Redbird Software Changelog

Redbird Navigator Changelog

Instructor Station: 1.0.8 - 2019-09-03

Fixed

Set 100KM visibility in "Clear" weather theme
Correct barometric pressure values in "Heavy Rain" and "CAT-1" weather themes
Reposition menu on map would not open after clicking on the ownship icon

Navigator Core: 3.4.3 - 2019-09-03

Fixed

GIFT missions would not generate a score when evaluating "distance from a point" segments
Display the correct value of the "Using Non-Redbird Rudder Pedals" setting in Sim Management/Settings
Include GIFT IR Flight Option in fight metadata
Improve mission sorting in Dispatch app
Free Flight winds setting now extends to 30K feet
Show green GIFT FLIGHT label on GIFT missions downloaded from the Scenario Store
Add titlebar to the Dispatch loading and in-flight screens
Instructor station crashes with some calls to "get time"
Aircraft crashes when unpausing the simulation after certain ground-to-ground repositions
Unstaging a mission would delete the mission flight file under certain conditions

3.4.2 - 2019-08-09

Added

Dispatch supports mission-specific in flight content

Fixed

Set correct surface visibility altitude when launching free flight in air / on ground from a runway
Read and update tail numbers on new Redbird aircraft configurations
Include RealNav cycle in support request emails generated from Sim Management application
Resolve "timeout" errors related to long Prepar3D boot times
Improve support for launching missions with Prepar3D versions > v1
Include navigation/title bar on Dispatch "in flight" screens
Repositioning from ground to air no longer leaves airplane pinned to ground
Improve GIFT scoring of CDI/GSI

3.4.1 - 2019-07-18

Added

Redbird Orbit

Fixed

Could not reposition when on ground
Open changelogs in new window when viewing via Navigator Desktop

3.4.0 - 2019-06-24

Added

Support for links in scenario preflight content
New scoring and audio functionality to Trace to support upcoming products
Support for increasing/decreasing sim rate
Support "nearest" navdata lookups

Fixed

Reposition no longer triggers scenery reload

3.3.8 - 2019-03-12

Fixed

Corrupt missions would prevent missions from showing up on dispatch screen

3.3.7 - 2019-02-28

Changed

Remove default info log and move error log to redbird logging directory

3.3.6 - 2019-02-21

Fixed

Weather files not saving with mission

3.3.5 - 2019-02-08

Fixed

Navigator will freeze when started on a computer without an enabled network interface

3.3.4 - 2018-11-30

Changed

Improve navdata lookup performance

Fixed

Sometimes trace missions take a very long time to launch
Sometimes Sidekick and Simulation services would not terminate properly

3.3.3 - 2018-10-23

Added

Support overriding default paused status on scenario startup for certain missions

3.3.2 - 2018-10-23

Added

Power button in the titlebar for Jays and TDs for restarting/shutting down the sim
Alert to titlebar for number of scenario store updates available
Put reason for a scenario being locked on the card, since hovering over the lock won't work on tablets

Fixed

Sometimes Settings page would not populate all the fields
Inability to get pilot name after Navigator restart

Changed

Clear Navigator Desktop cache on Navigator updates

3.3.1 - 2018-10-08

Fixed

User would be prompted to login even though they already were
Simulation state incorrect if Prepar3D is manually terminated
Handle multiple scoring events
Handle UI on score screen for TD's running Navigator Desktop

3.3.0 - 2018-10-03

Added

Ability to change the tail number for the current attached aircraft acrylic
Setting in Sim Management Settings page to enable/disable the mDNS Service that allows Tracon to find sims on the network
API endpoint to return Navigator version
Latest Trace mission support

Fixed

Navigator.Scenario would need to be rebooted when Prepar3D crashed

Changed

Made the ? help icons on the Sim Management settings page more obvious

3.2.3 - 2018-08-23

Added

Ability to set a custom name for the sim in the Sim Management Settings page
Support for choosing between Glass/Steam C172 on Jay/Jay Velocity sims for GIFT missions

