JonathanC

Hi all, I have translated FFB-Bridge into 16 languages. Quality is about 90%. Now I need your help to fix any errors and get to an ever better place. If any native speakers from the following languages are willing to help me out, I will be very thankful! Please respond to this or email me at [email protected] and I'll follow up with the link to download the test build. German Spanish French French (Canada) Italian Dutch Portuguese (Brazil) Polish Russian Japanese Korean Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Hindi BengaliReporting corrections is easy - one click in the app. See this video (only shows Chinese and German, but it's the same for all languages)

Hey, that's great to hear. I can help get AP following working as well if you're willing to test out a few builds. If you send me a support bundle after trying AP follow in the default Cessna 172, I can likely figure out what's happening and share a fix with you.

They work separately and independently. You don't need Cockpit to use FFB-Bridge. The docs have more info: https://ffb-bridge.com/docs FFB-BridgeMOZA AB6, AB9, AY90, AY210 Setup | FFB-Bridge DocsSet up supported MOZA sticks and yokes, physical limits, force-session ownership, trim, Follow and restoration in FFB-Bridge.And there's a full manual if you want to read offline - https://ffb-bridge.com/docs/manual

I'll let some users answer in more detail, but even in flybywire aircraft it's nice to have force feedback. You can feel stuff like the runway rumble on take off, and various other effects that in the real plane you'd feel through the whole plane, but here it's on the stick. Also, the airbus profiles make the stick feel like the airbus stick. It has a specific feel, and I've tried to replicate that as best as I can. Real pilots are constantly helping me refine it further. If you already have forcefeedback hardware, give it a shot?

Quite a few people have asked me to translate the app, and it was always my intent to do so - you've all read the banner on my website when you read it your native language. I finally felt that my translation process was robust enough to go ahead and try translating the app. It's now in German and Chinese to start with, and the release notes below have more details, including a link to a video I created showing you how to report any errors. Please help improve the app, and thanks for all the support. Release Email: FFB-Bridge 1.6.0-beta.27 is now available for Windows, Linux and Apple Silicon macOS. The recent betas bring new languages, expanded hardware support, aircraft improvements and easier ways to send feedback. German (Deutsch) and Simplified Chinese (简体中文) are now available throughout the app’s interface. Choose your language under Settings → General → Language. It changes immediately and remembers your choice.The new Report translation feature lets you help improve the wording directly from the app. Click it, select the translated text, compare it with the English source, and submit your suggested correction. No account or email is required. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhNK-42wkwA If you speak either language, please give it a try. Awkward phrases, incorrect aviation terms and confusing labels are all useful feedback. Your suggestions will help make FFB-Bridge easier to use. There have also been several improvements across the recent betas: - Brunner FFB-H and FFB-G support on Windows and Linux, with automatic DirectX setup, managed gains and improved force behaviour. - iFly 737 MAX autopilot integration on Windows, including cockpit engagement and CWS detection. Yoke following has been validated on the MOZA AY210. - Better aircraft profile matching, including fixes for the Challenger 650, several iniBuilds aircraft and Thranda Caravan variants. Temporary simulator disconnects now preserve the current profile. - Easier issue reporting: add a description and optional reply email without leaving the app, with an option to remember your email on your computer. - A fix for the Windows updater’s “path specified” error, plus clearer diagnostics when X-Plane telemetry stops. Download the latest beta -> https://ffb-bridge.com/beta Read the full release notes -> https://ffb-bridge.com/releases

