Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including screenshots and a release of aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.
Cessna Citation Sovereign+ for Microsoft Flight Simulator and MSFS 2024 Gets New Screenshots
Skyward Simulations is continuing to share fetching screenshots of its upcoming Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign+ on its Discord Server. We get to see the flight deck, the cabin, and the exterior.
Cessna Citation CJ3+ for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets New Screenshots
LivToAir released on Discord another batch of screenshots of its Cessna Citation CJ3+, showing both the interior and the flight deck of the aircraft (including the EFB), alongside a new livery.
Heinkel He 111 Released for MSFS 2020
Captainsim released a classic WWII warbird, the German Heinkel He 111. It’s available on the developer’s own store for $17.99.
It includes the following features.
Exterior
- Highly detailed digital replica of the He 111
- High resolution 8K textures
- 8K livery of Luftwaffe G1-EH
Togglable immersion options:
- Wheel chocks
- Tie-down ropes
- Deployable antenna
- Weaponry
- Cargo boxes, barrels, toolboxes
Cockpit
- Authentic cockpit and instrument layout
- Immersion control clipboard
- High resolution 8K textures
- Custom views
Systems
- Autopilot: altitude hold & heading select
- Fuel system: fuel pumps & fuel transfer
- Cockpit/instrument lighting
Misc Features
- Fitting flight model
- User Manual
- Repaint kit
- Supports most features of MSFS2020 (rain/icing effects and more)
- Supports a growing number of official livery packs
Lost Trail Pass Scenery Released for Free for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
TheDukeNewcomb released a free scenery add-on for Lost Trail Pass in Idaho. Not only is it available for free on flightsim.to, but it’s also ideal for both bush flying and driving with a ground vehicle like the Crosskart buggy.
It includes the following:
- 5 miles of US-93 Highway with textured road surface
- 13 miles of textured and flattened offroad trails 6
- Custom dirt track designed for the Crosskart
- Lost Trail Pass Airstrip – IDS93
- Johnson Gulch Airstip – IDJ93
Do keep in mind that while the airstrips are real, the codes are fictional as they don’t have ICAO codes in the real world.
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.
