Boeing 757 V2 Professional

The Boeing 757 V2 Professional gets from years of experience from Flight Factor to deliver the ultimate airliner's experience in X-Plane.

• Officially licensed by the Boeing © Corporation
• Accurate dimensions based on drawings supplied by Boeing ©
• Support for X-Plane 11 and 12
• Suitable for beginners- Tutorial modes and auto procedures
• Great for advanced users - Complex systems are simulated
• Includes both Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engine types
• VR compatible

Flight model:

• Accurate flight model, as close as it gets to real performance. Tested by real pilots
• Dynamic and customizable center of gravity that depends on actual cargo, passenger placement and burning fuel in flight

Fully Functional Professional FMS and EFIS System:

• Custom designed Flight Management Computer, integrated with other plane systems
• Terminal procedures from updatable database
• Two independent analogue instrument sets for captain and first officer
• Two independently simulated EFIS (EADI/EHSI configuration) for captain and first officer
• Dual-FMS with two independently working CDUs
• Working instrument comparators
• Triple IRS and triple symbol generator systems with realistic instrument source switching
• Dual air-data computers with custom failure modes and source switching
• Independent 2 nav and an ils receivers
• Realistic inertial and radio position updating, you can see the individual inaccuracies of those systems
• Triple-channel autopilot with realistic dependencies
• Fail operational and fail passive autoland with mode degradations based on system failures
• Load company routes generated by Professional Flight Planner X (or other compatible programs) directly into the FMC
• FMC can be used on external touchscreen or tablet, optimized for the Retina iPad

Custom cockpit interaction system:

• Adjustable modes for cockpit interaction, you chose what to use for clicks
• Different cockpit interaction modes, with mouse wheel and right button support
• In-cockpit tooltips from the manual - you click on the button and see portions of the manual on display
• In-cockpit life datarefs for cockpit building

Options:

• A very flexible architecture – you chose the set up
• Different options for many avionics instruments including two types of FMC
• Options to composite your own EICAS, EADI and EHSI displays
• Most of the options that the real 757 fleet has are included
• Many additional options for sounds, cockpit interaction, effects etc

 Interactive Checklists, Procedures, and auto-helper (Exclusive feature):

• Full electronic interactive checklists and procedures with automatic action detection
• Automatic mode – a “helper” -  that performs all the actions for you. You just CHECK the items
• A tutorial which shows the user what to do and when
• An option to have a visual aid on what and when to do in procedures

Custom Systems and Failure model:

• Detailed and deep simulation of almost every system in the real aircraft
• Custom air and pressure system
• Electrical system with all AC and DC busses modelled - see which system depends on which bus
• Hydraulic system that uses a little fluid when treated correctly and a lot of fluid if used incorrectly
• Multistage custom failure system - over 200 more failures than X-Plane
• Ability to fix failure by following proper procedure
• Persistent failure and maintenance system – aircraft wear and misuse will carry over to your next flight

Warning system and radars (Exclusive feature):

• Fully functional GPWS with all the modes the real plane has.
• Fully functional terrain radar, with custom database (just like the real plane), a look-ahead warning system and many other features
• Weather radar that works like the real thing. Including tilt and gain functions, ground clutter, turbulence detection and windshear prediction

3D Modeling:

• Accurate dimensions based on exterior drawings provided by Boeing
• Very detailed exterior modelling with high resolution textures
• Very high resolution 3D cockpit with every switch functional
• Spatial rain simulation with high detail
• Very detailed passenger cabin graphics including galleys
• Additional graphic features: real working oxygen masks both in cockpit and cabin, dynamic window blinds that react to sunlight etc.
• New and improved wingflex

Special effects:

• Multilayer dynamic reflections on all glass objects
• Glow effects on screens
• Reflective metal and plastic objects in the cockpit
• Glossy exterior that reflects the outside
• XP weather enhancements like custom windshear

Custom Sounds:

• Two sound pack by BSS for both engines
• Several hundred custom sounds
• In-cockpit custom sounds
• Switches with individual sounds
• Many individual system sound inside and outside
• Airport environment sounds
• Cabin sounds
• 3D stereo sound system for engines
• In flight cabin announcements
• Interactive communication with the cabin crew (reporting misconfigurations and passenger comfort problems)

