Arguably the biggest
Flight-Simulation event is taking place right around the corner just a few more
days from now, with alarge selection of big names that are presenting a
keynote or exhibiting at the event! From Laminar Research to PMDG, FSExpo is
essentially a gathering of almost all the major developers in the flight
simulation space, showing off their latest and greatest creations; it is a
tradeshow and conference. Although the venue will be packed with MSFS
developers, FlyJSim will be present and exhibiting as well as Laminar Research. Perhaps we are in for a few surprise announcements?
We’ve collated the developments towards the event, and here are our and the X-Plane
community’s thoughts and speculation in one place:
Laminar Research:
Laminar will be
exhibiting at FSExpo in stall #501. In a recent Facebook post, Austin alongside
with the rest of the dev team will be presenting a keynote to talk about Vulkan
integration and to show off what the team have been working on recently. The
talk will take place on Saturday at 10:15 in the morning.
Aerosoft:
Aerosoft will be
exhibiting in stand #504 and will be presenting a keynote on Sunday at 1:50 –
2:20pm. Winfried Diekmann, Managing Director/CEO of Aerosoft will be speaking
about the company’s development updates. Hopefully, they will have some solid plans for X-Plane!
Orbx:
There are exciting
developments surrounding Orbx, the recent reintegration of Turbulent Designs
back into the team means that more high-quality sceneries will sit in one
platform for ease of access. Orbx will be exhibiting as well in stall #101 We
have reached Orbx for information on what will be presented in FSExpo, whilst
no new products will be announced, they have informed us that two new products
will be showcased; Broome Int’l Airport for X-Plane, and England True Earth for
MSFS. One can ponder, what will be of Terraflorra when Orbx has their own HD tree textures.
PMDG:
PMDG has stated that
they have plans for X-Plane. They have also confirmed that a brand-new product
in development will be unveiled at the event, but we believe it’s highly unlikely that the
project to be unveiled at FSExpo will be catered to X-Plane. They won’t be exhibiting at any stand and they’ll be present at FSExpo for a presentation only. It’s possible
that the secret project could be a 787, judging from the little hint that PMDG gave (on
that they’ve been working on this project since 2008, which is coincidental to
the Dreamliner’s preparation and continued delays for the first planned maiden flight) and QualityWing’s seemingly rushed push to
release on their 787 for P3D v4 about two weeks before this event. [EDIT] But as PMDG stated in their announcement about “unveiling a new product line”, a new plane may not be what s in PMDG’s plans.
FlyJSim:
FlyJSim will be
exhibiting in stand #602 to show to the rest of the community what X-Plane has
to offer with their aircraft. No new information or content will be presented. However, patrons of FSExpo can freely explore FlyJSim’s 737-200 and their upcoming 727 V3.
REX Simulations:
Reed Stough has not
made it a secret that they are currently experimenting and developing something
for X-Plane, confirming that they are placing a “toe in the water” in the
X-Plane development scene. We’ve reached Mr. Stough for comment and he said the
team will definitely show and talk about ‘things’ at the show. Understandably,
they don’t want any information to get out until then. The team will be exhibiting in stand #601 alongside with Jetline Systems.
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If you’re attending the event, make sure to prepare and familiarise yourself with the action packed schedule:
FSEXPO SCHEDULE
And know where to go and visit with the Exhibitor space Floorplan:
FSEXPO FLOORPLAN
If you’re staying at the Flamingo Resort, do check out the Hotel Map:
FLAMINGO HOTEL MAP
Visit the FSExpo website for more information about the event: