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This updated graphic includes the MSFS 2024 Aviator Edition and the 30 additional aircraft are the Local Legends and Famous Flyer aircraft developed by Microsoft/Asobo for MSFS 2020. Note that the development of some of these involved a collaboration with third party developers. Here is the list of the 30 aircraft. Aero Ae-45 / Ae-145 Antonov An-2 Antonov An-225 ATR 42-600 / 72-600 Beechcraft Bonanza V35 Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech Bell Helicopter 47J Ranger Boeing 307 Stratoliner Boe

This embargoed image was mistakenly posted by a German PC Gamer site. It was withdrawn but not before many viewers had seen it.

Brett, In short, no! It is no secret that an objective of MS in developing MSFS 2020 and now MSFS 2024 was for a multi-platform flight simulator. This expanded their customer base to include the younger flight simmer. There is still truth though in the well worn cliche, "Consoles are for kids, PCs are for real simmers!", and there are certainly limitations in the functionality of MSFS on the xBox. MS also set out to creating the truly "next level" flight simulator and one that offered far more than just simple point to point flying. Again, this latter functionality is merely just a p

MSFS 2024 aircraft list in full -Standard- Aero Vodochody L-39 AeroElvira Optica NEW Air Tractor AT-802 Airbus A310-300 Airbus A320neo Airbus A321LR NEW Airbus A330-200, -300, -300P2F NEW Airbus A330-743L Beluga XL NEW Airbus A400M NEW Airbus H125 Airship Skyship 600 NEW Archer Midnight NEW Aviat Pitts Special S2S Beechcraft Bonanza G36 Beechcraft King Air 350i Bell 407 Boeing 737 MAX 8 NEW Boeing 747-8 and 747-8F NEW Boeing F/A-18E Cessna 152 Cessna 172 G1000i Cessna 208B Ce

Having driven across the Nullarbor plain 4 times, it certainly seems to go on for ever, and its a fight sometimes to stay alert. Dodging large road trains can make life interesting at times.

An Englishman, a Scotsman and country bumpkin from outside Dublin found themselves in a pub with no other guests. The Englishman stepped forward and said, "Hello! I'm George, born on St. George’s Day, so my parents called me George after the Patron Saint of England!" "That's uncanny, said the Scotsman, "my name is Andrew, and mine named me on St Andrew's Day, too! The face of the farmer from Ireland lit up and said, "Heaven above! Amazing! Guess what...!" Before he could answer, they both said, "Don't tell, it's Patrick, right?" "No, he answered, it's Pancake."

At 10.31 am, on 30 June 1956, TWA & UAL airliners collided mid-air over the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, & crashed into the Canyon. All 128 people on the airliners perished. At the time, it was the worst aircraft accident in the USA. It shocked the nation & the world. It led to the eventual radical improvement in ATC through changed procedures, new technology & more personnel. Hope this video helps us to fly even more safely.

Three men are stranded on an island. They are close to starvation, when a Native Tribe finds them and takes them back to their camp. The leader says:" Go in a jungle and bring back a fruit, then we will let you live". They go out looking for fruits, the first guy comes back with a peach. The leader says:" Now take the peach and shove it up your ass, if you laugh, we will kill you." He attempts it but has to laugh so they cut his head off. The second man appears back from his trip with a grape. The leader gives him the same instructions, but the second guy doesn't seem to have any

The history of aviation in Scotland is basically the history of the Scottish Aviation company at Prestwick Airport before, during & after WW2. It is both inspirational & sad. I found it absolutely fascinating - I hope you do to. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

The almost concurrent release of the F-14 Tomcat (Heatblur Simulations and IndiaFoxtEcho) and NAS Miramar 1980's (Sundownersim) can now be enjoyed in Flight Simulator 2020. View this cinematic video on your television!

Timestamps: Speak to Me 0:05 Introduction at Wembley Breathe (In the Air) 1:03 Money 2:19 London Oxford Introduction Us and Them 3:46 Engine Start Any Colour You Like 5:33 Taxi and Flight Info Brain Damage 7:54 Departure Us and Them 10:02 Climb to 19,000' Across the English Channel Timelapse 11:35 On the Run 11:53 RNAV Approach Eclipse 13:06 Initial Approach Fix Money 15:08 Final Approach Fix Time 16:21 Glide Path Captured Great Gig in the Sky 17:24 Autopilot Disconnect Clare Torry Vocals 19:59

In 1945 the Second World War a soldier was asked by the regimental medical orderly when he had last had sex with a woman. He replied 1943 sir. The orderly was surprised and said that was a long time ago. The soldier looked at his watch and said well it is only 20.45 now sir.

