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@XPlaneOfficial
X-Plane
2 years
Quick X-Plane 12 Update: Weโ€™re currently packing up a build that we consider to be a candidate for public Early Access. Testing will likely start tomorrow and give us a better idea of timeline. If this Alpha build is accepted, we will be able open Early Access to everyone!
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X-Plane
2 years
X-Plane 12.00 is now final. ๐ŸŽ‰ Installer:
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X-Plane
3 years
Joysticks work too!
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X-Plane
3 years
The @Steam Deck expands your horizons...
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X-Plane
2 years
Happy Steam Deck launch, @valvesoftware ! X-Plane 12 will make the perfect pairing... ๐ŸŽ‰ @OnDeck
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X-Plane
3 years
X-Plane 12 with a preliminary cloud implementation.
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X-Plane
2 years
3D water + bathymetry data + beaches... Coming along! #XPlane12
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3 years
Stormy... #XPlane12 ๐ŸŒง๏ธ
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X-Plane
2 years
Dark and stormy... โ˜”๏ธ #XPlane12
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X-Plane
2 years
"Local Traffic โ€“ N12XP, short final runway 36." The last items on the release checklist are testing the servers and updating โ€“ expecting 24 hours or less at the point.
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3 years
Looks chilly but we'll take it... โ˜ƒ๏ธ โค๏ธ #XPlane12
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X-Plane
2 years
What do the physics of a microburst look like in X-Plane 12? A lot like this!
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X-Plane
3 years
The A330 in X-Plane 12 โ€“ coming along nicely! Wet pavement, too... #XPlane12
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X-Plane
2 years
We've come a long way...
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X-Plane
3 years
The Citation X. That is all... #XPlane12
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2 years
Fresh X-Plane 12 night lighting ๐Ÿ‘
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3 years
Puddles! #XPlane12
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3 years
Ah, LOWI... #XPlane12
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X-Plane
2 years
X-Plane 12 isn't just getting a brand new fighter... We've built a new carrier from scratch, too! Some elements (like deck-oration elements) are still a work-in-progress but it's already super fun...
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X-Plane
2 years
FlightFactor's fleet โ€“ up and running in X-Plane 12!
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X-Plane
2 years
X-Plane 12 Early Access โ€“ available now on .
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X-Plane
2 years
Austin, where is your mask and helmet?! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ
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X-Plane
2 years
Lots of work going into our new Airbus MCDU right now โ€“ exciting stuff!
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X-Plane
2 years
All aircraft in the X-Plane 12 leave wake turbulence behind as they fly โ€“ that includes your own aircraft, AI aircraft and even traffic generated by 3rd party plugins, too! Here are some more details.
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X-Plane
3 years
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X-Plane
2 years
Our fleet of static aircraft is getting some love in X-Plane 12 โ€“ here's a little taste!
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X-Plane
2 years
X-Plane 12 is now live on Steam โ€“
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2 years
D-AIKN zooming out of LAX.
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X-Plane
2 years
is temporarily unavailable for ummmm.....obvious reasons! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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1 year
oooohhhh hello!! Our team has put in a TON of work on our new MCDU for the A330 in X-Plane 12. We're excited to share more details soon.
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X-Plane
3 years
The @Steam Deck expands your horizons...
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X-Plane
2 years
Ahh... nothing like some VFR flying in the mountains! #XPlane12
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X-Plane
3 years
French Fries and glass cockpits don't mix. ๐Ÿ˜ ๐ŸŸ
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X-Plane
3 years
Look at all those pretty lights! The 737 now takes advantage of the new photometric lighting technology in X-Plane 12. This represents a huge jump forward for the sim and itโ€™s not just the aircraft new in v12 that will get the toys.
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X-Plane
3 years
Here's a quick weekend update from the X-Plane 12 team. โ›…
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X-Plane
3 years
Happy Friday, everyone! Here's a quick X-Plane 12 progress shot.
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X-Plane
2 years
The Rotate MD-11 has arrived! ๐ŸŽ‰
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X-Plane
3 years
Here's a fresh progress shot from our A330 team.
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X-Plane
3 years
Photometric lighting โ€“ what is it and why do we need it in X-Plane 12?
