Sim Update 2 Beta (v1.4.11.0) – April 8, 2025

Yesterday, there was a new beta update for MSFS2024. v1.4.11.0 – In this forum topic you can read the highlights. And for the record, posted here:

General Bug Fixes

Fixed jetways not connecting properly
Fixed flickering airport lights
FlightControlReplay (FCR) Updates:
- Added IniBuilds A350 enhancements for replay.
- Fixed a bug where FCR control panel window would disappear after attempting to use external pop out.
- Fixed a bug in FCR where toggling visibility for ghosts would cause them to fall back behind their offset position.
- Fixed a bug in FCR where ghost aircraft would remain invisible until their positional settings are changed.

Aircraft

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Fixed an issue where the engines would not start in cold conditions.

EFB

Fixed an issue where aircraft performance profiles could become stuck or stale when changing airplanes.
Fixed an issue where the weather page would not show the weather data on the first load.
Fixed an issue where the cruise speed was not always showing round numbers and increased input field size to prevent numbers being clipped.
Fixed an issue where the map would re-center when clicking on coordinates that do not correspond to a facility.
The weather page now shows the nearest available METAR and TAF data if the selected facility does not have any data.
Pressing the Enter key in the Route String dialog will now save changes instead of adding a line break when the “Save” button is enabled.
Added buttons to the enroute section that open the route string dialog, removed “add waypoint” button from the collapsed enroute section summary.
Adjusted spacing and button sizes of the page layout.
Removed the disabled “Profile view” button from the map toolbar to declutter the interface.
The app will now prioritize the facilities from the flight plan to be displayed on the map.
The charts provider toggle is now only visible for regions where FAA charts are available.
Added a “Refresh” button to the weather page to manually update the weather data besides the 5-minute automatic update interval.
Added runway entries to waypoint lists.
Added a “Recenter on current route” button to the map toolbar.
Extra fuel and payload now affect performance calculations, fixed issue when using aircraft profiles in trip fuel not always being re-calculated.
Fixed the cruise altitude and speed inputs having no effect on performance calculations.
Added missing translations to the Chart List page.
Moved the VFR Pattern option to the top of the procedure list for better visibility.
Optimized chart data fetching, reducing unnecessary data loads.
Added warning to the cruise altitude selection if the selected cruise altitude cannot be reached
Added automatic cruise altitude calculation based on the selected aircraft and the given route.
Added a loading spinner and a “No charts available” message to the Chart List page.
Moved flight plan management buttons to the header and grouped them by action. Added tooltips for every icon-button.
Adjusted the styling of the Flight Details page so that it is more consistent with other pages.
Facility Search Bar result items (facility icon, icao and facility name) are aligned horizontally.
Closing Facility Info Pages will clear the Facility Search Bar.
Added a bounds verification to georeferenced charts to fix the issue where the aircraft icon was displayed in the wrong position.