In this 6th & final video covering airstrips in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for which freeware scenery is available in MSFS, we look at the top 5 major airports & include their aerodrome charts. We take the legendary Ford Trimotor as we do a circuit around each of the 5 airports. See if you can guess the movie at the end! Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/CfT3dX7lUR0?si=h5dWiaJQ21e-C6Nx

In this 5th video in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) airstrip series, we look at more mountain strips for which there is nice freeware scenery available in MSFS, and the 1st payware scenery for PNG mountain strips (by Orbx). Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/QfDMZVeXyx4?si=SYXiSO8yNKoy-ZUm

In this 4th video in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) freeware scenery series, we look at more mountain strips for which there is nice freeware scenery available in MSFS, plus provide real-life footage of landings at these airstrips, & descriptions of 2 associated real-life accidents. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Hi Laurence, welcome to the Hangar. Download a programs called Spad-Next and MSFS LVAR Bridge Installer. This should help you get all your panels up and running. Home - SPAD.neXt (spadnext.com) Download SPAD.neXt - SPAD.neXt (spadnext.com) Let us know how you get on. Cheers

Just Flight Announce Black Square's TBM 850 for MSFS Out Now! Black Square’s impressive TBM 850 features nearly 100 possible failures including new turbine engine failures, hot-swappable radio configurations and the most advanced pressurisation and cabin temperature simulations in MSFS. The failure system allows for persistent wear, MTBF and scheduled failures for nearly every component in the aircraft, many with multiple different failure modes. Experience real-world failures such as generator failure, propeller governor failure, fuel control failure and compressor surging. The

You guys using names in this thread makes things tough, technically a name is not a word in word association. Inter-space, It is the space left between two graves to allow for maintenance and access to the graves. The width of the inter-space varies depending on the cemetery’s regulations and the type of burial. In some cases, it can be as narrow as 6 inches.

And to you Brett!

How can a Cessna 210 that crashed in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983, supposedly killing all 5 on board, be still not found after all this time despite a major initial search & smaller on-going searches every year - in Australia of all places! It's the only crashed aircraft ever in Australia to not be found. Come see the story. Hope you find it interesting. Cheers. Note: hours shown for the radio comms transcript in the video should commence with 19 not 09. https://youtu.be/K7erTOmzitY?si=a4GGc0FVDvCeVT-G

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944) was a very famous French aviator & writer, best known for "The Little Prince", an aviation fable aimed at adults & children. In Dec 1935 he crashed in the Sahara desert & was saved from death by Bedouin tribesmen. We'll replicate his flight in MSFS using words from his book "Wind, Sand & Stars" & we'll break-up the video with pictures illustrating other key aspects & aircraft in his career. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/sLjzlU6YmEk?si=a_ooLuHknkxnjj7g

I already let them take my money, I'm a sucker for flight sims.

In the 1990s an Aussie country boy, Jon Johanson, dreamed of becoming a pilot & visiting Oshkosh. He obtained his PPL, CPL & ATPL, built a Van's RV-4 & flew it to Oshkosh, & around the world - twice. Along with other flights in his RV-4 he achieved over 30 world records. In this video we follow his journey in MSFS from Australia to Oshkosh. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/M3tOfZDkRYg?si=N-eAa8QcB_QMsdqE

DC-3 AIRWAYS is proud to present your invitation as a member of the flight simulation community to take part in our annual World Tour 2024. As DCA President Andy Hatcher points out, this is a tour, nor a rally. It is not a competition. Rather, The Tour is a collection of ten flight plans to be flown in sequence during the month of October, 2024 The only requirement is that all flights be made in a DC3 or its military version, C47. Flight plans are in the Little Nav Map format, but can be easily converted within the LNM software to your platform. Some of the navigation is via NDB and VOR.

Sadley, I have looked at too many of these same situations that ended in the death of pilots and their passengers. They all had those same cascading series of mistakes in thinking. Thanks for the look at avoidable accident that should be a lesson for all.

In 1962, Jim Knight decided to fly his newly acquired WW2 Australian-made Wackett aircraft from Melbourne, Victoria, across outback Australia to Perth, Western Australia. He made it as far as Ceduna, South Australia, then disappeared. After one of the largest aerial searches in Australia's history, nothing was seen of him or his aircraft.. Three years later, his aircraft was accidently spotted way, way off track. Previous Part 1 video covered his trip from Melbourne to Ceduna. This Part 2 video covers the loss & the finding of his Wackett after Ceduna, & provides some info on Wackett a

In 1962, Jim Knight decided to fly his newly acquired WW2 Australian-made Wackett aircraft from Melbourne, Victoria, across outback Australia to Perth, Western Australia. He made it as far as Ceduna, South Australia, then disappeared. After one of the largest aerial searches in Australia's history, nothing was seen of him. Three years later, his aircraft was accidently spotted way, way off track from where he was heading. This Part 1 video covers his trip from Melbourne to Ceduna. Part 2 will cover the loss & the finding after Ceduna. Hope you find this interesting. Cheers. https://yo

Happy to hear Little Pagasus made it back into the original family line, great end to the story. Thanks for the views Frank and taking the time to bring this story to us.

