SimBrief Route Calculator: Innovations for Free Users and Subscribers
SimBrief, the free flight planning service, has recently undergone significant updates, further enhancing the flight planning experience for flight simulation enthusiasts.
FS2Crew Releases Experimental Animated First Officer Update for FBW A320 in MSFS 2024
FS2Crew has announced the release of a free, experimental update featuring an animated First Officer (FO) for the Fly By Wire (FBW) A320 add-on in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Key Points for Users: Important Notice Regarding Unofficial Versions: FS2Crew emphasizes that the update must be installed via the Product Manager. Unofficial or cracked versions will […]
SayIntentions.AI Launches OpenSky: A Free Glimpse into the Future of AI-Driven ATC
SayIntentions.AI is making waves in the flight simulation community with the launch of OpenSky, a free, ad-supported platform offering a simplified yet immersive air traffic control (ATC) experience. This private beta release serves as an enticing gateway to their broader, premium AI ecosystem, giving users a taste of what’s possible with AI-driven aviation. OpenSky: A […]
Free : Navigraph – SimBrief Dispatch integrated into MSFS Released!
SimBrief Dispatch is now integrated into Microsoft Flight Simulator, allowing users to plan flights directly within the simulator environment. With this new and free feature, users can access SimBrief’s route planning, performance calculation, and flight plan export from the MSFS world map and an in-game panel on the toolbar, removing the need to switch to […]
Free Ground School by Real-World Instructors
Flight Sim Coach LLC has launched a free 10-week online ground school course designed specifically for flight simulation enthusiasts. The course, which starts on September 7, 2024, aims to provide a realistic and accessible introduction to aviation concepts. Led by experienced flight instructors and retired airline pilots, this course is tailored for virtual pilots who […]
FREE : THRUSTMASTER – I-LAND Secret Playground MSFS X-Plane 12/11 at SIMMARKET
Embark on an exhilarating aviation escapade with THRUSTMASTER I-LAND Secret Playground in the Bermuda region, in this captivating fictional scenery available for FREE for MSFS and X-Plane 12/11 on SIMMARKET. Thrustmaster partners now with SIMMARKET to bring you this immersive experience for free, designed to cater to flyers of all skill levels. More gifts, challenges […]
FREE : IndiaFoxtEcho – Companion Package MSFS
In celebration of the new year, IndiaFoxtEcho developers express gratitude to their community for the unwavering support in 2023. As a token of appreciation, they’ve released the IndiaFoxtEcho Companion Package for MSFS, a collection of experiments and fun content developed over the years. This package, while lacking commercial polish, offers flight simulation enthusiasts an exciting […]
FREE : Redwing Sim – Citroën DS Fantomas MSFS
Redwing Sim – Citroën DS Fantomas is a flying car for Microsoft Flight Simulator, now available for free at simMarket ! This beautifully designed model brings to life the iconic Citroën DS, as modified for the Fantomas movies series, in a way that’s never been seen before in MSFS. With accurate textures and attention to […]
Freeware – Indonesian Pack of Airstrips & Airports MSFS
Several little airfields and airstrips in mountainous areas of Indonesia are modelled for MSFS in the freeware package uploaded by TBM940 user. A total of 11 sceneries can be downloaded for the Western New Guinea region. Try for example the one named Bugalaga and identified by the ICAO code WX53 for its dangerous and irregular slope, […]
Freeware : EGSU Duxford Airfield Complete Edition V3
Already detailed and beautiful in the previous versions, the popular freeware scenery of EGSU Duxford Airfield comes now in a new Version 3 Complete Edition, with even more details in MSFS! This scenery models the Duxford Airfield and the War Museum complete with all buildings within the grounds of the Duxford War Museum. The author […]
FlyByWire Simulations – A32NX Stable Version 0.9.0
The popular freeware A32NX for MSFS includes now several of the latest improvements directly in the Stable version 0.9.0. FlyByWire Simulations included their flyPadOS 3, an advanced electronic flight bag in the virtual cockpit of the Airbus A320. Their systems in hydraulics, air conditioning and FADEC autopilot management have also got major improvements. All these […]
Freeware : FSLTL Realistic AI Traffic Tool in MSFS
FS Live Traffic Liveries – FSLTL – is a new and freeware solution to install a realistic AI Traffic in MSFS. You can read detailed information and its FAQ here. The probability is high that you already know them ; FlyByWire Simulations, author of the popular A32NX ! The installer is provided by FlyByWire for […]
