Today Flight Simulation add-on developers shared news focusing on Microsoft Flight Simulator, including aircraft and scenery.
Here on Simulation Daily, we publish daily roundups to help you stay in touch with everything happening in the super-lively Flight Simulation industry.
To start, you can check out a couple of relevant reveals from earlier today, which received their own individual coverage.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator Reveals Free World Update 18 Germany, Austria, & Switzerland, & Much More
- Free Microsoft Flight Simulator Airbus A380 Reveals Electronic Checklist
If you’re interested in general gaming news, you can enjoy our recap dedicated to that as well.
Boeing 737 Max for Microsoft Flight Simulator Shows Impressive Cabin Lighting
iFly released a new video of its upcoming Boeing 737 MAX 8 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
This time around, we get to see the cabin lighting system, which is really impressive, especially considering that this is a rather niche feature. The lights can be controlled from the touch screens located both at the front and the back of the aircraft. For the moment, we don’t yet know when it’ll be released.
Squamish Airport Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Burning Blue Design is taking a bit of a break from its usual releases of British general aviation airports to announce one in Canada, Squamish Airport (CYSE), located in the scenic British Columbia province.
At the moment, a release date has not yet been announced.
Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Released
Xwind released Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport (KGRB) in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States.
The airport is currently available on Simmarket for $13.32 and it includes the following features.
- Custom Imagery for entire airport
- GSX Profile included in the scenery folder
- Custom taxiway signs
- High quality, optimized textures
- Custom GSE
- All models optimized for performance with Level of Detail (LOD)
- Basic airside terminal interior
- Static people
If you’d like to get into flight simulation but you’re perhaps intimidated by the apparent complexity of the hobby, you can read our introductory guide, alongside the second episode focusing on installing add-ons, and another showcasing the basic instruments.
You can also read more flight simulation news in yesterday’s roundup article.