News

Ab sofort findet Ihr das neue 2.5 update auf der Phoenix-Sim Webseite.
Dieses Update gibt es über die Auto-Update Funktion !!!
Viel Spass.

Improvements and fixes

• Tuned collective response on all higher-performance helicopters
• Added "Advanced" section to editable helicopter attributes
• Failures fixed on multi-engine fixed-wing models
• TRex 700 Nitro rotor-head top added
• Keep Ground In View camera mode:
• Zooms faster
• Does not require "Autozoom" to be enabled to function correctly
• Fixed some minor issues with retractable undercarriage on lower-end computers
• Improved rotor disk transparency on lower-end graphics cards
• Fixed some minor shadowing issues on a small number of flying sites
• Multiplayer communications options:
• "Mute/unmute" now only applies to voice chat
• "Ignore/unignore" disables all communications with that user
• "Mute all users" menu disables all voice communication with all current and future users in the session
• Added "Change Spectate Pilot" hotkey - default is "N"

Features:
• Hochstabiles Paddelgesteuertes System.
• Hochpräzise, kugelgelagerte Mischerarme.
• Riemen gesteuerter Heckrotorantrieb für unglaubliche 3D Power.
• Beschwerte Heckrotorblatthalter um den Zentripetalkräften entgegenzuwirken.
• Neue Aerodynamisch designte Haube.
• Einfachere Servomontage durch neue Befestigungen
• Verbesserte Akku-Auflage
• Neuer Motor mit höherem Drehmoment.
• Für höchste Belastungen neu konstruierte Hauprotorblatthalter.

• Länge: 643mm
• Höhe: 228mm
• Hauptrotordurchmesser: 715mm
• Heckrotordurchmesser: 158mm
• Motor Ritzel: 14 Zähne
• Antriebszahnrad: 150 Zähne
• Autorotationszahnrad: 106 Zähne
• Heckrotorzahnrad: 25 Zähne
• Getriebeübersetzungen: 1:10.7:4.24
• Gewicht ohne Antrieb/Akku/Elektronik: 445g
• Abfluggewicht ca. 770g je nach Ausstattung
• Kartonabmessungen: 27,3cm x 10cm x 6,6cm

Baukasteninhalt:
1x T-REX 450 SPORT Kit
1paar 325 Carbon Blätter
1x RCE-BL35X 35A Brushless ESC
1x 430M Brushless Motor (3500KV)
1x Kabinenhaube
3x DS410M Taumelscheibenservo
1x GP750 Head Lock Gyro
1x DS420 Heckservo

Zur Fertigstellung benötigte Teile:
1x Sender mit mindestens 6 Kanälen und 120° Taumelscheibenmischer
1x Empfänger mindestens 6 Kanäle
1x Pitcheinstelllehre
1x 11.1Volt 3S Li-Po Akku mit ca.1800-2200mAh

The venue is the Mosa Trajectum Golf Resort, where the driving range is reserved for the 3D Masters event. The location is within 15km of Murcia/San Javier Airport, Alicante Airport is only 80 km away and both are supported by low-cost airlines from all over Europe with Transcontiental flights served by nearby Madrid. There is also a huge amount of low-cost accommodation within the immediate area, making the event easily accessible by a large number of enthusiasts.

Competitors from 19 countries worldwide, from the USA to Australia, competing for the world-renowned Masters and Experts Titles. The Competition will be very hot in both classes, with many of last year's entrants trying to improve their positions and a host of competitors new to 3D Masters. With 50% of the pilots aged 21 or under, and with entrant's ages ranging over 5 decades, our sport has to be unique in the fact that no quarter is given or expected in relation to age.
Bring it on.

Die Betaphase geht weiter !
Ab sofort findet Ihr das 2.5 BETA! update auf der Phoenix-Sim Webseite.
Dieses Update gibt es über die Auto-Update Funktion !!!
Viel Spass beim testen.

Improvements • Autorotations retuned
• Inverted autorotations and transitions retuned
• Collective response retuned
• Many helicopter variants altered
• Cyclic response during forward flight retuned
• Added helicopter cyclic "pop" on hard inputs under speed
• Multiplayer issues fixed:
__ • Training undercarriage now correct size
__ • Training undercarriage shadows now correct
__ • Streamer shadow issue on some graphics cards fixed
__ • Can no longer slow simulation during multiplayer
__ • Streamer crashing issue fixed
• Streamer rendering improved
• Windsock now casts a shadow

Die Betaphase geht weiter !
Ab sofort findet Ihr das 2.5 BETA! update auf der Phoenix-Sim Webseite.
Dieses Update gibt es über die Auto-Update Funktion !!!
Viel Spass beim testen.

