Some weekly updates from the Microsoft Flight Simulator team come and go without much comment as they are essentially short status checks as of late, however, this one from yesterday (March 9) had quite a bit packed into it worthy of note including some big updates coming for Xbox fans, a new developer livestream, Discovery…
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An overview of the MSFS February Q&A stream
Hosted yesterday and made available for replay today, Microsoft and Asobo held their first Developer Stream of 2023. It packed in a ton of news and information about the sim itself as well as content that is coming down the pipeline. Content including the New Zealand World Update, the AN-2 and DHC-4, as well as…
iniBuilds are making the AN-225 for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Today’s Flight Simulator Q&A was chalk full of exciting news for the upcoming year. Among them was news about the inclusion of the famous Antonov AN-225, largest transport aircraft in the world, to the sim. The aircraft was famously and tragically destroyed at its home base of Hostomel Airport near Kiev during the Russian invasion…
Carenado/Asobo Cessna 195 Local Legend VII review
Coming to us back in the fall as Local Legend VII, the Carenado/Asobo Cessna 195 Businessliner for Microsoft Flight Simulator came alongside the World Update XI: Canada update. The aircraft has no specific Canadian connection (though the free DHC-2 Beaver that came with the 40th Anniversary sure did) so its not quite the local legend…
Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary content and first impressions
Yesterday, Microsoft and Asobo Studio released Sim Update 11 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This was no ordinary Sim Update as it was also a celebration of 40-years of history of this sim. This update came jam packed with new content. There’s tons to get through so let’s have a look! Celebrating 40 years! You have…
MSFS Feature Discovery focuses on helicopters with a week to the 40th Anniversary
We’ve got a new Feature Discovery video from the folks at Asobo Studio and the developers behind Microsoft Flight Simulator. The new video offers a deeper dive into the systems behind the simulators new helicopter based features which are due to arrive next week with the launch of the 40th Anniversary. Chopper talk The latest…
Waiting on Sim Update 10 and other MSFS roadmap information
Microsoft Flight Simulator is set to have a busy fall with two significant sim updates and plenty of new content yet to come. The latest developer update, out on Thursday, gives us a sense of where things are headed and I thought it was well past time to check in and highlight the big items…
The retro-futuristic classic: Review of MSFS’ Beechcraft Bonanza V35
Asobo Studio, Microsoft, and the folks at Carenado have come together to produce yet another collaboration aircraft for the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace. This time it’s the Beechcraft Bonanza V35 and its the third in their Local Legends series. What makes this aircraft a legend and should you add it to your MSFS hangar? Let…
Flight Simulator celebrates 2-years with sale, announcements and live stream
If you can believe it, it’s been 2-years now since Microsoft Flight Simulator went live and shook the foundations of the flight sim world. In the two years since then, the sim has taken on a progressively larger audience bringing in veteran sim pilots and curious newbies alike. So for the team at Asobo and…
First impressions of the Asobo/Carenado Bonanza V35
I’ve learned that I am, in-fact, a sucker for classic GA aircraft. Over the last several months, Asobo and Carenado have partnered together to bring us several including some Beechcraft classics like the Model 17 Staggerwing, the classic Model 18 and now we have the retro-futuristic Bonanza V35. It’s just come out and I’ve done…
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