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17.7.2026 – Building a full-scale home cockpit rarely comes down to a single dramatic piece of hardware. More often, it is the accumulation of smaller decisions: panel dimensions, wiring standards, firmware, manufacturing methods and the redesigns that follow the first prototype. 525Charlie has relaunched with the aim of documenting that entire process in public. What began as…

16.7.2026 – After being worked on in the background for some time, the CIS Piper Chieftain for X-Plane 12 was first revealed last November and entered beta testing on June 22 of this year, 2026. JetStream FS lead developer, Iceman, recently shared via their Discord server that feedback from beta testers has been great and they are…

14.7.2026 – A new desktop utility for Microsoft Flight Simulator hopes to take airline operations to the next level of realism by making every minute count. The application, named OnTime Turnaround, tracks an entire day’s roster instead of individual flights, allowing delays to carry over between sectors and introducing real operational consequences. Unlike other tools that focus…

13.7.2026 – Boeing 787 Taking Shape

12.7.2026 – iniBuilds recently took to its Discord server to share a fresh set of preview images from its upcoming Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ICAO: KORD) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The scenery package is currently targeting a summer release, though a specific launch date has not yet been announced. Previews The screenshots, shared in the iniBuilds…