Google Maps can do many things, and with the right interface using Realtime it can display live aircraft positions extracted from FSX. In this tutorial Sergio Costa walks you through all the steps involved.

FlightSim.Com recently had the chance to talk with Fermin Fernandez who creates a variety of add-ons under the brand names of FSWidgets and TweakFS. He's been involved in flight simulation for many years and is also a real world private pilot.

Many real planes are flown with a yoke yet flightsimmers often get by with their keyboard, mouse or a simple joystick. While a joystick can be just fine, Bob May realized many of the planes he likes use a yoke so he decided to transition. This is the story of his experience.

Recently FlightSim.Com had the opportunity to interview William Ortis who for many years has been a prolific creator of add-on aircraft, operating under the name Lionheart Creations. In the interview we learn about his background, his interests and his creation methods.

Captain Sim is well known for creating quality airliners and that seems to be the case once again with their Boeing 737-200 line. First time review Meng Yu gives the plane and try and offers his findings here.

Life is full of surprises, like your wife giving a birthday present of a flight experience with "SkyFighters", a group that teaches basic combat maneuvers in a Beech T-34 Mentor. William Dyer had the chance to do just that and shares his real world aviation experience with us in this article.

The Dornier 328-110 X from Virtualcol is an accurate representation of this large and modern turboprop airliner. It comes in a variety of liveries from around the world and looks good inside and out. Learn more by reading Bill Stack's complete review.

FS Instant Help is a clever utility that runs with FS2004 and FSX and provides what seems like a knowledgeable co-pilot in your plane who can explain various aircraft controls as you use them. Help can be spoken and/or written, is easy to use and is configurable. Learn more by reading Bill Stack's complete review.

Dino Cattaneo has created quite a number of finely detailed and very popular military aircraft. In this review Dylan Brown takes a look at his F-35 Lightning II, a modern jet fighter that has some exciting features and performance.

PAD member Bob May shares with us the story of Premier Aircraft Design, one of the most prolific design groups during the FS2004 and FSX era of flight simulation.