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OCTOBER 13TH, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by SlidHydra647449 (Forum) Yesterday we released the first test build for SU11. While this build does not include helicopters, gliders, or other content from the upcoming 40th Anniversary Edition, it does contain dozens of fixes and improvements. You can read the release notes here. Players who were previously part of the SU10 beta are automatically enrolled in the SU11 beta. For players who were not part of the SU10 beta but would like to help test this time around, instructions on how to join the SU11 beta can be found here. Thanks to everyone for your assistance in testing the next major update to Microsoft Flight Simulator! MSFS Team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. MARKETPLACE UPDATE Click here for the web-friendly version. There are 23 new and 52 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT. 23 NEW PRODUCTS: 11 ON PC, 12 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 and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ 52 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 28 ON PC, 24 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 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 and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ 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 ✅ SDK UPDATE Flighting SU_11: Breaking Changes: Sim Update 11 flighting has started. We are eager to receive your feedback! We need your attention on two features that work differently now on SU_11. Localization process https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/articles/11061/new-localisation-process.html More strict control of the files present in a SimObject type AssetGroup. Documentation on this one will be made available today on DevSupport. General: ImGUI, the technology that we use to provide you the DevMode, has recently been updated. Although we have been performing a full pass on our editors, some issues may remain. Please do not hesitate to let us know about that on DevSupport! Scenery Editor: We fixed the issues with large independent projected meshes that disappeared when being moved. We fixed the gizmo scale axis. We fixed the “View only” on current package option that was not applied to vector shapes. Project Editor: We fixed an incorrect check for content info on type instead of name. We resized post build/export user agreement prompt correctly. We now save a project when importing an item. We fixed a crash that was happening when cleaning a package that has just been renamed. We fixed the “clean package” feature that was showing an error popup every time it was used. Aircraft Editor: We fixed a crash on checking “use_legacy_fuel”, by adding the missing value check. SimConnect: With the NavData API, it is now possible to request the type of a waypoint (in case of a ndb and a vor sharing the same ident and region code are part of different routes). We fixed the “Pause” system event. THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 10/08, we have now approved 280 (+2) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 167 (+2) have released 1,497 products on PC(+17) and 1,206 on Xbox (+17). In total, 2,349 products(+23) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 602 products (+1) from 3rd party developers are in production (311 announced, 291 unannounced). In total, over 2,951 3rd party products (+24) have either been released or are in development. Airports: 1,630 airports (+16) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1,402 airports (+17) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 915 airports (+8) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 116 airports (-1) beyond the released airports have been announced. 112 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 454 aircraft (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 170 aircraft (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 118 aircraft (+3) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 89 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 174 aircraft (-1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 110 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 758 scenery packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 671 scenery packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 233 scenery packs (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 21 scenery packs (+2) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 66 scenery packs (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Mission Packs: 109 mission packs (+2) are either released or are in various stages of development. 106 mission packs (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 40 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 3 mission packs (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. TWITCH UPDATE There is no stream this Friday on twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial, since we instead held our weekly stream today, on Thursday October 13th. You can check out the VOD here! COMMUNITY VIDEO The talk of the player community for the past week has been the new Hot Air Balloon addon from Hype Performance Group. If you haven’t yet had a chance to see it for yourself, YouTuber Dreamsofwings recently posted a lengthy demo and review video. Spoiler alert: no, the balloon cannot do 400 knots (sorry Airforceproud95!), but it is nonetheless a highly enjoyable mod for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Check out the demo video below! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: The Sky is Calling This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Bear Week”. In addition to bears, we also accepted images of Alaska. Screenshot by akysmile (Twitter) Screenshot by BasedRaccoon (Twitter) Screenshot by Johnny_aircargo (Twitter) Screenshot by MihamaBlend (Twitter) Screenshot by pommes_l (Twitter) Screenshot by SideshowRod13 (Twitter) Screenshot by tsujiKa_air (Twitter) Screenshot by ukaka5656 (Twitter) Screenshot by waspiflab66674 (Forum) Screenshot by ZILLNIAZI17 (Forum) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – October 20th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Chaotic is not around to post this looks like, and David got his earlier post deleted, so I'm going to give it a try ... just keep in mind that I ain't no ChaoticBeauty :) https://www.flightsimulator.com/september-8th-2022-development-update/ The full release of Sim Update 10 is on its way, slated for next week! While we are pinpointing the exact day of release, our team is currently adding in our final changes and updates for SU10. Beta users can expect one final test build coming shortly. We have also been closely working with NVIDIA regarding our DX12 optimizations and we plan to release SU10 in conjunction with an NVIDIA driver update that will help one of the first issues our Beta users discovered (graphical glitches and artifacts). It’s been incredibly helpful to have so many community members test Beta builds with us, so thank you for everything. We are excited for this release and looking forward to what’s next World Update 11: Canada, and the 40th Anniversary Edition (Sim Update 11)! You will find an updated Development Roadmap below. MSFS Team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Web-friendly version: https://www.flightsimulator.com/development-roadmap/ FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Web-friendly version: https://www.flightsimulator.com/feedback-snapshot/ SDK UPDATE Roadmap: Sim Update 11 We are focusing our efforts on the Project Editor, improving its stability & ergonomics. General: We added a link to DevSupport in the Devmode toolbar (which was about time!). WASM We updated inNative (a define was missing, which made the optimization part a bit slower). We fixed a crash upon loading a font file with a long version string. Project Editor We fixed the export that was duplicating or adding files from packages that were not selected to the .zip archive. We fixed some metadata and release notes that were not correctly copied when doing "Save As" on a project. We fixed the thumbnail that wasn’t loaded in the project until drawing it in the inspector. We fixed the error message "called TableSetupColumn too many times" on Marketplace Data. We no longer resize the Export & Build window each time we change the export mode. Adding a new release note version now selects it. We now resize the "Remove Filter" window to the appropriate size upon first opening Input hints in the release notes tab now prevents users from entering irrelevant values. The input hints to change release note versions no longer lose focus each time a character change. TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial. You’re invited to join us this Friday at 1900Z for a beautiful flight over Germany and The Netherlands! This week we will fly over some of the places our Senior Community Manager visited as she was over in Europe for Gamescom. Meeting up with our lovely Discord admins, she went on a little tour of Germany and the Netherlands. We will visit some of the places she was at, some which coincidentally got a refresher with the latest City Update 1! Be sure to download CU1 from the marketplace, and meet us at EDDV for departure. All the details for this flight can be found on our forums at https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-german-cities-and-rotterdam/541360 COMMUNITY VIDEO Among the new items in the Marketplace this week is the Flysimware Cessna 414AW Chancellor. One of Flysimware’s developers owns this very aircraft, and over a two-year period they took hundreds of measurements, photos, and sound recordings of the real thing to give sim pilots the most accurate representation of the plane’s flight dynamics, appearance, and sounds. Recently, YouTuber AvAngel put the 414AW through a test flight in the mountains of beautiful British Columbia. Does it live up to the hype? Watch the video below and find out! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post ! This week’s screenshot challenge: City Update 1 – Germany This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Storm Chasers”. NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – September 15th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

JULY 28TH, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by Coffee198227 (Forum) We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Sim Update 10 Dev Stream on Thursday, August 18th at 10:30am PT (1730Z). This stream will delve into all things Sim Update 10 related, including a deeper look into some of the new features coming out. There is now a forum category open for your specific SU10 questions, which you can post to here. Please feel free to upvote other questions you are interested in the team answering as well. Many on our team will be exploring EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI this week, so if you see any of us, feel free to say hello! MSFS Team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version of the most recent Development Roadmap. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Check out last week’s for the most recent Feedback Snapshot from July 21st. The web-friendly version is available here. MARKETPLACE UPDATE Click here for the web-friendly version. A reminder that our on-going Summer Sale ends this Sunday on July 31st! There are 26 new and 14 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT. 26 NEW PRODUCTS: 13 ON PC, 13 ON XBOX 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 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 and Xbox ✅ New on PC ✅ 14 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 10 ON PC, 4 ON XBOX Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ SDK UPDATE Roadmap: Sim Update 10: For Premium & Deluxe aircraft, the config files (.cfg) will no longer be encrypted. You’ll be able to access them! Terrain & Weather Radar Drawing APIs NavData & Airport Data Reading API for SimConnect and WASM. Aircraft Editor V2 Smart Docking System: the game can now be rendered in its own window in the Devmode, allowing you to re-arrange your editors around it. General We made several fixes on the 3DS Max Exporter, including 2022 version compatibility issues. We fixed a crash in the BehaviourDebug window. We fixed a crash that could happen when setting low altitude airways on the world map after updating packages. Fuel System: we now enforce a limit on number of fuel selectors. XML Gauges: we changed the way we load & handle fonts to fix memory issues and improve the font management. Smart Docking System: we fixed a bug that generated a black screen when taking a screenshot with the Smart Docking System enabled. Aircraft Editor We fixed errors on the parameters list. We added colored indication for float3 axis, matching with the gizmos axis color. We fixed the label duplication on 2dArrays. Scenery Editor We added an option to disable TIN color correction. VFX Editor We fixed an issue when plugging particle specific computation in Rate parameter of Emitter block. WASM: We fixed a bug to prevent the WASM compilation from crashing. THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 07/23, we have now approved 263 (+12) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 159 (+6) have released 1,294 products on PC (+59) and 1,003 on Xbox (+47). In total, 2,340 products (+52) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 591 products (+14) from 3rd party developers are in production (311 announced, 280 unannounced). In total, over 2,931 3rd party products (+59) have either been released or are in development. Airports: 1,512 airports (+23) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1,388 airports (+25) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 827 airports (+22) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 119 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced. 105 airports (-2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 424 aircraft (+22) are either released or are in various stages of development. 149 aircraft (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 105 aircraft (+3) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 76 aircraft (+4) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 173 aircraft (+4) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 102 aircraft (+13) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 798 scenery packs (+11) are either released or are in various stages of development. 706 scenery packs (+19) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 194 scenery packs (+9) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 19 scenery packs (+1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 73 scenery packs (-2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Mission Packs: 97 mission packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 97 mission packs (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 31 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 0 mission packs (-0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. TWITCH UPDATE There is no stream this Friday on twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial. Our Community Team will be at EAA Airventure Oshkosh! Tune in next Wednesday, August 3rd at 1900Z (12pm PT) for the preliminary round of our Reno Air Race Series: Presented by Tobii! We are excited to welcome 49 races to compete to join us in the finale race on August 10th. COMMUNITY VIDEO EAA AirVenture 2022 is underway, and several members of the Microsoft Flight Simulator team will be there in-person! For anyone who wants to see a virtual representation of the Oshkosh experience, check out this video from YouTuber and real-world pilot Ian – PIREP who participated in PilotEdge’s recent SimVenture 2022 event. The goal of SimVenture is to use popular simming software such as Microsoft Flight Simulator to mimic the real Oshkosh Fisk Arrival experience as closely as possibly. The level of realism even extends to using actual IRL Oshkosh air traffic controllers to provide clearance and direction to the virtual sim pilots over voice comms! You can see Ian perform several landings at KOSH during SimVenture in the video below. Content warning: this video includes one utterance of course language that some viewers may find offensive. SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post ! This week’s screenshot challenge: Go With the Snow! This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Bridges”. Here are this week’s runner ups: Screenshot by canuck695 (Forum) Screenshot by ChallengeTk (Twitter) Screenshot by DaveBGaming (Forum) Screenshot by Elevatorisbest (Forum) Screenshot by HeKa48 (Forum) Screenshot by Ikulin09 (Twitter) Screenshot by IronWings_VP (Twitter) Screenshot by Parorng (Forum) Screenshot by tsujiKa_air (Twitter) Screenshot by ZILLNIAZI17 (Forum) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – August 4th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

