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== <span>Version 6.5.4.0</span> == | |||
==== Added ==== | |||
* Button to test Say Intention API Key | |||
* Added Start Flight as a trigger to Preflight Phase for cabin announcements | |||
* Announcement Shutdown Triggers: Beacon Light Off, Engines Off, Parking Brake On | |||
* Added separate Radio Commands options to disable direct radio-setting commands (e.g. set comm 1 to 228000) and automatic tuning commands (e.g. contact tower). | |||
* Flap Calls: Added `NONE` to the SOP Flaps Call setting and removed the separate Disable Flap Calls option. Existing users with flap calls disabled will be automatically migrated to `Flaps Call = NONE` | |||
* Added back the Microsoft's Spanish, Australia, French and Japan regions | |||
==== Fixed ==== | |||
* Company Dashboard: Hardened the Company page so it can still load if the embedded CefSharp route map fails to initialize. | |||
* GSX Pushback: Changed the LVARs used to more accurately detect pushback status. | |||
* Flaps: Reworked the Microsoft Speech flap grammar so supported aircraft once again use their hardcoded flap call sets. | |||
* Flaps 18: Fixed an issue where the Flaps 18 command was not connected to an actual function. | |||
* Say Intention API Key not saving. | |||
* Issue where the EFB could show boarding as not started even when all passengers were seated. | |||
* Fixed a passenger-conditions bug where boarding delay could continue accumulating after boarding was complete, causing anxiety, satisfaction, and related cabin metrics to worsen throughout the flight. Boarding delay is now measured only during active on-ground boarding and stops once the cabin is fully boarded/ready. | |||
* Checklist repeat now honors the configured seconds value before repeating an unchecked item. | |||
* Preflight automatic announcements like Boarding Music can now trigger before the flight is officially started. | |||
* Copilot would fail to readback the full number - 3 0 0 3 would be read as 303 | |||
==== Changed ==== | |||
* You no longer need to click the "Show Key" button to enter your SI and/or Chat API key. | |||
* Reduced the sound of ambiance boarding and airport sound file (You may have to increase the volume) | |||
== <span>Version 6.5.3.0</span> == | |||
==== Added ==== | |||
* Added `airlineIndex.cfg`, allowing users to customize airline name pronunciation for AI and TTS crew. For example, users can map `DAL` so the crew says “Delta” instead of spelling out the airline code. | |||
* Added a new Operations panel to the Comm Panel with SayIntentions integration. | |||
* Added ability to select intercom calls made from the flight crew to the cockpit (operations tab > intercom button). | |||
* Operations panel can now provide live airport information, including traffic density, active runway, and other airport details. | |||
* Operations panel can now provide live weather updates. | |||
* Operations panel can now generate a dispatch release. | |||
* Operations panel can now provide gate information. | |||
* Operations panel can now provide an enroute update. | |||
* Operations panel can now retrieve the last ATC transmission when using SayIntentions. | |||
* Added the ability to customize intercom messages between the cabin crew and copilot. | |||
* Added Microsoft speech recognizer selection, so users can choose which installed English Windows recognizer FSFO uses. | |||
* Improved speech training with phrases grouped by General, Checklist, and Critical confidence levels. | |||
* VoiceTraining.txt, which saves the full speech-training log and is now included in the support package. | |||
* Flap voice-command protection to reduce false recognitions | |||
==== Fixed ==== | |||
* Comm Panel: Decoupled the Settings window so it can operate independently of the main window. (e.g. minimize). | |||
* Comm Panel: Fixed an issue where the correct button was not highlighted after clicking a Comm Panel button. | |||
* End Flight: Fixed logic that allowed a flight to be ended before it was actually completed. | |||
* Attendant: Fixed an issue that prevented users from adding more than one custom flight attendant message. | |||
* Preflight Trigger: The “door closed” option will now only fire after the door has first been opened and then closed. | |||
* Manifest: Fixed an issue where the manifest screen could still show “waiting to board” while the aircraft was already airborne. | |||
* GSX: Fixed an issue where GSX passenger counts could show one passenger short, such as `176/177`. | |||
* Issue where End Silence could fail to save and would reset after restarting FSFO. | |||
* Issue where Speech Training could report a successful voice test from unrelated/background audio. | |||
==== Changed ==== | |||
* Attendant flow is now better organized, color coded, and grouped by flight phase. | |||
* The Attendant tab has been renamed to the Operations tab. | |||
* Copilot Page on the Comm Panel has been updated to provide another option for starting and monitoring flows. | |||
* Improved mobile device detection and reduced font size when needed so flows fit better on a single screen. | |||
* Voice-recognition settings so End Silence now lives in the main Voice Recognition settings instead of a separate speech-timing page. | |||
* Deleted GermanHD region (The German accent was poor) | |||
* Renamed German region to GermanHD | |||
== <span>Version 6.5.2.0</span> == | |||
==== Added ==== | |||
* Ability to change your Smart Auto Flow Setting. | |||
* Speech confidence sliders | |||
==== Fixed ==== | |||
* The speech training panel could not be opened. | |||
* IFLY737: FSFO was syncing V1, VR, and V2 from the wrong source, which could prevent the copilot from setting the correct takeoff speed. | |||
* SOPs: Copilot action text could disappear after leaving the SOPs page and returning. | |||
* Comms Panel: Cabin selections could remain highlighted on the wrong item after choosing a different preset. | |||
==== Changed ==== | |||
* Attendant: You can now select Static, AI, or TTS crew for each individual announcement. | |||
* Attendant: Global crew options no longer lock the other crew settings panels. | |||
* Attendant: Added guidance explaining what the global crew options do and when AI will consume more credits. | |||
* Attendant: Static custom announcements can now select a WAV file directly. | |||
* IFLY737: MCP altitude and speed can now be written directly without spinning the dial. | |||
* IFLY737: MCP course can now be set directly. | |||
* GSX: FSFO will now monitor GSX boarding and deboarding even when they are started outside FSFO. | |||
* After Start monitor to be more accurate and take less time | |||
== <span>Version 6.5.1.0</span> == | |||
==== Added ==== | |||
* New Cabin Crew model with AI integration to deliver dynamic messages based on your airline, weather, aircraft, etc. | |||
* Remote Access...access the SOP and PERF pages from any machine on your network (beta) | |||
* New Audio Panel capable of playing all wav files (e.g. Safety Message, Boarding Music, etc..) | |||
