Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including aircraft and scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, MSFS 2020, and X-Plane 12.
Incidentally, today we released our interview with Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann recorded at Gamescom 2025, and our “This Week in Flight Simulation News” overview video. Please make sure to check out both.
You can find all the flight simulation news below.
Lift Aircraft Hexa Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Simpunk released the MSFS 2024 version of its Lift Aircraft Hexa VTOL drone. It’s available on Orbx Direct for $11.65.
It includes the following features.
- Accurate 3d model
- High-resolution carbon fiber texture
- Custom Fly By Wire flight system and flight dynamics modeled from scratch
- Customized instrumentation
- Automatic take-off and landing functions
- Can land on both land and water
- Immersive and realistic sounds
- VR compatible
Embraer ERJ Family 2.0 for X-Plane Gets First Flight Deck Screenshots
X-Crafts showcased the first screenshots of the flight deck of version 2.0 of its ERJ Family. According to the developer, the performance impact compared to the 1.0 version is “almost negligible” despite much higher resolution textures.
The avionics have been reworked as follows.
- High-resolution displays with a new, accurate moving map
- Completely redesigned PFDs and MFDs that match real-world avionics
- A brand-new EFB tailored for the ERJs
- The authentic FMS, making its ERJ debut
Both FMS units can be popped out as 2D panels and even dragged to another monitor.
The package is already being tested and should be released this year if all goes well.
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup Released for MSFS 2024 and MSFS 2020
Simnord released its Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, serving the capital city of Denmark.
It’s available on the developer’s own store and Simmarket for $25.12. You can see what it looks like in the sizable gallery above.
Real Taxiways for MSFS 2024 Coming this Week as Black Square Works on MSFS 2024 Ports of its Aircraft
Just Flight announced that an MSFS 2024 version of Real Taxiways by Black Square will be coming this week. It’ll include thousands of signs updated, improved nighttime emissives, and LOD optimization.
The developer is also working on porting its aircraft to MSFS 2024, including the Starship.
If you’d like to read more flight simulation news, you can find plenty in our previous roundup article from yesterday.
If you want to go further back, we have a handy overview video of the major flight simulation news in the past week. You can watch it below. As usual, leaving a like and a comment and subscribing to our growing YouTube channel is extremely helpful.
