"I feel the need...the need for speed!" In a brief Facebook post, the Microsoft Flight Simulator team has announced that a free Top Gun: Maverick expansion will be coming to MSFS 2020 this fall. What exactly this means is not explained but it's hard to complain when it's free.

Perfect Flight invites you to explore Germany with the release of Flying Germany, a series of Landing Challenges and trips for MSFS 2020. You'll get 24 landing challenges to challenge your skills, with choices in each category. You'll also get a Bush Trip that lets you thoroughly explore the country, with documentation including photos, and historical and geographic information.

Scenery designer UK2000 Scenery is currently working on the Isle Of Man (IOM 2021HD) for MSFS 2020. No word yet on a release date, just the note that it is still very much in development.

Another update from FS2Crew for Pushback Express, the first and last pushback system you'll ever need for MSFS 2020. It includes a wide variety of international voice sets plus three pushback modes. It works with any type of aircraft at any airport with a variety of options. This update is a big one, adding support for the A32NX, changing the pushback procedure, and adding things like a new voice command helper, online map, night lighting option and much more.

SimCoders announces the release of v4.5.10 of their Reality Expansion Pack for X-Plane. The Reality Expansion Pack for X-Plane 11 and 10 is an add-on that replaces some internal parts of the sim with custom ones, greatly enhancing the realism.

Now available at the FlightSim.Com Store from pizzagalli.ch for X-Plane 11 is the Agusta Westland AW-609. This unusual aircraft combines the advantages of a helicopter and a fixed-wing turboprop aircraft into one. It features a fully animated 3D exterior model and cockpit, multiple liveries, FMOD sounds and more.

Boundless announces the release of Cotswold Airport for X-Plane 11. It features HD 2020 ortho coverage of the airport and surrounding area, including Kemble Village. It also features 4K PBR building and ground textures, HD static aircraft, custom UK road traffic and more.

Virtual airline Canadian Xpress invites pilots to participate in their June 2021 Monthly Fly-In to Haida Gwaii, located off the Pacific coast of Canada. The exact destination is nearby Vancouver (CYVR) with flights originating from Ketchikan (PAKT).

REX Game Studios doesn't make many products, but those they do make are among the most popular and widely used. So it's exciting to see a new release from them for MSFS 2020 in Real Global Airport Textures. As good as Microsoft Flight Simulator is, these photo-based, global PBR airport textures bring the realism up to a whole new level. It instantly transforms airports world-wide to a more realistic look.

This weekend only, aircraft developer Carenado is running a flash sale at the FlightSim.Com Store. All of their X-Plane aircraft will be available for 50% off the regular price. This is a great chance to stock up your hangar at only half the normal cost.

Landmarks Cape Town City Pack is the latest addition to the landmarks and cityscape series for MSFS 2020 from Orbx Cape Town is the oldest urban area in southern Africa and is framed by the iconic Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. The scenery includes key features and points of interest throughout the city.