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IL-2 Update 6.002 adds Yak-1 Series 23 and Yak-3 Series 9 plus fixes Two new aircraft have joined the list of Great Battles long line of available types. Yak-1 Series 23 and Yak-3 Series 9 are now available for owners of the IL-2 Sturmovik: Odessa and Leningrad - Siege and Liberation. There are also a few notable fixes too. Two Yak's ready for flight IL-2 Sturmovik: Odessa and Leningrad - Siege and Liberation has quite the interesting aircraft mix.

IL-2 Update 6.002 adds Yak-1 Series 23 and Yak-3 Series 9 plus fixes

Two new aircraft have joined the list of Great Battles long line of available types. Yak-1 Series 23 and Yak-3 Series 9 are now available for owners of the IL-2 Sturmovik: Odessa and Leningrad - Siege and Liberation. There are…

Entry 003 of the Indie Highlight Series with @flyawaynow.bsky.social will be posted on Saturday, August 16th. Details are being finalized. Keep an eye out for the next set of indie developer interviews. #indiegames #indiedev #flightsim

Absolutely agree. I think I lean slightly towards the T-tail just because of the uniqueness of it. I’ve almost bought the Warrior just to have it a few times. Don’t need it but excellent aircraft!

Next IL-2 update due tomorrow packaged together with Yak-3 and early Yak-1 Two new aircraft are set to be added to the IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series with an update that is due out tomorrow. The update will undoubtedly come with a few fixes for the whole series while the standout content will be the Yak-1 Series 23 and Yak-3 Series 9 aircraft for Siege and Liberation owners. Update coming, price going up…

Next IL-2 update due tomorrow packaged together with Yak-3 and early Yak-1

Two new aircraft are set to be added to the IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series with an update that is due out tomorrow. The update will undoubtedly come with a few fixes for the whole series while the standout content…

Love the Just Flight Turbo Arrow. Doing a multi step flight up the coast of British Columbia and it’s been brilliant!

Took advantage of PMDG's sale and bought the 777-F. I do enjoy freight ops quite a bit.

IL-2 Korea ‘Brief Room’ episode and social updates focus on F-84E Thunderjet One of the aircraft of IL-2 Korea hasn't been seen all that much yet and that is the F-84E Thunderjet. This aircraft is finally capturing some developer diary attention and we've got both a video and some screenshots that have been shared in recent days. Here comes the thunder! Six new screenshots and a "Brief Room" episode have been devote to the F-84 Thunderjet for IL-2 Korea.

IL-2 Korea ‘Brief Room’ episode and social updates focus on F-84E Thunderjet

One of the aircraft of IL-2 Korea hasn't been seen all that much yet and that is the F-84E Thunderjet. This aircraft is finally capturing some developer diary attention and we've got both a video and some screenshots that…

Eagle Dynamics details the content of their Pacific asset pack, talks mission save and trials Following the release of Magnitude-3's DCS: F4U-1D Corsair and the freely available Marianas WWII map, we've been waiting to hear what the full extent of the plan is for the rest of the foray into the Pacific theatre of operations (PTO). Thanks to this DCS World Weekend News, we now know quite a lot more about what is coming up including two flyable modules that are planned.

Eagle Dynamics details the content of their Pacific asset pack, talks mission save and trials

Following the release of Magnitude-3's DCS: F4U-1D Corsair and the freely available Marianas WWII map, we've been waiting to hear what the full extent of the plan is for the rest of the foray into the…

Flight Factor release 777 Rolls Royce engine option

If you're looking for a big widebody airliner for X-Plane 12 you may be looking at Flight Factor's recently released 777v2 which has seen several updates including a significant one that adds the Rolls Royce Trent as an engine option. Let's have…

Carenado announces Bravo 55 for MSFS The next generation aviation aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator from aircraft developer Carenado is on its way. The "Bravo 55," representing a Beechcraft Baron 55, sports the company's RealXperience featureset. Let's have a look. Latest general aviation release on the way The latest Carenado project has been announced. Bravo 55 is a Beechcraft Baron 55 twin engine general aviation aircraft. Carenado have also confirmed that their RealXperience featureset, first released as part of their Cessna 210T, is coming to this product as well.