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X-Plane
6 months
The Flightfactor 777 v2 is on final for beta release, and it is looking stunning ๐Ÿ˜ For more information, visit:
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X-Plane
3 years
Custom X-Plane 12 drinkware: โœ…
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2 years
787 progress from FlightFactor. ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ‘
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2 years
Aerobask's fleet looks great in X-Plane 12. ๐Ÿ‘
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X-Plane
4 months
Breaking news: ToLiss is adding an A330 to their fleet! ๐Ÿ“ฃ Which subtype do you reckon it could be? Let's hear your best guesses in the comments! โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿค” #TolissA330
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X-Plane 12.05b1 is available now. With it? The Airbus MCDU. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ It's fantastic. Release notes here:
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X-Plane
2 years
Quick note on Steam โ€“ X-Plane 12 is in their review process now. No ETA yet but we'll let you know!
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X-Plane
3 years
KingAir touch ups for X-Plane 12. ๐ŸŽจ ๐Ÿ’ฏ ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ
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X-Plane
3 years
X-Plane 12 is up and running at the @flyhoneycomb booth at FSExpo. Cโ€™mon by and give it a try!
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3 years
Look who's just visited the paint shop!
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2 years
Frankfurt (EDDF) is coming to life in X-Plane 12. Great work, Jan!
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2 years
Frank Dainese's scenery has always held the uncanny ability to bottle the feeling of flying through idyllic alpine terrain. His new work for X-Plane 12 is no different! ๐Ÿ‘
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X-Plane
2 years
Some people like to listen to music or audiobooks while they work. We're not really "some people"... @flightradar24
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4 months
Improved turbulence is coming to 12.1.0 โœ… Reduced Intensity โœ… Randomised frequency to simulate eddies โœ… De-coupled gusting wind component โœ… Improved live-weather turbulence โœ… More aircraft control authority ๐Ÿ”œ New camera motion effects in a seperate future update
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X-Plane
3 years
Happy Holidays, X-Plane friends!
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X-Plane
2 years
The AirFoilLabs C172 NG is looking great in X-Plane 12! ๐Ÿ™Œ
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FSExpo already popping off... gonna be a fun weekend! See you there
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X-Plane
3 years
Baby fuel truck?! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ โค๏ธ
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X-Plane
5 years
We just got a fresh preview of the WorldJetways add-on, an upcoming SAM extension from Stairport Sceneries! This will bring animations to all default Gateway jetways in the X-Plane world.
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X-Plane
3 years
Early morning departure from Santa Monica into the sunrise. ๐ŸŒ„ #XPlane12
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X-Plane
3 years
Excuse the mouse cursor while enjoying the lovely sounds of our upcoming Cub in X-Plane 12.
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X-Plane
2 years
Can X-Plane 12 fly all night with real weather without crashing? Let's find out! Here's N844X zooming all around Texas with AI at the controls.
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X-Plane
2 years
Fresh from the paint shop: the F-14! #XPlane12
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X-Plane
2 years
Looking for the coolest summer internship ever? NASA is on the hunt for a student with X-Plane development experience to help them create a sim model of their SUSAN electric concept aircraft. Here are the details!
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X-Plane
6 months
12.1.0 will be our next update, and we've been cooking up something big. In our latest post, read up on some more details about what has been in development for X-Plane 12.
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X-Plane
1 year
X-Plane 12.06 is now in private testing. We can't wait to share the improvements with everyone!
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X-Plane
6 months
๐ŸŒ„ ๐ŸŒ‡ ๐ŸŒ†
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X-Plane
3 years
Quick Tip โ€“ The Baron engines in X-Plane 12 simulate engine flooding. That means that if you run the electric fuel pump for too long, you'll need to use the real world engine clearing procedure for a bit before the engines will start again. #NotABug ๐Ÿ’ซ
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X-Plane
3 years
Sidney, our rockstar Vulkan developer, is big into 3D printing in his spare time! Hereโ€™s his latest project.
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1 year
Our interview with FSElite from FSExpo talking 12.06 and roadmap should be out in a few days... Here's a preview. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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X-Plane
5 years
Your X-Plane Team is hard at work. Here's to a big summer!
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X-Plane
2 years
๐Ÿ“ธ: The Leading Edge Simulation DC-3 in X-Plane 12. Nice work!
