Scenery Reviews & News
In-depth Flight Simulator News and Reviews of the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery products, featuring honest assessments and detailed analysis from many years of testing experience.
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This week's Flight Simulator News . . . .
NAVIGRAPH LAUNCHES THEIR NEW VIRTUAL PPL ACADEMY . . .
Ever wanted to actually do a PPL, but could not afford the mammoth cost ? Developer NAVIGRAPH has released it's Virtual Private Pilot Licence (PPL) Academy utility to allow you to follow a PPL syllabus for real within both MSFS2020 and 2024. In a series of courses, you get to follow a programme very close to a real PPL and learn how to fly a GA Aircraft correctly. The first course is already available, giving a full introduction to the programme. Check out THIS video for more details . . .
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MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024 TO LAUNCH ON PLAYSTATION 5 . . .
Scheduled to land on Sony's popular PlayStation 5 platform in the next few days, users will be able to fly the Simulator in it's Early Access stage from December 3rd. Exact timings can be found HERE. If you have ordered MSFS2024 in it's various version options, then you can take part in the Early Access option. Check out THIS video to see actual footage captured on the PS5 platform. For more details, head over to the FSELITE News page on the subject HERE . . .
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NEXT YEAR'S FLIGHTSIM WEEKEND HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED . . .
The Flightsim Weekend, a regular event held each year, is now in progress and is again being held at the Aviodrome in the town of Lelystad in Holland. Featuring over 20 companies and organisations from the Flight Simulator world, the floor space has been expended to over 400 square metres. Ticket sales for the event, to be held over the three days of March 20, 21 and 22, 2026, are already up on last year and you can purchase them HERE. You may wish to view their latest live stream event video showcasing details of the 2026 line-up HERE . . .
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FENIX SIMULATIONS CONFIRMS NO A320NEO OR CEO VARIANTS THIS YEAR . . .
Developer FENIX Simulations has confirmed that their upcoming new Airbus A320NEO and A320CEO variants will not be available this year, however a brand new and improved VNAV function will be implemented. Head over to the FENIX Simulations update page HERE for more details . . .​
Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg by Atelic for MSFS2024
Located within the Grand Dutchy of Luxembourg and their only paved Runway, Luxembourg Airport (ELLX) is our next port of call in MSFS2024. More details about the product can be found HERE . . .
Frankfurt Hahn Airport in Germany for MSFS2020
Heading back into MSFS2020, this week we look closely at Frankfurt's relief airport, Frankfurt Hahn in Germany from developer M'M Simulations. More details HERE . . .
Kasani Airport in Botswana, Africa for MSFS2020 (Freeware)
Our third review this week is another wonderful Freeware Airport, Kasani in Botswana, Africa (FBKE). Created by developer Dangerous Banana, this is another example of quality freeware. More details can be found HERE . . .