We're inching ever closer to the release for Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is due to launch on PC (and as part of Xbox Game Pass) on August 18. If you need your hype plane refueled we've embedded the most recent jaw-dropping 4K trailer after the jump. Also there, details on what the Closed Beta update brings.

Here that refresher.



The update, available now to all Alpha Testers, brings the version of the game to 1.6.13 (Closed Beta). With the following updates that give a good indication of what to expect in the final release.

NEW CONTENT

9 NEW AIRCRAFT

The following airplanes are now available to fly.

Piston Aircraft

Aviat Pitts Special S2S
Extra 330LT
Flight Design CTSL
Icon A5
JMB Aircraft VL-3
Robin Cap10
Zlin Aviation Savage Cub

Turboprop Aircraft

Textron Aviation Beechcraft King Air 350i

Jet Aircraft

Textron Aviation Cessna Citation CJ4

3 NEW BUSH TRIPS
Bush Trips are a set of activities which test your navigation skills and have you flying long-distance across remote locations.

Breckenridge to Mariposa Yosemite – Nevada – Savage Cub
Los Cerros to Cochrane – Patagonia – X Cub
Rijeka to Santorini – Balkans – Cessna 172 Skyhawk SP

4 NEW FLIGHT TRAINING TUTORIALS

Flight training teaches you how to fly using a Cessna 152.
Traffic Patterns – Maneuver safely around a busy airfield
First Solo Flight – tackle a traffic pattern on your own
Navigation – Follow a flight plan from point A to point B
First Solo Navigation – Fly from A to B entirely on your own

22 NEW LANDING CHALLENGES

Famous - Well known locations and challenges that are well within reach. Focus on fundamental landing techniques, precision and smoothness.

Jackson – KJAC, USA – Cessna Citation CJ4
Llanada Grande – SCLD, Chile – Cessna C172 Skyhawk (G1000)
New York – KJFK, USA – Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Nice – LFMN, France – Beechcraft Bonanza G36
Quito – SEQM, Ecuador – Beechcraft King Air 350i
Rio de Janeiro – SBGL, Brazil – Airbus A320neo
Sydney – YSSY, Australia – Airbus A320neo
Toronto – CYTZ, Canada – Daher TBM 930

Epic - Face the most iconic and dangerous places to land in the world.

Aspen – KASE, USA – Cessna Citation CJ4
Bugalaga – WX53, Indonesia – Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX
Lukla – VNLK, Nepal – Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX
Paro – VQPR, Kingdom of Bhutan – Airbus A320neo
Saba – TNCS, Caribbean Netherlands – Beechcraft King Air 350i
Saint-Barthelemy – TFFJ, French Antilles – Daher TBM 930
Tegucigalpa – MHTG, Honduras – Airbus A320neo

Strong Winds - Strong winds make a pilot’s job even harder. Contend with air currents and crosswinds along the approach path to ensure a good landing.

Donegal – EIDL, ireland – Beechcraft Bonanza G36
Funchal – LPMA, Portugal – Airbus A320neo
Gibraltar – LXGB, United Kingdom – Airbus A320neo
Innsbruck – LOWI, Austria – Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Nanwalek – KEB, USA – Cessna C172 Skyhawk (G1000)
Nassau – MYNN, Bahamas – Daher TBM 930
Queenstown – NZQN, New Zealand – Cessna Citation CJ4

The update also brings Track IR support to the menu, Cockpit camera, and Chase camera. For those not in the Alpha Tester program, Closed Beta invites are being sent with the full Beta to begin on the 30th.