October 15th, 2026 MSFS Weekly Briefing

October 15th, 2026 MSFS Weekly Briefing

Weekly Recap

Sim Update 7 is available on all platforms now! In case you missed it, you can read the full release notes on our website here. SU7 contains hundreds of fixes and improvements to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. As with every release, we encourage all simmers to share your feedback and vote in our forum surveys at this link.

Launching alongside Sim Update 7 is the new National Championship Air Races mode! To learn more about how you can compete in the world’s fastest motorsport in five adrenaline-filled race classes, read our featured story here and check out the YouTube trailer below.

We’re also thrilled to have recently hosted a roundtable discussion with five of the world’s best race pilots, one each from the five National Championship Air Races classes available in MSFS 2024!

  • Tammy Camilleri – Jet Class – Miss Independance

  • Rod Hewitt – STOL Drag Class – Angry Kitten

  • Steven Hinton Jr. – Unlimited Class – Bardahl Special

  • Greg McNeely – T-6 Class – Undecided

  • Tommy Suell – Biplane Class – Shake N Bake

You can read more in the Community section below about how you can watch this panel discussion when it premieres on Twitch and YouTube on Friday, October 16 at 1800 UTC.


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