Release Notes

Release Notes

Latest Release: Version 6.1.2.0

This page lists version history and change logs for Flight Simulator First Officer (FSFO) v6.

New features and fixes are listed at the top.

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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:

1. Jerky taxi turning penalty levels:
   1. Small aircraft, acftMaxGrossWeight < 60,000 lbs:
   2. slip/skid >50 while ground speed >15 kt and not on a runway = level 1
   3. slip/skid >70 while ground speed >15 kt and not on a runway = level 2
2. Narrow-body / medium aircraft, acftMaxGrossWeight 60,000-299,999 lbs:
   1. slip/skid >50 while ground speed >12 kt and not on a runway = level 1
   2. slip/skid >70 while ground speed >12 kt and not on a runway = level 2
3. Wide-body / heavy aircraft, acftMaxGrossWeight >= 300,000 lbs:
   1. slip/skid >50 while ground speed >10 kt and not on a runway = level 1
   2. slip/skid >70 while ground speed >10 kt and not on a runway = level 2
4. Bank angle in air
   1. |bank| >30° = level 1
   2. |bank| >35° = level 2
5. Pitch threshold changed from 20° to 25°
6. Vertical-speed comfort penalties were removed and replaced with abrupt pitch-rate change penalties
   1. pitch rate >3° per second for 2 seconds = level 1
   2. pitch rate >5° per second for 1 second = level 2
   3. pitch rate >8° per second immediately = level 3
7. Removed Pause from Scoring
8. Removed Slew from Scoring
9. Removed 35% Excessive Fuel penality
10. Fuel penality will only be applied if you land with less than 7% of your aggregate fuel (dangerous)
11. 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

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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

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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

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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

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Version 6.0.10.0

Fixed

• EMER NOTAM: FSFO was failing to save activation status
• FEN A320: Failing validation test

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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

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For setup help see Getting Started or for problem resolution see Troubleshooting.