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  1. NEWS! Updated - FlyJSim updates Q4XP Dash 8 quickly to version v1.36 While the release of the FlyJSim v4 Boeing 737-200 is imminent (weeks now, not months). The developer has presented another update for the excellent Q4XP or De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q400 as version v1.34.... that was very quickly updated to v1.35 the next day, then v1.36 just the day after (compatibly with TrueEarth GB North XP12). The v1.34 update covered those tricky doors, in trying to open/close them on the JPAD (Tablet). It was a very if an annoying tricky operation to open any door, certainly the left rear with the cargo door overlapping the passenger door "Fixed Pressurization limiting doors operation", is yes finally a fix v1.35 "yeah", but like I mentioned in the earlier news notice it was still annoying, even frustrating in using the Q4XP doors... The custom Universal UNS-1 Flight Management System has had attention here to fix crashes, or bugs in the system... the same UNS is coming to the B737-200 as well! In v1.35 there has also been an adjustment to the engine idle speed, and noticeable for M1 Mac uses in that the "Luajit" option is now available on the JPad. LuaJIT is a tracing just-in-time compiler. LuaJIT chooses loops and function calls as trace anchors to begin recording possible hot paths. Function calls will require twice as many invocations to begin recording as a loop. Once LuaJIT begins recording, all control flow, including jumps and calls, are inlined to form a linear trace. This tool can be used for increased speed in the processing on Apple Mac processors. Version 1.36 (March 28th 2024) - Fixed crashing Issue related to TrueEarth GB North for XP12 Version 1.35 (March 27th 2024) - for XP12 only - XP11 remains 1.34 - Doors will definitly open now. - Fixed FPS on M1 mac, you know have a LuaJit toggle in the options menu of the JPad. - Adjusted engine idle speeds. Version 1.34 (March 22nd 2024) - Fixed Pressurization limiting doors operation. ## UNS: - Fix crash caused by terrain display database at high latitudes (ENSB). - Fix crash due to bad input validation on HOLD FIX page (when entering 0 instead of a valid leg item number). - Fix crash when deleting flight plan FMS heading mode was on. - Fix once-a-second stutter due to wrong OpenGL texture transfer format for EGPWS display. ## FIXES - Change LNAV tracking algorithm to match the one used by the real FMS. - Fix incorrect overfly turns when sequencing to a CF leg. - Fix truncated procedure names in clearance-format flight plan (FPL > MENU > CLEARANCE). - Fix non-IFR airport not shown in database. - Fix incorrect COM-radio frequency validation in FMS TUNE page (frequencies above 135 MHz were incorrectly rejected). - Fix some conditional legs not being parsed correctly (altitude legs with Flight Level values). - Change texture transfer format for EGPWS terrain display to minimise stutter. - Improve direct-to roll out computation to avoid S-turns where possible. - Fix holds not computed properly if inserted at the current TO leg with less than 15 seconds left before sequencing (plane was steering for 360° and never turning back inbound). - If "DISABLE M/APPR" is selected in the NAV MENU, show the missed approach regardless once navigating to the last approach leg. - Fix HSI/FMS desired track display. The FMS was flying great circle paths correctly, but the HSI desired track was not updating along the (changing) great circle heading. - Improve display of DF (Direct-to-Fix) procedural legs with roll-out/PPOS point on MFD. Update download v1.36 is now available via the X-Plane.OrgStore (Account) or use the Skunkcraft Updater. Re-authorisation is required (A full restart is also recommended). Support forum for the Q4XP ________________ Yes! the Q4XP v1.36 by FlyJSim is available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : Q4XP by FlyJSim Price is US$79.95 Requirements X-Plane 12 or X-Plane 11 Windows, Mac or Linux 4 GB VRAM Minimum - 8 GB+ VRAM Recommended Download Size: 1.5 GB Current version: 1.36 (March 28th 2024) ________________ NEWS! was Updated by Stephen Dutton 29th March 2024 Copyright©2024: X-Plane Reviews Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Right Reserved.
