Update! MSFS2020 - Boeing B787-10 Heavy Improvement Mod - V.1.8

About

B78XHL is an open source and free modification of default Boeing 787-10 in Microsoft Flight Simulator. B78XHL is a "Lite" version of our B78XH modification.

Version 1.8

• ND performance improved
• ND refactored
• ND waypoint symbols use less hacky implementation
• ND Flight plan waypoint labels fixed (labels do not have white stroke anymore)
• Airways improved
• SimBrief configuration under Heavy menu
• It is possible to request route on ROUTE Page if simbrief username/userid is set in configuration
• LOADING Route from SB overrides (import) your CRZ altitude
• LOADING Route from SB overrides (import) your Cost Index
• Fixed problem with similar waypoint names in same airway (EGSIR, SIR)
• Fixed problem with ICAOS which do not use XXXXX format in airways (LAM, SIR and so on)
• SimBrief import progress page
• SimBrief oceanic waypoints converter
• SimBrief importer breaks to parts NATZ "pseudo" airway and insert waypoints as DIRECT
• SimBrief importer automatically skip not found airways
• SimBrief importer automatically skip not found waypoints
• SimBrief importer automatically select desired waypoint from "DESIRED WAYPOINT page" if possible (based on lat and lon)
• Basic custom waypoints data synchronization
• Route page 2+ waypoints are grouped by airways
• LEGS Page update hotfix
• FMC lines colors and font size support extended

Version 1.7

• FMC Page renderer extended
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page shows SEL/OAT as IRL
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page shows SEL/OAT "C" symbol in medium font size
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page SEL temperature value uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white)
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page shows TO N1, TO 1 N1 and TO 2 N1
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page indicators fixed
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page thrust climb mode is < ARM > during take off automatically switch to < SEL > during climb phase
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page TO-B removed
• FMC THRUST LIMIT Page fixed page separator
• FMC APPROACH Page fixed flaps/speed copy
• FMC APPROACH Page QNH LANDING changed to LANDING REF QFE←→QNH
• FMC APPROACH Page Final uses format "IDENT RUNWAY" instead of "RUNWAY"
• FMC APPROACH Page Runway lenght shows FT and M instead of M only
• FMC APPROACH Page fixed page separator
• FMC VNAV CLB Page fixed page separator
• FMC VNAV CLB Page ECON switch page fix
• FMC VNAV CLB Page "MOD" in title uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white)
• FMC VNAV CLB Page SpeedRestriction highlight only speed
• FMC VNAV CLB Page SpeedTransition highlight only speed
• FMC VNAV CLB Page SpeedRestriction uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• FMC VNAV CLB Page Transition altitude uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• FMC VNAV CLB Page Cruise altitude uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• FMC VNAV CLB Page Selected speed uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• FMC VNAV CLB Page ECON Speed uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• FMC VNAV CRZ Page fixed page separator
• FMC VNAV CRZ Page ECON switch page fix
• FMC VNAV CRZ Page "MOD" in title uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white)
• FMC VNAV CRZ Page Cruise altitude uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• FMC VNAV CRZ Page Selected speed uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• FMC VNAV CRZ Page ECON Speed uses default 787 FMC design (shaded white + white/magenta text)
• DESCENT constraints fix

Version 1.6

• Basic descent path calculation
• Basic early descent path calculation
• Descent level off
• MCP altitude intervention during descent
• Descent fix
• CRZ Selected speed fixed
• VNAV CLB Page refactored
• VNAV CRZ Page refactored

Version 1.5

• MFD is touchable on both sides
• VNAV CLB ECON Climb speed value fix
• VNAV CLB Speed transition should be highligted by magenta when FMC commands the speed
• VNAV pages switches by flight phase
• VNAV CRZ settable CRZ speed
• VNAV CRZ speed highlighted by magenta
• VNAV CRZ deleting selected CRZ speed by ECON prompt
• VNAV page should switch automaticaly when flight phase change
• VNAV CLB page titles
• VNAV CRZ page titles

