Today, we're excited to talk about our latest update to the T-33 Jet Trainer 🚀, which now fully supports Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (MSFS24) standards! If you haven’t had a chance to check out this iconic aircraft, now’s the time! With this new update, we’ve brought significant improvements to both the systems and visuals to align with the latest MSFS24 tech. You can click the link below to grab your copy, and with these changes, we’re confident you’ll love the new level of immersion!
This is a free upgrade for previous owners!
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We’ve listened closely to your feedback, and the overall response to the T-33 has been overwhelmingly positive! 🙌 We’re thrilled you’ve enjoyed this unique addition to our line-up, and we’re even more excited to bring you this MSFS24 update. Let’s dive into the new features and refinements we’ve made, elevating the T-33 to meet the enhanced capabilities of MSFS24!

MSFS24 Conversion and Features

With the release of MSFS24, we’ve implemented several key features to fully utilize the platform’s advancements, ensuring a more realistic and dynamic experience for the T-33. Let’s take a look at what’s new:

New MSFS24 Interaction Points:
We've integrated MSFS24 interaction points for multiple systems across the aircraft. Now, you’ll find detailed interaction for items like covers, chocks, pins, and pitot covers, all tied into real-world dependencies. Forgetting to remove the engine cover? Your engine won’t start! Left the chocks on? You won’t be able to move! And don’t forget about the pitot cover, as it will cause incorrect airspeed readings if not removed. ✈️

Primary Flight Control Surfaces:
In MSFS24, we've also introduced interaction points for primary flight control surfaces and landing gears, bringing enhanced realism to how you interact with the aircraft. This update also includes wear and tear for career mode, so you’ll notice changes over time that reflect your usage.

Enhanced Lighting Effects:
Both internal and external lighting effects have been enhanced to meet MSFS24’s lighting standards. Whether you’re on a night mission or flying through dawn, the lighting has been reworked to create a more dynamic and immersive experience.

Visual and Texture Improvements
In this update, we’ve taken the opportunity to bring the internal and external textures up to MSFS24 standards. From cockpit details to exterior liveries, everything has been converted to provide the most immersive and visually stunning experience possible. 🎨

We’ve also updated the checklist for the new MSFS24 EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) system, ensuring you have all the information at your fingertips, and this update ties into the visual and system improvements seamlessly.

System and Flight Model Updates
We’ve upgraded the sounds of the T-33 to MSFS24 standards, bringing a richer and more realistic sound profile to your flights. You’ll notice improved audio quality in both internal and external views.

Cockpit Enhancements:
We’ve made some modern cockpit improvements, including enhanced digital screen performance for a smoother, more efficient experience, especially on high-demand platforms like Xbox. Additionally, the in-cockpit EFB has been updated to handle MSFS24’s enhanced feature set.

Thank you for your continued feedback and support! We’re excited for you to experience the T-33 in MSFS24, and as always, we’re eager to hear your thoughts on this latest update. Happy flying! 🛩️

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Changelog v1.0.4
- Conversion of the aircraft to FS24 standards including art, systems and FM.
- New FS24 interaction points for covers, chocks, pins and pitot cover with dependencies.
- If engine cover is on - the engine won't start, chocks not removed - you can't move forward, don't remove the pitot cover your airspeed will read incorrectly, plus more!
- New FS24 interaction points for all primary flight control surfaces and landing gears including wear and tear for career mode.
- New FS24 Modular file structure for improved visual performance on PC and Xbox with updated LODs.
- Internal and External lighting effects enhanced for FS24.
- Internal and external textures converted to FS24 standards.
- Checklist updated for the new FS24 EFB.
- Improved sounds to FS24 standards.
- In-cockpit EFB updated.
- Modern cockpit digital screens improved for performance.
- Flight manual updated for new FS24 features.

This update can be downloaded via the iniManager.

v1.0.3
- Engine mapping tweaked for performance and fuel burn, based on further pilot feedback
- Dive brake functionality now tied to hydraulic pressure
- Fuel burn tuning improved
- Elevator trim granularity increased
- High altitude performance increased

The has been some updates with cockpit instruments where they weren't working quite right, a few gaps that we found here and there have been patched up with duct tape and we've got a fresh battery in to make the external lights slightly better!

We've also been tweaking the autopilot a little bit here and there to give better performance during different phases of flight.
One highly requested item was being able to select local NAV1 VOR's to your location on the EFB and transfer them to the NAV unit - We've done some tinkering and we're glad to say this is now available!

We are excited to see requests for more liveries and we are pleased to introduce two new bare metal based liveries from Columbia and France, with more variations coming soon based on your suggestions, keep them coming in through the forum, discord or socials!

Finally, we've added a new alternate engine flight model as an option for those that wish to use it - Electron Volt's Allison Engine Flight Model. This can be downloaded directly from the product installation page. By default, the aircraft will be downloaded & installed with the Official Engine Flight Model, so to select the alternative EFM, please navigate to the bottom right of the page, click the "Engine Flight Model Selector" button, and select 'The Electron Volt Allison Engine Flight Model'. If you would then like to return to the official EFM, either do a complete reinstall of the aircraft (unadvised), or simply remove the alternative EFM by clicking the trash can icon and confirming this action, then selecting the Official EFM to reinstall this into the aircraft folder.

