Major changes including a revised flight model. See description for particulars.
There are a number of feature demo videos.

https://github.com/Working-Title-MSF...tag/cj4-v0.9.0

A WIP operators guide.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...so5AT5OnI/edit


KEY FEATURES


  • Added Cross Pointers flight director
  • Flight director now works with AP off, including lateral guidance
  • Added Takeoff Go-Around (TOGA) mode
  • Holds functionality and autopilot, including proper entry types and exit arming
  • Course intercept, Point/Bearing/Distance fixes, Point/Distance fixes, Lat/Lon fixes
  • Completely overhauled Flight Model (WIP) (Credit: Metzgergva)
  • Com 2 can now be used to transmit and receive.

Flight Plan Manager


  • Fixed errors where negative values would be returned for a leg course
  • When approach is loaded, destination airport is removed and the runway becomes the final waypoint

LNAV


  • Off-course sidewinder wandering behavior should be greatly reduced
  • Support added for flying holds
  • FMS now calculates correct DTK for very long legs along changing great circle bearings
  • FMS will now continue to sequence even if the active nav mode source is a nav radio
  • FMS will no longer sequence past the destination runway fix to the airport fix

VNAV


  • VNAV will now continue to the most recent restriction even during a large amount of turn anticipation
  • FPA for approach legs will now be calculated from the FAF so steeper angles can be automatically supported

Autopilot


  • Adjusted VS to round up in approach to prevent drifting under GP (Current AP workaround)
  • Added inhibit .1nm from runway threshold to prevent aircraft from flying towards center of airport
  • Added TOGA functionality. When pressed on ground, provides 10 degree FD pitch up, runway heading tracking. Hotspot to engage is the L FIRE BOTTLE click hotspot
  • VS mode now properly captures the current vertical speed when engaging
  • AP now goes to Roll/Pitch upon landing
  • Fixed issue where APPR sensitivity could appear even outside of the approach segment
  • VS wheel now properly adjusts target aircraft pitch when in PITCH mode

Comms


  • COM2 transmit and receive is now fully supported in the panel and compatible with vPilot
  • COM switches on audio panel can now enable or disable transmit for that channel
  • COM knobs will now disable receive for that channel when turned down

FMC


  • Holding CLR for 1/2 second or longer will clear the entire scratchpad

DIR


  • Page layout has been overhauled
  • Available fixes should properly reflect remaining legs in plan
  • Nearest airports function should now operate
  • Direct-to should no longer route you back to the origin runway if the selected fix is a non-ICAO leg termination (also applies to LEGS)

LEGS


  • Fixed legs page blacking out with empty flight plan
  • Fixed inability to copy magenta TO fix to scratchpad
  • Added lat/lon user waypoints support
  • Added shorthand lat/lon user waypoint support
  • Added place/bearing/distance user waypoint support
  • Added flight plan offset user waypoint support
  • Added ability to drop fix on blue FROM leg to intercept leg course
  • Fixed incorrectly rounded distance displays
  • Added NEW HOLD and HOLD AT support
  • Added support for hold EXIT ARMED and CANCEL EXIT
  • Added AUTO/INHIBIT FMS fix sequencing selection

PERF


  • Fixed bug where it would go to perf init after vnav setup 3/3
  • Fixed cruise altitude cell in perf init from showing FL + 5 boxes
  • Fixed bug in approach ref not showing headwind/tailwind

FPLN


  • V-Speeds will reset when entering a new origin after landing.
  • Airways should now be enterable connecting to the final departure fix
  • Fuel used is now reset with new origin

FPLN HOLD


  • Added hold page support for all data fields, except for QUAD/RADIAL
  • Added support for automatically detected entry type
  • Added support for EXIT HOLD and CANCEL EXIT
  • Wired hold support into EXEC/CANCEL MOD

HOLD LIST


  • Added HOLD LIST page
  • Adeed support for up to 6 holds in list

PFD/MFD


  • Added Cross Pointers (X-PTR) flight director and setting persistence on restart
  • Setting altimeter to hPA stays persistent on restart
  • Cyan vertical speed arrow is now removed when in GP or VPATH
  • Adjusted map ranges to realistic values (5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 600)
  • Corrected PPOS scaling
  • MFD Wind speed font size same as PFD
  • Fixed outer range display cut off
  • Added (N)orth label to PLAN view
  • Wind indicator hidden on PLAN view
  • Various map draw improvements
  • Added correct icons for different VOR types and NDBs
  • Enabled map symbols are now drawn and updated around the current location
  • INTERS now only shows named and non terminal waypoints
  • Added display of terminal waypoints (to be enabled in FMC)
  • Map will show a maximum of 40 symbols as in the real unit (configurable in Defaults in later version)

Misc


  • AOA indicator only lights up on gear down or greater than flaps 15.
  • Standby attitude indicator (SAI) baro settings are changed to whatever is set in PFD.