Top 10 freeware Addons for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2023

[@paulkirkland3263]

Nice to see the FBW A320 still up there. They've done an admirable job, and almost the pioneers of major aircraft mods in MSFS.

[@calamityairlines9762]

In a world when people can't afford the Fenix, the guys at FBW provide an Incredible aircraft for free

[@tmi1234567]

@@calamityairlines9762 well they are different. The systems on the FBW are more in depth compared to the Fenix but the Fenix has more systems modeled. Also it's a320ceo vs a320neo

[@Septimius]

Please don't use shortened URLs. They could point to anything, and I'd prefer to know what the link I'm clicking is.

[@I_Evo]

I think Toolbar Pushback deserves an honourable mention, not been updated recently but still works great for me (despite some addons saying it may cause problems) and arguably still the best of it's kind out there.

[@Q8Pilot]

It was featured in my previous list of top 10, so I wanted to give other developers some exposure. Thanks for watching!

[@ViktorFromDK]

It is kinda buggy, causing lag after a couple of hours of flying and atleast with the PMDG and Fenix planes causes uncontrollable pitchdown events.

[@steveair7773]

@@ViktorFromDK bro you got some issues with that, i never had any problems with the pushback toolbar, flying the fenix a320.

[@C-141B_FE]

Kuwait never looked better ever since it was liberated. I remember hauling cargo in there in the military days. The people there were so thankful we never paid for a single drop of JP5.

[@astrospeed8187]

love to see the new intro keep up the amazing work dude.

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for the encouragement 🙏

[@SimulatedHuman]

Top 3 is rock solid and I totally agree.

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks!

[@defect2889]

thanks for the freeware reviews i will some of the a try

[@Schlaxim]

Great video as always!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@DanandDragons]

Thanks for the tips! Great vid

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@mogumogu3686]

Superb video Q8 pilot...👍👍 Thank you so much for these wonderful freeware reviews... Top quality as always....keep up the great work Sir.👏👏

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for watching, for your kindness, and support!

[@themtoniraniremaxbroker2447]

Many Many thanks for doing this! Great Stuff!!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@thordursigurjonsson7441]

Big thanks, great video :)

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching and for your support!

[@CarlosQuesadaR]

#1 doesn't even have touch down sound on external view. If you press F3 to increase throttle it goes full power etc, etc.

[@rymdskrotet]

Need to learn how to fly an airliner. Have been in the FBW 32NX for a cpl ot times, but it overwhelmes med... Or, its more all procedures around the flight that is tiresom: fiddling the computer, learning how to follow ifr with produceres etc. How did you learn (by practise is not an option, I take that for granted) - any good pages, videos etc?

[@harleygaddis832]

Check out 320 Sim Pilot here on youtube, he has great videos on the Fly by Wire A32NX Airbus

[@grantyoung3076]

Great stuff - where do I find the airbus helicopter? I don't see it in the FS Marketplace. Thx.

[@Q8Pilot]

flightsim.to/file/8970/airbus-h135-helicopter-project

[@grantyoung3076]

@@Q8Pilot Oh, I see this in the comments now...sorry about that. I thought everything was available in the fs store but I guess not. It's all a bit confusing.

[@borisglevrk]

exactly how good FSLTL works depends on where you live/fly In EU/NA it's really wonderful, but in Asia it's efficiency is highly reduced. First of all obviously we can't have as many liveries supported compared to EU/NA, and secondly MSFS currently has a bug that causes all number-registered (except nation prefix) planes to be referred to as tail number (such as "Boeing B-18657") instead of flight number. And in some areas of the world where they almost exclusively use number registrations, that means pretty much all the traffic.

[@Severo_ma_giusto]

Asians are noobs.

[@freddorey7983]

Are these only on pc or are they on x box aswell

[@slicker55]

No surprises here... all good stuff ... another great presentation... smash that 'like' button people... especially impressed with the sceneries

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching and your support!

[@slicker55]

@@Q8Pilot no probs...

[@theflightaware]

Very nice excellent video... thanks

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@oldRighty1]

Questions about fsltl - does it affect your framerate much (mid to decent hardware). And how does it work with you being in a sim - say I wanted to land at ORD, but the real world has planes landing every minute. Do I squeeze in? Do they ignore me or react to me, or do I have to find a gap?

[@Q8Pilot]

FSLTL will cost FPS but you can adjust the amount of AI to fit your machine's capabilities. AI traffic is not controlled so on a busy approach you might need to reset traffic or go around for another approach.

[@fvicbemb]

Great video, thanks. Will you be making one for X-Plane 12?

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching! Yes coming soon!

