De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-200 and Q-300 Revealed for MSFS 2024
Miltech Simulations revealed on Discord the previously teased De Havilland Canada DHC-8 Q-200 and Q-300.
Developed in collaboration with PAL Aerospace and PAL Airlines, the “Classic Series” will include the Q200 with passenger, marine patrol, and intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance military versions. The Q300 will also add the C-147A Paratrooper version and the RO-6A intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance.
The livery list is as follows:
Q200 Series
- SATA – Air Açores
- Air Canada Express
- Air Canada Jazz (Old)
- Air Canada Jazz (Orange)
- Air Greenland
- Air Iceland Connect
- airCreebec
- airCreebec (Old)
- America West Express
- American Eagle
- Armada de México
- British European
- Delta Connection
- Horizon Air
- Icelandair
- LAN Colombia
- Olympic Air
- QantasLink
- United Express
- US Airways Express
- Widerøe
- Air Greenland Maritime Domain Awareness
- Canada Fisheries and Oceans
- Transport Canada
- U.S. Army (ISR)
- U.S. Army (MIL)
- Caribbean Coast Guard (KWCARIB)
- Nederlandse Kustwacht
- Surveillance Australia
Q300 Series
- Air Canada “Last Flight”
- Air Canada Express
- Air Canada Jazz (Green)
- Air Canada Jazz (Red)
- Air Inuit
- Air Tanzania
- ANA Wings
- Air New Zealand
- Air New Zealand Link
- Austrian Arrows
- British Airways Express
- British Airways CitiExpress
- British Airways CitiExpress “Cockerel of Lowicz”
- British European
- Conviasa (Fictional)
- Gouvernement du Québec
- Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum)
- Jetstar
- Loganair
- LTA (Fictional)
- Lufthansa Regional
- Maldivian
- PAL Airlines
- PAL Express
- QantasLink
- Team Lufthansa
- Tyrolean Airways
- United Express
- Widerøe
- UAE Air Force
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Army “Grey Ghost”
- U.S. Army Golden Knights
- Japan Coast Guard
- Kustbevakning
- U.S. Homeland Security
- PAL Aerospace “Force Multiplier”
- Landhelgisgæslan
- UK Home Office
Asked about a Q400, the developer mentioned that they will eventally do that as well.
U-2 Release Plans and Pricing Shared for MSFS 2024
We also get a look at the Lockheed U-2 from Miltech Simulations. As you can see above, the plan is to release the U-2S with missions, scenery, and more for $36.99.
Then, 3-4 weeks later, we’ll get a free update adding the U-2R and the ER-2, with more missions. The price will then be increased to $39.99.
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion for MSFS 2024 Gets New Screenshots
Miltech Simulations also shared new screenshots of the upcoming helicopter Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion.
Bombardier Global 6000 Officially Announced for MSFS 2024
iniBuilds officially announced the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet, which was teased a while ago.
The aircraft will be equipped with the Vision Flight Deck running Avionics Software Version 5.8, depicting a configuration from around 2024. Sounds will be by Echo 19 Audio and you can read more about it below.
Avionics Framework
The iniBuilds Global Jet flight deck is being built on top of the excellent Microsoft Avionics Framework with extensive customization throughout. Everything from the front-end visual layouts, display graphics, and draw logic to the backend workflows, interactions, and flight management logic have been extensively customized to create the best possible simulation of the distinct avionics package of the Global Jet.
Based on Version 5.8 software, this avionics suite incorporates features that make the self-sufficient nature of charter and private aviation as simple as possible for flight crews: From detailed on-board weight and balance calculations, to departure performance calculations that include climb gradients and obstacle avoidance, to graphical flight planning through the Map display, and support for sequential flight plans of up to 4 legs among a myriad of other features and toys we can’t wait to share with you.
On top of this, the Global Jet will have the quality of life and immersion features you have come to expect from our aircraft from CPDLC integration & weather radars to fully interactive and immersive cabin and exterior spaces.
Core Systems
At the heart of the iniBuilds Global Jet will be a deeply integrated aircraft-systems simulation, built using the modern fuel, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic capabilities of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and extensively configured to represent the aircraft’s unique architecture. These systems are being connected directly to the Global Jet’s cockpit controls, avionics, indications and alerts so that every action produces the appropriate response throughout the aircraft.
A significant amount of this development takes place behind the scenes, but its impact will be felt during every flight—from the way power is distributed and fuel is managed to how hydraulic and pneumatic demands change as the aircraft moves through different phases of operation. Particular attention is being placed on the relationships between systems, ensuring they do not behave as isolated features but instead communicate, influence one another and operate as part of a complete, cohesive aircraft simulation.
