V11 - Aero Commander 500S "Shrike" 0.8-6

0.8.6 - October 3rd  Changelog

• System 60-2i and STEC 360i (the "i" is for "imitation") updated.
  • Redesigned textures
  • Advanced Auto Approach / Glideslope activation where appropriate.  Manual Overrides if necessary.
  • Detailed illustrated user guide.  Tried to replicate the real deal as much as my talent would allow, but some changes were necessary.
  • Ability to switch barometric pressure from inHg to mb in the STEC 360i
  • Still can be quirky at times, but far more advanced and far more functional that previously.
• Davtron updated.
  • Functioning flight timer to replace the fill-in Hobbes timer.  Timer will start automatically when the engines start and will end when the engines are shut down.  The flight time will remain on the display for logging purposes and will reset itself at the start of the next flight.
• OAT Sensor.
  • Toggle between Fahrenheit and Centigrade as desired.
• Tweaked engine settings to hopefully correct some torque issues that crept into the new update. (Can no longer go quite as far over the red-line on takeoff as you could previously)
• Cold & Dark startup script.
• redesigned pitch and rudder trim controls.
  • re-textured and modelled with animations, manipulators and trim position indicators.
• Tweaked the hdef and vdef dots in the HSI to better replicate the position of the aircraft in relation to the selected OBS radial.
• Main autopilot switch panel changes.
  • Addition of the "PRE" switch to power on/off the STEC 360 preselector.  System 60-2 can operate with or without the 360i, with a couple of usage changes that are detailed in the user manual.
  • SRC switch now toggles three positions; Bottom = NAV 1, Mid = NAV 2, Top = GPS.
  • Flight director can now be activated without also activating the servos.  Fixed the FD command bars animations, which were not functional previously.
• Added proper payload stations to the V12 version.  V11 still only has the basic weight and balance controls.

Next update will be focused entirely on FMOD, with the exception of any bugs that creep up from this update.  Anything not game breaking will wait for the later 0.8 series.