flightsim.news Weekly: Issue 2

Today we present you a new issue of flightsim.news Weekly. Here we present you every week all news from the flight simulation scene that didn’t make it into an extra article. Among other things this week: A T-6a Texan II for US$ 99, nicer water for X-Plane 11, a performance update for the TFDi 717, news from Just Flight and much more.

flightsim.news Weekly

FSX and Prepar3D

St. Lucia will be here soon
This is what the Flight Sim Development Group (FSDG) writes on their Facebook page, garnishing the message with a few more pictures.

Airfield Bottenhorn released as freeware
The new scenery by Christian Bahr can be downloaded for free from the developer’s website. Bottenhorn is compatible with Prepar3D V4 and FSX.

Lanzarote by MK-Studios reaches beta status
Besides Fuerteventura and Tenerife-South, the forge is now launching its third Canary Island. The announcement can be found on the Facebook page.

Update v1.03 for the DC-8 from Aerosoft
Aerosoft’s Douglas DC-8, recently released for Prepar3D v4, has been available in version v1.03 for a few days.

Lionheart Creations revises Learjet LJ-24B
The developer behind Lionheart Creations is currently working on the “Generation 2” of his Learjet LJ-24B for the FSX and Prepar3D. Learn more here.

Orbx shows more pictures from Pearson Field
The screenshots of Bill Womack can be viewed here.

The Balearic Islands now native to Prepar3D v4
Aerosoft has released professional versions of Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca. The revised package now costs 56.50 euros, existing customers pay around 19 euros.

Performance update for TFDi 717
The Boeing 717 will run much smoother thanks to a new system for processing the textures and a better system for displaying the displays. Read more about it here.

Avro Vulkan of Just Flight is making progress
On the product page you can see new preview images showing the cockpit textures.

X-Plane

A T-6a Texan II for US$ 99
In fact the implementation of the US-American training aircraft is probably intended more for professional purposes. If you still want to strike, you can do so on the website of the manufacturer Flite Advantage.

More beautiful water for X-Plane 11
Version 0.5.3. of the FSEnhancer (FSE) should come with more realistic water. First screenshots on Facebook make a good impression.

Rio de Janeiro updated
Version 2.1 of Aerosoft’s scenery now includes ground reflections and corrected taxi signs. More information here.

Schohagen from Simmershome is here
The developer Anna Agnieszka Schwalm (FlyAgi) has converted the airport together with Dietmar Hanne (DIDL) for X-Plane 11. Schonhagen is available for free download here.

MBS International will be released soon
According to this Facebook post, the scenery of Turbulent Designs is about to be released.

X-Trident builds CH-47 Chinook
First pictures of the “flying banana” can be found on X-Plane.org.

Ultra Weather XP for X-Plane 11 updated
The new version 2.3 of Ultra Weather XP, which is free for existing customers of version 2.0, promises numerous improvements. Find out more about it here.

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