iniBuilds will be extending its product range and opening up a new branch called iniScene. This new development arm of the business will produce a variety of products starting with Shoreham General Aviation Airfield (EGKA) for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Shoreham Airport, also known as Brighton Airport, is located in the south of the UK and hosts a range of general aviation events and home to many pilots in the region. With plenty of iconic sites to see along the coast and with close proximity to London, it’s used often by a magnitude of pilots.

iniScene has said that the airport will feature “some amazing features” when it does release. Information for the product is extremely limited, but there was a few screenshots shared via the Facebook post.

Finally, Ubaid M, CEO of iniBuilds, confirmed that the development team will be making products for Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane 11 and Prepar3D. We’ll share more news when we have it.

A new update for the Magknight B787-9 has been released on X-Plane 11. The new update brings both the new cockpit and also the next-generation EFB. Furthermore, version 1.6.0 also brings full X-Plane 11.50 support (Vulkan/Metal) and a host of bug fixes.

The new cockpit brings high-resolution textures for the cockpit and cabin, along with more complex lighting for the cockpit. Modelling has also been improved to make sure that the dimensions of the cockpit is more accurate than before. In addition, the new cockpit brings new animations for all buttons.

As for the “Next-Generation EFB”, Magknight has included an all-new WTBAL calculator which will support various cabin configurations and load-outs. Also, a new takeoff calculator has been added which will take into consideration INTX and runway slope, max weight for the runway along with calculating automatic derate calculations and also trim calculations.

The new update is fairly extensive in also fixing a range of bugs that have been reported. For example, ACARS messaging formats have been rectified, along with numerous alterations to how the EICAS is handled in the simulator. A full list of those bug fixes and changes can be found down below.

The update is available now from the X-Plane.org store or via the Magknight updater tool. That said, the team are recommending that people update with a fresh installer due to the large file size and amount of changes.

If you haven’t picked up the Magknight B787-9 for X-Plane 11, you can do so from the X-Plane.org store for $44.95.

Whilst many developers appear to have a strong focus on Microsoft Flight Simulator at the moment, Orbx are continuing to bring new content for Prepar3D users. The latest in their long-line of TrueEarth products for the simulator will take fans to Southern California in the US. TrueEarth US Southern California will build on the existing products from TrueEarth and bring over 79,000 square miles of aerial imagery, millions of placed trees and buildings and also over 760 custom points of interest to explore.

The coverage area of the region is vast with it including coverage to locations such as Death Valley, Palm Springs and even Santa Barbara. The region is a great backdrop for those looking to explore VFR across such a large area between numerous Orbx hand-crafted airports.  All of the aerial imagery has been colour-corrected to match the surrounding area and scenery, and also includes night-lighting.

This is just the first preview of many coming from Orbx for the scenery package. We’ll bring you more details as and when we see them.

You can view the remaining previews over on the Orbx forums.