Airbus Series Volume 1 - Service Pack

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The Service Pack includes the following bug fixes and improvements:

Improvements and Additional Features:

• Key assignments can be defined for the most important custom commands of this aircraft. The following assignments are defined by default:
  
  

  General Command	Default Key
  T.O CONFIG check	Shift-Ctrl-T
  Panel Flood Light on/off	Shift-Ctrl-F
  Barometric Setting InHg/Mb	Shift-Ctrl-B
  Reset Flight	Shift-Ctrl-R

  
  

  FCU Command	Default Key
  Decrease Speed / Mach	Ctrl-1 (Numpad)
  Increase Speed / Mach	Ctrl-2 (Numpad)
  Decrease Speed / Mach quickly	Undefined
  Increase Speed / Mach quickly	Undefined
  Decrease Heading / Track	Ctrl-4 (Numpad)
  Increase Heading / Track	Ctrl-5 (Numpad)
  Decrease Heading / Track quickly	Undefined
  Increase Heading / Track quickly	Undefined
  Decrease Altitude	Ctrl-7 (Numpad)
  Increase Altitude	Ctrl-8 (Numpad)
  Decrease Altitude quickly	Undefined
  Increase Altitude quickly	Undefined
  Decrease Vertical Speed	Ctrl-3 (Numpad)
  Increase Vertical Speed	Ctrl-6 (Numpad)
  Decrease Vertical Speed quickly	Undefined
  Increase Vertical Speed quickly	Undefined
  Speed Selected (pull speed knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F5
  Speed Managed (push speed knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F6
  Heading Selected (pull heading knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F7
  Heading Managed (push heading knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F8
  Open Climb/Descent (pull altitude knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F9
  Managed Climb/Descent (push altitude knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F10
  V/S mode (pull V/S knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F11
  Level off (push V/S knob)	Ctrl-Shift-F12

  
  The MCDU keys are available only when the MCDU key locker is active (Scroll Lock by default):
  
  

  MCDU Command	Default Key
  Init page	Ctrl-I
  DIR page	Ctrl-D
  PERF page	Ctrl-P
  PROG page	Ctrl-O
  DATA page	Ctrl-A
  F-PLN page	Ctrl-N
  RAD NAV page	Ctrl-R
  FUEL PRED page	Ctrl-U
  MENU page	Ctrl-M
  NEXT PAGE	Ctrl-Pg Dn
  Up arrow	CTRL-Up
  Down arrow	CTRL-Down

  
  They can be customized using the new "Key Config" tool provided in the configurator:
  
  

• Some commands available in Flight Simulator are not used in the Airbus Series aircrafts. For example, all the FS commands dedicated to an helicopter control are not used for an Airbus aircraft. Consequently, these commands can be used by you to trigger some features specific to this aircraft. This is very convenient because you can use the Flight simulator menu to configure the Airbus-specific commands, and assign them to key, a joystick button, or whatever you want.
  For following table shows the matching between the FS commands and the Airbus-specific commands you can map:
  
  

  FS Command	Airbus Command
  Autopilot pitch ref increase up/down	ND Mode inc/dec
  Helo governor beep increase/decrease	ND Range inc/dec
  Clutch toggle	Master Caution press
  Rotor governor on/off	Master Warning press
  Trigger rotor brake	All EFIS Brightness reset
  Increase decision height (Concorde)	All EFIS Brightness increase
  Decrease decision height (Concorde)	All EFIS Brightness decrease

  
  Example:
  Imagine you want to use the ‘Shift-ESC’ key to reset the EFIS brightness:
  - In FS, open the pull down menu Options > Controls > Assignments…
  - Scroll the command list to “Trigger Rotor Brake”
  - Define a key assignment for this command (press ‘Shift-ESC’ to assign this key to this command)
  When this is done, the ‘Shift-ESC’ key command the EFIS brightness reset in your favorite Airbus aircraft.
  
• The TCAS now displays other player aircraft in Multiplayer sessions, and the transponder now supports Squawk Box 3 for online pilots.
• The waypoints can be entered in the MCDU using Latitude/Longitude coordinates.
  Enter the waypoint coordinates as a AABBCCD string, where the coordinates are AA°BB.CC and D is the orientation (N or S for the latitude, E or W for the longitude).
  Example:
  To enter a waypoint which laititude is 56°23.45N and longitude is 110°12.34E, enter: 562345N/1101234E
• The fly-by-wire disconnects the auto-coordination when the aircraft is below 100 feet AGL. This is more realistic and allows the pilot to manage the crosswind landings.
• The "Cold & Dark" feature is now available for FSX through the aircraft configuration window ( this option used to be greyed out, it is now available)
• The never stopping engine bug in FSX has been fixed. The engine startup/shutdown sequence now works fine in FSX.
• The analog clock has been improved: it now displays the UTC time, local time and chrono time, and it is available in the 2D panel as a pop-up window. A transparent click spot area has been defined to show/hide this popup window, shown in red in the image below:
  
  
  
• The throttle management problem that sometimes occured for FSUIPC users has been fixed.
  

