RealFlight version 3.50.044 is now available on the public server as an online update. We would like to thank everyone who provided feedback on the initial G3.5 release as well as the public beta versions leading up to this release. Many of the improvements in .044 are a direct result of your comments and critiques.
To obtain version 3.50.044, simply run the RealFlight Launcher, click Additional Options, then click Registration/Updates. You may need to complete the online registration, so make sure you do that first. This may be required even if you've registered previously--for example, after switching between different servers. Make sure to use the same password you've used to register in the past (if applicable). Then, click Update to Latest Version, or Update to Specific Version if you prefer, and follow the instructions.
If you are currently connected to the public beta site, when you go to perform an online update you will automatically be switched to the public server now that 3.50.044 is available there. You will not need to download it again if you have previously obtained it from the public beta server. To manually disconnect from the public beta server (an optional step), go to the technical support dialog and enter the tech support code UCBK. Just make sure you don't do this until after you've completed the update!
Note that this update is cumulative. As long as you obtain the update via the Launcher, you do not need to update to any earlier versions first.
Here is a list of the new features and bug fixes for 3.50.044:
NEW FEATURES:
Swashplate and flybar angles can be modified
Launcher: Added a tech support code to force shortcut recreation
FIXED BUGS:
Snap roll behavior works as expected for high values of the aircraft editor's Stall Severity setting
Snap roll momentum reduced to realistic level
Prop wash made more effective during turns
Helis are more responsive
Planes in general fly at more realistic speeds
Recalculated fuselage drag factor, resulting in aircraft with short, wide fuselages having higher top speeds
Hover trainers: Channel mapping works as expected
Hover trainers: Aircraft are consistently locked on the correct axis
Airplane Hover Trainer: Airplane consistently points straight up immediately after spawn
Heli Orientation Trainer: Arrow matches heli orientation while flying at night
Heli Orientation Trainer: Arrow displays properly for all heli angles
Heli Orientation Trainer: Detects overlap between user heli and ghost heli more accurately
Channel mapping dialog works with JR radios
Improved aircraft break-apart behavior
Wind speed/direction and sun azimuth/inclination hotkey repeat rates are now based on Windows' keyboard delay/repeat rate settings instead of being tied to frame rate
Streamers move when attached to movable pods without frames
Fuselage components are placed correctly after altering aircraft physics scale
Tail rotors with more than two blades display all blades properly
Debris from break-apart does not linger after the aircraft is reset
Aircraft selection dialog: Colorscheme dropdown box is disabled when only an airframe is selected
Chat gadget does not drop characters
Some gadgets now locked within screen boundaries
Preview images in exported G3X files display the aircraft correctly
LiPoly 2100 battery specs are correct
Misc. potential hangs and crashes eliminated
Misc. aircraft description errors fixed
Misc. property and settings descriptions improved
VFI descriptions: Misc. grammar and spelling errors corrected
Launcher: "Update to Latest Version" function works properly for versions 3.50.033 and later
AIRCRAFT CHANGES:
All aircraft reviewed and retrimmed by Jason Noll and John Glezellis
BLT Park Flyer: Breaks apart after an appropriate collision
F-16 (AO2): Increased braking strength
F-86 (ducted fan): Exhaust behaves more realistically
F-86 (turbine): Reduced flap deflection and flap-elevator mixing for more realistic landing
Heli-Max Axe CP: Rests normally without sinking into the ground
Impala (.30 training heli): Exhaust lines up with the muffler
JetRanger: Renamed from "Jet Ranger"
To obtain version 3.50.044, simply run the RealFlight Launcher, click Additional Options, then click Registration/Updates. You may need to complete the online registration, so make sure you do that first. This may be required even if you've registered previously--for example, after switching between different servers. Make sure to use the same password you've used to register in the past (if applicable). Then, click Update to Latest Version, or Update to Specific Version if you prefer, and follow the instructions.
If you are currently connected to the public beta site, when you go to perform an online update you will automatically be switched to the public server now that 3.50.044 is available there. You will not need to download it again if you have previously obtained it from the public beta server. To manually disconnect from the public beta server (an optional step), go to the technical support dialog and enter the tech support code UCBK. Just make sure you don't do this until after you've completed the update!
Note that this update is cumulative. As long as you obtain the update via the Launcher, you do not need to update to any earlier versions first.
Here is a list of the new features and bug fixes for 3.50.044:
NEW FEATURES:
Swashplate and flybar angles can be modified
Launcher: Added a tech support code to force shortcut recreation
FIXED BUGS:
Snap roll behavior works as expected for high values of the aircraft editor's Stall Severity setting
Snap roll momentum reduced to realistic level
Prop wash made more effective during turns
Helis are more responsive
Planes in general fly at more realistic speeds
Recalculated fuselage drag factor, resulting in aircraft with short, wide fuselages having higher top speeds
Hover trainers: Channel mapping works as expected
Hover trainers: Aircraft are consistently locked on the correct axis
Airplane Hover Trainer: Airplane consistently points straight up immediately after spawn
Heli Orientation Trainer: Arrow matches heli orientation while flying at night
Heli Orientation Trainer: Arrow displays properly for all heli angles
Heli Orientation Trainer: Detects overlap between user heli and ghost heli more accurately
Channel mapping dialog works with JR radios
Improved aircraft break-apart behavior
Wind speed/direction and sun azimuth/inclination hotkey repeat rates are now based on Windows' keyboard delay/repeat rate settings instead of being tied to frame rate
Streamers move when attached to movable pods without frames
Fuselage components are placed correctly after altering aircraft physics scale
Tail rotors with more than two blades display all blades properly
Debris from break-apart does not linger after the aircraft is reset
Aircraft selection dialog: Colorscheme dropdown box is disabled when only an airframe is selected
Chat gadget does not drop characters
Some gadgets now locked within screen boundaries
Preview images in exported G3X files display the aircraft correctly
LiPoly 2100 battery specs are correct
Misc. potential hangs and crashes eliminated
Misc. aircraft description errors fixed
Misc. property and settings descriptions improved
VFI descriptions: Misc. grammar and spelling errors corrected
Launcher: "Update to Latest Version" function works properly for versions 3.50.033 and later
AIRCRAFT CHANGES:
All aircraft reviewed and retrimmed by Jason Noll and John Glezellis
BLT Park Flyer: Breaks apart after an appropriate collision
F-16 (AO2): Increased braking strength
F-86 (ducted fan): Exhaust behaves more realistically
F-86 (turbine): Reduced flap deflection and flap-elevator mixing for more realistic landing
Heli-Max Axe CP: Rests normally without sinking into the ground
Impala (.30 training heli): Exhaust lines up with the muffler
JetRanger: Renamed from "Jet Ranger"