JUNE 2ND, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by phsch03 (Forum) We are excited to release our long-awaited Local Legends #4 – The Savoia Marchetti S.55, now available in the Marketplace for PC and Xbox! Learn more about the aircraft here. We will soon add the aircraft manual as well, which will be located here once live. MSFS Team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version of the most recent Development Roadmap. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version of the most recent Feedback Snapshot. Unfortunately, we do not have an updated version of the Feedback Snapshot today as promised due to internal time constraints. The most recent can be read here. SDK UPDATE Roadmap: Sim Update 10: Terrain & Weather Radar Drawing APIs NavData API Aircraft Editor V2 Game rendered in a window in the DevMode DevMode: With the game rendered in a window, we fixed some resizing lag issues. Now we stretch the view and only resize when the mouse is released to save performance. On XML gauges using NanoVG, we fixed an incorrect text position in formatted text with several strings on the same line. We fixed the developer cam focus on objects. Vision Effects Editor: We fixed a crash when trying to update VFXs on a ModeBehaviorInstance without Sim. Scenery Editor: We fixed the “add a jetway” button that created invalid jetways. WASM: We fixed the loading of standalone modules after sign out / sign in. THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 05/28, we have now approved 251 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 150 (+2) have released 1,147 products on PC (+11) and 862 on Xbox (+29). In total, 2,171 products (+19) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 562 products (+2) from 3rd party developers are in production (305 announced, 257 unannounced). In total, over 2,733 3rd party products (+21) have either been released or are in development. Airports: 1,528 airports (+16) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1,300 airports (+13) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 752 airports (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 119 airports (+4) beyond the released airports have been announced. 109 airports (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 382 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 132 aircraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 95 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 68 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 170 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 80 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 734 scenery packs (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 650 scenery packs (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 167 scenery packs (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 16 scenery packs (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 68 scenery packs (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Mission Packs: 89 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 89 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 25 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 0 mission packs (-0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. MARKETPLACE UPDATE Click here for the web-friendly version. Released Tuesday, May 31: New on PC and Xbox ✅ Released Thursday, June 2: New on PC and Xbox ✅ There are 20 new and 18 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT. 20 NEW PRODUCTS: 10 ON PC, 10 ON 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 and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ 18 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 10 ON PC, 8 ON XBOX Updated on PC and 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 PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! June is Pride Month, and we here at the Microsoft Flight Simulator team are proud to celebrate with all our LGBTQ+ players and fans. Members of the MSFS team will be attending the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) Wings Over Iowa event this weekend, but for those of us who won’t be there in-person, we can instead attend virtually via this Community Friday Fly-In. All are welcome to participate!Click here for details. Next Wednesday, June 8th, Jayne will continue her flying lessons with ForderLearnToFly in the Beechcraft Bonanza G36. Join us and learn together! COMMUNITY VIDEO We know many of you feel the need for speed and are loving the new Top Gun Maverick DLC, but for those sim pilots out there who prefer civilian aviation, it’s been a great month for plane releases. Between the DC Designs Concorde, the Just Flight BAe 146 Professional, the Leonardo MD-82 Maddog, the PMDG 737, and the Fenix A320, it’s truly a wonderful time to be a virtual airline captain in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Another jet recently released for both PC and Xbox to the in-sim Marketplace was the HA-420 HondaJet from developer Marwan Gharib. YouTuber AvAngel recently put this new plane through its paces. Is it worth a purchase? Find out by watching AvAngel’s review video below (spoiler alert: YES!). SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post ! This week’s screenshot challenge: Rainbows This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Need for Speed”. In celebration of our Top Gun: Maverick DLC, we chose a few additional runner ups this week: Screenshot by tsujiKa_air (Twitter) Screenshot by aran2057 (Twitter) Screenshot by DaveBGaming (Forum) Screenshot by ArcanePython931 (Forum) Screenshot by dlh747 (Forum) Screenshot by camebacfromhell (Forum) Screenshot by jienbacktory2 (Twitter) Screenshot by isaiahnparadise (Twitter) Screenshot by pommes_l (Twitter) Screenshot by mach219 (Forum) Screenshot by TidalPompano527 (Forum) Screenshot by ACEofSPADES1086 (Forum) Screenshot by TidalPompano527 (Forum) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – June 9th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

APRIL 21ST, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by A___LIVAS (Twitter) Thank you to everyone who submitted or upvoted a question in the forums for our upcoming Dev Q&A! We are taking a look now and are looking forward to chatting with you next week, April 27th at 10:30am PT (1730Z) on Twitch. As we near the end of our Sim Update 9 Public Beta, we will provide an update at the end of the week on how to transition smoothly between your Beta build and the public SU9 build next week for each platform. We hope you enjoy Sim Update 9 next Tuesday, as well as the release of our next Famous Flyers, the Gee Bee R2 and the Model Z. MSFS Team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. SDK UPDATE Roadmap: Here is a glance at the team’s current work, and a list of features that will be made available on the upcoming update. Sim Update 10 Terrain & Weather APIs Aircraft Editor V2 Game rendered in a window in the DevMode General: The flighting for Sim Update 9 is almost over. Your feedback on DevSupport allowed us to investigate & fix several critical issues. Thanks for all your time and your great engagement!! DevMode: We fixed potential issues in the Replay tool. We’re polishing the “Game rendered in a Window” feature and it will be available in the next Sim Update. Visual Effects Editor: We fixed the double scroll-down bar in SimVar unit dropdown menu. We fixed the multiplayer contrails that were no longer visible on Sim Update 9. Aircraft Editor: We have removed the Debug windows from the Aircraft Editor, allowing you to access them without opening an aircraft project first. You will soon be able to find them under “Options > Debug drawing > Aircraft”. We are still polishing the new Aircraft Editor. A first version will be made available ASAP! WASM: We are polishing the Weather & Terrain APIs and creating samples to help you understand the usage. SimConnect: We fixed FacilityGetAirportList. THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 04/17, we have now approved 246 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 143 (+0) have released 1,045 products on PC (+15) and 756 on Xbox (+20). In total, 2,057 products (+20) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 553 products (+27) from 3rd party developers are in production (292 announced, 261 unannounced). In total, over 2,610 3rd party products (+47) have either been released or are in development. Airports: 1,470 airports (+14) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1,237 airports (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 699 airports (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 119 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced. 114 airports (+8) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 358 aircraft (+6) are either released or are in various stages of development. 123 aircraft (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 82 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 55 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 157 aircraft (-3) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 78 aircraft (+5) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 697 sceneries (+23) are either released or are in various stages of development. 617 sceneries (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 153 sceneries (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 16 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 64 sceneries (+14) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Mission Packs: 85 mission packs (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development. 80 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 17 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (-1) beyond the released missions have been announced. 5 mission packs (+4) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. MARKETPLACE UPDATE Click here for a web-friendly version. There are 49 new and 16 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT. 49 NEW PRODUCTS: 25 ON PC, 24 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 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 and Xbox ✅ New on 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 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 ✅ 16 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 8 ON PC, 8 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 ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on Xbox ✅ TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial ! Tomorrow, April 22nd, is Earth Day! In recognition of this day, we have invited a special VIP guest to join us on our Community Fly-In Friday livestream. Gregory Davis is a commercial pilot, aerospace engineer, and President & Interim CEO of Eviation, makers of an upcoming all-electric commuter plane known as Alice. Greg will be here to answer questions from the community and share his expertise about the future of environmentally-sustainable aviation. All are welcome to join! Click here for the flight plan and details. If you would like to learn more about Greg, we published a Community Spotlight article about him earlier this week that you can read here: Community Spotlight: Gregory Davis Next Wednesday, join us a few hours after the Live Dev Q&A for Flying Lessons on the C172! Next week we will be learning about float planes. Click here to learn more! COMMUNITY VIDEO The upcoming Boeing 737 from PMDG is one of the most-anticipated addons for Microsoft Flight Simulator, and it’s launching very soon! PMDG has granted pre-release versions of this plane to several content creators to showcase to the community. YouTuber British Avgeek recently posted a short demo video of the PMDG 737. Check it out here! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post ! This week’s screenshot challenge: Earth Day This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Alpenglow”. Here are our runner ups this week: Screenshot by AlphaSierra5534 (Forum) Screenshot by CuzDawg3 (Forum) Screenshot by Filippo20032222 (Forum) Screenshot by HolmesCZ6127 (Forum) Screenshot by isaiahnparadise (Twitter) Screenshot by Matt_Photomode (Twitter) Screenshot by MihamaBlend (Twitter) Screenshot by shizhe85511526 (Twitter) Screenshot by tsujiKa_air (Twitter) Screenshot by zkdos (Forum) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – April 28th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

FEBRUARY 10TH, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by Chtybeau (Forum) If you haven’t heard, Sim Update 8 Beta is live as of this morning! If you are interested in participating, click here for directions on how to join. And if you’re just curious, you can read the working release notes here. On another note, A big thank you for all who attended our SDK Q&A yesterday on Twitch. You can view the VOD of that stream here to catch up. Happy flying! – MSFS TEAM – DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. We are working on revamping our Bugs & Issues section to better reflect the top bugs in our Feedback Snapshot. More updates to come! 3RD PARTY UPATE As of 02/04, we have now approved 230 (+2) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 134 (+1) have released 900 products on PC (+19) and 599 on Xbox (+24). In total, 1,821 products (+58) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 470 products (-6) from 3rd party developers are in production (289 announced, 181 unannounced). In total, over 2,291 3rd party products (+54) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1350 airports (+43) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1128 airports (+44) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 627 airports (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 114 airports (+1) beyond the released airports have been announced. 108 airports (-2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 287 aircraft (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 105 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 71 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim PC marketplace. 45 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim Xbox marketplace. 158 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 24 aircraft (+2) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 576 sceneries (+6) are either released or are in various stages of development. 511 sceneries (+13) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 115 sceneries (+8) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 17 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 48 sceneries (-7) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Mission Packs: 78 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 77 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 8 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 1 mission packs (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. SDK UPDATE General Thank you all so much for joining yesterday on our first Live Q&A session of 2022! Some questions needed clarification, so feel free to post on DevSupport to provide us with more details! As mentioned yesterday, we are currently working on the Aircraft Editor and elaborating a new system for missions. More information to come as soon as possible! DevMode: We’re making good progress on the game-rendered-in-a-window feature, which is the first step towards preset layouts for each editor. Scenery Editor We fixed an issue that would reset the camera view every time an object is placed. We fixed the one-click placing of projected meshes. In the object selector, we now sort the combo box alphabetically. We fixed an issue on jetways. We fixed the “apply flatten” feature that didn’t update the floor geometry. WASM We added a debug window that will allow you to monitor several performance indicators (memory, timings…) MARKETPLACE UPDATE Click here for a web-friendly version. There are 27 new and 30 updated products in the Marketplace today. Marketplace updates generally go live on Thursdays between the release of this blog post and 5pm PT. 27 NEW PRODUCTS: 12 ON PC, 15 ON XBOX 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 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 Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ 30 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 17 ON PC, 13 ON XBOX Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ 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 and Xbox✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! February 11 is National Foundation Day, the annual Japanese holiday that celebrates the founding of the country over 2,500 years ago. In recognition of this day, we will be flying over Japan’s Kansai region, visiting many cities and POIs including Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, and Kobe. All are welcome to participate! Click here for details. COMMUNITY VIDEO We hope you’re enjoying World Update 7: Australia, the latest of our free improvements to the global scenery in Microsoft Flight Simulator! YouTuber Ausflight 360 has created several videos showcasing some of the new Australian Points of Interest. You can check out the videos here: SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can now submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Stadiums This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Australia“. Here are our runner ups this week: Screenshot by Elevatorisbest (Forum) Screenshot by Filippo20032222 (Forum) Screenshot by jeerouss (Forum) Screenshot by tsujiKa_air (Twitter) Screenshot by twister65 (Twitter) Screenshot by Parorng (Forum) Screenshot by MihamaBlend (Twitter) Screenshot by isaiahnparadise (Twitter) Screenshot by Speedbrake22 (Forum) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – February 17th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

DECEMBER 3RD, 2020 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE POSTED BY: MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR TEAM Screenshot by BobbyFuzzy Wow, is it December already? As we all prepare to close out the final chapter of 2020, surely a year for the history books, we look back at the last year and how far we have come and look forward to what the future holds. A future filled with VR, Xbox, the ability to replay your favorite moments among many other additions. In the meantime, the team is nose down, preparing for the final update of the year. Also, if you haven’t seen this yet, check out the documentary NoClip made about Microsoft Flight Simulator! –MSFS TEAM- DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. SDK UPDATE DevMode: We’re still focusing our efforts on improving the new Visual Effects system performance. The corresponding editor has now reached its first basic functional version. On the Scenery Editor side, the heightmaps edition is now ready and will be available in a future update. Object grouping feature is still WIP. New assets creation system from within the Project Editor is still a work in progress. As a background task, the DevMode team is always working on improving the overall stability of the DevMode, with particular focus on the Project Editor, the Scenery Editor, and the Aircraft Editor. The community’s feedback continues to be helpful to identifying and fixing bugs and thus making the tools better. WebAssembly: We are making an effort to lower the iteration time when developing for the platform. New security mechanisms have been implemented and others are being studied to protect WASM modules developed by third parties. THIRD PARTY UDPDATE The third party creator community continues to overwhelm us by both volume and the quality. Just some numbers: Airports: 229 airports (+15 from last week) have been released for the platform so far. 74 airports (+10 from last week) are already in our in-sim store. 46 airports (-2 from last week) beyond the released airports have been announced. 118 airports (+0 from last week) are not announced but in dev based on information from 3rd parties. In total 393 airports are either already released or are in active production. Incredible! Aircraft: 12 aircraft (+3 from last week) have been released for the platform so far. 5 aircraft (+0 from last week) are already in our in-sim store. 55 aircraft (-1 from last week) beyond the released airplanes have been announced. 20 aircraft (+0 from last week) are not announced but in dev based on information from 3rd parties. So overall, 87 aircraft are either released or are in production. The CRJ from Aerosoft is getting really close and it’s awesome – we are very excited to see what the team has accomplished! Scenery: 34 scenery add-ons (+5 from last week) have been released for the platform so far. 8 scenery add-ons (+2 from last week) are already in our in-sim store. 3 scenery add-ons (+0 from last week) have been announced. Our conversations with freeware groups like Working Title and Fly By Wire continued and we are working on ways to improve and/or increase collaboration with these excellent teams! MARKETPLACE UPDATE 13 new products are slated to be released today: 13 NEW PRODUCTS 5 products to be updated today: 5 UPDATED PRODUCTS TWITCH SCHEDULE Dec. 4 [Friday]: Community Fly-in: Guided Tour of Vietnam with Community Member SeedyL! All are welcome to join. Read here for more information. Dec. 9 [Wednesday]: Flying Lessons for Noobs: Taught by ForderLearnToFly, we will begin lessons on the C152. Dec. 11 [Friday]: Community Fly-in: Guided Tour of New Zealand with Community Member Zkdos! All are welcome to join. Read here for more information. Dec. 15 [Tuesday]: Join TheFlyingFabio as he makes his first appearance on the MSFS stream! More details next week. Dec. 18 [Friday]: We are planning a Grand Canyon Razor Run for the community! More details next week. If you are interested in giving a guided tour or joining us on stream, please send a DM to jummivana in the forums! Thank you! COMMUNITY VIDEO This cinematic video by Mr Gerald MANDEM: MORE AMAZING SCREENSHOTS FROM THE COMMUNITY Screenshot by simtom2 Screenshot by Fmgc320 Screenshot by mpvalmiki Screenshot by centeringtube Screenshot by SeveralTulip Screenshot by IndigoAsp237317 Screenshot by BobbyFuzzy Screenshot by damiankadziela Screenshot by YusufWardana Screenshot by ColeNorthgate NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – 12.10 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