Fixed

Corrected label on Free Flight for Cloud Base altitude from AGL to MSL

3.2.2 - 2018-08-07

Added

Allow setting of order of apps in Springboard

Changed

In Navigator Desktop, go to Scores screen on end of a trace flight
Added titlebar to Scores page, so, if scores don't load, the user can go back to the home screen

Fixed

Set software release channel to 'stable' if it's not already set
Navaid search in Dispatch Free Flight - backspacing part of input after selecting a start position, and then typing in a new one was giving back no results
Navaid search - escape apostrophes in airport names (such as Martha's Vineyard (KMVY))

3.2.1 - 2018-07-16

Changed

Send dns-sd 'Goodbye' message on termination
Support web requests to sim's IPv6 address Include simvars in scenario json
Include sim status and known identities on channel join
Support UI Plugin hrefs

3.2.0 - 2018-06-29

Changed

Updated pilot key authentication to support guest keys
Add navigator version to sidekick metadata

Added

dns-sd responder
Report additional fields via Sidekick
more engine vars engine 2 vars gear state (is retractable, pct extended) ground speed, heading and track
Display Hobbs time if available
Return sim's serial, hobbs and navigator version when connecting to app channel

3.1.5 - 2018-05-30

Added

Display Hobbs time if available

Fixed

Peripherals were not loading properly on some systems

3.1.4 - 2018-05-02

Fixed

Support sim specific RB Core versions in Sim Management app
Support scenario specific sim mappings
Trace: SetWX regression bug

Added

Trace: Add `AccelerationBodyX` to score-able variables
Sim Management: Display HOBBS time if available (Jays/TD/TD2)

3.1.3 - 2018-04-26

Fixed

Improve peripheral support
Support setting weather via Trace mission commands

3.1.2 - 2018-04-11

Fixed

Some peripheral software was not starting for certain configurations
Aircraft type was not loading for certain configurations

3.1.1 - 2018-04-03

Fixed

Re-added ability to toggle between Metric and Imperial unit systems via the Sim Management Settings page
Label/input sizing for small screens on Dispatch Free Flight page

3.1.0 - 2018-03-21

Added

Ability to remove scenarios downloaded from the Scenario Store app
New Settings tab in the Sim Management app
New Sim Management settings to enable/disable Sidekick Uploads, Anonymous Pilot Mode, Auto Applying Critical Updates, Free Flight, and Scenario Store, on the Settings tab of Sim Management
New settings to require a password to restart/shutdown the sim
Ability to choose Motion from Free Flight if it is installed

Changed

Moved "Desired Software Stability" dropdown and Change Password functionality from the Overview tab to the new Settings tab

Fixed

Could not launch a flight with the motion system enabled
Error with device monitor service that would cause the application to stop responding
Only show link to Instructor Station from Dispatch if Instructor Station is installed

3.0.2 - 2018-03-08

Fixed

Could not launch certain flight that had user tags Remove "Paint" variants from aircraft list on Jay UI
Handle large Trace score payloads

3.0.1 - 2018-03-02

Fixed

Bug when Support Contact was not yet set
Bug launching free flight on some systems

3.0.0 - 2018-02-14

Added

Support for Windows 10 Support for Prepar3D 3.x
Support for Jay/TD/TD2 Scenario Store application
Ability to edit, delete, and favorite scenarios within Dispatch
Notifications in Titlebar for new updates available

Changed

Simplified Free Flight page
Improved Free Flight launch sequence
Improved peripheral monitoring
Separated Instructor Station into a stand alone product

2.1.5 - 2017-12-24

Added

Waypoints to navaid database Waypoints to map (Instructor Station only)

Fixed

Weather lapse rate
Bug that prevented printing the map when vertical track pane was open (Instructor Station)

2.1.4 - 2017-10-24

Special build for Migration

2.1.3 - 2017-09-07

Added

Changelog
City, State, or City, Country, or Region, Lat, and Lon to Navaids and Waypoints for Freeflight and Reposition Search

Fixed

Clicking the X button on Location search box to clear the input
Hide the Motion Platform from the devices list when it is set to Disabled/Not Installed
Issue on iPads on the Confirm Flight modal where the contents were blank until you changed the screen orientation