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Microsoft Flight Simulator FS Traffic & Airbus A330 Get New Screenshots; Discus-2c Glider & Lausanne Airport Released

Today third-party developers had interesting reveals and releases to share about add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Microsoft Flight Simulator FS Traffic

Today third-party developers had interesting reveals and releases to share about add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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We start with a new look at Just Flight‘s FS Traffic, showing some excellent-looking AI models and liveries.

At the moment, we don’t know when this will release, but more updates have been promised “very soon.”

Next, we move on to Aerosoft, which provided new images of its upcoming Airbus A330.

The screenshots showcase the work being done with the decals on the fuselage, enabling extremely detailed stencil with a small performance footprint.

Moving on to releases, Got Friends launched its Discus-2c Premium glider, which can be purchased on Flightsim.to for €14.73 plus applicable VAT.

  • Discus-2c (Original) Variant
  • Discus-2c (FES) Motor Variant
  • Custom LX-Navigation and GPS-Navigation Display
  • Built-In Winch Launch and Launch Vehicle System
  • Built-In Towplane Connectivity to Multiplayer or AI Aircraft
  • 4 Included Thermal Activated Weather Presets
  • 4 Base + 6 Premium Liveries
  • Custom FES Motor Control Unit with Realistic Thermal Dynamics
  • Realistic Flight Model and Polar Curve
  • Custom V8 Variometer with Customization, Sounds, Netto\/Total Modes, and MacCready Adjustment
  • 8k/4k Texture Sets with High Quality 3D Modeling
  • Cockpit Customization “On-The-Fly” including Canopy Tints
  • Ballast Dump Management System
  • Ballast Dump Effects, Vortices Effects, and Landing Effects
  • In-Game Checklists and Tooltips
  • Interactive Oxygen Tank System
  • Custom High Quality Sounds
  • Included Wing Wheels and Optional Navigation Lights
  • Yawstring with Custom Animations
  • Included Got Friends Glider Club Airfield
  • Full Kinetic Assistant Compatibility
  • Full XCSoar Compatibility

If you’d like to try a free version with fewer features, you can download the “standard” edition.

Another release comes from Spinoza, and it’s Lausanne Airport (LSGL) in Switzerland.

You can purchase it on SimMarket for $16.52 plus applicable VAT and watch a trailer below.

Fan-favorite airport developer FlyTampa revealed a tease for a new airport that should be announced soon.

Given the reference to Borat, it could be Corfu, but your guess is as good as mine.

MSFS Borat
Image Source: FlyTampa

Last, but not least, SamScene3D provided a tentative roadmap for the rest of 2022, with the cautionary note that it’s not final. It also includes updates to various packages that have already been released.

  1. Beijing City Times (in progress)
  2. Tibet Journey (in progress)
  3. Italy Scenic World Vol.1 (in progress)
  4. Buenos Aires City (gathering information)
  5. Macau VMMC update (planned)
  6. Chongqing Magic City 8D update (planned)
  7. Guangzhou ZGGG update (planned)
  8. Japan Fukuoka update (planned)
  9. Jeju airport and city (planned)
  10. China Xiamen (gathering information)

If you’d like to learn more about Microsoft Flight Simulator, you can check out our brand new interview with head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann about the 40th Anniversary Edition, the world update, and more.

If you’re curious about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, you can enjoy our recent reviews of Anchorage International AirportFenix’s Airbus A320West Virginia International Yeager AirportKansai International AirportToronto Pearson Airportthe Twin OtterAuckland International AirportSkiathos AirportAthens International AirportBergamo Orio al Serio AirportAmami AirportBristol AirportMarrakech Menara AirportGreat Britain CentralTehran Imam Khomeini Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo AirportShanghai Pudong AirportKraków AirportFukuoka City & AirportFort Lauderdale Airport, Chongqing City & AirportManila 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 recently published a review of the Thrustmaster TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition, which is a great controller for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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

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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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