Month: September 2024

854: MSFS 2024 Pre-Order Has Started

| Tom Tsui

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 pre-order is now available for Xbox and Microsoft Store. Steam will come next week on September 26.MSFS2024_AircraftListMore information about the pre-order and additional details regarding the new simulator — including the full aircraft list — could be found on this page.   

As a special bonus, anyone who pre-orders will receive the De Havilland Canada CL-415 firefighting aircraft (part of the Standard Edition of MSFS2024) to use right now in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020).

I am excited, aren’t you?

853: Two BKSQ Analog Baron Gauges Released

| Tom Tsui

Developer Black Square has made over some analog gauges for MSFS aircraft using glass cockpit panels.  One of them is the widely flown Beechcraft B58.

MSFS_B58-BKSQ_ASI_GIFSActually I was not aware of it at all until a friend, Andrea, in Italy who asked me if I could make the FIP gauges for it about a month ago.  And he was so kind to sponsor me the aircraft for checking before I could confirm him if the project was feasible.

So here’s the Airspeed Indicator (ASI) and the Engine Pack tailor-made for the Black Square Analog Baron.

And in particular, as the Black Square Baron comes with both a standard and a pressurized version of the aircraft, corresponding FIP gauges Continue reading →