FEBRUARY 4TH, 2021 – DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by Silent World Update 3 content is complete and is in the final test phase. The photogrammetry cities are in place and look great. We anticipate that the update will be ready for you on February 11th and the team appreciates your continued patience and understanding. We are looking forward to releasing this content to you! Below you’ll find a few images of the upcoming update. –MSFS TEAM- DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. THIRD PARTY UPDATE From the many exciting 3rd party announcements and updates from last week, these stood out for us and has all of us buzzing: Aerosoft’s announcement that the Airbus series is coming to the platform The Spearman biplane announcement from DC Designs The great-45C Goshawk preview by Indiafoxtecho and The hint that the SR-71 from Milviz might be coming to the platform! We have a total of 110 approved payware partners (+5 from last week) and 156 products (+20 from last week) live in the in-sim store. 594 products (+49) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 249 products (+3) from 3rd party developers are in production (129 announced, 120 unannounced). In total, over 843 3rd party add-ons (+50) are either released or are in development. Airports: 544 airports (+22) are either released or are in various stages of development. 383 airports (+22) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 12 airports (+19) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 59 airports (+1) beyond the released airports have been announced. 102 airports (-1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that the airport is in production. Aircraft: 104 aircraft (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 20 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 9 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 66 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 18 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that the aircraft is in production. Scenery: 182 sceneries (+25) are either released or are in various stages of development. 178 sceneries (+23) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 13 sceneries (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 4 sceneries (+1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Missions: 13 missions (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development. 13 missions (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 0 missions (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 missions (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. SDK UPDATE DevMode: We fixed Jetway & Control Tower translation issues. Children items of Projected Mesh and Control Tower can no longer be displayed on screen if their parent item is hidden. FX in-game are coming soon: contrails and landing effect will be available for our aircraft in one of the next few updates. The editor is still being reviewed and improved. We added customizable key shortcuts. WebAssembly: The MouseAircraft left gauge has been reworked to provide clearer information. MARKETPLACE UPDATE Today there are 20 new products and 2 updated products releasing in the Marketplace. 20 NEW PRODUCTS 2 UPDATED PRODUCTS TWITCH SCHEDULE Next Wednesday, join us for Lesson 5 of Flying Lessons on the C152! More details can be found here. COMMUNITY VIDEO COMMUNITY SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE Our friendly Reddit team on r/MicrosoftFlightSim hosted a screenshot challenge. Here are the top 3. Thanks to all those who participated! Our next challenge: Island Hopping. Screenshot 1st Place: Rusky82 Screenshot 2nd Place: password_admin1234 Screenshot 3rd place: FlightSimDude NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – 2.11 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

OCTOBER 14TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by Maniek87PL We are just a few days out from the release of Sim Update 6! The new build will go live on October 19th with many anticipated bug fixes from the community. Right after release, we have our monthly Live Dev Q&A on October 20th at 1750Z (10:30 am PT) over on our Twitch channel. In case you missed it, our Discord admins also just opened a spooky livery contest. If you’re skilled with making aircraft liveries or want to create your very first one, join our Discord and look for the channel ‘#halloween-livery-contest’ for rules and how to enter. Have you been eyeing any Carenado planes in the Marketplace? For ten days starting today at 6pm PT, save 30% on the following aircraft: C170B, CT182T Skylane, M20R Ovation, PA28R Arrow III, PA34T Seneca V, PA44 Seminole, and WYMF5. Check them out in the in-sim Marketplace later today. We are looking forward to a busy upcoming week! – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. KEY SU = Sim Update (6, 7, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD =To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into this issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Not Started = We have not begun investigation on this yet Started = Development work as started on this item COMMUNITY TRIAGE UPDATE Click here to see our Known Issues list. Thank you for reporting and providing details on specific issues in the forums. Black Screen/Avionics: Multiple root causes are being investigated. One issue being investigated for Xbox potentially links to a memory leak. Xbox users with this problem usually report the avionics go black and then a few moments later have a CTD. Disabling avionics (screens going black) allows the console to have enough memory if it’s low. This also applies to scenery (some won’t display if there isn’t enough memory on the console). This is being investigated for validation. For PC, if you are experiencing this issue, try the following workaround: Flip the ENG switches off prior to starting a flight. This only applies to the piston aircraft (e.g. C172, DA40). Unbind the “Set Starter” from the ENG 1 switch Unplug the TCA Airbus Quadrant The following bugs will be fixed in Sim Update 6 (Oct. 19th) based on direct Community Feedback from the forums: Wrong IAS calculation Altitude not affected by OAT Thrust reverser animation wrong on all aicraft Turboprop ITT simulation still way off Longitude thrust reverser messages missing 930 barber pole still incorrectly shows on standby instrument warning Decreased aircraft airspeed in cloud VR graphics settings are listed twice Menus in VR have excessive Aliasing when compared to previous version TCA Quadrant & AddOn problem with SU5 Airport History not updating on world map Duplicate Airports and Waypoints in the Longitude Xcub floats unable to steer on the ground MSFS START CTD…today Cirrus SR22 – Nose-wheel doesn’t move when turning on the ground Citation Longitude oscillating after 1.12.13.0 Update Toolbar – Handle Bar – Flight Menu (triangle) will not disappear Tail number and call sign not registering Live/AI Traffic Missing Lights Please fix the lights on AI Aircraft SDK UPDATE Audiokintec Wwise If you use Audiokinetic’s Wwise middleware to build sound banks for MSFS then you’re most likely aware that your key has recently expired. In order to use Audiokinetic’s Wwise audio middleware to build sound banks for FS, you will need a license. A license provides you with a key that is periodically updated and allows you to create content using their tools. Microsoft provides this Wwise license to our 3rd party content creators free of charge and all you need to do is register on the Audiokinetic website to receive yours. There are several methods of doing this based on the scope of your need. Please choose the method that best suits your development needs: If you’re making a single non-commercial mod, visit the website, and under the Get Wwise menu, click ‘Register my Project’. Then, choose ‘Non-Commercial’ and ‘More than 200 sounds’, then fill out the form. Once approved, you’ll have a non-commercial key to cover your development time. If you’re making a single commercial mod, visit the website, and under the Get Wwise menu, click ‘Register my Project’. Then, choose ‘Commercial’ and ‘More than 500 sounds’, then fill out the form. Once approved, you’ll receive a free Commercial license, covering your development time. However, if you’re a company making multiple commercial mods, then register a single commercial project for your company. This just makes things easier, as you can use the same license key for each of your mods. visit the website, and under the Get Wwise menu, click ‘Register my Project’. Then, choose ‘Commercial’ and ‘More than 500 sounds’, then fill out the form. Name the project ‘MSFS Mods for <Company Name>’, to make it clear that it is for multiple mods. Once approved, you’ll receive a commercial license for a 6 month term, which will be renewed if needed later on. Just contact Audiokinetic to let them know you still need an active key, and they’ll take care of it. If you’re within 30 days of your expiration date, every time you build soundbanks you will receive a warning about the impending expiration. To contact Audiokinetic, you can use the ‘Contact your AK representative’ button that is in each project. Please note: If you are currently using the Wwise license key that was provided in the SDK demo project you will need to follow one of the above paths to receive a new key as this one has expired. Dev Mode We fixed a gamma correction issue on the gauges rendered with NanoVG. Action waypoints are now prefixed with the action name when drawn on the screen. We fixed the action waypoint links rendering. We fixed the conflict between drone camera and developer camera. Project Editor We removed the ArtProj type from the list of asset group types. Scenery Editor We made the “Hide and lock by type” window a sub window instead of a popup to be able to dock it. We fixed the switch to developer cam when launching the Scenery Editor. We fixed the light update when moving taxipoints. We added more color for taxiparkings and taxipaths. We are developing a Validation process which will perform several checks on your airport: Taxiways connectivity check Duplicated runway check More to come! We optimized the Scenery Editor CPU usage. We are creating a top down camera to ease the airport creation process. Visual Effects Editor We fixed a gap at particle emission with high velocities. We fixed crashes that could happen when editing BezierCurve with no points (node creation and adding first point) We refactored the particle emission and update. Emission is done after update so old particles may die before we try to emit new one; particle count is significantly more stable. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 10/10, we have now approved 219 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 119 (+0) have released 548 products on PC (+3) and 185 on Xbox (+29). In total, 1,392 products (+16) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 391 products (-2) from 3rd party developers are in production (255 announced, 136 unannounced). In total, over 1,783 3rd party products (+14) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1,115 airports (+10) are either released or are in various stages of development. 894 airports (+13) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 439 airports (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 108 airports (+1) beyond the released airports have been announced. 113 airports (-4) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 227 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 74 aircraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 43 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 130 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 23 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 398 sceneries (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development. 381 sceneries (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 38 sceneries (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 17 sceneries (+1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 43 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 43 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE UPDATES There are 28 new products (10 on PC, 18 on Xbox), and 27 updated products (21 on PC, 6 on Xbox) in the Marketplace today. 28 NEW PRODUCTS: 10 ON PC, 18 ON XBOX New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on PC ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC 27 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 21 ON PC, 6 ON 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 ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and 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 ✅ Updated on PC ✅ TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! This week’s Community Fly-in Friday, our flight plan comes courtesy of Twitch streamer CaptArash, an Iranian-born Canadian. We start by flying along the coastline of the Caspain Sea before turning south through the Alborz mountain range before arriving at Iran’s capital city of Tehran. Click here for details. All are welcome to join! COMMUNITY VIDEO Have you been thinking about enhancing your sim realism by communicating with human air traffic controllers on the VATSIM network? Many flight sim pilots would like to get started with VATSIM but are unsure where to begin or feel nervous with “mic fright”. There’s no need to be intimidated! YouTuber AtmosFlight is here to help with this great tutorial that guides you through everything you need to know to get started on the VATSIM network. FEATURED FREEWARE MOD Did you see Senior Community Manager Jayne’s flying lesson with Forder on Wednesday’s Twitch livestream? They discussed virtual flight planning in Microsoft Flight Simulator and showed a variety of tools sim pilots can use to plot their routes including LittleNavMap, SkyVector, and SimBrief. Community developer DrinkingGuide84 has recently released another MSFS flight planning tool, Grand Tour Flight Planner, with many unique features not found in other apps. GTFP allows users to add waypoints based on many different methods, including street address, geographic coordinates, or landmark name (e.g. “Golden Gate Bridge”). Check it out at the following link: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/announcement-grand-tour-flight-planner-gtfp/460704 SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can now submit your screenshot via Instagram and Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Fly Me to the Moon This past week our Screenshot Challenge was Upside Down. Here are our runner ups this week: Screenshot by ValTrust Screenshot by Borgxence Screenshot by canuck695 Screenshot by Xpilot7 Screenshot by MartinFromCH Screenshot by fs_spotter_kaf Screenshot by SubtotalGuide81 Screenshot by Intoxicated06 Screenshot by Ellegaard17 Screenshot by Parorng NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – October 21st, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by bsbrunacci We are kicking off our next flighting opportunity (Pre-release Testing) for Sim Update 6! This will be on a first-come-first-served basis and sign-ups will open tomorrow, October 1st at 5 am PT/8am ET (1200Z). We are looking for simmers to test on all three platforms: PC, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. Limited space is available on each platform. This opportunity is open to Microsoft Store sim users only. Sim Update 6 will mostly include bug fixes and our goal is to test the performance and stability of the sim across all platforms. Feedback will be gathered using Windows Feedback Hub (PC) and the “Report a Problem” feature on Xbox. This flight will be under NDA and any reports should be through the apps above and not through the forums, social media, and other avenues. Reporting with Windows Feedback Hub (PC): Be sure you are logged in with your flight associated GamerTag For the category select “Apps” and then “Microsoft Flight Simulator” Reporting with Windows Feedback Hub (PC): If the bundle is not installed, you may need to manually install the “Report a Problem” app if you are not seeing the “Report a Problem” button when pressing and holding guide. Select Category “Games” and Sub-Category “Microsoft Flight Simulator” When registration is open to sign up on October 1st, please follow these directions: On your Windows 10 device, launch the Xbox Insider Hub. Navigate to Previews > Microsoft Flight Simulator. Select Join. You will receive a notification letting you know that the test is full and there are no more available spots for this test if all spots have been filled. If you DO NOT receive the above message then you are in the test! An update for Microsoft Flight Simulator will become available for you on October 6th and can be downloaded through the Store app. This update must be installed to access the test. Please keep in mind that you may have to re-install the sim on your PC if you do not have your sim content located on a custom path. Be sure to review the NDA here. After sign ups are complete tomorrow, testing will begin October 6th. Thank you for helping us improve our sim, and we look forward to Sim Update 6! – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. KEY SU = Sim Update (6, 7, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD =To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into this issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Not Started = We have not begun investigation on this yet Started = Development work as started on this item COMMUNITY TRIAGE UPDATE Click here to see our Known Issues list. Avionics turning black during flight – Our QA team has been investigating this issue and we are looking at multiple root causes. We will reach out in the this forum post if we need any further information. Multiplayer aircraft disappearing/reappearing during flight – Under investigation. We may reach out on this thread if we need further info while investigating. SDK UPDATE General You may recall it from our last SDK live Q&A, we promised a new feature to exclude more items with the Exclusion Polygons. It’s ready now! You will soon be able to exclude roads, power poles, and street lights using polygons. Dev Mode We added a new set of options to display the DevMode windows. You can now select “Default” (all windows are opaque when docked and transparent when floating), “Always opaque” or “Always transparent”. We added a new DevMode option to switch the XML gauge rendering mode between GDI and NanoVG at runtime. As a reminder, right now the PC version of MSFS uses GDI but the Xbox version uses NanoVG – both will use the latter in the future. We created a new SoundAircraft sample to demonstrate how sounds can be triggered in WASM through the Panels API using L-Vars. Package Editor We fixed the dev mode icons usage in Package Editor. Project Editor We improved the export window interface. We improved the package validation results window’s sizing. We added a constraint on name when creating or renaming a visual effect. Scenery Editor We added road, street light and power lines exclusions to polygons. We improved the interface of the Objects list windows. It now has two columns: one for package and one for objects, with separate filters. We fixed the gltf reloading with multiple LODs. We fixed an issue on polygons with material loading. We fixed the copy/paste apron UV offset. Gizmo window can’t be edited anymore if no object is selected OR all selected objects are locked. We added a New “has 3D object” checkbox in FUEL TaxiwayParking properties to allow the removal of any 3D object attached to it. Generate Taxiway Signs no longer crashes when the package is not built. Script Editor We fixed the SimObject window. We fixed the fact that the editor wouldn’t close when modifications hadn’t been saved Visual Effects Editor We added a “GroundDirection” node. We fixed the bounding volume calculation. We fixed a crash when connecting a GraphParameter node to an empty parameter name. We fixed the links creation from input to output. We fixed the links and node deletion “undo”. We fixed the node outputs displayed as ‘undefined’ most of the time. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 09/26, we have now approved 219 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 117 (+0) have released 538 products on PC (+1) and 125 on Xbox (+10). In total, 1,356 products (+26) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 377 products (+5) from 3rd party developers are in production (235 announced, 142 unannounced). In total, over 1,733 3rd party products (+32) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1,094 airports (+22) are either released or are in various stages of development. 866 airports (+18) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 437 airports (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 109 airports (-2) beyond the released airports have been announced. 119 airports (+6) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 207 aircraft (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 72 aircraft (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 42 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 112 aircraft (+2) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 23 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 390 sceneries (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 376 sceneries (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 37 sceneries (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 14 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 42 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 42 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE UPDATES There are 38 new products (7 on PC, 31 on Xbox), and 22 updated products (21 on PC, 1 on Xbox) in the Marketplace today. 38 NEW PRODUCTS: 7 ON PC, 31 ON XBOX New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on PC ✅ New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC New on Xbox ✅ Already on PC 22 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 21 ON PC, 1 ON XBOX Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC ✅ TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! This week we will fly in Germany from Munich to Zurich. If you have the new Junkers Ju-52, feel free to use it for this flight! More details can be read here. If you missed the Dev Q&A, you can re-watch it on Youtube here: COMMUNITY VIDEO Singapore is unquestionably one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and its airport, Changi International, is consistently voted the world’s best. YouTuber Ausflight 360 recently put together a stunning video of “The Little Red Dot” using the Orbx Landmarks Singapore City Pack. Points of interest showcased in this video include the Marina Bay Sands, the ArtScience Museum, Gardens by the Bay, the Singapore Flyer, and more! The Orbx Singapore addon used in this video is available from the Marketplace. FEATURED FREEWARE MOD Want to track your flights in real-time and review your telemetry data to evaluate your performance? Look no further than SimAir, a free tool from MSFS community member Null. When using SimAir, you can log not only your flightpath but also your altitude, ground speed, fuel consumption, and more. https://simair.io SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can now submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: No Time to Fly. This past week our Screenshot Challenge was Germany, Austria, Switzerland! Here are our runner ups this week: Screenshot by CinematicFlight Screenshot by JGMONEY17 Screenshot by mustermann1629 Screenshot by ValTrust Screenshot by tomlaut1980 Screenshot by MartinFromCH Screenshot by Quaarli Screenshot by FogoWar Screenshot by isaiahnparadise Screenshot by Hugothester NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – September 30th, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

