01 / Every system
Depth behind the detail.
Buses, valves, bleed air. We care about what happens behind the panel as much as what’s on it. If a switch does something in the real aircraft, it should do it here.
Independent minds. Open skies.Downwind Studio / Flight simulation
Built for
the love
of flight.
Flight simulation, with feeling. We’re an independent studio building addons for people who love to fly.
Discover our approach First project in developmentMeet the studio
Made for your next flight
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 / 2020
01 / The studioSmall team. Wide horizon.
A little obsessive.
A lot of aviation.
We build the kind of addon
we’d want to fly ourselves.
The flight manual open at midnight. One more adjustment to the cockpit. Another circuit to see if it feels right. That’s our kind of work.
Downwind Studio is small on purpose. We’re putting our time into considered, deeply detailed addons — the kind you come back to, flight after flight.
Get to know us02 / Our approachDetails make the difference
More than
a convincing cockpit.
Looking right is only the beginning.
Here’s what we’re building toward.
02 / Every input
Something you can feel.
The weight. The balance. The response to a small correction. We’re building for the moments when you stop thinking about the simulator and start flying the aircraft.
03 / Every flight after
In it for the long haul.
An addon should earn its place in your Community folder. That means keeping the scope honest, listening carefully, and staying with the work after release.
On the horizon
Good things
take flight.
Our first project is in the hangar. We’re taking the time to get it right, and we’ll share more when there’s something worth showing.
No release date yet. Plenty of care going in.
Ask about what’s next03 / Open frequencyLet’s talk aviation
See you
in the pattern.
Have a question, an idea, or an eye for detail?
There’s a person on the other end.