FlightSimExpo 2023 is taking place in Houston, Texas this weekend, and the Microsoft Flight Simulator team will be there! Whether you’re attending the event in-person or taking part in the festivities remotely, we’ve got you covered with everything MSFS fans need to know to make the most of the expo experience.
At the Expo
Microsoft Flight Simulator Keynote
The MSFS Team will be delivering a keynote address in the DoubleTree Grand Ballroom at 5:00pm Houston time (2200 UTC) on Friday, June 23.
Meet the MSFS Team
The Microsoft Flight Simulator team has a large booth on the convention floor in the Waltrip Hangar (see floorplan image below). While you’re enjoying the expo, stop by our booth and say hello to members of the MSFS Team. We love meeting with the community!
Additionally, two of our development partners will also be hosting Meet & Greet sessions at the Microsoft booth:
Carenado
- Saturday, June 24 from 11:30am - 12:30pm
Working Title
- Saturday, June 24 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Sunday, June 25 from 10:00am - 11:00am
Product Demos
While at the MSFS booth, you’ll have the opportunity for hands-on experience with several great products from some of our hardware partners:
- High-end desktops and gaming laptops courtesy of MSI
- TCA Pack Boeing Edition, TPR Rudder Pedals, and T16000M HOTAS courtesy of Thrustmaster
- Eye Tracker 5 courtesy of Tobii
- Flight Simulator home cockpit courtesy of Next Level Racing
- Alpha Yoke and Bravo Throttle Quadrant courtesy of Honeycomb Aeronautical
Landing Challenge
Compete against other expo attendees for the top score in a Microsoft Flight Simulator landing challenge! The score leader at the end of the expo will win a Flight Simulator home cockpit courtesy of Next Level Racing (USD $799 value)!
FSExpo Bingo
Pick up a special Bingo card at the Microsoft booth then accomplish various challenges throughout the weekend to complete each square. At the end of the expo, we’ll conduct a random prize draw from all the fully-completed Bingo cards. Two (2) lucky winners will receive an Eye Tracker 5 courtesy of Tobii (USD $279 value each), and one (1) lucky winner will receive a flight sim peripheral courtesy of Thrustmaster!
Virtual Participation
If you’re not able to attend FlightSimExpo in person, there are many ways you can still enjoy the weekend from the comfort of your home!
FSExpo Virtual Pass
For USD $15, FlightSimExpo is offering an Online-Only Registration Pass which gives you video access to all the seminars for the entire weekend. The online pass even includes the ability to ask questions directly to the panel hosts from the chat! Can’t watch the seminars live? The online pass also allows you to watch video recordings of every seminar until July 31, 2023.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Keynote
We will be livestreaming our Keynote Address (5:00pm Houston Time, 2200 UTC on Friday, June 23) on our official Twitch channel. Thanks to the FSExpo organizers for allowing us to stream this session freely to everyone – no virtual pass is needed!
Community Fly-In
To celebrate FSExpo, our weekly Community Fly-In event will be a virtual trip to Houston, including a fly-over of the expo’s venue, the Lone Star Flight Museum! This is an open event available to all simmers of any skill level and on any platform (PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Cloud Gaming). Community Manager @SeedyL3205 will be leading the group flight on Twitch while Senior Community Manager @Jummivana will be reporting live from the FSExpo convention floor and interviewing some Microsoft Flight Simulator partners and community VIPs.
Best of all, Next Level Racing has generously donated a Flight Simulator home cockpit to one (1) lucky winner! During the Fly-In, we will conduct a random draw in Twitch chat. The winner must be present to claim their prize (USD $799 value).
The Fly-In starts at 1900 UTC on Saturday, June 24. You can watch the event and enter the Next Level Racing prize draw on our Twitch channel. For full event details, see our forum post here.