ToLiss has provided a significant update to its A319 on X-Plane. This is the first major update on the aircraft in over a year and follows on from the release of its A330NEO on the platform.
New features include additional failures such as slow and rapid decompression, cargo smoke, and THS jams. There are improvements to the MCDU and ECAM, along with general FMGS changes that improve how STARs and more are handled.
In addition to new features, there are a vast number of bugs that have been addressed, making the A319 experience even more stable than before. You can see the whole changelog below.
If you want to pick up the ToLiss A319, you can do so from X-Plane.org or Aerosoft. If you want to learn more about ToLiss, you can read our review on their A330 NEO here.
Changelog
New Features
ISCS in EFB
Hydraulic improvement package:
- Added simulation of trapped hydraulic fluid in asymmetric actuators such as landing gear or spoiler actuators.
- Fixed the PTU overheat when ENG1 is failed.
MCDU improvement package:
- CLR command is now indented in scratchpad as in real life.
- DIR TO page prefills the RADIAL IN on the DIR TO page as required.
- FPLN Page Destination EFOB turns amber if below minimum required.
ECAM improvement package:
- Overspeed warning now triggers based on actual flap/slat position and not lever position (PFD barber pole is still lever position-driven as in real life).
- Removed duplication of system titles if the same system shows multiple subsequent rows of ECAM messages.
- Weight display logic for SD: Prior to engine start, the dashes are now cyan. Weights now only show after engine start, like in real life.
- Status page improvement: Approach procedures for hydraulic faults.
- Rework of the ECAM messages for electrical bus failures to represent a newer FWC standard.
FMGS improvement package:
- Added possibility to use Airport ICAO codes as waypoints.
- Bug fixes for the path computation leading to an overall much stabler path computation in complex procedures.
- Empty flight plan shows as PPOS / Discon rather than just “End of flpn” and can be built up from there.
- VIA selection is now automatic if there is exactly one VIA that matches the selected FINAL and STAR.
- Constraints of the first waypoint in STAR are not dropped anymore.
- Added cross-track error display on the ground prior to departure.
New failure modes:
- Slow and rapid decompression.
- THS jam.
- Cargo smoke, including latched closure of the isolation valves.
- Added high lift failures, including loss of SFCC channels and slats/flaps lock.
- Windshears with correct REAC W/S detection and indication.
Visual improvement package:
- Added AoA Vanes to fuselage model.
- Fixed the tiller textures.
- Animated the flap lever guard.
- Corrected the eye reference ball colors and location
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with the interaction between the CLR button and the status page.
- Fixed issue with status page overflow.
- The emergency generator now consumes hydraulic fluid.
- Updated the magnetic variation model for the current year.
- Fixed FMA alignment of armed modes and issue with empty boxes.
- Extended permissible value range for FCU speed window to 399kts and Mach 0.99, like in real life.
- Extended permissible value range for FCU altitude window to 49,000ft, like in real life.
- Corrected ISI startup: QNH is now visible during ISI startup and moved to the correct location.
- Removed CHG CODE field for phases other than PREFLIGHT or DONE.
- Improved string termination on MCDU string datarefs.
- Fixed issue with SID route in alternate plan during initial alternate plan programming.
- Fixed issue with waypoints preceded by a discon when the outgoing leg is of CI/CD/CR/CA or VI/VR/VD type.
- Fixed FMA indication for managed descent on profile with significantly slow speed.
- Corrected behavior of the FCU HDG managed dot when a managed mode (NAV, LOC, APPR) is armed.
- Fixed shape of the ADF2 needle on the ND.
- Removed GS indication on ND when the associated ADIRU is OFF or invalid.
- Made deceleration smoother when descending through the SPD LIM altitude.
- Fixed issue with the beta target causing excessive rudder deflection and spoiler extension on the wrong side.
- Corrected color of the RAM Air Inlet indication when open in flight.
- Disabled autobrake if two or more SECs are lost.
- Fixed bug causing multiple requests to the Hoppie network in a short period.
- Miscellaneous other bug fixes.