JANUARY 20TH, 2022 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by MihamaBlend (Twitter) Our Dev Q&A is just around the corner (January 26th at 10:30am PT or 1830Z on twitch.tv/msfsofficial). We will be closing the forums for questions EOD Friday, so if you haven’t yet, please go upvote for your favorite questions or post your own if you don’t see it asked. We will also take live questions during the stream, so there will be ample opportunities. – MSFS TEAM – DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. KEY SU = Sim Update (6, 7, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD =To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into this issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Not Started = We have not begun investigation on this yet Started = Development work as started on this item COMMUNITY TRIAGE UPDATE Click here for the list of Known Issues. Here is an update on a few of the most popular bugs currently being discussed in the forums: Performance Decrease when Using Pop-Out Panels – The team has found a fix for this issue and are targeting Sim Update 8 for release. Xbox Thrustmaster Hotas One Sensitivity Settings do not save – The team has found a fix for this issue and are targeting Sim Update 8 for release. Losing Mouse Control on Xbox – The team is actively investigating this issue. If you are experiencing this and have repro steps, please continue to post them in the thread for our devs. Thank you! SDK UPDATE General Like we mentioned last week, we will meet you again for a new Live SDK Q&A on February 9th! Please ask all your questions here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sdk-q-a-feb-9th-open-for-questions/489615/20 , and we will be more than happy to answer live with Eric, Alyzée & Jorg! Dev Mode Work has started on the weather API for WASM (exposing the same bitmaps that are available in JavaScript). Statistics Profiler: We added a new column “Total Vertex Count” which shows the sum of Static Vertex count and Skinned Vertex count. The Vertex/Max Vertex ratio column now uses this total vertex to compute the ratio. We added a new Hiding option in the Hiding menu to hide objects with no active occurrence. We changed and added some tooltips. Scenery Editor: We reworked the hierarchy system to provide more intuitive and flexible groups, better filtering, drag and drop feature, etc. We fixed the control towers without sceneries. We renamed “Tower” to “ControlTower” in the object list. Aircraft Editor: We added two new entries “Drag” and “Ground Effect” to the Debug menu which provide access to the corresponding debug tools. 3RD PARTY UPDATE We are very excited about the release of the Twin Otter by our partners at Aerosoft today. Congratulations on the launch! As of 01/16, we have now approved 228 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 133 (+4) have released 858 products on PC (+3) and 554 on Xbox (+28). In total, 1,724 products (+38) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 450 products (+44) from 3rd party developers are in production (276 announced, 174 unannounced). In total, over 2,174 3rd party products (+82) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1,285 airports (+12) are either released or are in various stages of development. 1069 airports (+7) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 613 airports (+9) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 107 airports (+4) beyond the released airports have been announced. 109 airports (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 275 aircraft (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development. 98 aircraft (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 64 aircraft (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 152 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 25 aircraft (-3) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 540 sceneries (+58) are either released or are in various stages of development. 485 sceneries (+19) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 99 sceneries (+12) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 17 sceneries (+1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. 38 sceneries (New) are not announced, but the dev let us know that scenery is in production. Mission Packs: 74 mission packs (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development. 72 mission packs (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 8 mission packs (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. 2 mission packs (New) are not announced, but the dev let us know that they are in production. MARKETPLACE UPDATE This week’s marketplace update will be released tomorrow, January 21st. We will update this page with release products at that time. TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! We have already streamed our weekly fly-in this week as we celebrated with Aerosoft on their release of the Twin Otter and spoke with Twin Otter expert and aerospace engineer ‘picstloup’. To view the VOD of that stream, click here. COMMUNITY VIDEO Long before the days of satellite navigation using GPS and magenta lines, and even before VORs, DMEs, NDBs, and other radio navigation aids, it was common for pilots to chart their course using a centuries-old technique borrowed from the age of sail: celestial navigation. By taking a fix of objects in the sky such as the sun, moon, stars, and planets, navigators could plot their location with a high degree of accuracy. Did you know you can use this navigation method in Microsoft Flight Simulator? It’s true! YouTuber Top of Descent shows you how to do it in this short tutorial video. SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can now submit your screenshot via Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Aircraft Engines This past week our Screenshot Challenge was “Region – Baja California“. Here are our runner ups this week: Screenshot by A___LIVAS (Twitter) Screenshot by Filippo20032222 (Forum) Screenshot by Chtybeau (Forum) Screenshot by Yan2295- (Twitter) Screenshot by Chqnces04 (Forum) Screenshot by isaiahnparadise- (Twitter) Screenshot by soruse- (Twitter) Screenshot by HeKa48 (Forum) Screenshot by PythonXcE (Forum) Screenshot by simok0 (Forum) NEXT DEVELOPMENT BLOG UPDATE – January 27th, 2022 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

OCTOBER 28TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by isaiahnparadise from Twitter. Calling real life aircraft experts and peripheral users! We will be hosting a private forum section for closed pre-release testing of Sim Update 7 soon and need your help! This test will not have an open window for sign up through the Xbox Insider Hub as we will be utilizing a closed list of community experts, aircraft experts, and peripheral testers. However, we are looking to add to our closed pool of users. To apply as an aircraft expert, click here to learn more. To apply as a peripheral tester, click here to learn more. Happy Halloween to all those who celebrate! We hope to see you in our Community Fly-in Friday: Halloween Edition tomorrow on Twitch! – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. KEY SU = Sim Update (6, 7, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD =To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into this issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Not Started = We have not begun investigation on this yet Started = Development work as started on this item COMMUNITY TRIAGE UPDATE Click here to see our Known Issues list. Bush Trip POIs disappeared after first leg – We are gathering some information about this issue. Please see this post. SDK UPDATE General Regarding the fspackagetools.exe bug that appeared on SU6, we published a series of hotfixes on DevSupport. If you are impacted by this issue, you can find help here: https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/articles/3288/fspackagetool-workaround-to-display-debug-console.html. Dev Mode We improved the Teleport window: it no longer forces the slew mode in developer cam. We also fixed the dev cam switch. Scenery Editor: We restored the Color Extractor, which had been removed on a previous update, as some users internally needed it again. And we fixed its major crashes. We fixed the gltf textures that were not updated automatically. We fixed the apron resume edition when there is a spline. We also fixed the aprons that were invisible just after their creation. Visual Effects Editor: We now allow spawning VFXs on SimObjects without setting any node or any contact point. VFX will be attached to the root node of the object. We added a new label for EmitterList to show explicitly that StaticMesh is a possible child. Aircraft Editor: Cylinder displacement is now correctly converted to cubic inches in the AircraftEditor. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 10/23, we have now approved 219 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 123 (+4) have released 582 products on PC (+28) and 231 on Xbox (+28). In total, 1,425 products (+22) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 389 products (-2) from 3rd party developers are in production (252 announced, 137 unannounced). In total, over 1,814 3rd party products (+20) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1,137 airports (+14) are either released or are in various stages of development. 918 airports (+15) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 471 airports (+23) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 106 airports (-1) beyond the released airports have been announced. 113 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 230 aircraft (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development. 75 aircraft (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 47 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 131 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 24 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 404 sceneries (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 389 sceneries (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 38 sceneries (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 15 sceneries (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 43 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 43 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE UPDATES There are 39 new products (14 on PC, 25 on Xbox), and 22 updated products (14 on PC, 8 on Xbox) in the Marketplace today. 39 NEW PRODUCTS: 14 ON PC, 25 ON XBOX New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on 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 ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ New on Xbox ✅ New on PC and Xbox ✅ 22 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 14 ON PC, 8 ON XBOX Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ Updated on PC and 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 ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Updated on PC and Xbox ✅ COMMUNITY UPDATE The winner of our Discord Halloween Livery Contest is Spookulus#7950 with “Fall Rider: A livery for the C172 G1000.” We will be flying with this livery in tomorrow’s Halloween stream and we encourage those who can to use it too (Note: Unfortunately, only PC users are able to add it at this time)! Click here to download the zip file. Unzip, and add the folder to your community folder. TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! This week for our special Halloween stream we will fly around Ohio and Kentucky to view some of the spookiest corn mazes. All are welcome to participate! Click here to learn more. COMMUNITY VIDEO Just in time for Halloween comes this spoooooky Microsoft Flight Simulator video from YouTuber Immersive VR. Prepare to recoil in terror at the sights and sounds of haunted Cougar Basin, Idaho. Warning: This is a horror-themed video that may not be enjoyable for all viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. FEATURED FREEWARE MOD If you enjoyed the Cougar Basin video above, you can download the mod and experience it for yourself in Microsoft Flight Simulator compliments of forum member Photosbykev. His mod includes options for both regular Cougar Basin and the enhanced scary Halloween edition. https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-v2-2-cougar-basin-halloween-special-photosbykev/455549 SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE You can now submit your screenshot via Instagram and Twitter with #MSFSchallenge or the Weekly Forum Post! This week’s screenshot challenge: Crop Circles and Corn Mazes This past week our Screenshot Challenge was Color Series – Orange . Here are our runner ups this week: Screenshot by Parorng (forums) Screenshot by Nerbulus (forums) Screenshot by Stanty16 (forums) Screenshot by jan_air_ (Instagram) Screenshot by mdagx (Twitter) Screenshot by GhostRider8382 (forums) Screenshot by CaptHawkeye50 (forums) Screenshot by astroboy7305 (forum) Screenshot by hueyride (Instagram) Screenshot by Filippo20032222 (forum) NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – November 4th, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

