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Gentlemen, you have a race.

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Though the sport of air racing had once been immensely popular with an American public fascinated by aviation, it had almost completely vanished by the 1960s. That’s when Bill Stead, a Nevada rancher and WWII veteran, saw an opportunity to revive pylon-based air racing in the United States. For more than 55 years since, some of the finest pilots in the world have gathered at Reno-Stead Airport every September for the National Championship Air Races, a week-long festival of racing and aerial demonstrations. 

Local Legends 1: Junkers Ju 52

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

The team is proud to announce a new series of releases called “Local Legends” that will frequently coincide with World Updates. These aircraft are famous in the region of the world update, but often are not as well known to a worldwide audience. For World Update VI, we chose a famous German plane from 1930 called the Junkers Ju 52, now available from the Marketplace.

Community Spotlight: InTheBlueYonder

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

This week, we are happy to shine the spotlight on a true Renaissance Man from the world of flight: Brian “InTheBlueYonder” Murray. In addition to being a licensed pilot and owner of his own plane, he’s also a Twitch streamer, aviation podcast host, and Microsoft Flight Simulator mod creator who is currently building a full-scale VR cockpit that will be publicly unveiled at the upcoming Reno Air Races from September 15-19, 2021.  

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November 4th, 2021 Development Update

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

We are quickly approaching the release of our Game of the Year Edition and Reno Air Races expansion! The team is currently heads down working hard to bring you the best possible experience. If you have any questions about the upcoming releases, click here to upvote or ask a question to the devs. Our next monthly Dev Q&A is scheduled for November 17th at 10:30am Pacific Time.

October 28th, 2021 Development Update

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Screenshot by isaiahnparadise from Twitter. Calling real life aircraft experts and peripheral users! We will be hosting a private forum section for closed pre-release testing of Sim Update 7 soon and need your help! This test will not have an open window for sign up through the Xbox Insider Hub as we will be utilizing a closed … Continued

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October 21st, 2021 Development Update

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

We would like to take a moment to say a big ‘THANK YOU’ to the community. Firstly, to those who choose to help with our pre-release testing efforts. We received great feedback from the Sim Update 6 Flight and are looking forward to the Reno flight that starts tomorrow. If you haven’t signed up yet, click here to learn more. New information has also been shared on our upcoming Reno Air Races DLC, coming November 18th.

Reno Pre-release Testing

| Posted by: Microsoft Flight Simulator Team

Our next flighting opportunity (Pre-release Testing) is for the world’s fastest motor sport on earth, Reno Air Races. The goal is for the team to collect data on the multiplayer experience.  This will be on a first-come-first-served basis and sign-ups will open tomorrow, October 21st at 5 am PT/8am ET (1200Z) with the test going live on October 22nd at 8am PT/11am ET and will last throughout the weekend.