Here's the week in sim racing and flight sim, from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 October. Tap through to each full story for the details.

Fenix A320 Version 3

Fenix Simulations released Version 3 of its A320 family on Wednesday 21 October. Full story: https://laptolanding.co.uk/news/fenix-a320-version-3-everything-we-know

RaceRoom's Historic Update 2026, and Friday's hotfix

RaceRoom's Historic Update 2026 went live on Wednesday 21 October, adding Super Touring and Group 2 cars and four classic circuits. Full story: https://laptolanding.co.uk/news/raceroom-historic-update-2026-out-now

A hotfix followed on Friday 23 October. RaceRoom says client 0.9.9.11 fixes the menu memory corruption behind most crashes, makes standing starts release the whole grid again, and includes VR fixes.

Aerobask Falcon 8X public beta for X-Plane 12

Aerobask's Dassault Falcon 8X went into public beta for X-Plane 12 on Thursday 22 October. Full story: https://laptolanding.co.uk/news/aerobask-falcon-8x-x-plane-12

RENNSPORT Hypercar Expansion Pack

RENNSPORT's Hypercar Expansion Pack arrived on Friday 23 October, with four new prototypes including the Toyota TR010 Hybrid. Full story: https://laptolanding.co.uk/news/rennsport-hypercar-expansion-pack

MSFS 2024 Sim Update 7.1

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's Sim Update 7.1 (1.9.21.0) arrived on Friday 23 October and fixes the flight model issue from Sim Update 7 that was causing a decrease of drag. Full story: https://laptolanding.co.uk/news/msfs-2024-sim-update-7-1

Also this week: iniBuilds A350 v1.2.7

On Friday 23 October, iniBuilds released v1.2.7 of its A350 for Microsoft Flight Simulator, with LNAV and VNAV refinements, an updated flight model and performance improvements. iniBuilds also says a bug affecting the ISIS display is caused by third-party HUD-fix mods.

Coming up

RaceRoom's Super Touring Championship Season 2 starts on 5 November, with €5,000 in prizes and the Ford Mondeo and Peugeot 406.

Sources: Lap to Landing articles linked above; RaceRoom on Steam (https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1847286114036337); iniBuilds on X (https://x.com/iniBuilds/status/2113697866015514669, https://x.com/iniBuilds/status/2113738713843036302); RaceRoom on X (https://x.com/raceroom/status/2113608628691206163).

Images: RENNSPORT; Aerobask; Microsoft Flight Simulator.

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Two Hypercar Expansion prototypes racing side by side out of a corner in RENNSPORT, with trees and a grey sky behind.
RENNSPORT's Hypercar Expansion Pack arrived on Friday 23 October.Image: RENNSPORT
Close-up of the Aerobask Dassault Falcon 8X's rear fuselage and engine nacelle, registration F-HVIP, in X-Plane 12.
Aerobask's Falcon 8X went into public beta for X-Plane 12 on Thursday 22 October.Image: Aerobask
Two race planes, one yellow and one white, banking low over desert scrub in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 air racing.
MSFS 2024's Sim Update 7.1 arrived on Friday 23 October.Image: Microsoft Flight Simulator
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