Delta ACARS Beta 12.8 — phpVMS SimBrief Aircraft

Reuse the real phpVMS aircraft already linked to the signed-in pilot's saved SimBrief plan, then eligible bid aircraft, otherwise manually select.

Oct 18, 2026 windows server

New Features

Reads the saved phpVMS SimBrief plan for this exact flight and authenticated pilot without using an unscoped shared-flight relation
Prefers a registered and eligible phpVMS SimBrief aircraft ID over the bid aircraft ID without rewriting the bid
Falls back to eligible aircraft stored in the phpVMS bid; missing IDs prompt manual selection rather than guessing from ICAO aircraft type
Preserves Delta Typical Subfleet and Aerolynx airline-only flight/subfleet rules and parked/airport restrictions
Shows aircraft source and meaningful warnings for unavailable saved phpVMS SimBrief aircraft
No new database migration; one phpVMS service patch and CLI-only relationship diagnostic for each site

Preserves Simulator Bridge guided setup, recovery discard, flight timeline and flight analysis from the previous beta
Delta and Aerolynx login, credentials and updater channels remain separate

The phpVMS website must actually save a user/flight-linked SimBrief plan with an aircraft ID; importing a standalone OFP does not create that relationship
Unsigned Windows QA builds: native Windows, live phpVMS database, simulated flights and authorized Azure signing remain to be tested

Release Manager draft only; NOT the Windows updater windows.json. Install and validate the phpVMS service patch separately before Windows rollout.