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Dornier 228-200 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Gets New Screenshots
Carenado released new screenshots of the Dornier 228-200 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
You can check out the gallery above.
Singapore Changi Airport Released for MSFS 2024
Cloudsurf Asia Simulations finally released its rebuilt Singapore Changi Airport (WSSS) for MSFS 2024, the successor to the excellent scenery for MSFS 2020 released a while ago.
It’s available on Orbx Direct for $20.96 with the following features.
It includes the following.
- Custom-built from scratch for MSFS 2024
- Terminals 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the Jewel, with detailed interiors in Terminals 2 and 3
- All three runways and the full taxiway network, holding positions and markings matched to the charts
- Custom 3D taxiway signs across the whole airport, lit at night
- Custom taxiway centre-line lighting
- Custom jetways, docking displays, parking stands, ground textures and markings
- Ground service vehicles and apron equipment along the piers and service roads
- Cargo, maintenance and support areas: Changi Airfreight Centre, SIA Engineering hangars, the CAFHI fuel area, Changi North
- The surroundings seen on approach: Changi Bay Point, Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, the SAF Ferry Terminal and fuel jetty, the Changi Water Reclamation Plant, Changi Coast Road and Changi Village
- Changi Business Park and the Singapore EXPO, the East Coast Integrated Depot with its trains, the RSAF Fokker 50s at Changi Air Base (West)
- Full PBR textures, night lighting
- GSX Pro profile included (docking displays, stop positions per aircraft type, pushback per stand)
- Free future updates for bug fixes and compatibility
Taipei City Scenery Announced for MSFS 2024
We stay with Cloudsurf Asia Simulations, which announced Mega Taipei, a new city scenery focusing on the capital city of Taiwan.
It’ll include the following.
- Taipei 101 and the Xinyi skyline – the towers around it are modelled one by one from real photos, with their real shapes, crowns and signs.
- The Taipei Twin Towers as they stand today – under construction, with their steel frames and tower cranes.
- Landmarks of the old city, like the Presidential Office Building, with their streets and squares around them.
- CloudSurf Ground Enhancement – made for low city flying. Xinyi and the old city core get detailed roads and sidewalks, Taipei-style road lines and details, plus street lamps and traffic signals. Around the landmarks we go further: kerbs, grass, trees, benches, bus shelters, fences and parked cars, so the streets look alive when you fly low over them.
- Every building gets its own night lighting.
Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020 Gets New Trailer
Taimodels released a new trailer of Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (KGRR) in the United States.
We already know that it should be released for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020 before November 16, while an X-Plane 12 version will come in December.
Cessna Citation M2 for MSFS Gets New Screenshots and Details
LivToAir released new screenshots and new details about its upcoming Cessna Citation M2 business jet on Discord.
While the developer isn’t ready to share a release date, we get a list of features.
3D & Textures
- Exterior and cabin fully reworked. Lots of new detail and better performance. The model quality is a big step up from the CJ3+
- Exterior textures are fully done, and the cabin textures were redone for much higher quality compared to the CJ3+
- Better icing effects
- Cockpit kept the same as in the CJ3+ on purpose, so future updates can easily be shared between the two aircrafts
Systems
- Electrical system was rebuilt to better resemble the M2
- More working circuit breakers
- New FADEC systems with full throttle calibration and detent settings via the EFB
- PFD reversionary mode with a condensed engine display
- Aircraft States: fully controllable states allowing custom states and saving states between flights.
Avionics
- Working System Tests page
- New GTC pages: Propulsion, Landing Elevation, Maintenance, Trip Stats and Scheduled Messages
- Vertical Situation Display (VSD)
Cabin
New passengers system:
- Up to 5 passengers, picked from 14 different animated people
- They get hungry and thirsty, open the tables and blinds and use the lavatory
- Snacks, cans and water that you or the passengers can take, put on a table and eat or drink
Ground Operations
- GPU with realistic start sequence
- Covers, wheel chocks and pitot covers
- Pushback planner. Draw your pushback on the real airport layout
- Drivable pushback truck that you can drive around the aircraft, connect and push with realistic physics! (first in the sim as far as I know)
EFB
Rebuilt from scratch. Includes apps like:
- Airplane: weight & balance, fuel, doors, covers, GPU, passengers and pushback
- Map: airport layouts, taxi routes, weather, traffic and a 3D globe view
- Checklist: with auto completing items and a switch identifier system
- Performance: takeoff & landing calculations, send the speeds to the G3000
- Logbook, Weather, SimBrief, Navigraph, Notes, Manual, Browser and Hardware
- Home screen widgets, split screen and app icon themes
- Web Access: open the EFB on your phone or tablet or any browser you like. and can be outside your local network.
Screen Overlay
Completely new system. A full screen overlay on top of the sim:
- Open the EFB and other apps as windows on your screen with a proper window manager.
- Labels on the aircraft during the walkaround
- Shows you where each switch is while you run the checklist
- Notifications, photo mode and a sound mixer
- Guided tour with a narrator that shows you M2 features and help you set up quick start settings
- All features are togglable and can be turned off individually
Sounds
- New sounds recorded from a real CJ1
- Sound mixer to set the volume of engines, cockpit, cabin and more
- Headset mode
Tamarack Winglets
Just like the CJ3+, the M2 gets the Tamarack Winglets variant
MSFS 2024
- Native MSFS 2024 version
- Walkaround
- The M2 EFB as an app on the 2024 tablet.
U-2 Released for MSFS 2024
Miltech Simulations released the Lockheed U-2 spy plane.
It’s available on the developer’s website for $36.99, including the U-2S. The U-2R and ER-2 will be released at a later time and will be provided with a free update.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Gets Free Liveries to Celebrate Anniversary of Xbox
Microsoft released four free Xbox liveries to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the brand.
The package, which can be downloaded from the official marketplace, includes liveries for the following aircraft.
- Boeing 737 MAX: Take XBOX’s iconic colors to the airline world with a striking anniversary livery designed for one of today’s most advanced airliners.
- XCub (Wheels Variant): Perfect for bush flying adventures, the XCub receives a rugged anniversary makeover celebrating XBOX’s legacy of exploration and freedom.
- Hot Air Balloon: Bring the celebration to the skies at a more leisurely pace with a vibrant XBOX 25th Anniversary balloon design that’s impossible to miss.
- Skyship 600: The classic airship joins the festivities with a bold commemorative livery that showcases 25 years of XBOX gaming excellence from above.
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