Microsoft Flight Simulator: World Update 6, Reno Air Races and more revealed

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On the occasion of this year digitally, Gamescom 2021 Microsoft published numerous details on the upcoming updates for the Microsoft Flight Simulator.

In World Update VI you can look forward to the regions of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which attract new 3D models of the cities of Basel, Graz and Vienna. In addition to the beautiful Alpine panorama, about 100 Points of Interests and some airports such as Lübeck, Stuttgart, Klagenfurt and St. Gallen are integrated. New Discovery Flights, Landing Challenges and Bush Trips can be downloaded together with the rest of the package from 07. September.

Parallel to the World Updates, a new aircraft series named Local Legends is started. The beginning makes the legendary Junkers Ju-52 from 1930. For this purpose, in addition to a high-resolution scan of the original aircraft, one of the few pilots was consulted, which has flown one of the last machines of this type.

The cooperation with the grandson of the original developer Hugo Junkers provides additional authenticity. You can withdraw with the Junkers Ju-52 from 07 September at a price of $ 14.99.

The cooperation with the company Volocopter lets you experience the future of flying. The air taxi Volocity is similar to a helicopter, but works purely electrically and represents Volocopter's vision of urban air mobility. For Microsoft, it is also the first step towards the introduction of helicopters in the game many of fans. The Volocity Air Taxi will be published in November this year.

In addition, the Reno Air Races Expansion Pack was announced. Together with the Reno Air Racing Association (Rara), the fastest motorsport events in the world are implemented: Stihl National Championship Air Races. Many of the aircraft can fly up to 500 miles per hour, which corresponds approximately 805 km / h.

With friends and pilots from around the world with these flight races, which play themselves at a height of 50 (about 15 meters) to 250 feet (about 76 meters) above the ground. Let's start in autumn!