So, we know we'll have additional Hawaii scenery, a couple more planes, and a few missions, and aerocaches for release day. . .what do you think is in the pipeline for near future DLC?------------For planes, I think they will do progressively higher peformance planes. Taking into account the Flight seems to be a "beginner" platform and the nature of DLC, I'd think they'll go with each new plane being a little faster, a little more complex with each plane released. I also think along those lines, they'll do maybe a trio of planes with each step up in performance: One GA, one bush style, one commuter/commercial style. Maybe a 4th into the mix being military. With each 'generation' of releases upping what was available.For scenery, that one is a bit tougher. The Carribean seems almost too obvious - as faster planes become available, the Carribean islands seem to be a good fit. But really, their choices are pretty endless in this department, so who knows. Certainly NYC or Tokyo are good choices too. I don't think they'll go wrong with any major scenery area - I'd look forward to any of them on par with what I've seen with Hawaii.For more advanced features, that one is not so easy either. Based on what I think will be included with the initial release and the premise of Flight is to slowly, steadily introduce more 'complex' facets of aviation, and the fact that some beta testers say the weather is not all there, I think additional weather features will come pretty early on. I also think some AI planes will be seen pretty early as it is nice to see some other traffic. I think we'll see 'missions' or some other type of interactive 'mode' that teaches basic navigation and how to use the nav radios / GPS.My guess is Flight will progress much along the same lines as a RWP would progress from their first day behind the controls of a 152 to the 'last day' when they become captain of a 747 (or military fighter or any other representation of the 'end of the line' so to speak). The DLC will probably progress in much the same direction.--------NOTE: None of the content in this post is meant to represent factual information concerning Flight. It is quite possible that Flight is never anything more than what we know about it now.

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by Rush1169

I'm sure there will be a least one of each kind for users to be able to acquire the achievement or award that otherwise would be impossible without the proper plane.

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by sibtiger

Interesting topic!I will predict a pack for the south-west coast of the USA.I see what you are saying, but I would hope that the DLC scenery areas would be easily connected. Then I would say a jet of any sort in order to connect the 2.

Good question. And I like your disclaimer ;-). Seriously. Something in California may make sense if they expand the scenery to fly also away from Hawaii. Other than that the Carribean indeed makes sense. Again limited terrain and much water around. We'll see.

Im guessing Midway!:) Seems SW coast of US would be logical and throw in an airframe to reach it.. Corporate Jet?

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by Barnstormer1

I'm sure there will be a least one of each kind for users to be able acquire the achievement or award that otherwise would be impossible without the proper plane.

Yeah, I guess it would be rather pointless to offer an achievement that would be impossible. Excellent point.

SW Coast of USA and California - JSkorna and DAD

I thought of this too and I do think Cali will be available fairly early, but not too early. . .this is my reasoning: If California was, for example, the very next area then we'd really be up a creek without a plane able to cover the obvious HI to CA flight (the elephant in the room problem). Because my internal premise is that Flight DLC will be a "one baby-step at a time" progression, I'd think that long distance planes would need to come before the elephant appears and that more complex, yet short distance planes would need to come before the long-haulers. So, to avoid the elephant, they may go with an area far removed from Hawaii until such time that a plane is capable of making the trip.Of course, on the other side of the agrument, maybe they do do CA next for the "big city" areas and we just can't fly between HI and CA until the bigger planes are offered (which we'll be chomping to buy at that point).Another thought - Maybe additional scenery is well into the future and by the time it's offered, Flight DLC already includes everything we'd need to make the trip. . .

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by Rush1169

I predict the next new DLC will be a Trike. With no cockpit. Not that you'd really need one with a Trike.

I predict the next new DLC will be a Trike. With no cockpit. Not that you'd really need one with a Trike.

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Interesting topic!I will predict a pack for the south-west coast of the USA.I see what you are saying, but I would hope that the DLC scenery areas would be easily connected. Then I would say a jet of any sort in order to connect the 2.

I agree, i bet it will be mainland US, with an aircraft meant to be flown between them.

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by Gundamnitpete

The HI to CA scenerio certainly seems like a strong possibility (with a capable plane). . .but something to consider: It may be that many people are not interested in making a 5 hour flight between the two. I know I've never done a 5 hour flight, in real time with any version of FS. I'm sure some people have, but I'd bet that's a very, very small percentage of users. Yeah, I've slewed between or used the time multiplier, but never real time. Heck, anything more than about 20 minutes of straight-and-level and I'd rather do something else. Matter of fact, for me, the enroute portion is so incredibly boring that most of my virtual flights are to the next closest airport that's large enough for my plane. I love all the flight phases of FS except the enroute portion - Maybe that admission takes me out of "hard core" status (and that's OK), the point is, even if we could fly from HI to CA would *that* many people really want to (and actually do it) without slewing/time multipling. If you do use slewing/time multipling, why not just pick a closer destination, that's a bit more "real" anyway?

What I would like: The Alps;What I believe it will be:Northwest US

Meigs Field ;)

I predict the next new DLC will be a Trike. With no cockpit. Not that you'd really need one with a Trike.

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I shall predict that the next DLC package for Flight will be Washington State, the home of Microsoft. Included is the Lear 45 modeled similar to the P-51 Mustang - sans cockpit, for just 2100 Points. This is in honor of the Lear being a 'legacy' airplane in the history of Microsoft Flight. Unfortunately, the MS Flight team failed to recognize the fact that, with a range of just under 2,000 nm the Lear 45 will be unable to fly from Washington to Hawai'i.After many complaints and negative press, Microsoft will announce that, even though the distance between Hawai'i and Washington State is greater than the maximum range of any of their available airplanes, that Flight still offers something for every type of aviation enthusiast. In return, they will release a new mission that allows you to collect rings around the Pacific Ocean and fly back to your destination.They will also announce at that time that unfortunately, the airplanes from the Hawai'i package are not compatible with the Washington State package. Each DLC package is designed to be flown independently of each other; there will be no compatibility between packages."Our research has shown that, if people really wanted to fly long distance from one place to the other, then they would just hop on an airplane and fly there...", Flight program Manager Joshua Howard explained. :(

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by ViperPilot

I would almost bet it will be the west coast with a couple, more complex aircraft.

I initially was thinking along the lines of several others who have posted here, as to the next DLC region being west coast, either Cali or Washington. However, I think that (initially at least) the regions don't need to be "joined"- that is, the ability to fly from one region to the other without warping.So...after that buildup...I would love to see Europe. Maybe England...next pack could be the mainland. Put a Bleriot in there to recreate the Channel crossing, maybe a Dornier or some other twin turboprop?All speculation at this point, of course...I'll buy the rest of the Islands and fly around them in the Icon for a while...that should keep me busy for a bit. I should make the disclaimer - I'm probably not considered a "hardcore simulator pilot" - as I would rather go low and slow with the occasional ILS thrown in...

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by newthog