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Review: Holiday Airports by Aerosoft FS2004 and FSX pilots can take a Mediterranean holiday at one of the four airports included in the Holiday Airports package from Aerosoft. Though the quality of the airports differs, overall reviewer Bastian Blinten was pleased with what he got. For more information, read his complete review.

Just Flight 757 Jetliner Base Pack Review Just Flight's 757 Jetliner Freemium is a popular jetliner that is part of the F-Lite line of somewhat simpler to fly planes, but with a twist in that the base pack is free. The plane comes with a good line-up of features and flies well too. Learn more by reading Adam Johnson's complete review here.

Review: Mega Airport Madrid Barajas X Thanks to Simwings and Aerosoft, FSX and FS2004 pilots can fly into an accurate version of one of Europe's busiest airports with Mega Airport Madrid Barajas. Reviewer Alexander Czarnecki tested it out and generally liked what he saw. Learn more by reading his complete review here.

Review: AeroflyFS Here is a complete, stand-alone flight simulator you likely have never heard of before: AeroflyFS from Ikarus. Though limited to VFR flight of light planes and currently with scenery only of Switzerland, what it does it does very well and is well worth a look. Learn more by reading Louis Bensdorp's complete review here.

Where In The World #48? Our long running "Where In The World" series of geography challenges for flight simmers continues. The entry for the holiday season was to a very appropriate place in northern Europe. For January we journey to an interesting airport that is not well covered in either FS2004 or FSX. Are you up to the challenge? Read all about it here.

Head-2-Head Feature VI: General Aviation Challenge Ron Blehm returns with another head-to-head aircraft comparison. This time he tries three popular general aviation planes and checks to see which is most efficient in carrying out a typical task. Who wins? Read about it here.

Review: CH-47D Chinook X From Virtavia The twin rotor CH-47D Chinook is a giant among helicopters and easily recognized by its unique shape. Virtavia has taken on the challenge of creating it for FSX and admitted helicopter fan Nigel Martin proclaims it a success which he has had great fun flying. Learn more by reading his complete review here.

Review: Fokker 60 By PAOB The Fokker 60 is a lengthened cargo version of the Fokker 50 turboprop passenger plane whose success was cut short by Fokker's bankruptcy. Now FSX pilots can try this plane, with a nicely detailed version provided by PAOB. Reviewer Bill Stack enjoyed the flying and shares his findings with you here.

Review: Balearic Islands X From Aerosoft Baleraric Islands X covers the popular vacation islands and all their airports in great detail. The reviewer actually visited the islands to compare the real world with the scenery (and perhaps enjoy some vacation time!) and found the Aerosoft version reasonably accurate and generally a pleasure to explore. Learn more by reading Bastian Blinten's complete review here.

Review: The Very Singapore X Developed by Samsoft, The Very Singapore X updates Changi Airport, one of the world's biggest and busiest and in a part of the world for which there are few flightsim add-ons. The FSX add-on covers both the airport and the city and gives the visitor new details to explore. Learn more by reading Ricky Petersen's complete review here.

Review: Sea King FSX From Virtavia Reviewer Nigel Martin, an avowed "rotorhead" and someone who has spent time in real Sea Kings, was pleased to see Virtavia's offering of the Sea King for FSX. The flightsim version satisfied even this fan, with a detailed model and excellent sounds. Learn more by reading the complete review here.

Review: Concorde X If you want to fly the fastest commercial jet, then the Concorde is for you. Concorde X, created by Flight Sim Labs and published by Aerosoft, brings FSX pilots an accurate version of the famous jet. Reviewer Peter Carlson liked it enough to describe it as the finest simulation of a virtage commercial jetliner that he has used. Learn more by reading his complete review here.

Review: Handley-Page Hampden From Virtavia Even the lesser known aircraft often get recreated by the various flightsim developers, and such is the case with the Handley-Page Hampden, a WWII era light bomber offered by Virtavia. Though some of systems modeling is flawed the visual model is well done and the plane offers FS2004 and FSX pilots a chance to experience WWII era flying. Learn more by reading Wells Sullivan's complete review here.

Review: Vulcanair P68 By Abacus The Vulcanair P68 is a small twin that can be used for a variety of rolls, including an unusual observer aircraft variant. Abacus has published this plane for both FS2004 and FSX and includes several variants and liveries. Learn more by reading Bill Stack's complete review here.

Review: Triangle North 2011 From The Airport Guys The debut payware scenery from The Airport Guys is Triangle North 2011, a mid-sized public airport in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. This scenery replaces the dull FSX default scenery with a vibrant airport with lots of details, but minimal frame rate impact. Learn more by reading Alexander Czarnecki's complete review here.

