v5.6.3:
- Fixed ILS pronunciation.
- Bug fix for occasional incorrect plane spawn altitudes.
v5.5:
- Added speech rate setting to the Sound menu.
- Added controls customization to the About menu.
- Several minor adjustments.
v5.4.1: bug fixes and minor adjustments.
v5.4:
- Added a history of all plane tracks to the pause screen.
- Added 'closest distance between planes' info after a separation incident happened.
v5.4:
- Added a history of all plane tracks to the pause screen.
- Added 'closest distance between planes' info after a separation incident happened.
v5.3.1: Added icons to the menu, and minor bug fixes.
v5.3:
- Added menus to change the simulation speed and runway configuration.
- The screen now auto-rotates, with the option to lock it to portrait or landscape.
v5.3:
- Added menus to change the simulation speed in steps of 0.5x, and the runway configuration.
- The screen now auto-rotates, with the option to lock to portrait or landscape.
- More realistic rate of turn, depending on the plane's speed.
v5.2.3:
- Added a sound menu for adjusting volumes.
- Minor adjustments and bug fixes.
v5.2:
- Added curved heading line option, which predicts the turn radius of the selected plane. Long-press the 'line' button in the 'display' menu to enable this feature.
- In custom traffic mode, the skill level is now by default fixed at the set value. Press the 'skill' button to toggle between fixed skill and capped skill modes.
- If the timer is used, the timer menu will be opened automatically on startup as a reminder to reset the timer.
- Various minor adjustments.
v5.1:
- Added aircraft symbol customization; see the 'target' button in the display menu. You can choose between 6 different styles.
- SID mode of departures can be enabled by dragging from the plane onto the waypoint.
- Various minor adjustments.
v5.0.3: Minor adjustments and bug fixes.
v4.9: Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
v4.8: Added a scenario mode; see the traffic menu. The scenario features non-random traffic; a short challenge which can be completed by landing 20 planes without mistakes.
v4.8.1: Minor bug fixes.
v4.8:
- Added a scenario mode; see the traffic menu. The scenario features non-random traffic; a short challenge which can be completed by landing 20 planes without mistakes.
- Blue text line breaks off into 2 lines in case it doesn't fit on 1 line.
v4.8:
- Added a scenario mode; see the traffic menu. The scenario features non-random traffic; a short challenge which can be completed by landing 20 planes without mistakes.
- Blue text line breaks off into 2 lines in case it doesn't fit on 1 line.
- Several minor adjustments.
v4.7:
- more precise speed control for planes on the localizer
- performance improvements for smoother panning/zooming
- app should now also run on devices without a touch screen
- several minor adjustments
v4.6:
- Flow of departures and arrivals can both be set at a fixed value in the traffic menu.
- Reduced TTS speech rates a little bit.
v4.5:
- Planes can be instructed to fly to a VOR and then direct to another VOR, by swiping from the selected VOR onto the next one.
- Several adjustments and bug fixes.
v4.4.6: minor adjustments and bugfixes.
v4.4.5:
- Added speed restriction of 250 knots below FL100. Planes above FL100 accelerate to up to 300 knots.
v4.4:
- Departures now have similar speed controls to arrivals.
- Added timer and 'end game' options.
v4.4:
- Departures now have similar speed controls to arrivals.
- The tutorial mode will no longer be enabled after a high score of 7.5+ has been reached.
- Added 'end game' button to the traffic menu; it closes the airspace by switching to custom traffic with a rate of 0, and provides a natural end to a game.
- Added optional timer function to keep track of play time. It can also be used to pre-set the number of planes you want to land.
v4.3: minor bug fixes
v4.2.8: small adjustments: planes about to divert make the warning call closer to the boundary, reduced the chance of unwanted triggering of doubletap zoom, swiping a heading from a holding plane now makes it leave the pattern via the fix, more hints for new players.
v4.2.6: minor adjustments: improved touch detection to reduce the chance of unintended panning/zooming, more departures from intersecting runways.
See the blog for the complete changelog history.
v4.2:
- Improved panning/zooming when switching between one and two finger inputs
- Adjusted localizer status LOC, which is now only active when the plane points towards the runway, not when overshooting the ILS.
- Several minor adjustments/bug fixes.
v4.1.3:
- bug fixes, more help for beginners, faster speech rate when fastforwarding
v4.1:
- fast forward (20x speed) by pressing and holding the menu button
- added option to disable pan/zoom
v4.1.1: bug fix
v4.1:
- fast forward (20x speed) by pressing and holding the menu button
- various minor adjustments
v4.1:
- fast forward (20x speed) by pressing and holding the menu button
- various minor adjustments
v4.0.2: minor bug fixes
v4.0:
- added dark mode for the sidebar; see display menu
- smoother panning of radar display
v4.0:
- added dark mode for the sidebar; see display menu to enable it
- smoother panning of radar display
- several minor adjustments
And in the full version, Sydney airport is added.
