MSFS2020: Fw 190 A-8 Update 1.0.1 is now available!

G’day everyone!

We’re happy to roll out the Fw 190 A-8 Update 1.0.1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. This update delivers major updates to the sound and flight model, as well as various bug fixes and improvements. Additionally, we have fixed some issues that affected the aircraft in 2024, such as the LOD/disappearing meshes and intense windshield reflections. We have also modified the flight model for better compatibility with MSFS2024.

For instructions on how to update your aircraft, please read through our installation guide.

Art Updates

• Added weapons to Marketplace version
• Fixed weapon toggle to the FlyingIron Tablet
• Fixed Radio unit visibility issue
• Fixed fuel gauge design
• Fixed instrument lighting for 2024
• Fixed interior and exterior LOD issues in 2024
• Fixed interior windshield reflections in 2024
• Reverted livery thumbnails to non-Marketplace versions

Sound Updates

• NEW: Prop overspeed dissonance sound (prop tips breaking the sound barrier above ~3200 RPM)
• NEW: Ground roll rattles
• NEW + Improved: Attenuation models, tuning distance/spread/focus & filters
• Removed throttle foley sound
• Fixed MSFS viewpoint desync issues for 1-shot sounds
• Fixed start-up and shutdown sounds not triggering in all views
• Fixed AI/Multiplayer Fw 190 sounds not obeying volume settings
• Fixed looping engine cooldown sound
• Improved interior engine & prop spatialization and channel spread
• Improved wind dynamics, balance, and spread
• Re-added prop-wash wind and improved cockpit airflow sounds
• Propeller sound tuning improvements
• Improved ground-roll, rattle, and impact sound mix and balance

Flight Model & Systems Updates

• New governor logic linking RPM to Ata rather than throttle position
• Fixed bug in the new MP-dependent governor
• Major flight model update
• Updated ball coordinator to use native SimVar
• Increased fuel line volume and throughput to resolve starvation bug

Update Availability

The update will be available to 2020 & 2024 Marketplace users soon!

We hope you enjoy the update, and thanks all for your support!

• The FlyingIron Team