Microsoft Studios has announced a new game in Microsoft Flight. The first craft in the free-to-play game will be the Icon A5, a high-wing amphibious monoplane with a carbon fiber airframe that will release commercially later in 2012.

“Icon Aircraft and Microsoft Flight both share the goal of making the fun of flying accessible to everyone who’s ever dreamed about it,” said Icon Aircraft CEO Kirk Hawkins. “ Icon does this by fusing world-class product design with the very best engineering, and Microsoft by combining the excitement of a great gaming experience with the authenticity of a top notch flight simulator.”