X-Plane 12.4.3 Release Notes

Welcome to X-Plane 12.4.3 – The VR Release!

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Apple Vision Pro Support requires a dedicated FREE app from the App Store
Hand-Tracking and Eye-Tracking is only compatible on headsets with the required Open-XR Extensions
Meta Quest 3 is not natively compatible with Hand and Eye-Tracking (Due to OpenXR software limitations with the headset)

Release Date: May 8, 2026

Fixed default ATIS transmissions to include transition altitude/level and RVR information regardless of distance from the airport (XPD-18013)
Improved call sign and gate suffix pronunciation (XPD-17820)

Fixed a crash when selecting PLN mode on but_map_mode_HSI without a flight plan (XPD-18045)
Fixed an FMS/CDU softlock for the 737 variant on the FPLN page where canceling a modification after an invalid airway entry prevented any further airway or waypoint input (XPD-18028)
Trigger gear down warning again in multi-engine aircraft after setting another engine to idle (XPD-18027)
Fixed an A330 FCU bug where pressing the HDG V/S–TRK FPA pushbutton with both FDs off failed to toggle the FPV and instead caused the selected HDG value to drift incorrectly with each press (XPD-18031)
Fixed an issue where the EGT and CHT bars and graphs weren’t drawn correctly on the MFD->Engine->Lean page of the X1000 (XPD-17956)
Added a new command called sim/transponder/transponder_test_cancel to cancel the transponder test (XPD-17954)
Fixed a drawing issue of the trend line on the X1000 MFD when moving the map using the slaw/cursor mode

Updated Global Airports to the latest version
Added new color variants for flat hangars, hangar doors, flat warehouses, and cargo warehouses
10 New Static Aircraft, including the Boeing 757, Challenger 600, Hondajet, Piper PA-28 Archer, M500, PC-12, E-2 Hawkeye, F-15, F-18 and SH60 Seahawk
182 New Static Liveries
Improved placement for static aircraft and airport vehicles by searching for regional libraries first
Fixed an issue where omnidirectional spill lights are always on, even during the day

Support for Apple Vision Pro
Full AVP helper when connecting to X-Plane Streaming Link
Complete rewrite of the VR system
Support for Mixed Reality on supported devices
Controller & Interaction Refactor
Support for Hand-Tracking & Gestures
Support for Eye-gaze driven Variable Shading Rate on support devices
New Enlarged Multi-touch Keyboard
UI re-factor with improved glass aesthetic, quick zoom buttons and grab handles
Highlight – and + top buttons on new VR Windows when hovering over them (XPD-18041)
Add haptic hover feedback for VR Controllers (XPD-18039)
Clicking on the X1000 will no longer pop it out in 2D mode (XPD-18038)
VR Keyboard can be moved again (XPD-18037)
Fixed an issue where clicking on “Use OpenXR Runtime” would cause a XR_ERROR_RUNTIME_FAILURE (XPD-17551)
Fixed a VR bug where the xPAD and VR Controllers could enter a whiteout state independently of the cockpit lighting when flying through dense clouds (XPD-17844)

Fixed a crash when calling XPLMIsAvionicsPoppedOut when disabling a plugin (XPD-18049)
Fixed a bug where Custom Avionics Devices did not receive the correct touchscreen coordinates when using VR Controllers (XPD-18009)
Added missing “clear” option for the weather preset in the Flight Initialization API (XPD-17958)