Following a multitude of teasers of “Something BIG is coming” from a variety of first and third-party developers, FlightSimExpo has formally announced Flight Simulation Association.

In a press release sent to Threshold, FlightSimExpo explained that the association is a new hub to offer users discounts, webinars, learning resources, and the ability to locate simmers nearby, and was created in partnership with more than fifty developer and content creators

“Like with FlightSimExpo, we are hoping to spur an independent, simmer-driven effort to promote our hobby,” said Evan Reiter, one of the co-founders of FSA.

“We think existing simmers will love the wide variety of product discounts, but we also hope they’ll get involved to share their ideas and experiences so we can build great resources for those joining our hobby for the first time.”

Those who join today are entitled to more than US $500 in discounts across some of the most popular products and stores available, including:

• A2A Simulations
• Aerosoft
• Flight Velocity
• Flightbeam
• FlyTampa
• FS2Crew
• Honeycomb
• iniBuilds
• Javiator
• Just Flight
• LatinVFR
• PacSim
• PILOT’S
• PropWash Simulations
• RealSimGear
• Stay Level Avionix
• TFDi Design
• Virtual Fly
• X-Plane.org

In addition, members are entitled to registration for an exclusive Prepar3D forum where they can connect more closely with developers, as well as save 20% on OrbxDirect products such as BASE, Vector, openLC, TrueEarth and more.

A 10% discount is also available for purchases of X-Plane 11.

Evan continues: “But it’s much more than discounts: we want people to help us build FSA together so we can continue some of the cool things we started doing at FlightSimExpo 2019.

“Imagine more advertisements for home flight simulation in real-world magazines and at Oshkosh and SUN ‘n FUN.

“What if, someday, there was a single place you could search for add-ons and airports across all platforms and developers?

“These are the types of things that become possible when you have an independent organization that works to support both flight simmers and developers.”

On top of this, Flight Simulation Association introduces a Simmer Search tool, as co-founder Phil Coyle explains.

“If you’ve ever thought that there might be other simmers in your neighborhood, now you can find out!

“Available for FSA members who opt in, Simmer Search lets you create a profile and then search for others.

“You can connect via email to get help, exchange ideas, and even sim together in-person, when it’s safe to do so.

“We hope this eventually results in simmers creating local clubs and meet-ups throughout the year.” 

With live webinars and guides thrown in – some of the latter of which are free – members can benefit from these to enhance their learning experience, or opt to offer their knowledge to help build the Flight Simulation Association.

A membership costs US $30 per year, though a 30-day free trial is available for the curious.

To explore Flight Simulation Association, see their official website, Facebook, or Twitter.