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/images/notams/notams22/wuxi0929.jpgCanada is filled with a plethora of sights to explore from the air:magnificent urban architecture, wave-battered northern coastlines, andvast sweeps of tundra, glaciers and towering peaks. Microsoft FlightSimulator’s World Update XI invites simmers to explore this massive,diverse country, presented in the highest resolution and fidelityyet! In creating World Update XI: Canada, the Microsoft Flight Simulatorteam processed troves of its latest geospatial data, including digitalelevation models, satellite imagery, and aerialphotography. Complementing the data, models and imagery, the updatehighlights 12 urban regions enhanced with the latest photogrammetrydata and features 87 hand-crafted points of interest. World Update XI: Canada is available FREE to all owners ofMicrosoft Flight Simulator. Simply update your account, download WorldUpdate XI from the in-game marketplace, and prepare to be enchanted bythe sights of Canada from the air! TIN CITIESHalifaxSherbrookeAbbotsfordSaskatoonTorontoMontrealReginaCalgaryVictoriaSt. CatharinesLavalVancouverPOIS (POINTS OF INTEREST)A. Murray MacKay BridgeAbsolute WorldAlex Fraser BridgeAlexandra BridgeAmbassador BridgeAngus L. Macdonald BridgeBanff Springs HotelBasilica of Notre Dame du CapBig Nickel, Sudbury, ONBiodomeBishop’s Falls Trestle BridgeBloedel ConservatoryBurrard Street BridgeBurton BridgeCabot Tower CanadaCambridge Bay Radar StationCanadian High Arctic Research StationCanadian Museum for Human RightsCape Bonavista LighthouseCape Enrage LighthouseCape Forchu LighthouseCape Spear Lighthouse National Historic SiteCardston Alberta TempleCarleton Martello TowerChateau FrontenacChateau Lake LouiseCitadel Hill (Fort George)Cloudraker SkybridgeColumbia Icefield SkywalkCommonwealth StadiumConfederation BridgeCraigdarroch CastleDavid Dunlap ObservatoryDeh Cho Bridge, Northwest TerritoriesDiavik Diamond MineEsplanade Riel BridgeFiggaurd LighthouseFirst Nations University of CanadaFogo Island InnFortress of LouisbourgGeorges Island National Historic Site (POI+ additional lighthouse)Great Wolf LodgeGreen Island LighthouseHabitat 67Hartland Covered BridgeHatley Park National Historic SiteHaut-fond Prince LightHell’s Gate AirtramInco SuperstackJacques Cartier BridgeL’Anse aux MeadowsLegislative Assembly of British ColumbiaLethbridge ViaductLions Gate BridgeMaugher Beach LighthouseMaxville Water TowerMontmorency Falls Suspension BridgeMontreal BiosphereMount Royal CrossOcean Science CentreOlympic StadiumOur Lady of Victory Catholic ChurchParliament of Canada, House of CommonsParliament of Canada, Peace TowerParliament of Canada, East BlockPeace BridgePeggy’s Point LighthousePierre-Laporte BridgePinawa Dam Provincial ParkPlayground of the GodsPoint Abino LightPrince of Wales HotelPrince of Wales Tower National Historic SiteQuébec BridgeR.C. Harris Water Treatment PlantRegina Legislature BuildingRogers PlaceS.S. Klondike National Historic SiteSaint Jude’s Anglican CathedralSamuel de Champlain BridgeSeal Island BridgeSkylon TowerSpirit Catcher SculptureSt. Thomas’ Anglican ChurchThe Centre of CanadaThe One, TorontoThousand Islands BridgeTrent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of CanadaWorld’s Largest AxeAIRPORTSCYBD – Bella Coola AirportCYCG – Castlegar AirportCYDA – Dawson City AirportCYDF – Deer Lake AirportCYFB – Iqaluit International Airport9 EXCITING MISSIONSThree bush trips (Vancouver Island, Newfoundland, and the Canadian Rockies)Three landing challenges (Castlegar, Barkerville, and Calgary)Three discovery flights (Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto).Source
