HPG H145 Helicopter - Version 0.9 Now Available For Download

We are pleased to announce that version 0.9  is now available!

(Proceed to the H145 Download Center for downloads)

Highlights in this release include:
- New pilots and more passengers for H145M (pilots & pax coming to all variants soon)
- HUGE flight model updates - both in feeling and in performance
- First Limit Indicator is now fully functional
- Updated H145M explosion and fire effects
- New FMS integration options (TDS GTNXi and pms50 Working Title Technology mode)
- Many general bugfixes and improvements
- Tablet Autopilot panel updates for better usability
- Many documentation sections added

Condensed changelog:
- Revert to the less intense rotor blur effect from beta 8
- Add 3 seated soldiers and custom pilot and copilot models to H145M variant
- First Limit Indicator (FLI) now respects all powerplant limits! (TRQ, N1 and TOT)
- Flight Model: Reduce rotor torque
- Flight Model: Adjust yaw pedals to be less twitchy
- Flight Model: Much better light-on-skids behavior
- Flight Model: Updates to lift, drag and performance
- Flight Model: Power pedal behavior
- Fix a bug causing excessive memory usage with Sim Update 8
- Add a new setting to disable the sun visors (Tablet Options page) (persisted per variant)
- New explosion & fire effects for both H145M weapon types
- Add many new documentation sections in the user guide
- Autopilot ATT yaw trim now is available via collective beep trim left/right
- Add optional TDS GTNXi support with Virtual Cockpit integration
- Add optional support for pms50 GTN750 Working Title Technology
- Add a collective sync indicator to the FLI (white ticks that line up with the yellow tick)
- Pilot and Copilot now persist (per variant), copilot is on by default
- Cruise Height mode (CR.HT) is now disabled from engagement over 2200FT
- Nav radio course selection (CRS) is now usable even when no signal from tuned freq
- Nav radio CRS sk push knob function added (sets TO current radial)
- Fix FPA not incrementing at 0.1% increments
- GTC and GTC.H adjusted for additional inertia and less aggressive response
- GTC.H beep commands will now move approximately 1 meter in 4 directions
- GTC beep commands will now increment or decrement Vx and Vy by 1kt
- Slowing down in GTC will no longer automatically engage GTC.H.
- ALT.A capture mode is now 50ft of target (instead of 200ft), resulting is a smoother transition to ALT from VS+ALT.A
- Tablet AP panel: Add modes and commands for nearly complete AP control
- Tablet now has a notification for floats armed which lets you FILL FLOATS/DEPLOY or REPACK without going into the Aircraft app or assigning any bindings
- FADEC will now prevent over-TOT when in normal operation
- NR droop will occur when making rapid collective changes
- Airspeed trend indicator no longer leaves marks where it moves.
- Fixes that caused unexpected nav source decoupling
- Fix (Height Above Terrain, HTAWS) layer from being skewed at most latitudes
- Update AirlandFS profiles for 1.5, Sim Update 8
- Various fixes to the IESI visuals, add VNE and VNE_powerOff to airspeed
- Add an aural for CR.HT FLYUP mode (max once per 4 seconds)
- Add an aural for HANDS ON which occurs on loss of all SAS while inflight
- Add 3 black squares to AFCS status strip when engaging ATT mode
- Several fixes to ensure that DME and waypoint distances are updating properly
- Exterior engine sound should now attenuate as the camera moves away
- Add livery author setting for H145M HMD Alignment Optics on/off
- Fix a bug causing tablet settings to show 0% deadzone when 5% was active
- Add a new “Set new cyclic center position” for those with FFB and other hardware
- MISC page sk now disappears when selected, only available if pods selected
- Fix a bug preventing the H145M Cockpit HMD optics from being activated by default
- Fix tablet time reference not being persisted
- Fix a bug in H145_Keys.txt preventing use of the event to toggle the rear cockpit overhead light