1.6.0-beta.26Changes since 1.6.0-beta.25: Report issues without leaving the app. Report an Issue still sends your diagnostic bundle immediately after the existing confirmation, or automatically if you previously chose to skip confirmation. Add a description and optional email in the same window; they attach to the report already received by support. You can type while the bundle uploads, and failed submissions keep your text for retry. Without an email address, support cannot get in touch with you. Remember your support email. An optional Remember email on this computer checkbox fills in your address for future reports. It defaults off; unchecking it removes the saved address. The address is not included in diagnostic bundles. Brunner FFB-H / FFB-G support on Windows and Linux. Bridge switches the base into DirectX mode automatically, manages its effect gains while armed, restores the original gains when releasing control, and returns to CLS2Sim mode on exit. Force scaling is fixed at 100%; no Brunner Hardware tab or manual gain setup is needed. More consistent Brunner forces. Directed forces can use the base's full command range while spring strength has its own limit. Native damping and current-based protection improve stability, and stopping vibration effects preserves the centering spring. Motion safety remains active. Fixed Brunner effect allocation on Linux.Effects now share a compact set of hardware slots, avoiding allocation failures on firmware that advertises more slots than it can create. Linux device-permission rules now run early enough for desktop-session access; Health checks detects obsolete rules. Clearer simulator input setup. Bridge warns when the device moves but the simulator's controls remain stationary, helping identify missing axis bindings after a device changes USB mode. Better automatic profile matching. Corrected matching for Hot Start Challenger 650, iniBuilds A350/A330/A340, the MSFS 2024 A321LR and Grumman Goose, and Thranda Caravan variants. A temporary simulator disconnect now keeps the current aircraft profile instead of switching to an unrelated starter profile. Expanded MSFS aircraft telemetry. Added autopilot-engagement readers for the iniBuilds Airbus family and FlyByWire A380X, plus Black Square CWS handling. A2A and supported Black Square aircraft use aircraft-specific engine RPM and, where available, torque values. These new integrations have software coverage; flight validation remains pending, and they do not add unqualified AP following. Corrected Beluga XL Mach buffet. Its default onset and full-strength points now reflect the Beluga's speed range instead of the A330 defaults. macOS input and diagnostics fixes. Corrected wrapped 16-bit Brunner input decoding in Bridge. Brunner's separate X-Plane input issue on macOS remains unresolved; this release does not claim Brunner/macOS flight support. Added aircraft-variable capture for support investigations and avoided redundant PMDG SDK setup checks for duplicate package paths.

Happy to read this.. this is where it all started, with my old Sidewinder and a bunch of python scripts in Linux seeing if this could even work. And now, we are here: Ever since I first tried force feedback back in 2000-2001, the single biggest issue has always been getting the profile tuned. As you know, my process for creating profiles to a reasonable level of quality seems to be working. And so, I decided to cover ALL the planes I could possibly find across MSFS 20/24, XP 12. Why not? The list of planes is rather long (1300+ profiles now), and I’ll be building some sort of neat way to search and review (expanded AirframeDB.com most likely), so for now, just download the beta and look at the profile library to see if your favorite plane is in there. I want this to be a a truly magical experience - install, and fly. Any plane. Any sim. Any stick/yoke. Any OS! It should just work. No need to look for a profile, tweak a profile or do anything at all. I’ve worked really hard to take care of a lot of complexity.. but if you want to access the complex tuning options, it’s all there. Please do let me know how this feels, any bugs, etc. FFB-BridgeBeta channel — FFB-BridgeDownload the current FFB-Bridge beta build for Windows, Linux, or macOS — or switch the installed app to the beta update channel and let it update itself. Release notes included.or update from the app. FFB-Bridge 1.6.0-beta.24 — changes since beta.23 588 additional profiles, bringing the total to 1,395. Substantially expanded coverage across MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024 and X-Plane 12, including more specialist aircraft, developer-specific implementations and distinct variants. Deeper aircraft-specific profile tuning. Structured reviews of 941 aircraft-specific profiles cover control systems, trim, autopilot behaviour, equipment, operating speeds, simulator integration and force estimates. Settings account for differences such as spring-loaded controls, trim mechanisms, flap arrangements and retractable landing gear. Aircraft manuals and developer documentation inform the profiles; unsupported custom trim or autopilot functions remain disabled where reliable integration is unavailable. Force settings remain editable starting points for your hardware and preferences. A substantial research foundation. Our internal database now totals approximately 15.6 GB. This profile expansion preserved 545 original source responses, including downloaded documents and captured web pages, totalling approximately 609 MB of original material. That includes 102 previously collected sources reused in this work. Original files, extracted text, source references and the reasoning behind profile settings are retained internally so profiles can be reviewed and improved as new information becomes available. Fixed helicopter trim reversal on native spring devices, including Logitech G940. Hardware spring-centre reversal now applies correctly to the captured trim position and button/hat trim adjustments. More forgiving cyclic-balance calibration. An abrupt initial stick release now allows another attempt at the same calibration point, with a fresh countdown and clearer release instructions. Existing force and movement limits remain. Clearer simulator reconnect errors. When device restoration fails, Bridge now reports the failed operation and underlying device error to help identify the cause. Added Rotorsim EC135 cyclic-neutral following. Bridge can follow supported aircraft trim targets independently of autopilot engagement, avoiding competing local force-trim commands and releasing following when telemetry becomes stale.

