updated: Robinson R44 / GetRidofWhiteBoxes /SwissMntntreefix

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A bunch of good mods were updated over weekend.

https://flightsim.to/file/45703/robinson-r44-raven-ii-helicopter-40th-anniversary-edition

Registration number "white box" fix, https://flightsim.to/file/46419/get-rid-of-fix

https://flightsim.to/file/12071/new-light

Swiss Mountain Trees Removed,  https://flightsim.to/file/20341/swiss-mountains-tree-fix-trees-on-mountains-removed

In case anyone is unaware, tree produce sink in the current state of the sim.   Don't have to explain why glider pilots would care,   but it might be why some people experience exaggerated turbulence if they spend a lot of time slow and low over ridges / trees.

The AS33-ME received some nice updates as well,  https://flightsim.to/file/15090/as-33-me

Also updated are Capt. Jack Bilbo's LXN nav mods for the Touching Cloud DG808s,  Gotfriends Discus 2c, and Asobo DG1001E.     These features are present by default in MADolo's AS33.

https://flightsim.to/file/41623/discus-2c-lxn-nav-replacement

https://flightsim.to/file/41698/dg808s-lxn-nav-replacement    -  Github for Jack's latest version of the DG808 LXN mod, https://github.com/JackBilbo/lxn-dg808s/releases

The DG1001E version is on his Discord page,  https://discord.gg/mPXTazrT

The LXN online version for gliders without a nav computer, https://lxn2.web.app/  

What does Jack's LXN mod add?

It displays the wind direction, relative wind direction, and wind speed. It adds a tasking system, one which also allows you to create or log into multiplayer events. This allows the host and participants to view the timing of the participants.

The task system allows you to create tasks with min-max altitudes and radius for the starting line, waypoints, and finishing line. For example, the starting line typically has a hard capped altitude. If you fly over it instead of under it, the task won't start. If you fly outside a specified radius, the waypoint task won't be achieved.

It displays the updraft / downdraft velocity of the current thermal in m/sec.

It can display the altitude of the current task waypoint, next waypoint arrival altitude factoring your current energy state, it can display your current water ballast weight, current heading, current course, and desired track to the next waypoint.

It has a nearest airport page.  A lot more,  and the display information is configurable.

You can create tasks here,  https://xp-soaring.github.io/tasks/index.html

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Objective

We want to be able to define a task with waypoints, a start time, and set weather, ideally in a secure way.

Then sim pilots in real-time, or individually, can fly those tasks and record completion times that are comparable.

B21 Task Planner for MSFS