Review: Aerosoft - 29 Palms Skiathos for Prepar3DSkiathos is a small Greek island that is a popular tourist destination. For pilots its small airport offers a challenging approach. Reviewer Alex Dickinson examines the version created by 29 Palms and published by Aerosoft. He enjoyed the airport and the many details around the island itself, describing the result as a work of art.
Tutorial: Aerosoft CRJ: Full Flying LessonCome along with FilbertFlies as he takes a flying lesson from Michael, a real world first officer and flight instructor, in the Aerosoft CRJ 700 for MSFS 2020. This covers every flow and checklists while doing a real flight from KATL to KIAD, starting from cold and dark and ending with shutdown at the end.
Interview: Sean From Working Title Groupthecorporatepilotdad, a professional pilot and MSFS 2020 livery creator/flight simmer interviews interviews Sean from the Working Title Group who helps make aircraft and navigation systems better in Microsoft Flight Simulator. They talk about how he got started in aviation, his aviation career, and his work with the Working Title Group as well as flying the Cessna Citation CJ4.
IFR Training Part 3Ten years ago, author Chris Liddell made the leap from flightsimming to flying real aircraft, and shared his training adventures with us in a series of articles under the banner "Going Solo". He's still an active PPL and has increased his flying skills over the years and now shares his next big adventure: instrument training. Training continues here in Part 3.
Tutorial: How To Use VNAVThis video tutorial from thecorporatepilotdad is a professional pilot's overview of how to use VNAV and how to set up departures (SIDS), arrivals (STARS), and how to use it in conjunction with an ILS approach. The basics of VNAV are discussed as well as questions and answers at the end of the video. The CJ4 Working Title Mod is used but the concepts apply to any aircraft.
Review: Aerosoft CRJ 550/700 For MSFS 2020The CRJ 550/700 from Aerosoft is the first of hopefully many high level systems packed aircraft coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator. Reviewer Joshua Moore found it be an enjoyable aircraft to fly, with good flight dynamics and a realistic recreation of the jetliner's systems.
Taburet - SwissALTI3D 10m DEM For MSFSTaburet brings the finer details of Switzerland to life with the release of SwissALTI3D 10m DEM for MSFS 2020. SwissALTI3D is an extremely precise digital elevation model which describes the surface of Switzerland without vegetation and development.
Infinite Flight 21.1 ReleasedIn one of its most ambitious updates ever, Infinite Flight has released version 21.1 with 3D buildings and clouds. Until now, Infinite Flight pilots have enjoyed global 15 m/pixel satellite terrain imagery, along with other important benchmarks such as multiplayer flight with ATC. The focus has now shifted to an even more immersive experience with 3D objects and updated atmosphere.
Just Flight Is RecruitingThe search for new talent to join the Just Flight team continues. They have two positions currently open, one for a Project Coder and one for a Development Assistant.
Lionheart Creations Reports Trinidad Lighting BugLionheart Creations reports finding an annoying lighting bug with the TB21 GT Trinidad for MSFS 2020. The bug turns off the lights when you go to exterior view mode so when you come back in the cockpit it dark. A fix and update will be available as soon as possible.
Indiafoxtecho Update On F-35 And M346 For MSFSIndiaFoxtEcho issues a rather detailed update mostly on the status of their F-35 jet fighter for MSFS 2020, along with a brief mention of the M346. These will be the next two releases for Microsoft Flight Simulator, but a lot of work is left such as redoing the virtual cockpit from scratch, rewriting the MFD, creating an MSFS native flight model, etc.
TopSkills - ATC for Instrument Flight Rules Video for MSFSTopSkills adds to their line-up of training videos with the release of ATC for Instrument Flight Rules Video for MSFS. Using Air Traffic Control services is an important part of instrument flying and this video will teach you how real pilots do things. It comes in two parts, one covering ground operations and the other covering flight.
Just Flight - Update On P3D TornadoFollowing on from their award-winning Canberra PR9, Hawk T1/A Advanced Trainer, Vulcan and Tornado GR1, this highly detailed simulation of the Tornado F3 for Prepar3D adds to Just Flight's stable of military aircraft, having been developed with hands-on research and access to both real-life aircraft and training simulators.
Gaya Simulations Previews Zurich Airport JetwaysGaya Simulations have shown off some WIP images of the jetways for their upcoming scenery of Zurich Airport (LSZH). They call jetways "first line objects", since these are things pilots see at zero distance, so are created in very great detail.
South Oak Co. Releases Hana Hawaii For MSFS 2020South Oak Co expands their scenery for MSFS 2020 with the release of Hana Hawaii. Located on the northeast coast of Maui, the airport and surrounding area have been hand-crafted to accurately recreated this scenic regional airport. Features include custom landscape and vegetation, buildings with PBR, detailed shoreline and more.
Just Flight - DC Designs - F-15 C, D, E, I Eagle v1.0.2 ReleasedMicrosoft Flight Simulator pilots can get the updated v1.0.2 version of the DC Designs model of the F-15 C, D, E, I Eagle. Published by Aerosoft, the MSFS 2020 version includes four variants of the twin-engine jet fighter. While extremely detailed, it's designed to be less demanding to fly than today's most complex procedural simulators making it more accessible to the average user.
Aerosoft - DSky - Grenadines Islands Vol. 2 for MSFSDSky expands their range of scenery add-ons for MSFS 2020 with the release of Grenadines Islands Vol. 2. Published by Aerosoft, this package adds three more tropical airports to the Caribbean: the islands of Bequia (TVSB), the island of Mustique (TVSM) and the island of Canouan (TVSC). The airports are created using the latest PBR technology.
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