June 8th, 2023 Development Update

Thank you to everyone who has been participating in the public beta test for Aircraft & Avionics Update 02 (AAU_02). Your feedback and bug reports have been incredibly helpful to the development team as we continue preparing for a target launch date of June 23. We released a new beta build (1.33.7.0) to testers yesterday. In case you missed it, you can see the release notes for this build on our forums here.

AAU_02 isn’t the only upcoming release scheduled for June, though! As seen on the latest Development Roadmap, we will also be launching City Update 02: France (CU_02) on June 19. This update will add new photogrammetry to several French cities including Amiens, Angers, Nantes, Nimes, and Reims as well as a bespoke LFPB Paris Le Bourget airport, home of the upcoming Paris Air Show.

Also launching alongside CU_02 is Local Legend 9: Latécoère 631. This French flying boat once held the world record for the longest non-stop passenger service. There are no surviving models that remain today, not even in museums, so bringing a virtual rendition of this aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator is truly an act of historical preservation.

Finally, the Microsoft Flight Simulator Team will be attending FlightSimExpo 2023 starting on June 23. We’ll be sharing more about our involvement with the Expo in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

– MSFS Team

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

• As of 06/03, we have now approved 210 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 195 (+0) have released 2,149 products on PC (+63) and 1,855 on Xbox (+62).
• In total, 3,135 products (+4) have already been released in 3^rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 819 products (+6) from 3^rd party developers are in production (350 announced, 469 unannounced). In total, over 3,962 3^rd party products (+10) have either been released or are in development.
• Airports:
  • 1,973 airports (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 1,729 airports (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 1,185 airports (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 121 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
    • 123 airports (+3) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
• Aircraft:
  • 610 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 251 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 186 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
    • 167 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
    • 206 aircraft (-1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
    • 153 aircraft (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
• Scenery:
  • 914 scenery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 814 scenery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 337 scenery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 22 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 78 scenery packs (+1) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production
• Mission Packs:
  • 184 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 159 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 98 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
    • 25 mission packs (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
• Livery Packs:
  • 248 livery packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 158 livery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 153 livery packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
    • 89 livery packs (+3) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production.
• Ships & Watercraft:
  • 33 ships & watercraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development.
    • 24 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
    • 14 ships & watercraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
    • 0 ships & watercraft (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
    • 9 ships & watercraft (+0) are not announced, but dev let us know that scenery is in production.

Community Video

One of the most unforgettable stories from the world of aviation occurred on January 15, 2009. Following a bird strike that knocked out power to both engines shortly after takeoff, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles successfully landed their Airbus A320 on New York’s Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 people on board.

Recently on YouTube, content creator TmarTn2 attempted to re-create this famous event in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Were his simulated passengers as fortunate as the real passengers from 2009? Watch the video to find out!

 

You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: The High Seas

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NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – June 15th, 2023

Sincerely,

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team