A roughly 661 MB update via the Microsoft Store or Steam.
The patch notes for multiplayer were surprisingly dense:
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Beneath the surface of the stunning Japan scenery, performed surgery on the aircraft themselves. The update touched nearly every plane in the fleet, fixing bugs and tweaking the flight model to reflect true physics.
Here is the most comprehensive breakdown of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 patch 1.9.3.0, exploring its monumental Japan expansion, hundreds of bug fixes, aircraft overhauls, and the community reaction that shaped the future of the platform.
A bug causing crashes for planes without fuel leak systems was resolved. User Interface (UI) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 patch 1.9.3.0
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Update 1.9.3.0 introduced one of the earliest major optimizations for the physics engine ("FMOD") and multi-threading.
One of the most critical fixes was to the . Asobo corrected "incorrect energy formulas" that had been leading to inaccurate autopilot behavior, specifically fixing an issue where the AP would overshoot the designated altitude during descent. Furthermore, the update addressed a quirky issue where a plane with no fuel leak system would inexplicably crash. A roughly 661 MB update via the Microsoft Store or Steam
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The Aesthetics of Incrementalism
Meanwhile, in a basement flat in Melbourne, retired air traffic controller Graham Whitlam noticed something else. Patch 1.9.3.0 had fixed a long-standing issue where AI traffic would vanish on short final. Now, as he watched from a virtual tower at YSSY, a Qantas 787 and a FedEx 777 executed a perfectly spaced parallel landing—something he’d never seen the sim do without stuttering or ghosting. He recorded it. Posted it. Within hours, the clip went viral under the hashtag #FinalFix. Here is the most comprehensive breakdown of Microsoft
For Steam users, the patch finally stopped the dreaded "Disk Write Error" that appeared when the sim tried to modify protected Windows folders.