Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Aircraft & Avionics Update 05 Released as We Celebrate 6th Anniversary

Xbox and Asobo Studios released Aircraft & Avionics Update 05 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, while also kicking off the celebrations for the 6th anniversary of the return of the franchise.

The update brings a few add-on aircraft published by Xbox itself up to MSFS 2024 standards, while also refining them.

This includes a new pass for the ATR 42 and 72, which was already addressed in Aircraft & Avionics Update 04, on top of the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Bell 47J Ranger, Curtiss C-46 Commando, and Ford 4-AT Trimotor.

You can read the full patch notes at the bottom of the post.

As for the celebrations, six years have passed since August 18, 2020, which marked the return of the franchise with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

It marked the end of a dark age for flight simulation, in which the community shrank and innovation stagnated for almost a decade, and the beginning of a golden age that is still going on.

Below, you can find a few interesting and rather impressive stats shared by Microsoft, combining MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024

Here are the patch notes for the Aircraft & Avionics Update 05.

ATR 42-600 / 72-600

Changelist v1.1.40

• Fixed negative trim setting when skipping to takeoff (career mode).
• Fixed engine shutting down for certain aircraft variants when skipping to takeoff (career mode).
• Fixed engine not starting when skipping to taxi without entering aircraft (career mode).

Changelist v1.1.39

• Fixed nose down attitude after using Back on Track and Back to Fly.
• Fixed generator switch logic.
• Fixed fuel hose and GPU cable submerged.
• Fixed artifacts of STEEP APPR button in 72 cockpit.
• Fixed ice probe not lighting up.
• Fixed floating seatbelts.
• Fixed white lines on fuel valve and xfeed buttons.
• Fixed fuel hose and gpu cable partially underground.
• Fixed exterior lights flickering after exiting slew mode.
• Fixed LOD issues.
• Fixed GPWS fault light on when it should be off.
• Fixed black areas on the left sides of display unit 1 and 2.
• Fixed landing elevation display.
• Fixed NAMS panel outflow light state.

Changelist v1.1.38

• Fixed EFB Route Planner import when arrival airport has an approach assigned.
• Added workaround for propeller brake fuel usage.
• Fixed display glow visible when power is off.
• Multiple backlighting fixes.
• Fixed hardware interface packet size.
• Fixed VNAV arming in CRZ phase.
• Fixed swerve before switching to MANUAL legs.
• Fixed MIP/PED and OVHD lights preset on flight loading.
• Reopositioned RTC nodes in navigation_graph_passenger.cfg for VIP charter missions (for smoother walk).
• Added fuel hose.
• Added ground power cable.
• Added support for simulator ground power unit.
• Added support for PREV/NEXT key paging on LTRL REV and VERT REV pages.
• Fixed an issue where Radius-to-Fix legs wouldn’t be drawn.
• Added sim rate indicator to EFB status bar.
• Added sim rate controls to EFB MAINT page.
• Fixed door animations and interactions.
• Improved route drawing.
• Improved overfly waypoint LNAV.

Changelist v1.1.37

• Added CAR-PLC (Medium Cargo Transport [Planes]) specialization to the 72-600F.

Changelist v1.1.36

• Fixed an issue with button highlighting in the EFB Simbrief ID window.
• Fixed condition levers not movable after loading any .FLT file with running engines.
• Updated initial elevator trim value in .FLT files.
• Changed IMPORT OFP button text to be more clear about MSFS 2024 flightplan or Simbrief import.
• Fixed gust lock initialization.
• Fixed flight recorder GND CTL button always lit.
• Fixed AUTO TEMP/MAN TEMP exchanged on SYS BLEED page.
• Fixed right engine ITT exceeding 680°C with prop brake on.
• Added residual ITT simulation when engines are shutdown.
• Added mech call horn plays when OVBD valve is reset.
• Fixed air condition ignoring ground cross feed valve.
• Removed all N2 references from the engines.cfg files (not applicable to a turboprop).
• Retuned 42-600 engine, was way too powerful, performance now by the manual charts.
• Increased Reverse Thrust power for all variants to match observed performance of the real aircraft.
• Set propeller pitch moment scalar to 1.00 (recommended default), works well now with our recent changes.
• Fixed MSFS 2024 EFB Route Planner import.
• Fixed FD not active (= pitch bar at 0 degrees) under certain conditions.
• Fixed FD reverting to standby when AP is disengaged on the ground.
• Added improved visual click feedback for EFB buttons.
• Added improved visuals for disabled EFB buttons.
• Added automatic power management setting according to .FLT file.
• Improved VNAV path calculation (more to come™).
• Added CAT1 and CAT2 indication into FMA.
• Fixed ND airport flooding (from time to time).
• Added BRACE ACCU PRESS warning to EFB aircraft page.

