Black Friday, SPAD.neXt 0.9.7 and a new FIP?

Black Friday is here!

For the first time we are offering 25% discount on everything for the period of Nov. 29th through Dec. 6th (UTC time). This applies to new licenses, as well as upgrades or update renewals.

The discount will be applied automatically upon checkout.

SPAD.neXt 0.9.7 at the doorsteps

SPAD.neXt 0.9.7 is about to be released in early December, bringing some new features:

• Support for all Go2Flight devices and the Pololu servo controller (e.g. for analog gauges)
• Support for custom Arduino/ATmega/Teensy based devices (see our GitHub for details)
• Support for the PMDG 737 NGXu
• Support for a new (not yet available) flight sim — to be revealed as soon as it's available for purchase
• Support for Dovetail Train Simulator
• Many other little quality-of-life improvements

To get your hands on the 0.9.7 public beta now, just enable beta updates in SPAD.neXt (Application Settings). The current changelog is available in the forums.

A new FIP for you?

In the past years, we've been asked over and over again if there's an alternative to the Saitek/Logitech Flight Instrument Panel. Currently there isn't, and the drawbacks of the Saitek FIP are starting to cause real problems:

• Not many computers come with USB 2.0 ports anymore — the Saitek FIP only supports USB 2.0
• The firmware for the FIP is over 10 years old and crashes frequently

We're currently looking into options to craft such a device, and would like you to participate in this poll so we can plan according to your needs.