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X-Plane
7 months
Developer Preview: Another exciting announcement, SkyCatsLab are delivering an ATR 72-600 to X-Plane 12! ๐Ÿ™Œ We have been sent some current modelling renders, and some early in-sim previews of the textures and systems.
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X-Plane
3 years
Coming to X-Plane 12: a brand new R22! ๐Ÿš ๐Ÿ๏ธ
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X-Plane
2 years
Let's goooooo!
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X-Plane
11 months
Whilst technically not yet a shipping feature... these volumetric lights have us breathless ๐Ÿ˜ Join us on Discord for more fantastic screenshots! :
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X-Plane
5 years
One of our big things for Vulkan is add-on compatibility. That's hard because most of them like to run OpenGL. ๐Ÿ˜But now it works! Here's the sim in running Vulkan with cockpit displays rendered by OpenGL with some trippy colors just for fun.
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X-Plane
4 years
Fresh photos from FlightFactor! Who knows what cockpit this is? ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ
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X-Plane
1 year
We had to give this landing a try... Nice work, Luke!
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X-Plane
2 years
Want to put the new weather system in X-Plane 12 to the test? 1) load up in a cold & dark aircraft, 2) set moderate precipitation and 5ยบF airport temp, 3) sit back and watch winter happen... Careful taxiing! ๐Ÿ˜‰
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X-Plane
5 years
X-Plane Mobile with Global Scenery is on short final, coming to iOS and Android devices worldwide today, December 9th, 2019. ๐ŸŽ‰
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X-Codr has upgraded their Denver (KDEN) scenery for X-Plane 12 as a future free update. Nice work!
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X-Plane
3 years
Love to see some good, realistic wear and tear on older airframes... Good work, art team!
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X-Plane
1 year
The new FlightFactor 777v2 may be a work in progress but it already has Philipp approval. ๐Ÿ’ฏ
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X-Plane
2 years
The Citation X in X-Plane 12 โ€“ Official Trailer
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X-Plane
2 years
Weโ€™re cutting the price of X-Plane 11 by 50% to $29.99. You might not be using this version for quite as long because X-Plane 12 will soon be available! NOTE: This purchase does not include access to X-Plane 12.
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X-Plane
3 months
It's finally here ๐Ÿ™Œ Welcome to the 12.1.0 Beta! Bloom, AA improvements, improved live weather, improved turbulence, improved rain, a new screenshot tool, new water turbidity, new particle effects, new G1000 pages, new EU autogen and SO MUCH MORE! ๐Ÿ˜ฐ
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X-Plane
2 years
How to Shoot Down a Chinese Spy Balloon (in X-Plane) โ€“
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X-Plane
1 month
That's a wrap! 12.1.0 is now fully released! Thank you all for the reports and feedback! With the amount of support and feedback you guys have given, we're truly blessed with an amazing community. Watch this space for the next few updates... โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘€
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X-Plane
2 years
Right place, right time.๐ŸŽˆ
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X-Plane
1 year
X-Plane 12.06b1 is available via the X-Plane Installer and Steam now. ๐ŸŽ‰ This is a preview of the work that we have been doing on VRAM optimization, cloud rendering (including cirrus clouds!), OpenXR support, ATC bug fixes and more. Release Notes:
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X-Plane
2 years
Here's a fun snippet from the scenery side of our X-Plane 12 development: โ€“ static aircraft now cluster in groups of the same airline. โ€“ aircraft selection is aware of how far the airport is from the airline's home base. โ€“ airport designers can assign gates to a given airline.
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X-Plane
6 months
Developer Preview: @FlyJSim are busy working on their 732 Twinjet V4, and have kindly sent us some early previews of what they've been up to! The Gravel-kit and UNS are making a long-anticipated arrival to X-Plane 12!
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X-Plane
6 years
X-Plane 11.30 is now final!
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X-Plane
2 years
Here are some notes on X-Plane 12 Early Access from our devs. (plus a beautiful shot from our friends at AirFoilLabs!)
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X-Plane
3 years
Curious what X-Plane 12 will mean for your favorite X-Plane Scenery Gateway airports? We have answers for you! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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X-Plane
2 years
Soooo....what's your favorite new aircraft in X-Plane 12 so far?
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X-Plane
2 years
An electric, zero-emissions sleigh?! Coming right up, Santa! ๐ŸŽ…
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X-Plane
3 years
Great work, MisterX!
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