July 6th, 2023 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is Twitter user CpuGeta486. If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!

We have a new Development Roadmap available! You can check it out below.

Last Friday, we released the latest in our line of Local Legends aircraft, the Boeing 307 Stratoliner. This beautiful aircraft, the world’s first airliner to feature a pressurized cabin, is now available from the in-sim Marketplace for USD $14.99. A manual for the Boeing 307 Stratoliner is available on our Aircraft Manuals page.

Also, some of you may have noticed a fireworks display in Microsoft Flight Simulator! To mark the July 4 Independence Day holiday in the USA, the team added these festive light shows over every US city. If you missed seeing them live, you can experience fireworks over American cities whenever you want by setting your in-sim date to July 4 and the local time to 10:00pm! You must download City Update III: Texas to see the fireworks.

– MSFS Team

Development Roadmap

Click here for the web-friendly version of the Development Roadmap.

Marketplace Update

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

This week we’re seeing the release of Got Friends’ DoubleEnder! Check out the trailer for this snazzy modern bush plane:

There are 55 new and 15 updated products in the Marketplace this Thursday, and 2 products that are from Friday, June 30th. Thursday’s Marketplace update generally goes live between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

Released Friday, June 30^th:
New on PC and Xbox

55 NEW PRODUCTS: 27 ON PC, 28 ON XBOX
New on Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and 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 PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox
New on PC and Xbox		New on PC and Xbox

35 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 20 ON PC, 15 ON XBOX
Updated on PC	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
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

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 363 Total

Marketplace submissions are assigned a priority (P1-P4, with P1 being the top priority) based on defined internal processes and metrics. We review and update the priority system regularly to ensure it is best serving both our players and 3rd Party Developers.

BACKLOG: NEW PRODUCTS

CONTENT TYPE	P1	P2	P3	P4	Total
Aircraft	8	9	25	2	44
Mission	0	4	38	0	42
Scenery	0	0	7	21	28
Livery	0	10	26	14	50
Airport	1	6	48	23	78
Other	0	4	19	5	28
Total	9	33	163	65	270

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

CONTENT TYPE	P1	P2	P3	P4	Total
Aircraft	2	6	7	1	16
Mission	0	2	0	0	2
Scenery	0	2	1	13	16
Livery	0	2	10	4	16
Airport	0	2	27	13	42
Other	0	1	0	0	1
Total	2	15	45	31	93

SDK UPDATE

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No Update this week.

Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

MSFS Avionics Framework
- We are excited to announce that the MSFS Avionics Framework GitHub mirror has been updated to include changes from AAU_02 and the corresponding documentation has been updated as well.
- NPM packages are still pending, but we expect them to be updated any day now.
- Check out MSFS Avionics Source Code Mirror to access the latest Avionics Framework source code.
- Find documentation about the avionics framework here: MSFS Avionics Frameworks and Instruments.

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

As of 07/03, we have now approved 210 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 196 (+0) have released 2,279 products on PC (+81) and 1,990 on Xbox (+79).
In total, 3,342 products (+207) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 738 products (-81) from 3^rd party developers are in production (354 announced, 374 unannounced). In total, over 4,069 3^rd party products (+107) have either been released or are in development.
Airports:
- 2,027airports (+54) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1,789 airports (+60) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 1,269 airports (+84) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 125 airports (+4) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 113 airports (-10) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
Aircraft:
- 621 aircraft (+11) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 265 aircraft (+14) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 200 aircraft (+14) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 182 aircraft (+15) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 207 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 151 aircraft (-2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
Scenery:
- 931 scenery packs (+17) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 896 scenery packs (+84) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 453 scenery packs (+116) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 21 scenery packs (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 14 scenery packs (-64) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production
Mission Packs:
- 191 mission packs (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 175 mission packs (+16) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 114 mission packs (+16) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 15 mission packs (-10) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
Livery Packs:
- 264 livery packs (+16) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 192 livery packs (+34) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 187 livery packs (+34) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
  - 71 livery packs (-18) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
Ships & Watercraft:
- 35 ships & watercraft (+2) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 25 ships & watercraft (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 17 ships & watercraft (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 10 ships & watercraft (+1) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production.

Community Fly-In

July 7 is Solomon Islands Independence Day! In recognition of this South Pacific archipelago becoming a sovereign nation in 1978, our Community Fly-In this week will be a tour of several of the islands, including San Cristobal, Guadalcanal, and New Georgia, including a touch & go landing at the famous Honiara International Airport (formerly known as Henderson Field), an historic airfield from the WWII era.

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

Community Video

Everyone who dreams of a career in aviation starts the same way: an introductory flight in a single-engine light aircraft. In this video, YouTuber Pepper Shore has created a beautiful cinematic journey through the life of a pilot from first flight in a Cessna 172 up to…well, you’ll have to see for yourself! Check it out!