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The long awaited VR feature is now available for all to play. MSFS VR allows you to play in Virtual Reality using supported HMDs (Head Mounted Displays) and brings a new level of immersion to the simulator. In addition to this feature, a wide range of fixes and improvements have been added.

As a special thank you for being on this journey with us, free liveries are also available in this update.

Holiday Scavenger Hunt:
We’ve decked out 12 iconic landmarks around the world with festive holiday lights, ready for you to discover (with three bonus ones depending on which updates you’ve installed)! Can you find them all? Tweet them to us @MSFSOfficial and once you discover them all, we’ll post the locations here plus tweet them out once found.

Reminder:
Some packages in your community folder may not have been updated and, as a result, may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behaviour.
Please move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title if you suffer from stability issues or long loading times.




NEW CONTENT:

• Virtual Reality is now available to all users as a free update for all OpenXR-compliant headsets! Visit the VR option menu in-game to enable the feature.
  
• Two new training missions will help you take off and land with the Airbus A320neo.
  
• Live Weather is enhanced with Meteo blue data to include snow and ice coverage.
  
• Spotlight Event now features an Airbus A320neo Landing Challenge. See how well you do after training!
  
• Sam and Rufus liveries for the Aviat Pitts Special S2S
  
• Aviators club livery for all 30 planes available in the Marketplace for free!
  
• Test pilot livery for all 30 planes will be granted to all Alpha and Beta testers!

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

• Fixed an issue where standard animations on air traffic planes could crash the game.
  
• ATC memory footprint has been optimized

NAVIGATION/ATC

• Fix choosing closed runway on the World map
  
• Fix ATC pronouncing airport name letter by letter
  
• Fix ATC giving wrong altitude if first approach waypoint has no altitude descriptor

UI

• New Content manager menu
  
• Reactivity" and "Extremity dead zone" parameters have been added to the device sensitivity screen
  
• Copilot is no longer turned on through different play sessions
  
• Visual help has been added to highlight instruments during tutorials
  
• You can now map buttons / switches numbered higher than 30 using the Search option in the Input box
  
• Scroll is now available for camera toolbar panel
  
• In Controls Options, the profile description of a newly plugged peripheral is now displayed
  
• Performance in the marketplace has been improved
  
• Various accessibility issues have been fixed
  
• Fixed VFR map becoming transparent when resizing

AUDIO

• Ground SFX improvements on Textron aircrafts
  
• Kinematic sounds improvements on aerobatic planes
  
• Added seatbelt & no smoking chimes in airliners
  
• Bug fix and polish on instruments, buttons and flight control SFX
  
• Fixed no audio heard when aircraft flies over Outer marker beacon

WORLD

• Fixed flickering clouds for some specific GPUs
  
• Fixed sun flare flickering on certain occasions
  
• Reduced density of lights on secondary roads in the countryside
  
• Fixed taxi ribbon displayed inside the cockpit

PLANES
All aircraft shared fixes and improvements

• Plane models update and optimization
  
• Fixing avionics / FMS validating next waypoint too early when flying
  
• Fixed several aircraft going back to departure airport when approach is activated on G1000
  
• Tweaked ground effect
  
• Planes can land and roll on ice
  
• Fixed warnings and alerts not resetting when instruments reboot
  
• Fixed monitor a frequency in COM 2
  
• Copilot behavior has been improved

General Aviation fixes and improvements

• Fixed various plane oscillation and overshoot AP related issues
  
• Fixed station ID visible on Garmin displays despite being not received by aircraft
  
• Fixed issue in Garmin avionics preventing to fly a “direct to” after deleting the current flight plan
  
• Aviat Pitts Special S2S: fixed turn coordinator not working correctly
  
• Cessna Citation CJ4: fixed issues with displays not updating or freezing in certain situations
  
• Cessna Citation CJ4: fixed right engine ITT red line badly placed
  
• Cessna Citation CJ4: fixed missing last leg of a flight plan when finishing at a point of interest
  
• Cessna Citation CJ4: fixed aircraft not intercepting and tracking VOR when NAV mode is engaged
  
• Cessna Citation CJ4: fixed impossibility to turn yaw damper on
  
• Cessna Citation Longitude: fixed incorrect fuel tank capacity
  
• Cessna Citation Longitude: tweaked thrust settings
  
• Cessna Citation Longitude: fixed aircraft empty weight and center lift
  
• Tweaked fuel flow and ITT for Cessna Citation CJ4 and Longitude
  
• Zlin Savage Cub: fixed too high oil pressure
  
• Zlin Shock Ultra: fixed leading-edge slats incorrectly linked to flaps
  
• Zlin Savage cub: fixed copilot not pulling the choke lever during starting engine procedure
  
