EDIT: @DAD beat me by about 30 seconds 🙂

Edited September 21, 20223 yr by Cpt_Piett

Many complained about the aircraft’s go-around spool response time. They were right, but not for the reasons that they necessarily think. The overall spool times were correct for a CFM56 on the A320 - but regrettably our system suite did not have the FADEC’s approach idle mode built in, which keeps a higher N1 on approach to improve spool response times. We’ve now built the “approach idle” concept into the aircraft, meaning that the spool response time should be in or around the 6s certification mark, giving you better response should things get a little hairy. For the proper system nerds out there, we’ve built this in properly - for example, only SFCC 1 is supplied in the emergency electrical config, hence FADEC 2 doesn't get any information on flap position, therefore it defaults to approach idle and CONT IGN (depending on engine), while Eng 1 will be on the normal/correct idle. Same thing happens to Eng 1 if SFCC 1 fails with a FLAP SYS 1 FAULT. EIUs should also cause changes to the FADEC's idle regime. Welcome to the unique circus of asymmetric idles. 

And then the art and the audio. Changes for these cumulatively are likely in the thousands. I don’t think many of you would really recognise the sound of the aircraft anymore, which I like to think is a good thing. I won’t write paragraphs about this, because art is simply better experienced - but there’s an entirely new engine soundset, along with a significant number of other sounds in the aircraft having been replaced entirely also. Stuff like force based turbulence sounds are now implemented. There’s a VR specific tablet which is called the FenixPadProXXL. Lighting has been reworked, strobes and the beacon are all in sync now also. And then a large list of fixes for both audio and visual. Every single clickspot has been redone and should be much nicer to use. The changelog for this is going to look tiny, mostly because there are a frankly hilarious number of changes that will make no sense on a changelog - but I think the changes more than speak for themselves when you get in the airplane.

This is, frankly, a small snippet. There are hundreds and hundreds of changes spanning the entire aircraft. The changelog itself is also truncated. We’ve done our best to prioritize issues and have attempted to cover a broad spectrum when it comes to our bugfixing. I do apologise if something you’d like to have seen fixed, wasn’t - but as always, our commitment to improving the aircraft is absolute, and we will continue to bring improvements and updates to the airplane. We have also heard your calls for a change in update strategy. More to come on that another day. For now, we resume preparing this update for primetime - you should have this thing soon.

No wonder it has been a long time for this update, they have worked on a ton of improvements.

Now that's what i call and update.... Great to see the detail they have gone into.

1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said:

No wonder it has been a long time for this update, they have worked on a ton of improvements.

Now the question is when is primetime? UK/Zulu would be some 3 hrs away…

The Fenix team continues to amaze... wow those are some substantial improvements, and that's not including the revamped engine modelling which I presume will arrive some time later this year. Here's the direct link to Aamir's post: https://discord.com/channels/736572376967282769/736710909887643679/1022178292901630003 ... when he states this is just a "small snippet" and summary of all the changes that in itself is amazing... also interesting about how they plan to make changes to their update strategy.

This is, frankly, a small snippet. There are hundreds and hundreds of changes spanning the entire aircraft. The changelog itself is also truncated. We’ve done our best to prioritize issues and have attempted to cover a broad spectrum when it comes to our bugfixing. I do apologise if something you’d like to have seen fixed, wasn’t - but as always, our commitment to improving the aircraft is absolute, and we will continue to bring improvements and updates to the airplane. We have also heard your calls for a change in update strategy. More to come on that another day. For now, we resume preparing this update for primetime - you should have this thing soon

Edited September 21, 20223 yr by lwt1971

Cant wait to check out the new audio.  That for me was one of the most poorest things on release. 

Wow thats a very substantial update, looks like most of the issues I had with the airplanes flight model and sound have been addressed. Thanks fenix!

Any word on when the update will release I can't get into their discord?

Edited September 21, 20223 yr by jbdbow1970

9 minutes ago, jbdbow1970 said:

Any word on when the update will release I can't get into their discord?

Prime time today. Whenever that will be

Apparently pizza has got in the way of a good update

I don't even understand Dischord " claim this and that "

Looks like a fantastic list of updates.  Thanks @DAD for posting them.

Soon .....

1 minute ago, miguelpp said:

Soon .....

... seems to be prime time PST then ...