AUGUST 12TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team “The Wright Brothers’ National Memorial” – Screenshot by hulebjoern Our team continues to track your feedback after Sim Update 5 as we prep for more fixes and improvements coming your way in a few weeks with World Update 6! – The MSFS team ACCOLADES TRAILER DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. KEY: SU = Sim Update (3, 4, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD = To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into the issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Started = Work has started on this item SDK UPDATE General The team is on vacation this week. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 08/08, we have now approved 205 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 115 (+0) have released 511 products on PC (+0) and 64 on Xbox (+0). In total, 1,224 products (+12) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 367 products (+2) from 3rd party developers are in production (233 announced, 134 unannounced). In total, over 1,591 3rd party products (+14) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1005 airports (+12) are either released or are in various stages of development. 783 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 407 airports (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 111 airports (+3) beyond the released airports have been announced. 111 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 190 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 58 aircraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 35 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 109 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 23 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 357 sceneries (+2) are either released or are in various stages of development. 344 sceneries (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 34 sceneries (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 13 sceneries (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 39 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 39 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE UPDATES There is no Marketplace release for August 12 due to technical issues. Teams are working on a resolution, and an update will be provided once available. TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! Join us for a community fly-in around the Scottish Highlands. Click here for more details. COMMUNITY VIDEO Are you a new Microsoft Flight Simulator player and are unsure how to get started? Check out this video from SimHanger Flight Simulation. He walks you though the various settings you can configure to your liking in the options menus, then shows you how to launch a Discovery Flight, take flying lessons, attempt a Landing Challenge, and then start your first free flight from the World Map. FEATURED FREEWARE MOD The Falkirk Wheel Boat Lift in Scotland: The Falkirk Wheel opened in 2002 as part of an initiative to revitalize Scotland’s historic canal system and create a waterway connection between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. An impressive piece of engineering and a striking 21st century landmark, it is the only rotating boat lift in the world. Enjoy it here as a freeware addon to Microsoft Flight Simulator courtesy of modder MostlyRandom. If you take part in Friday’s Community Fly-In on Twitch (insert link to forum thread here when available), the flight plan includes a fly-past of the Falkirk Wheel. SCREENSHOTS This past week our Screenshot Challenge was Monuments and Statues! Would you like to see your screenshot featured? Join us in this week’s Screenshot Challenge: Highlands. Screenshot by YusufWardana Screenshot by SeaNNyT Screenshot by ThrowawayShelf0 Screenshot by zero4shomei Screenshot by HeKa48 Screenshot by Parorng Screenshot by canuck695 Screenshot by MarinerHally Screenshot by xSEEYAx Screenshot by Renoi71 NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – August 19th, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

JULY 22ND, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by ScenicAtol3300 Microsoft Flight Simulator will be available to play on Xbox Series X|S July 27th starting at 8:00 am PDT (1500Z) worldwide. Can you believe this is the last Development Update where we can say “Coming Soon to Xbox Series X|S”?! 5 MORE DAYS! In case you missed it, last week Jorg Neumann and Sebastian Wloch dived into the evolution of Flight Simulator and the role technology like Microsoft Azure has played in bringing cutting-edge realism to the title. Enjoy: – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. KEY: SU = Sim Update (3, 4, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD = To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into the issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Started = Work as started on this item SDK UPDATE General We are preparing the SDK update that is releasing in the next few days! Among many DevMode fixes, WASM enhancements and Visual Effects Editor improvements, we are also about to release a lot of new content to our documentation. More details to come! Today, we are releasing our first Video Tutorial dedicated to the Visual Effects Editor. You can find it on our YouTube channel or watch here: Dev Mode Visual Effects Editor We added a ColorSpaceConversion node to allow you to work either with RGB or HSV. WASM We made the MSFS Platform Toolset compatible with Visual Studio 2019 16.10.x. We updated the toolchain used to compile modules with LLVM 12. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 07/18, we have now approved 201 (+2) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 115 (+3) have released 498 products (+8). In total, 1,158 products (+18) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 359 products (+2) from 3rd party developers are in production (226 announced, 133 unannounced). In total, over 1,517 3rd party products (+20) are either released or are in development. Airports: 949 airports (+9) are either released or are in various stages of development. 735 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 406 airports (-2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 105 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced. 109 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 188 aircraft (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 56 aircraft (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 34 aircraft (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 108 aircraft (+1) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 24 aircraft (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 341 sceneries (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development. 328 sceneries (+8) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 32 sceneries (+3) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 13 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 39 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 39 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE Today there are 12 new products and 10 updated products in the Marketplace. 12 NEW PRODUCTS 10 UPDATED PRODUCTS TWITCH UPDATE Tomorrow, we will have a very special community fly-in hosted by simmer DEEKAY! He will guide the community on a VATSIM IFR flight. This stream will be much earlier in the day than normal to support Asian time zones, so if you would like to join us, plan accordingly for July 23rd at 1300Z (6 am PDT, 10 pm KST). More details here. COMMUNITY VIDEO Is this a butter landing or what? https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftFlightSim/comments/oobuoo/i_saw_someone_elses_butter_dc6_landing_so_i/ Deekay’s Why I Fly video: FEATURED FREEWARE MOD NZA Simulations – This company, in addition to some great payware addons, houses incredible detailed freeware airports such as NZMK – Motueka, NZRO – Rotorua, and NZNR – Napier. In last week’s Community Fly-in stream, we took a look at NZMK – Motueka, and were blown away by the level of detail. There are over 7,000 hand placed objects, over 80 custom assets, and the most impressive in our opinion: you can watch a drag race show on certain days where it takes place in real life. Check it out! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE This past week we challenged you to take a screenshot of ” Arctic Tundra“. The winner is featured above. Below are our runner up choices! This week’s Screenshot Challenge: Newbies, Watch This! Last challenge’s Finalists: Screenshot by HeKa48 Screenshot by FTLG1174 Screenshot by DeejayBarney Screenshot by NonSmallJohn Screenshot by Wisse06 Screenshot by runningjudge Screenshot by ArcanePython931 Screenshot by forzakingfam Screenshot by Perretoso Screenshot by DressingWharf81 NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – July 29th, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

JUNE 17TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Chongqing, China – Screenshot by Reinier044 We are overwhelmed by the community response after our E3 Announcement reveal! If you missed it (first of all, how?!), check out this extended interview from Xbox Games Showcase Extended where Jorg Neumann discusses some of the new features: Microsoft Flight Simulator will be released on Xbox Series X|S on July 27th, 2021! And that’s right — a free Top Gun: Maverick update is coming this fall for everyone. Have a question about Xbox and PC improvements coming at the end of July? Ask here! On June 30th, we will host a second Dev Q&A dedicated solely to this topic. We can’t wait to answer your questions! And of course, click here for some basic FAQ questions that we’ve already answered about the Xbox launch. We hope you are enjoying World Update V: Nordics that launched earlier today and we look forward to your feedback! – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. SDK UPDATE General The new SDK DevSupport platform is live! Create your account on https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com, make sure to take a look at the guidelines, and then you can start exploring all the ideas & answers shared by the community! This space is 100% dedicated to the SDK, so no other topics will be discussed here. Dev Mode General On the new release note window, we fixed the “Download” button which wasn’t displayed as the icon was missing from the package. In the Project Editor: We now prevent generated airport package names from containing illegal characters. We’re making some changes on the different wizards so that they will define the package’s name after the definition of the assets (ie: after choosing an ICAO for an airport). In the Scenery Editor: We now allow the use of SceneryStatistics even when no project is loaded. In the FX Editor: We fixed crashes on the node graph. We fixed the behavior of the BezierCurve, which calculated the curve the wrong way. We fixed a crash that could happen when closing the sim while FX were playing. We now expose the particles color. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 06/12, we have now approved 197 (+0) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 106 (+8) have released 435 products (+26). In total, 1,063 products (+24) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 350 products (+7) from 3rd party developers are in production (217 announced, 133 unannounced). In total, over 1,412 3rd party products (+23) are either released or are in development. Airports: 887 airports (+13) are either released or are in various stages of development. 673 airports (+14) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 364 airports (+21) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 103 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced. 112 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 166 aircraft (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 49 aircraft (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 28 aircraft (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 96 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 21 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 322 sceneries (+7) are either released or are in various stages of development. 304 sceneries (+7) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 27 sceneries (+2) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 18 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 37 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 37 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE Today there are 23 new products and 3 updated products in the Marketplace. 23 NEW PRODUCTS 3 UPDATED PRODUCTS TWITCH UPDATE Check out our upcoming streams! Follow our Twitch channel here. Our next C152 Flying Lesson is next Wednesday at 2100Z (2 pm PDT)! Join ForderLearntoFly as we learn about cross-country planning and execution! More details here. Thanks for tuning into our two Q&As this week! They will be live on Youtube shortly. COMMUNITY VIDEO TheFlyingFabio is streaming his journey learning PMDG’s first MSFS aircraft, the DC-6! If you’d like to follow along or learn along, check out the first stream here! FEATURED FREEWARE MOD Last Friday, we chatted with Hy, freeware mod creator, on stream! He created several mods for the community. Check them out here: Flight Events Flight Tracker Stream Deck plugin Flight Recorder For a demonstration of these awesome free mods, check out the VOD for last Friday’s stream! SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE This past week we challenged you to take a screenshot of “Jewels of Asia“. The winner is featured above. Below are our runner up choices! This week’s Screenshot Challenge: The Nordics Last challenge’s Finalists: Lotustempel, Delhi – Screenshot by Gebetho Screenshot by ScenicAtol3300 Screenshot by YusufWardana Pearl Fuji (Mt. Fuji), Japan – Screenshot by canuck695 Taklamakan Desert, China – Screenshot by Netiense Bali, Batur – Screenshot by Jannik207 Itsukushima Shrine – Screenshot by TastingDevotee7 Tokyo – Screenshot by ZdenniZ Macao – Screenshot by CasualClick Singapore – Screenshot by IndefiniteMoos NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – June 24th, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2020 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE POSTED BY: MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR TEAM Screenshot by GTPILOT7596 With the release of patch #2 yesterday, the team is wrapping up another busy week! Around the World Episode 3 – We are excited to announce the release of Episode 3 (AFRICA) from our Around the World series! Partnership Series – Updated Partnership Series video has been released. SDK Update – Update on our SDK development and Third Party development. Development Roadmap – Updated version of the Development Roadmap has been posted. Feedback Snapshot – We are targeting 09.24 for posting an update to our Feedback Snapshot. Patch timeline – Expect an update on our next patch release in our 09.24 post. The team would also like to express their gratitude for the feedback we’ve been receiving from those of you out there encountering a bit of turbulence with the recent patch release. The team is actively working to provide updates for these issues, along with an updated Feedback Snapshot (expect updated Feedback Snapshot to be released on 09.24). In the meantime, please visit -> http://flightsimulator.com/known-issues for the most recent information regarding updates on issues. It’s been incredibly valuable to have a close connection with the community as we navigate a few early growing pains. We will continue to work closely with the community to build a franchise that can be enjoyed by many for years to come! – MSFS TEAM TOP VOTED ISSUE – 09.17 (MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR FORUM FEEDBACK ONLY) *Note: we will not remove issues from the list until the community has had more time with the recent patch release and can provide their feedback/votes. Direct Link to Bugs & Issues Forum Thread The Feedback Snapshot contains information collected across all of our communities. The information below is just a subset of the overall feedback we collect and will be included in the Feedback Snapshot but will not represent ALL issues in the Feedback Snapshot. 225/03 Wind Thread – “Thread for people having the 225/03 wind issue in North America and other places around the world. The winds aloft are always about 225 degrees at 3kts Wind Testing – “In an effort to give this issue more visibility, and greater importance for addressing. Did a test of (6) different airports to show that the wind depiction issues go well beyond the 223/3 knots winds aloft bug we all know about.” Live Weather and Wind Readings are Not accurate – “Hello, I’m wondering if you all are having the well know weather issue with the wind still at 2 kts when you fly anywhere in the world because I did a test flight from KSFO to Eureka, CA and flew over the ocean where winds this morning where around 30 kts but my Grand Caravan aircraft only had winds 225 degrees at 2 kts” Live Weather Not Working: In general, Live Weather not accurate. “Having to restart to get live weather working again, then sometimes midflight it just changes to clear conditions.” Live Weather Error – “After I quit the flight and go back to World Map the live weather does not work anymore. Weather appears to be clear in whatever airport I start again.” Garmin G1000/G3000 & Autopilot Related Issues – Variety of AP and issues with the Garmin Avionics. Read list in thread. Turboprop Engine Logic Issues – “Basic turboprop engine issues to include ITT on start, ITT with altitude, torque versus altitude, and N1 versus altitude issues.” ATC Incorrect Phraseology – Airline pilot highlights it in thread. After patch A320 left engine starts, then dies, won’t start again A32 engines starts and dies – “After patch A320 left engine starts, then dies, won’t start again” Night lighting – Terrain emits light? – Terrain emits light, see thread for further examples and screenshots. Dreadful Performance – General performance issues (stutters, jumpy, etc.) with good computer set up. Reflections look grainy, even if reflections are on ultra Lack of Real Time Traffic Cessna Citation Longitude Performance issues – “Engine, fuel, and flight dynamics issues with the Longitude” A320 swaying left and right – When on Autopilot, the A320 sways left and right AROUND THE WORLD – EPISODE #3 (AFRICA) IS HERE! PARTNERSHIP SERIES UPDATE – INTRODUCING TEXTRON! SDK UPDATE The SDK team is working on several key areas to further improve and expand the SDK functionality: Scenery Editor: Projected mesh normal rotation issues have been addressed and it is now possible to replace single models for scenery objects. Aircraft Editor: Several stability fixes and improvements have been made thanks to the input from the community. Particle Effects System: A new node-based particles effects system is in development and features more tunable parameters. The node graph editor got some usability improvements and support for generating ribbons has been added. WebAssembly: Addressed some usability issues (e.g. allowing single file recompilation) and are mostly concentrating on reducing developer iteration time and improving the debugging experience. Also enhanced the way file I/O requests from WASM modules work, improved WASM modules caching and fixed issues upon WASM module shutdown. Third Party Developers It’s only been one short month since we launched the new Microsoft Flight Simulator and we have already received over 900 applications to our Marketplace Partner Program. That’s amazing and we are so excited to see the third party creator community embracing the new platform with such enthusiasm. Last week alone, we launched 10 all-new products and updates to 8 existing ones. Our team has been quite impressed by the quality of the work from the airport teams at Aerosoft, Big Tire, Carenado, FLYT, Fly Tampa, FS Dream Team, Gaya, Latin VR and ORBX and it’s awesome to see new aircraft, airports and other add-ons being announced almost daily. We always knew that the energy and creativity from third parties is critical for a vibrant ecosystem, but the degree of adoption and sheer speed and volume of releases has far exceeded our expectations. DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP UPDATE MORE AMAZING SCREENSHOTS FROM THE COMMUNITY Screenshot by Cirurginn Screenshot by GTPILOT7596 Screenshot by c0mmanderkiller Screenshot by SimFlight2020 Screenshot by Cuzdawg3 Screenshot by ScenicAtol3300 Screenshot by z32ands30 Screenshot by Groovyfly Screenshot by dr2kenRZE Screenshot by Borntobattle100 NEXT UPDATE – 09.24 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

