Just Flight pushes the biggest update yet for the 146 Professional

Just Flight kicked off the recent pouring of high-quality, highly-detailed airliners for MSFS with the launch of the BAe 146 Professional about a month ago. After a couple of initial updates aimed at fixing more pressing issues that customers were having with the product, the British studio is now bringing us the most comprehensive update yet.

The 146 Professional quickly gained the admiration of MSFS simmers for its polish and level of detail, both in terms of visuals and in the simulation of the aircraft itself. Naturally, with such a complex product, some things may not work as well as others, and there are always some improvements to be made here and there, which is precisely what Just Flight is trying to do during these weeks following the release.

Version 0.1.3 of the 146 Professional for MSFS is now available, and it comes with a long list of changes that touch a little bit of everything in the experience. The EFB, for example, gets an ample range of improvements, but there are also a lot of changes in the engines’ simulation, flight model enhancements, and even two new liveries (Eurowings and Corsair).

Check below the full release notes for this massive update to the 146, and make sure to get the download from your original vendor.

146 Professional v0.1.3 release notes:

LNAV/FMS northerly tracking issue fixed
VOR (with no DME) tracking issue fixed

DME (with no VOR) distances now shown on HSI and RMI

Improvements to state saving logic

VHF NAV 1 ‘ON’ button now usable with LOCK interaction mode (i.e. in VR mode)

Fuel crossfeed now possible for both engines and APU
More detailed cabin windows added for wing-view rows

Cabin window rain effects added
Numerous improvements to the cockpit model (e.g. smoother edges on control column and more detailed knobs)
Eurowings and Crossair liveries added

Cockpit door is now animated (and cabin crew will open/close it as required to report cabin is secured for take-off or landing)
Ground rolling resistance increased
Airframe drag and idle thrust tweaked for greater descent rates

Engine TGTs closer to real-world values
Engine fuel burn closer to real-world values
QT/QC cargo door now requires yellow system hydraulic pressure to open/close

QT/QC cabin and freight door lighting fixed
QC/QC additional cargo containers added, quantity changes dynamically based on current payload
Checklists updated

Camera views improved
Various EFB bug fixes and improvements:
- Window prompt added to automatically set the ZFW and block fuel from the SimBrief OFP
- Navigraph login no longer expires
- SimBrief OFP click-and-drag scrollbar added and readability improved
- SimBrief username login setting is now saved
- 24 hour clock setting is now saved
- Blank page when returning from aircraft screen is fixed
- Aircraft fuel and payload keyboard input resetting to 0000 after entry – fixed
- CG % SMC pitch trim clickspot will no longer set a unit value that triggers the config horn (-200 and -300 variants). If flying the -300 variant, it will set an additional +1 unit of trim if the flaps are retracted so that when the FTC system operates during flap extension, the correct trim setting for take-off will be set.
- Rudder axis steering option added – When enabled, the rudder axis control assignment will also control the tiller for nose wheel steering. When disabled, the ‘STEERING INC/DEC’ and ‘NOSE WHEEL STEERING AXIS’ assignments can be used to control the tiller without moving the rudder pedals. You can also click and drag the tillers to control only the steering.

MSFS mixture settings are now forced to fully rich and engine auto stop control assignment now supported with custom logic, to avoid engine start issues

MSFS beacon lights variable no longer showing as off when in cockpit view with beacon switch on
With the new ‘Flipchart Options’ tick-box enabled on the EFB config menu, you can now click on the relevant row of the speeds flipchart (below the landing gear lever) to specify which flap setting you’d like the speeds bug to be set for (instead of it being based on your current flap setting). This allows you to pre-select your take-off or approach flap setting. Co-pilot will only call for approach flap selections up to the setting that you have selected, e.g. the call to extend flaps 33 won’t be triggered if you have selected the speed bugs for a flaps 30 landing.
Rudder limiter logic has been added (max rudder deflection reduces as airspeed increases, only +- 2 degrees at VMO)

Throttle 10% to 90% control assignments support added
Nose wheel steering is now locked when in the air, and is unlocked during pushback (avoiding need for green hydraulic pressure for pushback steering)
Pilot callout and cabin announcement logic changed to reduce chance of them not being triggered, particularly when flying circuits or after a go-around

Autopilot sync mode can now be controlled using the SET ELT assignment, allowing you to hold-then-release the button in addition to the existing on/off toggle (TOGGLE AFTERBURNER)
FREIGHT DOOR caption added to MWP for QT/QC variants
Landing gear placards missing from some liveries – fixed

TMS TGT/SYNC disengagement logic added, allowing you to quickly switch from TGT/SYNC to either TGT or SYNC mode
Pressurisation controller card now rotates relative to the barometric scale as per real aircraft
DC pump now pressurises the yellow brake accumulator and not the yellow system

When using the PTU, green hydraulic system pressure now drops as associated services are used (e.g. flaps, brakes, gear and airbrakes)
PTU ‘bark’ sound now only audible when the PTU is supplying green hydraulic system
Default positions for various controls revised to match FCOM checklists

Autopilot no longer reverts to pitch and roll hold modes when disconnected
ENG IGN annunciators now reflect selection made on ground ignition switch
Landing lights no longer illuminate the cockpit

FTC (-300 only) trim speed reduced for improved handling during flap retraction/extension
Manual pitch trim speed increased
300QT window blank issue fixed

Various minor livery fixes
Transponder logic changes for vPilot compatibility
Transponder flight ID can now include the number ‘0’

Mono-spaced fonts now used for digital read-outs (e.g. HSI distance and speed)
Shadows removed from fuel quantity gauge needles
Delay added between seat belt sign ‘bong’ and cabin announcement

Gap around aft door interiors fixed
FMS brightness control fixed
VHF NAV 2 test mode added

VR experience tweaks
Additional tooltips added
ATC callsigns revised

Tutorial flight files added
Wheel chock positions fixed
ALT ARM and ALT modes can now be engaged at the same time to allow for preselection of next altitude

EXT AC PWR AVAILABLE light will now illuminate regardless of aircraft electrical state as long as the GPU is connected
MWS ground operation (GND OP) now dims the MWS captions
Airbrake drift added (airbrakes will gradually separate once hydraulic pressure is depleted)

TMS logic tweaked for more accurate thrust management
ENGINE AUTOSTOP control assignment now supported
ALT ARM mode not automatically disengaging when altering altitude value using SELECT ALTITUDE BUG assignment – fixed