v3.9.10:
- added more help for beginners: better hints and feedback from pilots when they go around, plus a help button with more info
- fixed a crash that could happen when a certain hint for beginners was displayed
- several minor bugfixes and graphical adjustments
v3.9.9:
- fixed some glitches/issues with the new label styles
- move sidebar to the other side of the screen quicker by swiping from the menu button
- improved holding entry turns
v3.9.8:
- new display option: choose between 3 different plane label styles
- departure handoffs are only allowed from 3000+ feet above ground (but higher is safer)
v3.9.7: fixed issue where planes sometimes didn't go around while they should
v3.9.6:
- traffic updated
- added better explanation for beginners
- bugfix
v3.9.6:
- traffic updated
- added better explanation for beginners
- bugfix to avoid a freeze when changing traffic mode
3.9.4:
- Wake turbulence distance is more clearly displayed; the arcs have a better visibility and the required distance is also given in the infotext line when a plane is on approach.
- Increased the amount of traffic to the secondary airport.
- 3.9.5: Added mouse support.
3.9.3:
- More departures from secondary airport 'RD' when flow mode is enabled (after setting a high skill value first). Several other minor traffic adjustments.
- Flow limit increased to 180 planes per hour.
- Added multiwindow support (android 7+) to allow for multitasking; only useful on large screens.
v3.9:
- added more wake turbulence categories ('recat'), allowing for more efficient wake turbulence separation on the localizer (less go arounds).
- wake arc on the localizer will adapt dynamically to the required distance between two plane categories (instead of always displaying two arcs for 'H' and 'M' category distance).
- planes inbound 'RD' airport have a slightly different label color, so they're easier to distinguish from planes inbound to main airport.
- bugfixes.
v3.8:
- More customizable traffic rate: options to adjust cap and skill level, or set a fixed flow of traffic, or disable traffic to the secondary airport.
- More display settings: range rings and XL font size.
- Several bugfixes and adjustments.
For more variation and challenge: the full version now has Tokyo and Toronto airports, and customizable weather.
v3.7:
- higher departure capacity from parallel runways
- inactive runways/airports are visible (in grey)
- app targets Oreo and has an updated icon
- v3.7.5: bugfixes
v3.7:
- higher departure capacity from parallel runways
- inactive runways/airports are visible (in grey)
- LLZ mode is now hidden behind a longpress between the altitude buttons
- app targets Oreo and has an updated icon
- bugfixes
v3.6:
- doubletaping SID selects the highest altitude automatically, and doubletapping ILS enables the new LLZ mode (cleared for the localizer only, tap it again for the full approach clearance)
- if you don't like to handoff planes manually, then pilots eventually won't give a call anymore when they switch frequency automatically (reduces repetative messages)
- after a long delay a plane will divert automatically
- some minor adjustments and bug fixes
v3.5.3:
- bugfix and minor adjustments
- faster speech rate when time multiplier is enabled
v3.5:
- make turns greater than 180 degrees, up to 360 degrees
- switch sidebar to the other side
v3.5.2: bugfixes
v3.5:
- planes can make turns greater than 180 degrees, up to 360 degrees
- adjusted penalty for separation incidents
- tower can reduce speed of planes that are too close to a preceding plane
- button added in menu to switch sidebar to the other side
v3.5:- planes can make turns greater than 180 degrees- doubletap between heading buttons to make a 360 over right or left- adjusted penalty for separation incidents- tower can reduce speed of planes that are too close to a preceding plane- button added in menu to switch sidebar to the other side
v3.4:- added two finger pan/zoom- green text at the bottom now fits on screen, and the blue text of a selected plane remains visible till OK is clicked- no auto altitude change anymore when enabling SID mode- added warning message before Cap is enabled for the first time- yellow wake arcs for clarityBy the way, the full version (with five more airports), is now on sale!
v3.3.4:- press and hold 'cap' button to lower the skill value (reduce traffic), and holding it till 4.0 now closes the airspace entirely
v3.3 has various minor adjustments, including:- reduced separation to 2.5NM for planes on the ILS closer than 10 miles from the runway; this avoids incidents due to compression when planes reduce their speed- category 'super' aircraft now have a J in the label instead of an S
v3.2.4:- Incident alarm sound is now silenced when you select an involving plane
v3.2.3:- easier expediting climb, by doubletapping in the middle between the altitude buttons- full aircraft trail now always stored on exit/app switch- slightly more departures- and other minor bugfixes/adjustmentsP.s. the full version is now 33% off!
v3.2.2:- wake turbulence arcs better visible- delays trigger a bit later- TTS improvementsv3.2.1:- extended ILS range a bit- more regular inbound traffic to secondairy airport RD
v3.2.1:- extended ILS range a bit- more regular inbound traffic to secondairy airport RD- plus several minor adjustments and bugfixes
v3.2.0:- more departures- added label background when a plane is selected, for better visibility- reduced separation requirements during simultaneous takeoffs, and shortly after go-arounds to avoid double penalties.- several minor adjustmentsAlso, the game is now available on Steam too.
v3.1.6:- custom zoom level, by doubletap + drag up/down- auto reposition of labels for parallel approaching planes to avoid overlap- it's now easier to see departure route for planes still at tower control- several optimizations and bugfixes