Third-party developers shared news about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons focusing on upcoming aircraft, and airports.
We start with Carenado, which provided new screenshots of its upcoming Piper PA-28-181 Archer II.
At the moment, details about it are scarce, including the release window and pricing.
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Aerosoft announced another airport in Germany, Porta Westfalica (EDVY).
This is another small airfield located in North Rhine-Westphalia. Of course, it focuses on general aviation and doesn’t have scheduled flights.
According to the developer, it’s “not far away” from release. You can already see some screenshots below.
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Speaking of smaller airports, Burning Blue Design released another of its airfields in the UK, Solent Airport (EGHF).
You can find it at the developer’s own store for £14.95. It’ll also launch on Orbx Direct and on the official marketplace soon.
Below you can take a look at what you can expect.
- Over 200 custom 3D objects each with full Physical Based Rendering (PBR) textures.
- Based on 2022 layout with accurate runways, taxiways and custom taxi signs
- Highly detailed control tower, café and hangar interiors
- Animated hangar doors which close at night (open manually with Taxi Lights):
- Phoenix Aviation Hangar – Parking 2
- Hangar P – Parking 29
- ATAviation Hangar – Parking 37
- Hangar F – Parking 44
- 3 Helipads
- Completely custom windsock and dynamic animated flags
- Animated spectators
- Optimised to blend in with local Photogrammetry
- Real-life static aircraft seen at Solent:
- Phoenix Aviation Ikarus C42 (G-OKTA and G-PAPI) and Piper PA-28 Warrior II (G-BOHA)
- Britten-Norman Trilander and Defenders
- HM Coastguard AgustaWestland AW169 (G-MCGO)
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX’s (G-ILDA and G-IRTY)
- Cessna C152 Mike Charlie (G-ATMC)
- Accurate night lighting and dynamic weather compatibility
- Enhanced high resolution colour corrected ground textures
- Local features fully modelled, including:
- Daedalus sculpture in Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Park
- Beach-front huts and groynes
- CEMAST and CETC colleges
- Faraday and Daedalus Business Parks
- Daedalus Converter Station
Microsoft Flight Simulator is currently available for PC (Windows 10 and Steam), and Xbox Series X|S. If you want to read more about it, earlier today we published an extensive interview about the future of the sim.
Published: Dec 14, 2022 10:19 pm