YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF: TOP 5 AWESOME FREE Addons FOR MSFS 2020 (2023)

Introduction

In this video, we will check out 5 Free Addons you may not have heard of and, as usual with all our TOP 5 videos, stick around to the end of the video for our BONUS featured addon.

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Video Links:

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✈️ Next Level Racing HF8 Haptic Seat nextlevelracing.com/
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✈️ Sofly Weather Preset Pro (Discount 20% Code ausflightsimmer20off) Pro: geni.us/SoFly
✈️ Pilots Life - Chapter 2 geni.us/aplc2

✈️ Big Thanks to our friends over at JUST FLIGHT for supporting the channel. geni.us/JUSTFLIGHT

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Products that I recommend for your everyday Flight Simming Content Creators(affiliate links):

✈️ Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/ag5ads
✈️ Vidiq: vidiq.com/ausflightsimmer

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Video

In this video we're going to check out five free add-ons, you may have never heard of for Microsoft, flight simulator, and you should have think about putting them in your simulator.

As always, with all our top five videos stick around to the end of the video.

As we have a bonus feature add-on, so let's jump into the video share with you is based on my own experience and the add-ons I regularly use it during my day-to-day simming.

You won't see any recommended aircraft in there.

This video will leave that one for another time stay tuned towards the end of the video, as we have a bonus flight Sim add-on that didn't make the cut, but I thought it was worth a honorable mention kicking off with our number five, which is the cinema.

Brief panel, this allows you to download all the important information needed for your flights without looking at another screen or leaving the simulator.

The panel sits inside your Microsoft flight simulator menu at bar with other add-ons, and it's only one click away from accessing all the important flight data.

The panel split into a few at different tabs, such as summary, payload weather and raw data, making it easier to find the data you need for the different parts of the flight.

The simbrief panel works well with VR, and it's really handy if you're simming from one screen or your second screen is taking up with all other add-ons.

The simbrief panel is a basic add-on, but it goes a long way to simplifying and making it easy to access.

Your needed information during the flight - and this is why it's made at my fifth spot on the list number four on the list - is custom views for almost every aircraft or airplane.

If you're bored with the default camera views in the Sim or you don't know how to create your own custom camera views in the cinema, this next add-on will save you a lot of time, and it is for you, this custom view add-on, adds a nine custom.

Camera views for most of, if not all the default aircraft from the SIM from it, the standard to the premium Deluxe versions of the Sim and at most third-party aircraft, including all the well-known developers such as a Sobo Aerosoft, got friends pmdg at justflight, Coronado and ini Builds are just to mention a few and the nine custom.

Camera views include a Eve B if the aircraft have ones a left of wing with a front and back a right wing with front and back straight view above the dash instrument, view cockpit view overhead panel View and copilot.

The developer on this add-on is very active and adds a new aircraft on a regular basis, and you shouldn't have to wait too long before you see a new release.

Added to the category custom views for almost every airplane saves a lot of time and provides some awesome camera Vantage points, and this is why it's made my number four spot on the list you may have heard me mention in another add-on, video about simbits world, a Pilot Life 2, which is a career add-on where you take the role of a buddy in first officer, airline pilot and work.

Your way up the chain to Chief pilot in a world Elite Airline.

This add-on aims to be a simple two-click process for generating up to 10 routes based upon up-to-date schedules and taking account filters that can be applied, such as departure, Airport arrival, airport airliner and aircraft type and the duration and distance that you would like to choose from.

Taking all that into account, if you just feel lucky, you can just hit the generation flight button and see what comes your way.

Random flight generator is very easy to use.

It also includes, in brief integration option with 576 airliners and up to 150 000 routes included that that has in its database to generate these flights.

This random flight generator will have you fly into a new destinations that you've never been before and exploring this Cinema like no ever - and this is why it's made my third spot on the list hold in place with the strap add-on, includes at 50 plus Central announcements For many airliners around the globe and enhances the immersion of the simmer by you being able to hear the announcements that you would hear in the cabin through the cockpit.

This app itself allows you to scroll through and find the airliner that you need for your flight, or you can just search using the included search engine.

There is many well-known airliners included in this add-on, such as a a EasyJet American Airlines, a British Airways, a condo Air, France, Air Canada and Air New Zealand.

Just to mention a few.

The developer has a requested list as well over on the flightsim.to page.

If you have a favorite airliner, not included, you can request for it to be added at a later date.

This is a simple but effective add-on that adds great immersion to the Sim, and this is why it's made my second question: a big thank you to a protest.

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The team that makes a different add-ons for flight controls such as honeycomb a scitec and velocity over a variety of different aircraft, including Boeing, Bae system, citation at visionjet TBM, just to mention a few.

The current add-on I'm using at the moment, is the protest Sims new dual action: Boeing 737 add-on for the honeycomb; Bravo, which features a detender flap and a speed brakes.

This really improves the immersion and realism of my flights for oddsfleximid viewers.

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Moving on to our bonus add-on, the reason why this one hasn't made the traditional list, it's actually a website and not an add-on.

You can install.

That being said, I use this website for most of my flights, and I felt it was a worthy mention which is meta TAF website.

There is many websites that can give you the meter and tough information, the main difference with this website.

It provides a visual representation of the information which is great for newcomers to the Sim or for you to process the information on the Fly.

The meter will visual your wind direction, your q, a to cloud and also the rain.

This website includes a easy search option, which requires just the airport Ikea.

You can even put in a city or airport name, and it should be able to come up or even just search on the map.

I use this website for both my airliner and GA flights and that's why I've included as a bonus.

Yes, it's not an app, but it's something that I use each and every fly, and I think it's definitely worth a mention and it's made the bonus round before we jump into our number one on the list.

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We've been mentioned add-ons such as we love VFR power lines and solar Farms.

