expected.

XPD-7335 Fix for faulty dev_assert() in searchable table contents.

XPD-7336, XPD-7362 Displaying axis position if you check the “reverse axis” box.

XPD-7343 Fix for inability to create a new logbook.

XPD-7349 Added a Save Flight screen to the IOS.

XPD-7350 Changed failures sub-screen button text to “confirm” rather than “apply” to make it clear this is a two-step process.

XPD-7365 Control for time of day when regenerating icons.

XPD-7369 Slung loads now use size based on OBJs.

XPD-7377 Updated CH yoke configuration.

XPD-7381 We now prompt users with a very large null zone to recalibrate in Settings > Joystick.

XPD-7385 Tuned runway selector so AI traffic use airports.

XPD-7390 ‘Reset this section to vertical’ does not work in Plane Maker.

XPD-7420 Weather not accepting negative temperatures.

Fixed ATC window cursor insertion point.

Fixed crash when picking unused from unused monitor.

Fix for menu not getting translated.

Data outputs in the UI order, not the enum order.

Fix export of new user waypoints overwriting old export.

Vertical direct-to function made more useful.

Catch missing fields in earth_nav.dat.

Fix for IOS reset-all to match behavior in Flight Configuration.

Fix for not allowing COM port selection when using the “Serial port hardware (CAT II or above)” checkbox.

If we have no service trucks when asking for them then we SAY that we have no service trucks.

New user submitted joystick configuration files.

Public Beta 3

Key Features & Improvements

XPD-7219 3rd party plugin brakes fixed.

Networking, crash, and joystick fixes.

New electrical system model changes.

XPLMNavigation API should work for third party plugins.

XPD-7070 Provide plugin per frame callouts even when paused.

Changes to .sit and .rep file types to make them stable across updates.

Pilot defined waypoints saved by the FMC now go into the user_fix.dat.

FMS will now correctly use GPS alt or barometric altitude for approach VNAV as per approach setting. Default is GPS altitude as for LPV approaches.

FMS fixes when using VNAV.

Backward compatibility in ARINC 424 interpreter.

Free global resources at program end to avoid memory leak false positives.

Fixed crash when loading DSFs while flying really, really fast.

Updated tire model.

A fix for weapons that have OBJs but not custom particle effects.

Additional Bug Fixes

XPD-7289 IP address of receiving network data was wrong.

XPD-7288 IPs are sorted in order and fixes missing IP address list.

XPD-7203 Crash with Open Air file.

XPD-7078 Fix for non-fogged interior objects.

XPD-7091 Failures now get applied only for the aircraft you set them on.

XPD-6851 Fix sky color through alpha texture in HDR mode.

XPD-6958 Changing plane altitude or speed in map changes heading as well.

XPD-7281 We now explicitly support approach targets that are not in our “nearby approaches” list.

XPD-7217 We can now separate the enum and order of the API.

XPD-6863 Take windows down to windowed mode before destroying them.

XPD-7060 Fix dev assert reloading 737.

XPD-7249 Fix for crash when you add a monitor while looking at Settings > Graphics.

XPD-7273 Updates to KSEA demo area.

XPD-7271 Removes G1000 C172 from installs.

XPD-7252 Update to LOWI demo area.

XPD-7064 Added ability to bind hat switches to any command, not just our suggested ones.

XPD-7061 Fix for setting aircraft heading via the inspector being wonky due to live editing the text field.

XPD-7268 Remove separate selection style from map.

XPD-7009 We now hide localizers in the map view that might interfere with seeing your “target” ILS.

XPD-7159 We can now select an approach at any time, and we no longer show downwind ILSes if applicable.

XPD-7245 Fixes dragging the plane icon on map when not paused.

XPD-7246 Tow plane does not tow us on the runway.

XPD-7256 Landing light switch dataref is a float.

XPD-7254 Fix for ATC window crashing when in “AI Flies Your Plane” mode.

XPD-7251 fix for crash in r-tree when the r-tree is empty.

XPD-7227 Fixed autobrakes.

XPD-7110 Stopped hover help tips from getting repositioned.

XPD-7221 Determine if an aircraft supports 2-D panel mode.

XPD-7236 Search in the command mappings table now includes children of matched folder.

XPD-7154 Fix for windowed -> fullscreen -> windowed transition increasing the window size and moving it.

XPD-7232 Fix for failures trashing your currently-loaded aircraft’s livery.

XPD-7210 Fix for crash when loading a bad .sit file in quickflight mode.

XPD-7211 Fix for crash caused by trying to load airport from prefs that no longer exists in your installation.

XPD-7212, XPD-7228 GPS has a problem with “degenerate” STARs that only consist of transition segments and no trunk route.

XPD-7233 Crash when changing location with IOS.

XPD-7032 Fix for “manual” network connections defaulting to port 0.

XPD-7186 Center map on PPOS if empty flight plan is viewed in PLN mode.