Carenado announces Bravo 55 for MSFS

The next generation aviation aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator from aircraft developer Carenado is on its way. The "Bravo 55," representing a Beechcraft Baron 55, sports the company's RealXperience featureset. Let's have a look. Latest general aviation…

PMDG celebrates 28 years with status update, sale We've got news coming in from PMDG's Robert S. Randazzo with a status report on various projects that the company is working on. Tomorrow, August 7, also marks the 28th year since the founding of the company and they are planning a little celebratory sale. Let's have a look at the news. Product updates across the board Various news items coming in across multiple product lines.

PMDG celebrates 28 years with status update, sale

We've got news coming in from PMDG's Robert S. Randazzo with a status report on various projects that the company is working on. Tomorrow, August 7, also marks the 28th year since the founding of the company and they are planning a little…

The photos from #FSExpo 2025 are up! Did our photographers find you anywhere at the show?

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Thanks to Jon Galed and McKeown Imaging for joining us in Providence and capturing some amazing moments from the show.

See you in MSP!

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 gets Sim Update 16, ‘Top-Rated Airport Sale’ offers discounts A couple of Microsoft Flight Simulator news items coming to us with news that Sim Update 16 for MSFS 2020 is now available for download. Microsoft's Marketplace is offering up a relatively rare sale with 'Top-Rated Airport Sale.' Let's have a look! Sim Update 16 It's been quite a while since we've seen a Sim Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 gets Sim Update 16, ‘Top-Rated Airport Sale’ offers discounts

A couple of Microsoft Flight Simulator news items coming to us with news that Sim Update 16 for MSFS 2020 is now available for download. Microsoft's Marketplace is offering up a relatively rare sale with…

Sim Update 16 Banner Image with MSFS logo

🛫 Sim Update 16 is now available!

Download it today on all platforms for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020).

This update includes sim-wide improvements, from stability and performance to aircraft, avionics, and more.

🔗 Release notes: www.flightsimulator.com/sim-update-1...

One of the promises of a global simulator like MSFS is that you have the ability to go anywhere. So, spurred on by a really cheaply priced Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (HKJK) I loaded up one of my first 777 flights and flew from there to Dubai Intl. Unexplored territory for me!

iniBuilds roadmap update talks A350, A340, and A380 plus scenery updates The folks at iniBuilds have posted a summary and future roadmap for their aircraft and scenery in recent days. The summary includes their latest efforts on the A350 plus some news about their next projects which include the A340 and A380. There's also some talk about their next scenery projects so we'll have a look at that and breakdown some of the news.

iniBuilds roadmap update talks A350, A340, and A380 plus scenery updates

The folks at iniBuilds have posted a summary and future roadmap for their aircraft and scenery in recent days. The summary includes their latest efforts on the A350 plus some news about their next projects which include the…

Today we are thrilled to open pre-purchases for the newest, most advanced PC simulation ever made of the C-130J. Few aircraft have written themselves into aviation history as the C-130.
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Another airplane I've been flying quite a lot of recently is Just Flight's Avro RJ. I'm falling in love with this regional jet liner. It's fun to fly and its four small jet engines makes it quite a unique airplane. I'm thinking that I might also add their BAe 146 to my collection too.

Higher, further, faster! Full review of Flight FX’s Cessna Citation X for Microsoft Flight Simulator While airliners and propeller driven general aviation types are quite popular in Microsoft Flight Simulator, the business jet collection is still a little on the smaller side though it is certainly…

One more highlight! FlightFX's Citation X came out and I spent days flying it back to back to back. It's an incredible aircraft and a very well done simulation of this high performing jet. That they are selling it for $29 USD really helps seal the deal. stormbirds.blog/2025/07/26/h...

