In a comprehensive announcement post on X-Plane.org, Alex Beavil has announced that the team has pushed out the final version of their much anticipated update which includes a wholly redemodelled 3d flightdeck. "You asked "new cockpit when", and the answer is NOW!"

Also included in the update is a "second-generation" EFB which includes new functions, most notably a new weight and balance page and the landing calculator. These main features is just a sliver of the many other bigfixes and other small additions added to the aircraft since v1.5.0, and it goes without saying that the Magknight 787 is compatible with v11.50 and Vulkan.

The new cockpit and update was released as a beta a few weeks ago for those who wants to explore the new visuals, and in that process, the team was busy squashing issues and bugs from feedback by the "21 people that have submitted bug reports via GitHub and Discord server"

With great updates come with great filesizes, and v1.6.0 contains over half a gigabyte of changed files, as such the team recommends user to update their aircraft not through the Skunkcrafts updater (Updating through Skunkcrafts update will take a very long time), but through the store.

As a sidenote, the team has informed that repaints made for v1.4.0 are for the most part compatible with the latest iteration of the exterior model, however some parts may be misaligned due to mapping improvements for the GE engines, and new additions such as SATCOMs and the inclusion of RR engines:

New 3D Cockpit

• ACP/Stationbox is now functional
• High resolution textures with PBR throughout the cockpit and cabin
• More comprehensive cockpit lighting options
• Mousewheel Manipulators (#470)
• New Manipulators and animations across all buttons
• Optional tinted cockpit windows
• Realistic Panel dimensions
• Reduced speckle effect in cabin

Next-Generation EFB

• New WTBAL calculator
• Config file support for different cabin configs and galley loadouts
• Weight configurations are validated to ensure safe flight
• Takeoff calculator
• Automatic derate calculation
• Automatic trim calculation
• INTX and runway slope support (using extremeData)
• Max weight for runway
• Substantially more cases supported than previous generation
• Landing calculator
• Enroute and dispatch versions
• Autobrakes
• Full selection of autobrakes RTO, 1-4 and MAX
• EFB init

Extensive bugfixes and other small features

• ACARS message formatting issue
• ACARS spelling mistake (#393)
• ACP/stationbox configured for use with VATSIM
• Autobrakes being sad
• Balance button is now momentary
• Better keyboard entry for TCPs
• Button default states
• CDU button crash (#395)
• COMM keyboard entry (#401)
• Conversion altitude changes
• Delayed air lights
• EICAS Stab trim indicator is now fancy
• EICAS too high (#406)
• EICAS warning/caution reset (#472)
• External datarefs for weight and balance
• FCS lock
• Flaps system modifications (787#191)
• GPWS flaps/gear messages
• Handler for malformed ACARS messages
• Linked logo light to navlights for Honeycomb yoke
• More advanced error checking for JSON stuff
• ND range knob direction (#376)
• PA volume made a bit louder, and persistent
• Physical keyboard number entry for the CDU (#405)
• Settings file soft crash (#456, #415)
• Specifically define SASL modules
• Speedbrakes manipulator at bottom of axis for ease of use
• TCP keyboard entry scope issue
• Updated SAM support to 1.0.7

Useful Links:

• Liveries: https://magknight.org/liveries
• Discord: https://magknight.org/discord
• Documentation: https://docs.magknight.org/
• FAQ: https://docs.magknight.org/faq/
• Issue tracker: https://magknight.org/bug/

For the full announcement, head over to the original thread on X-Plane.org