Captains,
A few moments ago we have made live for you the SP1b update that will enhance the stability of the PMDG 777-200LR/F and PMDG 777-300ER products.
As I have mentioned in a few places, thes SP1b update is designed to improve the product stability by eliminating a some lockup/freeze/CTD conditions that we found with user help after the release of SP1 back on 18JUL14.
This update also enhances the stability of the airplane itself by correcting a few conditions that caused some minor instability in the pitch control model of the autoflight system. Additionally we have done a bit more tweaking with trim behavior to further smooth the pitch channel when flying by hand.
In addition to these changes- we have had occasion to take up a few other minor items, some of which are included in the following list:
[FMS - Setup/Options Pages] 300ER door 5L/R doesn't have a key command entry (abashkatov) - resolved.
[External Model - Geometry] 777-200LR tail strike sensor (jbrown) - resolved.
[General - SDK] SDK user claims variables aren't transmitted (abashkatov) - resolved.
[FMS - Setup/Options Pages] Airplane doesn't return to 1x when in 8x or 16x (abashkatov) - resolved.
[Virtual Cockpit - Geometry/Textures] Supernumerary oxygen switch missing in 777F VC (vscimone) - resolved.
[AFDS - Pitch Modes] Pitch Oscillations in FLCH descend at low speeds while engines are idling (emvaos) - resolved.
[FREEZES - All Types] CTD when accepting PERF INIT data, or requesting WINDS, DES FORECAST (mfrantzeskakis) - resolved.
[FMS - Route/Legs Pages] ALTN WXR request causes CTD (mfrantzeskakis) - resolved.
[Systems - Fuel] Fuel Synoptic display when dumping fuel and balancing (rsrandazzo) - resolved.
[General - Unsure] Running the aeroplane out of fuel (rsrandazzo) - resolved.
[FMS - Performance Pages] Flaps based thrust reduction height entry not working in TAKE OFF REF 2/2 page (emvaos) - resolved.
[Systems - Fuel] Fuel remaining with MANUAL fuel entry with both engines off or ground ops displays properly (emvaos) - resolved.
[External Model - Geometry] We always knew Vin's head wasn't screwed on right (jbrown) - resolved.
[FREEZES - All Types] Control and Display Freezes being reported to Support (emvaos) - resolved.
[FMS - Route/Legs Pages] ROUTE REQUEST not filtering correctly flight plan names if any characters are placed between origin and destination ICAOs (mfrantzeskakis) - resolved.
[General - Documentation] Aircraft.cfg identifies 300ER as B773 (rsrandazzo) - resolved.
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION:
You can download the SP1b patch update from our updates page at this location:
http://www.precisionmanuals.com/pages/downloads/updates.html
This installer is universal, and will update you from either the v1.0 (Original Release of the 777) or the v1.10 (SP1 Release of the 777).*
*Note that a dozen or so users received "Test Updates" from our tech support team as part of our trouble-shooting/data collection process. Those users may need to completely reinstall the 777, as this patch will not detect the test versions as valid updates...
After you have run the installation, run the OPERATIONS CENTER and it will advise you that your Liveries need to be corrected. Simply click on the menu to authorize the O.C. doing the work for you- and you will be up and running in about 4 seconds... (This is the beauty of the OC... Remember when you had to install 3,000 liveries by hand?)
UPDATE YOUR 300ER AS WELL:
We made a few minor cosmetic changes to the 300ER models and textures as well, and updated the 300ER installer that is inside your account at our ecommerce system. These updates are mostly really minor, but if you want the very latest please feel free to grab another copy of the 300ER from your download account.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?:
We are still working to find/replicate and resolve issues related to FSX Pauses and aircraft heading wandering during time-accelerated flight. We have no further updates on these two items tonight, but we hope to relatively soon.