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/images/notams/notams22/msfs0517.jpgWorld Update IX brings Italy alive for Microsoft Flight SimulatorUsers with enhanced, rich detail and immersive activities that willtake you into the region's grandeur. You must be running Microsoft Flight Simulator version 1.25.9.0 todownload and install World Update IX: Italy. Fly throughout the historic cities of Rome and Venice, soar aboveMediterranean coastlines, and navigate throughout sheer-faced peaks,all rendered in lifelike realism with World Update IX. The MicrosoftFlight Simulator team has refined this area with the latest geospatialdata available, including digital elevation modeling, aerial andsatellite imagery, and triangulated irregular network (TIN) modelingof 20 cities, including Rome, Naples, Venice, and Milan. GayaSimulations handcrafted four airports: Palermo Airport (LICJ) inSicily, Sondrio Airport (LILO) in the southern Tyrol, Marina di CampoAirport (LIRJ) on Elba Island, and Bolanzo Airport (LIPB) in thesouthern Tyrol, and Orbx Simulation Systems enhanced the detail of 100others. Gaya Simulations created 94 points of interest in Italy and 11in Malta for World Update IX, and Perfect Flight built nine activitiesto grant users a wide range of immersive experiences: three bushtrips, three discovery flights, and three landing challenges. World Update IX: Italy is available FREE to all owners of MicrosoftFlight Simulator. Ensure that your simulator is updated, downloadWorld Update IX, and then lift into the sky and explore all the beautyand intrigue that Italy has to offer from above! Source
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/images/notams/notams22/msfs0324.jpgStart exploring the coastal nooks of the Mediterranean andAtlantic, the heights of the Pyrenees, and legendary architecture ofcities like Lisbon and Madrid with World Update VIII: Spain, Portugal,Gibraltar & Andorra. Fly over the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia toappreciate its architectural details, admire the innovation at theAqueduct of Segovia and the richness of the City of Arts and Sciencesin Valencia. In Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update VIII, this region hasbeen enhanced with a variety of new, high resolution geographicimprovements, including elevation data, photogrammetry, and aerialimagery for a stunning experience. This update includes fourhandcrafted airports, 99 custom points of interest (POIs), four bushtrips, four new discovery flights, and five brand new landingchallenges. World Update VIII: Spain, Portugal, Andorra & Gibraltar isavailable FREE to all owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Updateyour simulator, download World Update VIII, and take off to experiencethe treasures of this wonderful European realm from the heights! Thesky is calling! Source
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/images/notams/notams21/msfs0907.jpgRelease Notes (1.19.8.0) World Update VI: Germany, Austria,Switzerland Now Available! Our vision is to continuously improve and expand Microsoft FlightSimulator on a regular basis. This month, the virtual world of Microsoft Flight Simulator isgetting its next major update by focusing on the marvelous regions ofAustria, Germany & Switzerland. Renowned for its glorious mountainranges, ubiquitous castles and stunning vistas, this region comes tolife with World Update VI. Our latest World Update contains new aerial imagery,high-resolution elevation maps and several brand-new 3D cities inGermany, Basel in Switzerland, Graz and Vienna in Austria. The updatedrastically enhances the visuals of these three countries and thebeautiful mountain-ranges of the Alps. The team has also hand-crafted over 100 well-known locations(points of interest, or POIs) and several airports includingLA1/4beck, Stuttgart, Klagenfurt and St. Gallen. The update alsoincludes new discovery flights, landing challenges and bush trips thattake simmers across this beautiful region of our planet. World Update VI: Austria, Germany and Switzerland is available freeto all Microsoft Flight Simulator users today. Be sure your simulatoris up