In the VFR map, include state lines, and country borders for easier naviagation.
Actuallly, there are such better maps available on Flightsim.to. or Sky4Sim that the in game VFR wont match. At least for years.
I believe the sim could benefit from having an actual map with state/country divider lines on it along with possibly major highways/roadways.
Call me crazy but there seems to be many people who could benefit from knowing where they are in relation to the terrain. Which has honestly become a frustration for some in areas they are not familiar with.
We are at a point now in the sim where this option should be considered especially for people on xbox who cant just “download a mod”. Sure the VFR map is helpful, and in a lot of scenarios, is the only option for pilots in some planes. Those days are kinda in the past with current technology though and not having this as at least an option in a software such as this seems limiting for many.
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It doesn’t help Xbox users, but many 3rd party trackers include this, as does my (free) flight planner.
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It would be nice to know what IRL pilots rely on.As far as you don’t see borders from the cockpit I wonder if they use maps,with state borders, on their EFB
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Here’s an extract from the actual FAA sectional VFR maps at Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border, viewed in the popular EFB app Foreflight. The state line is marked, running vertically through the lake and then taking a diagonal turn.
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Something like the moving map you see on planes as a passenger would be lovely.
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It looks quite detailed! Not comparable with the LittleNavMap "political “map” which is very basic on showing the state borders. I searched for Foreflight in Google and noticed that you have to pay for it but didn’t find the the costs.
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Beware it’s not cheap, it’s a real pilot EFB app so it costs $$$ 
However the FAA sectional maps are published for free and should be available in any major mapping tool and multiple web sites like SkyVector. I’d be surprised if LittleNavMap doesn’t include them as an option already.
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Thank you for the information,This satisfy my curiosity of what IRL pilot uses on their EFB.However,I’m not going to spend a fortune for a nice to have (in my case) software.
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IRL pilots have a variety of navigation options, and FAA charts like shown are one of them. So are ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, and a myriad of other air carrier specific EFBs. If you don’t want to spend the money on something like ForeFlight or Garmin Pilot (I use Garmin Pilot these days, but used to use FltPlan Go), FltPlan Go is a real-world, high-quality, free app that will allow you to use FAA Sectional or Low/High Enroute charts on your tablet or phone. You can connect it to FS2020 and have your EFB next to you with maps, charts, and airport information. It’s what most of us do in the plane, now. If you fly outside of the US, you’ll need to go a little deeper.
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Hi, FltPlan Go looks promising. Had a look at their internet site and,as you said, I have to investigate further because I’m mostly flying over Europe .Thanks a lot for the tip.
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For those with navigraph they have both a simple world map that shows borders as well as complex vfr maps not unlike the example from ff shown above.
I voted for this. Why? Because I shouldn’t have to install third party programs, which have their own learning curves and extra features I don’t want nor need, just to get one very basic bit of detail added.
I’m sure those add-ons are great for those wanting all those extra features, but it’s not for many of the rest of us.
I agree such a map should come default.
I’m just saying while we wait for it a lot of people have navigraph already for the charts and airac cycle, they may not realize that for a few months now it also includes pretty nice maps for VFR flying.
Just revisiting this topic as i feel this should be considered going forward and possibly for FS24.