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FSHud Air Traffic Control has officially launched version 1.3, bringing their most advanced traffic technology to Microsoft Flight Simulator and Prepar3D.
Version 1.3 offers essential features for an accurate ATC simulation, beginning with ground operations. In the real world, smooth and safe operations are crucial when aircraft are taxiing, crossing runways, taking off, or landing. Version 1.3 delivers the most precise ground operations yet. With FSHud - Air Traffic Control, users experience real ATC, not random events and aircraft placements.
During departure and arrival, FSHud - Air Traffic Control manages all frequencies, handling communications with both ground control and tower, and overseeing all necessary procedures and clearances. This makes it easy for newcomers and experienced simmers to focus on flying.
There is new integration of new traffic separation, speed assignment, and vectoring technology, which replicates real-world air traffic control practices. On approach, FSHud now successfully manages all communications between approach/departure control and the tower, considering runway availability and weather conditions.
One of the significant updates in this version is the redesigned user interface, which provides a more intuitive and user-friendly experience, with easier access to instructional videos and other information.
With the release of version 1.3, attention now turns to version 1.4. This upcoming release will feature new realistic voices to enhance auditory immersion and realism. Additionally, version 1.4 will introduce a speech recognition system to FSHud - Air Traffic Control, allowing pilots to interact with ATC using their voice, significantly enhancing the simulator experience.
If you want to get FSHud, you can do so from Flight1's website for $34.95 USD. You can also watch the video above to get an overview on the recent 1.3 update.

Developer Fly2High has released Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The airport is a public and military-use airport located about 8 miles northwest of Savannah, Georgia, and around 45 miles southwest of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The airport serves the coastal Georgia region and parts of South Carolina, including the popular tourist destination of Hilton Head Island.
Included with the product is hand-made textures, accurate modelling and plenty of surrounding detail. Fly2High also says that the airport has been optimised for good performance.
You can get your copy from iniBuilds for £14.99 (plus taxes).
Features
Accurate simulation of the nearest Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Hand-made ground textures (Runways, aprons, paths, roads).
Accurately modelled and positioned dynamic airport lighting.
Highly detailed models of all airport buildings, objects and surroundings
Good optimization of FPS

iniBuilds has issued a new update for Stansted Airport (EGSS), making it now version 1.0.7.
This update improves certain lighting LODs, adds the missing helipads, and resolves an issue where some gate numbers were not properly illuminated. The full changelog is below.
The update can be obtained through the iniManager right now. If you don't own Stansted, you can buy it from their store for £13.99.
Changelog
Replaced apron lighting to resolve short LOD lighting.
Added missing helipads
Replaced approach lights on RWY04 with custom version
Fixed issue with some gate numbers not illuminating correctly.

Developer Aviotek has shared some new details surrounding its freeware Frankfurt Airport (EDDF) coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator, including the release date.
The team shared a new post on their website that indicates what to expect when the product is released. They said that during the course of development, there were some new features and bugs that meant they had to remake from scratch various areas of the airport. This has resulted in a better product overall.
That said, Aviotek says that they are now close to release with this new product and shared a feature list. This includes custom animated jetways, detailed apron areas, terminal interiors (with an option to disable them), custom ground profiles and POIs and an up-to-date airport layout. You can see the full planned feature list below.
Aviotek say that they will continue to update this airport over time, including the yet-to-be-finished T3. Other areas will get a glow-up, making the product even better.
Finally, in the new screenshots provided, Aviotek revealed that the freeware airport will be released on June 14th 2024.
Planned Features
Full rendition of T1 and T2, including all concourses, remote stands, cargo areas etc.
Fully custom animated jetways and GSX profile
Extremely detailed aprons with custom vehicles and GSE, to be even more immersive!
Terminal interiors (option to disable them for better performance)
Custom ground profile, including taxiway overpasses and highway tunnels
Custom POIs around the airport area
Taxiway layout up to date, including new GA apron on the south
Custom HDR lighting
Much, much more, ready to be discovered by you!

A new product from SoFly has just been announced that will enhance the environmental sounds in Microsoft Flight Simulator. EcoSoundScapes adds, according to SoFly, hundreds of new sound variations, in many parts of the world to make the world feel more alive.
Jungles, cities, beaches, forests, towns and other locations will all benefit from this added new immersion. Over 200 airports have also been manually edited to now include added sound immersion. These effects are spatially aware, meaning if you move away from the location, the sound will fade away. All sounds have been created with high-quality recordings and developed using the latest WWise technology.
In addition to the new environmental sounds, a new in-sim menu will also accompany the product, giving simmers the ability to manually adjust preferences to their desire. You can control the master volume, or each individual sound type. Furthermore, if a sound isn't audible in the location you're in and you want to add immersion, you can simply press 'play' and let the product generate a bank of sounds for you.
SoFly says that future updates will also include new sound effects for aircraft and more generic environmental sounds as well.
EcoSoundScapes will be released on Thursday, 6th June 2024 via their own store and exclusively through Orbx. It will be coming to PC and Xbox via the in-sim Marketplace in the near future.
Features:
Adds new environmental sounds to Microsoft flight simulator
Hundreds of sounds
Jungles, cities, airports, beaches, forest and more updated
Control via the in-sim menu with master controls or granular controls for each sound type
Have effects play anywhere in the world thanks to the in-sim panel
Full volume and master switch controls
Placed in thousands of locations of the world
Fresh free updates with new uploads from third-party developers and community
Disclaimer: SoFly is owned by Calum (Co-Founder of FSElite). We are posting this as a news article to the flight simulation community. We are not endorsing, reviewing, or sharing any personal feelings on the product or SoFly. We will limit SoFly content to news articles.

A short 3-minute video from BlueBird Simulations has been shared on their upcoming 757 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The new video gives us a brief update on how development is progressing, along with previews of the sounds and lighting.
The first bit of news from BlueBird is a reminder that they will be presenting at this year's FlightSimExpo. They have a 20-minute presentation which will take place on Friday. Of course, FSElite will be on hand to bring you the latest news from the seminar as it happens.
Further into the video, we get to hear a preview of the sound effects for the 757. These have been made by Boris Audio Works and helps bring the airliner to life. After that, we see a new preview of the night lighting. The night lighting has been manually adjusted to ensure that the bloom isn't overkill.
BlueBird Simulations says that all lights (except the logo lights) can be tripped by the circuit breakers found in the cockpit. The reason the logo lights are not is because that circuit breaker is found in the electronics bay, which won't be modelled.
More information on the 757/767 will be coming during FlightSimExpo. Not got your tickets yet for the show? Here are 10 reasons why you should come this year (if not to watch all the amazing announcements on Friday!).