Author: Just Flight News

15 November 2023

In partnership with Thranda Design, we are proud to announce a new product line featuring our General Aviation aircraft fleet for X-Plane 12!

This brand-new line of aircraft are being developed natively for X-Plane 12 and will be modelled with a plethora of new features while also taking full advantage of everything X-Plane 12 has to offer.

We'll be working our way through all of our existing X-Plane 11 GA aircraft to upgrade them to this new standard and we plan to have the entire product line completed in the next 12-18 months. We'll be sure to keep you updated as we make progress!

The first aircraft of this new product line is the Duchess Model 76, which should be ready to fly in the not too distant future. As you can see in the screenshots below and on the Duchess page, the biggest visual changes to these aircraft will be overhauled interior and exterior textures; these both now boast 8K resolution and incredible levels of detail, with crisp panel lines, accurate rippling of the skin and true-to-life weathering.

Our partners at Thranda Design are also implementing a large number of popular features from their own much-loved aircraft, including an EFB tablet, which removes the need for any pop-out windows that featured in previous version of the aircraft.

These new aircraft will also include 'Dynamic Liveries' that allow you to modify the colour schemes of two liveries almost in real time, and without reloading the flight! The wear and tear of the aircraft can also be adjusted using the tablet EFB so you can fine-tune the level of dirt and scratches to your personal taste.

On top of all this, six brand-new, high-quality 8K liveries are provided to really complete the exterior textures. Flight model improvements take full advantage of the new X-Plane 12 flight physics.

See the Duchess Model 76 page for all the details of the new X-Plane 12 aircraft and some more screenshots.

We hope this announcement comes as good news to the X-Plane community and we're looking forward to continuing to develop aircraft for X-Plane 12 into the future.

19 October 2023

Black Square's study level TBM 850 for Microsoft Flight Simulator has been getting some rave reviews since its release and now the v1.1 update for this amazing aircraft provides an even more impressive level of realism!

See below for a summary of the new and updated features - the full list can be found on the TBM 850 Support page.

Check out this YouTube playlist for the latest reviews of the aircraft and see the Black Square TBM 850 page on the Just Flight website for several tutorial videos and full details of all the aircraft features!


Major Aerodynamics Improvements

• Control surface dimensions now match the POH values
• Increased stability in gusty or turbulent conditions
• Increased propeller drag for less floating
• Correct propeller beta angle and smoother torque
• Improved torque & ITT tables for more accurate performance
• Increased take-off torque effects & accurate trim positions

Improved Icing Effects & De-icing Boots

• Inflating de-icing boots with accurate sequencing
• Ice on the windows will now crystallise from the outside-in
• Airframe ice will remain when leading edge ice is shed
• Heated cowlings will now de-ice separately

St. Elmo’s Fire & Static Discharge

• Airframe electrical charge calculation
• Windshield static discharge effects
• Static wick St. Elmo's Fire corona discharge

Functional Wheel Chocks

• Chocks will keep the aircraft still, so brakes can be released
• Chocks are retrieved and deployed in baggage compartment

Improved Exterior Lighting & New Strobes

• Brighter landing, navigation and taxi lights
• Landing light housing illumination visible from cockpit
• New disorienting strobe light bounce effect in clouds
• Solar calculations for smooth cockpit display backlighting

16 October 2023

PC Pilot magazine has taken a look at our new F28 Professional add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator in the new issue (No. 148, Nov/Dec 2023) and we're delighted to see that the reviewer was impressed with all aspects of the aircraft, awarding it a score of 96/100 and the magazine's Platinum Award!

Here are a few of the reviewer's comments:

"Just Flight has raised the bar with this excellent rendition of the Fokker F28. An authentic flight model backed up by high-quality visual detail and and superb systems simulation"

"Overall, the external model is superb and strikes the right balance between visual detail and performance"

"The attention to detail extends to the flight deck, which is an authentic recreation of the real aircraft"

"A very immersive and authentic sound environment"

"The documentation and resources Just Flight has made available are outstanding and one of the best I have seen for any third-party aircraft"

"Just Flight has done an outstanding job in recreating the look and feel of the F28. From a visual standpoint, the aircraft is superb, both inside and out."

Take a look at the F28 Professional page for full details of all the aircraft features!











Another highly complimentary review in this new issue focuses on the latest MSFS aircraft from DC Designs - the F-4E, F-4J & FGR2 Phantom - giving it a Classic Award with a score of 90/100:

"The producers have certainly done the F-4 justice, and while it's not technically a 'study level' aircraft, it's great fun to fly and provides an insight into the workload that F-4 pilots had to contend with. Believe me, it's well worth the investment and if you do, I'm sure you won't regret it."

See the F-4E, F-4J & FGR2 Phantom page for all the aircraft details!











As always, you can find out all about the contents on the new issue of PC Plot on their website!