Congrats on the launch. I read your thread yesterday and then went and got myself added as a commercial member as well. Similar story, been on these forums for years, built FFB-Bridge as a little tool for myself.. and then it got bigger. I wish you success, it's nice to see high quality stuff coming out.

Thanks! And there's more to come. very soon..

I’m now a commercial member at Avsim. :)

FFB-Bridge 1.6 Beta is here — 703 aircraft profiles, curve editor and proper MSFS trim 703 included aircraft profiles: The biggest change is a new library covering default aircraft and popular add-ons from PMDG, Fenix, iniBuilds, A2A, Black Square, Just Flight, ToLiss, FlightFactor, Hot Start and many more. FFB-Bridge now does a much better job of recognizing the exact aircraft and variant you are flying and selecting the right profile automatically. Proper pitch-trim behavior: Supported MSFS aircraft when using traditional force-feedback sticks such as the Microsoft SideWinder FFB2. FFB-Bridge can take ownership of the pitch and roll inputs, compensate for the simulator’s trim movement, and provide the expected pressure relief without the aircraft pitching up or down simply because you adjusted trim. The MSFS 2024 trim dataset now covers 54 aircraft families and 122 audited aircraft presets. MOZA AY210 integration has also been expanded, with improved device setup, axis handling, response curves, torque behavior, discovery and arming. Graphical force-curve editor: You can shape how pitch and roll resistance build as the controls move away from the trimmed centre, drag points directly on the graph, enter exact values, use presets and preview the response before applying it. Curves are saved per aircraft profile, so each aircraft can have its own control feel. Trim-dependent pitch curves can also make the controls become lighter or heavier as the aircraft’s trim position changes. Report an Issue button creates and securely uploads a diagnostic bundle directly to support. You can then add a description and reply email in your browser—no more finding ZIP files or following a support-bundle video. Other highlights include: Redesigned Tuning and Profile Library screens Configurable Mach buffet onset and strength Improved autopilot detection and following for PMDG, Fenix, FlightFactor and Hot Start aircraft Automatic PMDG SDK setup Aircraft-specific simulator signals for advanced trim curves Download FFB-Bridge 1.6 Beta This is the first public beta of 1.6. Your existing 1.5.3 installation remains available on the Stable channel if you are not ready to switch yet.

Chiming in to say that I don't yet have the 380, but have had the 350 since launch, and have had zero issues. I mean, obviously I've seen it improve over time, but I never had the really bad crashes and hangs that plagued people early on. It's a great plane.

How's the AY90 with the latest 1.5.1 release?

