What’s new in 12.4.3? | The VR Update
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X-Plane's 12.4.3 update adds Apple Vision Pro support with spatial computing features including passthrough rendering, hand-tracking, and gesture controls, positioning it as a premium training solution when paired with physical cockpit packages. The release also introduces mixed reality capabilities that blend the virtual cockpit with the user's physical space and room-scale anchoring, plus general VR improvements for users with compatible headsets running OpenXR extensions. The update emphasizes how these features enable more immersive and natural cockpit interaction compared to traditional screen-based or standard VR approaches.
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X-Plane 12.4.3 – The VR Update is now available! Let’s take a look inside…
We are very excited to announce the public beta release of the X-Plane VR update. This update includes many improvements for VR users across all headsets, as well as the Apple Vision Pro.
Let’s grab a nice cup of coffee or tea and see what’s included.
Apple Vision Pro
With Apple Vision Pro, X-Plane enters the era of spatial computing – where the cockpit is no longer confined to a screen, but exists around you. Instruments, controls, and the world beyond the windshield are rendered with remarkable clarity and depth, allowing you to interact with your aircraft in a way that feels both natural and immediate.
This is not simply VR – it’s a fully realized spatial environment, where simulation and reality blend seamlessly, and flying becomes something you truly inhabit.
For our X-Plane Pro Customers, this is the simulator solution you’ve been asking for. Combine this with RealSimGear Flight Sim Packages for the most powerful training environment available.
X-Plane 12.4.3 – Apple Vision Pro support includes
NVIDIA CloudXR Foveated Streaming
Spatial Tracking via AR Kit
Full Pass-Through Capability
Custom Masking
Hand-Tracking
Gesture Controls
UI Wrist-tap functionality
Watch Apple Vision Pro In Action
X-Plane 12.4.3 running passthrough with an Apple Vision Pro. The physical cockpit is demonstrated with the
RealSimGear SR7X Home Package
Try Today!
Download the FREE companion app from the App Store for the Apple Vision Pro! X-Plane can then automatically detect and connect to your Apple Vision Pro.
VR Improvements
We’ve brought VR Improvements to everyone in this release. If you have a headset that has the relevant openXR extensions, you can also enjoy the following features!
Mixed Reality
In 12.4.3, X-Plane introduces Mixed Reality for the first time – bringing the simulator into your physical space in a truly transformative way.
With passthrough rendering and precise room-scale anchoring, your cockpit can now exist seamlessly within your real environment, blending virtual and physical worlds with striking clarity. Interfaces remain visible and interactive, allowing you to stay connected to both your hardware and the simulation at once.
It’s a fundamentally new way to experience flight – where your setup, your space, and the aircraft come together as one. We’re really excited to see how this unlocks user cockpit setups!
Handtracking & Gestures
VR interaction has…
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