Without further ado, I leave you with the news. If you’re interested in general gaming news, we have a roundup for that as well.
Papua New Guinea Highland Bush Strips Pack 3 Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Orbx has released its Papua New Guinea Highland Bush Strips Pack 3, featuring several challenging airstrips among Papua New Guinea’s jungles and mountains.
Here’s what you can expect if you purchase the package from Orbx Direct at $13.12.
- Nomane AYNO
- Kora AYOZ
- Guwasa AYGW
- Meninga AYEG
- Herowenaq AYHX
- Gimi AYGD
- Simogu AYQM
Key Features
- 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
Super Decathlon For Microsoft Flight Simulator Released
Hangar Studios 713 released the American Champion Super Decathlon, a rather attractive aerobatic aircraft. It’s available on the official in-sim marketplace for $19.99.
Northwest Arkansas National Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Released
4Simmer has taken a break in scenery production, but now they’re back with the release of Northwest Arkansas National Airport (KXNA).
It’s available on the official in-sim marketplace for $12.99, but it’s discounted to $9.99 for the first week or sale.
Salalah International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Released
Simsofy released Salalah International Airport (OOSA) in the Sultanate of Oman. It’s available on Simmarket for $14.49.
It comes with the following features:
- High quality 3D objects
- Realistic ground layout
- Realistic stand names and locations
- Realistic ground markings
- Ground vehicles, objects and cars
- Realistic airport environment
- Night lighting
Bell UH-1 Iroquois for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Extensive Video
Blackbird Simulation released an extensive video of its Bell UK-1H Iroquois (also known as Huey) focusing on the extreme level of detail in the model, textures, decals, and animations.
Fokker F70 and F100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator Get New Screenshots
Just Flight released new screenshots of its upcoming package including the Fokker F70 and Fokker F100. The external texures have been fully redone in 8K resolution.
Development is progressing “nicely” and the developer promised a look at the systems soon.
YF-23 Black Widow for Microsoft Flight Simulator Revealed
Now, for something truly exotic, the folks at Top Mach Studios revealed that they are working on the Northrop YF-23 Black Widow. If you’re unfamiliar with this aircraft, it was ultimately defeated by the YF-22 (the aircraft that would then become the F-22 Raptor) in the ATF competition.
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 the previous roundup article.