4.1.0-Release-Notes.md

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   3 ## Hello and welcome to INAV 4.1 "Red Kite"
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   5 Please carefully read all of this document for the best possible experience and safety.
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   7 Get in touch with other pilots, share experiences, suggestions and ask for help on:
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  33 Your contribution from the past month has been very welcome! Thanks!
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  35 Tested and suggested hardware can be found [here](https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Welcome-to-INAV,-useful-links-and-products)
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  37 # Important notes
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  39 > This release is fully supported only with [INAV Configurator 4.1](https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav-configurator/releases). When an older version of Configurator is used, the OSD tab will not work!
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  41 # Upgrading from a previous release
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  43 ## Upgrading from INAV 4.0
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  45 1. Use INAV Configurator 4.0 CLI to make a `diff` of the current configuration
  46 2. Store the `diff` output
  47 3. Download INAV Configurator 4.1 and flash INAV 4.1 firmware with `FULL CHIP ERASE`
  48 4. Connect with INAV Configurator and restore the `diff` with the CLI tab
  49
  50 ## Upgrading from older versions
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  52 Please follow the instructions on [this](https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Upgrading-from-an-older-version-of-INAV-to-the-current-version) page.
  53
  54 # Important changes
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  56 1. HDzero OSD canvas mode support
  57 1. SD card support on Kakute H7 flight controllers
  58 1. Improved Matrix filter tracks now 3 gyro noise peaks instead of only 1
  59 1. Lowered Airmode threshold to improve Airmode handling on powerful multirotors
  60 1. Fixed RTH Sanity Checking
  61 1. RTH MAX mode uses RTH Altitude. If not 0, MAX mode will use RTH Altitude as the minimum altitude
  62
  63 ## What's Changed
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  65 The full list of changes is available [here](https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/pulls?q=is%3Apr+milestone%3A4.1+is%3Aclosed)
  66
  67 ## New Contributors
  68 * @jimsynz made their first contribution in https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/pull/6981
  69 * @jeffhendrix made their first contribution in https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/pull/7587
  70 * @serg-2 made their first contribution in https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/pull/7655
  71 * @geoffsim made their first contribution in https://github.com/iNavFlight/inav/pull/7668