A preliminary update for DVD users is available here. If you all could report back to us if the update works on your side we would appreciate it and it would accelerate the official release of this update.
I can confirm this had downloaded and installed okay for me. Not tried a flight, but confirm the new 135 is there 
Thanks for posting!
Hi gang,
ORBX are holding a 40% off Election Special sale for US products - this includes their 4 US airports for Aerofly FS2.
No affiliation with them, but I have all 4 of these and they're excellent - terrific fun to explore with the R22.
https://orbxdirect.com/category/north-america/afs2
If you can only get 1, I'd recommend Meigs - both for the historical Flight Sim element, but also for the fun of whizzing around all those lovely skyscrapers in VR
I know I'm being impatient, but any ideas when the non-Steam version will be available? Just dying to get my hands on some new helo fun
I keep dabbling with all the other major sims out there. Some are great, some are not so great. But, I always end up sticking my Rift S back on and heading back to FS2, and that always puts a BIG smile on my face.
There's simply nothing else out there that has such immersion and is such FUN to fly
Looking forward to the new update for the DVD version and the added helo fun.
My only wish is that more people knew about you guys and bought into it - mainly because that might drive more add-ons. But, I'm happy with what I have and for that, a big THANK YOU to all the devs, third party devs and awesome freeware devs.
ViewTracker is a good option too, works with a webcam:
Yes, there's quite a few similar ones, but this one appealed as it needed no additional hardware (assuming you already have the phone, of course!)
Thanks, I sent a help request email.
Port 4242 didn't work? If not, worth checking in OpenTrack:
Under Input, it should be set to "UDP over network", then click the spanner icon to the right of that - that'll show you your port number that you'll need to enter into the app. At that point you should be able to tap Start in the app, Start on OpenTrack and the Octopus should start moving when you move your head
I tried it and I have no wiggling octopus indication. Is the 5555 port (in UDP over network) a sensible entry?, I did the long command prompt entry.
I have only a vague idea what the ports are about.
I think my firewalls are now open.
I put an opentrack exclusion in my PC’s Deepguard virus scanning program.
The port for mine was 4242 - think that's default as I don't remember changing it.
Sounds interesting can you show a web link to find out further information please, thanks.
Sure - here's the Reddit link from which I first heard about it - https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/co…st_week_i_went/
This is a direct link to the App Store - https://apps.apple.com/de/app/smoothtrack/id1528839485?l=en
Hi gang,
I've been having a play with SmoothTrack, a new iOS app released yesterday, that provides Head Tracking with only an iPhone/iPad (I think Android is coming, too) and the free OpenTrack software. I got it primarily to try with "that other sim", but I'm happy to say it also works a treat in FS2. It only currently works with certain iPhone models, so check the requirements beforehand.
It's currently half price until the end of the month. I paid £4.99 and it's at least as good as my £85 TrackHat and I don't need to wear a hat or mess with the lights and curtains in the room.
I've no association with the dev, just wanted to spread the word.
Agree with all the comments re VR. It knocks spots off any multi/wide monitor solution I've ever tried.
Also agree with the comments re Oculus/Facebook. My current Rift S will be my last Oculus device, unless this decision is reversed, but that's no problem. Other options are available.
And please. please, please - the ability to search for an airport
A new helo! SIDS! STARS! I’m happy
Many thanks! Spent a good few holidays there
It's literally the first note in the change log: https://www.aerofly.com/dokuwiki/doku.…rsion_changelog
Which just proves how much I look at documentation... 
Pro-Tip: Activate the camera on the lower EICAS screen by pressing the CAM button in the EFIS control panel in the glareshield
There's a camera?! Off to have a look
And another heli from IPACS with that R22 quality would be VERY welcome, I also hope for floats and a landing light for the R22 and other aircraft, I really miss that for flying at night....
+1 for another heli (or 3)
Unlike most flight simulators, the Aerofly FS2 is easy to get started with (Plug and Play). Yes - you can even let the co-pilot complete and show you a flight from takeoff to landing. IPACS knows what they are doing - and they are doing it in their own way. We do not need more of the same (FSX / FSX-SE, P3D, X-Plane) - but rather something unique.
This is one of FS2's main strengths for me. I do like other sims, but I also spend a LOT of time faffing about with them rather than "flying". Sometimes, like last night, for example, I'd spent about half an hour messing with settings in another sim and thought I'd just fire up FS2 for a spot of flying in the R22 around the wonderful freeware Hawaii - and I ended up with a big grin on my face. And that, surely, is what it's all about? Just enjoying it. If you're not enjoying it (FS2, or anything else), stop and go do something you do enjoy
I know I harp on about what's coming next as much as the next person (probably more) but I am learning (slowly) to just go with the flow and enjoy what we have right now. Anything we might get in the future is just a bonus.
dont worry , i owned the g1 reverb and i am pretty shure the g2 is a true next gen vr headset , i have all flight sims but most time i use dcs
i also impressed by the microsoft hate, i dont understand why some people here in the forum thinks the microsoft programmers for the flightsim were idiots and the graphic engine is cheesy and only the ipacs programmers were capaple of doing wonders with their graphic engine, and for the vr support for the microsoft simulator i am pretty shure that i see first the vr support before i see the secret big suprising updates for aerofly here
From what I’ve seen, the Microsoft Flight Simulator devs have done a remarkable job. I’m not detracting anything they’ve done and I seriously want to try it out. However, by definition, any VR added to it will be an afterthought. From all the examples I’ve seen of all types of software, VR only works really well when it’s baked in to the product from the start. When added as an afterthought, compromises will always have to be made. It’s simply unavoidable unless you throw it all away and start again.
For me, helo’s and VR are an absolute minimum requirement for me to want to spend any time with it.
Regarding the G2, yes, that does look like a good upgrade over current VR kit. I was just curious you mentioned it in the same sentence as the sim, given the sim doesn’t have VR.
deluxe premium edition+hp reverb g2 preorderd, im very optimistic that we see vr support for the mircosoft flight sim this year, its under the top ten priorities
Interesting choice. I hope you didn’t buy the G2 for use with the MS sim (unreleased hardware that won’t work with currently unreleased software), given it’s only currently on a wish list. And that means any VR support, if it comes, won’t be optimised as it’ll be an afterthought. If it goes from “we’d like to have it one day” to fully working and complete within 5 months, I’ll be mightily impressed. And, given it’s taken them 5 years to get this far...
Please at least rename this topic to the official product name to avoid confusion with our Aerofly FS 2020.
The Microsoft product is not officially called FS 2020!
My apologies - will rename
