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Tailstrike Designs took to their Facebook page to announce the release of their Prague Airport (LKPR) rendition for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This rendition includes an accurate replication of the airport buildings, true-to-life ground markings, and custom terrain profiles. For example, notable airport buildings include the Czech Airlines and ABS hangars or even the Europort complex. Furthermore, the scenery features custom night lighting. Moreover, the scenery includes an interior model of the terminals and tower. Alternatively, watch all the features in […]

Earlier this year, the team at Impulse Simulations announced the development of Canberra Airport (YSCB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator. In collaboration with the developer, we are bringing you exclusive and unseen previews of the scenery and an insight into the development process. The scenery has now moved from alpha and beta testing and has entered the release candidate stage. Throughout testing, the developers have corrected several issues, such as ILS and runway configuration or terrain issues. Although the team hasn’t […]

The Orbx team has recently taken to their forums to announce an upcoming version of their popular flight tracker. Volanta is going to get its update 1.4, which is going to come with a mobile app, stream overlay and much more. Firstly, the Volanta Mobile is going to be available for iOS, as well as Android devices. This, however, is going to be a feature locked behind the Volanta Premium subscription. Volanta Mobile Volanta Mobile is going to do pretty […]

For the very first time, FlightSim Studio has showcased their upcoming rendition of Embraer 175 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. AviationLads has shared this first look through their YouTube channel. In the video, AviationLads has namely showed the exterior model and effects of this narrow-body jet. The interior and systems preview should come out very soon in a separate movie. This aircraft is still deeply work in progress though. On the video, we can see a number of different liveries showcased. […]

FlightFX’s second aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator landed a few days ago. The team’s Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet is now exclusively available through the in-game Marketplace for $24.99, following a slight delay that postponed the release by seven days. The Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet is a single-engine jet capable of flying up to 1,200 nautical miles. FlightFX brought the improved G2 version, adding RVSM, allowing for a ceiling height of 31,000ft and improving the range. It is also fitted with […]

The development team of iniBuilds has updated their freeware A310 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This update was already available as a beta version in the beta build of Microsoft Flight Simulator. This time though, it is also available for everyone on the stable release of the simulator. As this aircraft update comes as an update of the simulator itself, the information about the update was shared through the Flight Simulator forums. iniBuilds has done a plethora of fixes around the […]

TFDI has today opened pre-orders for their upcoming rendition of MD-11 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The team has made the announcement through their forums. TFDI is the first developer to ever open pre-orders for an upcoming product in the flight simulator add-on market. TFDI only offers a thousand of copies available to pre-purchase. With such copy, you get The Collector’s Edition, which will work on both Prepar3D and Microsoft Flight Simulator platforms. TFDI aims to release the full version of […]

Welcome to Simcident Report, where we take a look at noteworthy, dramatic, and historic events in flight simming. Today, we explore the story of Papa Tango, one of flight sim’s most infamous early payware developers. A developer who from 1999 to 2001, launched a series of legal maneuvers and intimidation tactics that sparked a battle between flight simmers and American Airlines. A battle which threatened to undermine the open nature of add-ons and reshape the future of simming. On Payware […]

Known for their study-level Bombardier Dash 8-400 addon for Prepar3D and legacy FSX, Majestic Software has towards the end of November taken to their social networks to give us an update on their Q400 and Q300 V2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator and Prepar3D. Prepar3D Support Statement Whilst Lockheed Martin is switching from ESP to Unreal Engine, Majestic Software has reassured the community that they intend to support Prepar3D in the future, unlike many developers who abandoned Prepar3D with the rise […]

Gaya Simulations has recently taken to their Facebook page to announce the release of Vienna 2.0 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. It is an upgrade of their previous Vienna Schwechat scenery, available for free to everyone who owns this scenery. Gaya Simulations Vienna was one of the first payware airport scenery released for Microsoft Flight Simulator shortly after its release in 2020. This upgrade completely overhauls how the Vienna for Microsoft Flight Simulator looks. The scenery has to offer brand new […]