New dev update on the synaptic A220 - looking quite detailed!

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Synaptic A220 Development Update - June 2026

Now that FSExpo 2026 has wrapped up, we’d like to thank everybody who came to the Synaptic & iniBuilds booth to try out the A220; the support and excitement we’ve seen validates the hard work and long

the FAQ on the discord still says it will be on both ini manager and marketplace for those wondering.

And it's releasing on both sims.

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by Tuskin38

But will it have a WX radar ?

3 minutes ago, fakeflyer737 said:

But will it have a WX radar ?

No, apparently sim limitations

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by Tuskin38

2 minutes ago, fakeflyer737 said:

But will it have a WX radar ?

Always the important stuff with you. What about the fun stuff like in cabin television? Got to set your priorities friend. 😇😇😇,

-B

22 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

the FAQ on the discord still says it will be on both ini manager and marketplace for those wondering.

And it's releasing on both sims.

Yeah releasing in 2027

Just now, Danthepilot77 said:

Yeah releasing in 2027

Sounds like this year.

too bad about the weather radar, I mean we know the current limitation of the sim but it's better than nothing. It's a shame they are making this airplane with complex systems but no weather radar is a no purchase for me. Every developers now include the default radar nowadays..

19 minutes ago, RJ_FO said:

too bad about the weather radar, I mean we know the current limitation of the sim but it's better than nothing. It's a shame they are making this airplane with complex systems but no weather radar is a no purchase for me. Every developers now include the default radar nowadays..

I mean they specifically identified the issue, map projection. That's not the typical functionality limitation that devs have mentioned in the past. They can't meaningfully overlay the radar on top of their projection used for their terrain and airport map functionality. If they were provided access to the data it would be possible, but less so when you're basically handed a rendered output. I don't begin to understand the possibility of reprojection within the confines of the sim, but as a GIS enthusiast, the limitation makes sense to me. 🤷‍♂️

If you want things to improve, complain to Asobo about not giving devs enough access to sim weather data.

This thing is quickly becoming my most anticipated addon of the year. Can't wait!

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by kiwikat

32 minutes ago, kiwikat said:

If you want things to improve, complain to Asobo about not giving devs enough access to sim weather data.

There is little point in that. Their contract with Meteoblue limits what they can make accessable.

5 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

Sounds like this year.

I'm guessing sometime around August. I though I read in Discord that July was a no as there still finishing up on the plane.

Does anyone actually deviate based on msfs wx radar returns? Most people are just like... "red ahead... let's GOOOOOO"

Anyway that doesn't bother me at all... this plane looks soo good! And then the Global behind it :)

6 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

Does anyone actually deviate based on msfs wx radar returns? Most people are just like... "red ahead... let's GOOOOOO"

Anyway that doesn't bother me at all... this plane looks soo good! And then the Global behind it :)

I actually do, Ryan. I ask SI for deviations since SI can’t see the weather either, but honestly it kills the realism for me. A perfect example is the Hot Start CL650. I absolutely love that airplane (I used to fly it IRL), but the missing weather radar — even though I hear it’s coming — was a big letdown.

In my opinion, they should have designed the map projection from the start with the ability to overlay weather. It’s a shame, because the addon looks fantastic and they clearly put a lot of work into systems fidelity. But weather radar is an important tool when weather is present. I’ve flown aircraft with an MEL’d radar, but only when there was no weather in the area.

Under no circumstances will an airliner be dispatched without a functioning radar when thunderstorms or other adverse weather are around.

Hopefully they’ll look into this in the future, and I genuinely wish them a successful release.

1 hour ago, kiwikat said:

I mean they specifically identified the issue, map projection. That's not the typical functionality limitation that devs have mentioned in the past. They can't meaningfully overlay the radar on top of their projection used for their terrain and airport map functionality. If they were provided access to the data it would be possible, but less so when you're basically handed a rendered output. I don't begin to understand the possibility of reprojection within the confines of the sim, but as a GIS enthusiast, the limitation makes sense to me. 🤷‍♂️

I wonder if Working Title's version of the avionics (the Praetor 600 and a220 both use Proline Fusion) will have a proper Weather Radar projection, and then Synaptic can just borrow that code.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Tuskin38

Watched the video of the Autoland they posted and can't say I was terribly impressed with that particular part of the plane. I know this is nit picking and admittedly not something I used terribly often, but the plane lost all of its energy about 10' too high and just plopped down. Talking with Steven on discord, he seemed to think it was possibly more of the head movement, but after watching it numerous times now, it just looks like it flared early and dropped.