Version 1.4.0-beta.4 (inkl. X-Plane 12)

Please read disclaimer.txt and privacy_policy.txt located in the downloaded folder before use.
Non-commercial use only. Contact me for commercial use.

DOWNLOAD: ➡️ StableApproach 1.4.0-beta.4 ⬅️

This is the first version which works with X-Plane 11 and 12 (no native M1 support yet, sorry).
There have been a few other changes as well, making StableApproach look much nicer and less intrusive (at least in my opinion).

⚠️ Before updating to beta 4, please delete all old aircraft profiles located in this folder:
(X-Plane 11/12)\Output\preferences\StableApproach\aircraftConfigs

Changelog 1.4.0:
beta 4:
- New welcome window design. Shows an overview of all requirements for each aircraft
- Added menu button "Show aircraft details"
- Added delta-G measurement for touchdowns
- When using an aircraft with default profile, no profile will be saved anymore
- Fixed rare error during landing analysis (at least I hope so)

beta 3:
- Fixed crashes on Linux / macOS (no native M1 support yet, sorry)
- Improved approach monitor (see above)
- Cleaned menu
- Changed report window layout and added descriptions to requirements
- Minor bugfixes

beta 2: 
- Added X-Plane 12 support
- Design changes
- Added _notification window_, which shows errors and updates available
- Removed old _splash window_ (the small window showing _loading_ during startup)
- Moved _Approach monitor_ window to top right corner. (by default, can still be moved around and saved by right-click)
- Added requirement templates for easier aircraft configuration (VAs, read below!)

As usual: If you have any issues or ideas what to improve on, don't hesitate and send me a message 🙂

⚠️ Important for Virtual Airlines ⚠️

X-Plane 12 users: to avoid two different userIDs when sending reports to your VA, copy your StableApproach config file from XP11 to XP12.
It is located in this X-Plane folder: /Output/preferences/StableApproach/general.cfg
This way you don't have to change your userID in phpVMS each time you switch between XP11 and XP12

This is a beta version of StableApproach. The VA Admin needs to make some changes to their GitHub to make it work again.

For VA Admins:
From Version 1.4.0 onwards, managing of aircraft profiles has been greatly simplified by the use of templates.
Each aircraft profile can now link to requirements located in the requirement_templates.json file.
Old profiles will still work fine nonetheless.
As of today (2022-09-10), I've only updated the 737-600/700/800/900 with the new profile format. All others will follow in the next few days.

All beta versions of StableApproach will use the beta branch of your GitHub Fork (instead of main).
This means, you'll need to create or update the beta branch:

1. Go to your VAs StableApproach Fork
2. Either create or select the beta branch
   
3. Click Sync Fork and confirm with the green Update branch button
   
   Depending on the changes you made, you might need to discard those and apply them again.
4. Make sure your plugin_version.json file in the beta branch still contains your VA settings. If not, just apply them again.
   
   If you have any problems, don't hesitate to contact me on Discord. GitHub is not always easy in this regard.

Version 1.3.3

Please read disclaimer.txt and privacy_policy.txt located in the downloaded folder before use.
Non-commercial use only. Contact me for commercial use.

DOWNLOAD: ➡️ StableApproach-1_3_3 ⬅️

The previous version has a severe bug, which caused plenty of incorrect STABLE/UNSTABLE messages.
I'm very sorry for the confusion causes by the incorrect warnings.

Changelog 1.3.3: 
- Fixed incorrect UNSTALBE warnings
- Reduced file size

As usual: If you have any issues or ideas what to improve on, don't hesitate and send me a message 🙂

Version 1.3.2

Please read disclaimer.txt and privacy_policy.txt located in the downloaded folder before use.
Non-commercial use only. Contact me for commercial use.

DOWNLOAD:

The download has been temporarily removed. This version has a severe bug and will be updated soon

Changelog 1.3.2: 
- Linux support
- Reduces approach monitor fps impact
- Improved multi-threading
- Fixed multi-threading issues
- Minor design changes

As usual: If you have any issues or ideas what to improve on, don't hesitate and send me a message 🙂

Version 1.3.1

Please read disclaimer.txt and privacy_policy.txt located in the downloaded folder before use.
Non-commercial use only. Contact me for commercial use.

DOWNLOAD: ➡️ StableApproach-1_3_1.zip ⬅️

This release should fix mainly minor issues and improves performance with the approach monitor.
I'm aware that some users have severe fps-issues with version 1.3 after some time.
If this happens, you can simply disable StableApproach in flight via the Plugins -> Plugin Admin menu.
At the moment, I'm still struggling to reproduce this issue. If you can find a way to reproduce this issue consistently, please send me a message on Discord.

I'm also making good progress on the Linux version, but it will take a bit more time.

Changelog 1.3.1: 
- Fixed glideslope angle detection
- ILS detection improvements
- Fixed touchdown indicator window showing during takeoff
- Approach monitor window will disappear while the approach is -STABLE-
- improved fps issues with approach monitor
- Added option to open/close "approach monitor" and "touchdown indicator" manually (useful for VR)
- Improved error handling

As usual: If you have any issues or ideas what to improve on, don't hesitate and send me a message 🙂

Version 1.3

Please read disclaimer.txt and privacy_policy.txt located in the downloaded folder before use.

Non-commercial use only. Contact me for commercial use.

Download: StableApproach-1_3_0.zip

Changelog: 
 General:
- Added _approach monitor_ window (BETA, see notes)
  Note: This is disabled by default.
- Added _touchdown indicator_ window (BETA, see notes below)
- Improved error logging
- Reduced CPU load
- Fixed TDZ length calculation for runways with LDA < 2400m
- Improved runway detection for crossing runways

 Virtual airlines:
- Added indication if report has been sent to VA and accepted
- Disabled report sending to VA in case of Touch and Go
- Added (optional) plugin version requirements for VAs

New: Approach monitor

This window will show up when descending below 1500ft AGL.
You can see CAUTION / WARNING messages which will make approach unstable, if not corrected before reaching check height.
It can be disabled through the StableApproach settings menu.
Pro-tip: You can move this window around and save its position by right-clicking on it.

New: Touchdown indicator

Another small window which will show up right after touchdown, indicating your landing rate, just in case you don't want to wait for the final report to arrive.
The window will disappear after 10 seconds.
It can be disabled through the StableApproach settings menu.
Pro-tip: You can move this window around and save its position by right-clicking on it.

Known issues

• macOS: Some files can not be read properly. #43