* IFly737 - Ability to set and readback the Indicated Air Speed | |||
* Added the new setting under “Callouts, Speeds & Fuel Mgt” to manage the center tanks, with a default of 3% | |||
* RASS volume slider | |||
* Post Flight Report button to the FSFO Logbook - you can now view your post flight report. | |||
==== Fixed ==== | |||
* Fixed company flight closeout logic to block invalid Pilot Portal uploads when a flight ends early, never reaches required flight phases, has no block time, or is not within 10 NM of the contract destination. | |||
* Fixed master pilot volume | |||
* One, On, Auto, Off and Six recordings to sound more natural. | |||
* Fixed delay issue when the user pushed the PTT button. | |||
==== Changed ==== | |||
* Updated center fuel tank management to use a configurable percentage of tank capacity instead of fixed fuel-weight cutoffs | |||
* Removed the Battery Equals Turn Around setting and related startup override logic. FSFO now determines turnaround status only from the flight-plan turnaround selection, with NO used as the safe default when no turnaround is selected. | |||
* Improved speech recognition | |||
* Removed global Flight Attendant messages setting; its now set via the Attendant page on the Settings window | |||
* Boarding music and safety message settings have moved to the Attendant page in the Settings window. | |||
* Boarding music and safety message triggers are no longer controlled through Flows; they are now set on the Attendant page. | |||
== <span>Version 6.5.0.0</span> == | |||
==== Added ==== | |||
* All new HD Sound Sets! | |||
* InitBuilds A340 Profile | |||
* New Sound player that lets you adjust settings to achieve the radio effect YOU want. | |||
* Ability to select your input device (mic) | |||
* Added a new Monitor Only aircraft profile option for users who want FSFO to track Career Mode or Company Mode flights without using aircraft-specific copilot automation. | |||
* Monitor Only mode now supports normal flight tracking, flight-segment progression, company/career reporting, and portal upload behavior while suppressing copilot flows, callouts, and automation. | |||
* Added more Career Mode diagnostics and reporting improvements to help identify why a Career Mode flight did or did not complete correctly. | |||
* Improved the Career Mode upload and reporting process, including updates to the career dashboard, post-flight report, career services, and performance window. | |||
* Expanded the Operations experience with updates to the Operations window, Operations page, and related performance-page integration. | |||
* Added additional Pilot Portal startup, activation, login, messaging, and session-handling support. | |||
* Added more active-flight sync support for SimBrief, flight-plan, and portal-related workflows. | |||
* Continued improvements to the speech trainer and speech setup experience. | |||
* Added a new `Remove Assigned Aircraft` action for awarded company contracts so users can recover from reposition-required dead ends without resetting the company. | |||
* Added clearer Company Mode flight-closeout diagnostics so portal completion failures are easier to identify in logs and post-flight reporting. | |||
* Added a redesigned AI Crew Market layout with a cleaner pilot list, integrated search/filter workflow, candidate-details focus, and a single hire action. | |||
==== Fixed ==== | |||
* Fixed an issue where passengers could still show near 100% hunger and thirst after cabin service. | |||
* Fixed an issue where FSFO could rebuild the passenger state from changing or live flight-plan data after the flight had already started. | |||
* Fixed an issue where harmless SimBrief or live flight-plan formatting changes could create a new passenger state during the same flight. | |||
* Fixed an issue where passenger-condition logs could alternate between different dashboard/passenger states, making the same flight appear to have both good and bad passenger-service results. | |||
* Fixed an issue where some completed Career Mode flights could appear to miss scheduled-leg completion because the flight ended as Sandbox instead of entering the Career Mode completion path. | |||
* Fixed an issue where the Fenix A320 heading command was not setting correctly. | |||
* Updated the PMDG 777 aircraft profile and related SOP page behavior. | |||
* Fixed an issue where some valid Company Mode flights could upload successfully but still fail contract completion because aircraft verification between FSFO and the portal did not match correctly. | |||
* Fixed an issue where Monitor Only company/career flights could miss the normal shutdown-complete path, causing end-of-flight completion behavior to be inconsistent. | |||
* Fixed an issue where pushback could fail to establish reverse movement after parking-brake release, allowing the aircraft to roll forward instead. | |||
* Fixed an issue where an aircraft could remain stuck assigned to a failed or blocked reposition contract with no clean way to release it. | |||
* Fixed an issue where duplicate or numbered pilot names could appear in the AI Crew Market. | |||
* Fixed an issue where the AI Crew Market layout could hide important controls on smaller monitors. | |||
* Fixed Copilot failure to start GE Engines for the PMDG 777 | |||
==== Changed ==== | |||
* Passenger-service tracking now uses the shared career passenger state once the flight has started. | |||
* Passenger flight-signature logic was improved so small live flight-plan formatting changes do not reset passenger tracking. | |||
* Passenger boarding and condition diagnostics were reduced so future logs are cleaner and easier to understand. | |||
* Updated flight-plan and SOP page behavior. | |||
* Refreshed several major UI areas, including user settings, sound recorder, weather, licenses, email, support, and get-started pages. | |||
* Continued visual and workflow improvements to the Career Dashboard and Company pages. | |||
* Updated Operations window presentation and related dashboard/reporting behavior. | |||
* Improved seat-configuration handling and post-flight career/company analysis support. | |||
* Improved Pilot Portal login, activation, cloud-account, and session handling. | |||
* Adjusted main-window and Pilot Portal messaging/login UI wiring. | |||
* Updated settings pages and supporting activation/config handling. | |||
* Company-flight upload now sends richer aircraft identity data to improve portal-side aircraft validation. | |||
* Updated company contract readiness messaging to make portal aircraft-location requirements clearer. | |||
* Refreshed the AI Crew Market workflow so users select a pilot first and review credentials in Candidate Details before hiring. | |||
* Expanded AI crew name generation to provide more variation in the shared pilot pool. | |||
==== Key Highlights ==== | |||
* '''This is more than a simple upgrade...it's an all new FSFO!!''' | |||
* Career Mode and Company Mode reporting received a major round of improvements across dashboards, post-flight reports, portal services, and session handling. | |||
