Before I leave you with today’s news, you can also check out a brand new video recorded at the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 preview event in Arizona and another interview with the developers:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Interview – Community Developers, Flight Planning Tools, and More
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – Watch the Immersive Walk-Around Feature With a Boeing 737 MAX
Without further ado, here is the news. If you’re interested in general gaming news, we have a dedicated roundup for that as well.
Papua New Guinea Highland Bush Strips Pack 3 Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Orbx announced its third add-on dedicated to highland bush strips in Papua New Guinea for all the Missionary Pilots out there, also promising it’ll be the most detailed yet.
It’ll include 7 strips as follows:
- Nomane AYNO
- Kora AYOZ
- Guwasa AYGW
- Meninga AYEG
- Herowenaq AYHX
- Gimi AYGD
- Simogu AYQM
And here’s the list of features you can expect.
- Another 50 models added
- Another 7 airstrips are located in an area northwest of Lae in the highlands.
- All runways have elevation profiles matching elevation data
- Where the villages are close by, the autogen houses have been replaced with models
- The terrain has been sculptured to fix anomalies
- Full consideration in planning for upgrading, to take advantage of the new features in MSFS 2024
Heydar Aliyev International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets New Screenshot
Today AC Scenery revealed the first screenshot shot within the simulator of Heydar Aliyev International Airport (UBBB) serving Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan.
Before today, we had only seen images of the models within the 3D modeling environment.
X-Plane Update 12.1.3 Will Be About ATC
Today Laminar Research teased what’s coming with the next update to X-Plane 12, numbered 12.1.3. It’s dubbed the “ATC Update” and it’ll come with the following:
- SID/STAR support
- Improved AI behavior
- Altitude Bug Jumping fix
- Menu/UI improvements
- A small scenery bonus for helicopter fans…
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.
