Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Patch 1.9.3.0 ((new)) Jun 2026

The in-game VFR (Visual Flight Rules) map received functionality updates to help pilots navigate more effectively during manual flight. Technical Fixes & Performance Aerodynamics & Engines:

The aurora borealis didn’t just appear. It moved —curtains of green and violet breathing like living silk over the Alaskan panhandle. Patch notes had mentioned "improved atmospheric rendering." They hadn’t mentioned that the northern lights would now respond to solar wind data pulled from a NOAA satellite feed. Unbeknownst to Elena, Asobo’s silent hotfix had quietly tied real-time geomagnetic activity to the aurora shader. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 patch 1.9.3.0

Fixed energy formulas that caused inaccurate behavior and corrected altitude overshooting during descents. The in-game VFR (Visual Flight Rules) map received