* The Operations experience continued to expand, including better integration with performance, reporting, and passenger-service workflows. | |||
* Monitor Only mode gives users a new way to fly aircraft that do not need full FSFO copilot support while still allowing company/career flight tracking. | |||
* Passenger-service tracking is now more stable during live flight-plan changes, reducing false resets and confusing post-flight results. | |||
* Company Mode and Portal contract handling received a major round of improvements, including better aircraft verification, clearer closeout diagnostics, and recovery tools for reposition-required dead ends. | |||
* The AI Crew Market was redesigned with a cleaner layout, better small-screen behavior, more realistic pilot naming, and a more focused candidate-selection workflow. | |||
* Monitor Only support continues to improve, including more reliable shutdown/completion behavior while preserving company/career flight tracking. | |||
== <span>Version 6.1.2.0</span> == | |||
==== Fixed ==== | |||
* Erroneous On-Runway, On-Runway RAAS call when landing. | |||
* Erroneous Watch your speed warning, when landing | |||
== <span>Version 6.1.1.0</span> == | == <span>Version 6.1.1.0</span> == | ||
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** This is in Beta; please report issuers in suggestion via Discord | ** This is in Beta; please report issuers in suggestion via Discord | ||
* Voice Command "Start Planned Pushback", which will trigger the pushback to follow the path set on the Operations Page. | * Voice Command "Start Planned Pushback", which will trigger the pushback to follow the path set on the Operations Page. | ||
* | * Accessibility labels to the Edit, Flight Plan, and SOP pages to better support visually impaired users. | ||
* | * Check to verify the simulator is using either Hybrid or U.S. Units of Measurement. If Metric is selected, FSFO will warn the user because altitude-related actions may be interpreted in meters instead of feet. | ||
* Show Scrollbar option to show or hide scrollbars in all SOPs page text boxes. | * Show Scrollbar option to show or hide scrollbars in all SOPs page text boxes. | ||
* Open Ops option to automatically open the Ops window when the preflight flow is started. | * Open Ops option to automatically open the Ops window when the preflight flow is started. | ||
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* Issue where passengers were always 100% hungry/thirsty on long-haul flights. | * Issue where passengers were always 100% hungry/thirsty on long-haul flights. | ||
* Issue where scheduled Career Mode flights could remain stuck as Pending after completion when Must Fly Scheduled Flight was disabled | * Issue where scheduled Career Mode flights could remain stuck as Pending after completion when Must Fly Scheduled Flight was disabled | ||
* Issue with downloading an FSFO update | |||
==== Changed ==== | ==== Changed ==== | ||
* Pushback Control removed from SOPs Page, they're now on the Operations window. | * Pushback Control removed from SOPs Page, they're now on the Operations window. | ||
* Logs are now stored in your FSFO_V6\Logs folder | * Troubleshooting Logs are now stored in your FSFO_V6\Logs folder | ||
* Improved the “Apply for Training” message box so the requirements and next steps are clearer. | * Improved the “Apply for Training” message box so the requirements and next steps are clearer. | ||
* Improved the SimBrief download dialog box for better clarity and usability. | * Improved the SimBrief download dialog box for better clarity and usability. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:48, 15 July 2026
Release Notes
Latest Release: Version 6.5.4.0
This page lists version history and change logs for Flight Simulator First Officer (FSFO) v6.
New features and fixes are listed at the top.
Version 6.5.4.0
Added
- Button to test Say Intention API Key
- Added Start Flight as a trigger to Preflight Phase for cabin announcements
- Announcement Shutdown Triggers: Beacon Light Off, Engines Off, Parking Brake On
- Added separate Radio Commands options to disable direct radio-setting commands (e.g. set comm 1 to 228000) and automatic tuning commands (e.g. contact tower).
- Flap Calls: Added `NONE` to the SOP Flaps Call setting and removed the separate Disable Flap Calls option. Existing users with flap calls disabled will be automatically migrated to `Flaps Call = NONE`
- Added back the Microsoft's Spanish, Australia, French and Japan regions
Fixed
- Company Dashboard: Hardened the Company page so it can still load if the embedded CefSharp route map fails to initialize.
- GSX Pushback: Changed the LVARs used to more accurately detect pushback status.
- Flaps: Reworked the Microsoft Speech flap grammar so supported aircraft once again use their hardcoded flap call sets.
- Flaps 18: Fixed an issue where the Flaps 18 command was not connected to an actual function.
- Say Intention API Key not saving.
- Issue where the EFB could show boarding as not started even when all passengers were seated.
- Fixed a passenger-conditions bug where boarding delay could continue accumulating after boarding was complete, causing anxiety, satisfaction, and related cabin metrics to worsen throughout the flight. Boarding delay is now measured only during active on-ground boarding and stops once the cabin is fully boarded/ready.
- Checklist repeat now honors the configured seconds value before repeating an unchecked item.
- Preflight automatic announcements like Boarding Music can now trigger before the flight is officially started.
- Copilot would fail to readback the full number - 3 0 0 3 would be read as 303
Changed
- You no longer need to click the "Show Key" button to enter your SI and/or Chat API key.
- Reduced the sound of ambiance boarding and airport sound file (You may have to increase the volume)
Version 6.5.3.0
Added
- Added `airlineIndex.cfg`, allowing users to customize airline name pronunciation for AI and TTS crew. For example, users can map `DAL` so the crew says “Delta” instead of spelling out the airline code.
- Added a new Operations panel to the Comm Panel with SayIntentions integration.
- Added ability to select intercom calls made from the flight crew to the cockpit (operations tab > intercom button).
- Operations panel can now provide live airport information, including traffic density, active runway, and other airport details.
- Operations panel can now provide live weather updates.
- Operations panel can now generate a dispatch release.
- Operations panel can now provide gate information.
- Operations panel can now provide an enroute update.
- Operations panel can now retrieve the last ATC transmission when using SayIntentions.
- Added the ability to customize intercom messages between the cabin crew and copilot.
- Added Microsoft speech recognizer selection, so users can choose which installed English Windows recognizer FSFO uses.
- Improved speech training with phrases grouped by General, Checklist, and Critical confidence levels.
- VoiceTraining.txt, which saves the full speech-training log and is now included in the support package.
- Flap voice-command protection to reduce false recognitions
Fixed
- Comm Panel: Decoupled the Settings window so it can operate independently of the main window. (e.g. minimize).
- Comm Panel: Fixed an issue where the correct button was not highlighted after clicking a Comm Panel button.
- End Flight: Fixed logic that allowed a flight to be ended before it was actually completed.
- Attendant: Fixed an issue that prevented users from adding more than one custom flight attendant message.
- Preflight Trigger: The “door closed” option will now only fire after the door has first been opened and then closed.
- Manifest: Fixed an issue where the manifest screen could still show “waiting to board” while the aircraft was already airborne.
- GSX: Fixed an issue where GSX passenger counts could show one passenger short, such as `176/177`.
- Issue where End Silence could fail to save and would reset after restarting FSFO.
- Issue where Speech Training could report a successful voice test from unrelated/background audio.
Changed
- Attendant flow is now better organized, color coded, and grouped by flight phase.
- The Attendant tab has been renamed to the Operations tab.
- Copilot Page on the Comm Panel has been updated to provide another option for starting and monitoring flows.
- Improved mobile device detection and reduced font size when needed so flows fit better on a single screen.
- Voice-recognition settings so End Silence now lives in the main Voice Recognition settings instead of a separate speech-timing page.
- Deleted GermanHD region (The German accent was poor)
- Renamed German region to GermanHD
Version 6.5.2.0
Added
- Ability to change your Smart Auto Flow Setting.
- Speech confidence sliders
Fixed
- The speech training panel could not be opened.
- IFLY737: FSFO was syncing V1, VR, and V2 from the wrong source, which could prevent the copilot from setting the correct takeoff speed.
- SOPs: Copilot action text could disappear after leaving the SOPs page and returning.
- Comms Panel: Cabin selections could remain highlighted on the wrong item after choosing a different preset.
Changed
- Attendant: You can now select Static, AI, or TTS crew for each individual announcement.
- Attendant: Global crew options no longer lock the other crew settings panels.
- Attendant: Added guidance explaining what the global crew options do and when AI will consume more credits.
- Attendant: Static custom announcements can now select a WAV file directly.
- IFLY737: MCP altitude and speed can now be written directly without spinning the dial.
- IFLY737: MCP course can now be set directly.
- GSX: FSFO will now monitor GSX boarding and deboarding even when they are started outside FSFO.
- After Start monitor to be more accurate and take less time
Version 6.5.1.0
Added
- New Cabin Crew model with AI integration to deliver dynamic messages based on your airline, weather, aircraft, etc.
- Remote Access...access the SOP and PERF pages from any machine on your network (beta)
- New Audio Panel capable of playing all wav files (e.g. Safety Message, Boarding Music, etc..)
- IFly737 - Ability to set and readback the Indicated Air Speed
- Added the new setting under “Callouts, Speeds & Fuel Mgt” to manage the center tanks, with a default of 3%
- RASS volume slider
- Post Flight Report button to the FSFO Logbook - you can now view your post flight report.
Fixed
- Fixed company flight closeout logic to block invalid Pilot Portal uploads when a flight ends early, never reaches required flight phases, has no block time, or is not within 10 NM of the contract destination.
- Fixed master pilot volume
- One, On, Auto, Off and Six recordings to sound more natural.
- Fixed delay issue when the user pushed the PTT button.
Changed
- Updated center fuel tank management to use a configurable percentage of tank capacity instead of fixed fuel-weight cutoffs
- Removed the Battery Equals Turn Around setting and related startup override logic. FSFO now determines turnaround status only from the flight-plan turnaround selection, with NO used as the safe default when no turnaround is selected.
- Improved speech recognition
- Removed global Flight Attendant messages setting; its now set via the Attendant page on the Settings window
- Boarding music and safety message settings have moved to the Attendant page in the Settings window.
- Boarding music and safety message triggers are no longer controlled through Flows; they are now set on the Attendant page.
Version 6.5.0.0
Added
- All new HD Sound Sets!
- InitBuilds A340 Profile
- New Sound player that lets you adjust settings to achieve the radio effect YOU want.
- Ability to select your input device (mic)
- Added a new Monitor Only aircraft profile option for users who want FSFO to track Career Mode or Company Mode flights without using aircraft-specific copilot automation.
- Monitor Only mode now supports normal flight tracking, flight-segment progression, company/career reporting, and portal upload behavior while suppressing copilot flows, callouts, and automation.
- Added more Career Mode diagnostics and reporting improvements to help identify why a Career Mode flight did or did not complete correctly.
- Improved the Career Mode upload and reporting process, including updates to the career dashboard, post-flight report, career services, and performance window.
- Expanded the Operations experience with updates to the Operations window, Operations page, and related performance-page integration.
- Added additional Pilot Portal startup, activation, login, messaging, and session-handling support.
- Added more active-flight sync support for SimBrief, flight-plan, and portal-related workflows.
- Continued improvements to the speech trainer and speech setup experience.
- Added a new `Remove Assigned Aircraft` action for awarded company contracts so users can recover from reposition-required dead ends without resetting the company.
- Added clearer Company Mode flight-closeout diagnostics so portal completion failures are easier to identify in logs and post-flight reporting.
- Added a redesigned AI Crew Market layout with a cleaner pilot list, integrated search/filter workflow, candidate-details focus, and a single hire action.
Fixed
- Fixed an issue where passengers could still show near 100% hunger and thirst after cabin service.
- Fixed an issue where FSFO could rebuild the passenger state from changing or live flight-plan data after the flight had already started.
- Fixed an issue where harmless SimBrief or live flight-plan formatting changes could create a new passenger state during the same flight.
- Fixed an issue where passenger-condition logs could alternate between different dashboard/passenger states, making the same flight appear to have both good and bad passenger-service results.
- Fixed an issue where some completed Career Mode flights could appear to miss scheduled-leg completion because the flight ended as Sandbox instead of entering the Career Mode completion path.
- Fixed an issue where the Fenix A320 heading command was not setting correctly.
- Updated the PMDG 777 aircraft profile and related SOP page behavior.
- Fixed an issue where some valid Company Mode flights could upload successfully but still fail contract completion because aircraft verification between FSFO and the portal did not match correctly.
- Fixed an issue where Monitor Only company/career flights could miss the normal shutdown-complete path, causing end-of-flight completion behavior to be inconsistent.
- Fixed an issue where pushback could fail to establish reverse movement after parking-brake release, allowing the aircraft to roll forward instead.
- Fixed an issue where an aircraft could remain stuck assigned to a failed or blocked reposition contract with no clean way to release it.
- Fixed an issue where duplicate or numbered pilot names could appear in the AI Crew Market.
- Fixed an issue where the AI Crew Market layout could hide important controls on smaller monitors.
- Fixed Copilot failure to start GE Engines for the PMDG 777
Changed
- Passenger-service tracking now uses the shared career passenger state once the flight has started.
- Passenger flight-signature logic was improved so small live flight-plan formatting changes do not reset passenger tracking.
- Passenger boarding and condition diagnostics were reduced so future logs are cleaner and easier to understand.
- Updated flight-plan and SOP page behavior.
- Refreshed several major UI areas, including user settings, sound recorder, weather, licenses, email, support, and get-started pages.
- Continued visual and workflow improvements to the Career Dashboard and Company pages.
- Updated Operations window presentation and related dashboard/reporting behavior.
- Improved seat-configuration handling and post-flight career/company analysis support.
- Improved Pilot Portal login, activation, cloud-account, and session handling.
- Adjusted main-window and Pilot Portal messaging/login UI wiring.
- Updated settings pages and supporting activation/config handling.
- Company-flight upload now sends richer aircraft identity data to improve portal-side aircraft validation.
- Updated company contract readiness messaging to make portal aircraft-location requirements clearer.
- Refreshed the AI Crew Market workflow so users select a pilot first and review credentials in Candidate Details before hiring.
- Expanded AI crew name generation to provide more variation in the shared pilot pool.
Key Highlights
- This is more than a simple upgrade...it's an all new FSFO!!
- Career Mode and Company Mode reporting received a major round of improvements across dashboards, post-flight reports, portal services, and session handling.
- The Operations experience continued to expand, including better integration with performance, reporting, and passenger-service workflows.
- Monitor Only mode gives users a new way to fly aircraft that do not need full FSFO copilot support while still allowing company/career flight tracking.
- Passenger-service tracking is now more stable during live flight-plan changes, reducing false resets and confusing post-flight results.
- Company Mode and Portal contract handling received a major round of improvements, including better aircraft verification, clearer closeout diagnostics, and recovery tools for reposition-required dead ends.
- The AI Crew Market was redesigned with a cleaner layout, better small-screen behavior, more realistic pilot naming, and a more focused candidate-selection workflow.
- Monitor Only support continues to improve, including more reliable shutdown/completion behavior while preserving company/career flight tracking.
Version 6.1.2.0
Fixed
- Erroneous On-Runway, On-Runway RAAS call when landing.
- Erroneous Watch your speed warning, when landing
Version 6.1.1.0
Added
- Ground Operations page with grid to define your pushback, as well as open doors, request fuel, and load fuel and payload...etc
- This is in Beta; please report issuers in suggestion via Discord
- Voice Command "Start Planned Pushback", which will trigger the pushback to follow the path set on the Operations Page.
- Accessibility labels to the Edit, Flight Plan, and SOP pages to better support visually impaired users.
- Check to verify the simulator is using either Hybrid or U.S. Units of Measurement. If Metric is selected, FSFO will warn the user because altitude-related actions may be interpreted in meters instead of feet.
- Show Scrollbar option to show or hide scrollbars in all SOPs page text boxes.
- Open Ops option to automatically open the Ops window when the preflight flow is started.
- Labels to the Career Mode page to improve accessibility for visually impaired users.
- Voice Status Callout option to verbally announce when speech recognition is turned on or off.
- Passenger anxiety and satisfaction percentages to the ACARS report.
- Ability to set and save your pax configuration (e.g. first class and economy seats) for each aircraft
- Ready as a recognizable checklist response
- Flaps 0 as a speech command
- Operation screen compact mode to only monitor PAX health
- Tooltips on the settings page to explain the purpose of each setting
Fixed
- Issue where updating FSFO caused all activated planes to be removed.
- Issue with repeating Spoilers, Reverse Green and Decel during landing when using an Airbus and German speech pack
- Issue that could cause an error (CEF issue) when dispatching the next pending Career Mode flight.
- Issue where FSFO did not recognize GSX pushback correctly.
- Issue where FSFO did not recognize GSX deboarding correctly.
- Issue where SimBrief transition altitudes below 10,000 feet did not populate the transition-altitude combo boxes correctly.
- Issue where the passenger counter disappeared after Preflight was completed. The passenger counter will now remain visible until the Before Start flow is completed.
- Issue with generating a schedule not based on the company you work for.
- Issue with Show Copilot Actions option; copilot actions now appear below pilot actions again.
- Issue where passengers were always 100% hungry/thirsty on long-haul flights.
- Issue where scheduled Career Mode flights could remain stuck as Pending after completion when Must Fly Scheduled Flight was disabled
- Issue with downloading an FSFO update
Changed
- Pushback Control removed from SOPs Page, they're now on the Operations window.
- Troubleshooting Logs are now stored in your FSFO_V6\Logs folder
- Improved the “Apply for Training” message box so the requirements and next steps are clearer.
- Improved the SimBrief download dialog box for better clarity and usability.
- Updated the route-generation message box so users are now shown the exact reason a route cannot be generated.
- SOPs page to use less screen space when Compact Mode is enabled.
- Appearance of the top icons; they are no longer PNG images.
- Your flight will be tracked anytime you're signed into the crew portal
- Pushback sequence so FSFO waits for a confirmed tug-ready state before giving the release parking brake call, instead of relying on a fixed timer, and it now warns the user that initial movement may take up to 20 seconds.
- Method to detect landing vertical speed for greater accuracy and to detect bounces
- Taxi-in trigger from 25 MPH to when you vacate the runway
- Logging to capture your current and last three flights
- Changed Flight Scoring:
- Changed Comfort and Flight Scoring:
- Jerky taxi turning penalty levels:
- Small aircraft, acftMaxGrossWeight < 60,000 lbs:
- slip/skid >50 while ground speed >15 kt and not on a runway = level 1
- slip/skid >70 while ground speed >15 kt and not on a runway = level 2
- Narrow-body / medium aircraft, acftMaxGrossWeight 60,000-299,999 lbs:
- slip/skid >50 while ground speed >12 kt and not on a runway = level 1
- slip/skid >70 while ground speed >12 kt and not on a runway = level 2
- Wide-body / heavy aircraft, acftMaxGrossWeight >= 300,000 lbs:
- slip/skid >50 while ground speed >10 kt and not on a runway = level 1
- slip/skid >70 while ground speed >10 kt and not on a runway = level 2
- Bank angle in air
- |bank| >30° = level 1
- |bank| >35° = level 2
- Pitch threshold changed from 20° to 25°
- Vertical-speed comfort penalties were removed and replaced with abrupt pitch-rate change penalties
- pitch rate >3° per second for 2 seconds = level 1
- pitch rate >5° per second for 1 second = level 2
- pitch rate >8° per second immediately = level 3
- Removed Pause from Scoring
- Removed Slew from Scoring
- Removed 35% Excessive Fuel penality
- Fuel penality will only be applied if you land with less than 7% of your aggregate fuel (dangerous)
- Fuel configuration score changed from -2 to -4 points
Version 6.1.0.0
Added
- Career Mode Simulation (!! BETA !!)
- Crew Portal
- Live Flight Tracker
- Airlines Operation Window with Departure and Arrival Boards, Passenger Stats (anxiety, hungry, bathroom, etc)
- You can now dispatch your flight from Simbrief and upload to VATSIM right from FSFO.
- Pilot Briefings Packet
- Email - you will now receive emails within the app
- Added pushback commands to joystick and keyboard configuration: Stop Pushback, Abort Pushback, Nose Left, Nose Right, and Straight.
- Ray Munich's German region pack (it's named German, the default was renamed to German2)
- Wait_For_AGL option
- Wait_For_MSL option
Fixed
- Resolved the AGL issue with the User AutoFlows option
- PMDG 737 weather radar not responding to the OFF command
- Fenix A320 incorrectly asking to connect the GPU when the command was to disconnect it while using SAPI
- Missing “Gear Up” callout during takeoff
- Multiple spelling errors on the First Officer and Captain .wav files
- Missing crew (flight attendant) wav files from Ray Munich's regions (sound files)
- User AutoFlow no longer triggers when merely crossing a runway; the aircraft must now be within 800 feet of the runway threshold.
- Lights AutoFlow no longer triggers simply from turning on the landing lights; the aircraft must now be within 800 feet of the runway threshold.
- Reduced runway confirmation distance from 1,500 feet to 750 feet from the runway threshold to reduce false readings.
- Issue where the approach briefing could read non-whole-number values for the approach course.
- Issue where cabin service could start and then stop immediately.
- Issue on the SOPs page where the program could ask you to confirm stopping a flow even when no flow was running.
- IniBuilds A350 Nav light being reported as Off, when it was still On
- RAAS issue where inaccurate "On Taxiway" calls when tailwinds caused IAS to exceed the threshold.
- RAAS did not work at all on Approach or Landing
- New Altitude was not set when the aircraft was within 5nm of Top of Descent
- “Check the Landing Gear” callout for aircraft without retractable landing gear.
- Issue where flight distance could fail to compute when the route was entered manually.
- FSFO Make Directory (2020) freezing errors.
- Errors when using Copilot Handles Ground Lights
- Fenix A3 Not setting Heading correctly when using Voice Command
Changed
- Updated the v-speed sync method; registered V-speeds must now be above 100 knots
- Increased the fuel management penalty from 25% to 35%
- On the SOP Controls page, VATSIM and weather information will now be displayed in the Alerts box whenever a checklist or flow is not running.
- Voice command Wipers On will result in a middle vice high setting
- Flight Attendants will now announce they are starting cabin services
- Log Book has been removed; it's now under Career Mode
- There's no more Post Flight Page; you'll now go to the Flight Plan page and click the End Flight button
- APPR will no longer engage when RNAV is selected as the approach type.
- The Post Flight Report is now generated as a full PDF report that can be printed or saved.
- LVAR logging has been added for improved troubleshooting.
- “Prepare for Takeoff” and “Prepare for Landing” messages are now tied to the Pilot Messages option.
- Removed the Save Aircraft Location option.
- Removed the Move Aircraft button from the Flight Plan page.
- Removed the Load Payload button from the Flight Plan page.
- Updated the Intercom window.
- Updated Flight Plan Page
- Updated SOPs Page
- Updated Airport Information Page
- Sound Synthesizer - Replaced static and distort sliders with headset and radio for better comms simulation
- Reworked pushback to support autonomous pushback operations. You now only need to press a single button or click once to complete the pushback, with the aircraft positioned very close to the correct apron location.
- Updated the pushback voice sequence. The new flow is: “Ground from cockpit” → wait for ground clearance → say “pushback left,” “pushback right,” or “pushback straight.” Pushback is now fully automated. You no longer need to issue separate nose left/right/center and stop pushback commands. ONLY PUSH THE DIRECTION BUTTON ONCE.
- Updated FSFO Make Directory to v1.3 for MSFS 2020 and v1.2 for MSFS 2024.
- Landing Score changed to Vertical speed = 35%, Touchdown G-force = 15%, Touchdown zone distance = 30% and Runway Centerline = 20%
- Gear not up penalty changed from 200 feet to 1000 feet AGL
- If no ILS freq is detected for the selected arrival runway, FSFO will automatically change the approach type from ILS to RNAV.