Minor bug fixes:

• When taking off on non-flat runways, the aircraft sometimes "bounces" during the take off course. This used to trigger a "sink rate" alarm from the GPWS, it is now fixed.
• In FSX, the PFD attitude indicator (artificial horizon) was "falling down" when the batteries were switched off, now fixed.
• When on the ground, aileron and elevator movements did not bring the F/CTL page on the SD
• Negative temperatures could not be entered into the PERF APPR page
• Keyboard throttle control: F2 could be used to decrease throttle, but F3 did not work to increase it
• The APU running sound had gaps when looping, it is now a continuous sound
• The "Cold & Dark" feature now turns all the fuel pumps off and all the lights off
• On the A318, the  N1 max amber bar ws sometimes lower than Climb N1
• The target speed index was not visible on the PFD speed tape during managed descent with speed in selected mode
• The right side door could not be opened using Shift-E 2. it now works, but only when the engines are stopped
• On the ground, aileron steering used to work even if auto-coordination was off. It is now fixed, but it still works if auto-coordination is on in the FS setting
•  A DIR action sometimes lead to a turn to a pseudo-waypoint instead of the selected waypoint
• Barometric setting and ND Chrono button are now accessible from the VC
• The speed constraints were sometimes ignored
• The aural warning when target altitude is reached is now played only when the aircraft is flown manually
• Pseudo-waypoints (especially ToC and ToD) are now recomputed when altitude constraints are inserted
• When the heading or V/S mode is engaged, the current heading or V/S value is taken as the target
• When the heading mode is engaged, the heading ball on the FCU disppears
• The ND Arc mode layout has been improved for better realism
• A small bug in the EXPED descent has been fixed, the correct target speed is now set
• The holding pattern has been improved to handle crosswinds better
• The ND Arc mode was inducing a frame rate drop
• A second sound set has been added for CFM engines
• The A319 flight dynamics were improved
• The calculation in the Load Manager were wrong in imperial system unit, now fixed
• Intruders do not appear on the TCAS if it is in standby mode
• When the aircraft doors were opened, the SD was locked on the DOOR page. It is fixed.
• When a constraint was added, the Gross Weight was sometimes reset to its original value. It is fixed.
• The Hydraulic management has been improved: when an hydraulic pump is switched off, the hydraulic pressure decreases and the PTU starts when necessary.
• MCDU: the colors of the PROG page were corrected, and the FUEL PRED page now correctly displays the arrival airport.
• Airports that have a negative altitude can now be handled by the FMGC.
• At the end of the flight, the block fuel can now be updated to start a new flight
• The autoland was fine-tuned to avoid slamming the aircraft on the runway
• There was a bug in the "auto-pause" status persistence, now fixed.
• The F/CTL page on the SD sometimes displayed the spoilers in a wrong way, that was not perfectly compliant with the 3D view. It is fixed.
• The trim is automatically set for take when engine levers are pushed in the FLX or TOGA detent. Now this feature is inactive in Expert mode.

Model bug fixes:

• The A321 CFM had a strange shape on the right wing
• Only one tire rotated on the nosewheel 
• The gap on the rear cargo door was fixed
• Cargo doors now open, the SD Door page is updated accordingly
  
• The spoiler lever position was sometimes inconsistent between the 2D panel and the VC.

Additional fixes in the CD Version:

• The holding pattern are flown infinitely until the EXIT button is pressed on the MCDU (6R on the HOLD page). The EXIT button appears only when the holding pattern is currently flown.
  
  
  
• The waypoint times (ETA) are updated at each waypoint transition
• The fuel predictions were improved (especially the EFOB at destination), both in the sim and in the fuel planner
• The stutter effect caused by the periodic FMGC auto-save has been removed
  
• The managed descent has been improved
• The bug that could cause a CTD when flying at low altitude (approach) was fixed
• The bug that could cause a CTD when scrolling the flight plan quickly in the MCDU was fixed
• A bug that could potentially cause a CTD when drawing the ND in PLAN mode was fixed