Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020 and a popular avionics suite for MSFS and X-Plane.
Before we move on with the news, below you can find a story that received its own individual coverage.
Without further ado, I leave you with the news.
Rochester International Airport Released for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020
Fsxcenery released Rochester International Airport (KRST) in Minnesota. It’s availablem for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020 on Simmarket for $19.74.
You can see what it looks like in the gallery above.
Four Free Canadian Airports Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Minhbui released four charming Canadian airports for free for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, featuring quality comparable to payware scenery.
We start with Medicine Hat Airport (CYXH), which you can see above, available for free on Flightsim.to. This is actually required for the other three airports to work.
The second is Nanaimo Airport (CYCD), available on Flightsim.to. You can see it below.
The third airport is Lethbridge Airport (CYQL), that you can download on Flightsim.to as seen below.
Last, but not least, we get Qualicum Beach Airport (which doesn’t have an ICAO code but bears the XQU IATA code), which you can see below and download from Flightsim.to.
TDS GTNXi Pro for Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane Gets Rotorcraft Support
TDS Sim Software has announced an update for its popular TDS GTNXi Pro for Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane. The update brings rotorcraft support, including Navigraph navdata for heliports, their associated procedures (SIDs/STARs/IAPs), and frequencies.
Data has been added for over 2700 heliports and 1300 different procedures.
On top of that, we also get HTAWS including FLTA (Forward Looking Terrain Alert) to avoid collisions. It utilizes a rotorcraft-specific obstacle database with 30,000 additional obstacles compared to fixed wing aircraft and power lines for noth America.
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