[VSKYLABS Bulletin] issued 9th September 2025
Hello VSKYLABS 'Test-Pilot': SR-71-TB Pilots!
X-Plane 12.3.0 beta-1 was released last week, introducing a fundamental modification in the X-Plane airspeed-data system.
The effect of this update was a bit unexpected, and it derived an immediate development and calibration of the airspeed data system and all its peripheral aspects in the VSL SR-71-TB (it touches almost any aspect in the flight envelope, including autopilot operation, spikes automation etc...currently causing various issues when flying in X-Plane 12.3.0 Beta-1).
Within a very few days, version v3.2.0 will be released.
Important:
It will still be a X-Plane 12.2.1 stable release aircraft.
The effect of the VSL SR-71-TB airspeed data adjustments will not void any X-Plane 12.2.1 flying performance, but it will allow full operation in 12.3.0 Betas, which is good as many are flying the beta version.
In addition to the modification in the airspeed data, the update will include the expected textures tune-up so that the aircraft will look more refined in external view (XP 12.2.0 introduced fundamental changes in rendering which turned the aircraft into a shiny, wet Black Bird).
Shortly after X-Plane 12.3.0 becomes final (hours to very few days), the VSKYLABS SR-71-TB v3.2.1 will be released. Then, it will be fully-featured X-Plane 12.3.x aircraft, and will include the weather radar update and various handy features that are optional in X-Plane 12.3.0 such as installing/removing the D-21 drone on the fly, eliminating the need of using the GUI.
Once all of the above goes smoothly, the project will get back on it development road-map track, which includes new and improved systems, the RSO cockpit and more!
So, standby for updated and improved action with the VSKYLABS 'Test-Pilot': SR-71-TB!
VSKYLABS.