Hi Frank, enjoyed the flights and info on this one. From the air, it seems almost impossible for the allies to do what transpired. Looking at that wonderful map/day keeper at the end, I have to ask who the army on the left of the map were, they covered quite a lot of ground before the ones on the right even got going. So many dead and wounded because of the ego and hubris of one man, shameless. And that's not even mentioning Japan's leaders at the time. Thanks for taking the time and energy to make these informative videos Frank. I'm not British but I'll say it anyway, cheers.

Love the sound of that radial!!! Thanks for the history of the building of this famous plane, chances are good this fighter saved my dad's live in the Pacific. Was sorry to hear my home state wasn't up to the task though. Thanks for the views Frank.

Just had to make a video to this cool instrumental "Green Onions" recorded in 1962!

Come see the highlights of the history of the Boeing 747, no longer being made but still flying (albeit in reducing numbers). I really loved researching & making this video. 1. The 747 2. 747 Types 3. People with 747s 4. 747 Disasters 5. 747s in Museums 6. 747s at Iconic Kai Tak Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Impressive fella no doubt, his flight(s) to help out the RFD shows what a great guy he is also. Thanks for taking us along his route, I put it in my favorites for later flight ideas and maybe flying further up in Queensland while I do it. Australia is a great place to fly. Thanks for the views Frank.

JUST FLIGHT PRESS RELEASE – 19TH AUGUST 2021 F-14 A/B TOMCAT CLEARED FOR LAUNCH! DC Designs' new F-14 A/B Tomcat package for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now on sale, bringing you highly detailed and VR-ready A and B models in a total of seven paint schemes, with front and rear cockpit positions, authentic cockpit night lighting, custom sound sets for both variants and custom-coded manoeuvring flaps, slats and intake ramps. Among the other features are F-14 Tomcat systems which include Direct Lift Control, CADC and basic ACLS, Head-Up Display, reflective glass, icing and rain e

Looks like fun, I wish I could do it still today. Even if they could build a flying boat like that today everyone is in a hurry nowadays and they prefer speed over the fun of getting there. Not to mention what it would cost in today's dollars. Thanks for the views Frank, always enjoyable. BTW; The post only shows a link. FIXED BY JOE

Thanks Frank, enjoyed seeing those island airstrips. A couple of those small ones, like Saba, are white knucklers in some planes. Now I noticed you did a couple of bounce and goes in that old Placid Plodder, have done my share in them and I'm pretty sure others have also, although it's like having a baby I've been told, over time you tend to forget about the pain of having one. So, what do you think of the work MSFS have done around the islands?

Thanks Brett. I strongly agree with you. When learning to fly, and when undergoing flight reviews, and in the official documentation, “see and avoid” or “ see and be seen” is so strongly emphasised when flying VFR, but YouTubers can fill their cockpits with cameras and fly VFR while talking to their cameras, and the authorities say and do nothing! They are probably waiting for more YouTuber accidents! Cheers.

Or hankering, perhaps.

Think it was on "The Wall" 1979 album Joe. Later released as a single in 1980 with "Hey You" on the B-side. Novocaine after a visit to the Dentist.

I have a similar problem with Soya milk, Brett. Finger-licking good.

When I first saw it the first thing that came to mind was the EA-6B Prowler with its distinctive windscreen.

In this 3rd video in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) freeware scenery series, we look at more mountain strips with shortfield takeoff & landing tips, plus a brief analysis of PNG aviation accidents over the 10 year period 2011 - 2020. It's safer flying in PNG than what you might think! This time we take a C172 instead of the (too small) C152. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Not a place I would want to be with a powerplant failure. Another enjoyable video Frank, thanks for the views.

I agree, I must take another look.

Quite right Brett about the aircraft, but the fir me in the Sim that was the whole idea to add to the challenge! Cheers.

Black Square appear to be producing some fine aircraft for MSFS. I am tempted to get the Baron. Lets not forget that A2A have now got their Comanche available for MSFS. I am tempted to get the Comanche first.

Hi Werner and welcome to the forums here at Mutleys Hangar. It would be nice to get our own faces inside the plane, I'm sure it could be done but it would take some fancy Three-D work. Good luck.