• Flight Design CTLS: fixed issue preventing validation of checklist step during starting engine procedure
  
• Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX: fixed issue making the plane banking to the right when enabling AP
  
• Daher TBM 930: fixed inconsistency between overspeed stripe on PFD and backup display
  
• Beechcraft Bonanza G36: tweaked performances
  
• Beechcraft Bonanza G36: tweaked manifold efficiency
  
• Fixed spoilers too low deflection for Cessna Citation CJ4 and Pipistrel Virus SW121
  
• Diamond DV20: drag and power adjustment
  
• Extra 330LT: tweaked handling

Airliners shared fixes and improvements

• Fixed radio frequencies not updating when changing them via the ATC window
  
• Fixed old path not disappearing when changing flight plan in a direct-to situation
  
• Improved radar altitude value refresh rate
  
• Fixed waypoints sometimes appearing twice on PFD or navigation displays
  
• Fixed duplicate waypoints in FMC / MCDU
  
• Fixed various presentation and flow issues in FMC / MCDU
  
• Fixed various graphic glitches in cockpit
  
• Added various missing labels and stickers in cockpits
  
• Fixed various cockpit model graphic details
  
• Fixed various cockpit backlight issues
  
• Fixed various issues related to the FMA
  
• Fixed autopilot oscillations in certain conditions
  
• Fixed multiple “direct to” issues
  
• Fixed incorrect speed trend vector behavior
  
• Fixed various tooltips issues
  
• Fixed various issues with Mach management

Boeing airliners

• Fixed various flow issues when navigating in FMC
  
• Fixed yoke obstructing view depending on selected camera
  
• Added FMC “PROG” page
  
• Fixed seat belt sign switches not working (manual mode only)
  
• Fixed radio / minimums / MDA selector not working
  
• Fixed delta pressure on EICAS incorrectly displayed
  
• Fixed missing altitude target markers on altitude tape when set above or below visible range
  
• Fixed autobrake selector jumping to the most left or right positions when changing the setting quickly
  
• Fixed LNAV ignoring arrival part of the flight plan in certain conditions
  
• Fixed audio landing gear GPWS alert not being played when needed
  
• Fixed discrepancies between world map flight plan and FMC/MCDU flight plan

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

• Fixed limit markers on N1 gauges
  
• Fixed missing ILS frequency set when starting a flight on arrival
  
• Removed dashes displayed in the N2 value field when engines are not started
  
• Fixed OAT indication in FMC perf INIT page
  
• Fixed missing trim numeric value displayed on EICAS
  
• Fixed wrong knob controlling FMC brightness
  
• Fixed current Mach and target Mach values on speed tape not matching
  
• Fixed IAS/MACH speed window on MCP remaining displayed when VNAV mode is engaged
  
• Fixed various issues with landing gear model
  
• Fixed missing EGT red start limit on EICAS
  
• Fixed N2 green bar missing on EICAS during start sequence
  
• Fixed incorrect start mode indications on EICAS during start sequence
  
• Fixed incorrect stabilizer trim green band placement on EICAS
  
• Fixed incorrect spoilers deploying during turns
  
• Fixing issues with the plane flying above the glideslope in certain conditions
  
• Fixed incorrect climb rate after take-off with VNAV enabled
  
• Fixed too high fuel consumption
  
• Fixed AP incorrectly tracking knots instead of Mach after Mach switch
  
• Fixed missing command N1 indicator bar on EICAS
  
• Fixed backup baro knob not switching to standard altitude when pressed
  
• Fixed missing heater switch on copilot side
  
• Fixed N1 slight oscillations
  
• Fixed max rudder values to 10 instead of 35
  
• Fixed compass model not matching reality
  
• Fixed EEC switches incorrect default state
  
• Fixed plane leveling off too early before reaching target altitude
  
• Fixed flaps and slats deployment and retraction logics
  
• Fixed switching to descent phase too early and corresponding managed speeds
  
• Fixed Gross Weight field in FMC PERF INIT page
  
• Fixed impossibility to set Zero Fuel Weight and reserve values in FMC PERF INIT page
  