FlyByWire Simulations – A32NX With Terrain Display in Experimental Version
FlyByWire Simulations adds another advanced feature to their Freeware A32NX package for MSFS. Their A320 Neo can now have Terrain Display active if you pick up the Experimental Version. Different stage of complexity and development progress are available (Stable / Development / Experimental), all are free. The most advanced like the Experimental Version can suffer […]
Free : Salty – Rewrites the PFD for 747-8i MSFS
Salty Simulations is a group of developers who have been working on a free and open-source 747-8i mod for MSFS. It’s a free set of improvements that you can find on GitHub. In the latest Development Version of their 747 mod, the PFD gauge has been rewritten with “visual overhaul, but also matches almost all […]
Best MSFS Freeware Scenery ever ? EGSU Duxford Airfield Complete Edition
In the 393 Mb zip file uploaded by Mitsk at Flightsim.to, you will probably find the best MSFS Freeware scenery ever. EGSU Duxford Airfield Complete Edition includes the detailed airport with the realistic airshow side. The author adds that “Every building is represented in fine detail with all signage accurately placed. This edition is Virtual […]
FREE : All P3D Aircraft of Sim Skunk Works
Sim Skunk Works and simMarket fire up on this first day of September : ALL Prepar3D aircraft of the developers group are now freeware. Yes, you can get all of them at no cost : you just need a FREE customer account, login, and add to your basket without payment needed at checkout. Go now […]
FREE : FlightJobs Connector for MSFS
After 3 years already of compatibility with X-Plane 11, the free app FlightJobs can now connect to Microsoft Flight Simulator as well. The author adds that “it simulates the pilot’s work, earning money and experience to be hired by an airline company. […] This tool was constructed and can be improved with community suggestions.” Find […]
FREE : Cessna C152 Realism Mod in MSFS
Take note general aviation pilots in MSFS, the Cessna C152 can receive a free realism mod. It’s made to correct the stall speeds, fix the gauges calibration and systems modelling. Found at Github here.
simwest Introduces simwestALBQ as Free Download
simwest introduces to our European sim pilots its first scenery as part of its simwestFOTOREAL series of the USA with a free download. Photoreal scenery with a “boost” of immersion. simwest breaks the tradition of the repeating pattern of landclass based image tiles or flat, “moonscape” scenery associated with typical photoreal scenery by adding millions […]
Free : Flight1 ForeFlight Plug-in for P3D / FSX
This is certainly an opportunity to use ForeFlight app on your iPhone or iPad. Flight1 Aviation Technologies developed a plugin to connect the electronic flight bag and navigation app to your simulator P3D or FSX. Note that the plugin is free and the app needs a subscription to access most of its content. Among the neat features, […]
Donationware : Rostock-Laage airport ETNL for P3D
httpv://youtu.be/zlmHHXd_5_8 Rainer Kunst is proud to release its new airport scenery in Northern Germany, Rostock-Laage ETNL, for Prepar3D. The 624 Mb can be downloaded with just a free email registration from the official webpage here.
Free : Project Airbus A320 FD-FMC
The FD-FMC allows a complete vertical and lateral navigation upon your flight plan of your Project Airbus A320. It’s a new set of freeware gauges you can download along the aircraft package here. Despite of the non realistic layout, the FD-FMC is easy to use and aims at an introduction to the Flight Management Computer aboard a […]
Free : Austrian airports updates
You get now an opportunity to discover the freeware airports of Manfred Marbler in Austria if you haven’t tried them yet. Scanned in the radar of our friends at simFlight.de, Graz (ICAO: LOWG) and Klagenfurt (ICAO: LOWK) airports received their respective updates. You can look for them at simviation.com.
iBlue Younder to offer a private island free
iBlue Younder, or Bill Womack if you prefer, will have a marvellous gift in the middle of next month, in July. He will send a download link for free to his newsletter subscribers so they can enjoy The Heron’s Nest in Maine, featuring a “rough dirt strip”.
FSLaunchPad – fire up FSX in seconds
httpv://youtu.be/fMJge6sHh3k The more sceneries you have collected in your FS addons library, the slower FSX launches. FSLaunchPad is a donationware utility that lets you select the needed sceneries for your next flight, allowing the simulator to be ready in much less time than before. Visit now : http://www.fslauncher.com/.
