Changelog

• Fix hub Ordering in VDS and in Leaderboards

• Handle invalid time setting in Preparation Scorer which leads to flight booking errors

• Fix stand group retrieval in Flight Dispatch

• Fix stand retrieval error when no stands exist during Flight Dispatch

• Add and implement Prefer Honorary Rank Setting for Pilots

• Added Sorting by Reported / Submitted date in Bugs, Improvements and Features

• Added sort persistence in session for the Reported / Submitted sorts in Bugs, Improvements and Features

• Fixed Error ID being invisible to Team vAMSYS in some circumstances

Improved File filters

• Simulators filter will only show simulators which have files and addons assigned to them

• Addons filter looks at Simulator filter and shows only the applicable addons for selected simulator

Other New Features

• Added File Sorting functionality in Pilot Panel to sort by name, download count and update date

• To enable the sorting functionality, the Files card in Pilot Panel now shows the count and date

• Updating Version will update File's updated_at timestamp as well

• Added Copy Previous function when creating a version. It will copy, if exists, previous versions version, description, external link, sources and authors.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed disappearing 'Select' box in the navigation menu in some cases

• Fixed an error when copying files

• Fixed regression in Pilot Statistics > Default Selection

• Statistics Boxes will update after initial hub selection

• Add Staff Action Count to be shown in Navigation under Orwell

• Added Notification Roles for Alerts/NOTAMs in Discord Settings (feature currently disabled)

• Add when editing an event, the Event Type is locked and cannot be changed

• Add skipping steps when editing an event

• Add Sim and OS Version tracking to PIREPS table; Capturing of actual data to be added when working on PIREP Processing

• Add Booked Network in PIREPs Table

• PIREP View page now lists Livery Used

• PIREP View page now has a section for Paused Time

• In Booking Dispatch, Send IATA prefix as 'airline' to Simbrief, not ICAO prefix

• Added ID Column to Load Factor Profiles table in VDS

• New setting in Orwell > Settings > Airline > Bookings - 'Highlight Booked Aircraft'

• Fixed an Error when opening a direct link to submission


We are happy to bring back Vision - our Bug, Improvement and Feature tracker.

Vision is our in-house solution enabling us to collate our user reports in one easy to manage place. v2 is a complete rebuild - all submission forms follow best practices and encourage to submit actionable bug reports, improvement requests and feature suggestions.

There is still some work to do - in the not too distant future we will enable email notifications, global search and tools to better see if what you are posting might be a duplicate.

• Resolved Hub Selection modal showing up twice in some cases

• VDS Load Factor calculator now accepts any 'amount' of more than 1

• Removed 'secondary' and 'brand' badge colors from the NOTAMs and Alerts

• Resolve an issue when manipulating containers in Bulk Route Edit and Airport Import

• Fixed an error when SimBrief dispatch cannot be retrieved

• Add accent_color to Pegasus Controller for future feature

• Select Page logo is now shown in Orwell and VDS

• Fix navigation issue to non-custom Resource and Document Pages

• Moved Scenery table in Resources > Airports to be under Stand Groups

• Fixed the styling of the Copy Scorers card

• Fixed 50% Phoenix dashboard layout when viewing on mobile

• Fixed event carousel in Phoenix Dashboard not having width in some cases

• Fixed element spacing in Pages > Panel Component when using columns

• Fixed sidebar not closing on mobile when navigating to a different page

• Disabled VDS Options to Delete Aircraft and Fleets - that's in line with the importers being disabled prior to v5 go-live

• Disabled VDS Option to Create Aircraft - that's in line wit the importer being disabled prior to v5 go-live

• Replace timepicker with custom solution

• Added a Panel component to Headless Panel - this allows to construct pages in columns with cards

• Made Page components collapsible and collapsed by default

• Removed the /custom level from Resources and Documents custom pages

• Added an option to hide pages from navigation

• Added 'internal-button' component in Pages to link to existing page

• Fixed inaccurate helper text in Orwell > Pilots > Invites > Transfer PIREP

• Fixed Registration Rejected Email being disabled when it should not be

• Refactor Leaderboard Content component

• Fix Leaderboard page error

• Added warning in email pages regarding copying variables and that one should use preview.

• Initial work on PIREP Processing

• Disabled AutoRejects page in v5, as the warning not to edit autorejects goes unheeded.

• Fixed custom CSS Stylesheet loading

• Decoupled Hub Selection when Pilot has no location from the Statistics component in Phoenix Dashboard.

