For all the airliners that have arrived in Microsoft Flight Simulator over the past couple of years, the Fokker family has stayed conspicuously absent from the “study-level” shelf. The 70 and 100 flew for KLM Cityhopper, Austrian, American and dozens of other carriers, yet no one has brought a high-fidelity version into the sim. Just Flight has come the closest, and the developer has now published a full-length product overview video for its upcoming F70 Professional and F100 Professional, the most complete public look at the project to date.
This is the sort of video that comes right before a release. Following the full sound package shown off last week, this walkthrough covers practically everything else, from the exterior texturing to the flight model and the tablet. The picture it paints is of an aircraft deep into its final stretch. There’s still no firm release date, but between this overview, the sound video, and the previews that are now making the rounds, the distance between showing the aircraft off and putting it on sale looks short.
A systems aircraft, with the quirks to match
If there’s a through-line in the overview, it’s that the Fokkers are an evolution of Just Flight’s F28, and a substantial leap in ambition over it. The developer walks through a study-level systems stack: a split AC and DC electrical system fed by batteries, GPU, APU, jetway power or the engine-driven generators; a largely automatic bleed air and pressurisation setup with manual landing-altitude input; a fuel system with wing and centre tanks and automatic transfer logic; and dual hydraulic systems that, when lost, drop the primary controls into direct input with servo tabs stepping in to lighten the load. The flight model is built around the Rolls-Royce Tay 620-15, rated at 13,850 lbf, with a fully custom-coded engine pressure ratio simulation behind the parameters and reduced-thrust takeoffs available through a FLEX derate mode.
What makes this rendition of the Fokkers interesting is how many of its real-world quirks have survived into the sim. The overview points out that both types are certified for flap-zero takeoffs, and that this is actually the preferred setting when runway length isn’t a constraint, which is something that catches you off guard after years of flying other airliners.
Then there’s the speed brake with only two positions, in and out, and entirely separate from the lift dumpers. The gear retracts in nine seconds but takes thirty-two to come back down, a deliberate engineering decision to avoid sudden pitch changes on approach. And Just Flight notes that a heavy F100 in warm conditions can take more than forty minutes to reach cruise altitude.
The brains of the aircraft get the same treatment. The dual, independently simulated FMS CDUs let you run the whole flight from either seat, with a cost index system that Just Flight describes as new to its aircraft, place-bearing-distance and custom waypoint creation, nav aid remote tuning, and selectable IRS alignment that runs anywhere from a couple of minutes near the equator to fifteen at far northern airports. There’s a fast-alignment toggle on the EFB for anyone who’d rather skip the wait. This vertical-navigation and autopilot implementation is the same one Just Flight rebuilt from scratch last year, a decision we covered when the aircraft entered final testing in May.
The cabin and the EFB do a lot of the work
Just Flight has clearly dedicated plenty of time building an immersive cabin. The Auto Cabin Crew logic plays boarding music and announcements, handles cockpit-to-cabin calls, and even adjusts announcement volume based on whether the flight deck door is open. There’s a digital music player with custom track import on PC, an announcement mode triggered by a long press, and working galley equipment down to water boilers and… ovens with a timer!
The EFB carries a heavy load too. It’s the central hub for aircraft configuration, GSX integration, pushback, boarding and refueling simulation, Navigraph charts, and SimBrief OFP import. For the first time in a Just Flight aircraft, it also includes takeoff and landing performance calculators, alongside the more familiar top-of-descent tool.
Native to MSFS 2024
For those of us mostly flying the 2024 edition, the overview confirms the Fokkers ship as native products for both MSFS 2020 and 2024 in a single purchase. On 2024 specifically, Just Flight says the aircraft take advantage of the newer simulator’s features, including an improved LOD system for better performance, windshield wiper effects, and the interactive walk-around mode, where you can operate doors, chocks and the GPU from outside the aircraft. There’s also support for the native interactive checklist system, with over 300 items, plus the interactive paper checklists that let you import your own custom documents.
Pricing and what comes next
On the commercial side, the F70 Professional and F100 Professional will each be sold separately, with a discounted bundle for both, and every purchase includes the native 2020 and 2024 builds. The package spans one F70 variant and four F100 configurations, each F100 with its own door layout, cabin and flight model, and Just Flight’s listing puts the livery count at 30 across both types, 11 for the F70 and 19 for the F100. Just Flight says the aircraft will initially be exclusive to justflight.com, with third-party retailers and the in-sim marketplaces following later.
No release date has been attached to any of this yet, and it’s worth keeping that in mind given how long this project has run. But a full product overview is usually one of the very last things a developer publishes before launch. Our next coverage should be about the release, so stay tuned!
