Weekly Recap

A few months ago, we had a request for non-English speakers to assist with ATC language localizations. Thanks to the community’s assistance, we’ve improved ATC language quality for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and made changes to non-English languages in Sim Update 4. We’ve also resolved a handful of key issues based on your feedback. We are once again asking for more language localization assistance from players. If you’re a native speaker of any of the languages listed below and would like to help improve non-English ATC in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, please complete the form at this link.

Chinese
Dutch
French
Finnish
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)
Swedish
Turkish

In Sim Update 5 news, the development team is continuing to polish the first pre-release test build, and the public beta is targeted to begin this month. We’re excited about the many upcoming bug fixes and other improvements in SU5 and are eager to get the first beta build into the hands of volunteer community testers for your feedback and bug reports!

Please note that for this week’s Marketplace releases, the team encountered an issue and were unable to publish some items for MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024. We are working to resolve the issue now and will release the delayed products as quickly as possible. We will update this post as soon as the products are available. Thank you for your patience while we work through this issue!

Check out this week’s NEW and UPDATED releases for both the MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024 in-sim Marketplaces.

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Community Fly-In Friday

There are not one but two major sporting events taking place this weekend, so we’re giving attendees of Community Fly-In Friday your choice of two different flight plans to celebrate both of these events!

Option 1: The 2026 Winter Olympic Games open on Friday in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy! If you would a flight in a conventional aircraft to explore the beautiful Italian Alps, choose this option. We’ll depart from Trieste, overfly the mountain town of Cortina d’Amezzo, then make our way to Milan for our full-stop landing.

Option 2: On Sunday, Super Bowl LX is taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. If you’d like to fly a blimp and circle the stadium, choose this option. We’ll depart from San Rafael, overly the San Francisco bay area, then make our way to Levi’s Stadium and a full-stop landing at San Jose.

For those choosing Option 2, be sure to claim the recently-released City Update 13: California as a FREE download from the in-sim Marketplace to enjoy the best scenery experience.

Click here for event details! All are welcome to join!

Highlights from last week’s Community Fly-In

Last week’s event was a group flight to visit Vietnam! We had our Aircraft Test Lead Khoi join us for this flight along with Twitch Streamer Alyson Johnson.

“That was a amazing flying Friday. One hour earlier parking the Pilatus PC-24 at Noibai Intl. (VVNB) for assigning the key bindings. First time flight with this model and i have to say for a baby Longitude its kind a great airplane too ;).” – RayGausman (Forums)

“It was a nice event, enjoyed the route with its diverse scenery. I set the time so the start of the event was at sunrise, it looked really great in the sim.” – TheHunDude (Forums)

Here are some screenshots from the Fly-In:

Screenshot by IceManDBB

Screenshot by UnwiredEddie

Weekly Flight Inspiration

The world is a big place! If you’re looking for ideas about where to fly this week, check out our Community Managers’ recommendation here!

The Winter Olympics has already technically started, with the Opening Ceremony being held on Friday, February 6th. So why not operate an airliner flight into one of the three major Milan airports of Malpensa (LIMC), Linate (LIML), or Bergamo (LIME), to take fans to the games?

If you’re looking to make things even more challenging, you can fly further eastbound to Bolzano (LIPB), the closest airport to Cortina, where many of the Olympic events are taking place. Don’t forget to install World Update IX: Italy and Malta, which includes free custom airport scenery for Bolzano airport!

upcoming Community Events

B.A.R Community Meetup – Dallas: Join the Bravo Alpha Romeo (B.A.R.) community for our first North American in-person meetup, hosted in Dallas at the C.R. Smith Museum, an aviation-focused museum open to the public.

This is a small, relaxed, community-led gathering for flight simulation and aviation enthusiasts to connect in person, share ideas, and spend time around aviation history.

This meetup will include:

A community development briefing / update covering what’s happening across the flight simulation ecosystem
Short Presentation for attendee’s
Time to explore the C.R. Smith Museum at your own pace
A group photo near one of the museum aircraft display
A few fun surprises during the event
Optional plane spotting afterward at Founders Plaza, if open at the time
Optional casual food meetup nearby following the event

RSVP Here

Regular Community Fly-Ins: If you’re looking to join in with group flights, or even host your own, the best place to begin is via our dedicated Forum category. With a whole host of groups organising regular events, there’s something for everyone! Find more details here.

Community Video

Content Creator TwoToneMurphy has created a new video, giving insight into 10 tips and tricks for MSFS 2024 he wish he knew sooner. This video may provide you wish some useful insights into some easy changes you can make to enhance your experience in the sim!