Microsoft Flight Simulator

The Weekly Briefing is now live! Check it out for:

💬 Info about the Sim Update 5 Beta
⬆️ MSFS (2020) Sim Update 16.1 Release
🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge

And more!

🔗 flightsimulator.com/march-5th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

Join us on Twitch for Community Fly-In Friday as we visit the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina's majestic Patagonia region! All are welcome to fly with us! 🛩️

Details:
🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-perito-moreno-glacier/759687

A new SU5 pre-release test build (1.7.9.0) is now available for PC/Xbox users currently enrolled in the public Beta.

Release Notes 👉 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sim-update-5-beta-1-7-9-0-release-notes-march-3-2026/758978

Sim Update 16.1 (1.39.12.0) for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) is now available on all platforms. This small update includes a few stability fixes. The full release notes are here:

🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-notes-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-sim-update-16-1-1-39-12-0/758903

The Weekly Briefing is now live! Check it out for:

💬 Info about the Sim Update 5 Beta
🍻 Recap of two community meetups in Dallas and Melbourne
🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge

And more!

🔗 flightsimulator.com/february-26th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

Fly with Lado Creator Highlight

This month we’re featuring FlyWithLado, a creator whose passion for aviation started young and grew alongside Microsoft Flight Simulator.

“As someone who has struggled with anxiety, flight simulation became more than a hobby — it became a place of focus, calm, and escape.”

https://bit.ly/3OCjooK

For our Community Fly-In Friday group flight this week, we're off to Africa's Southwest Atlantic coast for a fight in picturesque Angola! Everyone is welcome to join.

Details:
🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-angola/758999

MSFS 2020 simmers: The Airbus A400M Atlas is inbound and cleared to land in the in-sim Marketplace tomorrow! ✈️

We’re excited to bring this massive four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft your way.

Are you on the current Sim Update 5 Beta build for MSFS 2024? If so, what's been your experience so far?

This image features the logo of "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024" at the top. Below it, a banner reads "Sim Update 5 Beta." The background shows a montage of various flight simulation scenes, including landscapes and aircraft.

A new SU5 Beta build (1.7.7.0) is now available for PC/Xbox users currently enrolled in the Beta.

Release Notes 👉 https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/758481

The Weekly Briefing is now live! Check it out for:

💬 Info about the Sim Update 5 Beta
🧭 The monthly navdata update
🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge

And more!

🔗 flightsimulator.com/february-19th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

What made you decide to switch?

This week marks the start of the Lunar New Year! Join us for a celebration of the Year of the Horse 🐎 with a flight in China ending in Shanghai! Watch out for fireworks! 🎆 Everyone is welcome! 🧧

Details:
🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-year-of-the-horse/758270

What platform do you use for Microsoft Flight Simulator? PC, Xbox, or Playstation?

Wishing good fortune to everyone celebrating the Lunar New Year! 🧧 🎆

You can mark the Year of the Horse in MSFS by visiting KDEN with the scenery add-on from X-CODR Designs pictured here. 🐎

A promotional image for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 features the text "Sim Update 5 Beta" over a blue-tinted collage of various landscapes and aviation scenes.

Sim Update 5 Beta is now available!

Players on Steam, Windows PC, and Xbox can opt in to help test upcoming changes and share feedback directly with the team.

Interested in joining? More information here:
https://www.flightsimulator.com/sim-update-5-beta/

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The Weekly Briefing is live now! Read on for info about:

💬 Info about the upcoming Sim Update 5 Beta
🏷️ 2 in-person meetups: Texas and Australia
🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge

And more!

🔗 https://www.flightsimulator.com/february-12th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

Valentine's Day is this weekend! Celebrate this holiday with a romantic group flight over Paris, the City of Love! 💕 All are welcome to attend!

Full details:
🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-valentines-day-in-the-city-of-love/757482

We'll follow WinCTRL! Thank you.

We'll make sure to keep our BSky community as updated as possible then! Thanks for the answer.

Nice! Gave you a follow to check out the screenshots!

Understandable! Hopefully it can start to be a place where more simmers post content.

Thanks for sharing! We'll take note of that tag :)

How are you using Bluesky for flight sim stuff right now: following people, posting clips, just lurking, etc.?

We're looking for feedback on Air Traffic Control (ATC) non-English language quality in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Players who wish to tell us more about how ATC performs in your preferred language(s) may do so via the survey linked below:

🔗 https://bit.ly/4afctsF

The Weekly Briefing is live now! Read on for info about:

💬 How you can help with ATC language localization
🏷️ New & updated Marketplace releases
🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge

And more!

🔗 flightsimulator.com/february-5th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

For Community Fly-In Friday this week, it's your choice of an Alpine flight to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy for the Winter Olympic Games or a blimp flight to Santa Clara, California for the Super Bowl!

Details:
🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-sports/756745

We are live now for our weekly Community Fly-In Friday event! Come fly with us!

🔴 twitch.tv/msfsofficial

Normal service has been restored, and MSFS 2024 and MSFS (2020) players should now be able to authenticate once more. Thank you for your patience while our support teams worked to resolve this issue. If you are still experiencing authentication issues, please let us know.

We are aware of player reports of being unable to successfully launch Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The team is already investigating and we thank you for your patience.