XPD-7193 Fix for missing NDB or VOR in flight plan.

XPD-7018 Restored ability for “optional” dialogs to be auto-dismissed on external visuals & machines under IOS control.

XPD-7083 We only display the “Save Configuration as Default” button if you do not have an image mapping for this joystick.

XPD-7044 Fix for incorrectly identifying monitor resolution when using mixed DPI displays.

XPD-7088 We now read your language prefs before falling back to prompting you to pick a language.

XPD-7184 AI can fly your aircraft again.

XPD-7220 Additional sounds added to C172 cockpit.

XPD-7250 Push-back working for AI aircraft.

XPD-7160 Stop labeling both ends of helipads in the map.

Public Beta 2

See this developer article for additional notes on some key fixes.

Key Features & Improvements

Fixes to joystick configurations, naming and handling during set up.

Restored support for gear doors in Plane Maker.

Fixed sparkling VOR gauges in C172.

Fixed GPS/FMS crashing at end of route.

Windows UTF16 fix for loading and saving FMS files into GNS430 and G1000. This could fail when X-Plane was installed in a user path with non-ASCII characters.

New tire model to reduce tire squealing.

Fixed plugins searching for NAVAIDs–SDK returns XPLM_NAV_Refs for NAVAIDs.

Custom engine sounds in aircraft folders work again.

Linux no longer requires the libc++ runtime to be installed for the apps to run.

XPD-6949, XPD-7058, XPD-7114 Updated aircraft fixes reflections, dataref typos, and wipers.

XPD-6905 Fixed panel blending in legacy planes & deprecated lit panels (panel 8).

XPD-6847 Fixed bogus colors in Plane Maker.

XPD-7051 Modern driver ban now in effect.

XPD-7050 Refactoring how we handle GLSL extensions for texture arrays.

XPD-7079 Plugin created commands now go in correct “folders”.

Additional Bug Fixes

Fixed sound log warning when parsing sound files.

Now we have auto-board, auto-start, and quick-start commands.

XPD-6962 Fix for OS-native file dialogs being inaccessible when in full-screen mode on Windows.

XPD-6930 Fix for handling of arbitrary full-screen sizes.

XPD-7002 We now respect the user’s preference for both temp and pressure units.

XPD-6956 Plane Maker and Airfoil Maker now match the V10 behavior of reading the language pref from the *X-Plane* prefs file.

Fix information on ND refactored to support displaying multiple generated abeam fixes.

XPD-7019 The units are called “United States Customary”, not “imperial.”

XPD-7025 Fix for broken pedals configuration.

Tweak in the seaplane model.

Networking configuration screen tells user if internet is disabled.

XPD-7034 Added support for 120 and 144 Hz refresh rates.

XPD-7046 Sim crashes with selecting RNAV approach at 0S9.

XPD-7047 Using X-Plane 10 nav data now gives error message and not a crash.

XPD-7052 X-Plane crashes when using a custom command key to popup/hide the G430.

XPD-7067 Remove “other” tab tutorials that crash the sim.

XPD-7066 Reseting joystick now *actually* sets the low/high data back to the default.

Added user provided .joy file for Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner.

XPD-7059 Updated CH Flight Sim yoke assignments.

XPD-7090 Bumped up axes per device to 25 to cope with PFC USB devices.

XPD-7112 Missing runway in scenery should give clear error and not crash.

Improvements to ground truck behavior.

XPD-7126 We no longer enable FMOD Live Update by default. It’s now a command line option for developer.

XPD-7095 We now a) default to north-up mode in the map, and b) remember your preference for north-up.

XPD-7116 Fix for not changing your view index when you changed devices.

XPD-7123 Fix for returning to weather UI not maintaining your real weather display.

New mouse cursors to help in the case where the rotator is counter-wound from expectations.

Joystick prefs now saved separately.

XPD-7152 Avoids crash when starting a new flight in replay mode.

XPD-7098 Fixes typo in settings.

Keeping the engines a little hotter…the oil was cooling a bit too much before.

XPD-6700 Additional half-stop brighter rendering in cockpit.

Bug XPD-7150 Data output should start in the upper left.

XPD-7144 Low idle has high N1 compared to v10.

XPD-6874 Service trucks can join route mid-segment.

XPD-6935 Removes S-76 default Master Caution.

XPD-6508, XPD-6700 Adding esys bus 5 & 6 to panel and nav 3-10 to nav deflections.

Map updates to airway thickness, NAVAID labels and colors.

XPD-7162 Fix for inability to file popup clearance.

XPD-6968 Winch line disconnects immediately due to astronomical tension.

XPD-7117 Fix for issues with CH Eclipse yoke.

XPD-7165 Fix for tutorials paying attention to your “start running” pref.

XPD-7160 We no longer label both ends of helipads in the map.

XPD-7147 Fix for texture compression pref getting discarded.

XPD-7021 The nav inspector now tunes your ADF radios when you’ve selected an NDB, not your NAV radios.

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