to date first, then visit the Marketplace to download the latestworld update and immerse yourself in this magnificent and expansivecorner of the world. The sky is calling! Release Notes 1.19.8.0StabilitySeveral crashes have been fixed across the titleApplying the default profile for the Mouse will no longer crash the title when an custom profile was loaded on PCFixed crash in autosave in bushtrip missions when the user has a non-ASCII nameThe title can now be launched in Safe mode via a pop-up to deactivate all Community and Marketplace content on PC only. The option will be available after a crash as long as Devmode is not enabled.Fixed some scenarios where mandatory content was not downloaded or installed properly on PC if it had been deleted via the content manager ("You are missing packages that are essential to run Microsoft Flight Simulator. Please update the application and try again.")NavigationFixed ATC radar altitude so the ATC no longer asks you to change your altitude when it is not applicableThe VFR Map now displays information for latitudes beyond 75 degreesNew AIRAC cycle 2108 is now availablePlanesSR22 performance and fuel consumption has been modified to better match POHGyro Drift is now correctly set when Aircraft Systems assistance preset is set to Easy / Medium / HardPeripheralsFixed the ENG 1 and the Crank/ Mode norm/ IGN/Start buttons on the Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Airbus editionWorldUpdated elevation data for Germany, Austria & SwitzerlandUpdated aerial imagery for Germany, Austria & Switzerland"Offscreen terrain pre caching" graphics settings has been added (Low, Medium, High and Ultra). If set to Ultra, all the offscreen terrain will be cached at full quality which will reduce FPS drops and LOD popping when panning the camera but may impact overall performanceMaximum photogrammetry draw distance has been further increased. As a result photogrammetry downtown building areas will be visible from farther awayBetter management of low bandwidth Bing terrain data and photogrammetry streaming as the change to Offline data is no longer persistent (changes applied only affect the current flight)Fixed an issue where the Bing terrain data would switch to offline in low bandwidth scenarios without displaying a warning pop-up, when data consumption cap was set (the warning pop up is now displayed properly)Cities at night are now more visible on the World MapVarious airport data fixesLEMD: added Restriction for landings and take-offs on runways according to chartsLEMI: fixed ICAO issue for Region de Murcia International AirportOPIS: Islamabad airport now has lights02NH: fixed Iroquois landing altitudeEGGK: fixed issue with a building in the middle of a taxiwayEDDF: added Restriction for landings and take-offs on runways according to chartsKGTU: added missing buildingsFNDB: fixed Terraforming and data issues89AK: fixed elevation issueKDVT: fixed parking 75 spawning pointESKS: updated ICAO for Scandinavian Mountains AirportSSGG: updated ICAO for Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (Guarapuava Airport)Improved Airport data on 100 airportsSource
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/images/notams/notams21/worl0825.jpgMicrosoft Flight Simulator: Germany, Austria, Switzerland WorldUpdate Teaser - gamescom 2021. Coming September 7, 2021! World Update VI - Germany, Austria,Switzerland features new aerial imagery, high-resolution elevationmaps, and 3D cities, including Frankfurt and Wuppertal in Germany,Basel in Switzerland, and Graz and Vienna in Austria. The team hasalso hand crafted 100 famous locations and several new airports suchas LA1/4beck, Stuttgart, Klagenfurt, and St. Gallen. This update willalso include new discovery flights, fresh landing challenges, and bushtrips that showcase this beautiful region of our planet. This update will be free to all Microsoft Flight Simulator players.
