Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including an aircraft and airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.
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Airbus A330neo by LatinVFR for MSFS Getting Big V2 Update
LatinVFR announced a big V2 update for its Airbus A300neo.
It’ll come on the Official Marketplace and Contrail with the following features. The developer also mentioned that more of its aircraft will receive the v2 treatment “in the coming weeks.”
- Authentic classic MCDU — physical-key dual MCDU matching the real A330-900 (Delta FCOM Vol. 2, 34.6), each side fully independent, plus a third reference MCDU
- Deep flight planning — SEC F-PLN (with procedures & airways), HOLD, DIR TO, FIX INFO, STEP ALTS, RTA, CMS, and full WIND pages
- One-click SimBrief — OFP import and AOC flight-plan uplink straight from the MCDU
- FCOM-accurate displays — PFD, ND, and ECAM built to real system logic, not simplified placeholders
- Full ECAM system suite — ENG, FUEL, HYD, ELEC, COND, DOOR, WHEEL, BLEED, F/CTL, and more, all live
- Deep system autoflight — complete AP/FD and autothrottle mode set with true detent-based thrust management (CL/MCT/FLEX/TOGA), plus AUTOLAND glareshield annunciation
- Modeled aircraft systems — real fuel, electrical, hydraulic, and pressurization logic, with a staged avionics power-up, true IRS alignment, and a two-node calibrated brake thermal model
- Deep systems realism — simulated GNSS jamming/spoofing with real RNP/ANP navigation accuracy
- Runway & traffic safety — TCAS with FCOM-accurate inhibits, ROW/ROP runway overrun protection, and ATSAW online traffic awareness (VATSIM and real world online traffic)
- Full ATC datalink — Hoppie ACARS with PDC and Oceanic Clearance auto-fill, plus a dedicated DCDU
- Feature-rich EFB — SimBrief & Navigraph integration, interactive checklists, live weather, weight & balance, landing performance tools, and full ground services (GPU, wheel chocks, ground air, jetway)
- Crew-selectable units — switch between KG/LB and M/FT, with automatic QNH/hPa switching
- Authentic cockpit sound — real aural warnings, switch and detent clicks, and ambient cockpit audio
- New exterior & ambient audio — positioned APU, brake fan, rain, ground-roll and altitude turbulence beds
- FS2024 Dynamic weathering — ice builds on the wing and slat leading edges and the engine inlets as you accumulate it, snow settles on the airframe while parked below freezing and melts as it warms, and runway grime, fluid staining and tyre wear accumulate across flights
- FS2024 Windshield rain & wipers — raindrops collect on the glass in wet weather, and the wipers sweep their real swept path, seen from inside and out
- FS2024 Visible passengers and matching payload in the weight and balance
- FS2024 Real-time CFD — the FS2024 computational-fluid-dynamics solver runs on the airframe at raised grid resolution and feeds back into the flight model
- FS2024 Ground equipment — engine, pitot and static covers, landing gear pins and wheel chocks fitted on a cold stand and removed individually, with a remove-before-flight check on the EFB that warns you if engines are started with anything still on the airframe
Anta-Huaraz Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport Released for Free for MSFS 2024
Feeble_raven35 released a free rendition of Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (SPHZ) serving Huaraz in Peru for MSFS 2024.
The quality is great for a freeware scenery, and you can download this scenic airport from Flightsim.to.
Málaga Jerónimo de Aguayo Airport Released for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020
Colombian Virtual Design released Jerónimo de Aguayo Airport (SKLA) serving Málaga in Colombia.
It’s available on Simmarket for $9.16, and you can see what it looks like above.
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