[image] An Update From HPG We first want to thank the Microsoft Flight Simulator community for your support, patience and feedback since the release of the H225 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Hype Performance Group and Microsoft have agreed that Microsoft will transition... …

At least we have the explanation about the status of HPG team and future. It comes late but it is better than never. I hope that the team will be able to take over / hand over the original lead developer, and that they will find an agreement to transfer the H145 / H160 code ownership !

I do hope all is well with Dave and that they HPG can come up with some sort of agreement with him so they can carry on developing the H145/H160.

The Statement about some code being in Daves hands might explain why the afcs is completely gone since the last update in the h225, if that part of the source code never made it to the new team. If that is true lets hope the new team can either get the code or can rebuild an afcs system.

I commend HPG for this statement and I hope they can get things together sooner rather than later. The situation with code ownership and the general state of the H225 is a real bummer. I also hope that “new development team” that was mentioned will be able to properly fix and upgrade the aircraft be…

Reading Steve’s statement, I can kind of understand why things dragged on for so long. Dave‘s development skills and constant communication on their Discord were the reasons that made the HPG H145 so outstanding. I don’t think HPG will be able to replace him. Will be interesting to see who takes ov…

Really thanks for the explanation, no problem at all, sure the new team will develop a great aircraft again and a new AFCS if necessary in months or a pair of years. And the former developer will recover from his sadly mental/body illness sure, and get back again to HPG if he decides it, and thanks…

Thankful for HPG eing honest and putting out this statement regarding the H225 and all the issues and drama behind the scenes.

Is that the only 1st party dev to present explanation/apologies for the state of planes/helis they delivered at release ? HPG are really good, I hope they will be able to update the 145/160 with the new dev, especially in msfs 2024

With this update from HPG I really feel the need to put this here. I was aware that Dave had left, but I sense there’s more to what Steve isn’t telling us, and it feels like a big piece of the puzzle is missing. My guess is that money played a role, and Dave likely reached his limit with Steve. I al…

Agree. My own experience in business tells me also that money may have played a significant role, especially when HPG was making a deal with Microsoft. It will certainly be interesting to hear the version of Dave and to see where he will reappear. Hopefully soon as his helicopters were fantastic!

An Update from HPG Regarding Airbus H225 Development

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CD0139 April 13, 2026, 1:25am 13

Probably better to just post on this thread as HPG are no longer involved.