  2. NEWS! - Aircraft Updated : Q4XP v1.16 by FlyJSim FlyJSim have released an update of their Q4XP Dash Q400 to v1.16. Focus of the update is to add in TCAS integration to the Q4FMS plugin, in other words a working TCAS. The other focus in the update is on Improving the LNAV HDG intercept trip logic (reduces chances of overshoot), Transmission of LNAV submodes over avionics bus (LNAV HDG SEL, LNAV HDG INT) and overall Improved LNAV hold tracking (which seems to be common theme lately in X-Plane. Two other changes include a fixed issue with fuel display not displaying on the engine display, and the Fixed takeoff config switch not being spring loaded to off. The rest of the update includes bug fixes. Full v1.16 update changelog is here. NEW: TCAS - Add TCAS integration to Q4FMS plugin. ### SYSTEMS - Fixed issue with fuel display not displaying on the engine display. - Fixed takeoff config switch not being spring loaded to off. - Improve LNAV HDG intercept trip logic (reduces chances of overshoot). - Transmit LNAV submodes over avionics bus (LNAV HDG SEL, LNAV HDG INT). - Improve LNAV hold tracking. - Fix 0052/ARINC section & subsection not sent in crossfill packet. - Fix 0053/cursor not moving to next field on HOLD DEFN page. - Fix 0054/DTO page crashing with out-of-bounds leg indices. - Fix 0056/heading field on NAV HDG page not accepting 360 as valid entry. - Fix 0057/FMS causing crashes in replay by stopping FMS updates. - Fix 0065/Crash when engaging LOC BC autopilot with VOR tuned. - Fix 0068/Procedure turn courses are not normalised and cause assert fails. - Fix extra fuel not added into reserves on FUEL 1/5. - Fix true track procedure legs not parsed correctly. - Fix overfly flag not syncing between flight plan and nav legs. - Fix approach disarming when enabling HDG INCPT mode. - Fix End-Of-Approach gap sequencing without go around switch signal. Updates to Q4XP can be done via the built in Skunkworks updater (can be checked to in being the correct version via the JPAD - Q Home page) or reloading a full new version from the X-Plane.OrgStore. Go to your X-Plane.OrgStore account. A full MEGA review X-PlaneReviews of the release version of the Q4XP is available here: Aircraft Review : Q4XP by FlyJSim _________________________________ Yes! the Q4XP v1.16 by FlyJSim is available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : Q4XP by FlyJSim Price is US$79.95 Requirements X-Plane 11 Support for X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12 when available Windows, Mac or Linux 4 GB VRAM Minimum - 8 GB+ VRAM Recommended Download Size: 1.5 GB Current version: 1.16 (April 2nd 2022) ________________ News by Stephen Dutton 4th April 2022 Copyright©2022: X-Plane Reviews Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Right Reserved.
  3. NEWS! - Aircraft Released : DHC-8 Q400 Q4XP by FlyJSim FlyJSim have after over three years in development released their new v2 of the De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q400. Also in originally releasing the original "Legacy" Q400 for the X-Plane Simulator, here is it's successor... and bigger and better in every area. The Q4XP comes with exceptional 3d modeling, 4K textures inside and out, and a fully custom UNS-1Ew flight management system. The feature list is huge, and so is the quality; Incredible Aircraft Model We have always had a great 3d model, but for the Q4XP we went above and beyond to bring you the best visual experience we can. Get up close and personal with this intricately detailed Q400 model complete with 4k PBR texture throughout. Explore the fully functional aircraft cabin. Sun in your eyes? Close the window shade. Load your bag into the overhead bins. If you’re hungry, have some food using the tray tables. Board the aircraft through the cabin doors. Explore the luggage compartments through the dedicated loading doors. Load up food and drinks through the service door in the galley. Control the cabin with the Flight attendant control panel. Set the lighting to your taste, see what the cabin temperature is, check the status of the NVS system. The Flight Deck We set off to make the most accurately modeled and textured aircraft cabin we have ever created. Your new office is beautifully and accurately modeled and textured. Explore the exquisite detail of the flight deck and all the equipment inside. The controls are detailed and animated, just like the real aircraft. Enjoy the brand new intuitive prop and power controls, ensuring you have realistic and convenient control of your engines. Just like the real plane, all switches and buttons work and move just like they should. Our Famous detailed Lighting Returns We have always had a passion to get the lighting authentic and aesthetically pleasing, and we have created a beautiful night environment both inside and outside the aircraft: The Dome, Storm, and all flight deck lighting work and can be customized to your taste with the brightness knobs. Dim or brighten all flight deck displays, including the UNS. Your jump-seater even has their very own reading light The Cabin is lit with full overhead lighting and sidewall lighting with realistic flicker controlled by the flight attendant panel. Fasten Seatbelt and No Smoking lighting work just like the real aircraft It’s safe to board