To bring this depth into view, we are also developing a dedicated live systems page for the EFB. Throughout the flight, you will be able to see the Global Jet’s systems respond and interact in real time, providing a fascinating look beneath the surface of the simulation. Whether monitoring system states, following the effect of a cockpit input or understanding how one system influences another, this page will make the engineering behind the aircraft both visible and accessible.
Additional Features
Fully integrated weather radar is being developed as a core feature of the Global Jet from day one. Rather than existing as a standalone visual effect, its controls, display presentation and behaviour are being built directly into the aircraft’s customised avionics suite. It will provide an essential view of the conditions ahead, allowing pilots to identify developing weather, assess the route and make informed decisions throughout the flight – especially during the Global’s long-range missions, where conditions can change dramatically between departure and arrival.
The Global Jet will also feature ACARS integration with Hoppie, SayIntentions and BeyondATC, bringing connected communication services directly into the aircraft’s normal flight deck workflow. Messages and requests will be accessed and managed through the avionics, creating a far more natural and immersive experience than relying on separate external interfaces.
This functionality has been planned into the aircraft from the very beginning and is being developed alongside the wider avionics and systems architecture.
Electrical Management System
The Electrical Management System (EMS) is being developed alongside the wider aircraft systems, with its indications integrated into the Global Jet’s flight deck. We’re focusing on how the information it presents reflects the aircraft’s electrical state, keeping it consistent with the behaviour and indications of the connected systems.
Cabin Walkthrough
Beyond the flight deck, the Global Jet’s cabin is getting the VIP treatment, with a fully walkable and interactive interior that gives you more to explore. The passenger experience is a defining part of the Global Jet, and we’re giving that side of the aircraft the attention it deserves.
This includes unique passenger information displays, custom lighting controls and ambient interactions that reflect the time of day and type of flight. These details will help bring the cabin to life, giving it a sense of activity and atmosphere throughout your journey.
There will be two cabin variants on offer in this aircraft.
Iraq South Map for DCS World Gets Development Update and Screenshots
Eagle Dynamics provided an update on the Southern Iraq map for DCS World.
“In May, we shared our progress on the southern region of the DCS: Iraq map, which covers all or parts of southern Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Along with airfields like Kuwait International, Ali Al-Salem, and Al-Udeid, we showed you landmarks such as the Kuwait Towers, NBK Tower, and Stadium 974. All this, and the already added strategically important Kharg Island, will make this an excellent area of operation.
Since then, the team has turned its attention to the ground between those airfields. Towns and cities across the region are being filled out, giving you more to navigate by, more to defend, and more to find through a targeting pod. At the same time, the terrain details and textures are being improved, so the landscape holds up whether you’re flying low and fast over the desert or orbiting high above it.
DCS: South Iraq will be available as a separate region or as part of the full DCS: Iraq map, and full-map owners will receive the southern region when it becomes available.
More work remains, and we’ll keep sharing progress as the southern region comes together.”
Doha Hamad International Airport Released for X-Plane 12
Igtei released an X-Plane 12 rendition of Doha Hamad International Airport (OTHH) in Qatar.
It’s available on Simmarket for $31.38.
- Complete terminal complex: main departure hall with its wave roof, concourses A, B, C, D and E, the Orchard hub, raised three-storey gate blocks with stair and lift cores, external stairs and gate number boards
- 120 jetways matched to the real stands, X-Plane 12 ground services and animated service trucks
- Realistic ground equipment staged at every contact stand (tugs, GPUs, belt and ULD loaders, catering trucks, baggage carts, container dollies)
- Photo-based concrete and asphalt with real slab joints, tyre marks, pushback arcs, engine soot, oil stains, hydrant fuel pits, drains and manholes – every stand weathered differently
- 270+ support buildings on their real footprints: cargo terminal, hangars, fire station, utility plants, offices, mosque, multi-storey and shaded car parks with thousands of parked cars
- Static aircraft on the maintenance aprons, away from all parking positions
- Realistic runway operations based on the Qatar AIP: mixed-mode parallel runways, departures split east / west
- Airline-specific parking: Qatar Airways on the contact gates, foreign and regional carriers, cargo stands
- Landside roads with street lighting, date palms and landscaping, security fences; reclaimed-island coastline with rock armour
- Apron high-mast and road lighting with real ground light pools at night
- Optimised for performance: pre-compressed textures and distance-based detail levels
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