While today is Saturdat, the flight simulation add-on developers stop for something as minor as the weekend, and so there are still news to enjoy, including aircraft and scenery.
As usual, here on Simulation Daily, we publish a daily recap will all the flight simulation news we can get our hands on.
Yet, before we get to the nitty-gritty, today we published another interview from the big Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 preview event in Arizona.
Without further ado, you can enjoy the news below.
Boeing 737 MAX For Microsoft Flight Simulator Showcased in New Screenshots
iFly continues to reveal new screenshots of its upcoming Boeing 737 MAX8 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Like with the previous reveals, the images were showcased on Flight One Software’s official Discord server.
This time around, we get to see the Norwegian livery, the Air Transat livery, and new glimpses of the flight deck.
737 Immersion Add-on Revealed for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Speaking of the 737, Parallel 42 has revealed the 737 Immersion add-on, which will add 15 accurate visual effects to the 737 airframes by PMDG “and others” (which obviously shouldn’t be named. If you know, you know, and you’re probably steering clear).
It will release soon on the developer’s own shop, Orbx, Contrail, and the official marketplace (for both PC and Xbox).
GippsAero GA8 Airvan for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets New Screenshots and Details
SimWorks Studios released a few new screenshots and interesting details of the GippsAero GA8 Airvan. Here’s what we learned directly from the developer’s post.
“The GA-8 is an amalgamation of ideas and techniques coming from aircraft like the GotFriends Double-Ender, WBSim C172, SWS PC-12 and with an extra twist added.
The aircraft will get dirty over time and that will be visible as a gradually increasing dirt layer. This doesn’t just apply to taxing, but also when flying close to the ground; suspended particles will stick to the aircraft when flying low or even when parked! Wind speed will pick up dirt and accelerate the process, but wet terrain will raise less dust. These changes happen over tens of hours and will persist.
Flying through rain will gradually clean the plane up to a point, unless you prefer to ditch. Landing on wet sold will also create splats from the nose gear upon touchdown.
The propeller will also show signs of wear. Flying in denser air and higher rpm will create more scratching on the propeller. Landing on gravel or -worse- sand will make it happen much faster!
If you do manage to land nose-first or climb a step, you will get a prop strike, which will make your engine fail. Land too hard or hold your brakes before touchdown and you could blow a tire. Tires will also bulge under increased weight!
On to the interior, most everything is working as intended for our testers to break in a few days. The plane might come without passengers in anticipation of your feedback and FS2024. The cargo version does come with items in the back, though. Different types of items will be loaded depending on weight, ranging from SWS crates to a power generator.”
King Khalid International Airport Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Azrsim released version 2 of its King Khalid International Airport (OERK) serving Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.
The airport is available on Simmarket for $24.57.
If you’d like to get into flight simulation but you’d like some initial guidance, 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 yesterday’s roundup article.