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/images/notams/notams21/msfs0617.jpgThe virtual world in Microsoft's Flight Simulator is getting itslatest major update, one with a focus on Europe's Nordic countries ofDenmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Renowned for itsnatural splendor and architectural wonder, this region has beenrendered in its most realistic fidelity yet in World Update V:Nordics. Simmers can take to the northern European sky and explore vastfjords, intriguing urban vistas, domineering peaks, and centuries-oldcastles from within the cockpit. World Update V: Nordics includesimprovements in detail of broad swaths of landscapes, enhancements toregional architecture, improved data for 100 airports and 77 carefullyselected points of interest. The update also has five bush trips, onefor each of the Nordic countries, that show off some of the very bestof these destinations. This latest update also includes five landing challenges designedto test and hone aviation mettle throughout a range of conditions. Theairports used for the landing challenges, Denmark's Bornholm,Iceland's Ãsafjörður, Sweden's Stockholm Arlanda, Norway's Svalbard,and Finland's Vaasa, have all been carefully replicated by hand formaximum realism. World Update V: The Nordics is available FREE to all MicrosoftFlight Simulator users. Be sure your simulator is up to date first,then visit the Marketplace to download the Nordic Countries Bundle,and get ready to immerse yourself in this magnificent part of theworld! Source
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/images/notams/notams21/msfs0413.jpgIn the heart of Western Europe, embrace the spirit of another ageintermingled with modern influences and sensibilities as you explore awealth of sights on display - from seaside communities to urbancenters, idyllic vineyards to epic mountain ranges and world-famousresort towns — all of which now feature stunning upgrades and visualenhancements. Full Details
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/images/notams/notams21/msfs0217.jpgTake flight into a region rich with tradition, culture and heritage— not to mention a fair share of myth and legend. From seats ofroyalty to centers of finance, bustling metropolitan hubs to sprawlingfarmsteads and cliffside villages, the splendor of the United Kingdomand Ireland is on full display with new dramatic upgrades and visualenhancements. RELEASE NOTES 1.13.15.0Performance And StabilityFixed various crashes across the titleFixed a specific crash while using Little Navmap in Bush trip activitiesWorldSeveral terrain spikes have been fixed, including incorrect cases of water elevation issuesWater masks have been updated across various locations in the worldReduced the frequency of water artifacts appearing on cliffsNoise issue affecting clouds has been fixedVRThe ‘Activate/Deactivate VR’ button is now always displayed in the main menu (bottom left corner of the screen) when a VR headset is plugged in. If no controls are displayed on this button, then it means that no controls are bound to this action.When the toolbar is opened, it does not block interactions anymore with other menus displayed in front of it.The cursor doesn’t jump anymore when moving across the Options menu in the cockpit.Gray boxes don’t appear anymore when using the ‘Travel to’ feature in VR.After leaving VR mode, the sim window is no longer forced on top and the player can drag and drop any other window over it.PlanesFixed induced speed calculation bug with bi propeller enginesFixed the plane crash detection when landing on iced water with crash detection ‘ON’Fixed swapped screens in DA62 TestPilot versionFixed VS Knob Turn not working on the Airbus A320NeoImproved flaps system of aircraft: Aircraft creators can now move the wing surface’s position and camber with each flap system at each flap levelImproved ground effect wing to ground interaction system to avoid pitch dip at rotation on some aircraftNavigationLatest AIRAC cycle has been integrated and is now availableInputCH ECLIPSE YOKE default preset have been addedFixed Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant ENG 1+2 don’t start enginesSDK/DevmodeDev mode:New version of the console is now availableFixed an issue related to UTF8 encoding in the BGL compilerScenery Editor:New feature to group, rename, re-order, hide and lock items in the scene listFixed freeze during savingNew airport light systemAdd a button in airport properties to generate taxiway signsImprove heightmap editionDon’t lock runway profile extremityFix taxiway sign size (wasn’t correctly serialized in BGL)Aircraft Editor:Fixed an issue with the saving of “static_thrustâ€Added a new button in the Camera section of the aircraft editor to teleport the current developer