May 4th, 2023 Development Update - Microsoft Flight Simulator

This week’s Screenshot Challenge winner is forum user ZILLNIAZI17, featuring a Daher TBM 930 over Bora Bora in French Polynesia. If you’re interested in participating in our weekly Screenshot Challenges, check out the details in the Community section below!

On Wednesday, May 3, we hosted the latest in our series of Developer Livestreams on Twitch. During the stream, the panel of Jorg, Seb, and Martial discussed an upcoming update to Expert Series I: ATR 42-600 / 72-600 and revealed City Update 02 and Local Legend 09. Jorg also went into a deep dive exploration explaining what goes into creating a new World Update. Other topics covered by the panel included an update on the Marketplace intake process and a very quick tease for World Update 14.

Additionally, Matt Nischan from Working Title joined the panel to give a preview of the upcoming Aircraft & Avionics Update 02 (AAU_02) which is currently targeted for a June 2023 release. Matt went into detail describing features of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner which will be improved with AAU2. The livestream also contained three Q&A sessions where the panel answered questions from viewers in Twitch chat. If you missed seeing the Developer Livestream as it happened, you can watch the VOD on YouTube here.

Public beta testing for Aircraft & Avionics Update 02 (AAU_02) will begin soon. If you joined the Microsoft Flight Simulator Beta during a previous update preview and did not manually leave the Beta, you will automatically receive this new preview update once it is available. If you are not enrolled but would like to help test this upcoming release, we will provide instructions on how to join when the AAU_02 beta begins.

– MSFS Team

Feedback Snapshot

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Development Roadmap

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Marketplace Update

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This week we’re seeing the Xbox release of three aircraft from Just Flight: the PA28 Arrow III, PA28 Turbo Arrow III/IV and the PA28 Warrior II. Check out the trailer for these aircraft!

There are 124 new and 53 updated products in today’s Marketplace this week, and 2 new products from earlier this week. Thursday’s Marketplace update generally goes live between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT.

RELEASED MONDAY, MAY 1 (WU13-related update):
	New on PC and Xbox

124 NEW PRODUCTS: 71 ON PC, 53 ON XBOX
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on Xbox
New on Xbox	New 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	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
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
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
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC
New on PC	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	New on PC	New on PC
New on PC	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC
New on PC	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC	New on PC
New on PC	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC
New on PC	New on PC and Xbox	New on PC
New on PC and Xbox	New on PC	New on PC
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
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 Xbox	New on Xbox	New on PC and Xbox

53 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 29 ON PC, 24 ON XBOX
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on 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
Updated on PC	Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC	Updated on PC	Updated on PC
Updated on Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC
Updated on PC	Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on Xbox	Updated on Xbox
Updated on PC and Xbox	Updated on 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 and Xbox	Updated on PC and Xbox
	Updated on PC

Marketplace Backlog

Current Backlog: 900 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	4	11	24	24	63
Mission	0	6	50	0	56
Scenery	0	1	20	248	269
Livery	2	11	59	37	109
Airport	0	3	80	126	209
Other	0	0	19	6	25
Total	6	32	252	441	731

BACKLOG: UPDATED PRODUCTS

CONTENT TYPE	P1	P2	P3	P4	Total
Aircraft	11	13	16	2	42
Mission	0	0	19	8	27
Scenery	2	1	7	34	44
Livery	0	0	10	16	26
Airport	0	3	15	12	30
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	17	67	72	169

SDK UPDATE

Asobo

No Update this week.

Working Title / MSFS Avionics Framework

MSFS Avionics Framework
- 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.
- Upcoming framework updates:
  - Extending LinearServo to take additional rate and timestamp arguments to allow on-the-fly adjustments to the servo rates. (AAU_02)
  - Extending APValues in the autopilot to track simrate in order to adjust AP drive rates in accordance with sim rate. (AAU_02)
  - Extending AutopilotDriver to centrally manage bank rate driving from all autopilot directors. (AAU_02)
  - Adding functionality to heading mode autopilot director to track knob turn direction to maintain initial turn direction. (AAU_02)
  - Extending base SDK FMC scratchpad error handling for compatibility with BoeingSDK. (AAU_02)
  - Adding HorizonSharedCanvasLayer component to base horizon SDK. This layer allows multiple sublayers to render to the same canvas element. (AAU_02)
  - Fixing bug in SDK flight planning where sometimes ProcedureDetails fields could be undefined. (AAU_02)

THIRD PARTY UPDATE

As of 04/30, we have now approved 209 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 192 (+4) have released 1,881 products on PC (+36) and 1,588 on Xbox (+35).
In total, 2,982 products (+19) have already been released in 3^rdparty stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 889 products (+0) from 3^rd party developers are in production (352 announced, 537 unannounced). In total, over 3,852 3^rd party products (+25) have either been released or are in development.
Airports:
- 1,931 airports (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 1,658 airports (+8) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 1,079 airports (+32) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 126 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced.
  - 147 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production.
Aircraft:
- 608 aircraft (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 240 aircraft (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 175 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace.
  - 150 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace.
  - 205 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced.
  - 163 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production.
Scenery:
- 910 scenery packs (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 785 scenery packs (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 303 scenery packs (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 20 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced.
  - 105 scenery packs (+0) are not announced but the dev let us know that scenery is in production
Mission Packs:
- 176 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 149 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 88 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced.
  - 27 mission packs (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production.
Livery Packs:
- 213 livery packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development.
  - 126 livery packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores.
  - 121 livery packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace.
  - 1 livery pack (+0) beyond the released scenery has been announced.
  - 86 livery packs (+0) 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.
  - 13 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 Fly-In

At the Battle of Pueblo on May 5, 1862, Mexican forces successfully defended the hilltop forts of Loreto and Guadalupe against the attacking French army during the Second French Intervention in Mexico. The anniversary of this battle is recognized annually in Pueblo, and the date, Cinco de Mayo, has also become a celebration of Mexican heritage in the United States and other countries.

For this week’s Community Fly-In, we will be touring parts of Mexico: departing from Pueblo, flying over the capital of Mexico City, then making our way westbound towards Guadalajara/Zapopan for a full stop landing.

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

Community Video

Here on the MSFS Team, we love seeing all the different creative ways content creators use Microsoft Flight Simulator in their videos. Some are real-world pilots who create tutorial videos explaining how to fly more realistically, others post reviews of new Marketplace releases, and others still create masterful cinematic displays showcasing the beauty of flight. Today’s community video is in the latter category.

From YouTuber Cpt. WhiteKnight, please enjoy “We Are Pilots”!

Screenshot Challenge

You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Through, Beneath, and Between

This past week’s Screenshot Challenge was “Oceania“!

Weekly Screenshot Challenge Winner: ZILLNIAZI17 (Forum)