at night with the air-stair door lit just like the real aircraft Cargo compartment and service areas are properly lit so your ground team can load and service the aircraft, no matter the time of day All exterior lighting, including the taxi, flare, landing, wing, navigation, and tail lights illuminate not just your aircraft but the surrounding environment. The dual-functioning anti-collision/strobe switch lets you distinguish between ground operations and flight operations, just like the real plane The UNS-1Ew Flight Management System For the first time in X-Plane, we’ve created an accurate rendition of the UNS-1Ew FMS, its unique way of managing your flight plan, its lists & unique menu system, and the interaction between the two units: Full procedure compliance: fly in and out of any IFR airport, no matter how complex the SID, STAR, or approach. RNAV, RNP, curved legs, you name it! Includes simulation of the FMS heading mode: follow vectors to final without ever disconnecting LNAV True-to-life route rendition of the flight plan on the MFD map Like in the real plane, the two FMS units must have their routes and fuel data synchronized manually through the crossfill simulation Create holding patterns using the UNS-1’s graphical holding definition page Geometric VNAV support The UNS-1 doesn’t know about your plane’s performance — remember to cross check your fuel usage! 2D pop up and direct keyboard entry support Aircraft Systems The Electrical system is the backbone of the rest of the aircraft’s systems. The following Electrical systems are modeled in detail: DC and AC control panels MFD electrical display DC and DC Power systems, including batteries, busses, TRUs, ECPU, and starter generators APU power External DC power Circuit breaker panel Flight controls and hydraulics are an integral part of the flight experience. The following are simulated in detail: All flight control surfaces (Ailerons, Geared tab, Ground adjustment tab, Spoilers, Flaps, Elevator, Fore and Aft rudder) Primary Flight Control Display on the MFD Flap and Hydraulic display on the MFD Rudder pedals with adjustment and brake animation Trim control panels and trim system Hydraulic push-off switches Yaw damper Roll and Pitch Disconnect Flight/Taxi switch Gust lock Stall protection system Hydraulic power distribution: Standby AC pump operation PTU operation Alternate hydraulic system Pneumatic, bleed air, ice protection system simulated including: Bleed air control panel Environmental control system with optional FA panel operation temperature control Air conditioning panel Air distribution Pressurization indication and control panel Fwd safety valve selector Avionics cooling Ice protection panel De-ice system and components, including boot inflation Aircraft deice pressure indicator Pilot and copilot wipers Ice detection system Indicating and Recording systems include: EFIS brightness control and authentic boot-up sequence. EFIS & ESID control panels Index control panel AHRS control panel Clock systems EFIS display manual reversion and display unit failures. Central Warning System Warning tone generator Stall protection system ADC and ARHS system Fire Protection, for the “unlikely” event of a fire, will allow you to put it out. The fire protection panel along with the fire tests and fire suppression is simulated. Fuel System, including all tanks and valves. We have also simulated aux pumps and fuel transfer and well as the MFD fuel page. Autopilot: The Flight Guidance Control panel is your home for the auto flight system in the Q400, and everything here is simulated. Radios : The unique radios of the Q400 comes with two Audio and Radio Control Display Units, ARCDU’s to tune your com, nav, adf, and atc radios all in one unit. We additionally support channel tune mode for saving your most used frequencies. The JPad Every plane these days needs an EFB to make it complete. The JPad is our solution to the UI and menus used in the past. You will have access to a 3d tablet in the flight deck or as a 2d pop-up. The Features here are only the start of what we have planned to come for the JPad, but already you have several things you can do: Always stay up today with notifications of patches right on the JPad home screen. Patch notes are also available to be read in sim. See your aircraft statistics per livery, including total flight and engine hours, and how many passengers you have carried. Set yourself as Captain, and your friend as First Officer, your weights will be included in the operating weight of the aircraft. Load and service your plane using the Payload Manager. You will be able to enter your desired flight load and watch your passengers and baggage load and even check boarding passes for each passenger from the Payload Status page. Keep track of