X-Plane 12.2.1 Release Notes

This is the X-Plane update built with the community. In 12.2.1, we’ve brought your voice to the forefront – featuring a new wave of art assets chosen directly by community vote, this update is all about bringing your favorite ideas to life in the sim and unlocking the amazing potential of our scenery and gateway artists.

If you’ve ever wanted a say in how X-Plane evolves visually, this is the version that shows it’s working.

Let’s take a look at what you helped create!

Release Date: July 4, 2025

New Features

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.

Fixes and Enhancements

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

Removed Features

We have removed the following unused and old features:

• Removed the checklist feature
• Remove the text file feature

Technical Notes

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)

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