January 12th, 2023 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

Screenshot by MihamaBlend (Twitter)

Work on Aircraft & Avionics Update 1 (AAU1) continues to go well in advance of its expected release date later this month. We released a new beta build (1.30.11.0) to testers earlier this week. Players participating in the AAU1 beta can read the release notes for 1.30.11.0 here. AAU1 is the first of three planned Aircraft & Avionics updates slated for 2023.

Looking beyond AAU1, the next two major updates to Microsoft Flight Simulator will be World Update 12: New Zealand in February and Sim Update 12 in March. Among other bug fixes and improvements, SU12 will include the long-awaited support for WASM aircraft on Xbox.

These three updates are just the first of several things we have planned for 2023. Stay tuned for more information!

MSFS Team

Development Roadmap & Feedback Snapshot

A new Development Roadmap and Feedback Snapshot will be available in an upcoming Development Update.

Marketplace Update

Click here for the web-friendly version of the Marketplace Update.

There are 16 new and 42 updated products in the Marketplace today, and 2 updated products from Tuesday, January 10th. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

Updated on Tuesday, January 10th:

2 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 1 ON PC, 1 ON XBOX
	Updated on PC and Xbox

Added on Thursday, January 12th:

16 NEW PRODUCTS: 7 ON PC, 9 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox

42 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 23 ON PC, 19 ON XBOX
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox		Updated on PC and Xbox

Community Fly-In

January 13 is recognized as Democracy Day in Cape Verde, a celebration of the country’s first democratic elections in 1991. In recognition of this holiday, this week’s Community Fly-In will see our group tour several islands across this West African archipelago.

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

Community Video

Microsoft Flight Simulator can be a great tool for real-world pilots (and student pilots) to hone their skills, techniques, and procedures in a virtual setting. In this video, YouTuber and licensed Commercial Pilot PilotNas demonstrates how to practice circuit/pattern procedures in a Cessna 172. Check it out!