a109 – X-Rotors

AW109 Power Elite 1.11 for X-Plane 12 (Current)

Added EADI extended mode, you can now press M on the upper bezel to change the view
Added EHSI maps with custom SDK plugin, press M to get navaids, weather, traffic and routes *
Added brand new engine FMOD sound, with model turbine hiss, rear blow and blade flapping
Added user writable tail number via text file, transponder ident can now be done right
Added turbine heat brightness, nicely visible from the exhaust cones at night
Updated external spotlights, now pointing to the surroundings and not on the fuseleage
Fixed SAS excessive sensitivity, now handling is actually enhanced for both SAS
Fixed a minor flaw in the Fuel XFEED logic, now it also got its flag on the EDU2
Fixed some minor normal maps flaws on the fuseleage texture

^{*WX panel is now enabled to operate weather and terrain radar, while routes are being programmed with the GNS 530}

AW109 Power Elite 1.10 for X-Plane 12

Full compliance with X-Plane 12.1.2
Updated exterior and interior model, now it’s perfectly sized to the blueprint *
Updated landing gear stiffness and damping, now it reacts fine in all conditions
Updated rotor brake, effectiveness is now proportional to the brake lever position
Updated rotor inertia at startup, now it should be faster and sound following
Updated engine sound a bit, turbine hiss is now being prioritized
Solved the weird oscillations issue when on the ground with engines off **

^{* Updated default liveries and .psd template; ** Increase flight models per frame (General > Flight Model) above 2}

AW109 Power Elite 1.09.4 for X-Plane 12

Full compliance with X-Plane 12.00*
Improved engine sounds, now made with FMOD 2.02
Fixed a bug causing quick discharge of battery if no EPU connected
Added rain, wiper effects and glass scratches
Updated xLua plugin and embedded scripts to Luajit 2.1
Fixed a bug causing no engine response to different air temperatures (1.09.1)
Fixed a bug causing no rotor inertia when starting up the engines (1.09.1)
Fixed a bug causing speed rotor textures to appear at the wrong RPMs (1.09.1)
Fixed a bug causing external lights not to be seen at daylight (1.09.1)
Fixed a bug causing wrong label positioning on cabin windows (1.09.1)
Updated max temperature for full power to get more realistic behavior (1.09.1)
Updated engine inertia according to sound when reaching idle speed (1.09.1)
Updated external lights with photometric X-Plane 12 parameters (1.09.1)
Fixed a bug causing the engines being unable to exploit all the power (1.09.2)
Fixed a bug causing no external sound when starting with engines running (1.09.2)
Fixed a bug causing turbine outlet temperature going red too often (1.09.2)
Fixed a bug causing some cabin sounds to be triggered at flight resume (1.09.2)
Updated FMOD package for better engine and rotor sounds (1.09.2)
Updated fuseleage nose and set the cabin external step as a separate object (1.09.3)
Fixed minor texture details such as wipers UV maps and EDUs text symbols (1.09.3)
Fixed a bug causing wipers sound to not to sync correctly to the movement (1.09.3)
Fixed a bug causing fuel pump 2 sound not to play cue if fuel pump 1 is off (1.09.3)
Fixed a bug causing rotor brake to destroy the engine separation (1.09.3)
Fixed a bug causing payload weight slider not visible in X-Plane settings (1.09.3)
Fixed a bug causing analog altimeters to give incorrect thousands values (1.09.3)
Fixed a bug causing texture map mismatch on artex light switch panel (1.09.3)
Added missing EDUs test function for checking warnings and advisories (1.09.3)
Fixed a bug on the altimeters, preventing the numbers to rotate correctly (1.09.4)
Added missing RA-215 radio altimeter instead of the pilot backup altimeter (1.09.4)

^{* No backward compatibility. Version 1.08.x will be the last for X-Plane 11 until the end of its lifecycle.}

AW109 Power Elite 1.08.3 for X-Plane 11 (Current)

Improved rotor animations, now spinning smoothly at every frame rate
Improved caution light, now with a tiny texture correction
Improved cabin volume, now you can hear that noise right
Fixed a bug causing misbehaviors when altimeter unmatch barometer (1.08.1)
Fixed a bug causing the the tail rotor to unmatch the flight model (1.08.2)
Fixed a bug causing massive system failure if Avitab™ is not installed (1.08.3)

AW109 Power Elite 1.07

Improved EDU, now with convenient CAS advisories for auto-hover and auto-yaw
Improved textures, renamed the label UNCOUPL with DECOUPL on the Helipilot panel
Fixed a bug preventing instrument glasses to be properly lit
Added AviTab™ integration* with rotating tablet mount and dynamic glowing light
Updated ACF, now with a proper panel resolution and room for more instruments

^{* Get the AviTab™ plugin on https://github.com/fpw/avitab/releases/latest}

AW109 Power Elite v1.06

Improved 3D model, fuseleage and assets were adjusted to better match version E
Improved textures, fuseleage UV map and textures were overhauled to ease repaints
Improved autopilot, FD now follows the shortest path in HDG mode
Fixed a bug preventing real weather to appear after being downloaded
Fixed a bug causing analogic altimeters to delay the switching of thousands
Fixed a bug preventing the UNCOUPL switch to disengage servos
Added a convenient landing lights cycle command
Updated attitude hold, code was overhauled to ensure precision and steadiness
Updated reference guide, now with trimming instructions and corrections
Updated texture template, now with convenient aesthetic and text layers
Updated liveries with increased resolution on virtue of the new UV map

