Yet, before we get down to business, below you can find a link to news that received its own article earlier today.
- Microsoft Flight Simulator Airbus A380 Release Breaks Records on Volanta
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Confirms Revolutionary Navigation Data Partnership With Lufthansa
- Microsoft Flight Simulator Airbus A320 and A321 by Fenix Are Getting Sharklets This Week
You can check out all the news below.
Freeware Bonn-Hangelar Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Showcased
Hangar 8 showcased an upcoming rendition of Bonn-Hangelar Airport (EDKB) in Germany. The airport now is in the pre-alpha stage of development and will ultimately include the following:
- Fully modelled airside & landisde of the civilian part of the airfield
- Fully modelled airside of the federal police apron, including animated gate entry point
- Dynamic changing of signs and other stuff by environmental factors
- Custom night lighting
- Custom animations such as windsocks etc.
- Entirely custom ground texture works
- Custom (removable) static aircraft
Raleigh–Durham International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets New Screenshots
More spiffy screenshots come from Pacific Islands Simulations, which showcased its upcoming Raleigh–Durham International Airport (KRDU) in North Carolina, United States.
Here’s what the developer has already completed:
- Terminal 1 and 2 exterior work
- Parking garages
- Atlantic and Signature FBOs
- GA hangars and buildings exterior work
- FAA Tower
- Taxiway designations and lights
- Custom textured tarmac
- latest satellite imagery for the whole airport
- Added new vehicle models to parking lots/garages and FBOs
Embraer Lineage 1000 for X-Plane Coming Soon
X-Crafts announced that its Embraer Lineage 1000 business jet (the business jet version of the Embraer 190) shouldn’t take more than a couple of months to be released.
It will be provided at no additional cost to those who have purchased the developer’s full E-Jets family.
The developer is currently finishing texturing the cabin and is preparing to do the animations of the window blinds, cabin doors, and all tables, on top of customizable lighting throughout the cabin, a custom fuel system with additional tanks, and some additions to the EFB tablet.
Perth City Add-on For Microsoft Flight Simulator Announced
Impulse Simulations announced that it’ll release a city add-on for Perth in Australia, including 163 modeled buildings. We don’t have a release date, but testing should start soon.
Miami City Add-On Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Ironsim released a city landmarks add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator. It’s currently available on Simmarket for $14.62.
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.