OCTOBER 22ND, 2020 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE POSTED BY: MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR TEAM Screenshot by c0mmanderkiller “I’m more than happy they’re making an effort to keep the development process open, and to give us updates about the progress. I’d say keep publishing updates on a weekly basis.” – Avsim user You got it! You’ve heard us say it a thousand times, “This is just the beginning,” and we mean it. Weekly Development posts will continue as we focus on providing updates to the sim on a regular basis and ingest your feedback daily. We are prepped to release Update #5 next week and will provide more details then. We aren’t going anywhere! Speaking of, our next live Developer Q&A is scheduled for next Wednesday, October 28th at 10:30am PDT. Scroll down to the Twitch section of this update for more information. – MSFS TEAM PARTNERSHIP SERIES UPDATE The first seven episodes of our Partnership Series introduced key partners that helped us in the creation of Microsoft Flight Simulator like meteoblue (real-time weather system), Blackshark.ai (procedural building generation, etc.), VATSIM (online air traffic control and flying community), Bing Maps (satellite and aerial imagery as well as DEM), Textron (close partnership in the development of 10 of our 30 launch planes), Gaya Simulations (development of airports and POIs for World Updates), and Aerosoft (retail edition and feedback on our SDK). We could not have created the simulator without these teams and are very grateful for the fruitful partnerships we have formed with these experts during the past years of development. In the coming weeks and months, we will continue this series and will present our collaborations with Azure Cognitive Services, NAVBLUE, key third party partners, several plane manufacturers, peripheral makers, and a few surprises. AROUND THE WORLD SERIES EPISODE 5 – NORTH AMERICA VR CLOSED BETA Good news! We are on track with our upcoming VR build and will be sending out emails next week to our first wave of VR testers. As a reminder, Wave 1 is for WMR (Windows Mixed Reality) VR users only and Wave 2 will be for non-WMR users. Stay tuned and we look forward to working with you. DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT SDK UPDATE The SDK team continues to improve many areas of the SDK based on input from the developer community. Recent work focused on: DevMode: The new Export Window is ready and will be made available in a future update. The node-based Visual Effects System is about ready to be used in production by the internal team. We will make it available broadly after the internal tests are complete. Improvements, new options, and small features continue to be added here and there in tools. To list just one of them: an optional auto-hide behavior is currently being implemented for the DevMode bar. As a background task the DevMode team is always working on improving the overall stability of the DevMode, giving a special focus to the Project Editor, the Scenery Editor, and the Aircraft Editor. The community’s feedback continues to be helpful to identify & fix bugs and thus make the tools better. WebAssembly: The WASI layer filesystem functions have now all been implemented. Mouse events are now forwarded to gauges through a new callback. Preparing the new GDI+ implementation for release. New samples (windsock and bears) have been added to the SDK. 3RD PARTY UPDATE 65 partners have been approved to our Marketplace Partnership Program and the amount of content keeps growing! We added another 5 airports to the marketplace last week and we are excited to publish new aircraft from IndiaFoxtEcho Visual Simulations and IRIS Simulations soon. We are also very pleased with the progress Aerosoft is making with the upcoming Bombardier CRJ. It’s exciting to see the progress aircraft developers are making! MARKETPLACE UPDATE This week we have 6 new products and 4 updated products in the Marketplace: 6 NEW PRODUCTS 4 UPDATED PRODUCTS TWITCH SCHEDULE We have a ton of fun content coming next week! But don’t forget, tomorrow at 1900Z we are welcoming back community member SeedyL as he gives us a guided tour of Banff National Park in Canada! If you are interested in joining us for this flight, check out more details here. Next week, we will kick off the streams by bringing Chewwy94 back to the channel! He is a fantastic flight simmer and content creator in the Twitch community and we can’t wait to fly with him. On Wednesday, our monthly Developer Q&A will be live and you can post or upvote questions for that stream here. In this stream, we will go over the Feedback Snapshot, announcements, and your community questions. Last but not least, we will host a special “spooky” community fly-in on Friday. We currently have a livery contest going on in Discord, so if you love creating liveries come enter! Have a great weekend and we look forward to spending time with you on Twitch. MORE AMAZING SCREENSHOTS FROM THE COMMUNITY Screenshot by KerionZoldik Screenshot by ScarsdaleTim Screenshot by gordongreig Screenshot by arcolegrove Screenshot by mpvalmiki Screenshot by Pacifica9287 Screenshot by simtom2 Screenshot by gordongreig NEXT UPDATE – 10.29 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

MAY 20TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team ’James Bond Island’ – Khao Phing Kan (Thailand) – Screenshot by CalUKGR Our team is finalizing Sim Update IV and is set to release next week! Thank you again to those involved in the flighting group who have helped test this update. Don’t forget, the next Dev Q&A on Twitch is on Wednesday, May 26th at 10:30 am PDT! – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. Most recent update: FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. KEY: SU = Sim Update (3, 4, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD = To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into the issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Started = Work as started on this item THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 05/15, we have now approved 192 (+16) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 90 (+5) have released 383 products (+19). In total,962 products (+28) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 336 products (+3) from 3rd party developers are in production (205 announced, 131 unannounced). In total, over 1298 3rd party products (+31) are either released or are in development. Airports: 809 airports (+17) are either released or are in various stages of development. 605 airports (+19) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 321 airports (+18) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 95 airports (-3) beyond the released airports have been announced. 109 airports (+1) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 155 aircraft (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 40 aircraft (+2) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 23 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 93 aircraft (+3) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 22 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 299 sceneries (+4) are either released or are in various stages of development. 283 sceneries (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 24 sceneries (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 16 sceneries (+1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 35 mission packs (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 34 mission packs (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 3 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 1 mission packs (+1) beyond the released missions have been announced. SDK UPDATE General We fixed CG calculation when in menu by including the anti-detonation system masses for piston engines. Documentation We made some improvements to the FX Editor, including non-uniform scales, and the Divide and Substract nodes. We also support normal map on particle shaders. On the Scenery Editor, we now sort & display objects per package, and we sort world scripts per package. We also fixed missing taxiway signs on high altitude airports. Dev Mode We fixed an issue on SaveFlight when no title is specified. MARKETPLACE Today there are 15 new products and 14 updated products in the Marketplace. 15 New Products 14 Update Products TWITCH UPDATE Tomorrow, welcome back TheFlyingFabio and join us for a group flight! More details can be found here. SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE This past week we challenged you to take a screenshot of “Movie Magic”. The winner is featured above. Below are our runner up choices! This week’s Screenshot Challenge: Natural Ecosystems – Tropical Rainforests. Last challenge’s Finalists: Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Screenshot by zero4shomei Lost – Screenshot by Remko277 The Life of Pi – Screenshot by ScenicAtol3300 Mad Max – Screenshot by Netiense Tomb Raider – Screenshot by Renoi71 Stagecoach (1939) – Screenshot by YusufWardana E.T. – Screenshot by Renoi71 Spiderman – Screenshot by AirSiamang92567 Sully – Screenshot by TastingDevotee7 Star Wars – Screenshot by Pieloth Lord of the Rings – Screenshot by Fortn00b15 NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – 5.27 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

MAY 6TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team “Somewhere over the Amazon” – Screenshot by ScenicAtol3300 Hello all! Based on the results of our last flight, we would like to introduce a new flighting opportunity available for select individuals to help us test Sim Update 4 starting on May 12, 2021. Our goals: We would like simmers who are very experienced with our sim to help us identify regressions from our work on the update We would also like knowledgeable simmers to help us test the specific feature work we have done for this update. These are distinguished from general feature requests that are not targeted for this release. This testing opportunity will target areas of the sim in performance, stability, ATC syntax accuracy, Aircraft (Engine Performance, Roll Stability, Average Yaw Control, and Aerodynamics). In order to achieve these goals, we are growing a list of select users from diverse backgrounds and setups to help in this process. These individuals include active forum users, 3rd party developers, subject matter experts, and more. If you are on this evolving list we will be reaching out to you today to invite you to this opportunity. In addition, 300 spots will also be open on a first-come, first-serve basis for those self-proclaimed experts in GA who would like to help provide feedback. Sign ups are limited to Windows Store sim users only (sorry, Steam!) this time around as you will be using the Xbox Insider Hub to register. Registration will open Monday, May 10th at 8 am PDT, and close once we meet our max amount of users needed. Thank you again for your help! We value your input and are excited for this new round of testing. More details on how to participate and the FAQ can be found here. – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. KEY: SU = Sim Update (3, 4, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD = To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into the issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Started = Work as started on this item THIRD PARTY UPDATE As of 05/01, we have now approved 166 (+7) third parties in the in-sim marketplace and so far 84 (+3) of them have released 356 products (+22). Next Generation Simulations announced an exciting lineup of planes for the next 18 months, including several Embraer jets, Fokker, and Saab aircraft! In total, 895 products (+25) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 341 products (+24) from 3rd party developers are in production (211 announced, 130 unannounced). In total, over 1,236 3rd party products (+49) are either released or are in development. Airports: 770 airports (+21) are either released or are in various stages of development. 563 airports (+13) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 295 airports (+17) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 99 airports (+5) beyond the released airports have been announced. 108 airports (+3) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 145 aircraft (+10) are either released or are in various stages of development. 34 aircraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 23 aircraft (-1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 89 aircraft (+10) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 22 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 284 sceneries (+8) are either released or are in various stages of development. 268 sceneries (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 23 sceneries (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 16 sceneries (-1) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 30 mission packs (+3) are either released or are in various stages of development. 30 mission packs (+3) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 3 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. SDK UPDATE Documentation We made major changes to the Project Editor pages, specifically Marketplace Data and Exporting. We also added Livery samples to the Table of Contents. We updated the Xbox page to explain how to build a package. We added new tutorials for creating liveries. Dev Mode: We finalized the first version of the Visual Effects Editor, which will be available on a beta version in the next release. Known issues are listed in the documentation and you can find a video tutorial which will help you get started and enable you to create your own visual effects. We made some changes to the Release Note section: added new icons, sub-labels and colors when the active release note is selected. We fixed aircraft filters disappearing when building an aircraft package. In the Scenery Editor, we fixed DisplayName for Rectangles so that they are actually saved and loaded properly. We fixed a bug in the legacy .air file parsing process that prevented proper conversion to the new .cfg-based system. MARKETPLACE Today there are 8 new products and 9 updated products in the Marketplace. 8 NEW PRODUCTS 9 UPDATED PRODUCTS TWITCH UPDATE Tomorrow, join us for Community Fly-in Friday! We will be airstrip hopping at the Sossusvlei Namib Desert. All skill levels welcome. More details can be found here. COMMUNITY VIDEO A time lapse of an approach and landing at Munich airport (EDDM) after a flight from Lagos in a A321. SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE This past week we challenged you to take a screenshot of “Peace and Quiet”. The winner is featured above. Below are our 10 runner up choices! This week’s Screenshot Challenge: My House Last challenge’s Finalists: Screenshot by c0mmanderkiller “Secret spot in South America” – Screenshot by Breezewind77 “Cheops Pyramid” – Screenshot by Jannik207 “Best kept secret of the taildragger fans” – Screenshot by ArcanePython931 “Skardu, Gilgit province, Pakistan” – Screenshot by SlidHydra647449 “Greater Caucasus Mountains” – Screenshot by MAGICR121 “Robinson Crusoe Island” – Screenshot by SnagglePss68 “Burning Man” – Screenshot by jskoker “Wakhan Corridor” – Screenshot by Perretoso Screenshot by Renoi71 “Deadvlei” – Screenshot by Steeler2340 NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – 5.13 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