the status of your flight using the built-in checklists, never miss a switch or a setting again! Configure the aircraft to your liking with the onboard settings menu. These include selecting loading state, your role as captain or first officer, weight and baro unit selection, and baro syncing and much more. If you feel like not having a 3d tablet, you can hide it on the fly with a click-spot on the forward suction cup. 3rd Party Integrations Automatically have your pushback truck called for you once you are done loading with support for Better-Pushback Plugin: Better Pushback Plugin : (https://github.com/skiselkov/BetterPushbackC/releases) SAM and Autogate supported. Compatible with Honeycomb flight control hardware, we handle the default commands assigned so you can just plug and play. Works with Pilot Edge, VATSIM. Autopudater via Skunkcraft Updater The Q4XP is simply great value as well, as you are getting a US$100 quality aircraft for a release price of US$79.95 To note there is NO offer of an “upgrade” price for Q400 Legacy owners. This is all new aircraft, in every single absolute detail. A X-PlaneReviews MEGA Review of the Q4XP is coming soon... ___________________________ Yes! the DHC-8 Q400 Q4XP by FlyJSim is now available from the X-Plane.Org Store here : FlyJSim Q4XP Price is US$79.95 Requirements X-Plane 11 Support for X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12 when available Windows, Mac or Linux 4 GB VRAM Minimum - 8 GB+ VRAM Recommended Download Size: 1.5 GB Current version: 1.02 (October 30th 2021) ___________________________ News by Stephen Dutton 31st October 2021 Copyright©2021: X-Plane Reviews (Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Rights Reserved
  4. NEWS! - Aircraft Announcement : FlyJSim Q4XP (Dash Q400) Coming Soon! FlyJsim have announced that their second total revision of the De Havilland Canada (DHC) DHC-8 Q400 series is on final for release. Their first Q400 for the X-Plane Simulator, now renamed the Q400 Legacy, was finalised over two years ago.. this the complete revisualization of the aircraft called the Q4XP is a masterwork in the wanting for regional propeller aircraft. Make no doubt, we expect a lot from this new development, but I am very sure that FlyJSim can deliver on it's promises... the highlight of course will be the unique and the first for X-Plane, the Universal UNS-1Ew FMC unit, but expect also the depth of systems and cabin details as the FlyJSim 737 - Twin Jet that took features and detail to another level only a few years ago... Details released are listed below; . . . . Let’s start with the outside and work our way inwards. The Q400 Legacy has a reasonably well made exterior model when it was released, however as time has marched on its age has shown through. Working from this, it quickly became apparent that a completely new aircraft was in order. In fact, the only thing we kept in the end is the propellers model. The Q4XP that we will present soon is not a v2, but an entirely new aircraft, rebuilt and redesigned in totality. Briefly, here are some of the most important features in this aircraft: External Details The texturing takes advantage of X-Plane 11’s lighting model, using plenty of 4k texture maps to fill in a lot of details. The propeller and spinner have been retextured, and additionally we have included engine intake covers and prop tie downs for those extended stays. We have modeled the wing details to the extreme, flaps extend and retract, and there is even a jack screw moving if you care to look that close. Also included are inflating de-ice boots and, of course, wingflex. The landing gear has about as much detail modeled as the rest of the exterior, giving it a strikingly sharp look. The tail is included with its million and one rivets, and a shiny APU exhaust port. We have included all the exterior lighting, this includes all your normal lighting, plus the logo light and wing inspection lights. You may open all the doors, main cabin door, L2, R1, R2, and main cargo door. Following the airstair theme from the 732 we have included the airstairs for the rear boarding door, which is optional in real Q400. A ground scene included that reveals the chocks, cones, and other items present when the aircraft is parked on the ramp. Also a GPU will appear for you. 10 liveries will be provided with the default aircraft, they are Air Baltic Air Canada Air Iceland Alaska Austrian Eurowings FlyBe Purple FlyBe White Horizon Porter Qantas WestJet Wideroe We have teamed up with the most talented painters in the community to help bring to you a whole set of liveries to choose from come release time. We have already added over 20 additional liveries that will be available for download on release, with more being worked on every day. Cabin On