• Tweaked fuel flow when throttle is adjusted
  
• Increased suspensions viscosity

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

• Removed info incorrectly displayed when engines are not started
  
• Fixed HUD horizon line not aligning with real horizon
  
• Fixed APU fault light behavior issues
  
• Fixed center tank fuel not going to lateral tanks when conditions are met
  
• Fixed spoiler lever incorrect default state
  
• Fixed AT button incorrectly lit by default
  
• Fixed transition speed after take-off
  
• Fixed TOGA mode engaging issue
  
• Fixed altitude target possibility to be set to negative values
  
• Fixed color and lighting issues on the HUD
  
• Fixed various autothrottle issues
  
• Fixed missing dividing lines on displays
  
• Fixed missing magenta highlight on previous and next page FMC buttons
  
• Fixed EXEC button not lighting up when needed
  
• Fixed master warning and master caution buttons labeling
  
• Fixed wind speed arrow color on ND
  
• Fixed vertical speed color not changing according to current value
  
• Fixed local time displayed in FMC instead of UTC time
  
• Fixed missing wind arrow on PFD
  
• Removed red chevrons on the FMC pitch ladder
  
• Fixed wind wrongly reported on displays while on ground
  
• Fixed airspeed box not highlighted in amber according to current airspeed
  
• Fixed AP incorrectly switching to LOC/FAC mode after capturing glideslope
  
• Fixed display format issues when pressing L / R switches
  
• Fixed VSD button not marked as INOP
  
• Fixed issues with cursor selection on navigation display
  
• Fixed flaps that can be incorrectly extended above FL200
  
• Fixed autobrake possibility to be set on RTO while airborne
  
• Fixed MCP windows going dark in certain conditions during flight
  
• Fixed incorrect fuel tank quantities
  
• Fixed heading target line on ND frozen when heading hold mode is active
  
• Fixed crossfeed valve open by default
  
• Fixed issue preventing to change Zero Fuel Weight value in FMC
  
• Fixed flickering shadows in certain conditions
  
• Fixed aircraft overshooting speed target with VNAV enabled
  
• Fixed climb rate too high after take-off with VNAV enabled
  
• Fixed auto brake remaining active despite manual braking applied
  
• Fixed impossibility to move throttle levers when engines are not running
  
• Fixed missing or badly placed screws on various panels
  
• Fixed fire panel switches bad default state
  
• Fixing bulk switch bad default state
  
• Fixed discrepancies between overhead panel switches states and lights
  
• Fixed missing VS/FPA not displayed in MCP corresponding window
  
• Fixed flaps speed marker issues
  
• Fixed compass slightly not aligned with current heading
  
• Fixed missing MIC field on PFD
  
• Missing mismatch between PFD and MFD wind indications
  
• Fixed arrows displayed instead of diamonds on localizer and glideslope scales
  
• Fixed descent phase activation issue and corresponding managed speeds
  
• Fixed incorrect target speeds during initial climb
  
• Fixed too small font size on MCP displays
  
• Fixed active VHF frequency on PFD

Airbus A320Neo

• Holding MCDU clear button now deletes entire scratchpad line
  
• Fixed predicted time in MCDU
  
• Seat belt and no smoking sign selectors now working in manual mode
  
• Improved MCDU display logic for cost index page in INIT page
  
• Approach altitude transition field is now automatically filled up regarding the destination airport
  
• Fixed THR RED / ACC indications in MCDU Init section
  
• Fixed “NO TRANS”, “NO STAR”, “NO VIAS” not displayed correctly
  
• Fixed constraint on navigation display blinking in certain conditions
  
• Fixed waypoints marking incorrect colors on navigation display
  
• Fixed wrong transponder code set by default when starting a flight
  
• Fixed issues with Alpha and stall speeds
  
• Tweaked FLX power settings
  
• Improved flight director behavior
  
• Fixed missing heading target value on navigation display and PFD
  
• Fixed aircraft not flying green dot speed, F speed or S speed when conditions are met
  
• Fixed spoilers too low max deflection
  
• Fixed FMA AP mode colors
  
• Fixed heading bug remaining displayed despite FCU heading window being empty
  
• Fixed autobrake LOW decel lights always activated whatever the selected autobrake level
  
• Fixed MCDU frozen after multiple flight plan changes
  
• Fixed slats indication not aligned with dot on ECAM
  
• Fixed issues with spoilers incorrectly deploying / retracting after landing
  
• Fixed climb incorrectly resuming on its own instead of remaining to current flight level after leveling off
  
