July 2025 — ACE3 (acemod/ACE3) monthly deliverable focused on stabilizing aircraft turret behavior during zoom transitions. Implemented event-driven camera lock management to preserve the stabilized view when switching from an unstabilized to a stabilized zoom mode. The fix eliminates the regression where the turret would revert to an old stabilized position, improving flight control realism and user experience. Key achievements: - Fixed aircraft turret reverting to old stabilized position during zoom transitions by introducing event handlers to manage camera lock. - Preserved stabilized view across zoom mode changes, reducing user confusion and control anomalies. - Delivered targeted code changes with commit ef53758f4ba3c803cfa2dd4b69cc404a93c51494 (Improve Aircraft - Fix turret returning to old stabilized position (#10996)). Overall impact and accomplishments: - Enhanced realism and reliability of the aircraft module in ACE3, leading to fewer bug reports and a smoother user experience during mission tailoring and aerial operations. - Demonstrated solid debugging, event-driven design, and precise code changes focused on a single regression, minimizing risk while delivering tangible improvements. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Event-driven programming for camera/ turret control, with robust state management across transitions. - Targeted bug fix in a complex subsystem, with clear traceability to a Git commit and issue reference. - Strong collaboration potential across the aircraft and rendering modules, due to cohesive integration of zoom transition logic.