Version 8.11

• New "cyclic with speed" option in Plane-Maker to get the Chinooks perfect.. or any other helo that wants automatic cyclic control with speed.
  

• New "lock tailwheel with stick" option in the special controls screen in Plane-Maker... pull the stick full aft to lock the tailwheel, as in the old WW-2 birds.
  

• Cloud refinements: Both low and high Cirrus cloud types are now available.
  

• Mouse-control region is now ok at hi resolutions.
  

• No more semi-transparent horizon in the 3-d cockpits.
  

• More precision in placement of speedbrakes and gear doors in Plane-Maker.
  

• Ctrl-\ works for keyboard access to the circling-with-cockpit view.
  

• Fuel flow more accurate for jets at high altitude.
  

• ALL artificial horizons and HSIs now show pitch and roll and heading in replay.
  

• The heading HOLD select and heading SYNC knobs are now swapped left/right on the directional gyros to match more planes.
  

• The +/- keys are back to doing ZOOM, not MOVE, in the "@" view. Why? Because I like it a lot more this way.
  

• It's OK to have garmin 430s and also generic fms's and gps's all in the same cockpit now... that could cause problems before.
  

• See the artificial stability screen in Plane-Maker: You can control the FADEC constants now as well.
  

• Minor refinement on NAVAID ranges.
  

• Autopilot altitude annunciators stay lit after the altitude is acquired.
  

• Further autopilot tweaks to smooth the response out in turbulence, and give more accuracy and authority.
  

• Com radio and transponder frequencis are now stored in movies, sent to the insturctor console, etc.

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