Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) automatically received AIRAC Cycle 2610 on October 1, and the 2024 edition also got airport updates, according to the simulator team’s October 1 weekly briefing.
The Airbus BelugaXL, previously available only in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, is now available in the 2020 edition’s in-sim Marketplace for $19.99. It is a specialized cargo aircraft, and its arrival brings the plane to the older simulator as well.
The briefing also revisited Aircraft and Avionics Update 06, which upgraded the Junkers F 13, Junkers Ju 52, Dornier Do X, Dornier Do J Wal and Dornier Do 31. Existing owners get the improvements at no extra cost, while each aircraft costs $14.99 for players who do not already own it.
Public testing for Sim Update 7 remains underway. The briefing also pointed players toward the return of the National Championship Air Races. A September roadmap had targeted Sim Update 7 for October 13, with a recreated course in Roswell, New Mexico, and the new STOL Drag class among its planned additions.
Community flights and events
Community Fly-In Friday is taking a break this week, with the next flight planned for October 9. The inaugural FSimUK 2026 event is planned for November in Bristol, with flight simulation developers exhibiting alongside a Concorde display. Registration is available through the event website.
This week’s screenshot challenge is titled Adventure Awaits, and pommes_l was named the weekly challenge winner. The featured community video follows SD Falchetti in a Black Square Commander from Friedrichshafen to Innsbruck.
The next weekly briefing is scheduled for October 8. Share how AIRAC Cycle 2610 or the airport updates affect your plans for the simulator. For the planned return of the Roswell races and other Flight Simulator developments, stay connected with us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Developed by Asobo Studio
Pursue your dream of an aviation career with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This brand-new simulator is designed to take advantage of the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics and gaming to create the most sophisticated, immersive and awe-inspiring flight simulator of all time. To achieve this unprecedented level of accuracy, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is powered by the significantly evolved Asobo Studio engine.
- Genre Simulator
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer
- Release November 19, 2024
- Publisher Xbox Game Studios
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