JULY 30TH, 2020 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE POSTED BY: MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR TEAM Screenshot by simtom112 Lots of updates today so let’s get right to it! – MSFS TEAM HIGHLIGHT RECAP Microsoft Flight Simulator coming to Steam on August 18th. Pre-order today! VR support for Microsoft Flight Simulator coming Fall 2020. TrackIR support available at launch. Pre-Release Testing Program to continue post launch. MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR COMING TO STEAM ON AUGUST 18TH AIRCRAFT DISTRIBUTION PER SKU For those of you looking for a visual representation of the plane distribution across the product skus, we’ve included the graphic below. VR SUPPORT COMING TO MSFS We are excited about the reception that Microsoft Flight Simulator has received from the community and look forward to its launch on August 18th. Today, we announced Microsoft Flight Simulator will support VR platforms beginning fall 2020 as a free update. VR support for Microsoft Flight Simulator will coincide with the HP Reverb G2 this fall. VR support will be available on all Windows Mixed Realty (WMR) headsets upon VR launch. Support for additional platforms/headsets will follow. Stay tuned for future updates. TrackIR SUPPORT COMING TO MSFS Today we announced that TrackIR support will be included at launch! PRE-RELEASE TESTING PROGRAM With the release of Closed Beta, the Pre-Release Testing program is just getting started. We will have many new opportunities for pre-release testing post launch, and the team is working on finalizing our plans/timeline in order to share with you post launch. CLOSED BETA INVITATIONS New invitations have been sent! PARTNERSHIP SERIES UPDATE Here are the upcoming partnership series updates currently being finalized: blackshark.ai Aerosoft Bing Maps VATSIM MORE AMAZING SCREENSHOTS FROM BETA TESTERS https://msfs-cdn.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Icon-5-Back-Country-Mtn-Lake.mp4?_=1 Video by Speedwoblz https://msfs-cdn.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Savage-BackCountry-DoF-1.mp4?_=2 Video by Speedwoblz https://msfs-cdn.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FS2020forumview2.mp4?_=3 Video by FourthEcheton21 https://msfs-cdn.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Etra-300-Deadstick-Cloud-Drop.mp4?_=4 Video by Speedwoblz https://msfs-cdn.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/startup.mp4?_=5 Video by ExpressTomato52 NEXT UPDATE – 08.06 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

June 11th, 2020 Development Update POSTED BY: MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR TEAM Screenshot by casebug92496684 “What happens when someone is playing the sim on a laptop aboard a plane flying in the same spot in the sim as in real life? Pretty sure it will tear a hole in the space time continuum.” Reddit user r/microsoftflightsim “Make him stay, Murph! Don’t let me leave, Murph! Don’t, don’t let me leave Murph!” – MSFS TEAM ALPHA 4 IS HERE! We are excited to announce the release of Alpha 4 (build #1.4.2.0)! Alpha 4 Patch Notes Welcome the Microsoft Flight Simulator Alpha 4 (build 1.4.2.0)! In this update you’ll find new content, bug fixes, and an updated list of known issues. A note from the development team: There are several fixes to our simulation of the B747 in this update. Most notably, the glass cockpit displays should be more accurate now and the overall autopilot functionality has been improved. Further visual improvements were made to the cockpits, airframe exterior, and to the visual effects. The overall experience has also undergone a polish pass. Transversal fixes to improve both commercial planes, B747 and A320, have been implemented. Updates include V-Speed improvements, which should noticeably improve the flight performance, controls, and overall predictability during flight. Improvements were added to better represent your flight plan with more accurate calculations and visual representation in the displays. The TBM 930 received a complete pass based on user feedback and improvements from our backlog. Finally, the team has fixed lots and lots of bugs and added further polish across the entire experience. We still have room to improve, we look forward to your feedback. New Content FLIGHT MODEL – UNIVERSAL IMPROVEMENTS are ready to test! With this update, we are happy to inform you that flight model updates have been applied to all our planes. We have made overall changes to the aerodynamics for the vertical and horizontal tail to make them behave more like wing surfaces and no longer like flat surfaces. This is a big change in that it completely changes the model behavior and required overall readjustment to all our planes. The expected result is that we now get more realistic elevator and rudder authority curves. We also improved the weight and balance settings of all planes using better %MAC (percent mean aerodynamic chord) data. General Summary of improvements: Improved elevator and rudder authority for all planes Improved pitch and yaw stability for all planes Improved weight and balance for all planes Improved stall behavior of all aircraft CAMERA A few improvements have been made to the cameras, let us know what you think: Added inputs to allow you to control the cockpit camera’s backward and forward translations Left/ right arrows: move left/ right Up/ down arrows: move forward/ backward ALT + up/ down arrows: move up/ down Right Click + Drag now allows you to control freelook OTHER All users will have displayed only the build notes that relate to his latest version of the sim – previously all users would only see the build notes for the latest version release, even if that was not the build version installed. Community Feedback and Fixes THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK! Controls and Inputs: Some users were reporting issues with losing their control assignments, which would revert to default settings. TBM 930: The speed and altitude trend line have been corrected from white from magenta TBM 930: Yoke vibration issues reported when using the copilot Peripherals: Corrected issues reported when using the Honeycomb yoke Airport Issues Reported and Fixed: AGY – planes started off center on runway 33 – now fixed YALF – testers were not able to find YALF in the sim – YALF no longer exists and has been replaced by YMUN YALM – was listed incorrectly and is now attributed to Allambie YALM – planes started off to the side of the runway – now fixed YALP – was listed incorrectly and is not attributed to Alpurrurlam YALR – coordinates now correctly correspond to Pine Hill Airport YALT – buildings were reported in the runway – now fixed YALZ – was listed incorrectly and is now attributes to Balma Airport Plane Specific Changes/Improvements ALL Overall focus in all areas to improve autopilot user experience and its effect on all the planes All airliners had transitions that were not loading in the MCDU when creating a flight plan from world map A320neo Tuning of the trim – should be more realistic to the real-world experience and more balanced Auto Thrust/Auto Pitch issue fixed that was affecting the user’s ability to maintain speed in strong head winds – this usually resulted in a stall A320 engines will now start when following the checklist “starting engines” procedure B747-8i It was previously possible to have APU GEN and EXT POWER connected. Now they are exclusive. Engine #1 and Engine #2 were reversed – they are now set correctly User was unable to continue beyond page 2 of the route pages on the CDU Changing the selected altitude while in Vertical Speed mode was not updating the target altitude Bonanza G36 Activating the landing gear and/or flaps on approach no longer turns OFF the battery C152 Corrections to the altimeter TBM 930 Aircraft would rock when following a flight plane with the Auto Pilot ON FLC button now activates the FLC mode instead of the ALT mode The flight plan now better matches what the user sets on the world map screen The TBM930 engine no longer shuts down after a teleport Airport Specific Changes AIRPORTS An additional improvement and completion passes have been made on the global airports to include missing content based on Bing Aerial imagery: Taxiway logic and visual markers added Surface types on airport runways, taxiways, and aprons updated Parking areas for aircraft updated Additional and improved ground markings on taxiways and aprons Other general visual improvements We have also run an additional pass on the ground texture colors of more than 12,000 airports to improve the integration with Bing data. Bug Fixes and QoL Improvements Stability Overall stability and framerate improvements Airports Llanbedr EGOD tower size corrected Continue fixing issues with jetway placement – this is ongoing Audio Voices now switch correctly in tutorials when changing in mid-flight Cameras Overall camera improvements to improve FPS when moving around the inside of planes Controls Objective would fail to show inputs when cleared, now fixed Performance FPS improvements when loading sequences complete and during cutscenes UI/UX UI stability improved overall – menu logic corrected, profile losses General attention to accessibility and user information – our ongoing objective here is to better inform your options when navigating the UI so your choices are more intuitive TTS voice mismatch corrected during Take Off Flight Training Autopilot had become inoperable when switching between Vertical Speed and Altitude in All Aircraft – this issue is now fixed Weather The effect that live weather wind would have on the planes was too strong and now better matches real world behavior Unrealistic wind gusts were sometimes created when customizing settings – should be less frequent World World tiles – black stripes on world tile edges fixed Known issues AIRCRAFT Users may experience issues with adjusting flight plans through the use of glass cockpits AIRLINERS The weather radar doesn’t currently draw in the Map Center A320neo Flight Director not working correctly when used without autopilot enabled Airspeed at high altitude changes to KIAS target but should change to Mach target Transitions to Mach speeds are not yet correct B747-8i When taking off from large airports, and using autopilot, may cause the plane to crash DR400 Wheels disappear when on the ground Grand Caravan When completing the checklist, the engine does not start TBM 930 When completing the checklist, the engine does not start Airports AYPY is currently missing building, tower, parking indicators EDDF has jetways disconnect from the terminals BIKF has some building issues reported by the community – we are working to fix these for the next update KPAE has some building issues reported by the community – we are working to fix these for the next update Continue fixing issues with jetway placement – this is ongoing UI Undocked panels not appearing correctly. Lesson 3 Training User is not currently informed that they have control of the plane at the start of the training session You can discuss these release notes in the Forums here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/alpha-4-patch-notes/90510 You can leave feedback on the various topics here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/c/alpha-4-1-4-x-0-discussion/94 ALPHA INVITATIONS New invitations are being sent out today! PARTNERSHIP SERIES UPDATE – INTRODUCING METEOBLUE! SDK UPDATE We continue to make good progress and plan to release an update to the SDK next week. We worked on improving the documentation as well. In addition, we are working on video tutorials to help illustrate usage of the SDK. We added several new SDK samples showcasing: Various Flight Simulator-specific glTF extensions/materials Aerial images overriding on the terrain Projected meshes on the ground Vegetation biomes overriding Progress is being made on the WebAssembly front as well. Several WebAssembly extensions are being implemented, which should result in better performance. Static WebAssembly libraries can now be authored, and we are making progress on helper libraries designed to ease the transition of legacy C++ code to the new Flight Simulator architecture. SimConnect is getting more attention and we are fixing some bugs in it and started developing a test coverage framework to help identify regressions and make it more robust. HTML-based UI and aircraft instruments are now authored as separate packages, making it possible for third party developers to author their own HTML-based instruments. As real-world examples of SDK usage, we plan to share the source assets for both an official aircraft and a high quality airport as SDK samples. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT UPDATE MORE AMAZING SCREENSHOTS FROM ALPHA TESTERS https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Gibraltar-Sunset-Strikes.mp4?_=1 Video by speedwoblz Screenshot by Enroy#6981 Screenshot by lemetuk Screenshot by CraftySeal55457 Screenshot by Lash123456 Screenshot by CraftySeal55457 Screenshot by Casebug92496684 Screenshot by Casebug92496684 Screenshot by simtom112 Screenshot by AgatePolecat89 Screenshot by SlidHyrda647449 Screenshot by Casebug92496684 Screenshot by Stellar Runner NEXT UPDATE – 06.18 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

June 18th, 2020 Development Update POSTED BY: MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR TEAM Screenshot by CaseBug92496684 Hey, ChaoticBeauty! Thank you for all that you do. – MSFS TEAM Going to keep the update brief this week. ALPHA 4 PATCH IS COMING! We are wrapping up final testing on an upcoming patch for Alpha 4. Our target release date is 06.25 and we will provide full patch notes along with the build. ALPHA INVITATIONS New invitations are being sent out today! PARTNERSHIP SERIES UPDATE We have moved the NAVBLUE and FlightAware Partnership Series updates back one week. 06.25 – NAVBLUE release 07.02 – FlightAware release MORE AMAZING SCREENSHOTS FROM ALPHA TESTERS https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Untitled-1.mp4?_=1 Video by Flinty94 https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Teuge-6.mp4?_=2 Video by SpacedRanger06 Screenshot by CaseBug92496684 Screenshot by CaseBug92496684 Screenshot by CaseBug92496684 Screenshot by Gebetho Screenshot by Machete3181 Screenshot by Flinty94 Screenshot by Flinty94 Screenshot by Tomlaut1980 Screenshot by CaseBug92496684 Screenshot by CinnamonAxis988 Screenshot by LiduRob Screenshot by Simtom112 Screenshot by Simtom112 Screenshot by MendedSinger1920 Screenshot by IntentSlinky10 NEXT UPDATE – 06.25 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

