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Anyone having spent more than a few hours in Microsoft Flight Simulator will know that getting the sim to run "just right" is somewhat of an undertaking that has led many an experienced simmer into depths of obsession if not outright despair. Flight simulators are, by nature, particularly resource hungry applications: entirely flight-sim-dedicated computer builds…

Editorials

MSFS 2024 Settings Guide: How to Maximize Sim Performance

Since the days of FSX, flight simulators have become far more demanding in the hardware they require. With modern-day hardware prices and how it's currently trending, it can be quite an expensive demand to run any of the next-generation flight simulators. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is no exception; as a step up from MSFS 2020,…

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Stig Hansen

Best CPU for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: How to Maximise Your Performance

When you ask a flight simmer what Europe's hardest airliner approach is, you will hear the same names repeated: London City's steep glideslope, Madeira's visual (and windy) approach, or the mountainous descent and circling into Innsbruck. All of these are worth flying, but none of them are as specific as the approach to Calvi Sainte-Catherine…

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Liam Bradley

The Most Challenging Approach in Europe in MSFS You Didn’t Know About

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FlightFX is about to release its latest business jet, the Hawker/Beechcraft 800XP for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. FlightFX is no stranger to business GA aircraft, with an impressive lineup including the Citation X (read our review!), Piaggio P.180, Cirrus SF50, and the HondaJet. With so many options, why choose the Hawker? In this first impressions…

FlightFX Hawker 800XP First Impressions: The Hawker Done Right

The Honeycomb Aeronautical Sierra TPM Module has been around for over a year now. As both a flight simmer and a real-world general aviation pilot, I was hooked the moment I first saw it. After almost a year of active usage, will it stand up to my initial expectations? Unlike the Bravo Throttle Quadrant, which…

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Jean Guiraud

Honeycomb Sierra TPM Review: The Ultimate General Aviation Throttle?

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has a wide variety of aircraft available within the simulator, as well as third-party software. Choosing what to fly may be overwhelming, especially when we have a lot of variations of Airbus planes, for example. With Jean's recent article covering the best vintage airliners, it gave me an idea to cover…

Top 5 Modern Airliners in MSFS 2024

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I thought I knew what to expect from an Airbus cockpit, but the A220 quickly proved otherwise. Airbus aircraft have been at the centre of my flight simulation experience for years. From the A319, A320 and A321 families — including the neo, LR and XLR — to the A330, A350 and A380, the Airbus philosophy…

Synaptic A220 in airBaltic livery parked at Tenerife South Airport in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Synaptic A220: Not Your Typical Airbus

If you've followed my previous reviews for MSFS2024, you'd know I have had a less than stellar impression of career mode and a particular dissatisfaction with the search and rescue and medevac operations. So when I was given a chance to review Miravia Softworks EmergencyDispatcherPro, I was excited to see how a third party could…

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David Mou

EmergencyDispatcherPro screenshot showing a vessel during a search-and-rescue mission in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Review: Miravia Softworks EmergencyDispatcherPro is a Solid Mission Add-On Held Back by Bugs

Few aircraft have generated as much anticipation in Microsoft Flight Simulator as the Synaptic A220. After almost five years of public development, the aircraft is finally approaching release, giving virtual pilots the opportunity to experience one of the most distinctive modern airliners. Although it now carries the Airbus name, the A220 did not begin life…

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Tim Barbright

airBaltic Airbus A220-300 in the Latvia 100 special livery parked on the airport apron

Five Real A220 Routes Worth Flying

Are you tired of just watching your plane fly itself from departure to final? Are you looking for a challenge? Are you seeking an analog experience while still flying an airliner, rather than your humble little Cessna 150? Do you want to relive the golden age of air travel, right within your simulator? If you…

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David Mou

Vintage airliners flying in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Top 5 Vintage Airliners for MSFS 2024

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Jean Guiraud

Flight Simulator News

iniBuilds Releases A380 Airliner for MSFS 2024 on PlayStation 5

14.11.2026 – iniBuilds has released its A380 Airliner on PlayStation 5 at v1.0.7, with a free livery pack and 35% off for the first month on the in-game Marketplace.

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Orbx Releases KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta for X-Plane 12

14.11.2026 – Orbx has released KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta for X-Plane 12, with the 2026 layout, expanded Concourse T and animated airport operations.

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Fenix Updates A320 v3 with New EGPWS and Radio Model

14.11.2026 – Fenix has released build 3.0.0.7852, its first full Version 3 patch for the A320, with a reworked EGPWS, a new radio simulation model and lower VRAM use.

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FS Conference 2026 Coming to Paderborn on November 21

14.11.2026 – The FS Conference returns to Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport on November 21, 2026, bringing together flight simulation enthusiasts, developers, hardware manufacturers, and industry experts for a full day dedicated to virtual aviation. On Saturday, 21 November, 2026, the terminal at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport will once again become a meeting point for the German and international flight simulation community.…

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Imaginesim Releases Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport (VIDP) for MSFS

13.11.2026 – Scenery developer Imaginesim has released its latest scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. It takes us back to a familiar destination, having previously released this scenery for Flight Simulator X (FSX) and Prepar3D (P3D) a couple of years ago. After releasing a massive airport like their Dallas Fort Worth Airport rendition, Imaginesim has…

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Flight Simulator News

Xometry Releases Ponta Delgada Airport for X-Plane 12

13.11.2026 – The developer Xometry released a new scenery of Ponta Delgada Airport (LPPD) for X-Plane 12. This release makes this unique airport in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean more interesting to fly into with Laminar Research’s simulator. The scenery offers a highly detailed rendition of this airport, with accurately placed custom buildings and autogen. The…

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CloudSurf Asia Simulations Releases Changi WSSS for MSFS 2024

13.11.2026 – CloudSurf Asia Simulations has released Singapore Changi (WSSS) v1.0.0 for MSFS 2024 via Orbx, with a GSX Pro profile and a 50% discount for MSFS 2020 owners.

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Asobo Looks to Shorten MSFS 2024 Package Profiling After Developer Complaints

13.11.2026 – Asobo says experiments are under way to shorten MSFS 2024 Marketplace package profiling after developers reported runs of several hours.

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iniBuilds Releases Ilulissat for MSFS 2024

12.11.2026 – The latest release from iniBuilds brings Ilulissat to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The airport was announced by iniBuilds via their Facebook page on 28 October and is their first Greenlandic scenery released for the sim. This scenery was created by Jakub Lukaszewski in association with iniBuilds and developed in close co-operation with the real Ilulissat…

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Ewan Thorp

Wombii Updates 152 Ducky Edition to 2.0 for MSFS 2024

11.11.2026 – Wombii has released 152 Ducky Edition 2.0 for MSFS 2024, adding a floatplane variant with tuned float dynamics to its Cessna 152 package.

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Flight Simulator News

MSFS 2024 Settings Guide: How to Maximize Sim Performance

9.11.2026 – Anyone having spent more than a few hours in Microsoft Flight Simulator will know that getting the sim to run “just right” is somewhat of an undertaking that has led many an experienced simmer into depths of obsession if not outright despair. Flight simulators are, by nature, particularly resource hungry applications: entirely flight-sim-dedicated computer builds…

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Stig Hansen

Chudoba Design Hurghada v2 X-Plane 12 Title

Chudoba Design Releases Hurghada v2 for X-Plane 12

8.11.2026 – The developer Chudoba Design released a new YouTube video showing his upcoming Hurghada scenery for X-Plane 12. Not only does the airport receive an upgrade, but so does the surrounding area. The airport itself includes a reworked ground poly and an improved transparent terminal building. The surrounding area is the thing that got a massive…

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Flying Partners Slovakia LZIB v2 MSFS Title

Flying Partners Slovakia Released Bratislava v2 for MSFS

8.11.2026 – Slovak developer Flying Partners Slovakia released their second rendition of Bratislava M.R. Štefánik Airport (LZIB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. The scenery was teased in a trailer approximately a month ago and has been available for purchase since November 1st. The scenery includes the most accurate information about the airport from July of…

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Skybound Studios Release Santarém Airport for X-Plane 12

6.11.2026 – Skybound Studios’ latest release brings Santarém Airport to X-Plane 12. The development of this scenery was a collaboration between Skybound Studios & Fernando Soares. The two have worked together to create a detailed rendition of this Amazonian airport. About Santarém Airport. First opened in 1977, Santarém Airport (SBSN|STM) is located in the Brazilian state of…

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Ewan Thorp

iniBuilds Releases New Orleans KMSY for MSFS 2024

5.11.2026 – iniBuilds has released its handcrafted Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

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Flight Simulator News

iniBuilds Updates A380 Airliner to v1.0.7 for MSFS 2024

iniBuilds Updates A380 MSFS 2024, Xbox Version Coming Next Week

5.11.2026 – iniBuilds has released v1.0.7 of its A380 Airliner for MSFS 2024, fixing RTO triggering, swapped cabin signs and light timing, with EFB changes.

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FlightSim Studio Updates E-Jets to v1.1 for MSFS, Native Version for MSFS 2024 Coming Before Christmas

4.11.2026 – FlightSim Studio’s E-Jets Service Update 1 adds vertical direct-to, reworked step climbs, FIX INFO, RAAS, new sounds and engine dry motoring for MSFS.

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Carenado Releases Saab 340B for MSFS 2020

4.11.2026 – Carenado’s Saab 340B twin-turboprop, in Passenger and Cargo variants, is now on the MSFS 2020 Marketplace for USD $19.99.

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SimWorks Studios Details the Classic Dash 8 for MSFS 2024

3.11.2026 – SimWorks Studios has detailed its Classic 8 Series for MSFS 2024, with separate Q100, Q200 and Q300 releases, a custom engine and deep systems modelling.

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ToLiss Announces VOA Partnership for X-Plane Instructor Station

3.11.2026 – ToLiss has partnered with Voa on a new Instructor Operator Station for X-Plane, with an iPad EFB and four versions, though no price or release date is set.

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