Now available from Flight Sim Models is their Challenger 2003 collection of eight advanced ultralights. Included are four different variants each with dynamic virtual cockits. For full details, read this press release.

The Flight Simulator User Group-UK's next issue of its bi-monthly magazine, Micro Aviator Journal, will be the last of Volume 9 and is due for publication on the 1st of February 2003. For more information on the magazine and the group, read this announcement.

Hover Control is a new web site for flightsim helicopter fans offering add-ons, training, fly-ins, and more. For details, read this announcement.

Patrick Johnson was sworn in as the VirtualCIA's Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) December 26. For more information, read this press release.

Now available for free download is Midi-Pyrenees VFR scenery, offering a complete reconstruction of southwest France with village, rivers, forests, etc. For more information, read this announcement.

New from Flight One Software and developer Ed Struzynski is FS Sound Studio, a utility for managing and editing Microsoft Flight Simulator sound configurations. For full details, read this press release.

Wilco has released two tutorials for users of Airport 2002 Volume 1. FSNAT (Flight Simulator New Animation Technology) allows enhanced activity outside the aircraft. The tutorials cover animating vehicles and getting objects to come towards the plane. For details, read this press release.

EuroHarmony has suffered a web server crash and wants members and potential members to know the virtual airline's status. For details, read this press release.

HiTech Creations has just released the latest version of their online multiplayer air, land and sea WWII battlefront Aces High. For full details on this update, read this press release.