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Weekly Recap On Friday of last week, we release the final version of Sim Update 7.1 . This was a small patch to resolve a few bugs introduced with SU7, including an issue that caused reduced aircraft drag. You can read the full release notes here . Following the full release of S
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RELEASE NOTES Sim Update 7.1 - Release - 1.9.21.0 If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s)
Weekly Recap On Friday of last week we released a new beta test build for Sim Update 7.1 (v1.9.20.0). This test build enables Time Trials in the National Championship Air Racing mode and also resolves a few issues introduced with Sim Update 7, including a fix for a bug which caus
Weekly Recap Sim Update 7 is available on all platforms now! In case you missed it, you can read the full release notes on our website here . SU7 contains hundreds of fixes and improvements to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. As with every release, we encourage all simmers to sha
RELEASE NOTES Sim Update 7 - Release - 1.9.18.0 If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to
Weekly Recap Earlier this week, we released the Airbus Helicopters H125 for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) . This aircraft was previously only available for MSFS 2024, but it can now be enjoyed by simmers on both versions as part of our continued support of MSFS (2020). Also t
Weekly Recap Earlier this week we released Aircraft and Avionics Update 06 ! This update brings enhancements and improvements to five aircraft from German manufacturers. Existing owners of these aircraft will receive this upgrade for free in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. If yo
Weekly Recap Last week, members of the Microsoft Flight Simulator team attended the National Championship Air Races in Roswell, NM! We welcomed thousands of aviation fans to our tent behind the main grandstand, and event attendees had a chance to try a demo of the upcoming air ra
Weekly Recap With the launch of the iniBuilds A380 Airliner, exclusively available in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 in-sim Marketplace, this week’s Screenshot Challenges sets you all the task of sending in your best captures while crossing continents! Whether navigating acr
The September 2026 Development Update is now available to read! This blog post recaps everything discussed during yesterday's Developer Livestream. Read the post to learn more about: National Championship Air Races activity Sim Update 7 goals World Update 23: Poland and The Balti
Weekly Recap Next week is the National Championship Air Races ! For five days in Roswell, New Mexico, aviation fans will witness the world’s fastest motorsport as pilots compete in exhilarating wing-to-wing races. The MSFS Team will be present with a booth in Roswell where race a
Weekly Recap Members of the Microsoft Flight Simulator and Asobo Studios teams have recently returned from exhibiting at gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany. Attendees were able to get a first hands-on look at the upcoming National Championship Air Races mode within Microsoft Fligh
Celebrate Our Anniversary – Franchise Sale Starts Today We are celebrating the 6th anniversary of the Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) launch, which marked the celebrated return of Microsoft’s longest running, supported franchise. To make this a real celebration, we are running
Weekly Recap Last week we released Sim Update 6 on all platforms. If you missed the release notes for this major update, you can read them in full here . Also, please be sure to share your feedback and vote in our surveys and submit bug reports if you encounter any issues. Earlie
Weekly Recap Sim Update 6 is now available on all platforms! Highlights of this release include the return of bush trips, support for Nvidia DLSS 4.5, updates to many aircraft, and thousands of other bug fixes and improvements. You can read the full release notes for SU6 here . E
RELEASE NOTES Sim Update 6 - Release - 1.8.14.0 If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to
Weekly Recap Development of Sim Update 6 continues with a new test build (1.8.11.0) released to those enrolled in the optional SU6 public beta earlier this week. In case you missed it, you can read the release notes for 1.8.11.0 at this link . For those participating in the beta,
Weekly Recap Public beta testing for the upcoming Sim Update 6 remains ongoing. Earlier this week, we released a new test build to those simmers enrolled in the optional SU6 beta. You can read the full release notes for this build (1.8.10.0) on our forums here . To all those part
Weekly Recap The dev team remains very hard at work on Sim Update 6 ! In case you missed it, last week we released a new public beta build, version 1.8.8.0. You can read the release notes for this test build on our forums here . As always, we encourage everyone participating in t