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Microsoft Flight Simulator Siletz Bay Airport Released, Shenzhen City Announced; Moscow & Okegawa Get New Screenshots

Third-party developers had more news to share today about new scenery add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Microsoft Flight Simulator Siletz Bay

Third-party developers had more news to share today about new scenery add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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First of all, we get a surprise release from the good folks at Orbx, who launched S45 Siletz Bay State Airport in Oregon, United States.

It’s currently available on Orbx Direct for approximately $9 if you want a nice general aviation airfield on the rocky coast.

  • Custom ground polygon
  • Custom modeled airport with PBR
  • Based on onsite photography
  • Original work by FS legend Bill Womack

Next is an announcement. AviaJam revealed another of its city landmarks, and it’s Shenzhen in China. Not much is know about the add-on just yet, but we take a look at the super-tall Pingan International Financial Center tower.

We then go back to Moscow Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport (UUEE) in Russia by Drzewiecki Design. A few new screenshots show off the use of parallax shaders for some of the interiors.

Last, but not least, Gate15Scenery continues to showcase its upcoming Okegawa Airfield (RJT1) near Tokyo, Japan.

Recently, we published our massive interview with head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann, who provided a lot of new info about the present and future of the sim. A few days ago, we also received lots of new details about upcoming content from Microsoft itself including a new aircraft and the next world update focused on Nordic countries.

If you’d like to read more about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, you can enjoy our recent reviews of Chongqiung Manila AirportSantiago Airport, the Frankfurt City PackKey West Airportthe Okavango DeltaBali AirportLondon Oxford AirportBerlin Brandenburg Airport, the CRJ 550/700, the PA-28R Arrow IIIKristiansand Airport, Macau City & AirportBonaire Flamingo AirportMilano Linate Airport, the Singapore City PackTokyo Narita AirportYao Airport, the F-15 Eagle, the Paris City PackGreater Moncton AirportTweed New Haven AirportSantorini AirportSydney AirportHelsinki-Vantaa AirportReggio Calabria Airport, Bastia Poretta AirportMunich Airport, Paris Orly AirportNewcastle International AirportSankt Johann AirfieldDublin International Airport, and Seoul City Wow. We also have a beta preview of Singapore Changi airport.

If you want to learn more about the game itself, you can read our review that will tell you everything you need to know about Asobo Studio’s game.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is already available for Windows 10 and Steam and will release in summer 2021 for Xbox Series X ad Series S.

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.

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