The Sim Update 10 public beta has been active for about a week now, and so far we have received lots of valuable feedback that will influence upcoming future SU10 beta builds during the testing period. On behalf of the dev team, thank you to everyone who has been reporting issues with the beta build. This is extremely helpful to us as we prepare for the full release of SU10. If you would like to participate in this public test, you can find instructions on how to join here. Please note this opportunity is to provide and collect feedback on the current state of the build.

Additionally, we released updated versions of the Beechcraft Staggerwing and Gee Bee Model Z and R-2 earlier this week. You can download the new versions from your Content Manager, and you can read the release notes here.

MSFS Team

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Enjoy discounted pricing on Marketplace content from INIBUILDS

For seven days starting on July 8th save up to 45% on the following items:

• 3MI2 & 6Y3 Fox Islands
  
• EGJA Alderney Airport
  
• EGKA Shoreham Airport
  
• EGKK London Gatwick Airport
  
• EGLL Heathrow Airport
  
• EIKY Kerry Airport
  
• HEMA Marsa Alam International Airport

To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace, select ‘Featured’, scroll down to ‘Special Offers’, then select ‘See All’ and look for the savings.

Our Sim Update 10 Beta is now available for download! Our main focus for this beta is:

• Verify stability and performance improvements
• Ensure that the release notes are accurate
• Identify regressions that may have taken place due to code changes
• Provide an opportunity for 3rd party developers to test their products in a Beta environment

Please remember this opportunity is for those who wish to provide feedback on the current state of the build, this is not for a sneak preview of the final build that will be released in August. Our goal is to fix any regressions you report as quickly as possible but please note that some bugs may be prioritized for a later update as we will not be able to fix every report found during the Beta window.

Please visit the Community Dashboard to find out what’s already logged in our database.

Generally speaking, don’t hesitate to report any significant regressions from the current live version using the Beta categories [link] (Instruments, ATC, Weather, etc…)

More information can be found on our official forums here.

How to join:

1. Open your Steam Library
   
2. Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator
   
3. Click “Properties”
   
4. Click “Betas”
   
5. Select “flight_sim_beta – Sim Update 10”

If you would like to exit the pre-release test before it ends and revert back to the live build, follow these instructions:

1. Open your Steam Library
   
2. Right-click Microsoft Flight Simulator
   
3. Click “Properties”
   
4. Click “Betas”
   
5. Select “None”

Thank you and we look forward to your feedback!

MSFS Team

Great news: the Sim Update 10 Beta is almost ready! We are finalizing beta release notes, prepping the forums, and readying the test build for a target release of tomorrow, July 8th, at 8am PT (1500Z). The Sim Update 10 Forum Feedback category will be made public at that time, and you will find more information on how to join the beta, our overall goals, what kind of feedback we are looking for, and targeted feedback surveys. We look forward to your feedback!

In addition, we plan to end the Xbox Stability Test as soon as Sim Update 10 Beta is live. All Xbox users who are currently in the Xbox Stability Test will be automatically transitioned to the Sim Update 10 Beta build within a few hours of the Sim Update 10 Beta going live. More details and directions on how to leave the build if you do not wish to participate will be outlined in the information provided via the forums tomorrow. Thank you again to those who joined this testing experience. The team is evaluating the data in order to provide solutions in a timely manner. We found this test to be very successful, and we are looking to run similar stability initiatives in the future as we work to improve the overall sim.

MSFS Team

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Regarding the ongoing Xbox Stability Testing – we’ve received a lot of data on out of memory crashes on Xbox and are now analyzing the information and investigating a few different cases. The information we’ve received so far has been hugely beneficial to the team. Thank you very much for those who are participating!

Yesterday, our Community Team had a lot of fun hosting the preliminary Reno Air Race Series: Presented by Tobii. You can catch watch a replay of the race here, and if you’d like to compete against others in the community for the chance to win some great custom merch and products from Tobii and Thrustmaster, sign up here!

MSFS Team

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Enjoy discounted pricing on Marketplace content from JustSim!

