Utilities

A solo developer's contraband career add-on heads to early access in June, and it's unlike anything else in the flight sim space.

SoCoSim's new tool lets you fight real-world fires from the air, with multiplayer support, 325 missions, and props to stage the whole scene

Orbx brings its popular flight tracking tool to console for the first time.

A simpler setup process, faster livery updates, and a data source completely unaffected by the FR24 shutdown.

The update makes the FR24 removal permanent for now, but the team says the door to live injection isn't closed forever.

From free schedule-based tools to AI-powered ATC with built-in injection, the alternatives are better than you might think.

The free tool reads live simulator data to trigger boarding music, PA announcements and arrival sounds at exactly the right moment.

The developer says simulator limitations in MSFS 2024 make it impossible to ship SimFX and the Immersion Packs at their own quality standard, not at any standard.

Plan2Sim generates optimised IFR routes, fuel loads, and live weather briefings for MSFS pilots, with export support for VATSIM, IVAO, and over 60 file formats.

FlightRadar24 is shutting down the free API that powers FSLTL's live traffic injection, leaving the team searching for alternatives with less than two weeks to go.

IslandSimPilot walks through how combining these technologies can squeeze better image quality out of unused GPU headroom in CPU-limited scenarios.

A 48-hour or 7-day pass gets you full premium access for a flat fee, and yes, you can gift one to a fellow simmer.

After nearly two years of development and multiple roadmap updates, the feature the community has been asking for since day one is finally available to try.

AVNX is offering two free, aircraft-specific panels for Air Manager, including a clever autopilot mod for the default 152.

Real airline schedules, historical routes back to 1954, and a private jet ops mode, all in one new companion app.

Wing condensation, engine vortices, and wet runway spray are coming to the sim, powered by real-time CFD and built to run at zero FPS cost.

From student pilot exams to labor union negotiations and real-world disaster routing, this new freeware tool goes further than anything else in the space.

From enabling the right addons to syncing your SimBrief plan and launching your services, everything runs in sequence before the simulator opens.