Ultimate scout? DCS: OH-58D Kiowa Warrior review For a long time I privately doubted that Polychop Simulations would ever release the DCS: OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. The project appeared to be in a never ending cycle of development followed by long pa…

This post I'm really proud of. A lot of work writing and time spent flying the DCS: OH-58D to write a full review. This is a really cool scout helicopter that I fully intend to spend more time flying. stormbirds.blog/2025/07/30/u...

Miltech Simulations releases MH-60 for Microsoft Flight Simulator The highly anticipated Miltech Simulations MH-60 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out together with the company’s all new mission hub system. Let’s have a look at this latest release! …

Two MSFS helicopter releases have come out in recent days. Miltech Simulations MH-60 is one of them. You can read about that here: stormbirds.blog/2025/07/31/m...

That's not all because CowanSim has released their flagship S-76C++ as well. That looks incredibly cool! stormbirds.blog/2025/07/31/c...

DCS: C-130J pre-purchase begins! Work by the Airplane Simulation Company on their rendition of the C-130J Super Hercules has been taking place mostly in the background but today it has been revealed that the aircraft is heading to…

My BlueSky to WordPress connection went down a few days ago so catching up on some recent posts. Like this exciting news that both the C-130J and MC-130J are coming to DCS World and pre-order has begun. stormbirds.blog/2025/08/01/d...

Having done a whole bunch of Citation X flying in MSFS over the last few days. Incredible module. Lots of details! It's a weird thing but I love that they have done both a LCD and a CRT display complete with the curved glass. Brings a certain nostalgia to the whole thing!

DCS news: Core updates, RAZBAM situation, Heatblur update and another sale Quite a bit of DCS news to cover this week. The latest DCS World Weekend News has been a bit of a firecracker with a lengthy statement on the RAZBAM situation (plus a bit more context from me as best I can offer). There's a summary of recent core updates, and a new midweek sale. Also, Heatblur have made a lengthy statement of their own on a recent lack of updates.

DCS news: Core updates, RAZBAM situation, Heatblur update and another sale

Quite a bit of DCS news to cover this week. The latest DCS World Weekend News has been a bit of a firecracker with a lengthy statement on the RAZBAM situation (plus a bit more context from me as best I can offer). There's a…

IL-2 Korea dev blog shows off ‘blue’ vehicles Developer blog 41 from the 1C Game Studios team on their IL-2 Korea project released yesterday and brought with it a bunch of new screenshots showing off the ground vehicles for 'blue' (aka the US/South Korea) side. Let's have a look! Vehicles for on and off the airstrip Vehicles on display in this update include the famous Willys MB jeep, Dodge WC 52, GMC CCKW 6x6, Dodge WC54 ambulance, U-7144T 5-ton tractor and M6 Speed Tractor.

IL-2 Korea dev blog shows off ‘blue’ vehicles

Developer blog 41 from the 1C Game Studios team on their IL-2 Korea project released yesterday and brought with it a bunch of new screenshots showing off the ground vehicles for 'blue' (aka the US/South Korea) side. Let's have a look! Vehicles for on…

Fired it up and it dropped me right into Meigs. Incredible.

Also, MSFS put Meigs back in the 2020/24 versions, even though it doesn't exist. Let's have a graphics comparison.

Glad to see them here!

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The Skies and Dolls launch event is taking off now in honor of Amelia Earhart Day. Join us as we retrace part of the 1929 Women’s Air Derby. Everyone is welcome to fly along! ✈️

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is officially here on BlueSky now!

From Marketplace to Sim Update 3 to the next updates and everything in between on the latest MSFS Q&A Jorg, Seb and Martial were back for another Microsoft Flight Simulator Q&A developer stream. Like the streams before, it was a mix of topics, discussions, questions and answer, and a little sneak peak of what is next and when we can expect it. There's a projected release date for Sim Update 3 and discussion about what comes next. This is a summary of some key points!

From Marketplace to Sim Update 3 to the next updates and everything in between on the latest MSFS Q&A

Jorg, Seb and Martial were back for another Microsoft Flight Simulator Q&A developer stream. Like the streams before, it was a mix of topics, discussions, questions and answer, and a little sneak…