Hey everyone 
As someone who has always loved cargo flying in Infinite Flight, I’ve noticed something interesting when comparing the cargo side to the passenger side of the sim.
Passenger VAs and pilots have access to a wide variety of aircraft — from small regional jets and turboprops to the largest long-haul aircraft.
Meanwhile, in the cargo world, we’re mostly limited to the big heavies:
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B777F – the only fully reworked cargo aircraft with updated physics and a working cockpit.
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MD-11F and DC-10F – classics, but quite old in terms of models and systems.
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B747-8F – technically not a true freighter model, but a passenger variant with cargo liveries.
Image: Boeing 757-24A(PF) of United Parcel Service (UPS) — Photo by ユーキ／Yuki Taketani via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
We also don’t currently have other key freighters that play huge roles in real-world operations — like the B747-400F, B757F, B767F, or A330-200F — which are essential aircraft for airlines such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, and other operators.
Image: FedEx B767-300F at Beijing – Photo by N509FZ via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
That’s part of why I’m mainly mentioning FedEx, UPS, and DHL here — they represent the three largest and most active cargo VAs in Infinite Flight.
All have passionate pilot communities and highly realistic route networks, yet their operations are somewhat limited in the sim because of the small aircraft selection available to cargo pilots.
While passenger pilots in IF can choose between short regional hops, medium-range routes, or long-haul flights, cargo pilots are mostly restricted to flying the same few large aircraft between the same major hubs.
Image: ATR 42-300(F) of DHL de Guatemala (TG-DHP) — Photo by Oscar Elvir Vasquez via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under GNU Free Documentation License 1.2.
Adding smaller or mid-sized freighters — like the B737F, B757F, ATR 42/72F, or Dash 8 Q300/Q400F — would bring a whole new dimension to cargo flying.
It would open up more destinations, make use of smaller regional airports, and allow for realistic feeder operations, where smaller aircraft feed freight into the main hubs served by the larger jets.
Image: FedEx Boeing 737-800BCF (OE-IXA) at Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport — Photo by Andrzej Otrębski via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Right now, cargo flying in Infinite Flight feels a bit limited — not because it isn’t fun, but because the variety just isn’t there yet.
It would be amazing to see this side of the simulator grow in the future, especially considering how important and active the cargo VAs already are in the community.
What do you think?
Do you agree that the cargo side of Infinite Flight deserves more variety and attention?
Image: Airbus A330-243F (D-ALEJ) of European Air Transport Leipzig for DHL — Photo by Alec Wilson via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Honourable mention: The Airbus A330F (and by extension the older A300F) are perfect examples of freighter types that were once in the mix of discussions for cargo aircraft in Infinite Flight — both represent that gap between what we have and what we could have, especially for the cargo-community.
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