Yet. before we get down to business, you can check out an article with news that received individual coverage.
Without further ado, I leave you with the news.
Boeing 737 Max for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Pricing Details
Flight 1 Software provided the pricing details for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 by iFly. It’ll cost $69.95 with a discount by 40% for those who have the P3D version by the same developer, down to $41.97.
First purchasers will get a free upgrade to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, albeit it isn’t guaranteed that this will go on forever should the two simulators take too divergent development paths.
Incidentally, the screenshot above was provided by moderator Scotsgod in the publisher’s Discord Server.
Airbus A330-900 for X-Plane Gets New Screenshots Ahead of Release Date
Toliss showcased its Airbus A330-900 for X-Plane again, focusing on the flight deck.
Specifically, we get to see the flight deck including the following ahead of the aircraft’s announced release date on October 19, 2024.
- The ISCS directly in the tablet
- a new HUD (only in XP12)
- the digital radio panel (DRAIMS -Digital Radio and Audio Integrating management system)
- the runway overrun protection system
Dallas Fort Worth Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets New Screenshots
Imaginesim released new image of its work-in-progress Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) in Texas, United States. This time around, we get to see the roadside parts of Terminal D.
Raleigh-Durham Airport Gets First Screenshot for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Pacific Islands Simulations released the first screenshots of the recently-announced Raleigh–Durham International Airport (KRDU) in North Carolina, United States.
While it’s a small glimpse, it certainly looks very detailed.
Biarritz Airport Version 2 Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Pilot Experience Sim released Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (LFBZ) v2 offering a significant update over the previous version. It’s available on Simmarket and iniBuilds starting at $15.37.
Below you can find a list of changes.
- Optimized FPS
- Optimized LOD’s
- Redesigned Terminal included interiors and high details
- Redesigned Tower included interiors and high details
- Redesigned business aviation center inluded interiors and high details
- Redesigned car rental aera inluded interiors
- Updated approach lights include custom HIALS runway 09
- Replaced PAPIs
- Added Custom jetways included custom sounds
- Added 3D peoples
- Updated terra forming
- Added many custom ambient sounds
- Realistic airport representation in 2024
- Full custom HD design (handmade)
- Realistic HD modelization of all buildings
- Sloped runway and realistic profile
- New AFCAD 2024
- Included all custom buildings on the airport aera
- Custom ground poly using new FS20 tools and custom textures
- HD PBR textures
- Designed all roads and car parking in airport aera included many custom objects
- Added hundreds of custom local road signs
- Added dynamic informations billboards
- Added dynamic advertising billboards
- Added animated ground service convoyer belt
- Added animated climatisations
- Added terminals doors interactions with GSX pro
- Included advanced GSX PRO custom profile
- Added weather occluders in all opened buildings
- Added hundreds of custom spot lights in the entire airport aera
- Included PBR tranparent windows
- Included many PBR static custom airport vehicles
- Updated / Fixed bus
- Updated fuel aera
- Added custom firefighters vehicles
- Included PBR static EC145SC
- Included static Falcon aircrafts
- Included Hotel and Delzongue and all buildings in the aera
- Designed “SCI les jardins d’arcadie” complex included parallax
- Updated aeroclub ground textures
- Added aeroclub parking spots
- Added business aviation hangar parking spot
- Custom PBR dynamic wig wag lights
- Included advanced night textures
- Included many custom library objects
- Added all street lights objects
- Excluded default Asobo carparking spots and replaced many cars correctely
- Replaced Windsocks
- Added many airport aera fences
- Added airport star
- Excluded unwanted orbs
- Deleted sample cause un 11 a MYNN
If you’d like to get into flight simulation but you’re perhaps a bit intimidated by its apparent complexity, you can read our introductory guide, alongside the second episode focusing on installing add-ons, and another showcasing the basic instruments.
You can also read more flight simulation news in the previous roundup article.