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…
Tag: Asobo Studio
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…
Local Legends #3 launches for MSFS!
The third aircraft of the Microsoft/Asobo Local Legends series for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out and available for purchase in the marketplace. This release brings us the Beechcraft Bonanza V35. An aircraft that packs in performance, history and some stylish good looks too – that is, if you like the v-tail! Fast, sleek post-war GA!…
Round-up of X-Plane and MSFS news that you might have missed!
It’s always good to do a round-up and over the last several days there’s been a lot going on. Too much to keep up with regular news updates so instead I present this round-up of X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator news. Let’s go! VSKYLABS show off X-Plane 12 aircraft Coming from the official X-Plane account,…
MSFS developer update, roadmap, and aircraft updates
A new weekly developer diary has been posted by the Flight Simulator team and it incorporates some interesting updates to two Marketplace aircraft: the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing and the Gee Bee. This is also a good opportunity to dive into what’s on the newest roadmap including the latest on the MSFS Sim Update 10…
Flight Journal: Start of a new journey
The concept for this journal came at me all at once. With the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update X and the updates done to the US scenery it seemed like a good time to check out some of those updates and just generally appreciate the whole experience at the same time. That together…
Flight Simulator May 2022 Q&A recap goes from Maverick to ATR-72
Jorg Neumann, Sebastian Wloch, and Martial Bossard were back on the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator Q&A series covering a very wide array of items that the team are working on. From Top Gun to airliners and everything in between This months Q&A with the Flight Simulator team covers a lot of ground. From the recent…
Top Gun: Maverick DLC coming to MSFS at the end of May
Microsoft Flight Simulator and the team at Asobo have teamed up with Paramount Pictures for their impending release of Top Gun: Maverick. Here’s the latest on what we know of the DLC. Top Gun action Delayed many times on account of the pandemic, Top Gun: Maverick is finally coming to movie theatres on May 24th….
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