On Screen menus:

• An ipad-like menu popping-up from the cockpit
• Custom pages for loading/unloading fuel, cargo and passengers, customizing the CG, calling for pushback and performing maintenance
• Ability to customize the plane with winglets, special effects level, wingflex level and set other options to be saved or default
• Ground equipment and door pages
• Failure monitoring menu

Extra objects and equipment:

• Working push-back truck - Fully controllable with your joystick
• Passenger bus and stairs or optional gate configuration (passengers can be loaded from gate instead of bus)
• Fuel truck, de-Icing truck, GPU, ground-start units both visible and fully functional with airplane systems
• Other ground equipment
• 7 default liveries included in the package : Air France, American, Boeing House, Jet2.com, Lufthansa, Thomson, VA X-Airways

• X-Plane 12 / X-Plane 11.50+
• Windows 10+, macOS 10.15+ (Intel or Apple Silicon) or Linux 14.04 LTS, 64 bit mode
• RAM: 8 GB (16 GB+ RAM recommended)
• VRAM: 3 GB (6 GB+ VRAM recommended)
• Disk space: 4 GB

If you previously purchased the "Boeing 757 Version 1" at our Aerosoft shop, you get 25% discount when purchasing the new version. Please enter your old serial number of the predecessor in the voucher field at the checkout.

Known issues:

• Mac OS only; Possible CTD on reloading model (after activation for example)  or on changing model within the package (eg. 757-200 -> 757-300).
• Workaround: restart the whole sim and select needed model to load.

Version 2.6.20:

• Fixed possible CTD related to TGDS plugin (TERR/WXR functional)
• Fixed APU GEN OFF incorrect behavior
• Fixed APU Bleed operation with Engine Bleed open
• Fixed message prioritization in EICAS
• Fixed some LIT and flying objects in the cockpit

Version 2.6.19:

• Just added missed lines from beta changelog (2.6.17-beta & 2.6.16-beta)

Version 2.6.18:

• Various revisited cockpit fixes
• Fixed RAT button backlight
• Fixed ILS DME indications on RDMI

Beta 2.6.17:

• Fixed Decision Height selection on ADI panel
• Fixed MCP animations
• Fixed various cockpit animations and bugs

Beta 2.6.16:

• Revisited FlightModel xp12
• Revisited 3d cockpit, knobs, buttons and etc. xp12
• Fixed DH increment by 1 instead of by 10
• Fixed Hydraulic System Bugs
• Fixed warning about oil pressure when engines are off
• Fixed display of negative fuel consumption
• Added option for Compact Engine Indications of EICAS

Version 2.6.15:

• Fixed PACKs must be AUTO for ACU to work
• Fixed ENG display switch selects Compact Display Format
• Fixed ENG LIMITER caution shown with PW engine

Version 2.6.14:

• Fixed plane not loading on Linux due to missing libraries in package

Version 2.6.13:

• Hopefully fixed possible CTD in X-Plane 12 related to terrain/weather radars usage
• Fixed incorrect terrain/weather map rendering after changing avionics type in settings (FPDS Upgrade)
• Fixed possible displays rendering artifacts/issues with NVIDIA 50 series graphics cards/drivers
• Fixed Duct Bleed Indicator inverted dataref
• Fixed EICAS rudder movement inverted on XP12 for 757-300

Version 2.6.12:

• Added an ability to enable/disable LuaJIT from the tablet
• Added BUS ISOLATED eicas messages
• Fixed RAT door LIT texture issue
• Fixed cockpit windows de-ice feature (xp12)
• Fixed possible unexpected ILS freq/crs changing without your input
• Fixed CG calculation in the tablet (xp12)
• Fixed the RAT beacon color
• Fixed the stab in 200, RF and C-32
• Small fixes for de-ice systems
• Small fixes for brake press indication
• Got rid of libGLU dependency in FF_Effects plugin
• Retuned fuel flow

Version 2.6.11:

• Fixed low engines performance XP12
• Fixed TGDS loading on Linux (undefined symbol: _ZTINSt3__18ios_baseE)

