Tag: flight simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator Rolls Out Sim Update 16.1, Shares New 2024 Beta Details
Microsoft Flight Simulator fans have fresh runway news this week, with Microsoft’s March 5, 2026 Weekly Briefing confirming two major sim developments. First, Sim Update 16.1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) has officially been released. Second, a new Sim Update 5 beta build for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is nowRead More …
Microsoft Releases Minor Stability Patch for MSFS 2020
Microsoft has rolled out a new minor update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and while this one may not come with flashy new features or headline-grabbing aircraft, it does bring something many simmers will gladly take: improved stability. Sim Update 16.1 (version 1.39.12.0) officially went live on March 2, 2026Read More …
iniBuilds Releases Hong Kong International for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
One of Asia’s most iconic aviation hubs has officially landed in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. iniBuilds has now released Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) for the new sim platform, giving virtual pilots a detailed recreation of one of the world’s busiest and most visually striking gateways. For simmers who loveRead More …
RTX Eyes a Major Slice of the US$12.5 Billion Air Traffic Control Overhaul
If you’ve spent any time flying online networks like VATSIM, Pilot Edge, or IVAO, or simply marvelled at how real-world controllers juggle hundreds of aircraft through busy airspace, you’ll appreciate just how remarkable it is that the real US ATC system still works as well as it does — becauseRead More …
Now Hiring: Marketing/Sales Rep (Commission-Based) for Sky Blue Radio
The World Premiere Aviation and Flight Simulation Internet Radio Station This May, Sky Blue Radio hits a huge milestone: 19 years of continuous community engagement with aviators, sim pilots, builders, dreamers, and everyone who keeps their headset mic hot and their skies busy. And now we’re looking for the rightRead More …
Definitive Tri-Jet: TFDi’s MD-11 Gets a Major Update for MSFS 2024
If you have been waiting for an excuse to dust off the tri-jet and go hunting for long-haul glory, this is it. This week, TFDi Design published an announcement titled “MD-11 Update Released,” dated February 25, 2026, detailing both the big 1.1 release from early January and a fresh follow-upRead More …
Patch Notes vs Pilot Reality: Why DCS Update Cycles Keep Sparking Community Turbulence
Flight sim patches are supposed to feel like fresh asphalt: smoother, safer, ready for takeoff. And yet, every time a major update lands in Digital Combat Simulator (DCS), the community does what it does best: it flies, it tests, it argues… and it immediately starts comparing the official “what changed”Read More …
Piper Aerostar 700P for X-Plane: Pressurized Speed and IFR Capability
The Piper Aerostar 700P has always had a reputation for doing one thing extremely well: going fast without apologizing for it. In the real world, the Aerostar family earned a name as the speed king of piston twins, with later models pushing cruise numbers that still feel a little rudeRead More …
X-Plane – PAE Beechcraft Bonanza A36 — Powered by the Reality Expansion Pack
If you’ve been craving a piston single in X-Plane 12 that behaves less like a polite theme-park ride and more like a real machine with preferences, consequences, and a memory, the PAE Beechcraft Bonanza A36 is aimed straight at your hangar. Built as a partnership between PAE Addons and SimCoders.com,Read More …
Orbx releases Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM)
Orbx has added a new U.S. hub to the Microsoft Flight Simulator ecosystem with the release of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM) for both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. This brings one of Alabama’s busiest and most versatile airports into sharper focus, offering sim pilots a detailed rendition of aRead More …