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Version 1.70 – Approach, Terrain and Airport Fixes

Retro Flight Simulator 2026 · published 37 days ago

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This update improves landing approaches, terrain rendering, and airport ground alignment.

• Improved final approach logic for smoother and more natural glide slope capture.
• Fixed sudden altitude changes during runway approach.
• Reduced false TERRAIN, SINK RATE, and PULL UP warnings during stable landings.
• Fixed Jeju Island not appearing in the distant 3000m terrain mesh.
• Corrected Muan International Airport runway data and ground elevation alignment.
• Fixed aircraft appearing to float above the runway and apron at Muan Airport.
• Improved runway ground-contact detection during landing, rollout, and parking.
• General stability and airport data improvements.

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