• Fixed unrealistic parking brake selector animation
  
• Fixed incorrect N1 value in cruise
  
• Fixed rudder trim “R” font issue on pedestal display
  
• Fixed spoiler surfaces not correctly aligned
  
• Fixed engine starters default incorrect positions when spawning on the runway
  
• Fixed MCDU not switching to DES phase when it should
  
• Fixed managed target speed issues with flaps out
  
• FIXED ETA not being updated in MCDU
  
• Fixed SRS mode incorrect target speed
  
• Fixed intermediate altitude constraints not showing on PFD
  
• Fixed incorrect course shown in MCDU RAD/NAV page for LOC/ILS
  
• Fixed constraints decimal issues on navigation display
  
• Fixed issue with unlimited fuel assistance preventing aircraft shutdown
  
• Fixed fuel crossfeed valve switch default states
  
• Fixed radio screens going black when camera is close from pedestal
  
• Fixed approach speeds
  
• Fixed fly by wire error causing insufficient pitching during turns
  
• Tweaked thrust performance and fuel consumption
  
• Fixed ECAM too small font size
  
• Fixed V1 marker on speed tape
  
• Fixed various autothrottle issues

KNOWN ISSUES
Aircraft can crash when landing on frozen water. You can activate the No crash mode in the dev mode menu to avoid crashes in this situation.

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Enjoy discounted pricing on select marketplace content as part of the Microsoft Flight Simulator Holiday Sale.

From December 21st to January 4th, save up to 50% on items from the following creators:

• Aerosoft
  
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To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace, select the Full Catalog, then select Promotion and look for the savings.

Happy Holidays!

• Fixed crashes affecting 3rd party aircraft cockpit interactions

Reminder: Some packages in your community folder may not have been updated and, as a result, may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. Please move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title if you suffer from stability issues or long loading times.

You can leave feedback on various topics here - https://forums.flightsimulator.com

For the first time ever, enjoy special pricing on select marketplace content as part of the Microsoft Flight Simulator Landmark Sale.

From November 24th to December 1st, save up to 39% on the following landmark scenery packs:


Experience these iconic locations like never before, with custom scenery and hand-crafted buildings that capture the intricate details of the environment and showcase the unforgettable beauty of each destination.

To purchase these discounted landmark scenery packs, visit the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace and select the Full Catalog, then filter results to display Landmarks (Man-Made) and look for the savings!

Some packages in your community folder may not have been updated and, as a result, may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. Please move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title if you suffer from stability issues or long loading times.


The world in Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting another major update, this time across the United States of America.

With a motto of "E Pluribus Unum" ("Out of Many, One"), the United States of America is truly a vast collection of diverse territories, from coastal communities to colossal ranges, verdant plains to metropolitan skylines -- and now it's getting upgraded with visual enhancements throughout the land.
World Update II: USA features an improved digital elevation model with resolution up to one meter, along with new aerial textures for significantly better appearance in several states across the country. Add to that, four new hand-crafted airports (Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Friday Harbor, and New York Stewart), visual and logical improvements to 48 more airports, plus 50 new high-fidelity POIs, and your state-side journey is sure to be stunning.

If that wasn't enough, this update also includes a Discovery Flight through some of the most iconic locations on the country's eastern seaboard, and an epic new Bush Trip across the Alaskan wilderness.
World Update II: USA is available FREE to all Microsoft Flight Simulator users, so be sure your simulator is up to date first. Once MSFS is updated, visit the Marketplace to download the USA content bundle and enjoy the majesty on display in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.


RELEASE NOTES 1.11.6.0

In addition to the USA world update, several fixes and improvements have been added to the SIM. Thanks to players’ feedback, we are continuing to bring content and adjustments to Microsoft Fight Simulator. Please find below items on which we’ve been working on for this update.

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

• Several crashes were fixed to improve overall stability of the title
  
• Optimization on photogrammetry loading
  
• Offline air traffic aircraft are now properly removed at a long distance. This caused a performance degradation over time.

PLANES

From handling and flight model improvements to auto-pilot fixes, a general review of all planes has been made for this udpate.

