Release Notes

Release Notes

Latest Release Version 6.0.12.0

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

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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/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
• Smart Auto Flow Taxi Flow is now based on speed instead of time

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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Version 6.0.8.0

Fixed

• Minimize button was showing 0
• Play_Sapi_Copilot and Play_Sapi_Pilot option were not allowing you to edit
• Checklist were failing validation when user created their own Flows and Checklist
• Turnaround Flow was not executed if using autoflow. NOTE: If you did not restore your checklist, you must for FSFO to build the turnaround flow and checklist
• Vertical Speed was not being calculated correctly

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Version 6.0.7.0

Added

• Turn around flows are back. Please read the instructions for upgrading
• Action Button is back
• Slider to control ambient noise (ramp and boarding music) volume
• Play_Sapi_Copilot and Play_Sapi_Pilot option. You can enter whatever text you want your pilots to speak
• WAIT_FOR_CHECKLIST Silent option. The copilot won't ask you to run the checklist. You can say Preflight (etc) Checklist when you are ready

Fixed

• Program stopped reading LVARs and SIMVARs, which caused a host of errors (freezing)
• Loud boarding music and ramp sounds
• Crashes when clicking on the Start Button
• Slow loading times when trying to access the Settings Page
• Button to delete the controller.dat was indicating the file could not be found
• RAAS incorrect runway callouts and On Taxi Way alert during the landing roll
• Speech flap settings (example: Flaps 5)
• Positive Rate was not called during climb out
• Copilot was asking the Pilot to "Check again" when the Flight Control test was completed
• Applying Brakes option failed to actually apply the brakes
• On Top option: FSFO should remain on top now of other apps
• Pushback: it was skipping steps and calls
• DEFAULT and B747 erroneous Anti-Ice On calls
• iFly flap settings (it was calling Flaps 10 when on 5, etc)
• iFly speed brake armed was called when moving the speed brake, regardless if it was armed or not
• Multiple instances of the application was opening when running as admin

Changed

• Method for processing LVARs updated, which increased performance

This update will require a full uninstall. You will need to save your SOPs and add the turnaround flow and checklist option.

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Version 6.0.6.0

Fixed

• R R changed to V R during the Departure Briefing
• Left, Right and Center being played vice Lima, Romeo and Charlie during the Departure Briefing
• Fenix Missed Alt was always being set to FL490
• RAAS from stating On Runway 70, vs 07

Changed

• Vsync is now a general option vs Flow Item
• Transponder moved to the Before Start
• Ground voices used for the Matt Region

Updated

• User Setting Guide

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Version 6.0.5.0

Added

• Speech Training module
• AutoPilot options for the Fenix A320

Fixed

• Flow sequencing errors when using auto-mode (example: Copilot running PRE FLIGHT flow after the BEFORE START flow)
• Captains pronunciation of six was being cut off
• Permission error when downloading new update. You must install it manually
• Numerous issues with the iniA350
• Screen locking when pressing the toggle jetway button
• Runway call-outs: runway 24 Lima being called vice 24 Left
• RAAS calling runway 242, vice 24 Right

Updated

• Voice Commands document

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