No. MFLink is free for every MetaFlight account, free and freemium included. A Premium subscription changes what you earn inside the world, never your ability to track and log flights.

Yes, it is signed. The MSIX bundle carries a Microsoft Azure Trusted Signing certificate, so Windows verifies the publisher before it installs anything and SmartScreen does not flag it. The package is around 100 MB. If your browser or Windows ever shows an unknown-publisher warning for a file claiming to be MFLink, it did not come from this page - download it again from here.

Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit. There is no macOS or Linux build.

They usually do, and that is the simplest setup. A networked setup is also possible: with WideFS, the simulator runs on one machine and MFLink on another.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, Prepar3D, X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12. Each one needs its bridge installed first: FSUIPC for Microsoft Flight Simulator and Prepar3D, XPUIPC 2.0.3.5 for X-Plane.

Yes, for Microsoft Flight Simulator and Prepar3D. MFLink reads flight data through FSUIPC on those two platforms, so it must be installed and running for a flight to be tracked.

X-Plane 11 and 12 connect through the classic XPUIPC 2.0.3.5. The newer XPUIPC+ plugin is not compatible with MFLink and is the usual reason X-Plane is not detected.

For the Pilot Life role, yes. MetaFlight connects to external flight simulators to give purpose and progression to your flights. Airline Manager and Airport Operator will not require one.

No. It sits alongside it. You keep flying the simulator you already own, and MetaFlight adds career, economy and consequence on top of it.

Yes. MFLink is already used daily by Air France Virtuel. If you fly for a virtual airline that is not connected yet, come and talk to us on Discord.

Yes. You can switch roles or hold several over time. Every role operates inside the same persistent world and shares the same economy and consequences.

Not yet. Both are in development and will be released progressively. Pilot Life is fully active today, and MFLink is what you need for it.

Check three things in order: the bridge is installed and running, its version meets the minimum above, and MFLink was launched before the flight started. If the flight is still missing, open a ticket with your simulator and bridge versions.

Not yet. MetaFlight and MFLink are in Early Access: updates ship often and some features may be unstable or change between releases. If something breaks, open a ticket with your simulator and bridge version. It is the fastest way to get it fixed.