Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including some interesting releases and reveals for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, MSFS 2020, and X-Plane.
Before we move on, you can check out a story that received its own individual coverage.
You can also check out our video recapping the whole week of flight simulation news to make sure you haven’t missed anything.
You can find all the flight simulation news below.
Fokker F70 and F100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020 Now in Beta
Just Flight announced that its Fokker F70 and F100 package is now in beta. Now that this milestone has been reached, the developer has promised to show some of the systems in the coming weeks.
The developer mentioned that this doesn’t mean that release is imminent, as there’s still work to be done.
Caribbean Pack Vol. 3 Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and MSFS 2024
Flyndrive4D released another of its Caribbean packages, including landmarks aplenty and a whopping 17 airports. It’s available on SimMarket for $28.82.
Here’s a list of what is included.
- MARTINIQUE
- TFFF Aimé Cesaire Le Lamentin Airport
- Tour lumina in harbour
- DOMINIQUE
- TDCF Canefield Apt
- TDPD Douglas Charles Melville hall Aprt
- Red rocks
- Scotts Head Beach
- GUADELOUPE
- TFFR Le raizet Pole Caraïbe Apt
- TFFC St François apt
- TFFB Baillif arpt
- TFFM Marie Galante Apt
- TFFA La Désirade apt
- Memorial ACTe
- Zevalos Colonial House
- Pointe du vieux fort Lighthouse
- Pointe doublé Lighthouse La Désirade
- Gueule grand gouffre Marie Galante
- MONTSERRAT
- TRPG John A. Osborne Apt
- Montserrat Volcano observatory
- Bransby Point Artillery Battery
- ANTIGUA
- TAPA V C Bird Intl apt
- Multipurpose Cultural Centre
- Fort James
- Fort Barrington
- North Sound International Raceway
- BARBUDA
- TAPB Barbuda International Apt
- TAPH Codrington Apt
- NEVIS
- TKPN Vance Winkworth Amory Intl Apt
- St. James Raceway
- Fort Charles
- ST KITS
- TKPK Robert L Bradshaw
- The National Museum of St. Kitts
- St. Kitts Scenic Railway animated
- Fairview Great House & Botanical Gardens
- The War Memorial
- SINT EUSTATIUS
- TNCE F D Roosevelt intl Apt
- For de Windt
- ST MARTEEN
- TFFG Grand Case Apt
- Philipsburg Courthouse of 1793
- Fort Amsterdam
- ANGUILLA
- TQPF Clayton J Lloyd Wallblake Apt
- wallblake House
- Scilly Caye
- Anguilla Arch
Región de Murcia International Airport Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020
Fly X Simulations released Región de Murcia International Airport (LEMI) in Spain. It’s available on iniBuilds’ store for $15.94
It includes the following features.
- High-quality, detailed airport buildings
- Custom PBR ground textures
- Custom ground markings
- Extensive terminal interior
- Custom cars
- Custom GSX Profile
Spartan 7W Executive Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020
iniBuilds released the vintage Spartan 7W Executive personal luxury transport aircraft. It’s available on the developer’s own store for $19.93.
It includes the following perks.
- Multiple variants of the aircraft:
- Classic – with the option of switching to either classic instruments or modern instruments on the EFB with the feel of a classic cabin
- Modern– with full modern cockpit and cabin, Garmin avionics suite and multiple colour selection of night lighting in the cabin from the EFB
- Hybrid– Modern cockpit panel with the classic feel of the cabin.
- Authentic sound suite for cockpit and external curated by Echo 19 Audio Productions
- Multiple liveries available with each aircraft variant
- Modern in-cockpit EFB to control external and internal elements
- External GSE such as rain covers, chocks, oil drip tray and multiple safety flags and pins controlled by the EFB
- For FS24, comprehensive external pre-flight walk-around
- Enhanced PBR textures for FS24
- Navigation instruments, autopilot and radio comms integrated into the various classic and modern cockpits
Dallas Love Field Announced for X-Plane 12
iBlueYonder announced that two X-Plane developers have been working on converting its Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL) for X-Plane 12. It’s “nearing release.”
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.