Update 11 has arrived for Microsoft Flight Simulator, and here’s the complete list of changes and fixes that will be added with this patch. The Microsoft Flight Simulator series‘ latest game was released in 2020 and it received pretty cool feedback from the players. The Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise is the longest-running software product line for Microsoft, predating Windows by three years. Besides, it is one of the longest-running PC video game series of all time. A while ago, a new update kicked out and celebrates the title’s 40th Anniversary. So, here’s everything with the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator update (40th Anniversary).

Microsoft Flight Simulator Update 11 Patch Notes

November 2022 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise. To celebrate, this version includes:

  • 7 classic aircraft:
  • 1903 Wright Flyer
  • 1915 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
  • 1927 Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis
  • 1935 Douglas DC-3
  • 1937 Grumman G-21 Goose
  • 1947 Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
  • 1947 Hughes H-4 Hercules
  • 2 helicopters:
  • Guimbal Cabri G2
  • Bell 407
  • 2 sailplanes/gliders:
  • DG Aviation LS8-18
  • DG-1001E neo
  • 1 true-to-life airliner:
  • Airbus A310-300
  • 4 iconic airports:
  • Hong Kong Kai Tak
  • Meigs Field in Chicago
  • Princess Juliana International in Sint Maarten
  • First Flight Airport, Kitty Hawk
  • 24 classic activities from previous Flight Simulator titles:
  • First Flight at Kitty Hawk
  • San Juan Island Run
  • 1st US Airmail Route, 1918
  • Aleutian Cargo Run
  • Grand Canyon Scenic Tour
  • Transcontinental Speed Record
  • The Hell Stretch, 1918
  • Charles Lindbergh, New York to Paris
  • Hawai’ian Vacation
  • Flying blind across the channel
  • Meigs Field
  • Spruce Goose
  • Rome-Naples Airline Run
  • Sitka Approach
  • Monsoon
  • Caribbean Landing
  • Hong Kong at Dusk
  • Waimea Canyon
  • Mount Rushmore
  • Miami by Moonlight
  • San Francisco Sunset
  • Mendenhall Glacier Tour
  • 1950: Frontier Airlines
  • Alaskan Floatplane Pilot
  • 7 new tutorial missions for Gliders:
  • Aerotow
  • Winch Launch Training
  • Winch Launch Training, Advanced
  • Basic Handling
  • Slipping Approach and Landing
  • Thermal Identification
  • Ridge Soaring

New Features

  • Live traffic has been updated with various quality-of-life fixes (details below)
  • New memory defragmentation system has been implemented for DX12 to limit maxed-out VRAM
  • New Dpad / keyboard arrows navigation accessibility feature is enabled by default in the menus (alternative to the cursor)
  • AMD FSR2 graphic option is now available for PC
  • Title now supports new NVIDIA technologies such as DLSS3 (including Frame Generator) and Reflex on supported NVIDIA graphics cards on PC. We also added support for 2 DLSS modes Super Resolution: Auto and DLAA
  • Improved atmospheric simulation with a big focus on Thermals and general tweaks for the CFD
  • We added a new CFD airflow display visualization in-game for aircraft that are CFD-enabled (accessible under assistances and can be mapped to a button/key)
  • 3D thermals visualization can be toggled via the weather panel
  • New mapping for the Back to fly feature, including height gain depending on the plane situation and current altitude (below 1000ft, 5000ft, and 10 000ft), allowing you to quickly adjust your flight in a variety of contexts. Very useful during glider runs if you do not wish to restart the flight after having landed