Version 6.0.16.0
Fixed
- Erroneous “Fired” message box that appeared at the end of the Shutdown Flow
- Issue where deboarding was announced before shutdown was complete
- Erroneous “Check the Flaps” callout on landing in the Fenix A320
- Issue where user-defined airborne triggers were not working
Changed
- Brakes are no longer required for the "stabilized" call; however, the Lineup/Takeoff Flow and Checklist must still be completed
Version 6.0.15.0
Added
- TFDi - MD11 Profile
Fixed
- VR – Was not called when V1+VR were selected and the V1 and VR were within 4 knots
- Default NavData contained the incorrect Runway Heading
- Gear Up was not call on Takeoff
- Dep and Arv Runways were not updated when changed via the SOP screen
- When the Say Intention was active, FSFO was not pausing the flows or threads
- Logbook was not updating when no Aircraft Model Name was detected
- Safeguards added to prevent Decent flow from occurring before reaching Top Of Climb
- User AutoFlow was not functioning correctly while Airborne
- PMDG737 - Erroneous seatbelt On calls
- Arrival Performance Temp - Failed to accept negative numbers
- GSX Deboarding failed to correctly sync
- FSFO Make Runway (2020)
Changed
- PMDG/IFLY 737 - Radio is only set for Mins (vice Baro) when the min is set below 100 ft (assumes CAT II/III Landing) via the FSFO APPR option (Arv Perf page)
- Smart/Light Auto Flows - Boarding most also be completed before the Before Start will start
Version 6.0.14.1
Fixed
- Autoflows - Flows were getting stuck and repeated
Version 6.0.14.0
Added
- LVAR Tool – New page to view, read, and test Local Variables (LVARs).
- Say Intentions – “Say Intention” option is now connected to the sim.
- Doors – New option to toggle aircraft doors.
Fixed
- AutoFlow – Shutdown flow could trigger immediately after the After Landing flow completed.
- Checklist – Checklists would not read when called before starting a flow.
- MakeRunway – Added a dedicated MSFS 2020 build. Uninstall your current MakeRunway and install the MSFS 2020 version.
- Pushback – Engine Start was not detected when using GSX (or other third-party pushback utilities).
- Pushback – Aircraft could turn nose-right during pushback without a direction command.
- Voices – Turnaround voices were not using the “Matt” voice.
- Crew – In-flight food service was not starting.
- iniBuilds A350 – Wipers could turn on during the safety check.
- iniBuilds A350 – Flaps were not being set (including via voice command).
- iniBuilds A330 – Flaps were not being called.
Changed
- Doors – “Open Door on startup” will no longer toggle doors when you’re not on the ground or when engines are running.
- Checklist/Briefing - Will no longer be on a timer; simply say ready for the checklist or ready for the briefing when ready, press ctrl+alt, or your bypass key
Version 6.0.13.0
Added
- Aircraft: iniBuilds A330 and A321 (MSFS2024 ONLY)
- AutoFlow: Additional option USER, which allows you to individually set what system, event or time will start a flow
- FSFO_Make_Runway.exe - You can now update your airport database [NOT REQUIRED]
- New FSFO WIki Page
- Settings: Open Door On Start option
- Settings: Skip Eng Start (AutoFlow) - This will prevent copilot from starting your engines
- Wait_For_System Doors_Open and Doors_Closed option
- Engine Start across all AutoFlow options (60 seconds after pushback is started)
- Slider to control Boarding/Deboarding speed
- Slider to control food and beverage service speeds
- Editor: Added Doors Toggle_0 through Toggle_6 option to open/close doors
- Editor: Play_Wav option which allows you to play any wav file during your flows.
- Editor: Added the ability for advance users to add any LVAR to your flow (see advance users PDF).
- Editor: Added the ability for advance users to add any SIMVAR to your flow (see advance users PDF).
Fixed
- IFLY737: Doors were always detected as open
- INIA350: Default Profile contained multiple errors.
- Erroneous Check the A/T and Lights call
- Food services being repeated over-and-over again
- Help PDF failed to open the User Guide
- Button: Pushing the pause button only paused FSFO (not unpause)
- Editor: Ask For Checklist was only working once
Changed
- SOP OPTION: Vspeed option to set V1, V1+VR or none.
- HELP: Open FSFO Wiki Page
- Smart Option:
- Set Parking Brake now starts the After Start Flow
- Release Parking Brake now starts the Taxi Flow
- When the Aircraft leaves the runway it will start the After Landing Flow
Updated
- Wiki Page
Version 6.0.12.0
Added
- Aircraft: Inibuilds A300
- Aircraft: Inibuilds A310
- Settings: Cold Weather Ops Operations
- Settings: Slider to boost the Ambient Sound Wav Files
- Settings: Slider to boost the Pilots Sound Wav Files
- Settings: Added buttons to test the ambiance and boarding music
- Settings: Couple Wing and Logo to Landing Lights
- Intercom option to communicate with the Flight Crew
- Flows: If cold weather Ops was detected, the Copilot will set the flaps before the Takeoff or Lineup Flow
- Flows: Loadsheet option. When Confirm is selected, you will be contacted by ground to ensure the aircraft is within weight limits
- Flows: Radio_Tune and Radio_Stby (tunes the standby frequency) options:
- TWR – Tunes the departure tower before top of descent (TOD) and the arrival tower after TOD
- CTR – Tunes the departure center before TOD and the arrival center after TOD
- DEP – Tunes the departure control (DEP) frequency before TOD and the corresponding arrival control frequency after TOD
- APR – Tunes the approach control (APP) frequency for the departure airport before TOD and the app frequency for the arrival airport after TOD
- GRND – Tunes the ground frequency at the departure airport before TOD and the arrival ground frequency after TOD
- CLR – Tunes clearance delivery at the departure airport before TOD and the equivalent arrival frequency after TOD
- UNICOM – Sets COM1 to 122.800
- WX – Sets COM1 to 122.000 for the HiFi Active Sky weather broadcast
- ATIS – Tunes the departure ATIS before TOD and the arrival ATIS after TOD
- CTAF – Tunes the CTAF frequency for the departure airport before TOD and the CTAF for the arrival airport after TOD (or tower if CTAF isn’t flagged)
- Speech: "contact tower", "contact center", "contact departure", "contact approach", "contact ground", "contact clearance delivery", "tune unicom", "tune c-taf", "tune atis", "tune weather"
- Sounds: Different Greeting for Turn Around Flights
- First Officer warns if ice is detected
- PMDG: Added Press PMDG Takeoff Screw option. It will press the takeoff screw when N1 percent is greater than 70 percent
- PMDG777: Added Nose_On and Nose_Off Landing Light options
