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Pilops set out to build a living flight sim economy. A year later, it seems to be working
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (657+ words) When we covered'Pilops back in February 2025, the question we left hanging at the end of the article was a simple one: could it sustain a critical mass of players? A persistent, player-driven economy only works if enough people are actually…...
AAU4 finally releases in MSFS 2024 with the native ATR leading the way
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (256+ words) Microsoft is also using the moment to launch something new on the commercial side, its first Microsoft Creator Sale, which we'll get to below. For the aircraft involved, AAU is not a patch in the usual sense. The point of…...
Orbx releases Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (KATL) for MSFS 2024
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (258+ words) And just as the finish line came into view, Orbx announced the product would ship with an always-on, kernel-level DRM tool that the community was not happy about. The backlash was sharp and fast, Orbx reversed course and scrapped it…...
i Fly Schedules launches a full EFB for Microsoft Flight Simulator
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (331+ words) For many simmers, the pre-flight ritual involves juggling a handful of separate tools: Sim Brief in one browser tab, Navigraph in another, GSX on secondary screen, and maybe a tablet propped up nearby. i Fly Schedules, the web-based scheduling and…...
Aerosachs releases the Tecnam P-Mentor on the MSFS Marketplace, its most systems-heavy trainer yet
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (808+ words) MSFS Addons Aerosachs has spent the last couple of years building the most complete Tecnam fleet in Microsoft Flight Simulator, and the aircraft that has been sitting at the top of the to-do list is now out. The Tecnam P-Mentor…...
Spotty26 brings flyby and AI traffic cameras to MSFS 2024
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (481+ words) MSFS Addons When Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launched, one of the frustrations among spotters and content creators was the camera system. Flyby views, tower cameras, and AI tracking shots were either awkward or simply missing in the new sim. Third-party tools…...
Vector's 787 Spotlight reveals a flight deck where every system is already working
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (315+ words) There's a line buried near the middle of Vector's first major development Spotlight for Project Griffin (Boeing 787) that deserves to be pulled out front: "Everything we are showing here already exists, is already developed, and is already working. There will…...
PMDG's DC-6 is finally compatible with MSFS 2024
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (307+ words) It has been a long time coming for fans of the old girl. The PMDG DC-6 Cloudmaster, one of the most beloved classic airliner simulations in the hobby, has finally received its MSFS 2024 compatibility update, and it is available right now…...
Navigraph and Flightradar24 team up to bring live traffic to MSFS, starting with FSLTL
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (301+ words) Back in April, the flight sim community hit a bit of a bump. FSLTL lost access to its unofficial Flightradar24 feed when the unpaid API was shut down, leaving a lot of simmers suddenly without the live traffic injection they'd come…...
5 new aircraft hit the PS5 Marketplace, from a Carenado GA classic to a Cold War bomber
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (366+ words) It's been just a few weeks since the PS5 Marketplace opened its doors to third-party add-ons with Sim Update 5, and the aircraft catalogue is slowly expanding in interesting ways. After the initial handful of titles that were there at launch, five…...