Version 2.6.10:

• Added Apple Silicon native support
• Signed binaries for Mac OS
• Fixed default view and fuel issue in -300
• Fixed slow flight controls XP12
• Fixed possible eng shutdown on the ground during heavy rain with AUTO Ignition (anyway, the forced CONT ignition may be recommended as in real life)
• Fixed ils parking XP12
• Retuned engines XP12
• Got rid of libGLU dependency
• Some lightning tuning XP12

Version 2.6.9:

• Improved spoilers drag (XP12)
• Improved flaps drag (XP12)

Version 2.6.8:

• Fixed no terrain from cabin windows
• Fixed fuel flow (xp12)
• Improved ils autotuning logic in terms of retuning after changing appr, and inhibition when was manual tuned
• Improved ap/fmc behaviour in terms of thrust reduction to clb thrust logic
• Improved outside cockpit look at night

Version 2.6.7:

• Fixed FF house livery in terms of engines and windshields look (XP12)
• Fixed gears floating/underground for 757-RF (XP12)
• Fixed landing alt display brt (XP12)
• Removed xp12 rain from cabin windows, may help with low fps on some configurations (XP12)
• Retuned a little windshields look (XP12)
• A little bit decreased tire friction coeff in some models (XP12)

Version 2.6.6:

• Now it is compatible with X-Plane 12! Use separate *_xp12.acf files for X-Plane 12
• Added thumbnails for xp12 for livery packages, redownload them from the store
• Added glow/glare effects for FPDS display units and tune effects for other avionics variants
• Added a few optimizations related to displays drawing
• Added a little optimization related to graphics memory usage
• Added transition level input to descent page
• Fixed possible weird fuel calculation if you refuel airplane with engines running via in-sim menu
• Fixed possible traffic flickering on nd, at least in several conditions
• Fixed some interaction inconveniences in the tablet gui elements
• Fixed some tooltips not appearing in the tablet
• Fixed possible unexpected MOD header for inactive route
• Fixed some bugs in route activation logic, before, it can get it messed up when cancel activation of another route
• Fixed the issue when you cannot do direct-to via first line when an holding pattern is the active leg
• Fixed possible wrong TOD time displaying
• Fixed an issue when takeoff rwy is reset on rte page after inserting SID/RWY from departure page
• Fixed when clb and des restriction and transition speeds were shared in between
• More correct map data sorting and cutting with map range
• Fixed blank charts with aircraft pos displaying enabled when aircraft is out of chart boundaries
• Fixed possible incorrect registering of right mouse click events under some conditions
• Fixed anti-aliasing slider appearance in effects configuration page for differents plane variants
• Fixed possible crash on startup related to specific audio capture devices configuration
• Fixed possible case when positions of 2D windows are not correctly restored after plane startup
• Fixed inverted RB color channels in Charts
• Fixed taxi lights fix
• Fixed ckpt flood light color
• Fixed beacon position (300)
• Fixed the situation when you cannot go out of direct-to sub mode on legs page
• Fixed possible wrong APU OIL Temp indication
• Fixed possible negative wind indication
• Fixed possible going to manual nav1 during fmc autotuning
• Fixed some visual bugs in the cockpit
• Fixed the ALTN lights on some FPDS buttons
• Fixed engine start sound looping on outside view bug
• Fixed possible CTD or other weird behaviour when you have a hold in non active or MOD rte
• Fixed issue when fmc pretunes ils freq even for non ils/loc approaches
• Fixed the stby altitude readout
• Fixed an issue with the clicksystem, mouse protection mode click up mouse let-go
• Made some blind attempt to fix the issue with possible unexpected alt_hold mode after takeoff
• Changed apu lamp behaviour
• Tuned min and min maneuver speeds
• Improved usability of navigraph charts function:
  • Made not scaled with the chart the airplane symbol
  • Added highlighting of current chart in the list and current of pinned tabs
• As a temporary solution for long-haul pilots, to help them:
  • Added cruise wind input prompt to the PERF INIT page which will be taken into account for all legs in the cruise segment

BETA 2.6.4:

• Added rain effect to interior windows (XP12)
• Added glow lights to cockpit lamps (XP12)
• Fixed possible CTD or other weird behaviour when you have a hold in non active or MOD rte
• Fixed issue when fmc pretunes ils freq even for non ils/loc approaches
• Fixed LIT issues with outer glass (XP12)
• Retuned the lighting ext and interior (XP12)
• Retuned the reflections (XP12)
• Retuned some displays/panels/lamps brt things in the cockpit (XP12)
• Retuned wingflex (XP12)
• Made some blind attempt to fix the issue with possible unexpected alt_hold mode after takeoff

BETA 2.6.3:

• Note: please ignore possible sim warning about the deprecated dataref (cgz_ref_to_default)
• Fixed avionics issue for xp12 beta 8
• Fixed cockpit floor issue in 757RF (XP12)
• Fixed some lamps in cockpit that were broken (XP12)
• Fixed wingflex (XP12)
• Fixed standby altimeter  (XP12)
• Fixed some visual bugs in the cockpit
• Fixed captains chair (XP12)
• Fixed landing and taxi lamps (XP12)
• Fixed door lighting at night (XP12)
• Fixed the ALTN lights on some FPDS buttons
• Fixed engine start sound looping on outside view bug
• Fixed 757 RF empty weight (XP12)
• Changed apu lamp behaviour

BETA 2.6.2:

• Added glow effect to the FPDS displays (XP12)
• Fixed camera position for 753 (XP12)
• Fixed 3d reflections in displays (XP12)
• Fixed various issues with lamps (XP12)
• Fixed hovering gear (XP12)
• Fixed possible steering issue (XP12)
• Improved AT SPD mode behaviour (XP12)
• Updated billboard effect for external lights (XP12)

BETA 2.6.1:

• Fixed some 3d issues, holes and etc in XP12
• Fixed particles issues in XP12
• Fixed some external lights issues in XP12
• Fixed possible cabin pressurization issue in XP12
• Fixed landing light animation issue in XP12

BETA 2.6.0:

• Now it is compatible with X-Plane 12! Use separate *_xp12.acf files for X-Plane 12
• Added thumbnails for xp12 for livery packages, redownload them from the store
• Added glow/glare effects for FPDS display units and tune effects for other avionics variants
• Added a few optimizations related to displays drawing
• Added a little optimization related to graphics memory usage
• Added transition level input to descent page
• Fixed possible weird fuel calculation if you refuel airplane with engines running via in-sim menu
• Fixed possible traffic flickering on nd, at least in several conditions
• Fixed some interaction inconveniences in the tablet gui elements
• Fixed some tooltips not appearing in the tablet
• Fixed possible unexpected MOD header for inactive route
• Fixed some bugs in route activation logic, before, it can get it messed up when cancel activation of another route
• Fixed the issue when you cannot do direct-to via first line when an holding pattern is the active leg
• Fixed possible wrong TOD time displaying
• Fixed an issue when takeoff rwy is reset on rte page after inserting SID/RWY from departure page
• Fixed when clb and des restriction and transition speeds were shared in between
• More correct map data sorting and cutting with map range
• Fixed blank charts with aircraft pos displaying enabled when aircraft is out of chart boundaries
• Fixed possible incorrect registering of right mouse click events under some conditions
• Fixed anti-aliasing slider appearance in effects configuration page for differents plane variants
• Fixed possible crash on startup related to specific audio capture devices configuration
• Fixed possible case when positions of 2D windows are not correctly restored after plane startup
• Fixed inverted RB color channels in Charts
• Fixed taxi lights fix
• Fixed ckpt flood light color
• Fixed beacon position (300)
• Fixed the situation when you cannot go out of direct-to sub mode on legs page
• Fixed possible wrong APU OIL Temp indication
• Fixed possible negative wind indication
• Fixed possible going to manual nav1 during fmc autotuning
• Tuned min and min maneuver speeds
• Improved usability of navigraph charts function:
  •  Made not scaled with the chart the airplane symbol
  • Added highlighting of current chart in the list and current of pinned tabs
• As a temporary solution for long-haul pilots, to help them:
  • Added cruise wind input prompt to the PERF INIT page which will be taken into account for all legs in the cruise segment