iniBuilds A340 has arrived plus Marketplace release controversy There's a bit of a mystique around the four-engine A340 airliner. It wasn't as popular as some of its competitors nor as popular as the A330, its close sibling, however, that has given the aircraft a bit of a cult following perhaps in…

Got Friends update their product line with MSFS 2024 support, celebrate with a sale Third party Microsoft Flight Simulator developers Got Friends have completed several months worth of work updating their product line to support Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. They are kicking off the occasion…

The latest IL-2 Korea dev update focuses on the things that go ‘boom!’ Ready for a breakdown of everything that you can lob at the ground in IL-2 Korea? We've got that now thanks to Dev Blog #49. Let's check it out. It goes boom American and Soviet aircraft air to ground munitions are the focus…

iniBuilds confirms A340 coming this month, release overview video The wait for an A340 in Microsoft Flight Simulator won't be much longer with iniBuilds CEO confirming that the aircraft is due to release this month. A release overview video takes us through the details of the airplane a slightly…

I haven't made this flight for a while but Land's End to St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly, here in a Skybus BN Islander (they also operate Twin Otters) is a most enjoyable short transfer, one of the great UK Island flights. #MSFS2024 #Flightsim #Aviation #AVGeek

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Classic turboprop airliner but does it satisfy? Review of the YS-11 for Microsoft Flight Simulator For a long time now I've been desperately hoping for Microsoft Flight Simulator to pick up some more turboprop airliners. This is an under-served category featuring the ATR 42/72-600, the Saab 340,…

A2A Aerostar comes out of early access, 2020 release confirmed and other updates We've got a great status update coming to us from A2A Simulations. The Aerostar 600 is moving out of early access thanks to the 1.0.0 update which has just come out. The team have also confirmed that a MSFS 2020…

Bf109E-4, Ju87D-5 and a Me410 campaign launch with IL-2 Update 6.003 The latest update for IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series is 6.003 and it comes with a short list of fixes plus some new content. IL-2 Sturmovik: Odessa and Leningrad - Siege and Liberation owners will gain access to the…

ToLiss A320ceo releases for X-Plane 12 X-Plane 12 focused developer ToLiss have just released their latest Airbus product for that simulator platform. This time around they have tackled the A320ceo (common engine option or... the original version if you prefer). This is an add-on pack for their…

PMDG status update talks 737NG, 777 sounds, and new 747 teaser We've got a new status update from PMDG and here is a summary of some of the key points that you may want to know about if you're a fan of the company's 777, 737 or forthcoming 747 line-up. Let's check it out! 737NG testing enters new…

SimWorks Studios working on AirVan updates, turboprop simulation details, and new product installer too! A few new updates coming from SimWorks Studios over the weekend with some news on how the AirVan is doing and their efforts to bring it to MSFS 2024. They also provide an update on their…

Flight Journal: Kitakyushu to Nagasaki in the YS-11 Last week we were surprised with the release of World Update 20: Japan and the launch of the new iniBuilds developed classic turboprop airliner the NAMC YS-11. I've been putting the aircraft through its paces and I wanted to share a particularly…

Is this rocketship ready to fly? DCS: MiG-29 first impressions With two powerful turbofan engines, advanced aerodynamics, and a long running reputation across decades of use, the MiG-29, NATO reporting name "Fulcrum," is certainly one of the most fascinating aircraft to come out of the Soviet…

DCS autumn sale underway plus MiG-29 updates It's that season again and lots of flight sim related sales are popping up. The DCS World Autumn Sale 2025 is the latest to arrive and with it comes the usual range of discounts across most of the back catalogue of aircraft, scenery and campaigns. We…

FlightSim Studio release Super 27, update on E-Jets, Tecnams and more Microsoft Flight Simulator third party developer FlightSim Studio have just put out their Status Quo Q3-2025 status update containing information about the entirety of their product line including news about the 727, E-Jets, and…

Early access review of the DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum is on the way. I'm glad I didn't rush to get it out because yesterday's patch has already sorted out at least some of my early access complaints.

YS-11 isn't the turboprop that I was thinking about when I started writing an editorial that we need more of these in MSFS.... but it'll do!

Just Flight reveal CJ-6 as next project Reveals keep on coming and this one comes to us from Just Flight who have revealed that they are coming out with a new aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. This time around its the Nanchang CJ-6 trainer! Nanchang CJ-6 coming Just Flight are…

World Update 20: Japan is here together with Local Legend 22: YS-11 airliner We've got a new Local Legend and a new World Update available for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. The news comes just a day after the reveal that the sim would be available on PlayStation this December. Let's…

11 years ago today, the Airbus A320neo made its first flight. As of August 2025, 2,244 A320neos have been delivered with more than 700 in the air right now. Track the A320neo on Flightradar24 by adding a Aircraft filter with code “A20N”.

Lots of MSFS news I’ll need to be writing out later. New world update, new local legend, Just Flight just announced a new GA type. Phew!

