FS2020: World Update II: USA (WU2)
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World Update II: USA (Patch 1.11.6.0), also referred to as WU2 within the community, was a world update for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) released on the 24th of November, 2020.
On June 14th, 2022, a second USA update got released called World Update X: USA.
Airports
The following hand-crafted airports were added:
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ()
- ICAO: KATL
- Friday Harbor Airport ()
- ICAO: KFHR
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport ()
- ICAO: KDFW
- Stewart International Airport ()
- ICAO: KSWF
- Lower Loon Creek Airport ()
- FAA LID: C53
Points of Interest
- Chimney Rock (Chimney Rock State Park, NC)
- Crazy Horse Memorial (Black Hills, SD)
- Pilgrim Monument (Provincetown, MA)
- Fort Jefferson (Key West, FL)
- Washington Monument (Washington, DC)
- US Capitol (Washington, DC)
- White House (Washington, DC)
- Wright Brothers National Memorial (Kill Devil Hills, NC)
- Mount Rushmore (Black Hills, SD)
- Biltmore Estate (Asheville, NC)
- Devils Tower (Black Hills, WY)
- New River Gorge Bridge (Fayetteville, WV)
- United States National Arboretum (Washington, DC)
- Bixby Creek Bridge (Big Sur, CA)
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge (Virginia Beach, VA)
- Sunshine Skyway Bridge (St. Petersburg, FL)
- Mackinac Bridge (St. Ignace, MI)
- Navajo Bridge (Grand Canyon National Park, AZ)
- Astoria-Megler Bridge (Astoria, Oregon)
- U.S. Grant Bridge (South Portsmouth, KY)
- Lowry Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis, MN)
- Lewis and Clark Bridge (Prospect, KY)
- The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge (Sault Ste. Marie, MI)
- Fort Knox (Fort Knox, KY)
- Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark (Oakley, KS)
- Coronado Heights Castle (Lindsborg, KS)
- Ellis County Courthouse (Waxahachie, TX)
- Monument Valley (Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ)
- El Capitan (Yosemite National Park, CA)
- Cliff Palace (Mesa Verde, CO)
- Shiprock (San Juan County, NM)
- Haystack Rock (Canon, OR)
- Half Dome (Yosemite National Park, CA)
- Dworshak Dam (Clearwater, ID)
- Hoover Dam (Black Canyon, NV/AZ)
- Oroville Dam (Oroville, CA)
- Alcatraz [water tower and lighthouse only] (San Francisco, CA)
- Fort McHenry (Baltimore, MD)
- Rainbow Bridge (Niagra Falls, ON)
- Glen Canyon Dam (Page, AZ)
- Las Vegas Strip [nightime] (Las Vegas, NV)
- Confederation Bridge (Borden-Carleton, PE)
- Johnson Space Center Houston [visitor center] (Houston, TX)
- Kennedy Space Center Florida [visitor center] (Merritt Island, FL)
- Pearl Harbor Memorial Site (Honolulu, HI)
- Mauna Kea Observatory (Hilo, HI)
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory (Green Bank, WV)
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Rigs
- Airport Graveyard (Tucson, AZ)
In addition to the USA world update, several fixes and improvements have been added to the sim. Thanks to players' feedback, we are continuing to bring content and adjustments to Microsoft Flight Simulator. Please find below items on which we've been working on for this update.
Performance and Stability
- Several crashes were fixed to improve overall stability of the title
- Optimization on photogrammetry loading
- Offline air traffic aircraft are now properly removed at a long distance. This caused a performance degradation over time.
Airplanes
From handling and flight model improvements to auto-pilot fixes, a general review of all planes has been made for this update.
Airliners
- Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental fuel consumption issue fixed
- Airbus A320neo fuel consumption issue fixed
- Reduced yaw oscillation on the Airbus A320neo by further reducing yaw gain
General Aviation Aircraft
- Pipistrel Virus SW121: Fixed – Cruise speed adjusted (previously too low) in the aircraft selection menu
- Cessna 152: 5% more elevator authority
- Cirrus SR22: The mixture control is no longer set to automixture
- Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan EX: Invisible spoiler removed
- EXTRA 330LT: Engine reactivity increased
- EXTRA 330LT: Fixed full castoring tail wheel animation and allowed up to 90° rotation
- Robin CAP 10: Allowed 90° range of motion for full castering rear wheel
- On Garmin glass cockpit equipped aircraft:
- Added visual notification on PFD when deactivating AP
- Flight director is now automatically turned on when AP is enabled and cannot be disabled
UI
- The data consumption value calculation has been fixed
- Fix input feedback on some devices
- The livery name should now be correctly displayed in the menus
- The weather image in the flight plan should now be correct in all cases
- Some accuracy for the live time have been fixed
- Fixed an issue that prevented the checklist eye button to be selected
- The Bush Trip menu should no longer freeze
- Switching from online to offline in the menu should no longer freeze the title
- Fixed some behaviors that resulted in having the World map search not responding
Input
- Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant default preset has been added [GA Twin engines configuration]
- CH Throttle Quadrant default preset has been added
- CH Flightstick Pro default preset has been added
- CH Combatstick default preset has been added
Activity
- The logbook should now properly log unfinished flights (either via return to main menu or via landing and shutting down the engine and master)
- The landing challenge target should now be properly displayed after restarting the activity
World
- Streetlights of smaller streets and roads should now be displayed more randomly
- Workers on an airport should no longer randomly freeze and stop being animated
Gallery
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - United States World Update Trailer
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - USA Update Before and After
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - United States World Update Comparison
- Microsoft Flight Simulator- USA World Update – Points of Interest
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - World Update 2 Release Date (And WHY It's Needed!)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator - VR Beta Soon, World Update 2 USA, Garmin Improvements