[@animaxima8302]

FBW traffic addon FSLTL adds live traffic to aig and will work with fs traffic

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes it does. Thanks for watching!

[@nikolasaev]

I was impressed by the Dubai Cityscape! Do you knwo if it is available anywhere? Paid or freeware? Thanks!

[@Q8Pilot]

It is freeware available here flightsim.to/file/35295/omdb-dubai-international-general-enhancement

[@Q8Pilot]

Oh the cityscape is payware from ORBX. Sorry!

[@veeceelol]

Why does my a320 not have the tablet in the cockpit?

[@rustyneedles3743]

@0:18 ... what is a "simmilator" ? ... or did you mean "simulator"? as in "sim(u)lator" ... let me guess, you pronounce "solder" ... "sodder"? too

[@rustyneedles3743]

@1:33 ... oh no you didn't? did you? ... just pronounce sky "dolly" ... sky "duly"? ... dude ... wtf is wrong with you? or is this Ai? a real human can't be that bad a pronouncing words right? ... right?

[@nexus888]

I believe dolly doesn’t support 3rd party plane exterior movements of spoilers, etc. As I fly Fenix and PMDG a lot this is important to me and why I didn’t go for dolly.

[@sander8928]

Nice title of the video, but why not list the addons in the description instead of naming it position 1, 2, 3?

[@Q8Pilot]

That's because people would not watch the video if the names were listed in the description =)

[@sander8928]

@@Q8Pilot Thanks for the reply, I get it :) For me that's actually a reason not to watch the video to be honest (but that's me). My take is that I would be interested in some add-ons that I have heard of and actually use to hear what your view is on it. I rarely watch video's from the front the back anymore actually as there is a lot of clickbait around. But as said, I can understand the motivation :)

[@PlxsmicX8460]

Guys, dont forget to hit like if you enjoyed"

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching! =)

[@osamamohd007]

Thank you for sharing

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for watching Osama and for your support!

[@AlexBoltonKing]

Great video as always. Interesting you said FSLTL.. is it worth swapping from Alpha India? Also are you going to be doing your Top 10 payware addons?

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes, FSLTL is the best AI in my view, so simply to setup and configure, and tick all the boxes.

[@aldoquatela6853]

@@Q8Pilot I tried fstl sincerely it's not so simple to install , second question you have to stay with the small window open when you press start in flybywghire , and every time you start again , you always have to enter the data , unless I'm wrong , but i followed the tutorial step by step

[@hectorjunk1935]

@@aldoquatela6853 I would find another tutorial. It's so simple. Install the FlyByWire Installer, Run. Install Models and then Injector. Done. You can create a shortcut to the Injector so you don't need the flybywire installer to run. When you run the Injector you have the option to change the current settings or just skip by pressing no, or you press enter on each option to keep the current settings. It's so easy, especially compared to AIG traffic.

[@aldoquatela6853]

@@hectorjunk1935 however, the window must remain open each time you use it

[@hectorjunk1935]

@@aldoquatela6853 You mean the Console window that the injector runs in. It's supposed to. Thats the only window that needs to be open. It's a console application and it shows the traffic that the application is injecting. Just leave it running in the background. Alt-Tab between MSFS and it if you want to see whats being injected.

[@Ste967]

Great video... as always happens!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@captaintom320]

FBW A320 is trully awesome :) they are also working on A380, but don’t know if it will be free as well

[@Q8Pilot]

The A380 will be free yes.

[@SimPilotMika]

Great video Q8! You’re lucky you get so many good free airports in the Middle East. The freeware Melbourne airport is atrocious, and it’s the only one outside the default one. I hope someone makes a better Melbourne before I start MSFS for the first time But at the same time… Melbourne Airport is pretty lacklustre in real life too 😂, I’ve been there many times and I don’t even remember what it looks like since there’s nothing uniquely special about it at all

[@tonyhorn2954]

Orbx has a Melbourne addon. payware but it looks decent. I've purchases Sydney and Brisbane and have been happy with it. And it is the city, not just the airport.

[@SimPilotMika]

@@tonyhorn2954 is that recent? I never heard of it

[@tonyhorn2954]

@@SimPilotMika Nope. Neofly has been around for a long time. I started with NF3 and have been on NF4 for nearly a year.

[@pumpkineater23]

I didn't seem to be able to download the free heli. I just get links to buy one and another to buy the action pack.

[@Q8Pilot]

Once you download the operations manager from the provided link, install it and then choose the H135 from the control panel.

[@msvidz6000]

Hey, what is the location in your intro? Looks nice…

[@Q8Pilot]

That would be 42HB by Parallel 42.