We love getting feedback from the community and it helps us provide you with products you actually want to use - so thank you for all of the useful points we've receive since the last update. We'll continue to address any concerns, bugs and requests so keep sending it in and we'll see what we can do!

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v1.0.2

- Patched up see-through holes and light-bleed holes in the fuselage and cockpit models
- Beacon light lens does not allow for splash/emissive effect at LOD0/1 - Fixed
- Checklists updated with spelling and descriptions errors.
- Checklist validation increased to 24% on engine start-up due to FM changes.
- EFB ability to list local NAV1 VOR frequencies and transfer to NAV1 unit.
- Fuel system page on G3X updated to correct description.
- Beacon always flashing fixed.
- Colombian livery added.
- French livery added.

Today we're talking about our latest release and the first update shipped to the T-33 Jet Trainer🚀 If you haven't already picked up a copy, you can get one here and with the latest changes, we're certain you'll love it! Buy Now.

The feedback from the community so far has been super useful, with the overall feeling and reception to this aircraft being incredibly positive! We're glad you've been enjoying something a little different to our usual products with this one and hopefully this update today will bring some welcome Quality of Life and other refinements to the aircraft. 💪

Update v1.0.1 brings a variety of improvements, bug fixes and new features that enhance both the visual experience and overall flight experience to the jet, so let's jump right in and see what we've done in the last week since launch!

Visual and Texture Enhancements:

One of the points of feedback from the community on liveries was the desire for the bare metal to show through how it does in real life, some of the community were quick to make mods for this to get the most realistic representation which we love to see! However to prevent you from having to download something extra to see how it does in real life, we've made the necessary changes for this to be in the base download! 

We've also had notes of some decals not being placed correctly, so we've resolved these too, these covered a couple of different liveries, so you should see a more accurate representation across the base liveries moving forwards. ✅

Moving on, we have made some slight tweaks and adjustments to the cockpit textures and placements of some items, including general improvements for better clarity and realism. The canopy open/close panel has been slightly shifted to make more visible also and we've added some markings to the fuel pressure gauge to make for easier interpretation. 👀

Other cockpit changes include the elevator trim indicator has now changed to the correct colour, the ADI ball has been fixed to show the horizon line on the gauge rotate in the expected manner with roll maneuvers  and other floating cockpit decals have been fixed. 👻

On the outside of the jet, we've added some weathering effects to the luggage pod for a more worn and realistic look as well as some fuselage fixes which had see-through areas, the mechanics have been busy patching these over!

Paint Kit 🎨
Now, a BIG request from you guys, which we wanted to have ready for the initial release but it fell slightly behind, the Paint Kit!
Finally ready for you guys to get stuck in to with! There's so many impressive liveries out there beyond the ones already made by some, however hopefully this paint kit will make it easier to recreate some of those really awesome paint jobs out there for this historic aircraft.

Systems Improvements:

Some other QoL tweaks for systems/lighting includes changes to the most of the lights systems, the TACAN panel and updated in-cockpit checklists. 📄

Starting off we've made sure that the beacon light is not always on, this was a weird one but we've made sure that is no longer an issue for you! Next, overall lighting tweaks have been made to bring these closer to real life, including changing the intensity of the landing and taxi lights, these seemed to be rather dim and lifeless initially, but now they should appear at lot more prominently in sim, especially at distance! 🚨

Updated checklists have been included to reflect some of the above points, these should enhance the accuracy and realism of these checklists and operation of the aircraft overall. 📃

Closing out the systems improvement section, we've made adjustments to the TACAN panel, to ensure that the numbers are now correctly displayed, there were some issues causing these to "fall through" the panel and become unreadable, so this should now show as intended. 🔢

Flight Model Updates:

On to some of the juicier bits, we've verified with Gregory Colyer from Ace Maker Aviation to ensure figures and details are as expected from the real jet. So with flight model adjustments they are always a sensitive subject, and some tend to have their own ideas on what is right/wrong, which we can totally understand, but they are not necessarily the most accurate in relation to the real jet. 🛩️

So with this, we've made sure to fine tune every aspect of the flight model to ensure an accurate representation of the real jet and meet the expectations of this product. So let's dive into the changes with the first point referencing the Dive break effectiveness;

Dive brake effectiveness/performance have been tuned to be slightly less efficient than they were in the release build. Previously they were "too" effective, which in reality is not the case. We've dialed the numbers back a bit so you'll have to think about slowing down a bit sooner now! 🚫

Moment of Inertia (MOI) has been re-evaluated to be in line with NASA test data for a more accurate flight dynamic, in general it has been increased, this will mean that the sense of 'weightiness' has been increased and you'll notice an addition of stability, especially in yaw. 

