Where In The World #13?
Once again Ron Blehm presents a geography challenge for flightsimmers.
Only about 60% of entrants got #12 right, making it tougher than most!
Now, it's time for another challenge in another part of the
world. Read all about it
here.
Review: VFR Real Scenery Vol. 4
Pilots looking for some great photo scenery for FSX will enjoy the
VFR Real Scenery series from Just Flight. We previously
examined the first volumes and in this review Nigel Martin examines
Volume 4, covering his home territory of Northern England. Learn
more by reading his complete review
here.
Looking For A Tiger
Alejandro Hurtado presents the second article in the series, "Looking For
A..." where he seeks out and reviews freeware versions of planes that
interest him, comparing the flightsim version to the real one. The topic
this time is the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter (aka "Skoshi Tiger"),
designed by Tim Conrad. Learn all about it
here.
Feature: Come And Visit South America
Inspired by the travel articles from Ron Blehm, Bastian Blinten takes off
on his own adventure and invites you along. He chooses several different
planes and visits parts of South America, which offering some challenging
mountain airports, beautiful coastlines and deep jungles.
Read all about it
here
and then try it for yourself.
Review: Aerosoft Cape Canaveral X
Cape Canaveral is one of the most famous spots on earth and offers plenty of
man-made and natural scenery to view. Flying over it in real life might be
problematic, but not for FSX users. Aerosoft's Cape Canaveral X
is not exactly state of the art but does provide photoscenery that enhances
the look of the area. Learn more by reading Andrew Herd's complete review
here.
The Corner #38 - A Conversation With The FSDeity
In this edition of his column, Chip Barber finds himself on the receiving
end of the ten commandments for flightsimmers, which he in turn wishes
to pass on to all his flightsim brothers and sisters.
Read all about it starting
here.
High (Simulated) Flight
Has there ever been a flightsim poem before? Well, there is now, written by
Randy Link as a flightsim variant of John Gillespie Magee Jr.'s famous
"High Flight". Read Randy's version
here.
Review: It's Your Plane
It's Your Plane puts a virtual co-pilot in the cockpit with
you, a highly skilled assistant who can actually handle the entire flight
for you (handy for beginners) or can just do whatever tasks you request.
While it does not work with every flightsim plane it works with plenty of
them and can be used as a learning tool or a cockpit resource. Learn more
by reading Larry Mudge's experiences with the utility
here.
Interview: Just Flight's Alex Ford On F-Lite
Recently, FlightSim.Com had the opportunity to interview Just Flight's
publishing director Alex Ford. The topic was F-Lite, Just
Flight's line of jetliners that are designed to be easier to fly than their
"Pro" series. Alex talks about the history of the F-Lite range, what goes
into the them and hints at new products. Read the full interview
here.
Review: Ultimate Traffic 2007
Flightsimmers have many choices on how to add better AI traffic to FSX
and FS2004. Ultimate Traffic 2007 from Flight1 uses
timetable based system to generate traffic that resembles the real world.
Learn more about this product and how AI works in general by reading
Andrew Herd's complete review
here.
Review: Golden Age Simulations Waco F Package
WACO was one of the most successful manufacturers of aviation's golden age.
Though the original company went bankrupt in 1946, their popularity is such
that since 1983 some models are again available and now, thanks to Golden Age
Simulations, the planes are available to FS2004 and FSX pilots too.
Biplanes are difficult to simulate but reviewer Andrew Herd found the WACO F
to be one of the best. Learn more by reading his complete review
here.
How To...Upgrade To FSX On A Budget
Steven Christensen, like many others, was not happy with FSX when he first
installed it--it was just too slow. So he went on a mission to make it run
right. In this article he explains how he did it. Learn more
here.
Review: Just Flight 757 Professional
FS2004 pilots looking for a fully recreated, popular jetliner to fly would
to well to consider the 757 Professional created by PSS and
published by Just Flight. The Boeing 757 is a reasonably modern jet but not
so automated that the pilot has little to do, and the 757 Professional
gives flightsimmers a good chance of seeing what this popular plane is like.