[@msvidz6000]

@@Q8Pilot Great, thanks a lot!

[@KeffelewAssefa]

Thank you

[@kinglionroar]

Real love it flight simulator ✈️ I wanna to how how learn it that wonderful

[@Heart_Burns_with-Love]

It's sky DOLLY, not sky DOOLY. Great stuff! Thanks!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for watching!

[@Klappdrache]

Would have loved to see Jumpseat Media Player in the list :) A must have for people, who like music all over the world :D

[@Q8Pilot]

I considered it, but perhaps in the next list. Thanks for making a suggestion.

[@davewills6121]

Its a flightsim, not a disco

[@Klappdrache]

@Dave Willson so you could just select the atc channels from bigger airports, listed there, too ;) or just don't install ist :D

[@kaw1240]

I think the freeware inibuilds A310 should be number 1 now over flybywire considering it is a free study level aircraft.

[@Q8Pilot]

No, iniBuilds are getting paid by Microsoft, FlyByWire isn't. So from a support perspective, I would rather support a completely freeware product here.

[@kaw1240]

@@Q8Pilot just because they get paid doesnt mean it isnt free to download plus tons of these high end 3rd party creators pay to get info or other stuff to make it. Either way its still freeware.

[@Q8Pilot]

@KAW you miss the point. I wish to support the developers here. Inibuild doesn't need support. They are paid for the job FlyByWire are not. Yes it's free but will not be here in my list.

[@wojtasssk]

"Vertigo features excellent 3D modelling and beautiful textures" - is't it base game model though, with customized flight model?

[@Q8Pilot]

Not not really.

[@anl6242]

Can you Share like this,for XP12?

[@Q8Pilot]

Coming soon!

[@dutchflightsimpilot7447]

We definitely miss Inib A310

[@Q8Pilot]

Not really suitable for this list as it is part of the sim and iniBuild has been paid by Microsoft for its inclusion.

[@kaw1240]

@@Q8Pilot still freeware though and made by a 3rd party so don't see why not

[@darrenberkey7017]

Umm... the H145 is not free. It's $42.99 on their website. I bought mine more than a month ago and it was $42.99 then as well. Where did you get a free one??

[@Q8Pilot]

The free one is available at Flightsim.to.

[@xualex]

👍👍👍

[@vigardin]

El airbus a320 está roto y no funcionan las palancas de aceleración ya que se quedan mal en el recorrido y no ajustan bien

[@Colorado_Ronin]

Can you talk a bit quicker. Had to speed up the video

[@allanj]

I don't see what's so special about Flow... it's just a redesign of the overlay menu......?!

[@Q8Pilot]

It provides much better user experience, as well as scripts if you opt to purchase the Pro version. Indispensable tool for flight simming.

[@allanj]

@@Q8Pilotbut how? I dont see whats the problem with the original one...

[@Q8Pilot]

@Allan Jensen That's ok, continue with whatever you prefer.

[@allanj]

Thought your purpose was to tell why we ought to use these addons but I guess not. Anyway, tried the free version now and that is definitely not interesting- purely a redesign- with an annoying ad every time you go flying!!

[@speechlessgaming1362]

Ladies and gelemen? @4:55

[@codigoetico5906]

este es un simulador para gente pudiente del barrio de salamnca..... los que vivimos en useras y otros barrios y ciudades normales tenemos el mejor simulador de gente con una economia normal osea EL X-PLANE11 lo demás es tirar el dinero si es que lo tienes

[@fadelemonorgodlydrxm5069]

Could you do payware version

[@Q8Pilot]

Sure

[@fadelemonorgodlydrxm5069]

@@Q8Pilot thank you tag me in it when you make the video

[@flyalaska1973]

The AIRBUS H135 is not free.

[@Q8Pilot]

It is absolutely free of charge.

[@vjc3818]

It's SkyDolly mate, not SkyDooly ;)

[@Q8Pilot]

Noted with thanks!

[@till-213]

@@Q8Pilot I can add to this: so while I am not a native English speaker myself the name „Dolly“ has two things it refers to: the first sheep that got cloned and that was named Dolly (coming from „black box“ - > „black sheep“ - yes, I know: this is somewhat a stretch ;)) and second it refers to camera dolly: just wait until Asobo gives us a proper SimConnect camera API that let‘s us place and rotate the camera freely ;) So in short, you would pronounce it as in „camera dolly“ or as in „Dolly, the cloned sheep“, whatever you prefer ;)

[@till-213]

Oh and thank you so much for the rating! May I link and refer to this video from the MSFS forum at some point?

[@Q8Pilot]

@Oliver Knoll Of course, Please go ahead. Thank you for the info.