Review: Maldives X The Male Atolls By Aerosoft The Maldives is another colorful area that FSX forget, but has now been brought to life thanks to this scenery package from Aerosoft. The scenery centers around Male International Airport but also includes tourist locations and hundreds of lagoons and islands to explore. Learn more by reading Bill Stack's complete review here.

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CR1-Software Releases Beechcraft 17 Staggerwing CR1-Software is pleased to announce the release of the Beech 17 Staggerwing for FS2004. This model is an older Simtech Flight Design Ltd model that was put through a modernization revamp to upgrade many of its features to newer and better FS2004 standards. For details, read this press release.

Announcing New United Airlines VA Announcing a New United Airlines Virtual, part of the VATSIM community. Pilots who are interested in their unique program are welcome to join. For more information, read this press release.

Carenado - C185F Skywagon for X-Plane Released Carenado expands its range of X-Plane add-ons with the release of the C185F Skywagon. Included are four liveries, manuals, original stereo sounds, eye candy and much more. For details, read this press release.

Announcing Simulated FedEx Simulated FedEx is a new virtual air cargo carrier that plans to change the way you fly cargo. For more information, read this press release.

Announcing Wings Of Man Virtual Airlines The Wings of Man Virtual Airlines was founded by a group of people who wanted an alternative to the larger, less flexible virtual airline web sites. For more information, read this press release.

TSS - 737 CFM56-7B HD FSX Now Available New from Turbine Sound Studios is the TSS Boeing 737NG CFM56-7B HD FSX Sound Pack for FSX, featuring real HD recordings of engines as well as other aircraft sounds. For more information, read this announcement.

Aerosoft - PMDG 737 NGX Now Available Over three years in development, the Aerosoft / PMDG 737 NGX is now available for FSX. The PMDG 737NGX features an unprecedented level of systems fidelity, with nearly every system painstakingly modeled. For details, read this announcement.

RealFlying Releases Three New Videos RealFlying has released three new videos featuring...real flying. Included are flights in a Cessna 172SP with Garmin 1000 cockpit, Beechcraft King Air C90GT and Cessna Citation XLS. For full details, read this announcement.

BMI Baby Virtual Leadership Openings BMI Baby Virtual has recently launched a new web site and now has two leadership vacancies to fill: Pilot Training Director and Operations Director. For more information, read this press release.

Canadian Xpress February Fly-In: Venice Carnival & the Dolomites Canadian Xpress invites all pilots to join them for their February Monthly Fly-In where they will fly over famous Italian cities like Venice, Naples, Rome and Florence. For details, read this press release.

University At Buffalo Deploys Space Shuttle Mission Simulator In an effort to support the STEM initiative of which NASA is a prominent member, Exciting Simulations has decided to donate licenses of the Space Shuttle Mission Simulator to any non-profit, official/accredited US-based educational institution with a sciences, technology, engineering, math, or space-related program. For details, read this press release.

Platinum Airways Flies Jet Setters To Ski Country Airports Platinum Airways will be flying the jet set to its favorite ski resorts over the next four weeks. Private Delights, the Open Skies virtual airline's next Destination of the Week series, will visit four smaller airports in ski country in the Alps and the Rocky Mountains. For details, read this press release.

Nemeth Designs - Aerospatiale AS350 Ecureuil Now Available New from Nemeth Designs is their latest helicopter release, the Aerospatiale AS350 Ecureuil including both the B1 and B3 versions with eleven different liveries. For details, read this announcement.

Red Tails...The Tuskegee Airmen Training Fields With the release of the movie "Red Tails", the famous Tuskegee Airmen are again in the news. Scenery designer Jim Dhaenens offers his own tribute to them via his FSX scenery of their training fields. Details can be found here.

Channel Express Announces Plans Channel Express reports it has completed nine months of operations and announces plans to expand its routes and fleet. For more information, read this press release.

Scenario-Based Training with X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Sim Now Available The new book Scenario-Based Training with X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator bridges the gap between simulation tools and real-world situations to help students and instructors use flight simulators for real-world training. For more information, read this announcement.

Iris - Platinum Series F-15E Mudhen Driver Now Available New from Iris for FSX is the Platinum Series F-15E Mudhen Driver, a detailed recreation of the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle all-weather multirole jet fighter. For details, read this announcement.

Frat Bros Design - CT-4A/B Airtrainer Released New from Frat Bros Design is the New Zealand Aerospace Industries CT-4 Airtrainer, a two seat primary trainer used by the RAAF and others. For more information, read this announcement.

Microsoft Flight Team Releases Fact Sheet Today we can finally reveal some more actual facts about the upcoming Microsoft Flight. Microsoft's official fact sheet includes information on availability, format, what is included in the initial release and more. Read all about it here.

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