Learn more by reading Andrew Herd's complete review
here.
Review: Aerosoft's Lukla For FS2004
Located in Nepal, Lukla is the world's second highest airport and at only
1500 feet in length quite a challenge to operate from! Aerosoft's scenery
includes not only Lukla but several other nearby airports, plus Mount
Everest and buildings and scenery for the region. It certainly makes for an
exciting place to fly. Reviewer Kevin Glover offers his views of the scenery
here.
How To...Pimp My 737 Panel
Author Mike McCarthy's shorest article ever! A brief demonstration of how
to give your jet's mini panel a whole new look. Learn how
here.
Looking For A Warhawk
Alejandro Hurtado presents the first article in a new series, "Looking For
A..." where he seeks out and reviews freeware versions of planes that
interest him, comparing the flightsim version to the real one. The first
topic is the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, original design by Robert Hawk with
FSX mods and textures by Mark Rooks. Learn all about it
here.
Review: 737 Pilot In Command
Real world jetliners are rather complex to fly. Flightsim publishers have
responded by issuing two kinds of sims, simplified aircraft that the
average flightsimmer can jump into and pilot quickly and advanced sims
that try to truly replicate the real aircraft. The "Pilot In Command"
series is that latter type, and the latest FSX version of 737 Pilot
In Command offers a well simulated version of one of the most
popular jetliners around. Learn more by reading Andrew Herd's complete
review
here.
Novel Idea
In this case, "novel idea" is literally true--Ron Blehm discovers an old
novel with an aviation theme and reads the book while flying along. It's a
tale of adventure with heros and villains, with flying through Central and
South America. Come along as Ron describes the flights
here.
Review: Just Flight P-38 Lightning
The P-38 Lightning has a unique look to it that appeals to many
people and after a period of development turned out to be one of the great
planes of its era. Now thanks to Just Flight and Aeroplane Heaven, FSX and
FS2004 pilots can try their hand at several varieties of this aircraft.
Learn more by reading Andrew Herd's complete review
here.
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Special Sale On FriendlyPanels
Exclusively at the Pilot Shop, huge 30% savings on all Friendly Panels
detailed cockpits for FSX and FS2004. Use promotional code "fpanels" now
through Sunday for the one time only exclusive discount. Check out the
entire collection
here.
Announcing F/A 18 Adventures
New from Combat Planes is F/A 18 Adventures for use with FSX
and FSX Acceleration Pack. It adds ten exciting new missions flown in the
powerful Hornet jet fighter over several arenas. For details,
read
this announcement.
Contact Flap's Flap News
John J. Thuot II has announced a summer time screen shot contest
at the Contact Flap's Flap web site.
For more information,
read
this announcement.
Sky Blue Radio First Anniversary
Sky Blue Radio is celebrating its first anniversary. As part, they will
have a weekend packed with live shows with over 60 hours of live DJ's.
For details,
read
this press release.
Aero Files Releases Aeroshot
Aeroshot is a game screen capturing tool, which captures
screen shots of your FS2004 and FSX experience. Aeroshot also works with
any other PC game out there. Learn more
here.
DBS releases Free Yak-40 AI Model for FS2004
DBS Studio and Simlandmarks now open for free download of the original version
of Yak-40 AI model for FS2004, previously released at 2005 as freeware.
For full details, read
this press release.
Just Flight Releases Airbus Collection - Long Haul Boxed Version
Now available from Just Flight and CLS is the boxed version of
Airbus
Collection - Long Haul, featuring the A330-200 and -300 plus the
A340-200 and -300 models. This release is part of the F-Lite collection
for FSX and FS2004. For full details,
read
this press release.
Announcing FlightSimTube
FlightSimTube is similar to YouTube but dedicated to flight simulator
videos. For details,
read
this announcement.
Just Flight Releases Rescue Pilot - Mission Pack
Now available from the FS Pilot Shop is the boxed version of Just Flight's
Rescue Pilot - Mission Pack, the first in a series in
which you fly as a pilot of an air rescue medical service responding to
emergency calls. For more information,
read
this announcement.
