Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
SkyHigh Studios announced Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (LHBP) in Hungary.
You can enjoy the first screenshots above.
Pilot Experience Sim Reacts Vehemently to Competing Paris Charles de Gaulle Announcements
Pilot Experience Sim has been working on a rendition of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (LFPG) butv the French developer apparently does not appreciate others like Aerosoft and more recently Azrsim stepping into what it seems to consider its claimed territory.
Today the developer issued a “press release” talking about the development of the airport and providing some interesting informatiojn on it, but also rather vehemently condemning other developers’ projects as “lack of ethics.”
You can read the full, unedited text below.
“In recent months, we have seen the successive announcement of several LFPG projects for Microsoft Flight Simulator and MSFS 2024, which appeared well after our own official announcement.
We won’t hide our disappointment at the lack of ethics observed in this context as no one had had the courage to take up the challenge until our announcement.
LFPG is not an airport like any other: it is a complex, iconic platform that deserves serious, well-documented treatment that respects operational reality.
Unlike other teams, we are French, based locally, and that changes everything.
We have direct and real access to the site, made possible thanks to the involvement of active professionals and special authorizations:
-Air traffic controllers,
-Pilots,
-Ramp agents
-Airport operational staff.Thanks to them, we have been able to collect more than 250 GB of references, including 120 GB of 4K videos, with more than 5 hours of complete commented tours covering all areas of the airport, including those usually inaccessible to the public or absent from traditional documentation.
These concrete references allow us to work on a factual, accurate, and up-to-date basis, rather than on approximations or generic sources.
Our goal is not to be “just another LFPG,” but to be the LFPG reference:
*Unprecedented operational realism,
*Extreme visual fidelity, down to details that only professionals know,
*Innovative technologies developed specifically for this scene,
*Advanced optimization to ensure solid performance despite a very high level of detail.
*Regular updatesWe remain fully focused on our vision:
To offer an ultra-detailed, deeply realistic, long-lasting scene that is faithful to what Paris–Charles de Gaulle is really like today.
Quality, legitimacy, and seriousness always shine through in the end.
We will continue to communicate transparently about the project’s progress, with supporting evidence.”
Usually, we would not publish this kind of bluster, but since it was advertised explicitly as a “press release,” and presents some relevant information about the airport itself, we decided to make an exception to our approach averse to drama.
It’s worth mentioning that the Microsoft Flight Simulator market is full of multiple copies of the same airport, and while we understand the emotional reaction to having competition, it’s highly illogical to believe that announcing an airport serves as some sort of exclusive claim and contesting that claim with competing products can be defined as “lack of ethics.”
Of course, we’ll keep reporting about the progress on all versions of the airport, and we encourage professional respect among developers, even in the presence of competing commercial interests.
B-1B Lancer for X-Plane Gets New Screenshots and Development Update
AoA Simulations showcased its B-1B Lancer bomber in development for X-Plane 12. As usual, the developer also provided a brief development update.
“We haven’t been idle over the past two weeks, and the cockpit and its avionics continue to evolve. We are managing to work in parallel on modeling and programming, which keeps everyone busy.
The side consoles should be finished next week. Next will be the ejection seats and the addition of static details in the cockpit.”
Learjet 35A Released Natively for MSFS 2024
Flysimware released the native MSFS 2024 version of its Learjet 35 business jet. It’s available on Simmarket for $80.45. If you have the version for MSFS 2020, the upgrade price is approximately $56.
The aircraft features the following features.
FEATURES
- Real World operational
- Realistic flight dynamics
- 4K full PBR textures
- Interactive environment sounds
- All sounds produced using the game industry standard Wwise software
- New Boris Audio Engine Sounds!
- Custom coded World gauges and animations
- Avionics include the dual GTN750-650 / dual GTN750xi-650xi / dual Garmin GNS 530-430 / Garmin AS330
- Windshield rain effects
- Exterior icing effects Improved since 2020
- Tablet app integrated into default MSFS 2024 tablet
- App includes avionics selection / Failure & wear and tear / Takeoff & approach calculators / Live pneumatics page / Live fuel page + real world fueling and more!
- New wear and tear simulation for categories such as engine, controls, fuel system, landing gear, instruments and more
- New flight model physics that allows precise aircraft shape using the new design activation option along with the new Computational Fluid Dynamics for improved aerodynamics handling
- New preflight feature includes chocks, pitot covers, windshield cover, Engine covers, status on wear and tear and control surface checks
- New surface rain effect and windshield bloom effects
- New Modern Hydraulic, Modern Pneumatic, Modern Fuel and Modern Electrical System with 179 working circuit breakers
- Save state for many switches and the new failure system
- New failure system that includes 3 types (MTBF time based on users accumulative hours, Speed and Schedule modes)
MODEL VARIATION
- Learjet 35A Corporate Passenger Standard Tip Tanks
- Learjet 35A Corporate Passenger Long Tip Tanks + ventral fin
- Learjet 35A Cargo Standard Tip Tanks
- Learjet 35A Cargo Long Tip Tanks + ventral fin
- Learjet 35A Medevac Standard Tip Tanks
- Learjet 35A Medevac Long Tip Tanks + ventral fin
AVIONIC VARIATION
- Working Title GNS 530 GPS (Included)
- PMS50 GTN 750 GPS integration (Requires PMS 50 GTN 750 product installed) (Payware and Freeware)
- TDS GTN 750Xi GPS integration (Requires TDS GTN 750Xi product installed) (Payware Only!)
PAINT THEMES
- Passenger & Long Range G-SOVN
- Passenger & Long Range N145AJ
- Passenger N31WS
- Passenger & Long Range N417BA
- Passenger & Long Range N452DA
- Passenger & Long Range N86BL
- Passenger & Long Range N986SA
- Passenger & Long Range VH-WFJ
- Cargo & Long Range N290CK
- Cargo & Long Range N497TS
- Cargo & Long Range N49T
- Cargo & Long Range N567TS
- Cargo & Long Range N794KV
- Cargo & Long Range N79TS
- Cargo & Long Range N82SK
- Cargo & Long Range N88KV
- Medevac & Long Range D-TLSK
- Medevac & Long Range HB-TSV
- Medevac & Long Range I-EMAT
- Medevac & Long Range N749AW
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