Microsoft Flight Simulator – PMDG discusses progress on the Boeing 737 and 777; Newark Liberty Airport gets new screenshots and announces Chetumal

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The third-party developers had news to share about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, including an aircraft and scenery.

The third-party developers had news to share about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, including an aircraft and scenery.

We start with PMDG, which has provided quite a significant set of product updates. Here is a summary.

An update is coming to the entire Boeing 737 lineup, including “fixes, tweaks and improvements”, including adjustments to “improve the stability of control-related functions such as pitch, yaw, roll and thrust”. It should arrive in a few days followed by another “to bring greater stability to the thrust channel when operating under A/T”.

The 737-900 is being readied for beta testing, with the “best guess” for release in mid-November.

The process of launching the 737 line in the official market will begin “soon”, but PMDG is taking it slowly to ensure that the product is mature.

As Asobo and Microsoft are still working on compatibility of C++/WASM projects on Xbox, PMDG is waiting for this process to be sorted out before releasing (in effect reposting) the DC-6 on the console. Once that’s done, it’ll work with Microsoft to make sure the 737s are also compatible.

Last but not least, a bit juicy regarding the 777.

“This project is in progress; in fact he made more progress than expected while I was on vacation. I suggested to the team that this was a good indication that maybe I should stay on vacation, but there was not a general feeling of agreement on this.

The cockpit model for this project is absolutely spectacular and since we used a “beloved” cockpit as the base for our build, it has more wear and maintenance abuse than you would expect. find in an aircraft in service. For those who haven’t seen me, point this out: we used a brand new 737 (not yet in service) for the 737 for MSFS, we used an average age 777 and we have a workhorse 747 that serves as the basis for this product. This will give you a good age range – and before anyone asks, no, we really don’t plan on letting you choose the age of the cockpit. It’s a HUGE amount of work to get the 3D and texture models to match, since the techniques we use build many imperfections down to the level of the model…but wait till you see it, it’s spectacular!”

You can read the full post here if you want the whole thing.

Drzewiecki Design showed more progress screenshots on the upcoming Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) in the United States.

GR Sim Creations announced Chetumal International Airport (MMCM) in Mexico.

It is a smaller airport with a handful of domestic air connections to Mexico City and international to Central American countries.

If you want to know more about Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons, you can enjoy our recent reviews on the Twin Otter, Auckland International Airport, Skiathos Airport, Athens International Airport, Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, Amami Airport, Bristol Airport, Marrakech Menara Airport, Great Britain Central, Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport, Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport, Krakow Airport, Fukuoka City and Airport, Fort Lauderdale Airport, Chongqing City and Airport, Manila Airport, Santiago Airport, Frankfurt City Pack, Key West Airport, Okavango Delta, Bali Airport, London Oxford Airport, Berlin Brandenburg Airport , CRJ 550/700, PA-28R Arrow III, Kristiansand Airport, Macau City & Airport, Bonaire Flamingo Airport, Milano Linate Airport, Singapore City Pack, Tokyo Narita Airport, Yao Airport, F-15 Eagle , the Paris City Pack, Greater Moncton Airport, Tweed New Haven Airport, Santorini Airport, Sydney Airport, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Reggio Cala Bria Airport, Bastia Poretta Airport, Munich Airport, Paris Orly Airport, Newcastle International Airport, Sankt Johann Airfield, Dublin International Airport and Seoul City Wow. We also have a beta preview of Singapore Changi Airport.

If you want to know more about the game itself, you can read our review which will tell you everything you need to know about the game from Asobo Studio.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is available for PC (Windows 10 and Steam) and Xbox Series X|S.