Microsoft Flight Simulator Update 11 (40th Anniversary) – General Bug Fixes

  • Several crashes have been fixed across the title
  • Ongoing performance optimization work including cursor improvements in the world map
  • Fixed graphical artifacts on cockpit screens when using DX12
  • Fixed broken rendering of rainbows
  • Center of Gravity (CG) is no longer shown outside of limits when there is a lateral imbalance
  • Fixed Toggling Landing / VFR / Copilot View commands that were not functional
  • Fixed aircraft flying erratically into the air when there are no wheels defined at all in the flight_model.cfg file
  • Fixed an off-by-one error on fuel junction settings when loading FLT files of SimObjects
  • Display state of combustion in engine added in debug window
  • HDR10 is now properly applied when launching the title in fullscreen mode on PC
  • Improved transparent UI readability on HDR screens
  • Fixed a scenario when road traffic disappeared when the multi-monitor is active
  • Various fixes and improvements for the screen reader accessibility feature
  • Copilot will no longer request pushback service when it is only managing ATC communications
  • Fixed a scenario when some ILS were misaligned; some missing procedures are now in the sim
  • Fixed an issue with ATC being on the wrong airport when having a VFR flight plan and landing at another airport
  • ATC UI is now enabled with COM Radio for planes lacking Nav radios
  • Live traffic planes no longer turn and fly over the airport at low altitudes before the initial climb
  • Added Departure procedures to Air traffic
  • Fixed live traffic planes always using the same runway in the world map
  • We are now using the flight plan to interpolate the position of live traffic planes
  • Fixed live traffic cruise altitude
  • Wind direction information is applied before selecting the runway for live traffic
  • Fixed an issue where loading nav data packages with BGL nav data deletion flags could cause ident search and other nav data lookup failures
  • Fixed an issue where an overriding package containing nav data loading the same facility ICAO as an earlier loaded package would be unable to change the QMID of the facility and would receive “facility in a different QMID than the ICAO index list thinks” error
  • Fixed wrong callsign used by ATC for live traffic planes
  • Fixed live traffic planes cruising at extreme altitudes in-game
  • Fixed live traffic planes getting stuck at the center of the airports

Weather

  • Added Metar interpolation every 10 minutes to avoid haze apparitions being too abrupt
  • Better handling of Metars in areas where there are a lot of available Metars
  • Proper temporal fading over 1 min when new data arrives
  • The clear sky preset is now cleared of all clouds
  • The sun disc is no longer visible through thick clouds (does not affect overall lighting conditions)

Microsoft Flight Simulator Update 11 (40th Anniversary) – Activity

  • Auto refuel at the end of the leg is no longer activated by default across all existing bush trips (can be set via RefuelOnLegStart)
  • “Wing Commander” achievement can now be unlocked by passing 1000 flight hours

Microsoft Flight Simulator is available on PC and Xbox Series now. For more information regarding this patch, visit the official Microsoft Flight Simulator site.

  • 1903 Wright Flyer

  • 1915 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny

  • 1927 Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis

  • 1935 Douglas DC-3

  • 1937 Grumman G-21 Goose

  • 1947 Havilland DHC-2 Beaver

  • 1947 Hughes H-4 Hercules

  • Guimbal Cabri G2

  • Bell 407

  • DG Aviation LS8-18

  • DG-1001E neo

  • Airbus A310-300

  • Hong Kong Kai Tak

  • Meigs Field in Chicago

  • Princess Juliana International in Sint Maarten

  • First Flight Airport, Kitty Hawk

  • First Flight at Kitty Hawk

  • San Juan Island Run

  • 1st US Airmail Route, 1918

  • Aleutian Cargo Run

  • Grand Canyon Scenic Tour

  • Transcontinental Speed Record

  • The Hell Stretch, 1918

  • Charles Lindbergh, New York to Paris

  • Hawai’ian Vacation

  • Flying blind across the channel

  • Meigs Field

  • Spruce Goose

  • Rome-Naples Airline Run

  • Sitka Approach

  • Monsoon

  • Caribbean Landing

  • Hong Kong at Dusk

  • Waimea Canyon

  • Mount Rushmore

  • Miami by Moonlight

  • San Francisco Sunset

  • Mendenhall Glacier Tour

  • 1950: Frontier Airlines

  • Alaskan Floatplane Pilot

  • Aerotow

  • Winch Launch Training

  • Winch Launch Training, Advanced

  • Basic Handling

  • Slipping Approach and Landing

  • Thermal Identification

  • Ridge Soaring