FSA Shares Details Ahead of This Week’s FlightSimExpo 2026 with Microsoft Attending
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The article announces details for FlightSimExpo 2026, a major flight-sim community event. Key highlights include a Friday evening #FSExpoFriday announcement session (1700Z) where Microsoft Flight Simulator and other major developers will reveal new products; a show floor running Saturday–Sunday with 70+ interactive exhibits; seminars on the FSElite and SayIntentions.AI stages; combat sim competitions; X-Plane developer workshops; and aviation career mentoring. Attendees can expect behind-the-scenes airport tours, networking, and first looks at upcoming aircraft, scenery, and platform features.
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FlightSimExpo 2026 is now just a few days away, with this year’s edition taking place from June 12 to 14, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in Minnesota. Once again organised by Flight Simulation Association, FlightSimExpo is one of the largest events of its kind, and a new press release detailing the show has now been shared.
Photo: Saint Paul RiverCentre
This article covers the latest from this press release, but you can find our previous FlightSimExpo coverage in several other written articles. We’ll provide a summary of our plans in the coming days.
The three-day event begins on Friday, June 12, with several pre-event activities taking place before the main show opens.
FSA says hundreds of attendees are expected to take part in workshops, classes, and behind-the-scenes tours at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, as part of the event’s tours and experiences offering.
#FSExpoFriday
The #FSExpoFriday will begin at 1700Z, which is when all the latest product reveals and announcements will take place.
Many big names are expected to share their latest here, including Microsoft Flight Simulator, Vector, Synaptic Simulations, Aerosoft and more, and you can watch the announcements live through the FlightSimExpo YouTube channel.
Show floor
The main FlightSimExpo show will run from 1400Z to 2300Z on Saturday, June 13, and from 1400Z to 2000Z on Sunday, June 14.
The exhibit hall will open to the public on Friday at 2130Z, including the show floor and all the new products, developers and the interactive exhibits.
FSA Captains with tickets will also be invited to the FlightSimExpo Banquet this Friday evening.
FlightSimExpo 2026 Floor Plan
Exhibitors and seminars
Alongside more than 70 interactive exhibits, this year’s hall will feature seminars on the FSElite and SayIntentions.AI Stages, the Grinnelli Designs Combat Arena, National STOL flying workshops, aviation career mentoring, X-Plane developer workshops, and the Media Partner Lounge.
The Combat Arena from Grinnelli will host simulated air combat competitions and airshow-style performances, and the National STOL workshops will be delivered by real-world Short Takeoff and Landing pilots.
Professional Pilots of Tomorrow will also be offering aviation career mentoring throughout the event.
The X-Plane developer workshops will offer attendees a closer look at aircraft and scenery development going on for the platform, and the Media Partner Lounge will host meet-and-greet opportunities…
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