Update: RealFlight Trainer Edition 1.50.209

RealFlight Trainer Edition version 1.50.209 is now available as a free release for all Trainer Edition users. It adds support for the new Spektrum WS3000T and various other improvements.

When it comes to using your own transmitter with RealFlight, the new Spektrum WS3000T Wireless Simulator USB Dongle is a game changer. For radios that support Smart Transmitter Files, the WS3000T sends an STF to the transmitter that automatically configures it for RealFlight. Then, RealFlight detects the WS3000T and automatically selects the correct radio profile. The whole thing becomes a true plug & play process, eliminating complicated user setup to get you flying faster and more successfully!

If your radio does not support Smart Transmitter Files, that’s okay. The WS3000T retains the same broad Spektrum DSMX and DSM2 compatibility as the WS1000 & WS2000 before it. However, it improves on them by supporting up to 20 channels compared to the previous maximum of 8!

Some other noteworthy “quality of life” improvements:

Users now have the option to specify the location where RealFlight will read/write “user files” on disk. This offers a workaround when the default location causes problems. See the bottom of this post for details.

It should not be possible for RealFlight to make the DirectX driver crash in modern Windows. Such problems typically indicate some kind of GPU hardware failure. However, if that does occur, RealFlight handles it more gracefully now.

Release Notes:

Features

• Added support for the new Spektrum WS3000T Wireless Simulator USB Dongle

  • RealFlight detects the WS3000T and automatically selects a radio profile designed specifically for it

• Ability to specify RealFlight's "user files" location on disk via command line (details below)

Improvements/Fixes

• Improved handling of DirectX driver crashes. RealFlight displays a single error with more useful information about what is happening and offers to restart automatically.

• Fixed a crash on startup if RealFlight experiences an error retrieving the Documents directory from Windows

• AddedTrainingWhen loop behavior is enabled, lesson playback correctly handles reaching the end of a lesson

• Selection menu filters normally persist within a session, but if they result in an empty list, the menu will revert to unfiltered on its next load

• Clicking Reset to clear all selection menu filters does not alter the scrolled position of the filters section

• Radio Profile Editor: The "Smoke" channel is more accurately labeled "Smoke/Gear"

• Award dialog appearance is correct when unlocking vehicles (fixed a broken header image) (Does not apply to Trial Version)

• Improved the descriptions for several settings that are sometimes disabled based on attributes of the currently loaded airport. When disabled, the descriptions contain additional text to better explain the cause. Affects:

  • Pilot Position (located in Free Play > Pilot View menu)

  • Camera Type (located in Free Play > Pilot View menu)

  • Sun Azimuth (located in Free Play > Environment menu)

  • Sun Inclination (located in Free Play > Environment menu)

• Scenario Quick Select dialog correctly defaults to the most recently loaded scenario, even if some invalid scenarios have been removed from the list above it

• Scenario Quick Select dialog displays error messages for invalid scenarios when a filter is active (though only for scenarios that filter includes)

• The default multiplayer server message text refers to its correct location on disk for those who wish to modify it

• Manage Game Lists dialog's listbox is now scrollable for stock game lists, allowing all the games in longer lists to be viewed

• Misc. other UI improvements

How to Get It Steam will detect the new version and automatically update RealFlight when it thinks your computer is