For seven days starting on June 17th save up to 30% on the following items:

• EBBR Brussels Airport
  
• EDDC Dresden Airport
  
• EDDH Hamburg Airport
  
• EDDL Dusseldorf International Airport
  
• EDDS Stuttgart International Airport
  
• EDDV Hannover Airport
  
• EFHK Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
  
• ELLX Luxembourg Airport
  
• EVRA Riga International Airport
  
• LCLK Larnaca International Airport
  
• LEBL Barcelona-El Prat Airport
  
• LEPA Palma de Mallorca Airport
  
• LFMN Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
  
• LFSB EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
  
• LGIR Heraklion International Airport
  
• LGRP Rhodes International Airport
  
• LGSA Chania International Airport
  
• LGSR Santorini Airport
  
• LMML Malta International Airport
  
• LOWI Innsbruck Airport
  
• LOWK Klagenfurt Airport
  
• LOWL Linz Airport
  
• LTAI Antalya Airport
  
• LTBS Dalaman Airport
  
• LTFE Mugla Milas Bodrum International Airport
  
• UUWW Vnukovo International Airport

To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace, select ‘Featured’, scroll down to ‘Special Offers’, then select ‘See All’ 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.

General bugfix 1.26.5.0

• Fixed an issue preventing the completion of the ‘Taxi’ and ‘Take-off’ tutorials in Sedona airport

For PC, the sim version remains the same: 1.26.5.0

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

The Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Last weekend, the Microsoft Flight Simulator team was proud to join our colleagues in presenting at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. In case you missed it, here are the highlights for MSFS:


Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition

• A free upgrade to all current MSFS players launching in November 2022.
  
• New additions include the introduction of helicopters and gliders to MSFS and the return of some fan-favorite planes from FS2004 and FSX such as the Douglas DC-3, Airbus A310, de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, Wright Flyer, and — in partnership with the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum — the Ryan NYP (“Spirit of St. Louis”).

D77-TC Pelican

• Available now as a free addon from the in-sim Marketplace, MSFS players can fly the iconic dropship from the Halo franchise. We collaborated with 343 Industries, the developers of Halo Infinite, to simulate this famous science fiction aircraft in the most realistic way possible.

You can read more about the 40th Anniversary Edition and Halo Pelican here. Additionally, on June 14th, we released the next entries in our World Update and Local Legends series.

World Update X: USA and US Territories

• Available now as a free addon from the in-sim Marketplace.
  
• Includes new photogrammetry cities, four new hand-crafted airports, 87 new Points of Interest (POIs), plus new landing challenges, discovery flights, and bush trips.
  
• More information about World Update X can be found here.

Local Legend V: Beechcraft Model 18

• Developed for Microsoft Flight Simulator by Carenado, the “Twin Beech” is a robust and versatile plane designed by American aircraft manufacturer Beechcraft in the 1930s.
  
• Available now from the in-sim Marketplace for USD $14.99.
  
• More information about the Beechcraft Model 18 can be found here.

We will soon begin public testing of our next major update, Sim Update 10, which is currently slated for release in August. If you would like to help the development team by testing this update and reporting any issues you encounter, please watch this space for information on how to join the public test.

MSFS Team

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World Update X captures the spirit of the United States of America and all of its exquisite landscapes, cityscapes, and breathtaking vistas to enjoy from above in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Explore the renowned canyons of the Desert Southwest, roam throughout storied architecture of America’s great cities, and soar among peaks that tower miles above their surroundings with World Update X. The Microsoft team built this USA update using the latest high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery and coupled it with the most recent digital elevation modeling data available. It features triangulated irregular network (TIN) modeling of 12 urban regions including San Diego (California), Albany (New York), Key Largo (Florida), Seattle (Washington), Eugene (Oregon), and more.

Gaya Simulations handcrafted four airports: Catalina Airport (KAVX) on California’s Catalina Island, Alaska’s Valdez Airport (PAVD), Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) in California’s Sierra Nevada, and Rhode Island’s Block Island State Airport (KBID). There are 87 exciting new points of interest (POIs) created by Gaya Simulations and Perfect Flight has created three landing challenges, three Discovery Flights, and three bush trips for World Update X: USA.

World Update X: USA is available FREE to all owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Check that your simulator is updated to version 1.26.5.0, download World Update X, and then take-off for the greatest Flight Simulator experience of the United States ever created!



RELEASE NOTES 1.26.5.0

If you are playing on PC, 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.