Special Thanks
We would like to say a special thank you to the following people for helping bring this update to release:
• Curtis Youngblood
• Duncan Osborne
• Mike Williams
• Ashley Davis
• Rob Turnbull
• Trev Burley
• Pete Ikusz
• All members of the Phoenix 2.5 BETA team

New Features
• Store model's current position for reset point - default hotkey 'S'
• "Throttle, Rudder and Elevator" option added to Torque Trainer
• Added ability to fly with tutorial recordings, and to "free-look" with your mouse
• Added ability to slow down or speed up tutorial recordings
• Added Cut/Restart Engine control for all model types
• Advanced control over helicopter governor speed using throttle position
• Assign a different control profile to individual models
• Sounds:
__ • More sounds of impact, collision and scrapes with environment
__ • New ambient environmental sounds
__ • Reverb effects in interior locations
• Auto-updates system now supports both retry and skip on failed downloads

Improvements
• Physics:
__ • Crisper, more responsive collective
__ • More accurate blade physics:
__ __ • Blade stops
__ __ • Spool-up times
__ • More accurate autorotation physics
__ • New more accurate helicopter governor system
__ • New more accurate helicopter rate gyro system
__ • Scale fixed-wing models diplay more accurate torque effects on takeoff
__ • F3A pattern planes trim corrected when inverted
__ • More pronounced roll effects when applying rudder to fixed-wing models
__ • Physics quality slider added for lower-end computers
• Sound:
__ • Selectable engine-type for all models
__ • All helicopter sound effects resampled
__ • All fixed-wing sound effects resampled
• Graphics:
__ • New rotor/propeller effects for greater realism
__ • Improved wakes and ripples in water
__ • New splash effect when objects impact with water
__ • New rotor ripple effect
__ • New streamer texture
__ • Streamer width scales with model size
__ • Helicopter rotor blades change with collective
__ • Training undercarriage materials improved
__ • Extra debris when a breakage/crash occurs
__ • New improved sunglow effects
• PhoenixUpdate:
__ • One-click update to the latest software version
__ • Now downloads in the background - fly while your updates download
__ • Better handling of failed downloads
• PhoenixOnline:
__ • New multiplayer engine
__ • Faster and less lag
__ • Improved connection reliability
__ • Voice-chat with selective muting, auto-voice-sensing and noise filtering capability
__ • Messenger widget for session management
__ • Improved session lobby with chat
__ • Pilots/training undercarriage now functions online
• User Interface:
__ • Numerous improvements and optimisations to the User Interface layout
__ • Resolution/refresh-rate selection simplified
__ • Ability to disable auto-reset during training modes
__ • Improved failures/fuel empty/crashed icons/display
__ • Minimise flight recorder to a smaller footprint, which autohides
__ • Training gear now appears under Select/Edit model screens
__ • Various editable attributes now enable/disable depending on other options selected
__ • Re-show help/warning messages using the Program Setup > General menu
__ • Menus now react to mouse-over correctly
• Languages:
__ • Czech language added
__ • Hungarian language added
• Updated manuals added for:
__ • French
__ • German
__ • Italian
__ • Portuguese
__ • Spanish
__ • Czech
__ • Hungarian
• Walkera 2401 and 2601 control profiles added

Bugs Fixed
• Disabled sound option issues resolved
• Issue with shift-look and binocular view fixed
• Zoom level now saved correctly when the "Reset Zoom" menu is used
• Streamers now function correctly when length is set to less than 10m
• TreeView controls now scroll correctly when expanding items
• Issue with inflight tuning fixed
• P-51 Mustang rudder no longer breaks on startup
• PhoenixUpdate: "Select all" does not select installed updates (unless shown)
• PhoenixUpdate now takes alternate "SETTINGSPATH" for users without a My Documents folder
• Fixed an issue with competition bomb scoring
• Left wheel on max 3d not textured correctly
• Error starting with window minimised fixed
• Issue fixed on fixed-wing models set to zero stabiliser/fin area
• Nightfly planes now all correctly have red lighting on the left and green lighting on the right
• Problems when variants folders when they do not exist
• Improved handling of driver issue with Intel 965 chipsets
• Binocular view now functions during a multiplayer session

New Models
• These models will be available from your Automatic Updates list once you have updated to version 2.5:

Align T-Rex 250 - 3D/Aerobatic electric helicopter

Rave 450 - 3D/Aerobatic electric helicopter

Outrage G5 - 3D/Aerobatic electric helicopter

Outrage 550 - 3D/Aerobatic electric helicopter

Protos 500 - 3D/Aerobatic electric helicopter

Huey UH-1H "Iroquois" - Scale IC helicopter

Zivko Edge - 3D/Aerobatic electric shockfly

Polikarpov I-15 - Scale electric biplane

Gambler .40 - IC aerobatic trainer

Cessna 182 - Scale IC airplane

Extra 300 - New colour scheme

Cap 232 - Updated model and colour scheme

Wot 4 Classic - IC aerobatic trainer

BA-609 - Scale IC Tilt-rotor

New Flying Sites
• These flying sites will be available from your Automatic Updates list once you have updated to version 2.5:

Lagos Rocks - Panoramic flying site

Montebello Castle - Panoramic flying site

Stockholm Bridge - Panoramic flying site

Kit:
1x T-REX 450 SPORT Kit
1x 325 Carbon Blätter (Paar)
1x RCE-BL35X 35A Brushless ESC
1x 430M Brushless Motor (3500KV)
1x Kabinenhaube

Super Combo:
3x DS410M Taumelscheibenservo
1x GP750 Head Lock Gyro
1x DS420 Heckservo

Die Betaphase geht weiter !
Ab sofort findet Ihr das 2.5 BETA! update auf der Phoenix-Sim Webseite.
Dieses Update gibt es über die Auto-Update Funktion !!!
Viel Spass beim testen.

Bugs Fixed

• Gravity retuned on all helicopter models
• Program error with single-player competitions fixed
• Problems with training videos fixed
• Fixed some issues with flight recorder and no recording present
• Improved sun-glow/night-glow effects
• Can now change starting angle of layouts using CTRL + O hotkey
• Power button no longer occasionally dissapears
• Spark tail attributes tweaked
• Models no longer have ability to take off with gear retracted
• Smoothed Rotor RPM display
• Increased collective pitch display accuracy
• Added lower range for model inertias
• Improved "keep ground in view" camera mode
• Fixed blade scraping on water issue
• Training undercarriage slides less and breaks easier
• Outrage 550 "CF" canopy updated (Thanks to Mike Engel)

T-Rex 450 Sport v3
Video Equipment:

Spektrum DX7SE with 6100 receiver
Align 410M for the Cyclic
Align 420 for the Tail
Align GP750 Gyro
Align 2200 11.1V 30C Battery
Align RCM-BL450M Motor with 14T pinion
Align RCE-BL35X Speed Controller

Die Betaphase geht weiter !
Ab sofort findet Ihr das 2.5 BETA! update auf der Phoenix-Sim Webseite.
Dieses Update gibt es über die Auto-Update Funktion !!!
Viel Spass beim testen.

Bugs Fixed

• Mustang power retuned
• Night-Glow now functions over multiplayer
• Honeybee King2 now functions with training undercarriage correctly
• Fixed an issue with gear bouncing when program is running at lower frame rates
• Messenger widget closes/opens with menu toggle correctly
• Can now disable voice-chat voice-activation and use a hotkey to signal transmit (default is "V")
• Streamer-cutting/bomb-drop competitions now only functions with fixed-wing models
• Improved competition scoring/display dialogs
• Spot landing position added to Lagos Rocks
• Spot landing position added to Montebello Castle
• T-Rex 600 Nitro/Nightfly tail rotor breaks correctly
• Blade 400 colour scheme altered
• Problems with smoke/planar shadows fixed
• Rave 450 skid issue fixed
• Simulation Speed slider added to Program Setup > Physics menu to complement Simulation Speed widget
• Issue with menu bars obscuring each other fixed
• "Green" theme added
• "CF" canopy added to Outrage 550

Die Betaphase geht weiter !
Ab sofort findet Ihr das 2.5f BETA! update auf der Phoenix-Sim Webseite.
Viel Spass beim testen.

Bugs Fixed

• Issue with rate-gyro models restarting with HotStart and transmitter turned off resolved
• Models do not drop as far on startup
• Issue with Knight 3D fixed
• Display-Smoke emission issues fixed
• Shift-look camera issues fixed
• Hover training issue fixed
• Starting positions on "Sandflats" flying site fixed
• PiperCub Floatplane/Lake LA4 floatplane floatation issues fixed
• Optimised some graphics issues
• Added Low and Medium physics quality settings under Settings > Program setup for lower-end computers
• Fixed issue with "Transmitter not found" occasionally appearing