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Fellow Sim Captains,

It has been a few months since our last update regarding the progress of the Q400, and yes an update has been long overdue. Our silence primarily has been due to busy schedules amidst work and other life priorities. That being said, the Q400 is progressing quite well for MSFS 2020& 2024 and we have been spending a lot of man hours re-working the exterior model which we mentioned in our last post, along with updating systems functionality in the flight deck which is coming along very well. Our focus is not only on the overall visual quality, but providing an equal balance for systems implementation and overall performance within the simulator. Final corrections are being conducted for the exterior model based on the real aircraft specs, and collaboration with some real world operators.

Additionally, our plans for completing the Dash 300 are still a part of the roadmap which will begin a few months after the Q400 release. The Q300 as mentioned will be complete rebuild for MSFS 2024 only

We are providing some images of the exterior model progression, and also a short video of the systems implementation.
All of the images and video provided are a work in progress, and modeling on the flightdeck has not begun.

Coming soon!!

Carenado D228 for MSFS2024.

Some cabin and cockpit pictures.

Stay tuned for more details!

Huge day for the SkyHigh Network! Today, the SkyHigh Network held the SkyHigh Genesis Event, our first server test, where members of our staff team gathered to do the first group flight live on the Network. Routeing from Farnborough to Heathrow, we did some nice formation flying with the Airbus family, comprised of the A350, A330, and A320, over the city of London. It would be a lie to say that the test went completely smoothly (we did lose a staff member along the way 😆), but it was great fun and a good learning opportunity that we'll definitely use to improve the Network over the next few weeks!

This might not seem like a big deal; after all, you've been able to do things like this on other networks for literal decades. But, you have to keep in mind that major networks like VATSIM or IVAO have huge infrastructures and software that were built and continuously improved over the course of the last 30 years, starting in 1997 with SATCO. We did not. We also do not have thousands of dollars to pour into servers every month. Over the past months, we've been able to create from scratch all that infrastructure and software to run such a network with a basically server-less design. For us, seeing months of effort finally pay off and having a network that runs latency-free enough to precisely excute close formation flying is a great joy! And we hope you too are excited by this.

And for the ones that don't know yet what the SkyHigh Network is, we are a up-and-coming, completely free virtual aviation network, alternative to VATSIM or IVAO, that aims to increase realism and immersion by filling the human gaps with ultra-realistic AI pilots and ATC, and to create a knowledgeable community by making learning easier and more fun than ever!

You can join us for more info on Discord: https://discord.gg/5y7y26nuUk (Our website is under maintenance currently, but I will edit the post to provide the link once it is fixed).

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Hello everyone,

We wanted to give you a quick update on the Accu-Sim Legacy RG550. Development is progressing well, and we're now targeting a Q3 2026 release.

Over the past few months, Scott has made several trips back to the real aircraft to answer questions from the team. What starts as a quick trip to record a sound or verify a detail often ends with a familiar message:

"Guys, I just realized something..."

That "something" usually turns into another sound, another system behavior, or another little quirk of the aircraft that we want to bring into the simulation.

None of these discoveries have been major on their own, but they've added up, and the Accu-Sim Legacy is better for it. One of the advantages of owning and operating the aircraft you're simulating is that you never stop learning about it. Weeks, months, and even years of real-world experience continue to reveal new details, behaviors, and nuances, and each one is an opportunity to make the simulation even more authentic.

We're excited about what these additions bring to the Legacy and look forward to showing you more as development continues.

Thanks,

Lewis - A2A Simulations

Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

This is a dedicated FS2024 release, not a port. The aircraft has been rebuilt from the ground up to leverage the
simulator's new rendering and simulation capabilities, delivering visual and aerodynamic fidelity that was simply not
possible before.

Advanced paint & clearcoat rendering The fuselage uses FS2024's native clearcoat system with a paint-flake detail layer and real-time rain response, giving the aircraft a lifelike painted-metal appearance that reacts to light and weather.

Working windshield wipers with rain clearing Rain droplets form on the windshield and clear dynamically under the wiper blades, visible from both the cockpit and external views, at correct slow and fast
speeds.

Progressive weathering system The aircraft accumulates wear across flights. Brake dust builds on the belly underside, exhaust soot streaks the wings behind each nacelle, hydraulic fluid marks the pylons and flap tracks, and tyre wear darkens the wheels over time. Three independent dirt channels drive this, so each
type of wear evolves at its own pace.

Leading edge erosion Wings, slats, engine inlets and tail surfaces show realistic paint erosion and bare metal -- the hallmark of a hard-working widebody.

Icing & snow accumulation Structural ice builds on the leading edges in icing conditions. Snow settles on the upper surfaces when parked sub-zero and melts naturally as temperatures rise.

Emirates desert dust On UAE variants, fine sand gradually coats the upper fuselage, wings and nacelle tops to reflect real-world desert operations out of Dubai.

Native CFD aerodynamics Real-time computational fluid dynamics model the entire airframe, including all four engine nacelles, for accurate lift, drag and airflow behaviour across the flight envelope.

FS2024 Career Mode compatible Fully certified for Career Mode airline operations, passing all Initialization, Specialization and Equipment checks for scheduled commercial service.