Version 1.4

Added

• DIRECT TO (Basic)
• Cruise descent
• Cruise climb
• Early descent
• DES NOW
• TOC on ND
• TOD on ND
• VNAV CLB CRZ altitude is highlighted by magenta when CRZ altitude is commanded by FMC
• Option to permanently hide Heavy managers from FMC
• Support for leveling off during climb
• MCP altitude intervention during climb phase changed

Changed

• Removed ASOBO implementation of overriding CRZ Altitude by MCP altitude knob without pushing altitude intervention

Version 1.3

• MFD improvements

Version 1.2

• Fixed critical bug in MFD

Version 1.1

• [FMC][VNAV] Selected climb speed implemented
• [FMC][VNAV] Selected climb speed can be deleted by ECON prompt
• [FMC][VNAV] Climb speed restriction implemented
• [FMC][VNAV] Climb transition altitude is settable
• [FMC][VNAV] Climb speed transition can be deleted
• [FMC][VNAV] FMC commanded speed is magenta
• [FMC][ROUTE] Airways support
• [FMC][ROUTE][LEGS] All waypoints between first and last added waypoint are inserted to Legs page
• [ND] Altitude prediction arc (Green banana) implemented

Features Overview

FMC

VNAV

• CLB Speed restriction
• CLB Selected speed
• CLB Selected speed can be deleted by ECON prompt
• CLB settable transition altitude
• CLB FMC commanded speed is highlighted by magenta
• CLB page title depends on commanded speed (ACT/MOD ECON CLB, ACT/MOD xxxKT CLB, ...)
• CRZ settable selected speed
• CRZ FMC commanded speed is highlighted by magenta
• CRZ Selected speed can be deleted by ECON prompt
• CRZ page title depends on commanded speed (ACT/MOD ECON CRZ, ACT/MOD xxxKT CRZ, ...)
• Cruise Climb
• Cruise Descent
• Early descent (descent path calculation not supported now)
• DES NOW (descent path calculation not supported now)
• Climb leveling off

LEGS

• Cruise speed fixed
• DIRECT TO (basic)

ROUTE

• Airways support
• All waypoints between first and last added waypoint are inserted to Legs page

MISC

• "HEAVY" button added (misc & configuration of mod)

ND/MFD

• MFD is touchable on both sides
• ND symbols changed to default Boeing symbols
• Altitude Range Arc (ARA) [Green banana]
• TOD
• TOC

EICAS / SYS

• Gears synoptic page
• Hydraulics synoptic page
• Stat page
• FCTL synoptic page
• AIR synoptic page (static)

MISC

• Added HEAVY configuration page
• Payload Manager added to HEAVY configuration page
• SimRate Manager added to HEAVY configuration page

Payload manager

• CG range 0 - 100%
• FOB range 0 - 33384 Gallons
• Payload range 0 - 560000 Pounds
• FOB can be set only in Gallons
• Payload can be set only in Pounds
• Fuel tanks priority groups:
• LEFT MAIN, RIGHT MAIN
• CENTER
• "new" ZFW is set automatically by payload manager
• manager do not check "GrossWeight" > "Max takeoff weight" (you can overload an aircraft)

SimRate manager

• Modes:
• slow down - change sim rate to 1x few miles before TOD or DECEL waypoint
• pause - pause game few miles before TOD or DECEL waypoint
• Rate Modes:
• Off - do nothing (do not change sim rate)
• Linear - Change sim rate to 4x and hold.
• Normal - Change sim rate to 4x and hold. 5nm before waypoint change sim rate to 2x and hold. 3nm after waypoint change sim rate to 4x and hold.
• Aggressive - change sim rate to 8x and hold (!!!Do not use this mode now!!!)
• Unpause button - unpause game when the game is paused by sim rate manager (this is the only way how to unpause game)
• Emergency shutdown - Terminates all sim rate manager interventions immediately. During an emergency shutdown is not possible to use FMC for 6 seconds. You will be able to deactivate an emergency shutdown or leave the page without deactivation after 6 seconds.