Free BK-117 Livery Pack from Nemeth
Nemeth Designs have announced the release of a livery package for their BK-117 helicopter package, including 12 liveries from across the globe. The package can be downloaded for free from the developers’ webpage, here.
Simzaleak – Biarritz airport for free
Close to the Spanish boarder, Biarritz city in the South West of France is known as the Riviera of the Atlantic coast, and world events of surf also take place on its beautiful sand beaches. Today, you can have a taste of its airport : LFBZ. It’s a detailed and photoreal scenery for FSX. You […]
FlightGear v3.2
The free and open-source simulator of FlightGear gets an update to go version 3.2. To read through all the detailed enhancements for the aircraft modelling, graphics and systems, click here.
Simulator World free magazine – 6/2014
The latest edition of free PDF magazine Simulator World, 6/2014, is now available here, through simMarket. From a flight simulation standpoint, the edition covers Aerosoft’s Berlin Brandenburg for FSX/P3D and the X-Plane 757 professional package. Train simulation enthusiasts also get articles on the new Dovetail Games New York – New Haven route and Dispolok BR189 locomotive […]
Simulator World 05/2014
The latest free Simulator World PDF magazine, 05/2014, is now available through simMarket. The new issue includes articles on TS2014’s Riviera Line route and SLT Sprinter, radio control sim Aerofly RC7 (pictured above), Farming Simulator 2013 Official Expansion 2 and Aerosoft’s Mega Airport Dublin. Check here to ‘buy’ your copy for the princely sum of […]
Flightgear new developments
Open Source Flight Simulator FlightGear is continuing to make steady progress, with a number of new features and planned projects being highlighted in their December newsletter. If you still haven’t tried FlightGear, it costs nothing more than the time and bandwidth required to download and install it, so it’s always worth taking a look at […]
Simulator World 01-2014 available
In that strange way that publishers have of releasing magazines for the month ahead, Simulator World has already entered next year with the availability of issue 01-2014 of the free PDF magazine. As the picture above shows, the publication covers a variety of topics including Rise of Flight – Channel Battles Edition, SAR – Search […]
SimBrief : free virtual dispatch solution
With just your usual web browser, SimBrief is a online only -and free- tool to produce a PDF or paper briefing package to contain the route waypoints lists and respective data, winds aloft Information, NOTAMs.. It links to other websites like VATaware or RouteFinder so you can find the waypoints to use between your departure […]
Simulator World 12-2013
The latest issue of free PDF publication Simulator World, 12-2013, has a couple of articles that will interest flight sim fans – covering both aeroflyFS, pictured above, and Aerosoft’s Twin Otter X Extended as well as Global ATC. The magazine also covers the upcoming OMSI 2 bus simulator and Railroad X, a model railway package. […]
Catalina free from Aerosoft
Intended as a demo/preview of the “US Cities X – Los Angeles” product, Aerosoft are offering simmers a free download of the island of Catalina, off the South Californian coast. With a centrepoint of the “Airport in the Sky” and its sloped runway, the complete island with beaches, heliport, former seaplane base, aerial photographic textures […]
Free Simulator World Issue 11-2013
The trinity of ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ (or, well, trucks) make up the pages of this month’s free PDF download magazine Simulator World. Coverage features X-Plane and FSX add-ons, as well as ETS2’s recent expansion and RSC’s new Train Simulator 2014 platform. Pick up your copy here.
Raarup Free from Vidan Design
Vidan Designs‘ Danish Airports X series have got new addition today in the form of Rårup – at the very attractive price of absolutely nothing! The developers describe the scenery as “…an accurate and highly detailed rendition of Rårup Airfield EKRA, a small, private airfield located about 6 NM South-East of the city of Horsens […]
Free Cherokee, anyone?
Nothing is always one of the nicest prices to pay for a model and Scansim are offering their PA-28-140 Cherokee for exactly that: $0, £0, €0. Described as being “depicted as an artist’s impression only, and it is only certified for VFR flying“, the FSX/P3D aircraft has none the less an extensive list of features […]
Free Simulator World 9-2013 now available
Whether your interests lie in flying, floating, driving or firefighting, you’ll find something to read in the latest free issue of Simulator World – 9-2013 – available through simMarket here. The issue contains articles on the Aerosoft Airbus Extended, a new TS2013 route in the Alps, VRInsight hardware, river boat simulation and, as pictured above, […]
DSDG Las Vegas 2013
DSDG packages are free and add downtown buildings and details, mostly for FS2004 but also for FSX. New York, Dubai, Milano and Houston can be found on their website. Soon, Las Vegas 2013 will also get buildings modelled for FS2004 with custom ground and photoreal textures.
