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Microsoft Flight Simulator Pilatus
Screenshot via Iris Simulations

Microsoft Flight Simulator Pilatus PC-21 Released; Tampa Airport Release Planned Before Christmas; San Antonio Landmarks & Helipads Announced

Today third-party developers shared news and releases of Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, including both an aircraft and scenery.

Today third-party developers shared news and releases of Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, including both an aircraft and scenery.

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First of all, Iris Simulations released its Pilatus PC-21 trainer. You can find it at the developer’s own store for $34.99.

Below you can see what it looks like.

Next, we learn that VerticalSim is planning to release Tampa International (KTPA) in the United States before Christmas.

“I’ve decided to go ahead and move forward full-time working on TPA (Tampa). I’m aiming to release slightly before Christmas. Could be earlier, could be after.

TPA is about 70% done. I’ve decided that I will be doing parallax on all terminals besides Airside C to save performance.

And nearly every model has been retextured and redone to meet new standards. Also, a lot of new detail has been added in that wasn’t in the XPlane 11 version.”

Last, but not least, iniBuilds announced XS81 San Antonio Landmarks and Helipads.

If you’re wondering “XS81” is the ICAO code of the helipad of Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, which is included in the package alongside the following:

  • Highly detailed model of major landmarks of inner Downtown San Antonio
  • Highly detailed recreation of Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital and accompanying helipad
  • Surrounding hotels, residual buildings/shops modeled and textured
  • True-to-life, extremely accurate landmark lighting
  • Completely native MSFS Helipads, ready for upcoming native Helicopters
  • Thorough optimization of LOD’s of every object
  • Accurate placements of red Obstruction beacons atop skyscrapers
  • 3 Different helipads, 1 civilian, two medical, all elevated on structures!

If you’d like to read more about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, you can enjoy our recent reviews of the Twin OtterAuckland International AirportSkiathos AirportAthens International AirportBergamo Orio al Serio AirportAmami AirportBristol AirportMarrakech Menara AirportGreat Britain CentralTehran Imam Khomeini Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo AirportShanghai Pudong AirportKraków AirportFukuoka City & AirportFort Lauderdale Airport, Chongqing City & AirportManila AirportSantiago Airport, the Frankfurt City PackKey West Airportthe Okavango DeltaBali AirportLondon Oxford AirportBerlin Brandenburg Airport, the CRJ 550/700, the PA-28R Arrow IIIKristiansand Airport, Macau City & AirportBonaire Flamingo AirportMilano Linate Airport, the Singapore City PackTokyo Narita AirportYao Airport, the F-15 Eagle, the Paris City PackGreater Moncton AirportTweed New Haven AirportSantorini AirportSydney AirportHelsinki-Vantaa AirportReggio Calabria Airport, Bastia Poretta AirportMunich Airport, Paris Orly AirportNewcastle International AirportSankt Johann AirfieldDublin International Airport, and Seoul City Wow.

If you want to learn more about the game itself, you can read our review which will tell you everything you need to know about Asobo Studio’s game.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is available for PC (Windows 10 and Steam), and Xbox Series X|S.


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Giuseppe Nelva
Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.