CH47-D Chinook

• VR support for the custom control panel
• fixed shininess tags for liveries
• added sound effects for switches and buttons (new volume slider in the sound control panel)
• new tag "no_antiglare" for liveries
• new button "DEFAULT" in the sound control panel. Hit to make the current profile the default one to be loaded whith the aircraft
• APU switch now works in VR
• EAPS fan switches now moving correctly
• most manipulators' pointers now consistent with their corresponding action
• new manipulator on the left side magic paper sheet to open the custom control panel
• park brake lever is now dual action (set & release) - not realistic but possibly a lot more usable
• cyclic operated with VR controller does not self center when used with non centering joy option
• checkbox option in the fuel control panel to save the amount of fuel per tank, on exit new slider in the fuel control panel to set the desired fuel quantity
• updated user's guide (documents folder)
• added checklist (documents folder)
• engine start switches should now work (again) also in VR and should be easier to manipulate
• new manipulators for rudder pedals
• new manipulators to release the parking brakes - these are a just a tiny bit difficult to locate - they correspond to the top of the rudder pedals and it is possible to click them also when they are partially hidden by the front panel

x-plane commands (mapped to plugin functions):

• apu start, apu on, apu off, apu generator on, apu generator off:  all apu functions
• autopilot heading select: heading hold
• autopilot altitude select or hold: alt hold
• autopilot terrain-mode following: radio alt hold
• throttle up 1, throttle up 2, throttle down 1, throttle down 2: move engine condition lever, per engine
• clear master caution: clear master caution
• aim spotlight left, aim spotlight right, aim spotlight up, aim spotlight down: aim both pilot (visible) and copilot (IR) search lights

“CH47” custom commands:

• att hold level: attitude hold leveling
• rpm 1 increase, rpm 2 increase, rpm 1 decrease, rpm 2 decrease: rpm trim, per engine
• start engine 1, start engine 2: engine start, per engine
• apu start-run-stop: smart control of the APU with one single command
• apu gen: toggle apu generator
• gen1, gen2: toggle generator, per engine
• battery: toggle battery
• fuel pump aft aux1, fuel pump main aft1, fuel pump main fwd1, fuel pump fwd aux1, fuel pump aft aux2, fuel pump main aft2, fuel pump main fwd2, fuel pump fwd aux2: fuel pumps
• hyd1, hyd2: hydraulic transfer 1, hydraulic transfer 2
• ramp up, ramp down: ramp up, ramp down
• load select next, load select previous: get slung load ready to connect
• load connect current: attach the currently selected load (reminder: use x-plane's jettison payload command to drop)
• afcs inc, afcs dec: AFCS knob
• fuel quantity inc, fuel quantity dec: fuel quantity knob
• xmsn temp inc, xmsn temp dec: transmission temperature knob
• xmsn press inc, xmsn press dec: transmission pressure knob
• nav display inc, nav display dec: GPS/DOP display knob
• nav mode inc, nav mode dec: GPS/DOP mode knob
• door open,door close: start/stop commands to operate the starboard door