• Added localization for Latam Spanish and Simplified Chinese
  
• Fixed a crash when losing overall connection
  
• Updated AIRAC cycle 2206
  
• Improved long range visibility of the windsocks
  
• Fixed searching of POIs in the world map

• Updated elevation data for the USA
  
• Updated aerial imagery for USA
  
• Added new runway 09C/27C at KORD
  
• Added terminal extension at KDEN
  
• Updated buildings at KDFW

Optional World update content (via the in-game marketplace)
World update X - USA

• Albany
  
• Arlington
  
• Boise
  
• Charleston (West Virginia)
  
• Disney - Kissamme - Windermere
  
• Eugene
  
• Key Largo
  
• Lansing
  
• Lynchburg
  
• Olympia
  
• San Diego
  
• Seattle

• KAVX – Catalina Airport
  
• PAVD – Valdez Airport
  
• KTVL – Lake Taho Airport
  
• KBID – Block Island Airport

• Abandoned Pacific Barrier Radar III Site
  
• Arecibo Telescope
  
• Ark Encounter - Life-size Noah’s Ark
  
• Arlington Memorial Bridge
  
• Beavertail Lighthouse Museum
  
• Bennington Battle Monument
  
• Biosphere 2
  
• Bishop Castle
  
• Blackbeard’s Castle
  
• Bok Tower Gardens Tower
  
• Cabo Rojo Lighthouse
  
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
  
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
  
• Catalina Casino
  
• Cecil B Day Butterfly Center
  
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park
  
• Clingmans Dome Lookout Tower
  
• Crescent City Connection - New Orleans Bridges
  
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
  
• Deer Isle Bridge
  
• Delaware Memorial Bridge
  
• Freer Gallery of Art
  
• Grand Coulee Dam
  
• Hearst Castle
  
• High Point Monument
  
• Hirshhorn Museum
  
• Hot Springs Mountain Tower
  
• Independence Temple
  
• Indian River Inlet Bridge
  
• Kentucky State Capitol
  
• Kinzua Bridge State Park
  
• Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
  
• Longaberger Company Headquarters
  
• Metaphor: The Tree of Utah
  
• MetLife Stadium
  
• Montana State Capitol
  
• Montezuma Castle National Monument
  
• Mount Vernon
  
• Mount Washington Hotel
  
• National Gallery of Art
  
• National Gallery of Art - East Building
  
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
  
• National Museum of the American Indian
  
• National Park of American Samoa
  
• Old Faithful Geyser
  
• Old Faithful Inn
  
• Our Lady of the Rockies
  
• Pegasus and Dragon
  
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
  
• Point Reyes Lighthouse
  
• Point Udall
  
• Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
  
• Puntan dos Amantes - Two Lovers Point
  
• Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
  
• San Antonio Missions
  
• San Felipe del Morro Castle
  
• Seuss House in Talkeetna
  
• Skydance Bridge
  
• Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building
  
• Smithsonian Castle Information Center
  
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
  
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History
  
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
  
• Split Rock Lighthouse
  
• St. Louis Arch
  
• Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
  
• Taos Pueblo
  
• The Breakers
  
• The Getty Museum
  
• The Rotunda
  
• Theodore Roosevelt Dam
  
• Thomas Jefferson Memorial
  
• Tillamook Air Museum Blimp Hangar
  
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Patio
  
• Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
  
• Union Watersphere
  
• United States Botanic Garden
  
• United States Marine Corps War Memorial
  
• USS Alabama (BB-60)
  
• Vermont State House
  
• Washington National Cathedral
  
• Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center
  
• Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
  
• World War II Memorial
  
• Wupatki National Monument
  
• Yerkes Observatory

• Appalachians
  
• California
  
• Megapolis

• Inkom
  
• Atlanta
  
• Telluride

• Grand canyon
  
• Seattle
  
• St Louis

In last week’s Development Roadmap update, you may have noticed the change in date of Sim Update 10 from July to August. Our team is hard at work on fixes and features we hope you’ll love, as many have been community requests since the launch of the sim. Our newly updated Feedback Snapshot below lists out some of those features coming soon such as Bush Trip fixes, weather improvements, DX12, DLSS, and more.

Is that a World Update coming out next Tuesday on the Roadmap? Yep! Details soon….

MSFS Team

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