FFB-Bridge 1.5.1 Stable is now available for Windows, Linux and macOS (Apple Silicon). This release brings AirframeDB into FFB-Bridge, adds hardware-tested MOZA AY90 support, expands MSFS 2024 trim compensation, and includes fixes for helicopter force trim, device detection and simulator connections. Meet the aircraft you fly I built AirframeDB - https://airframedb.com/ as an aircraft reference for flight simulation, bringing together aircraft background, photographs, pilot accounts, manuals, videos and information about different simulator editions. You can now explore that material directly inside FFB-Bridge. Open Aircraft Library from the main menu, or click Learn about your aircraft beside the aircraft reported by your simulator. - Find the aircraft you have loaded, or search by aircraft name, type code or developer. - Browse aircraft stories, pilot accounts and cockpit videos. - Follow links to manuals, developer documentation and original sources. - Choose your simulator and developer’s edition to find the relevant references. - Read in light or dark mode, with adjustable text size. The library is included in the free app. Available material varies by aircraft, and you can select the correct reference or simulator edition when automatic matching needs help. Here is a short introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCcUba7K4S4 MOZA AY90 support With an AY90 now available for direct testing, this release adds model-specific identification and support based on the actual hardware. The AY90 is identified separately from the AY210 and supports trim input compensation and Autopilot Follow. Supported device settings are captured when Bridge takes control and restored when the session ends. Better trim and aircraft feel - Expanded MSFS 2024 trim compensation: supported MOZA yokes now use a bundled catalogue covering 48 default aircraft families and 101 exact variants. Matching is automatic, without a calibration flight or online lookup. - Optional Airbus AP neutral hold: a fly-by-wire profile can hold the stick at centre while the autopilot is engaged, instead of using moving-control AP Follow. This uses a centring spring and does not disconnect the simulator’s autopilot. - Helicopter hydraulic-loss loading at low speed: where supported aircraft telemetry reports hydraulic loss, resistance can now be felt on the ground and in hover, including while Force Trim Release is held. - MOZA AB6 Force Trim Release fix: holding FTR now disengages the firmware follow hold immediately; releasing it captures the new position before re-engaging. - Propwash loading: available airflow or engine data can increase elevator resistance at low airspeed. - Smoother spoiler buffet and corrected saving when enabling AP Follow from zero authority. For pilots who also use X-Plane, this release adds native trim integration for eligible aircraft using the standard trim system in X-Plane 12.2 and later. Hydraulic-loss feedback still requires supported aircraft telemetry; X-Plane hydraulic-integrity mapping is not included in this release. Hardware and reliability fixes - Windows MOZA detection: the device picker now recognises supported bases that Windows DirectInput omits, fixing cases where a working base appeared disconnected. - More complete MOZA settings management: Bridge now handles additional retained Cockpit settings, including supported dynamic-effect controls and force curves, with restoration on exit. - Controller-button Arm / Disarm: choose a single press or one-second hold to arm, with a single press to disarm. - Improved Flight Check: better effect timing, clearer direction-test results and movement tests that better accommodate geared sticks. - macOS improvements: MOZA device discovery, shutdown handling and AY210 effect handling across repeated Disarm/Arm cycles. - Simulator diagnostics: separate MSFS 2020/2024 connection checks, clearer update-check errors and improved X-Plane telemetry handling. Updated documentation — and two new languages The website, documentation and manuals have been updated for this release. As an homage to my roots, the website and docs are now available in Hindi and Bengali. Download and support https://ffb-bridge.com/download Release Notes - https://ffb-bridge.com/releases#1.5.1 Documentation - https://ffb-bridge.com/docs) User manual - https://ffb-bridge.com/docs/manual Existing users can check for updates on the Stable channel. Thank you to everyone who tested the betas, sent logs and described what they were feeling at the controls. Those reports have directly shaped this release.

One thing to consider if you are spending that much - look into Force Feedback gear. It makes a huge difference. I've been using a lot of ffb gear since making FFB-Bridge, and really it does change the way you fly. A cheap FFB option is the Sidewinder v2 USB from eBay. Modern gear like Moza is excellent as well. the AB9 is really good. Note: this is my personal opinion!