- This update is for X-Plane 11
- This is not an X-Plane 12 patch yet, that will come soon. (read forum for this)
- This patch has been in the works for some time, and adds several new features.
- X-Plane 12 patch will come soon (free) and will conveniently be available via the updater (no re-download required)
## Map:
- EGPWS terrain display (normal and peaks mode)
- "magenta banana" (range to selected altitude) on MFD
- Display background navaids and airports around selected location when in Plan mode
- Display FIX 1/9 data from the on-side FMS
## FMS:
- PVOR function
- Add Standby mode:
- available when on the ground.
- keeps flight plan for 7 hours, unless plane has moved >2NM.
- Custom waypoint support ("PLT WAYPOINTS" in UNS)
- FMS remote tune function
- Auto-tune approach navaid for VOR, LOC, ILS and NDB approaches
- Display approach identifier and navaid freq on NAV APPR
- Add "TUNE APPR" prompt if approach navaid not tuned
- Add scale change banner to NAV page
- Present position (PPOS) holds
- Fix info function (accessed from NAV > [MENU] > FIX)
- Vertical waypoint alerts
## Autopilot:
- Tactile Control Steering (TCS, equivalent to CWS in other planes)
- Flight Director alerts on centre FMA area
# Bug fixes & Improvements
## Map:
- Improve accuracy of TOD location
- Display TCAS labels below icon when contact is below
- Limit display to 25 flight plan legs at a time:
- 25 legs ahead in map mode
- 5 legs behind, 20 legs ahead in plan mode
## FMS:
- Load user fixes in Custom Data (user_fix.dat, user_fix_georef.dat)
- Don't exclude non-IFR airports from database
- New hold entry guidance algorithm
- New curve-based guidance for holding patterns
- Fix FMS not using 45° intercepts when far away from CF legs
- Fix FPL page showing FPL 1/X instead of page with active leg
- Only list upcoming holds on HOLD DEFN page
- Improve parallel hold entry guidance
- Do not restrict approach arming/activation for ILS approaches
- Reset track PID to avoid wing rock on DTO
- Fix FPA TOO STEEP error on VTO
- Fix >315° mandatory turn directions in LNAV code
- Fix sequencing and display of virtual legs
- Improve DF leg handling for >180° turns
- Fix CTD when writing too-large number to field (VNAV CTD on landing)
- Fix 0084/out-of-bounds access in NAV LEG page
- Fix 0075/LANDING page shows at takeoff
- Fix 0074-0073/GA should stay in LNAV
- Fix 0079/Incorrect VR leg sequencing (0079)
- Fix 0071/deleting leg before HX leg causes crash
## Autopilot:
- Improve LOC capture
- Improve Glideslope tracking near the runway