X-Plane 12.4.2 Release Notes

Welcome to X-Plane 12.4.2 – a focused maintenance release with stability improvements, crash fixes, and an improved custom airport.

Notams

⚠️ Reminder from 12.4.1 – Please Update The Following Addons

Release Date: April 15, 2026

Note: This update is still in beta. “Release Candidates” are penultimate updates before the full release.

ATC

Avionics

Fixed a crash when using a secondary monitor for avionics display, such as the G1000 PFD

Graphics Engine

Fixed an issue where aircraft LODs (Levels of Detail) were not switching correctly with distance, causing only the highest-detail model to render at all ranges and leaving visual artifacts at maximum distance (XPD-17984)
Graphics engine improvements, including updates to the VMA allocator and Vulkan transfer coordinator for better performance and stability (XPD-17946)

Flight Model

Loading an in-flight situation file is now significantly more stable. Aircraft previously exhibited pitch oscillations and erratic behavior when resuming a mid-flight save (XPD-17832)

Scenery

Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (LFMN) – improved custom airport scenery with enhanced detail and accuracy. Many thanks to Matthias Gerstberger for this update!
Windsock indicated airspeed accuracy – windsock deflection now more accurately reflects actual wind conditions (XPD-17994)
Updated Global Airports with the latest approved submissions from the X-Plane Gateway.

User Interface & Controls

Fixed a crash when displaying “All Planes Altitude” in the Data Output window (XPD-17962)
Added a dedicated pause/freeze command for Tobii Eye Tracker users (XPD-17867)
Fixed the joystick configuration for the Honeycomb Echo Controller, as four buttons were not registering correctly and are now fully functional (XPD-17983)