February 20th, 2025 Development Update

Development Update

Feedback Snapshot

SDK Update

Asobo

• The team is focusing on issues reported through DevSupport and the Sim Update 1 Beta section of the Official Forums.

• • Investigating those issues
  • If confirmed and reproduced, forwarding to the appropriate team or fixing ourselves.
  • NOTE: the more details we get to reproduce, the faster we can investigate & fix.

• DevSupport:

• • Fixed Crash when accessing ELEVATOR TRIM DOWN LIMIT SimVar (1.3.19.0).
  • Improved Grouping of 2020 aircraft in Aircraft Selector / Configurator (1.3.19.0, further fixes for SU_02).
  • Fixed trigger_key_event_EX1() not working on first use (too late for SU1, will be in SU_02).
  • Fixed WorldHub documentation missing from SU1 Flighting SDK doc (available here).
  • Added more information for Aircraft Development regarding Career Compatibility (available here).
  • Support & fixes for the Blender exporter.
  • Investigating rotor & propeller rendering artefacts (SU_02).
  • Investigating WorldScript not triggering based on avatar position (SU_02).

• Official Forums

• • Fixed Antialiasing regression (1.3.19.0)
  • Fixed EFB disabled after visiting Marketplace (1.3.19.0)

• Ongoing Tasks

• • Adding more checks on CFG file at package build time (SU_02).
  • Fine tuning the WASM scheduler for better stability (SU_02).
  • Working on Live Edition of Flight Model parameters through the SimObject Editor (SU_02).
  • Adding documentation for new flight model parameters (SU_02).
  • Working on the Aircraft Systems Editor to ease the edition & debugging of nodal systems (SU_03).
  • Preliminary work to add support for 3DS Max 2025 (TBC).

 Working Title

• Fixed an issue where the legacy JS flight plan listener API could not set SIDS/STARS/Approaches.
• Fixed an issue where the legacy FS9GPS simvars were using the incorrect new ICAO identifier format.
  • This also addresses an issue that MapInstrument.js users were having where navdata and navaids would not appear on the map.
• Corrected the EFB planner app dropping name, alt, and idents from user waypoints when loading from PLN files.
• Fixed bugs with reading and writing departure and destination airport elements in PLN files.
• Fixed WASM PlannedRoute API not correctly serializing the approach suffix.
• Added the corrected PlannedRoute API header for WASM to the SDK.
• Fixed an issue where PLN file serialization would not always write the origin or destination runway element on save.
• Fixed intermittent failures when using the JS Charts listener API.

Marketplace

Featured Release

This week, we’re excited to highlight the Jetstar from developer Big Radials which releases for both PC and Xbox today!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Elvis (personal jet) has arrived!

The Jetstar was the very first business jet and started life as a tender for a United States Air Force requirement. The tender was eventually dropped due to budget; however, the Jetstar was repurposed for the business sector as the very first purpose-built business jet.

Originally designed to use two Bristol Siddeley Orpheus engines, due to supply issues these were replaced with a pair of twin Pratt & Whitney JT12s for a total of four engines, each pushing 3300lbs of thrust. This configuration allowed the Jetstar to cruise upwards to 40,000′ at a speed of 0.8 Mach.

Big Radials have chosen to bring to life this first version of the JetStar as it was the airframe that blazed a trial for a whole sector of aviation, the Business Jet.

Features:

• Full native flight model, 3D assets, sounds, 4K textures, PBR, everything!
• Goes without saying right?
• Custom XPDR Instrument
• Fully interactive cockpit
• Complete Fuel System Management for all 6 tanks
• Autopilot
• Support for GTN750 from PMS50 and TDSSIM
• Custom AutoStart code that follows correct start procedure of 3, 4, 2, 1.
• Overhead Panel Fully Interactable
• Ability to switch between PMS & TDS GTN750. Defaults to PMS only.
• Custom CIVA INS Instrument (initial version with full entry and heading bug control)
• Paint Kit

 

Marketplace Releases (MSFS 2020)

Current Backlog: 380 Total

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

	Testing Status
Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
Aircraft	12	2	4	18
Mission	39	52	59	150
Scenery	21	5	0	26
Livery	4	0	2	6
Airport	21	1	18	40
Other	2	1	8	11
Total	99	61	91	251

 

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

	Testing Status
Content Type	In MS Processing	In MS Testing	In 3P Testing	Total
Aircraft	10	3	32	45
Mission	20	0	0	20
Scenery	8	0	6	14
Livery	0	0	7	7
Airport	13	7	16	36
Other	1	3	3	7
Total	52	13	64	129

One of the new features introduced with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is an accurate depiction of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) when and where they are visible in the real world. For our Fly-In this week, we’re venturing to the frigid shores of the Barents Sea in Northern Norway in search of aurora!

As always, this event is open to pilots flying on MSFS (2020) as well, and even though you won’t see the Northern Lights, you’ll still be able to enjoy Norway’s fantastic scenery.

Event details are available here. All are welcome to participate!

Rise of a Pilot – Career Mode Livestream

Join Microsoft Flight Simulator Community Manager SeedyL – a real-life private and glider pilot and former ground school (classroom) instructor at a flying school – as he teaches viewers about aviation using the Career Mode in Microsoft Flight Simualtor 2024!

In this livestream video series, SeedyL will start a new pilot career in MSFS 2024 and progress through the training and certifications, using the sim to explain aviation concepts and flight techniques encountered throughout Career Mode. If you’re new to flight simming, this will be a great opportunity to learn more about flying, and if you’re an experienced simmer, you can be entertained by SeedyL’s commentary or share your aviation expertise with other viewers in the chat who may have questions.

Viewers in Twitch chat will have the opportunity to vote on how SeedyL’s pilot career should proceed, for example voting on which missions to take next or which certifications to pursue.

SeedyL will be back in the cockpit next week on Tuesday, February 25th. All episodes will be broadcast on our official Twitch channel starting at 11:00am PT (1900 UTC).

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