Airliners:

• Fixed – Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental fuel consumption issue
  
• Fixed - Airbus A320neo fuel consumption issue
  
• Reduced yaw oscillation on the Airbus A320neo by further reducing yaw gain

General aviation aircraft:

• Pipistrel Virus SW121: Fixed – Cruise speed adjusted (previously too low) in the aircraft selection menu
  
• Cessna 152: 5% more elevator authority
  
• Cirrus SR22: Fixed - The mixture control is no longer set to Automixture
  
• Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX: Fixed – invisible spoiler removed
  
• EXTRA 330LT : Engine reactivity increased
  
• EXTRA 330LT : Fixed full castoring tail wheel animation and allowed up to 90° rotation
  
• Robin Cap10 : Allowed 90° range of motion for full castering rear wheel

Garmin glass cockpit equipped aircraft:

• Added visual notification on PFD when deactivating AP
  
• Flight director is now automatically turned on when AP is enabled and cannot be disabled

UI

• The data comsumption value calculation has been fixed
  
• Fix input feedbacks on some devices
  
• The livery name should now be correctly displayed in the menus
  
• The weather image in the flight plan should now be correct in all cases
  
• Some accuracy for the live time have been fixed
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the checklist eye button to be selected
  
• The bushtrip menu should no longer freeze
  
• Switching from online to offline in the menu should no longer freeze the title
  
• Fixed some behaviors that resulted in having the World map search not responding

INPUT

• Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant default preset has been added (GA Twin engines configuration)
  
• CH Throttle Quadrant default preset has been added
  
• CH Flightstick Pro default preset has been added
  
• CH Combatstick default preset has been added
  
• Lightning should no longer be triggered in clear skies

ACTIVITY

• The logbook should now properly log unfinished flights (either via return to main menu or via landing and shutting down the engine and Master)
  
• The landing challenge target should now be properly displayed after restarting the activity

WORLD

• Streetlights of smaller streets and roads should now be displayed more randomly
  
• Workers on an airport should no longer randomly freeze and stop being animated
  
• Autogen building height heuristics were further improved to restrict excessive heights
  
• Autogen bridge joints and visual glitches such as gaps were significantly improved
  
• Fixed bugs where large bridge structures failed to load properly
  
• Performance for autogen bridges was significantly improved in dense areas

KNOWN ISSUE

You can leave feedback on various topics here - https://forums.flightsimulator.com

RELEASE NOTES 1.10.11.0

Some packages in your community folder may not have been updated and, as a result, may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behaviour.
Please move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title if you suffer from stability issues or long loading times.

NAVIGATION

• Navblue data has been updated
  
• Navigation data date is now dynamically set in the avionics

ATC

• ATC window should now list the entire name of approaches
  
• ATC should respond to requests for changing an approach into an airport
  
• User should now have the option to request an IFR clearance in the air even if they have a flight plan entered / loaded in their GPS
  
• ATC should now respond to requests for changing runways while near / on approach to an airport

PLANES

• The Fly by wire bank oscillation has been fixed for the Airbus A320neo
  
• The overpowered engine of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has been reduced
  
• Fixed broken plane instruments when switching to Metrics via the options menu
  
• Fixed cockpit interactions getting either mixed up or not working anymore on 3rd party airplanes
  
• All liveries should now be accessible in game and properly loaded

WEATHER

• Lightning should no longer be triggered in clear skies

INPUT

• The sensibility curve methodology has been adapted for the different inputs

MISC

• New temporal anti-aliasing (TAA), along with new sharpen filter using AMD FidelityFX CAS

You can leave feedback on various topics here - https://forums.flightsimulator.com/

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RELEASE NOTES 1.10.7.0

Some packages in your community folder may not have been updated and, as a result, may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behaviour.
Please move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title if you suffer from stability issues or long loading times.

PLANES

• Improved sensitivity and twitchiness of control surfaces for the Daher TBM 930, Cessna 152, Cessna 152 Aerobat, Cessna 172 classic and Cessna 172 G1000
  
• Improved autopilot behavior for pitch management, altitude capture and stability for Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX, Cessna Citation Longitude, Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Daher TBM 930
  
• Fixed Zlin Shock Ultra caution amber light which was always on
  
• Fixed Cirrus SR22 windshield deicing not working
  
• Fixed Cessna 152 flood light always ON during tutorials
  
• Fixed aircraft avionics screens going blank in certain conditions
  
• Fixed Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner APU fault light behavior
  