the Q400 Legacy, the cabin was more of an afterthought than a plan executed. This time we wanted to fully realize it so let's show you what we had executed for the Q4XP. We now have a fully realized cabin interior complete with 78 seats and each overhead bin fully animated. You will note the inclusion of passenger signage over each seat. The main cabin door can be opened from the inside as well as through the menu, with a fancy falling animation. The Flight Attendant control panel allows you to adjust the cabin lighting as well as temperature settings The cabin lighting includes fluorescent panels running along the windows and ceiling. Each cabin shade is adjustable and randomly positioned. The forward cargo bay is included, with entry from inside the cabin or from the exterior. The main cargo bay is fully modeled as well with its massive door. And to top if off, you can forget to put the seat down. Cockpit The place you will spend most of your time is of course the cockpit, and we have given it the attention that it deserves. Just as with the exterior, we built the cockpit from scratch, using the most accurate dimension information available, as well as all our knowledge from previous developments poured in. What came out is a pure work of art; all textures are PBR, much of the surface detail hand crafted by our amazing texture artist. One major change over our previous work is how we implement our animations. You will see fluid movements throughout the cockpit and the rest of the plane. Just about everything and anything that can be animated, was animated. To highlight for you some major features: The cockpit seats are just as detailed as in the original, but this time we added a few things extra, as well as moving arm rests. Each EFIS display operates and is configurable like the real aircraft. We have the real fonts, and a better color palette. Even the correct bevel on the displays has been painstakingly modeled. You will have a jumpseat, along with its own radio panel just in case your invisible friend shows up and wants to tag along. We also saw fit to model the escape hatch, which can be opened up either just slightly, or all the way so you can get out. The Q400 legacy had few lighting options, so this time we included all the lighting options. Everything from dome to storm and pane lighting, to reading lights, to map lights, to ice detection lights, and even breaker lights. We hope we can give you as good of a night flying experience as we have given you in the 732 and 727. Wiper animations used to be the staple of what made a good flight sim product, so of course we had to add them in. They include a three speed switch, and we included the alternate wiper switch which turns on the pilot’s wiper independently of the knob on the overhead. Sometimes we get feedback saying users couldn’t read the placards in the cockpits, due to low resolution. This time we have given each placard a texture just for them, so they are high resolution and readable at all times. Isn't technological advancement amazing! The Breaker panels are modeled with all 360 breakers included, each with readable text. Under the breaker panels are the avionics equipment bays, which house most of the avionics and electrical equipment and are fully modeled. We also include items like the hatchet and fire extinguisher, which are modeled in detail. You will feel right at home here. Systems We believe we have created one of the most detailed cockpits to come to flight sim. What really makes the cockpit and aircraft complete are the systems. We rebuilt the systems from scratch, continuing the high level of systems accuracy you have come to expect from our 727 and 737. Truly, the meat of the Q4XP is here, and we’d love to show it off to you. The first step in modeling any aircraft’s systems correctly is the electrical system, and we have surely taken it to a new level. We have created a system that accounts for each battery, bus, bus connector, transformer, generator, and other electrical components. Each is connected and relays power as they should, and obviously not when they shouldn’t. This takes into account feeders vs distribution busses, and the breakers on them. The result is a system that properly simulates at any time various states the electrical system may be in, nominal or otherwise. Similar in execution and just as important to the foundation of the plane is the hydraulics simulation. This as well was built from the ground up, accounting for all three hydraulic reservoirs, and all 4 hydraulic pumps, plus the PTU. Our hydraulic system faithfully and accurately simulates the Q400s hydraulics. You will also be able to operate the alternate landing gear extension, so get ready to pump. Closely related to the hydraulic system are the flight