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The changes since 3.73 are:

1. The Gyro Compass value is now available (on FS2004 and FS2002), in degrees as a double floating point value (64-bit) at offset 2B00. This is also being added to FSUIPC4 with effect from 4.087.

2. A fix for an error in the saving of Aircraft-specific KEY settings. The section in the INI file was incorrectly headed [Keys.], without the actual aircraft name part being filled in.

3. Facilities are added for four of the "Miscellaneous" options to be controlled in an aircraft-specific way, provided that a separate Joystick Calibration has been set for such aircraft. This involves INI file editing and is explained in a text READ ME file in the Zip. the options so supported are:

* Disconnect elevator trim axis for A/P
* Centre elevator on A/P Alt mode changes
* Enable V/S sign correction (A/P patching on FS2002)
* Reverse the elevator trim sense

4. The weather logging facilities have been tidied a little to show altitudes converted from metres to the nearest 10’s of feet when less than 1 metre from such a value.

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Changes since 4.08 are:

1. Improvements in the way the FSUIPC4 weather processing, to get around some remaining errors in FSX’s weather facilties, have resulted in rather more usability in the assorted weather filtering options provided by FSUIPC4.

2. A fix for an error in the saving of Aircraft-specific KEY settings. The section in the INI file was incorrectly headed [Keys.], without the actual aircraft name part being filled in.

3. It appears that AI aircraft injected by on-line flight programs such as FSInn appear in FSX with zero Ground Speed and Vertical Speed, and always in ATC state "Initialisation". This makes TCAS and other traffic displays either show them incorrectly, or not show them at all.

To get around this, FSUIPC4 now changes its reporting for aircraft in "init" state but above ground by at least 100 feet as follows:
(a) sets the ATC state to "enroute".
(b) computes an approximate GS (ground speed) every 4 to 5 seconds, based on the change of position.
(c) computes an approximate VS (vertical speed) every 4 to 5 seconds, based on the change of altitude, with altitude changes of 3 feet or less ignored and VS values of less than 50 fpm discarded.
It does not attempt to compute any Air Speed values.

4. The engine RPM and RPM% values at offsets 0898 and 0896 are now working correctly for both the Bell and Robinson helicopters.

5. The EGT for prop aircraft (and the Robinson helo) at offset 08BE was, mistakenly, provided correctly in FSUIPC4 until now. This made it incompatible with FS2004 and before, as in those versions the value is not the correct EGT in the units specified, but something weirdly based on the degrees Rankine value.

As documented, the correct value for a prop EGT is at offset 3B70. Now, in FSUIPC4, the value at 08BE is made to match the same sort of incorrect values as provided by FS2004 and earlier. This, of course, also applies to the Engines 2, 3 and 4 offsets for the EGTs.

6. Other changed or corrected offset values include:

2AAC - 2AB8: more accurate versions of the GSI and CDI needle values. These should have been available earlier, but were omitted in error.
2A88, water rudder handle position, is not a boolean, but a "percent" position (16384 = 100%). However, despite this, only 0 (0%) and 16384 (100%) values are ever seen, so it behaves like a BOOLEAN.

7. New offsets supported in this version:

2A90 4 bytes, 32-bit integer. Tail Wheel Lock (1 = locked, 0 = unlocked), read/write.
2B00 8 bytes, 64-bit floating point. Gyro compass heading value in degrees.

8. Facilities are added for three of the "Miscellaneous" options to be controlled in an aircraft-specific way, provided that a separate Joystick Calibration has been set for such aircraft. This involves INI file editing and is explained in a text READ ME file in the Zip. The options so supported are:

* Disconnect elevator trim axis for A/P
* Centre elevator on A/P Alt mode changes
* Reverse the elevator trim sense

9. The weather logging facilities have been tidied a little to show altitudes converted from metres to the nearest 10’s of feet when less than 1 metre from such a value.