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Welcome to Great Britain North, our second landmark region pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator following on from the successful Great Britain Central. Designed especially for "low-and-slow" pilots who love to explore and discover new regions. As you explore, you can expect to find hundreds of uniquely modelled POIs, including: Uniquely modelled lighthouses and piers Stadiums Famous castles, manor houses and ruins Bridges Distilleries (naturally) Churches and Cathedrals Masts, Radomes and military base installations VFR reference points Source

Following on from their award-winning Canberra PR9, Hawk T1/A Advanced Trainer, Vulcan and Tornado GR1, this highly detailed simulation of the Tornado F3 adds to Just Flight's stable of outstanding military aircraft, having been developed with hands-on research and access to both real-life aircraft and training simulators, as well as pilots and ground crew. The aircraft has been modelled to an exceptional level of detail and features a variety of 4096x4096 paint schemes covering its time in RAF service, realistic payloads and ground equipment. The aircraft features a fully 3D virtual cockpit with smoothly animated 3D instruments, 80s-era glass cockpit displays and custom-coded systems and avionics.    Source

News Flash! The VSKYLABS 2021/2022 development road-map includes ONE of the famous US Lifting Body prototypes! The exact prototype model which is already under development will be posted in a dedicated news-flash later this year. Meanwhile, here is a short video, created more than 6(!) years ago using X-Plane 10 and one of the 1st VSKYLABS projects ever created for X-Plane: The VSKYLABS Northrop M2-F2. The project itself was initially developed for X-Plane 9 about 10(!) years ago...     Earlier this year, Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceship completed the first-ever fully-crewed spaceflight. It is quite fascinating to see how the 60's/70's lifting bodies concept evolved throughout the decades. Video of Virgin Galactic flight is available here:     Stay tuned! Source

So, one week on from the launch of Concorde, and it's time to talk about the future. First up is Concorde's second foundational update, v1.0.2, out today, which is to ensure that everything essential that needs correcting has been corrected, and most importantly that the in-game Interactive Checklist is 100% correct. This is so console users can follow an accurate A-B-C flight from start-up to shut-down without having to reference the manual. This is why Concorde was not released to the Marketplace at the same time as third-party stores - I knew that the Checklist would need refining first, because accessing the manual is not possible on the console, quite important when it's 100 pages long. Concorde has been submitted to the Marketplace for processing. Please don't ask when it will be released, Microsoft determines that so I don't know the answer. It turns out that the Xbox console cannot handle the same models as PC, so there are a few features missing at the moment (just passenger models and a shorter passenger cabin) until we can work out how to get them in without messing up performance on the consoles. The F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat updates will follow next. These are both quite significant updates, especially the F-15 Eagles, so plenty to look forward to there. I'm hoping to have both completed and released by the end of April. For the rest of the year, there are some changes to my schedule. First, the bad news; due to recent events in Eastern Europe, I do not feel comfortable continuing with my SU-27 Flanker project. As a result, this has been shelved until further notice. I know there will be those who are unhappy about this, but it's my call and I won't be entering a debate about it with anybody. Now, the good news; the SU-27 will instead be replaced by an aircraft I know many are very keen to see in MSFS, the F4J Phantom. This version has been chosen as it also represents the UK's FGR2 variant, expanding the potential for liveries. The Phantom was secretly under development some months ago, but work halted when I learned that a fellow developer was keen to bring their Phantom to MSFS. However, I've since learned that they're working on a much earlier variant and it's not due for a very long time, so this doesn't clash much. The Phantom represents an immensely popular fighter jet that has a huge following in the aviation world. No dates set yet for it, but work will now continue apace alongside the other main projects. Therefore, my 2022 / early 2023 release schedule is currently: AV-8B Harrier II - Summer 2022 A-10C Thunderbolt II - Fall 2022 F-4J Phantom - TBD The P-61B Black Widow project will also continue ready for freeware release later this year if all goes well there, I work on it when I can. Source