Bell 47J Ranger

• Converted to the native MSFS 2024 rotorcraft framework.
• Updated the helicopter flight model for the latest simulation systems.
• Improved hover stability and control response.
• Refined transitional and forward-flight handling.
• Reviewed lift, performance, weight, and balance behavior.
• Improved ground handling and touchdown behavior.
• Updated cockpit instruments and aircraft systems.
• Corrected cockpit control and interaction issues.
• Developed exterior behaviors into functional interactive elements.
• Updated exterior, cockpit, and cabin materials.
• Improved lighting and animation quality.
• Updated aircraft configurations, including the float-equipped version.
• Updated engine, rotor, and transmission sounds.
• Improved blade-slap and rotor-loading audio behavior.
• Refined cockpit and exterior sound perspectives.
• Improved switch, control, and environmental sounds.
• Added support for appropriate MSFS 2024 helicopter Career Mode activities.

Boeing 307 Stratoliner

• Upgraded to the modern MSFS 2024 aircraft framework.
• Converted to the latest modular package structure.
• Revised and retuned flight model for MSFS 2024.
• Improved handling, stability, and overall sense of aircraft weight.
• Refined performance across take-off, cruise, approach, and landing.
• Updated engine and aircraft configuration.
• Improved cockpit systems, instrumentation, and electrical behavior.
• Improved cockpit interactions and tooltips.
• Updated exterior and interior materials.
• Improved cockpit, cabin, and exterior lighting.
• Updated animations and interactive aircraft elements.
• Completely reworked the B307 sound package.
• Improved engine sounds throughout start-up, idle, power changes, cruise, and shutdown.
• Refined interior and exterior sound perspectives.
• Improved cockpit ambience, switch sounds, and aircraft feedback.
• Added compatibility with suitable MSFS 2024 Career Mode activities.

Curtiss C-46 Commando

• Upgraded to the modern MSFS 2024 aircraft framework.
• Converted to the latest modular package format.
• Revised the flight model to better represent the C-46’s size and mass.
• Improved stability, control response, and ground handling.
• Refined engine response and aircraft performance.
• Expanded the electrical-system simulation.
• Implemented more representative left and right electrical buses.
• Improved battery, avionics, and engine-bus behavior.
• Updated alternator, inverter, and external-power functionality.
• Reworked the fuel-system architecture.
• Improved tank selection, engine fuel routing and crossfeed behavior.
• Improved cockpit controls, switches, and instrumentation.
• Updated cockpit and exterior lighting.
• Refreshed interior and exterior artwork and materials.
• Improved animations and interactive elements.
• Updated engine and propeller sounds.
• Improved interior and exterior sound balancing.
• Refined engine audio transitions across different power settings.
• Improved cockpit controls, switches, and environmental sounds.
• Added compatibility with suitable cargo and transport Career Mode activities.

Ford 4-AT Trimotor

• Upgraded to the native MSFS 2024 aircraft framework.
• Converted to the latest modular aircraft structure.
• Revised and retuned the flight model.
• Improved engine performance and three-engine behavior.
• Refined aerodynamic response, handling, and stability.
• Improved ground handling and take-off behavior.
• Upgraded the Sperry autopilot system.
• Improved autopilot bank, pitch, and heading controls.
• Added better control limits, clamping and animation wrapping.
• Corrected autopilot behavior during power-state changes.
• Improved navigation equipment and cockpit selectors.
• Improved VOR, CDI, and OBS-related functionality.
• Corrected magneto and engine-control logic.
• Updated cockpit instruments and lighting controls.
• Improved control animations, interactions, and tooltips.
• Refreshed exterior and interior materials.
• Improved cockpit and exterior lighting.
• Updated engine and propeller sounds.
• Refined the individual character of the three-engine soundscape.
• Improved interior and exterior sound perspectives.
• Improved cockpit ambience, switch sounds, and aircraft feedback.
• Added compatibility with appropriate passenger and transport Career Mode activities.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is currently available for PC, Xbox, and PS5.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is available for PC and Xbox.

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