controls. The Q400 has a hydraulic rudder, elevator, flaps, and spoilers, but the ailerons are good old fashioned cables. Naturally, the entire flight control system is faithfully and accurately modeled in the Q4XP. As a cable system, the ailerons have their own gust lock. Of special note, you will be able to use the pitch and roll disconnect, and the side of the cockpit you are flying from will change which yoke you are using. Everything is working just as you would expect. As a propeller driven aircraft, the Q has its own unique power management settings that may not always translate well to your hardware. To this end, we have created an on screen visualization that appears on the bottom right of the screen to show you the positions of your engine and propeller levers when a control input is made. This will help guide you as the power and prop controls are linear, however, you must get the power lever into just the right spot for the FADEC to take over. We hope you will find this feature very helpful. This was described in more detail in development update #6 The ARCDU radio system that the Q400 uses is fully simulated here with dual and separate interfaces, and all buttons and volume selectors workings, all sub pages and their functions there-in. It really is a neat little radio that stands out as something wholly unique to the Q400. Certainly the most unique and highly visible system in our Q4XP is the FMS, the UNS-1Ew . A significant amount of development time has been spent working to make the most accurate representation of the real unit in the aircraft. Price? The 737 - TwinJet is priced around the US$70, mark, so I would expect the Q4XP to be around the same price point, even at that price for a regional airliner it is great value for what the aircraft will deliver... Release, FlyJSim have mostly always released aircraft mid-to-late August on record, and I think that is the same timetable set out here... so start saving up those pennies right now! All images and feature text are courtesy of FlyJSim FlyJSim are here; Home l FlyJSim On release the FlyJSim Q4XP Dash 8 will be available from the ___________________________ News by Stephen Dutton 26th July 2021 Copyright©2021: X-Plane Reviews (Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Rights Reserved
  5. News! - FlyJSim gives more Q4XP Details We noted at the start of 2021, that one of the coming significant releases for the X-Plane Simulator in 2021 will be the FlyJSim Q4XP. Development has been now ongoing now for about three years, but for a while now the news coming out of FlyJSim has been quite sparse. FlyJSim did a final update of their original Dash 8 Q400 Legacy, even now as far back as August 2019, in readiness for the far more higher quality and detailed version of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q Series called Q4XP. The biggest expected feature is a fully custom Universal FMS and not the usual fall back Laminar FMS. Let us see the notes put forward by the main FlyJSim developers Jack Skieczius and Joe Vermeulen. "Hi There, has been a long endeavor crafting this aircraft ranging all the way back to 2018. We’re not quite there yet today, but we can see the finish line. Q4XP Visuals We’re pleased to report that modelling is complete, and texturing is about 99.9% complete. The largest chunk of this work that we haven’t really shown publicly to date is the cabin work. Needless to say, Jack and Valdudes poured their heart and soul into this one. The Q4XP will be our most interactive and complete cabin we have ever made, expanding on the standards we set in the 737-200. Seats are highly detailed to look like those classic, wafer thin sheets of plastic of this compact economy class cabin. We're using a -78 seat configuration with our Q4XP. This includes the front luggage compartment and active emergency exit. We even have a toilet, but you aren’t quite ready to see that yet. It smells odd in there anyway… One of the coolest components is the cabin crew “Master Display Panel” (MDP), which allows flight attendants to control the environment within the cabin. So you can have full control over lighting on the overhead, sidewalls, doors and entrance areas. The MDP is also tied into our pneumatic system. Pilots have the option to allow FAs to take control of the cabin temperature, which is reflected in the Q4XP. And as always, you can expect exceptional night lighting in the cockpit and the cabin! This includes working sidewall lights (which flicker with a characteristic filament bulb), overhead lights, entry/galley, toilet and stair lights. One of the few systems we can talk about today is power management, and some of the changes we’ve made from the Q400 legacy based upon feedback and a desire to simulate the appropriate