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FSIM UK 2026 - TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE . . .
VIRTUALAIRLINEPILOT BRONZE SPONSOR . . .
Tickets are now available for the UK's first Flight Simulation Show in six years! The venue is Aerospace Bristol and the event has two major sponsors - INIBUILDS and MOZA, the latter makers of various flight simulator hardware products including Flight Sticks and Rudder Pedals. Tickets cost UK£20 for adults and UK£13.50 for 4 to 17 year olds. Kids under 4 are free. The event runs on both Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 4:30pm. Once you have your ticket, you can also reserve a Goody Bag and purchase T-Shirts and other merchandise if you wish to. Check out THIS page for the full details and go HERE to purchase your tickets. VIRTUALAIRLINEPILOT is a Bronze Sponsor and will be exhibiting at the event too so come and meet us!
DEVELOPER TAIMODELS RELEASES BILLUND, DENMARK AIRPORT . . .
Developer TAI MODELS has just released their latest scenery product, the airport of BILUND in Denmark (EKBI) for both MSFS2020 and MSFS2024. This airport, sporting a single Runway, is an important Cargo hub and is also served by International carriers with passenger operations. You can find out more HERE . . .
INIBUILDS RELEASES BRAND NEW DUBAI AIRPORT VERSION 2.0 . . .
Developer Inibuilds has released a brand new and improved version of the airport of DUBAI in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Version 2.0 is exclusively for MSFS2024 and has dozens of new features and improvements, all this as a prelude to their upcoming release of the Airbus A380 SuperJumbo. You can watch a video HERE . . . and find out more about the product HERE . . .
FLY2HIGH PREVIEWS HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT FOR MSFS2024 . . .
Developer FLY2HIGH has released previews of their next scenery project, Houston Hobby Airport (KHOU) for MSFS2024. Houston's oldest commercial airport, dating back to 1927, which nearly faced closure until SouthWest Airlines entered the fray to keep it open after Houston Intercontinental Airport was built, continues to serve the city of Houston in Texas with SouthWest Airlines being the biggest carrier there. You can see the developer's original Facebook post HERE . . . and check out the details on the FSELITE News page HERE . . .
INIBUILDS RELEASES EL HIERRO AIRPORT for MSFS2024 . . .
Developer INIBUILDS has just released it's latest scenery, the airport of EL HIERRO on the island of the same name, located in the Canary Islands group, off the west coast of Africa. Beautifully modelled in MSFS2024, El Hierro Airport sees regular inter-island traffic and sits in a challenging location on the coast between the sea and the mountains. You can check out a preview video HERE . . . and/or purchase/find out more details HERE . . .
FSIM STUDIOS RELEASES ILULISSAT AIRPORT, GREENLAND (BGJN) . . .
Developer FSIM STUDIOS has released their rendition of ILULISSAT Airport in Greenland (BGJN) for MSFS2024. Touring the country, the developer Team had the opportunity to survey this airport, known as the Iceberg Capitol of the World, in great detail and see full details of the NEW airport, to be opened in October 2026. As such, both the current and new airports are fully modelled. Check out the FSIM STUDIOS web page HERE for photos and details.
PKSIM RELEASES EL SALVADOR INTERNATIONAL, MSLP FOR MSFS2024 . . .
Developer PKSIM has released the airport of Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International in El Salvador in Central America (MSLP) for MSFS2024. Available now from Simmarket, this airport, a primary hub for the airline AVIANCA, is one of the busiest airports in the region. Built from the ground up, exclusively for MSFS2024, this scenery has a huge amount of features. You can find out more from the purchase page on Simmarket HERE . . .
INIBUILDS SET TO RELEASE THEIR AIRBUS A380 NEXT WEEK . . .
Developer INIBUILDS has stated that their upcoming and highly anticipated new Airbus A380 SuperJumbo Airliner will release next week, 14th to the 21st September. Great preparations have been made to look in-depth at this aircraft with videos examining it's flight capabilities and close up looking at it's performance. Check out the first video from INIBUILDS showcasing the Jet HERE and the actual manual is also available from their forum HERE . . .
FLIGHTSIM EXPO 2027 ANNOUNCED - RETURNING TO LAS VEGAS . . .
The next FlightSim Expo for 2027 has been announced and it will take place at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in the City of Las Vegas in the State of Nevada USA. Formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton and originally opened in 1969, next year's Event will take place on the weekend of 11th to 13th June 2027. Located just off the Strip, this hotel hosted many Elvis Presley Shows during it's heyday. Stay tuned for more details and the new webpage as more is released.
DHRUVSIM RELEASES DELHI, INDIRA GHANDI AIRPORT (VIDP) . . .
Solo developer DHRUVSIM has released scenery for Delhi Indira Ghandi International Airport in india (VIDP) for both MSFS2020 and MSFS2024. The scenery features high-quality PBR materials, an up-to-date airport layout, a detailed landside area, accurately modelled Terminals, custom Jetways, detailed Terminal interiors and custom day and night lighting. And we will be reviewing this product on the VIRTUALAIRLINEPILOT YouTube channel next week, 10th August 2026. You can check out the preview video by AviationLads HERE . . . and find out more about the product HERE . . .
ON-LINE ATC NETWORK VATSIM CELEBRATES 25 YEARS WITH NEW FEATURE . . .
VATSIM celebrates 25 years in existence, serving the Flight Simulation Community by releasing limited access to a new feature called VATSIM Listen. All you have to do is set up or currently have an account with the network and you can then listen to any currently active VATSIM ATC facility that is currently online anywhere in the virtual world. This feature will be invaluable to potential new users who are perhaps intimidated by the idea of going online and talking to controllers - now you can listen to the chatter, even on your phone! Currently, you can listen for up to 15 minutes per hour while VATSIM monitors performance. If you have an account, to access VATSIM Listen go HERE . . .
FLIGHTSIM STUDIOS PROVIDES UPDATE ON THEIR TUPOLEV TU-154M . . .
For those of you looking for something old and almost prehistoric to fly, FlightSim Studios has shared more details of their upcoming Tupolev Tu-154M Soviet Airliner for MSFS2024. The developer has provided more details on navigation options, systems implementation, exterior modelling, and a list of liveries that will be included upon release. The aircraft's 3-crew operation will feature as a major drive for the Team as they provide a full Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) that will also allow Simmers to be able to choose between the original Doppler navigation system for a true Soviet-era experience or the Bendix/King KLN90B GPS. Again, for the full list of features, go to the FSELITE News page HERE . . .
Martinique Airport, French West Indies for MSFS2020 by FSDG
With Flight Simulator 2024 currently corrupted on my system and awaiting reinstallation, we will look at two MSFS2020 sceneries this week, both by developer FSDG. The first is Martinique in the French West Indies (TFFF). This scenery works in both Simulators and is available now. More details HERE . . .
Mombasa International Airport, Kenya for MSFS2020 by FSDG
For our second review, we take a look at Mombasa Airport in Kenya (HKMO) again, the version by FSDG and again in MSFS2020. The scenery also works in MSFS2024. More details HERE . . .