Flight Simulation developers continue to share news and releases for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020, and today we get two new airports.
Before we get down to business below you can enjoy news that has been covered individually.
In case you missed it, yesterday we published an in-depth look at how much data Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 downloads from the cloud, to clear the air on some misinformation that has been making the rounds.
You can check out all the news below.
Pilot Experience Sim Reveals Update on its Projects
Pilot Experience Sim revealed an update on its projects on Discord including a look at Rijeka Airport (LDRI) in Croatia, or better, a nearby factory. The developer is “making good progress” and is hoping to release the airport in January 2025.
About Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) the project is progressing and the developer is waiting for it to be deactivable in MSFS 2024 to check out what the airport looks like on the new sim.
Pilot Experience Sim is also working on dedicated setups to simplify the installation process on both MSFS 2020 and 2024. The MSFS 2024 update for the Maule M7-235, which fixes minor issues, is in progress, and the developer will also update its airports to fix minor problems in the new sim.
About the Beechcraft King Air C90, its progress has slowed down temporarily to evaluate what to do with MSFS 2024, and the developers are going to post a survey soon to ask their users which direction they should take.
Lelystad Airport Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020
Papa Hotel released a rendition of the famous Lelystad Airport (EHLE) in the Netherlands for both MFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
It’s available on Simmarket for $19.17 including the following features.
- Detailed exhibition Aviodrome
- Modelled interiors
- Custom static aircraft
- High quality and accurate rendering of EHLE Lelystad Airport
- HiRes and detailed aprons and ground markings
- Highly detailed model, including interior of the new terminal building (not yet in use) on the north side of the airfield and air traffic control tower
- HiRes Physical Based Rendering (PBR) textures
- 30 cm per pixel ortho imagery
- Custom taxi, runway and approach lighting systems
- Custom static aircraft at the outdoors display of the aviation museum and many static aircraft of real world registrations based at Lelystad Airport throughout the airfield
- Custom car pack of greatly optimised, high detailed vehicles for optimal performance
- Custom 3D animated objects, including windsocks, flags and air condition units and gates
- Includes a custom GSX Profile
The developer also revealed what we can expect from future updates, including:
- 3D animated people
- Open hangars
- Option of switching between current and future version of the airport, with the terminal on the north side of the airport in use
- And much more
Auxerre–Branches Aerodrome Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020
Flyndrive4D released a rendition of Auxerre–Branches Aerodrome (LFLA) in France. It’s available on Simmarket for $10.58.
- It comes with the following features:
- Photorealistic 4K PBR texture for all buildings.
- Realistic textured ground
- Dynamic night light
- “Real dynamic living world” concept: Some objects or characters change place depending on the day or month.
- Animations on the platform (skydivers, characters, sound in the hangar)
- Opening the hangar by clicking on your yoke in the 3D cockpit “hide yoke”
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.