Fuel Flow has been slightly adjusted for results closer in line with what we expect from the numbers provided by Greg. This changes spans various altitudes and tightens the tolerances to what we expect to see. The largest change in a sizeable increase of fuel consumption can be seen at lower altitudes! 🔥

Slow Speed Handling, this thing likes going fast, but you'd be amazed at the slow speed capabilities of this jet! We felt that the aircraft was a little too unstable at slower speeds which doesn't reflect accurately on the jet in real life, you'll see that these changes will help maintain stable approaches in landing configuration, as well as low speed maneuvers.  Overall the aircraft will feel less sensitive to pitch inputs when trimmed correctly for approach, however don't get soo slow otherwise you'll see the new Stall Mechanics!

Stall Mechanics, have been adjusted to an improved and more realistic representation of the behavior you can expect from the jet, whilst this is still an incredibly stable platform to perform stalls, being able to hold a fully developed stall all the way to the ground from altitude if you really wanted to (not sure why you would, but you could! 😅), the characteristics have been fine tuned to be more in line with what should be expected from the real jet. The departure of attached airflow angle and speed have both been lowered, this results overall in stalling speeds being lower in general. 🍂

Aerodynamic Profile, another one which has been update to be a more accurate representation after pilot feedback, are the aerodynamics of this jet. As previously mentioned, it is an incredibly stable platform - across a broad range of configurations. Therefore, we've slightly tweaked the peak AOA lift to assist with departure of airflow across surfaces in clean aircraft configuration and improved control authority at higher relative AOA's 📐

Drag profile is a fun one! Previously the speed decay through the air was too low (if you can believe that!) 🤯 This isn't a high bypass ratio engine, it's effectively a missile with large wings and somewhere to sit! Once you cut that throttle, the aerodynamics of this jet will keep it going for a long time with relatively little effective speed loss. However through the mid ranged Mach numbers, it was proving a little too slippery for what we'd expect to see, therefore we've tuned in a small increase in overall drag to this range and this should hopefully match what we're expecting to see from the jet. 🪂

Engine thrust profile has been tuned according to changes in the drag profile changes as mentioned above. The fuel flow data also plays into this and has tightened the tolerance to the datums. In general a reduction in thrust at mid altitudes will see the biggest difference and will align the aircraft to pilot handbooks. 🚀

Nose wheel suspension, Last on the list for the flight model changes, we have the updated nose wheel suspension. This is a minor change overall, however you'll notice slightly more movement in the nose wheel when applying the breaks, especially whilst taxiing/landing and parking. Before it was a little too stiff and with feedback from Greg it should now have a little more 'bounce' to it. Now you'll feel a bit more connected to the aircraft especially at that crucial point during landing and slowing down! 🛞

Documentation:
Flight Manual and the QRC  have been updated to reflect the latest changes and improvements. You can find these here - 

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TL:DR? (but we think you should 😉)

T-33 Jet Trainer Changelog V1.0.1 :

Art

• USA livery now has metallic background colour.
• USA livery decal issues resolved.
• Bare metal paint scheme added.
• Paint kit now available.
• General cockpit texture tweaks.
• Canopy open/close panel now more visible based on pilot feedback.
• Mexican livery pilot names now move with canopy frame.
• Weathering has been added to the luggage pod.
• Fuel pressure gauge markings have been added.
• Elevator neutral trim indicator light now correct colour.
• ADI ball's horizon line now rotates with roll.
• Various floating cockpit decal's fixed.
• Environment occlusion mesh tweaked.
• See-through parts in the fuselage patched.
• Co-pilot in the rear cockpit now able to be toggled on/off to display or not in external view and cockpit view.
• German livery decals have been updated.
• Co-pilot Show/Hide added to EFB Options Page.
• Pilot models re-scaled.
• Joystick show/hide ability added by clicking base.

Systems

• Beacon lights always on has been fixed.
• Tweaks to landing and taxi lights intensity.
• Checklists have been updated.
• TACAN panel numbers now showing.
• Updated sounds for missing elements in the cockpit.

Flight Model

• Dive brake effectiveness tuned.
• MOI's tuned in line with Nasa Test Data.
• Fuel Flow updates.
• Slow speed handling updated.
• Aero profile updated.
• Nose wheel suspension updated.
• Stalling mechanics improved.
• Drag profile tuned.
• Engine thrust profile tuned.

Documentation

• Flight manual and QRC's updated.

N.B: users of any 3rd party flight model modifications should remove these prior to updating to avoid any unexpected behavior or conflicts.

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Thank you to all the members of the community who provided feedback for this update. Your input is invaluable in helping us improve the T-33 Jet Trainer so don't stop! Please keep feeding back anything you think is relevant to a staff member on the forum or in discord and they'll get passed along to the right teams to take a look and be included for any future updates!

Thanks again & happy flying!
iniBuilds Team ❤️ 

T-33_MSFS_Manual.pdf T-33_QRC.pdf

T-33_MSFS_Manual.pdf T-33_QRC.pdf