- Pilot now informs Copilot that he will extend or retract the flaps for cold weather ops
- Check the AutoThrottle if it is off before takeoff
Fixed
- Copilot was not setting the flaps during the Before Takeoff Flow when cold weather ops was detected
- Duplicate flap calls
- SOPs: Performance data was not displaying when closing and opening the PREF data
- Flows: The Hybrid Auto Flow (Shutdown) was triggered when the taxi light was still on
- Main Page: Settings icon border
- Aircraft: Erroneously gear down called on takeoff
- iniA350: Wipers not set correctly for MSFS 2024 users
- PMDG737: Anti-ice off verbal command resulted in the wipers being turned on
- MSFS ATR: POWER_MANAGEMENT TO was being set to MCT
- iFly737: Descent winds were not loading
- PMDG777: Erroneous check the lights call
- Score: Erroneous taxi and nav light penalties
- Score: Erroneous spoiler not deployed penalty
- Settings: When autoflow was set to NONE, the copilot would still execute autoflows in the air
- Landing: Erroneous check the flaps callouts
- GSX: Erroneous pax loading numbers and completions
- Food Services
- Flight Plan: FSFO was not asking if you would like to make a turn around flight, when the battery is ON
- Flight Plan: FSFO failed to revalidate the flight plan when clicking Download SimBrief
- Editor: When selecting you want to use GSX, it would still not use GSX
Changed
- Settings: Added Crew Option Set Lights (setting the landing lights on and off is now decoupled from the SOP Passing Call)
- Score: Removed taxi light from pilot score and added unstable approach
- Flight Plan: When clicking Start Flight, and FSFO is not connected to MSFS, it will now ask if you would like to connect
Updated
- Voice command list
- User settings document
Version 6.0.11.0
Added
- Just Flight 146 Profile
- Settings: Check for Update Button
- Confirmation Message Box to confirm stopping a phase
- Voice Commands: Preflight Checklist, Before Start Checklist, etc (when called, only the checklist portion will execute)
- Labels for Top Row to assist our blind pilots
- Labels for the Settings Page to assist our blind pilots
- Labels for the Edit Page to assist our blind pilots
- American Airlines, Delta and Fedex Background Options
- Button on the main page to open the users data folder
- PMDG737: Weather Radar is now interactive
- Settings: Option to play squelch sound at the beginning of Ground Comms
- Sounds: Added new Ground sounds to Matt region (thank you reddddddd)
Fixed
- Sounds: Removed the underscore from Reverse Normal, A C Wild Generators, A P U Bleed and Oxygen Test from FO sounds
- Sounds: Removed the underscore from Gear_Down and AutoPilot_Off Capt sounds
- Sounds: Several Crew sounds were missing from British 1
- Speech: The PTT feature was not working correctly when not using Open Mic
- SOP Page: When leaving and returning to the SOPs page, the copilot would lose track of what line they were on
- Editor: Standby value was reset to 1
- Editor: user;;; line failed to save
- Editor: Capt Actions failed to save
- FEN A320: Verify profile warning
- FEN A320: Error when entering ZFW as KGs
- PMDG737: Flap calls were inaccurate (example: Flaps 10 when on Flaps 5)
- PMDG737: AutoBrakes were set to Max when selected to Off
- PMDG737: Retractable Landing Lights to the retract position
- PMDG737: EFIS Mode was not set by the First Officer
- PMDG737: EFIS Range was not set by the First Officer
- PMDG737: Course not being set
- PMDG and iFly 737: Added 4 (MAX) for AutoBrake options
- iFly737: Wait times increased from 10 to 20 to allow winds to download before pressing LOAD
- Flight Plan: Error when manually creating flight plan
- Settings: Boarding music not saving
Changed
- Editor: Now asks if you would like to restart after saving. It will keep your current aircraft profile loaded
Version 6.0.10.0
Fixed
- EMER NOTAM: FSFO was failing to save activation status
- FEN A320: Failing validation test
Version 6.0.9.0
Added
- FSFO now saves and loads your last Aircraft Profile and Checklist
- FSFO will now check to ensure the selected Aircraft Profile matches your current model. You will get a warning if there is a mismatch
- Show PERF button on the SOPs page to allow access to vital performance data
- PMDG fallback for airspeed, altitude, and heading. If the LVAR is 0, FSFO will use the FSUIPC variable
- User License Button. You can now view which FSFO licenses are stored in Windows Key Storage
- Button to Hide or Unhide GSX Menu
- FSFO will now validate your SimBrief flight plan to ensure it was generated within a 2-hour window
- FEN A320: Wait_For_Captain option
- FEN A320: Hydraulic_Pumps On, Off, Eng1_On or Off, Eng2_On or Off
- FEN A320: Opened and Closed added to the COCKPIT_DOORS option
- FEN A320: EFIS_Filter_Capt, EFIS_Mode_Capt, EFIS_Range_Capt and LS_Mode_Capt options
- iFly 737: Download Descent Winds
- iFly 737: Transponder_Reply option with Stby, On, and Auto as options
- iFly 737: IFE and Cabin Utility Flow Options
- iFly 737: Hyd_Pumps A and B On or Off
- iFly and PMDG 737: Minimums Set will now set the minimums on the aircraft
- AERO CRJ: NOSE_LIGHTS ON, OFF, SET options
- GSX GPU added to additional services
Fixed
- FEN A320: PA Button was not actually turning on
- iFly 737: Transponder was set correctly, but FO failed to acknowledge
- iFly 737: Heading and altitude set commands
- iFly 737 and PMDG 737: Was not setting ILS frequency
- iFly 737: Copilot was not turning off his FD switch
- ini A350: Wipers were turning on when set to off (MSFS 2024 only)
- ini A350: Public Address option was setting the wrong system
- PMDG 777: Landing lights not turning off or on
- GSX engine confirm started
- Standby command can now be edited via the editor
- Pushback sequence was starting in the air
- Action key was skipping the Engine Start phase
- SAPI was announcing the underscore
- Transition altitude setting had no effect. Copilot was always setting the TA
- Spinning altitude, heading, and speed dials for the ATR and CRJ
- App was always on top, regardless of user setting
- Payload command was generating a hidden message box that would freeze a flow
- Message box requesting the player to generate a SOP was hidden under the application during activation
- Checklist validation was failing without lines 14, 15, and 16
- Multiple Anti-Ice On calls
Changed
- For Hybrid and Light AutoFlows, you must also apply the parking brake
- For Hybrid and Light AutoFlows, the Lineup or Before Start and After Landing Flow are now triggered by the landing lights
- Disable Gear and Flaps Control now includes throttles
For setup help see Getting Started or for problem resolution see Troubleshooting.