June 25th, 2020 Development Update POSTED BY: MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR TEAM Screenshot by Speedwoblz As we head into July, the team is excited for many of the deliverables we have planned for next month, starting with Alpha 5! In our post next week (07.02) we’ll provide a release date for Alpha 5, and a timeline for the Closed Beta release. This week, we are proud to introduce NavBlue in our Partnership Series update below! MSFT TEAM ALPHA 5 IS COMING EARLY JULY! The team is currently in the final testing phase for Alpha 5. We will announce the release date in our July 2nd update. Full build notes will be released along with the build. ALPHA INVITATIONS New invitations are being sent out today! Reminder, if you are currently an Alpha tester, you will be automatically granted access to the Closed Beta. PARTNERSHIP SERIES UPDATE – INTRODUCING NAVBLUE! MORE AMAZING SCREENSHOTS FROM ALPHA TESTERS https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Robin-Wet-Takeoff.mp4?_=1 Video by Speedwoblz https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Microsoft-Flight-Simulator-Alpha-2020-06-21-19-43-06-1.mp4?_=2 Video by Jelknab96 https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/june10.mp4?_=3 Video by ExpressTomato52 https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Desktop-2020.06.24-11.26.57.192.mp4?_=4 Video by TimeCrayfish5 https://msgpwebsites.azureedge.net/fsi/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Desktop-2020.06.24-01.33.36.11.mp4?_=5 Video by TimeCrayfish5 Screenshot by MarkDoyle Screenshot by KoBboyZ73 Screenshot by Alpenlaender Screenshot by Flinty94 Screenshot by GoFasterS4 Screenshot by Gebetho Screenshot by ITKIT4860 Screenshot by Gebetho Screenshot by Ebbsy2 Screenshot by CrazyDoug17 Screenshot by Machete#3181 Screenshot by CageyDragoon264 Screenshot by GoFasterS4 Screenshot by Tomlaut1980 Screenshot by ExpressTomato52 Screenshot by LurkingDodo Screenshot by INoooob Screenshot by Ebbsy2 Screenshot by TimeCrayfish5 Screenshot by CinnamonInk8010 Screenshot by Ebbsy2 Screenshot by Simtom112 NEXT UPDATE – 07.02 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

AUGUST 26TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by Red4Pushback On Tuesday at gamescom, we announced four major updates coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator later this fall: on September 7th we are releasing World Update VI featuring Austria, Germany & Switzerland and alongside it, we are introducing a new payware series called “Local Legends” that celebrate the region of the current World Update; for World Update VI, we selected the German Junkers JU-52 which will be released September 9th. For later this fall, we announced the first major expansion to the sim, featuring the Reno Air Races, which introduces competitive multiplayer and more. And finally, we have a fascinating new aircraft, (electric vertical take-off and landing) air taxi for urban flights called “VoloCity”, which will also be released soon. If you missed it click here to read more about it or check out the trailers below: – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP We are currently working on the updated Development Roadmap and will share it in next week’s Dev Update. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT To learn more about Accessibility in Microsoft Flight Simulator, click here. KEY: SU = Sim Update (3, 4, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD = To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into the issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Started = Work has started on this item SDK UPDATE General Three months after the launch of the DevSupport platform, we would like to thank you for all your posts (already 400 of them!). We are doing our best to provide answers to each topic, even though some of the topics require a lot of time to investigate, discuss, etc. But this platform is also meant for you as a community so please feel free to provide your own answers and solutions if you encounter something you can provide insight into! Dev Mode We’re preparing a new pop-up to display important information when you launch the game with the DevMode enabled. This will allow us to communicate more efficiency when a major change is coming. We also fixed the missing content info thumbnail on our simple aircraft sample. Aircraft Editor We fixed the corruption that could occur within CFG files when saving your project. We are also working on a refactoring of the CFG file parsing, since the way the editor currently works, it removes all comments and adds spaces, additional zeros, etc. We fixed a crash that could occur when reloading the current aircraft after changing its contact points. 3RD PARTY UPDATE As of 08/22, we have now approved 215 (+9) third parties into the in-sim marketplace and – so far 115 (+0) have released 520 products on PC (+2) and 73 on Xbox (+0). In total, 1,262 products (+21) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 363 products (-4) from 3rd party developers are in production (229 announced, 134 unannounced). In total, over 1,625 3rd party products (+21) are either released or are in development. Airports: 1022 airports (+9) are either released or are in various stages of development. 805 airports (+9) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 426 airports (+1) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 106 airports (+0) beyond the released airports have been announced. 111 airports (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 195 aircraft (+5) are either released or are in various stages of development. 63 aircraft (+5) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 37 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 109 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 23 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 368 sceneries (+6) are either released or are in various stages of development. 354 sceneries (+6) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 35 sceneries (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 14 sceneries (+0) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 40 mission packs (+1) are either released or are in various stages of development. 40 mission packs (+1) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 4 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced. MARKETPLACE UPDATES We are currently working on our next batch of updates and new products for the Marketplace to be released in the coming days. Here is what we are targeting for release: Update on PC (8): CT182T Skylane MB-339 Model 61 Long-EZ PA28R Arrow III PA34T Seneca V Seattle Landmarks MMGL Guadalajara International Airport SAWH Ushuaia Airport Update on Xbox (0): None New on PC (2): ENSG Sogndal Haukåsen Airport KHAF Half Moon Bay Airport New on Xbox (9): CT182T Skylane MB-339 Model 61 Long-EZ PA28R Arrow III PA34T Seneca V Hong Kong City Times Seattle Landmarks LEBL Barcelona Airport SAWH Ushuaia Airport Last Monday, 12 products were updated and 10 new products (2 on PC and 8 on Xbox) were released. 12 UPDATED PRODUCTS: 11 ON PC, 1 ON XBOX Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ✅ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ✅ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Available on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ Updated on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ 10 NEW PRODUCTS: 2 ON PC, 8 ON XBOX Already on PC ❌ Xbox ❌ New on PC ❌ Xbox ✅ Already on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ New on PC ❌ Xbox ✅ Already on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ New on PC ❌ Xbox ✅ Already on PC ❌ Xbox ❌ New on PC ✅ Xbox ✅ Already on PC ❌ Xbox ❌ New on PC ✅ Xbox ✅ Already on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ New on PC ❌ Xbox ✅ Already on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ New on PC ❌ Xbox ✅ Already on PC ✅ Xbox ❌ New on PC ❌ Xbox ✅ COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT The teams at Microsoft and Asobo were very touched to read this story from Reddit user Mookattacks. A few months ago, she posted in the Microsoft Flight Simulator subreddit that her father, a pilot, was terminally ill and was no longer medically cleared to fly. Mookattacks didn’t know much about flight simming, so she asked for help from the community to get her dad set up with everything he needed for virtual flying. Many members of the subreddit provided tech advice, and some even generously offered to donate hardware. Thanks to the support of the community, he was able to enjoy the thrill of flight once again. Last week, Mookattacks posted an update that her father sadly passed on July 14. We offer Mookattacks our most sincere condolences for her loss. From the teams at Asobo and Microsoft, it heartens us to hear that our simulator was able to bring someone peace, comfort, and joy during their final days. Image credit: Mookattacks (https://reddit.com/u/Mookattacks) – “A month ago I asked for your help to get my dad to ‘fly’ again, and you did. I just want to say thank you all. He managed to fly a few more times before he passed on 7/14/21” TWITCH UPDATE We stream weekly on Twitch.tv/MSFSOfficial! Join us for a community fly-in to around the French Riviera! All PC and Xbox players of every skill level is welcome to participate. Click here for more details. COMMUNITY VIDEO For about seven months during 1963, John F. Kennedy and Lester B. Pearson simultaneously held the offices of President of the United States and Prime Minister of Canada, respectively. That’s not all they had in common: both world leaders have an airport serving their country’s largest city named after them. This video from Thyago Ludwig features a timelapse of an Airbus A320 flying between New York Kennedy International (KJFK) and Toronto Pearson International (CYYZ). FEATURED FREEWARE MOD In 1996, legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan created the Model 202 Boomerang, an asymmetric twin engine plane featuring forward-swept wings. Only one was ever built, but now anyone can fly this unique design in Microsoft Flight Simulator thanks to modder Technotech. You can download the freeware Rutan Boomerang addon here. SCREENSHOTS This past week our Screenshot Challenge was Your First Flight! Would you like to see your screenshot featured? Join us in this week’s Screenshot Challenge: Color Series – Blue. Screenshot by Spiffae Screenshot by SeaNNyT Screenshot by spookyspookster Screenshot by ValTrust Screenshot by MrChantu Screenshot by CuzDawg3 Screenshot by CaptHicks01 Screenshot by TheInvoker81 Screenshot by Marktvrije Screenshot by F4KANA357 NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – September 2nd, 2021 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

APRIL 15TH, 2021 DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team Screenshot by Steeler2340 Based on community reporting, the team is preparing a hotfix for a few issues that are affecting the community. We will be sure to keep the community updated on the progress and potential release time frame, but it will be soon! The issues we will be including: WASM stand alone modules used in some add-ons are no longer working Cockpit screens can be unresponsive if the RTC is not skipped In addition to the team is also aware that some users have had an issue with their log book where they end up losing all their hours. We understand the importance of this issue and the entire team is fully onboard investigating this issue and while we have nothing to report today, we will be sure to provide an update as soon as we know more. As always we thank you for the feedback and reports on our recent World Update! Don’t forget we have our first SDK Q&A next Wednesday, April 21st at 10:30am PDT (1730Z)! We hope to see and chat with anyone who has been interested in asking questions about our SDK. The team is also excited to partner again with NVIDIA this week on our Screenshot Challenge – check here for details! – The MSFS team DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP Click here for the web-friendly version. FEEDBACK SNAPSHOT Click here for the web-friendly version. KEY: SU = Sim Update (3, 4, etc.) WU = World Update ASAP = As Soon as Possible TBD = To Be Determined Several Releases = Fixes will come over a series of updates Ongoing Fixes = An item we will continually be working on Planned = Scheduled to be worked on Under Investigation = The team is currently looking into the issue Not Planned = We will likely not work on this Started = Work as started on this item THIRD PARTY UPDATE ORBX announced their 2021 roadmap and it includes 11 new cityscapes, 3 regional scenery packs, 9 airports and, for the first time, one aircraft. It’s great to see the momentum of this important partner. As of 04/10, we now approved 149 (+0) third parties into our marketplace and so far 75 (+0) of them have released 306 products (+5). In total 826 products (+24) have already been released in 3rd party stores and the in-sim marketplace. Beyond that, another 304 products (+18) from 3rd party developers are in production (176 announced, 128 unannounced. Over 1,130 3rd party products (+42) are either released or are in development. Airports: 721 airports (+26) are either released or are in various stages of development. 528 airports (+20) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 249 airports (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 87 airports (+10) beyond the released airports have been announced. 106 airports (-4) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an airport is in production. Aircraft: 126 aircraft (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 30 aircraft (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 23 aircraft (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 74 aircraft (+0) beyond the released aircraft have been announced. 22 aircraft (+0) are not announced, but the dev let us know that an aircraft is in production. Scenery: 257 sceneries (+16) are either released or are in various stages of development. 242 sceneries (+4) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 20 sceneries (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 15 sceneries (+12) beyond the released scenery have been announced. Mission Packs: 26 mission packs (+0) are either released or are in various stages of development. 26 mission packs (+0) have been released on the platform so far in various stores. 3 mission packs (+0) have been released in the in-sim marketplace. 0 mission packs (+0) beyond the released missions have been announced SDK UPDATE Documentation: Added a special Xbox Series X|S page in the documentation area where we compiled all available information about “How to adapt your content for Xbox” (including samples and guidelines) Updated the modelling documentation. Updated the Project Editor pages. Dev Mode: In the Scenery Editor, we disabled a false positive error message box that appeared randomly when building aircraft packages. We also fixed a crash when editing runway terraforming profiles. MARKETPLACE New Marketplace items are being added today! We will update this post once they are available. COMMUNITY VIDEO Pilot Emilie answers questions all about ATC! COMMUNITY SCREENSHOT CHALLENGE This past week we challenged you to take a screenshot of a My Friends and I. The winner is the featured screenshot in todays Development Update. Thanks to all those who participated! Our next challenge is sponsored by NVIDIA and includes a GRAND PRIZE! Details and how to participate can be found here. Last challenge’s Honorable Mentions: Screenshot by PundaPCVR Screenshot by Filippo20032222 Screenshot by Steeler2340 Screenshot by Nerbulus Screenshot by CarneyUK Screenshot by minpat1uk Screenshot by Steeler2340 Screenshot by gopensgo291 Screenshot by Netiense Screenshot by EvilerGlitter37 NEXT DEVELOPMENT UPDATE BLOG – 4.22 Sincerely, Microsoft Flight Simulator Team