conditions. This also ties into a UI that we have developed to assist pilots. To help, we've provided a small diagram down below. The Q400 does not have an autothrottle however, for those of you worried about that, don't. We have properly simulated the FADEC flight ratings so all you need is set your throttle into the rating detent, and your good to go. Sounds simple, but let's go into more detail. The FADEC is responsible for the management of engine parameters and talking to other components that govern the engine. How you “talk” to the FADEC is split into two sub-controls, the “Power” and “Prop” levers. The "Prop Levers" controls you would normally use, set a condition that the FADEC uses to determine the power while the Power Levers are in the Rating Detent. You have four settings, start/feather, 850, 900, and 1020. This is how you set the FADEC to give you Normal Takeoff Power(NTOP), Max Climb(MCL), or Max Cruise(MCR). You can also override these via the engine control power to get derated takeoff power or max takeoff power. The "Power Levers" are set-up as a 1:1 ratio with gates to limit your ability to move the power levers into the wrong zones. There are only two gates, one to go into Reverse from DISC and one to go into flight mode from DISC. Going past the gates means using one of a number of commands you may already have setup and only requires you to hold it for a short time. These are any of the power up or down commands, which are defaulted to F1, F2 on your keyboard, or you can use the beta toggle, thrust reverse toggle, or thrust reverse hold. The Power lever angles diagram above shows how this 1:1 ratio works with respect to the Q400s FADEC and what power you may get overall. Because this is such a critical component of operation, we had a few problems to solve. How do we teach users about power rating? How do we provide positive feedback to users about where their throttle is all the time? How do we avoid the issue of the Q400 legacy, where the power lever was mapped 1:1, and consequently users had a difficult time distinguishing the beta range from normal power mode? How do we avoid users selecting the wrong setting at all times? That last one in particular is something we would like to avoid... So to solve this, we’ve implemented a few things Created an on-screen overlay that will actively display when an axial input is detected. The UI will tell you where your aircraft axis is, where your hardware axis is for synchronization, and what mode is active, Separated out beta range/fuel cut-off portions of each axis with a gate. Requiring users to bind a button to pass into each region. This prevents pilots from accidentally cutting off fuel or going below the idle range (which is forbidden in flight). Implemented a subtle notch/notation for the prop lever Designed a system that is seamlessly accessible to multiple types of inputs. You can interact with these controls via mouse input, keyboard command, or bindables...and switch between these at will. Our intent is for something unobtrusive and functional, and we hope pilots appreciate this handy feature whilst they focus on the flying." The following images were taken directly from X-Plane with courtesy of FlyJSim and ShadeX If you want to peruse through FlyJSim's Boeing 732 TwinJet v3 Professional by FlyJSim, then it puts these images into some perspective on the sort of quality and detail that will be coming on the Q4XP aircraft. FlyJSim also previewed a few of the coming liveries with the Q4XP aircraft including; NextGen (Factory), Sata, Air Canada Express, SpiceJet, De Havilland House, Horizon (New), Horizon (old) and Aero. Hopefully our local QantasLink livery is on the list as well? Price and release date... Price (not yet locked in) will probably be around that US$69.95 point as per the FlyJSim Boeing 737 TwinJet. Release, in putting my Nostradamus hat on, it will be late Q3 or significantly early Q4, but FlyJSim do have a record of releasing aircraft in August. Certainly this De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q Series from FlyJSim is a must have to any X-Plane collection... we still are waiting, but the signs are getting better on how soon we may be to getting our hands on the controls of one of the most exciting regional turbo-props flying today. Images and comment are courtesy of FlyJSim. DEVELOPER UPDATE 6 : Take your seats! notes are here ____________________________ News by Stephen Dutton 4th (May the force go with you) 2021 Copyright©2021: X-Plane Reviews (Disclaimer. All images and text in this review are the work and property of X-PlaneReviews, no sharing or copy of the content is allowed without consent from the author as per copyright conditions) All Rights Reserved
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