Hello! It's Saturday, October 26. We're covering news on the FlyByWire A380X, more new aircraft for MSFS 2024, and a review of the iFly MAX8. New to Radio Check? Subscribe here.

 

Breaking: VATSIM announced today that it broke its unique connections record. During Cross the Pond last weekend, more than 3,200 people were connected to the network simultaneously! Learn more about free, online ATC networks here.

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Announced on stream 2 hours ago, the release date for the A380 is October 31. Watch the replay of the live Q&A here. Here is everything we know so far about the plane and its first release.

 

Following on from the last developer stream with FlightFX, the second in the series features Got Friends, Miltech Simulations, and Hype Performance Group. The different teams discussed and showed off seven of the new aircraft coming with the simulator.

MSFS Addons, 24 October 2024

 

Asa from FSNews takes to the skies to review the recently pre-released MAX 8 from iFly. They call the aircraft "incredibly polished" for early access but note there are improvements to be made.

FSNews, 22 October 2024

 

Founder Shervin Ahooraei announced the aircraft will not release in 2024 and that he will not be giving another release window. He also reconfirmed the company's commitment to a free upgrade to a MSFS 2024 compatible version after release.

FSElite, 21 October 2024

 

The team at FSElite took the new widebody airliner on a delivery flight from Toulouse to Frankfurt, exploring the systems, modeling, and textures. They are planning a full review in the future. 

FSElite, 21 October 2024

 

The long-range bizjet joins the developer's other offering for X-Plane 11 and 12, the GLF550. Owners of that aircraft receive a 25% discount.

Threshold, 25 October 2024

 

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