Why Your Landings Were Broken: MSFS Sim Update 7.1 Is Live! (1.9.21.0)

Sim Update 7.1 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is officially live (Build 1.9.21.0), and it directly resolves the critical aerodynamic drag calculation bug! If your descents and landings over the last few days felt completely uncontrollable—like your aircraft turned into a frictionless dart—this update is for you.

In this video, we break down the emergency Sim Update 7.1 hotfix, why aircraft couldn't slow down on standard 3° descent profiles, the restored National Championship Air Races (NCAR) lobbies, and the Marketplace bundle freeze patch. We also dive into the newly released Sim Update 7.2 Beta (Build 1.9.22.0), covering extreme helicopter rotor over-RPM under realistic turbulence, camera toolbar UI desyncs, and SimConnect memory crash fixes for hardware users.

⚠️ Quick Tip: Experiencing long load times or crashes after updating? Don't forget to temporarily empty your Community folder!

Did the drag fix resolve your floating landings, or are you running into the new helicopter turbulence bug in the 7.2 beta? Let me know in the comments!

⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:12 Sim Update 7.1 available 01:37 Sim Update 7.2 beta

🔗 Official Release Notes & Discussion: - Release Notes: Sim Update 7.1 [1.9.21.0] Now Available - Microsoft Flight Simulator https://www.flightsimulator.com/su71-release/ - Release Notes - SU7.2 Beta 1.9.22.0 - October 23, 2026 - Sim Update 7 Beta | MSFS 2024 / Beta News - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-notes-su7-2-beta-1-9-22-0-october-23-2026/779467

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