Skip to content
Draft — this page has not been reviewed yet.

The EFB app

From the README

  • Added EFB app with Load Manager for pax and cargo variants.
  • Load manager: short click on a seat or cargo station toggles between 0 and the set weight, long click resets to max weight.
  • Sliders allow for quick adjustment of passenger, cargo and fuel loads. All changes take effect immediately.
  • Added "Redist Fuel" button to move fuel from wing tips to main FWD/AFT tanks ().
  • Added Info and Debug tabs to the EFB.
  • Added a Stats tab in lieu of the missing Hobbs meters.
  • Added a Doors tab to the EFB for control of all aircraft cabin and cargo doors.
  • [CHANGED] Added a Systems tab for chocks, anchor, the hydraulic emergency hand pump, Crew Oxygen panel, DME control head and more.
  • Added an Aircraft tab with battery temperature, bleed air pressure, and other system readouts.
  • Added a Flight tab with environmental info and ice-accretion statistics.
  • Added a Maintenance tab for the Wear & Tear system.
  • Added a TAWS tab for debugging and educational purposes.
  • Added a Radio tab for debugging and educational purposes.
  • Added a Config tab.
  • The splash screen with the "Restore state" button only appears if the engines aren't running. You can still restore the state using the button on the debug tab.
  • The splash opens in a "Waiting for flight to start" state with no action buttons; Restore State / Continue-without-persistence appear only once the flight is ready.
  • [NEW] Reference tab: POH quick-reference pages plus performance charts.
  • [NEW] Boot self-check: if the custom WASM module or panel config fails to load, the EFB shows a warning splash.

From the release notes

Verbatim from docs/release-notes-*.md, grouped by the section they appeared in. The tag is the version each item first appeared in.

EFB

  • Made splashscreen more robust. (v2024.2.134)
  • Redesigned the NDB detail panel on the Radio tab and added the year-scrubber. (v2024.3.124)
  • Added off-axis signal-loss readouts to the Radio tab. (v2024.3.124)
  • New Maintenance tab (see Wear & Tear above). (v2024.3.19)
  • Reliability slider on the Config tab (Off / Reliable / Unreliable / Not Airworthy). (v2024.3.19)
  • Visible scrollbar added to scrollable content. (v2024.3.19)
  • Disable Flight Director toggle on the Config tab. (v2024.3.19)
  • Debug tab reorganized into collapsible sections (Persistence, TurbSim, Wear & Tear). (v2024.3.19)
  • The splash now starts in a "Waiting for flight to start" state with no action buttons (v2024.3.47)
  • Added tooltips for config options. (v2024.3.47)
  • New Config toggle "Alternative lateral modes" (see Autopilot above). (v2024.3.47)
  • Added DME unit to the Systems tab, Radio tab, TAWS tab. (v2024.3.99)
  • Added a "max tailwind for landing exceeded" warning (over 10 kt) to the Flight tab, and moved the radio table to the Radio tab. (v2024.3.99)
  • Removed "Alternate ITT calculation" from Config tab and expanded TAWS section. (v2024.3.99)
  • New Config toggle "Enable KAP-140 voice messages" (see Autopilot). Off by default, on in the recommended profile; realistic leaves it alone, because the real unit makes it an installation option.

EFB "Twin Otter" app

  • Added EFB app with Load Manager for pax and cargo variants. (v2024.2.x)
  • Load manager: short click on a seat or cargo station toggles between 0 and the set weight, long click resets to max weight. (v2024.2.x)
  • [CHANGED] Sliders allow for quick adjustment of passenger, cargo and fuel loads. All changes take effect immediately (live loading); the explicit "Load aircraft" step is gone. (v2024.2.x)
  • Added "Redist Fuel" button to move fuel from wing tips to main FWD/AFT tanks. (v2024.2.x)
  • Added Info and Debug tabs to the EFB. (v2024.2.x)
  • Added a Stats tab in lieu of the missing Hobbs meters. (v2024.2.x)
  • Added a Doors tab to the EFB for control of all aircraft cabin and cargo doors. (v2024.2.x)
  • [NEW] Added a Systems tab for chocks and the hydraulic emergency hand pump. (v2024.2.x)
  • [NEW] Added an Aircraft tab with battery temperature, bleed air pressure, and other system readouts. (v2024.2.x)
  • [NEW] Added a Flight tab with environmental info and ice-accretion statistics. (v2024.2.x)
  • [NEW] Added a Config tab. (v2024.2.x)

EFB app

  • New Reference tab with POH performance charts: rotation speeds, take-off performance, and take-off / max-continuous / max-climb / cruise power nomographs, with your current OAT, pressure altitude and prop RPM plotted onto the chart. (v2024.3.174)
  • Crew Oxygen panel on the Systems tab: mask-on state per crewmember, the FAR 91.211 30-minute band countdown, tank level and endurance. Refill from the Maintenance tab. The system is flavor only, running out of oxygen has no consquences. (v2024.3.174)
  • Temperature readouts across the EFB app follow your EFB °C / °F setting. (v2024.3.174)
  • The Payload tab follows your sim weight-unit setting (lbs or kg) throughout, with a weight breakdown shown in both units. (v2024.3.174)
  • Configurable default passenger weight: set it once and empty seats fill to that value instead of a fixed 170 lb. (v2024.3.174)
  • Anchor button (float and amphibian variants) freezes the aircraft in place on the water. It's a hack and placeholder for a realistic anchor or mooring down the line. (v2024.3.174)
  • Headset toggle on the Systems tab (muffles/reveals engine sound, for the companion sound mod below). (v2024.3.174)
  • If the WASM module or panel configuration fails to load, the EFB now shows a "DON'T PANIC" splash saying so, with a "continue anyway" option, plus an SOS blink on the hydraulic-pressure warning lamp. (v2024.3.174)
  • Added profiles to the Config tab: classic is closest to the base aircraft, recommended is what I use. (v2024.3.174)
  • Fixed the Payload tab showing the wrong MTOW for -100 variants. It now reads the aircraft's own max gross weight. (v2024.3.183)
  • Updated the "Generators can trip" description to match the reworked generator behaviour. (v2024.3.183)
  • Fixed some minor layout issues. I know, many EFB tabs could use a beauty pass. (v2024.3.183)

The EFB Radio tab & map

  • Added Radio tab listing NAV1 / NAV2 / ADF / DME with station ident, name and class, signal state, signal-quality bars and metrics for your educational or amusement purposes. (v2024.3.99)
  • Interactive map of the surrounding stations: click any navaid for some generic information, click a tuned navaid for details. Tune an ILS and the map centers and zooms on the runway and localizer beam fan. (v2024.3.99)
  • Path-loss breakdown for the active signal exposes some of the factors that went into the calculation. (v2024.3.99)