Fly into this scenic airport in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and explore the beautiful Eagle Valley! KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport (also well known as "Eagle Vail Regional Airport") is located in Gypsum CO, United States, 4 miles from Eagle and 37 miles from Vail. This is one of the most dangerous and challenging airports to land, especially due to its inconsistent weather and wind conditions in the entire valley. Features Detailed buildings High resolution ground textures Realistic wear, tar, cracks and stains Custom jetways High resolution ortho imagery Accurately placed, realistic vegetation (3D grass, bushes and trees) Source

Parallel 42 has announced a new scenery under development for MSFS 2020. They describe it as your home base for bush flying in Utah, Mexican Mountain (42MX). This is a small (1900 foot long) and challenging runway with difficult approaches, but lots of parking and custom details around the field itself. It's been a busy month since the release of the Low N’ Slow Fox2 variant in our previous update! In fact, anyone with a keen eye would have picked up a hint of what’s to come in the final image of that post. The //42 Scenes department has been busy at work with the newest addition to perfectly placed hubs in the popular bush camping hot spots. For our next release, we provide you with a home base for bush flying in Green River, Utah, welcome to Mexican Mountain (42MX)! Our goal with these scenes is to continue bringing value to your time flying FF/F2. Busplane Campout (42BC) and Mexican Mountain (42MX) are built to serve as hubs for available smaller campouts that will surround them. They have been designed with plenty of parking and camping areas to stage up for your multiplayer adventures. Mexican Mountain (42MX) We were lucky enough to work with real bush pilots in the region and were provided with amazing drone footage for reference material in the construction of this strip. Located in Green River, Utah, the region features brightly colored cliffs, buttes, ridges, alcoves, and pinnacles that dominate the landscape with elevations ranging from 4,700 feet in the southeast to 6,900 feet on Mexican Mountain. In comparison to many other mountains, Mexican Mountain truly is…out there, the views are tremendous, & you’ll have plenty of places to practice STOL landings nearby and you’re a short hop away from Moab. Features Runway: 1900 ft long x 40 ft wide dirt runway. Slopes uphill slightly to the west. Approach Considerations: Tall trees on both sides of the runway present a hazard when landing to the east. Typically land to the west and depart to the east. Caution RC plane in the vicinity. Amenities: Campgrounds and fire rings. Please don’t leave food out, bears were reported in the area. Windsock: Yes. Located east of the runway, next to the information sign. Multiple runway objects and hazards contain collision boxes. (Careful tail spinners!) Custom created vegetation assets Plenty of parking for group flight staging Custom night lighting in camp areas Custom Soundscapes throughout the scene, explore with a drone! Custom RC Plane mini-scene Heatblur effects on fire pits Centrally located for bush trip adventures Source

The EA-7 Edgley Optica is a British designed aircraft for low-speed, long-range observation work. With a similar cockpit to that of helicopters; the Optica offers a 270 degree panoramic view and almost vertical downward view. With a loiter speed of 81mph, around 40% power, the Optica's fuel tanks can allow for flying up to nearly 8 hours and has a range of over 650 miles. Orbx have faithfully recreated the aircraft with a high level of model and texture detail, engine and cockpit sounds, fully interactive and clickable cockpit, comprehensive checklists and realistic flight model including the Optica's ballast system. With the panoramic views the Optica affords, she is the perfect aircraft for exploring Orbx Landmark City packs, airports and regions, especially in VR. The pack comes with several paint schemes representative of aircraft still located around the world, including a unique observation skin with front nose camera model. The sense of freedom with the cockpit views is second to none and an aircraft you should have in your hangar for exploring the world in Microsoft Flight Simulator. General Characteristics Crew: 3 Length: 8.15 m (26 ft 9 in) Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in) Height: 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) Wing area: 15.84 m2 (170.5 sq ft) Empty weight: 948 kg (2,090 lb) Max takeoff weight: 1,315 kg (2,899 lb) Fuel capacity: 250 L (66 US gal; 55 imp gal) useful capacity Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming IO-540-V4A5D air-cooled flat-six engine, 190 kW (260 hp) Propellers: 5-bladed fixed-pitch ducted fan Source