Zephyr

v1.10.5

October 23, 2025

This update includes two new scenarios "Miami Beach" and "SAR Fundamentals" (Search and rescue) with 17 modules total. It also includes a major flight physics overhaul impacting every drone in the simulator for better flight accuracy. The Capture system has also had a major under-the-hood update that should allow for more accurate captures, multi-target captures, and zoom being factored in.

New Features ✨

• New Flyable Scenarios

  • SAR Fundamentals

    • This scenario allows for basic Search & Rescue training in a densely wooded area along a riverbank.

    • List of Modules

      • Free Flight - Explore the river valley wilderness at your own pace

      • Canopy Search - Find a missing person lost somewhere in the valley

      • Situational Awareness 01 - 03 - Navigate your drone through a densely wooded areas

      • Glideslope 01 - Training for the basic principles of the glideslope drone flight maneuver

      • Zoom Reveal 01 - Training for the basic principles of the zoom reveal drone flight maneuver

      • Missing Kayaker - Find a missing kayaker lost in the wilderness by following a trail of clues

  • Beach

    • This lively scenario provides boardwalk atmosphere with South Florida views.

    • List of Modules

      • Free Flight - Explore the beachfront at your own pace

      • Beach Tour - Take a leisurely tour of points of interest around the beach area

      • Racing Circuit 01 - 03 - Increasingly difficult racing circuits in the beach area

      • Pier Slalom - Test your stick skills with this trickly slalom through a pier's support pillars

      • Beach Scavenger Hunt - Find the rubber ducks hidden around the beachfront area

      • Building Scavenger Hunt - Find the rubber ducks hidden around the building and street area

      • Missing Person - Find the missing person somewhere in the beach area

Improvements 🙌

• System Updates

  • Major Flight Physics Update

    • We made major changes to Zephyr's underlying flight system, impacting every flyable drone in the sim.

  • Capture System Update

    • Major under-the-hood changes were made to Zephyr's capture system. These changes include:

      • Camera zoom is now factored into target capture validity

      • More accurate target captures

      • Multi-target capture

  • Controller Updates

    • Added new controller profiles for a different version of the BetaFPV LiteRadio 3

Bug Fixes 🐛

• Fixed a graphical issue in the NIST Park scenario

• Fixed and issue impacting the capture targets in NIST scenarios

• Fixed multiple shader and graphical issues sim-wide

• Fixed an issue impacting report times

• Fixed flight feel and behavior of the Avata 2

• Fixed several issues impacting drone camera behavior

• Fixed several issues impacting mini-map functionality

• Fixed several issues impacting the existing BetaFPV LiteRadio 3 controller profiles

Known Issues ❗

• Updating DLC in the Launcher for a version of the Simulator that has not yet been released results in the update failing. A future Launcher update will be released to handle this more gracefully.

• A small camera stabilization issue, when changing pitch/roll directions quickly.

• Moving your pitch/roll stick to the extremes (UpRight, UpLeft, DownLeft, DownRight) cause the drone to move slower than expected.

• At lower FPS, a prevalent "camera wobble" when flying certain drones can be seen.