Flight Simulator is coming to Play Station and PlayStation VR, new planes teased, plus Sim Update 4 beta progress! We've got a flurry of Microsoft Flight Simulator news coming in today with confirmation from Microsoft that Flight Simulator is coming to PlayStation and PlayStation VR this fall.…

iniBuilds releases Impulse 100, previews Antarctica airport expedition, updates A300 and others Rounding up some iniBuilds news with recent updates that have come out for the A300-600R(F), the F406 Caravan II as well as the release of the Impulse 100 and a look at Wolf's Fang which seems to…

The autumn IL-2 sale has begun The seasons are a changing and in the northern hemisphere the signs of autumn are beginning to appear. 1C Game Studios has kicked off their fall sale to mark the season with some deep discounts. If you're looking to pick up something, now is a good opportunity. The…

Flight Journal: Multi-stage VFR epic through the Rockies! I'm calling this an epic because this recent journey that I planned out and then flew in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is is a great showcase of the kind of incredible visuals, real time weather, and fun visual flight rules (VFR) flying…

Carenado releases C172 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 The original variant of the Cessna 172 has come to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 with a new Carenado release. The company has been busy releasing aircraft recently and this is their latest. Let's check it out! A classic Cessna Carenado…

IL-2 Korea gameplay features, ships come into focus A new Brief Room episode is out talking about how some of the game features of IL-2 Korea works. Time skipping and large bomber formations are parts of the new experience. Plus a new developer diary focuses in on the ships of the new sim and how…

MSFS sim news round-up: SimWorks, Flight FX, CowanSim, BlackSquare, iniBuilds, COWS and more! Lots of significant updates have come from a multitude of developers for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Previously released aircraft are seeing significant changes like CowanSim's SAS autopilot update for a…

Heatblur indicate Intruder AI and F-14A early model may arrive in next DCS update It's been a bit quiet on the official Heatblur updates for several months, however, Heatblur appear to have been busy working away on a bunch of items including some major updates to the Viggen and now we have a bit…

Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age continues to progress with recent updates Last November I got a chance to go hands on with a preview version of Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age. The naval combat simulator then moved into early access and has been available for purchase though…

We have been preparing a lot of surprises for our #VRChat Aviation audience, and we are ready to announce some of them!

I've had my first flight in the DCS: MiG-29A tonight. It's what I expected it to be and quite a lot of fun to fly around. My first flight is really just scratching the surface of what a full fidelity module is capable of and I've got some learning to do but it was a fun first start.

DCS World gets an update, MiG-29 launches and a new tutorial helps us fight the Fulcrum! Lots of news to report on and here is just some of it. DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum has released today which marks a significant content release for the series. We've also got a new MiG-29 tutorial from Matt Wagner…

On the rails with Train Sim World 5 and the upcoming 6th release Sometimes I like to land my fleet of virtual airplanes and take to the simulated rails instead. Over the last few years I’ve put in a lot of time in the Train Sim World series and I thought now would be a good time to talk about it…

Flight Journal: Stumbling my way through airliner flying in X-Plane 12 and the X-Crafts E-Jets! This Flight Journal has long been in the works. Over the years I've talked more than a few times with Marko from X-Crafts. If you don't know his and his team's work, they are the folks responsible for a…

Jurassic World + MSFS = pretty sick

Winter is coming… to DCS: Normandy 2.0 Ugra Media has begun showing off an update for DCS: Normandy 2.0 which features winter textures. The added season for the map moves it one significant step towards completion. Let's have a look! Let it snow, let it snow Ugra Media has become one of the go-to…

New IL-2 Korea dev diary shows off completed La-11 cockpit Some more pre-rendered clips coming to us from the latest 1C Game Studios developer diary focused on their upcoming IL-2 Korea. The latest showcase gives us a close look at the completed La-11 cockpit. Let's have a look. La-11 ready to…

Flight Journal: Terrific fun on Flugpark where every sortie I flew got worse! Back on the weekend I hopped into the Flugpark server for their traditional Sunday fly-in. For the uninitiated, Flugpark is the go-to Flying Circus server that a dedicated community of WWI aviation fans has been…

Orbx releases Jurassic World: Archipelago for Microsoft Flight Simulator Orbx's move tie-in with Universal's Jurassic World and Jurassic Park franchise has been released for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Here's what you need to know about this unique new add-on for the sim. Explore the islands,…

New DCS: MiG-29 video teaches us navigation and landing Get your notebook out, brew yourself a coffee, and get ready to buckle up as you take in the full Matt Wagner delivered tutorial on the DCS: MiG-29 and how best to use the aircraft's navigation systems. The MiG-29's navigation system is quite…

Learn to start the DCS: C-130 with this new video We've got our second tutorial video for the DCS: C-130 coming to us from well known DCS YouTuber 'ralfidude.' The tutorial teaches us to start the C-130 and get it ready for flight. Let's check it out! Starting the Herc! Airplane Simulation…

The new islands in GroundFall sometimes require unusual landing procedures to make it down safely. In this situation you could land on the beach, then walk up the hill to the radio tower. But why do that when you can land halfway up the hill and cut the hike in half? #flightsim #indiegames

Welshpool is in a very attractive part of mid-Wales, near the River Severn in its early course, and the new Burning Blue scenery will be ideal for GA flights. Here, is Liverpool to Welshpool in the PA Turbo Arrow III #MSFS2024 #FlightSim #Aviation #AVGeek

AzurPoly's C-160 Transall is now in the MSFS 2024 Marketplace with a small upgrade fee (it was just over $10 CDN for me) to get a bunch of 2024 features for the airplane.

MicroProse publish “Devlog 1” focused on the B-17: The Bloody 100th We're starting to hear more from the folks at MicroProse on some of their upcoming products and the most recent is the beginning of a developer blog series from the team behind B-17 Flying Fortress The Bloody 100th. In this update…

Thranda release Bonanza F33 as part of their series of customizable X-Plane 12 aircraft A new general aviation aircraft has arrived from X-Plane third party developers Thranda Design. This time around the developer has chosen to do a Bonanza F33 and it comes packaged with a lot of cool features…

Laminar Research reveal 12.3.0 plans for X-Plane 12 including weather, avionics, and aircraft updates The next update in Laminar Research's X-Plane plan is bound to be a significant one. The company are calling it the "weather update" although in actuality it looks like it will be even more than…