• Select Hub modal cannot be closed by clicking away or pressing ESC

• Added 'Take me to Orwell' button in Hub Selection for VA Staff

• Fixed display of email variables `_` was missing in the descriptions

• Fixed incomplete parsing of 'support_email' email variable

• Fixed text alignment issues in the Team Page in Phoenix

• Route Creation/Edit modals cannot be closed by clicking away or by pressing ESC

• Removed Global Search from Pilots List in Orwell

• Removed enable_stands flag as it's no longer in use anymore

• Added configuration inheritance for Aircraft in the Aircraft Resource page in Phoenix

• Fixed swapped placeholders for climb and cruise profiles in Fleet and Aircraft create/edit modals

• Changed the aircraft information displayed in Dispatch boxes. It now shows Aircraft Name, not type code

• Added dark image for Social Icons, shown in dark mode

• Added Flight Length and Distance filters for routes in VDS

• Changed Scenery download link text

• Removed Scenery table from Airport Resource page if Airport has no Sceneries added

• Added search by ICAO/IATA in Routes table in VDS

• Added Callsign/Flight Number prefill when creating/editing Route in VDS

• Added Custom Claim Text shown to pilots when submitting a claim

• Renamed Make a Claim button to Manual PIREP / File a Claim

• Fixed Reset Discord on Notices when Editing

• Added Reset Read option on Notices

• Removed AirportWorkerTimeSetter job as it is no longer required

• Fixed casting issues when text field is null when previewing emails

• Fixed Served By in footer to show the hostname of the server

• Adjusted Statistics and Statistics Slim box to carry same card-header; Made the footprint smaller

• Removed shadow from fi-modal-header style class

• Adjusted Event Box highlight for events you are registered for in Events Page

• Fixed can_access_orwell and can_access_vds property read issues when switching VAs between v3 and v5.

• Adjusted API responses to Hangar.to queries.

• Hid Discord and API pages in Orwell.

• Added Liveries & PIREPs > Pilot Notes. Central section collating all Pilot Notes.

• Added Liveries & PIREPs > PIREP Comments. Central section collating all PIREP Comments.

• Added Airline Maintenance Mode.

• Updated documentation for new features.

• Added missing documentation for Activity Whitelist, Unmet Initial Activity and Activity Grace pages in Orwell.

Hotfix to Hangar to stop VAs being soft-deleted in certain circumstances.

Hotfix to address some logic issues when creating new Pilot entries.

Migration starts on 26th August, with v5 go-live date set as 24th September.

New Theme:

• Resolved dependency issues.

• Fixed JS and CSS compiling issues.

• Enhanced the potential for CSS overrides.

Orwell:

• Added headings to Alerts and NOTAMs tables.

• Updated various table header actions to use outlined button styles instead of solid ones.

• Reworked styling of the Orwell Dashboard.

• Livery List: Moved filters into a filter menu, added a table header.

Hangar 0.9.5:

• Fixed an error on the Your Downloads page when a downloaded file has been deleted by the VA.

• Resolved the issue with pack downloads when pack names contain `/` or `\` characters.

• Corrected a configuration issue that caused uploads to expire earlier than the indicated 10 minutes.

Phoenix:

• Updated the Friends sub-system and decoupled it from v3.

Backend:

• Fixed a route caching issue caused by duplicate ACARS routes.

Phoenix:

• Fixed logic issues on the Booking page when submitting claims.

Orwell:

• Resolved logic issues related to statistics when reviewing claims.

• Removed the unnecessary Airline Name field in the Stand Group Exporter.

Phoenix:

• Improved booking cancellation logic to prevent cancellations when there are recent position reports.

Backend:

• Added endpoints for Pegasus to authenticate and function in the v5 environment.

• Updated the generation of Pegasus CSV files and backported these changes to v3.

Phoenix:

• Added a fancy route line to the Destinations map.

• Improved loading indicators on the Destinations map.

Phoenix:

• Improved route line drawing; it is now calculated when a route is selected instead of pre-calculated for all destinations.

Orwell

• Removed Taxifuel, ATCfuel, WXfuel, and tankering fuel options from Fleets and Aircraft in Importers/Exporters and VDS.

• Renamed `minfob` and `minfod` in VDS to Minimum Block Fuel and Minimum Arrival Fuel.

• Made Scoring Group optional in the Fleet Importer to mimic VDS behavior.

• Added an Airport Identifier column to the Route Exporter.

• Enhanced Route Importer to recognize Departure/Arrival Code by ID, ICAO, or IATA code.

• Improved array parsing logic in all importers.

• Fixed a typo in the Route Import error message when the Fleet was not found.

• Updated the Import/Export table to refresh every 5 seconds, instead of 10.

• Enhanced Route Import to populate missing CI, ETE, and Flight Distance values if left empty.

• Added checks for allowable callsign and flight number prefixes in Route Import.

VDS

• Updated Route Management -> Airports page to no longer refer to route status, which no longer exists.

VDS:

• Fixed the bug that allowed duplicate airports to be added.

Orwell:

• Fixed an Airport Import bug that caused silent failures due to integer conversion.

• Fixed a Route Export bug that failed if routes had no departure/arrival times.

• Added an ID column to the PIREP Scoring Groups table.