Today Flight Simulation add-on developers shared plenty of news for Microsoft Flight Simulator and more, 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 reveal from earlier this morning, which received its own individual coverage.
Now, without further ado, I leave you with all the news. If you’re interested in general gaming news, you can take a look at the dedicated roundup.
Naha Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Tons of New Screenshots
MK Studios opened a store page for its upcoming Naha Airport (ROAH) serving the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, and while it’s still not available for purchase (it’ll be released on Thursday, August 8), we get to enjoy plenty of new screenshots.
We also get a final list of features and pricing information. It’ll cost roughly $21 including VAT.
- Highly detailed rendition of Okinawa Airport (ROAH)
- Various Points of Interest (POIs)
- Up-to-date ground layout and stands
- Custom jetways
- Custom vehicle models
- Detailed coastline model
- Runway profile and elevation data
- High-quality terminal interior model
- Custom approach, runway, taxiway lights, ILS and other objects
- Custom taxiway labels
- Hangar interior (triggered by NAV light)
- AI compatible
TL-3000 Sirius Ultralight for Microsoft Flight Simulator Enters Alpha Testing Page
FSReborn announced that its upcoming ultralight aircraft TL-3000 Sirius has entered its alpha testing stage. The aircraft should come “very soon” and features sounds by Sim Acoustics.
Jackson Hole Airport Released
Today Dreamflight released its Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC) in the United States. The airport is available on Contrail for €17,84.
It includes the following features.
- Developed with real airport data makes this rendition the most accurate to-date!
- High quality textures throughout the airport paired with high detailed models!
- Fully detailed interior at every corner, been to the airport in real life? If not, our scenery will bring you there virtually!
- Custom ground poly
- 2024 layout
- Realistic Night Lighting- Perfect for any flying condition
- New FBO construction in progress – As of July 2024 – Will be updated once the real hangar is finished/operating!
- ATC Tower interior
- Static aircraft with custom liveries
- Realistic ground clutter including snow removal equipment!
- Handcrafted PBR textures
- Detailed parking lots
- GSX Profile developed by William Hinshaw
Birmingham Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Confirmed
Back in January, developer Pyreegue teased an upcoming airport, and many were quick to identify the somewhat obscure tease (which you can see above) as Birmingham Airport (EGBB) in the UK.
Today the developer officially confirmed it and mentioned that it’s the next in line for release.
Halifax VFR Scenery for FSX and P3D Released
FlightsimDesign Chile released an add-on to improve Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada for the older generation of simulators, Microsoft Flight Simulator X, and Lockheed Martin Prepar3D.
It’s available on Simmarket for $16.52 with the following perks.
- Fully Autogen Coverage
- Custom night lights
- Custom MESH
- Shores of lakes and sea
- new algorithm for reducing irrelevant data for higher data compression and a new algorithm for finding and correcting errors
- Required 4.1GB HDD Space
- Compatible with Orbx
in case you missed it, you can enjoy yesterday’s roundup with more flight simulation news.
If you’re new to flight simulation and you’re interested in trying it out, you can find help in our starting guide, alongside our second article on how to install and maintain add-ons in Microsoft Flight Simulator.