• Unlocking longitudinal position of elevator to allow for "Canard" airplanes

UI

• Press any key to start screen is now automatically skipped at launch
  
• Option added to the Misc menu to switch between Metric and US standard units
  
• Performances has been improved in plane selection menu and marketplace
  
• The TrackIR can be enabled/disabled in the camera panel during flight
  
• Cockpit tooltips can now be deactivated in the Accessibility options menu

WEATHER

• Metar data refresh issue has been fixed

INSTALLATION MANAGER

• Solved several installation issues that were affecting edge cases
  
• We now display the download speed and amount of packages that are being downloaded

INPUT

• Support for Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
  
• Ability to move the origin of the sensitivity curve and change the sensitivity value on both side of the origin
  
• Fix input values when using deadzones

ACTIVITY

• All Landing challenge scores should now be properly tracked in the leaderboards

MARKETPLACE

• Quality of life updates for the marketplace

WORLD

• Motion blur has been added
  
• New temporal anti-aliasing (TAA) has been implemented
  
• The temporal upsampling has been fixed (when TAA is active with the render scale below 100%)
  
• Night lighting has been improved
  
• Water night reflections have been added
  
• Huge hole in Brazil has been fixed

KNOWN ISSUE

• VNAV can overshoot the climb speed. Disconnecting the AP after take off and re engaging it will limit the overshoot impact
  
• The Cessna Citation Longitude can be slightly below the glide slope as you get close to the airport
  
• Once activated, the Switch to Mach units knob won’t return to knots on the Airbus A320neo
  
• Live weather fails to save properly after restarting the game
  
• UI fails to refresh after Buy & Download any item, letting the button download appears

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You can leave feedback on various topics here - https://forums.flightsimulator.com

• Step 1 - Make sure to update your MSFS version!
  
• Step 2 - Once MSFS is updated, visit the Marketplace to download the Japan content bundle

The world in Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a major update, starting with the island nation of Japan.

A region rich with ancient tradition and bustling with future facing innovation, Japan presents a stunning panorama of old and new, urban and remote, mountains, forests, cities and coastlines -- now enhanced with remarkable graphical improvements that span the volcanic island chain.

World Update I: Japan features upgraded digital elevation mapping across the entire country, high-resolution 3D photogrammetry for six prominent Japanese cities (Sendai, Takamatsu, Tokushima, Tokyo, Utsunomiya and Yokohama), and six exquisitely hand-crafted airports (Hachijojima, Kerama, Kushiro, Nagasaki, Shimojishima, and Suwanosejima). Throughout the environment, new countryside and pagoda-style architecture has been added, along with nearly two dozen custom landmarks & POIs that invite you to explore the area's timeless World Heritage sites, towering neon skyscrapers, iconic bridges and sacred shrines.

But that's just the beginning -- this update also brings a trio of exciting Landing Challenges set at Japanese airports, new opportunities for pilots to overcome environmental obstacles and prove their skills.

World Update I: Japan is available FREE to all Microsoft Flight Simulator users, so be sure your simulator is up to date first. Once MSFS is updated, visit the Marketplace to download the Japan content bundle and experience all the unparalleled beauty in the Land of the Rising Sun.



Airports

Airports added :

• LEMG - Málaga Airport
  
• LFLC - Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne
  
• PAFR – Bryant Army Airfield Heliport

Airports improvements :

• 60 airports improvements based on community feedbacks
  
• Control towers added on 700+ US airports

UI

• Sensitivity screen is now displayed correctly
  
• The Manual cache management UI has been improved
  
• ATC Options should now correctly be saved
  
• Liveries selection menu should now work as expected
  
• The music can now be deactivated before or during the initial download on startup

AERODYNAMICS

• The collision problems at negative altitudes have been fixed
  
• Braking power on ground has been tweaked to reflect more realistic braking distances
  
• Fuel consumption updating mass problem has fixed for some airplanes
  
• Aircraft gyroscopic stability can now be set in our SDK tool set

PLANES

• Incorrect energy formulas resulting in inaccurate autopilot behavior have been fixed
  
• Autopilot overshooting altitude capture during descent has been fixed
  
• Allow to up to 8500fpm max climb speed after the new AP is now more accurately respecting 6000fpm

Visuals and animation

• Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner: wing flex has been improved
  
• Beechcraft King Air 350i: rudder pedals animation is now correct
  
• Cessna 152 : fixed a graphic glitch when switching between cockpit and external views
  
• Airbus A320neo : fixed issues related to copilot AP button lights

General aviation systems

• Cessna 172 Skyhawk: fixed impossible connection with ATC when BUS 1 is ON and bus 2 is off
  
• Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX: fixed PFD and MFD button issues between pilot and copilot sides
  
• Robin DR400/100 Cadet: can now request ground services to the ATC
  
• Cessna 172 Skyhawk (G1000): fixed checklist camera issues during the "After starting engine" procedure
  
• Cessna 152 and 152 Aerobat: fixed pitot heat not working
  
• Cessna 152 and 152 Aerobat: fixed copilot not setting master switch ON during starting engine checklist procedure
  
• Daher TBM 930: fixed fuel tank incorrect tooltip

General aviation avionics

• Garmin avionics : fixed issues with auto switch from NAV to LOC in approach
  
• Garmin avionics : Fixed wrong country codes
  
• G1000 : performance improvements when displaying the nearest airport page
  
• G3000 : it is now possible to active approach legs
  
• Cessna 172 Skyhawk (G1000): fixed automatic change from GPS to VOR 1 when a flight plan or approach loaded
  
• Cessna 172 Skyhawk: fixed crash when deleting direct-to flight plan
  
• Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX: fixed default state of avionics Sby & avionic bus guarded switches when starting cold and dark
  
• Cessna Citation CJ4: Upper menu and ENG buttons are no longer INOP

Airliners systems

• Airbus A320neo Fix APU Fuel Flow shutting down left engine
  
• Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner/ Airbus A320neo Fixed lack of elevator authority with FBW at low speeds
  
• Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner: fixed APU fault light behavior
  
• Airbus A320neo : fixed max thrust display
  
• Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner: altitude target can no longer be set to negative values
  
• Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental: fixed wrong approach VREF speeds

Airliners avionics

• Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner HUD colors and layout improvements
  
• Airbus A320neo : fixed missing runway in the MCDU perf page
  
• Airbus A320neo : improved disappearance of legs too early when following a flight plan
  
• Airbus A320neo : STARs are filtered to display the ones connected to the selected runway in the
  MCDU
  
• Airbus A320neo : "Invalid entry" has been replaced by "Not allowed" message in MCDU
  
• Airbus A320neo : Flaps "F" indication replaced by "FULL" when flaps completely deployed

WEATHER

• The wind gradient when getting close to the ground on live weather has been fixed
  
• Lightning have been added when applicable

MARKETPLACE

• Average rating has been fine-tuned for more accuracy
  
• 3rd party filter is now sorted alphabetically
  
• Improved notification system for content bought outside the marketplace existing in the Community folder

CONTENT MANAGER

• The community content is now clearly identified in the content manager
  
• The content manager button in the Marketplace will redirect to the corresponding add-on content

INSTALLATION MANAGER

• The title’s audio is properly muted when the window is out of focus
  
• Graphic settings UI during onboarding has been fixed
  
• Apply and Save pop up now displays only once during the Graphic Settings in the Onboarding

LOCALIZATION

• Various typo fixes in multiple languages
  CAMERAS
  
• Fixed visual glitch happening in camera cuts
  
• Fixed wrong LOD selection when a camera cut happens
  
• Camera reset function does not revert Cam speed/ momentum to default values anymore

INPUT

• CH Eclipse default preset has been added
  
• Track IR can now be enabled or disabled in the camera panel
  
• Track IR is now disabled when on the pause menu
  
• Improved support for Logitech Multi panel

BUSH TRIPS

• Back on track should no longer show the wrong airport

WORLD

• Ocean rendering has been improved (waves scale, foam and reflections)
  
• Water mask has been edited to display actual aerial image near the shore in some areas
  
• Luminance has been tweaked for some photogrammetry cities (Napoli, Darwin, San Gorgonio, Las Vegas)
  
• Fixed terraforming issue which was causing issues in KTEX airport
  
• Water elevation has been updated to improve rivers (Missouri River and around Toronto for example) and lakes (center of Canada)
  
• Fixed detail map rendering around runway/taxiway borders

The world in Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a major update, starting with the island nation of Japan on September 29.

The Japan world update features an upgraded digital elevation map across the entire country, high-resolution 3D photogrammetry for six prominent Japanese cities (Sendai, Takamatsu, Tokushima, Tokyo, Utsunomiya and Yokohama), and six handcrafted local airports (Hachijojima, Kerama, Kushiro, Nagasaki, Shimojishima, and Suwanosejima). Players will also be able to try their hand at executing a trio of exciting new Landing Challenges set at Japanese airports.