camera to the position, rotation and zoom of the selected one.Creation of a new tool to edit only a camera file (cameras.cfg) : it matches with the camera section of the aircraft editorWASM:Security vulnerabilities in the WASI layer have been reported and fixedFixed StringFormat conversion to NanoVG alignment in GDI+ layerReworked MouseAircraft left gauge to provide clearer informationSimconnect:Fixed flight load/save (SimConnect_FlightLoad / SimConnect_FlightSave)Points Of InterestOne BlackfriarsBT TowerNewfoundlandSt George Wharf TowerSouthbank Tower20 Fenchurch Street/ Sky GardenThe Leadenhall Building / 122 Leadenhall StreetHSBC / 8 Canada SquareTower 4225 Canada Square / City Bank22 BishopsgateLandmark PinnacleHeron TowerOne Park DriveThe ScalpelThe Madison100 BishopsgateAykon London One30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)StrataPalace of HolyroodhouseBlenheim PalaceSt. James’s PalacePalace of WestminsterGlamis CastleBuckingham PalaceArchbishop’s Palace, MaidstoneWolvesey CastleFloors CastleBalmoral CastleHillsborough CastleDublin CastleMount Stuart HouseBlair CastleHampton Court PalaceRock of CashelStirling CastleWarwick CastleWindsor CastleBlarney CastleEilean Donan CastleEdinburgh CastleCaernarfon CastleCanterbury CathedralDurham CathedralFountains AbbeyLincoln CathedralSalisbury CathedralSt. Paul’s CathedralWestminster AbbeyYork MinsterAngel of the NorthBlackpool TowerBritish Airways i360 (Brighton)Glenfinnan ViaductHumber BridgeJodrell Bank ObservatoryKelpies, TheMaritime GreenwichPontcysyllte AqueductRoyal Botanical GardensRoyal Liver BuildingSamson & Goliath (Cranes)Spinnaker TowerStonehengeTitanic BelfastTower of LondonWales Millenium CentreWallace MonumentAll England ClubAnfieldEmirates StadiumGoodison ParkMillennium StadiumOld TraffordSt. James’ ParkStamford BridgeTwickenham StadiumVilla ParkWembley StadiumEden ProjectLondon EyeSouthend PierMillennium Bridge LondonBlackfriars Railway BridgeSouthwark BridgeCannon Street Railway BridgeBlackfriars BridgeVauxhall BridgeGrosvenor BridgeOne Canada SqaureWaterloo BridgeHungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee BridgesLambeth BridgeChelsea BridgeAlbert Bridge LondonBattersea BridgeBattersea Railway BridgeWandsworth BridgeClifton Suspension BridgeForth Rail BridgeForth Road BridgeQueensferry CrossingRose Fitzgerald Kennedy BridgeTees Transporter BridgeTower BridgeTyne BridgeWestminster Bridge...and more! 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/images/notams/notams20/msfs0929.jpgThe world in Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting a major update,starting with the island nation of Japan. A region rich with ancient tradition and bustling with futurefacing innovation, Japan presents a stunning panorama of old and new,urban and remote, mountains, forests, cities and coastlines – nowenhanced with remarkable graphical improvements that span the volcanicisland chain. World Update I: Japan features upgraded digital elevation mappingacross the entire country, high-resolution 3D photogrammetry for sixprominent Japanese cities (Sendai, Takamatsu, Tokushima, Tokyo,Utsunomiya and Yokohama), and six exquisitely hand-crafted airports(Hachijojima, Kerama, Kushiro, Nagasaki, Shimojishima, andSuwanosejima). Throughout the environment, new countryside andpagoda-style architecture has been added, along with nearly two dozencustom landmarks & POIs that invite you to explore the area’s timelessWorld Heritage sites, towering neon skyscrapers, iconic bridges andsacred shrines. But that’s just the beginning – this update also brings a trio ofexciting Landing Challenges set at Japanese airports, newopportunities for pilots to overcome environmental obstacles and provetheir skills. World Update I: Japan is available FREE to all Microsoft FlightSimulator users, so be sure your simulator is up to date first. OnceMSFS is updated, visit the Marketplace to download the Japan contentbundle and experience all the unparalleled beauty in the Land of theRising Sun. Source
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/images/notams/notams20/mfs0924/mfs0924.jpgAs good as some of the default scenery can be in the new MicrosoftFlight Simulator, hand enhanced scenery will always be better. TodayMicrosoft has announced that Japan will be the next area of the worldto receive such enhancement, and has released a video trailer showinghow it will look: Sample Screen Captures /images/notams/notams20/mfs0924/japan-6.jpg /images/notams/notams20/mfs0924/japan-5.jpg /images/notams/notams20/mfs0924/japan-4.jpg /images/notams/notams20/mfs0924/japan-3.jpg /images/notams/notams20/mfs0924/japan-2.jpg /images/notams/notams20/mfs0924/japan-1.jpgMicrosoft Flight Simulator September 17th, 2020 Development Update MSFS Patch Version 1.8.3.0 Is Now Available
