Attention, Microsoft Flight Simulator pilots! Christmas is coming earlier this year, and your present has arrived! We are thrilled to release the long-awaited addition of aerial refueling to the Flight Simulator world. This is not just a nice looking feature — it’s real, and it’s a challenge that won’t be easy.
Prepare for the thrill of mid-air refueling with two options: the drogue system and the flying boom system. Choose your favorite aircraft and master the art of precision flying.
Over 50 aircraft are already configured and ready for aerial refueling, ensuring a wide variety of flying experiences. But that’s not all—you can make ANY aircraft compatible by simply setting the contact point position before takeoff.
We provide two tankers for your refueling missions: the KC-46 and the Il-78, and as a bonus, the MQ-25 refueling drone. The list of available tankers will continue to expand, so let us know which one you’d like to see next!
To accommodate pilots of all skill levels, we have implemented three difficulty levels: Rookie, Pro, and Ace. Each level is designed to fit different types of pilots—from casual flyers to advanced aviators, and true heroes ready for the ultimate exercise.
And that’s not all—many more features are on the horizon, so keep an eye on future updates.
And now sad stuff… We are still fighting with sim limitations, so not all features work as expected yet. The update landed on the MSFS Marketplace this week contains several bugs which may affect your flying experience:
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rookie mode does not work with helicopters and aircraft with small wing span (like F-16), choose different difficulty level to avoid it
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if you try to use AAR right after Airshow was installed or updated, tanker will not appear; that is SimConnect issue which we can’t avoid anyhow, but for the clearance warning message will appear in next update with further instructions
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some aircraft may have non-refualable tanks, which cause incorrect fuel indication and “infinity refuelling”
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tanker airspeed is incorrect compare to the selected value
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some airplanes (mostly by DC/SC Designs) has custom self-refueling script which activates when you engage built-in refueling probe or receptacle doors
But you know what is awesome? All these bugs were fixed already and a new update was sent to the MS for approval. So we are all waiting for next week’s Marketplace update with excitement. Happy flying!
Aircraft compatibility table: AIRSHOW AAR v3.6.0 aircraft compatibility - Google Sheets
Tutorial: AirshowAssistant - TouchingCloud - Microsoft Flight Simulator!
Ah, completely forget, we have increased the add-on price to $19.99. As a gratitude for everyone who has helped us during past development, it was on sale for $2 during Summer sale so I believe it’s a fair deal. Thank you!
