MSFS SIM 2020 Update 8 Patch Notes (1.22.2.0) – February 1, 2022

[Microsoft Flight Simulator] MSFS SIM 2020 update 8 (1.22.2.0) is now available to download on PC, Windows 10, and Xbox. According to the official MSFS patch notes, the latest MSFS SIM 2020 patch 8 added the vast regions of Western Australia to the game.

Previously. a major update 6 added many enhancements to the region, including new aerials and elevation maps.

Today’s MSFS patch 1.22.2.0 will fix a few of these issues. Check out more details below.

What is new in Microsoft Flight Simulator update 1.22.2? – February 1, 2022

If you are playing on PC, some packages in your community folder may not have been updated and, as a result, may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behaviour.
Please move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title if you suffer from stability issues or long loading times.

World

  • Updated elevation data for Australia
  • Updated aerial imagery for Australia
  • Updated water mask across various locations

Improved Airport data on 100 airports

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Addition of more than 500 missing airports in game including 54 for Australia thanks to the Community:

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Optional World update content (via the in-game marketplace)

AUSTRALIA

Photogrammetry Cities

  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane
  • Hobart
  • Adelaide
  • Perth
  • Cairns
  • Darwin
  • Townsville
  • Mackay
  • Bunbury

Hand-Crafted Airport

  • YLRE – Longreach
  • YMBT – Mount Beauty Airport
  • YPBO – Paraburdoo
  • YSHL – Shellharbour Airport

Hand-Crafted Points of Interest

  • 1 William Street
  • 108 St Georges Terrace
  • 443 Queen Street
  • 568 Collins Street
  • Abbot Point Coal Terminal
  • Adelaide Oval
  • Albion Viaduct
  • Anzac Bridge
  • Aurora Melbourne Central
  • Australia 108
  • Bathurst Mount Panorama Racing Circuit
  • Bathurst Point Lighthouse
  • Batman Bridge
  • Bay of Islands
  • Bolte Bridge
  • Brisbane Skytower
  • Broadcast Australia Tower
  • Brookfield Place
  • Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
  • Cape Byron Lighthouse
  • Cape Cleveland Lighthouse
  • Cape Don Lighthouse
  • Cape Nelson Lighthouse
  • Cape Wickham Lighthouse
  • Cascade Dam
  • Central Park
  • Devils Gate Dam
  • Eureka Tower
  • Federation Square
  • Flinders Street Railway Station
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse
  • Gladesville Bridge
  • Gordon Dam
  • Grange Resources Port Latta Pier
  • Great Barrier Reef Activity Platform
  • Green Island Jetty
  • Hawkesbury River Rail Bridge
  • Houghton Highway Viaduct
  • Infinity Tower
  • Longitude 131° Lodge
  • Luna Park
  • Marvel Stadium
  • Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • Melbourne Grand
  • Melbourne Square
  • Mooney Mooney Bridge
  • Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory
  • Narrows Bridge
  • Ocean, 88 The Esplanade
  • One Barangaroo
  • Optus Stadium
  • Parkes Observatory
  • Paul Wild Observatory
  • Peats Ferry Bridge
  • Perth Arena
  • Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
  • Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility
  • Premier Tower
  • Prima Pearl Tower
  • Queen’s Wharf Brisbane
  • Queens Place North Tower
  • Rialto Towers
  • Siding Spring Observatory
  • Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges (Gateway Bridges)
  • Soleil Brisbane
  • South Sister Lookout Antennae
  • Split Point Lighthouse
  • Stadium Australia
  • Story Bridge
  • Strangways Springs Ruins
  • Suncorp Stadium
  • Swanston Central
  • Sydney Cricket Ground
  • Sydney Football Stadium
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge
  • Sydney Tower
  • Tasman Bridge
  • Telstra Tower
  • The Big Banana Fun Park
  • The Big Merino
  • The Big Pineapple
  • The Big Prawn
  • The Gabba
  • The One
  • The WACA Ground
  • Three Sisters
  • Townsville Port
  • Twelve Apostles
  • Victoria Police Centre Towers
  • Wadjemup Lighthouse
  • Warragamba Dam
  • West Gate Bridge
  • West Side Place
  • Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse

Bush Trip

  • Tasmania
  • Southeastern Australia
  • Sea to Desert
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Northwestern Kimberly Coast

Landing Challenges

  • Brisbane
  • Shellharbour
  • Mt Hotham
  • Katoomba
  • Mabuiag

Discovery Flight

  • Gold Coast
  • Sydney
  • Perth
  • Darwin
  • Melbourne
  • Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Download free Microsoft Flight Simulator update 8 on PC and Xbox One.

Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
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