Simcident Reports

Welcome to Simcident Report, where we take a look at noteworthy, dramatic, and historic events in flight simming. Read all Simcident Reports here. Explore our content from Simcident Reports below.

23.9.2024
MSFS

Simcident Report: Did Xbox Kill Flight Sim? The (First) Rise and Fall of Microsoft Flight Simulator 

Did the Xbox Kill Flight Sim? Welcome to the story of the (first) rise and fall of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Read more

26.11.2023

Simcident Report: Can Flight Sim Get You Arrested? The Bizarre Stories of Simmers Swept Up By Law Enforcement Post-9/11

We examine the bizarre stories of how the post-9/11 state got the police sent to the home of a 10-year-old boy and ... Read more

11.9.2023
MSFS

Simcident Report: 9/11 and The War on Flight Sim – A Look at Moral Outrage and Simming in the Wake of the September 11th Attacks

Today, we examine how the September 11th (9/11) attacks changed the flight sim world, and the ensuing backlash against the hobby a... Read more

4.5.2023
MSFS/XP/P3D

Simcident Report: The SATCO Schism, The Rocky Origins of Online ATC and the Rise of VATSIM and IVAO

This is the story of how the SATCO multiplayer ATC network was torn apart by accusations of theft and fraud, and how VATSIM and IV... Read more

A group of various aircraft line up for a fictional protest against the destruction of Meigs Field.
27.1.2023
MSFS/XP/P3D

Simcident Report: Massacre at Meigs Field – The Ill-Fated Fight to Save Flight Sim’s Most Famous Airport

The story of how the illegal overnight destruction of Chicago’s tiny Meigs Field drew the ire of thousands of people who had nev... Read more

16.12.2022
MSFS/XP/P3D

Simcident Report: How Walker Air Transport’s Recruiting Campaign Spiraled into Accusations of Harassment, Intimidation, and Doxing

The story of how the CEO of popular virtual airline Walker Air Transport would be accused by his pilots of harassment, intimidatio... Read more

9.12.2022
MSFS/XP/P3D

Simcident Report: How FlightSimCon Became FlightSimExpo

The collapse of FlightSimCon and the rise of FlightSimExpo. How one convention split from another over creative differences. Read more

2.12.2022
MSFS/XP/P3D

Simcident Report: The Papa Tango Affair

The story of Papa Tango, the developer who tried to sieze control of the freeware world by sparking a fight between simmers and Am... Read more

You wouldn't download a plane. Or else...
25.11.2022
MSFS/XP/P3D

Simcident Report: That Time FSLabs Shipped Actual Malware to Paying Customers

The story of how FSLabs sullied their reputation with the brilliant idea to ship malware with their product in the name of trackin... Read more