If you love those add-ons this next one is a great addition to the Sim and it complements both of those add-ons as well.

Project lifts adds chair, lifts, gondlas and cable cars to the simulator.

The majority of the northern hemisphere has been included with other countries coming online.

All the 3D models have been optimized include full PBR, texturing and the team have even included night lighting at some of the ski slopes.

Some of the 3D models that have been included with the add-on is custom chairs, custom, gondolas, custom, cable cars and custom cable cars with the cabins.

The statistics are staggering when it comes to this add-on, as they have 20 000 plus lifts 150 000 plus pylons and 430 000 plus chairs and 630 000 total objects.

I haven't seen any FPS.

I dropped with this add-on and it ties together so well with the power lines and solar Farms add-on and also we love VFR project lifts is a great addition to the Sim and enhances the immersion, especially for VFR flying, and that's why it's made my number one Spot of my top five add-ons, you may have not heard that you probably should be using in your simulator today.

Links for all the add-ons are found in the description below, and we would love to hear your thoughts on these add-ons if you used them before in the comments below.

If you like these videos, please hit the like button and consider subscribing to the channel for more flight Sim content, if you haven't already done so, we also stream as well and if you've missed our last add-on.

Video I'll leave a link up here.

So you can check that one out and I will see you over there.

Thank you.

FAQs

How do I install Microsoft Flight Sim addons? ›

Launch Microsoft Flight Simulator. Go to Options > General Options > Developers > Turn "ON" Developer Mode. Go to Developer Toolbar > Tools > Virtual File System > Packages Folders > Open Community Folder. This will open the location the Sim is reading for mods and also the location which is determined in your UserCfg.

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What is the best add on aircraft for MSFS? ›

Aerosoft

REDWING SIM L-1049.
Salty Simulations B747-8.
Freeware ATR 72-600.
Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Boeing 247d.
Bombardier Global 6000.
Embraer 170/175.
Embraer 190/195.

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How can I make my MSFS 2020 run better? ›

How to improve the performance

Your system is close to the 'minimum' requirements.
Your system is close to the 'recommended' requirements.
Switch to the dedicated Nvidia GPU.
Switch to the dedicated AMD GPU.
Switch to "High Performance" power settings in Windows.
Disable Power Monitoring apps.

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What is the best career mode for flight sim? ›

When it comes to all of the career mode options out there, NeoFly is likely the most innovative. It's a one person project, however, which means it's a little rough around the edges. Unlike our other two recommendations, it's 100 percent free with paid optional expansions.

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Can you buy add ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator? ›

Provides additional functionality for Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox. Some Marketplace content may not function correctly without the Add-on Support installed. This content requires a game (sold separately).

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Why is Microsoft Flight Simulator not downloading from Microsoft Store? ›

First, try signing out of the Microsoft Store. Click your Profile picture at the top right, click your account then sign out. Restart your computer, launch the Microsoft Store app, sign in again, then attempt downloading again. If the problem persists, Run Windows Store Apps troubleshooter.

What is the most realistic airliner in MSFS? ›

Fenix Airbus A320-200 (the most realistic study-level airliner on MSFS so far, it's an A320ceo with a never before seen simulation depth. A lot of love has been put into graphics and sound too. Examples: You will even see brake fans rotating. The GPU cart gets louder when more flight systems are turned on.

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Why are planes in Microsoft Flight Simulator so expensive? ›

Real (i.e. Level D) Flight Simulators are expensive to build because they use real versions of a lot of the hardware on the Flight Deck. Being Flight Hardware, this is not surprisingly very expensive.

Does Microsoft Flight Simulator make you a better pilot? ›

They can teach a pilot a lot, but in the eyes of the FAA, they're still no substitute for the real thing. In my experience, I found that building a home flight sim and investing in a semirealistic interface was helpful in terms of mastering the basics of a real plane's control surface.

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Why is MSFS so blurry? ›

Poor filtering settings.

This can result in textures looking excessively blurry when viewed at an oblique angle. To fix this, try each of the different filter modes (bilinear, trilinear, anisotropic) to see if any of them perform better.

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What is the best RAM for MSFS? ›

16 is sufficient for MSFS after SU5, before that it was more of a RAM hog. Go for 32 if you want to splurge (and it does seem like you want to splurge). 64 would likely gain you literally nothing compared to 32, even with ton of addons and background programs. I have 64GB of RAM on my i9 10900K with an RTX 3080.

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What is the most realistic flight simulator? ›

If you're looking for an incredibly realistic flight simulator, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better option than X-Plane 11. The game features true-to-life cockpits of dozens of different airplane models and detailed 3D scenery for more than 13,000 “living” airports around the world.

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What is the highest level flight simulator? ›

Level D is the highest of these, representing the most sophisticated and accurate simulators most commonly used by airlines.

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Is the 777 in MSFS? ›

According to the feature list, the addon comes with realistic animations, high-resolution textures, a highly detailed and accurate 3D model, and a set of four liveries.

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How to install MSFS liveries? ›

You need to locate and open the folder named Community. Check this guide, if you can't find your Community folder! Extract the folder contents of the downloaded livery into your Community folder. Start the game and your liveries should be available!

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How do I update my Microsoft Flight Sim on Xbox? ›

Press the Start button  on the taskbar, type store, and open the Microsoft Store app.
Select Library.
Under Updates & downloads, check if there are any updates available for the Xbox app or Gaming Services app. If an update is available, select Update.

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How do I download Microsoft Flight Simulator update? ›

Microsoft Flight Simulator FAQ

Launch Microsoft Flight Simulator.
On the main menu, head to the Marketplace.
Select World.
Then click on World Update (See all)
Click on the Update(s) you want to install.
Click on Get & Download.

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