Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including an aircraft and airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.
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Without further ado, I leave you with today’s flight simulation news.
TA-4J Skyhawk for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets New Screenshots and Development Update
Indiafoxtecho released new screenshots and a development update for the TA-4J Skyhawk for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
– We have completed the modifications/corrections to the cockpit we wanted to do, and we are moving forward with the updated texturing (screenshots are WIP). There are still some minor modifications to do, however, as we spotted other small inaccuracies.
The (realistic) navigation system is in place… and YES, you will have to enter the coordinates with the knobs, and manage the navigation error depending on doppler radar states, magvar etc. (but we will add an option to use it “like a GPS” in case you do not want to)
Cockpit interactions are *almost* complete (but some more work is needed)
Flight model is in place, but we do not like crosswind behavior too much, so we are tweaking it.
As for all of our projects, it is ready when it is ready – release date will depend on how quickly we will be able to address the issues above and complete the missing features, but it is not far away in the future.
Venice Airport Announced for MSFS 2024
Aerosoft announced on Discord the next airport from the Jo Erlend Sund and Lukas Vezyroglou pair, and it’s Venice Marco Polo Airport (LIPZ).
No further details have been shared besides the screenshots above, but it’s worth mentioning that this is a completely separate project from the one recently announced by Atelic.
Considering the quality of both developers involved, it may be a real challenge to pick one.
Houston William P. Hobby Airport Released for MSFS 2024 and X-Plane 12
Fly2High released its Houston William P. Hobby Airport for both MSFS 2024 and X-Plane 12.
The MSFS 2024 version is available on the developer’s store and iniBuilds, while the X-Plane version is available on the developer’s store and X-Plane.org, priced at $18.99.
It comes with the following features for MSFS 2024
- Custom interactive gate docking guidance system
- Dynamic animated terminal screens and digital displays
- Fully animated characters throughout the airport
- Detailed recreation of William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU)
- Highly detailed terminal buildings and airport structures
- Detailed terminal interiors in selected visible areas
- Custom jetways
- Custom ground textures, markings and airport signage
- Detailed aprons, taxiways and surrounding airport environment
- Custom airport vehicles and ground equipment
- Extensive environmental details and airport clutter
- Realistic vegetation, weathering and surface detail
- Detailed night lighting throughout the airport
- Optimized models and LODs for a balance between visual quality and performance
- Designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Here’s the feature list for X-Plane
- Custom jetways, animated with openSAM, with gate number on top
- Custom GSE vehicles in the entire airport, SWA catering trucks, belt loaders, pushback tugs, and more
- Custom taxi signs around entire airport with dyanmic lighting
- High quality ground textures
- Accurate vegeation placements to maximize immersion
- Highly accurate dynamic lighting across the entire airport, terminal, hangars, SWA MX interior, and more
- Atlantic and Million Air FBO interior modeled
- Southwest MX hangar interior modeled
- Terminal interior
- 3D grass
- Highly accurate landside areas
- LST usage by xCodr
Waterford Airport Released for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020
UK2000 scenery released Waterford Airport (EIWF) in Ireland for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020.
It’s available on the official marketplace and on Simmarket starting at $12.99.
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