Simulator World 8-2013
Trucks, trains, tractors, busses, there are even a few aircraft in this month’s free “Simulator World” magazine. To be more precise, it has articles on Farming Simulator 2013, Midhants Railway for TS2013, OMSI, Boeing jets and the little Republic SeaBee that you might have seen released recently. Take a look here to order and download […]
Simulator World 6-2013
The latest English Language edition of Simulator World, the free PDF cross-platform magazine, is available now through simMarket, featuring articles on Train Simulator 2013, The Hunter, Scania Truck Driving Simulator and Cities in Motion 2 as well as, of course, Flight Sim content for FSX. Take a look here for full details and to obtain […]
Updated fuel planner for PMDG 737-800
The fuel planner of Frederic Furst for PMDG 737-800 NGX has been updated, here’s the latest version. He received users feedback and integrated some modifications to get closer to real life fuel sheets.
Freeware : PMDG 737-800 fuel planner
Out of the box, the PMDG 737 NGX doesn’t come with a fuel planner. You can manage many options, weight and balance from within the FMC but if you don’t have a flight planning tool or other fuel consumption reference handy, you may need this. It’s a freeware fuel planner, for the PMDG 737-800 NGX. Thanks […]
MegaPack HD free for the ATR 72-500 X-Plane
This week, X-Plane 10 welcomes a new advanced aircraft addon : the ATR 72-500 by Aerosoft / McPhat Studios. Don’t miss the free MegaPack adding 11 liveries of ultra high definition textures (UHDT). 1,75 Gb to download after free registration here.
Free version of Radar Chaos: Hawaii
To let people have a test of their latest flash game ATC oriented product, Big Fat Simulations made a free version of Radar Chaos: Hawaii. Actually, you can play Oahu level with unlimited features and time. The complete product includes 6 different levels to test your ATC approach skills with realistic ATC controls and Hawaii maps. […]
SkyAviator presents Sun Valley Airpark video
Georg Liigand of SkyAviator.com has been in contact to issue the following press release: “After a long wait the new aviation blog and free aviation movies publisher SkyAviator.com has become to life again and published an almost 2 hour movie of Sun Valley Airpark – located in the Mohave Desert, Arizona. The video used to […]
Virtual Dispatch : world map of FSX/P3D airports addons
One of the services offered by Virtual Dispatch is their Scenery Database. Each spot on the world map is a FSX (or Prepar3d) airport existing as an addon and reported as such in their database. Although it seems to be the most complete found on the web, it may not be exhaustive of all airports, […]
MyTraffic 2006 for FS9 is free at simMarket
Since MyTraffic X release in 2010 and exclusively compatible with FSX, you can get the older MyTraffic 2006 free for FS9 if that’s the simulator you fly with. To find the download link, you have to open MyTraffic 2013 product page and read the “additional download” section just above the screenies.
Orbx release free PNW grass strips
Developer Tom Brooks has released his first sceneries for Orbx as free downloads to users, covering three grass airfields in the Pacific North West area; 7WA3 West Wind, 4WA8 Riverside and a farmer’s grass field strip. Links to download the three fields (as a single installer for P3D and/or FSX) can be found on the […]
Aerosoft forum freebie!
Are you registed for Aerosoft‘s forums and fancy a little bit of fun in FSX? The developer responsible for their Falcon microlight, Dave Rowberry, has produced a Mitchell Wing, which has been made available to registered forum members. To get the aircraft simply sign in to the forums and there’s a release post right at […]
Public Beta of Virtual Dispatch
Philipp Bauer opened the web client of Virtual Dispatch in a public Beta session. It’s 100% free with all features available to edit flight plans for Microsft Flight Simulator. Register and find further online manual at Virtual-Dispatch.
AoA Free MD-11 Mega Trial – Training !
Angle Of Attack guys may be leaving a big party, or just want you to join them at the next one… because they are offering FREE membership with access to the MD-11 training course, including more than 2 hours of video training. Learn how to fly and manage systems of the PMDG bird. The above […]
Nice FSX Tiger Moth Released
Anthony Lynch released his freeware FSX SP2 model of the popular De Havilland Tiger Moth trainer aircraft. This is a modern representation of the Australian built models as you may find flying today therefore it includes a few extra features not found on the original. There is a paintkit available as well for this, custom […]