Announcing Virtual Skies
Announcing the launch of the world's latest flight simulation environment,
Virtual Skies. Nine months in the making, the new organization
provides servers and staff for online ATC controlled multiplayer flight.
For more information,
read
this announcement.
FSWidgets Releases GMap for FSX
FSWidgets announces the release of GMap For FSX, a freeware
utility that displays your current FSX flying position on Google Maps.
For details,
read
this press release.
Announcing Vroute.info premium
Vroute.info premium is a professional quality flight planning
tool, including route database, fuel calculation, live airspace maps and
online traffic information. For details,
read
this announcement.
Space Shuttle Mission 2007 Makes It On BBC Sky At Night
Exciting Simulations has announced that
Space Shuttle Mission 2007 is featured on the BBC Sky At
Night magazine cover CD. Magazine subscribers can get the full sim at
a special discounted price.
For details,
read
this press release.
Aero Files Releases Airline Pilot Germany
New from Aero Files is Airline Pilot Germany, Bundle 1,
featuring eight FSX mission flights as an airline pilot flying the Airbus
A321. For details,
read
this announcement.
Announcing TSS Fokker 100 Sound Pack
New from Turbine Sound Studios is the TSS Fokker 100 RR Tay
Sound Pack. Based
on high quality recordings, now you can have accurate sounds to go with your
Fokker 70 and 100 family aircraft.
For details,
read
this press release.
X-Plane Announces Support For Flight Illusion Gauges
When available in a few months, X-Plane v9.1 will have direct support for
Flight Illusion gauges, allowing home cockpit builders to use these
components while flying X-Plane. For more information,
read
this announcement.
DreamFleet Releases Piper Dakota For FSX
DreamFleet and Reality XP have announced the release of their
Piper Dakota for FSX. Based on a real Dakota, the DreamFleet
version is the first FS GA aircraft to include a complete set of Reality
XP "Gauge XTreme" gauges in both the 2D panel and virtual cockpit. For
more details,
read
this announcement.
Denham Scenery Caught On Film
Now available from Just Flight is a video of their new
Real Scenery Airfields - Denham, the first
in a new series for FSX from Just Flight. Offered as a low cost download,
the scenery faithfully reproduces the well-known airfield northwest of
London. For more information,
read
this press release.
PMDG Announces 747-400 Queen Of The Skies X
Coming in May from PMDG is 747-400 Queen Of The Skies X,
offering FSX users the chance to fly the giant Boeing 747-400 model with a
full range of features. Pre-orders are now being accepted. For details,
read
this announcement.
Sale On F-Lite Range
This weekend only Just Flight announces a sale on their F-Lite range of
easier to fly aircraft, available as downloads directly from Just Flight.
Four different F-Lite titles are included in the sale. For details,
read
this press release.
MegaScenery X Reno/Tahoe Released
Now available is a new "cameo" MegaScenery covering Reno and Lake Tahoe
in Nevada. FSX pilots can fly over 1400 square miles of 1.19 meter per pixel
photoscenery that includes five area airports. For details,
read
this announcement.
FlightSim.Com Wiki Adds Flying Techniques Section
FlightSim.Com has added a new Wiki section, Flying Techniques
And Real Aviation FAQ. The FlightSim.Com Wiki contains lots of
valuable information already, such as FAQs for all recent versions of
Flight Simulator. This new section covers things like aircraft control,
navigation, flight training, books for pilots and much more. Learn more
here.
MyAerodrome.com Announces Grand Opening Contest
MyAerodrome.com has announced its grand opening and is offering some nice
prizes as part of its Grand Opening Contest, including a Saitek Pro Yoke,
Microsoft FSX and Voice Buddy 3. MyAerodrome.com is an aviation oriented
social networking site offering profiles, videos, blogs, classified ads,
photos and more. For details,
read
this press release.
Pre-Order Wilco's Tower Simulator
Wilco Publishing and feelThere.com announce their first stand-alone title,
Tower Simulator. Tower Simulator is the only simulation of
its kind, offering realistic ground and tower controller simulation.
Pre-orders are now being accepted. For more information,
read
this announcement.
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