WestWind Virtual Airlines

The 12.2.0 beta period has ended and was pushed out as a public release yesterday. You no longer need to tick the beta box (LR Direct users) or subscribe to the beta (Steam users).

I don't do betas, but I have upgraded to the lates release. Always hoping to see more scenery objects with new releases, but not this time.

I had skipped the last two X-Plane 12 betas because I needed a stable simulation for various tasks I had going on.
I was surprised at the flak I received for complaining about the many false advertisements about X-Pland 12.2 being released when it was just a beta update. I had to appeal a couple of bans on the Facebook page. Won both, as I explained to the administrators, the post was not clear about the update beta status, and sounded like the official release, that you did not need the beta box checked.
Now I am the bad Guy for holding them to a higher standard.

BTW, Bob, have you switched over to the X-Plane Identity yet?

Sean McConnell WWA659 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:21 pm BTW, Bob, have you switched over to the X-Plane Identity yet?

???

Okay, I take it you haven't yet,
It is the login button in the upper right portion of the main menu It is preparing for the in-game store, where all your purchases will be tied to your digital key

I know you do not use betas, but here is a preview of what is coming for 12.2.1
Public Beta 12.2.1-B1 - now available.
Airports
New custom build airport called Zermatt Helipad (LSEZ),
Updated version of our Gateway Airports.,
Many additional library objects for airport designers,
Fire Trucks, Cherry Pickers, Construction Vehicles, Police SUV Cars, Grass Runway Markings, Compass Roses, Colored Polygons, Hangars & Utility Sheds, Class F Jetways, New Apron Lights, Mobile Helipads, Angled Roofs, Added weather effects to all flat roofs,
General
New setting to disable mouse wheel zoom separately for external and internal views (Settings -> Accessibility). Additionally, you can now assign a modifier key: this means zooming will only work while holding that key, helping to prevent accidental zooming during regular mouse use.,
Birds will no longer cause damage unless “birdstrike” is set on the failures screen,
Hardware Support
Thrustmaster: Full support for the new SOL-R 1, Thrustmaster’s next-gen Flightstick, designed specifically for flight simulations.,
MOZA: Full support for MOZA’s impressive new line of flight simulator hardware. This release supports the AB9 FFB Base with the MH16 Flightstick, the MTP Throttle, and the MTLP Panel.,
SimFlight Services: Support for the rotAIR modules from SimFlight Services, enhancing your sim experience with high-fidelity input.,
ATC
Added support for continual circuits (touch & go)
General
Save the last airport the user was on ground at instead of the last airport overflown for “Resume Flight”
Fixed various translation issues
Technical Notes for Linux: Fixed an issue when using the Steam installation of X-Plane on Linux, when Steam was installed using a snap package. Please note, that snap installations are not supported by Valve (XPD-16840)

Sean McConnell WWA659 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 2:28 pm I know you do not use betas, but here is a preview of what is coming for 12.2.1

Based on this, maybe I should hold off on updating any more of our XP12 hub airports until this release.

BobSturm wrote: ↑Fri Jul 04, 2025 2:34 pm Based on this, maybe I should hold off on updating any more of our XP12 hub airports until this release.

I thought you would be interested
You are the one in charge of X-Plane scenery, so that is your call. And here is the link to the official press release https://www.x-plane.com/2025/07/whats-n ... DB6RiIu6Tg