AW109 Power Elite v1.05

Improved EDU, CAS code was rewritten and is now visible on Windows *
Improved EDU, CAS messages are now of the exact number and type of version E
Improved EDU, fonts and screen glowing are now more similar to the real ones
Fixed a bug causing wing-level with vertical-only FD on Windows
Updated installer, now with a clearer suggestion about where to install

^{* This anticipates the official fix for the XPD-10211 bug, foreseen with XP12 beta 1}

AW109 Power Elite v1.04

Improved flight model, matching the real machine even better
Improved force trim release, now softer and less bumping
Improved engine spool time and transition from idling
Improved EDU, engine cursors and parameters are more precise
Improved EDU, rotor speed value NR is now precisely calculated
Improved FD, transition between modes is now softer
Improved parking brake, now it can be disengaged with left and right toes
Fixed a bug causing EADI lateral cue to appear with LNV mode and no FD
Fixed a bug causing FD stand-by to be uneffective in certain FD arm modes
Fixed a bug causing cyclic to being moved in cockpit view despite ATT HOLD
Fixed a bug causing pedals to be auto-coordinated in some situations
Fixed a bug preventing attitude vacuum gyro to being properly caged
Fixed a bug showing the low speed rotor to be seen at a wrong rotor RPMs
Fixed a bug causing flapping sound to keep alive even after a crash
Fixed a bug causing nose gear to hide into its bay upon compression
Fixed a bug causing engine out callouts at closing fuel valves when WOW
Fixed a bug causing Bendix/King communication radios to miss decimal steps
Fixed a bug causing FT release button to be uneffective when ATT HOLD off
Added magnetic brake to keep cyclic in position when FD and ATT HOLD are on
Added foldable access step on the right side of the cabin, as in the real model *
Updated Bendix/King radios, KX165A is now version 8.33K instead of 25K
Updated horizontal stabilizer, now fixed as in the real model
Updated FMOD sound package to sound like an AW109 even better
Updated landing gear with 5% fatter tires and a little higher main leg
Updated rotor blades, increased mesh width and drop with engines off
Updated tunnel console, cursors got center marks and better datarefs
Updated power levers, now in flight position by default, as in the real model
Updated .psd template with the new foldable access step

^{* This is the first of a series of free official props to match the various versions of the AW109, eg. cable-cutters, floats, etc…}

AW109 Power Elite v1.03

Improved flight model, now permitting a smooth flight up to VNE
Improved landing gear sound, now properly muffled
Improved cabin sound, now paired with engine speed
Improved high speed rotor mesh, now bending a lot less upwards
Improved rotor animation, now tuned to gyroscopic precession
Improved flight directors accountability and stand-by functions
Improved force trim release response from the helicopter
Fixed cyclic trim, now acting properly in ATT HOLD with stand-by FD
Fixed force trim function, added new command and CAS message
Fixed SAS 1 & 2 functions, dealing better with control sensitivity
Fixed 102% command, now working from joystick
Fixed pilot visibility from cockpit and replays on some systems
Fixed turbine sound, now properly working in all conditions
Fixed cabin sound, now correctly tied to engines RPM
Fixed a bug occasionally causing tail strike at flight start
Fixed a bug preventing the pedals to move in ATT HOLD
Fixed a bug preventing the start of engine 2 when fuel 1 was off
Fixed transponder power, now correctly switching off on IVAO
Fixed auto-trim, now it just keeps trims within their limits
Fixed a bug pushing TOT over 1000° for seconds at startup
Fixed anti-torque pedal request, now properly left sided
Fixed a bug causing level-up of the helicopter when disengaging FD (SBY)
Added auto-hover command, for the ease of steady operations
Added auto-yaw command, for the ease of mouse-only pilots
Added user command for cyclic trim reset button
Added user commands for SAS 1 & 2 switches
Updated hide yoke command, now also removes collective
Updated guide with technical data and speed limitations
Updated module, version is now identified by number
Updated installer, now identified by product name and version number

AW109 Power Elite v1.02

Improved pilot authority on pitch axis
Improved cabin sound, now paired with rotor speed
Fixed cyclic trim function w/autotrim
Fixed airspeed alert to the correct VNE
Fixed annoying rotor high alert
Added missing cursor in pilot’s VVI w/sound
Added DH selector and alert on EADI
Added user command for ATT HOLD switch
Added user command for 102% switch
Updated reference guide

AW109 Power Elite v1.01

Improved cabin sound volume, which had excessive muffling
Fixed a bug forcing simulation to freeze at module reload
Fixed a bug preventing custom lights to be visible on some systems
Fixed a bug causing an excess of pitch response on some conditions
Fixed a bug causing cyclic trim defective when AP in SBY mode

AW109 Power Elite v1.00

Rogerson Kratos NEO AV 500 EADI & EHSI with NAV (N) and BRG (B) functions
Primary EDU with functional START and CRUISE menus
Secondary EDU with functional MAIN and AUX menus
Custom CAS advisories, cautions and warnings *
Helipilot, fuel management console and overhead panel with motorized PMS
Realistic 3-axis autopilot with cyclic and pedal trim functions
Bendix/King array of functional radios COM/NAV 1 & 2, ADF, XPDR and Garmin 530
AeroTech LC-6 chronometer w/local time, UTC time, flight time and stopwatch functions
Custom FMOD sounds package
Extremely detailed 3D model with hundreds of moving parts and 4K textures
3D lights and PBR textures
Fast installer and uninstaller for Windows, Mac and Linux powered by Amazon S3
Five corporate liveries included
PSD template included to make your personal livery
Reference guide included with instructions and checklists
Optimized for X-Plane experimental flight model
Ready for X-Plane 12

^{* Due to an X-Plane bug XPD-10211 also affecting the 747-400, CAS isn’t visible on Windows until X-Plane 12 beta 1}

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