FlyJSim has shared the latest development update on both of their upcoming, highly awaited products, the Q4XP and Shared Flight.
The development update has shed light on the all-new UNS-1 FMS to be featured in the Q4XP as well as showing off a new aircraft compatibility list for Shared Flight.
It was also mentioned in the post on the FlyJSim website that the developer is to be moving away from the traditional quarterly updates previously shared.
Shared Flight
Developments on the FlyJSim’s upcoming shared cockpit tool, Shared Flight were shared initially.
The plugin has now moved into an “expanded alpha” with over 70 users from the FlyJSim Discord Server now having access to the plugin.
The goal of the initial alpha testing was stated to be to test server infrastructure alongside making aircraft configurations work as flawlessly as possible.
Moving forwards, FlyJSim looks to expand the fleet of aircraft compatible with Shared Flight but has today shared an initial compatibility list for the upcoming closed beta.
Also shared was a look at the UI to be featured in the product. A description of the screenshot was also shared:
“Here is an example of the testers in progress. Here is a crew flying online in Vatsim attempting an approach to Madeira. Winds for this date were 310/015 gusting 25kts with sporadic wind shear. As you can see by the flight plan, they did not have the most comfortable ride. But this is exactly the type of situation where CRM starts to become an essential part of flight simulation, and Shared Flight enables this. This is also quite the spectacle for the real passengers spectating this flight, only available with Shared Flight.”
Q4XP
New details have also been shared of the highly anticipated Q4XP, relating to the UNS-1 FMS to be featured in the product.
The newest developer in the FlyJSim team Amy Parent, known in the community as “Amyinorbit” is the main developer behind the FMS unit.
It was detailed that the version of the UNS to be shipping with the Q4XP is the UNS-1E with version 802/803. Multiple clips of the UNS in action were shared in the development update and can be found further below in this article.
FlyJSim also addressed the questions of what “What makes the UNS different from the default FMC?”. In response, it was written that:
“For the first time, we’re actually “simulating” an FMS unit, and not just a superficial unit designed to interface for route planning. Therefore, everything gets considered into the simulation. Sensors, electrical input, approach handling, data handling is all a deep part of our simulation.”
Continuing to describe the deep level of system simulation of the FMC it was outlined how the FMS would compute results at realistic times, simulate different loading times which will variably change as well as even simulating lag time from the top to bottom with a screen change.
Also outlined was how each FMS unit was simulated to act independently, a communication bus link had to also be simulated independently of each unit to enable crossfill.
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Plans for the Future
To round off, FlyJSim briefly commented on what can be presumably be taken as the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator. The developer neither confirmed nor denied plans to develop for the new platform but did reinforce that their current lineup of products in development are X-Plane only at the current time.
FlyJSim can be followed on their Twitter Page and can be found alongside their community in their Discord Server.
The original post can be found and read on the FlyJSim website.