FlightSim Studio has shared a new development update with the community regarding their popular E-Jets add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The new update brings many changes to the aircraft series, and the developer also shared some news about the development of their custom FMS for the aircraft and about the near future with the development for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
New Update of the E-Jets
The developer updated the aircraft series to version 0.9.33. This new update brings the Tail Strike Avoidance System to the aircraft, a fly-by-wire feature, helping prevent tail strikes during take-offs and landings.
The developer mentions that the TSAS is implemented as greatly as possible within the Microsoft Flight Simulator engine. Aircraft systems have been improved as well, this includes autothrottle improvements and better FMS speed mode. The flight director is now going to work together with the autothrottle seamlessly, bringing the E-Jets series closer to its real counterpart.
For smoother speed adjustments, the autothrottle response has been enhanced, too. The autothrottle will now also wait for you to finish your speed knob adjustment before taking action.
Depending on the selected flap mode, the FMS speed mode will now target appropriate FMS speeds. This means that the speed mode won’t target 250 knots immediately, but will target speed bugs assigned to different flap modes.
The E-Jets 3D model has also been improved. This includes fine-tuning certain cockpit details, adding more decals, and repositioning the EFB for a better viewpoint.
The APU bleed received improvements and will now constantly bring 40-45 psi to both engines and each readout is going to be slightly different. During the engine startup, the psi levels are going to be adjusted dynamically, eventually aligning with APU’s pressure at idle N1.
Progress on Custom FMS and Details about MSFS2024
With the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 approaching, the developer decided to share some progress on the custom FMS for the E-Jets series. The FlightSim Studio team now has access to the new simulator’s software development kit (SDK) and an alpha build. However, the development is a little bit stunned, as there is an uncertain issue, either on the developer’s side or on the side of an outdated simulator build.
Thus, at the moment, the developer mentioned that they don’t have as much information to share on the development, but once things get going, a detailed status will be published, with a showcase of the custom FMS.
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