github albar965/littlenavmap v1.6.3
Version 1.6.3

latest releases: v3.0.6, v3.0.5, v3.0.4...
6 years ago

Changes from Release 1.4.4 to 1.6.3

The scenery database format has changed and the program will ask to erase its own databases if started.

Enhancements

X-Plane 11

  • Can read full X-Plane scenery database: Airports, aprons, taxiways, navaids, airways, procedures (including speed limits). Also add-on overrides and path exclusions in the options dialog.
  • Supports navdata updates.
  • Display of AI aircraft on map and in information window.
  • Weather from X-Plane downloaded weather file METAR.rwx (station or nearest station).
  • Copy airspaces from FSX or P3D to X-Plane database.
  • FMS and FLP flight plan file loading and saving.
  • Moving map. Needs the Little XpConnect X-Plane plugin which is included in the download archive.
  • Altitude and one-way restrictions for airways are considered when calculating flight plans.
  • Supported platforms are Windows, macOS and Linux for all programs.

General

  • Automatic update check on startup (daily, weekly or manual) with settings in options dialog on tab Startup.
  • Added push buttons in flight plan and procedure search top area to remove selection and map highlights.
  • Rhumb line measurement now shows both magnetic and true course where declination is based on origin.
  • Can now load and save FMS and FLP flight plan formats.
  • Can load FS9 flight plan format.
  • Route string generation is now more robust for malformed and incomplete flight plans.
  • Now erasing wrong airway entries at departure and destination when loading flight plan to avoid problems with malformed flight plans from other tools.
  • Shows startup positions in the information window now.
  • Added donation link to help menu and about dialog.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

  • Improved weather display for nearest station: Added name, distance and map link to reporting station if that is an airport.
  • FSX and P3D: Fixed several problems with magnetic declination by using magdec.bgl file now.
  • Fixed issues when loading P3D v4 add-on.xml.
  • Fixed crash when loading older FSX/P3D scenery.
  • Fixed handling and display of helipads. Now using name as an identifier.
  • Improved detection of military and closed airports.
  • Database loading dialog now pops up after erasing incompatible databases.
  • Fixed missing encoding in saved FSX PLN files causing problems with other tools.

See the include file CHANGELOG.txt for a detailed list of all changes across all versions.

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