Fly With That One Pilot Chick #5Author Ron Blehm knows a young woman pilot in Washington State who shares her flight training and flying adventures online and through videos. His idea was that it would be fun for flight simmers to join in on her adventures, flying the same routes and sharing their experiences. Since the series started she has gotten her instrument and commercial ratings and so has moved on to more advanced flights. Join in to see the feedback from #4 and try the new flight here in #5.
Review: Milviz T-38A Talon ReduxWith a name like Milviz you'd expect high quality military aircraft add-ons. According to reviewer Dale Ashcroft that's just what Prepar3D v4 pilots will get with the T-38A Talon Redux. This "study level" supersonic trainer is great looking and well modelled, much fun and challenging to fly.
KerrSpectives - A Thinking Man's Guide To Add-onsAuthor Kenneth J. Kerr returns with another "KerrSpective", this time looking at the early batch of add-ons for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. In just a month there are aircraft, scenery, liveries and more to try, though some are still pretty basic. Kenneth has already tried a bunch of them and offers some thoughts about what is already available and the future of add-ons for MSFS 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Performance & Benchmark AnalysisA lot of people interested in the new Microsoft Flight Simulator are interested in building up a computer system that will run the sim well. PremiumBuilds.com has put together an extensive analysis of what works best and has allowed us to republish the article. If you are building a computer for MSFS 2020, here is the detailed information you need.
Op-Ed: A Beginners View of Flight Simulator 2020Neil Birch has been involved in flight simulators pretty much right from the beginning. In this op-ed he shares a bit of his history and then takes a look at the newest Microsoft Flight Simulator. Like many, Neil has specific types of flying he likes to do and after some initial issues he's coming around to liking the new MSFS 2020 and has even started creating his own scenery for it.
Review: Jenn Aviation Brewster F2A BuffaloReviewer Michael Hayward takes a look at the first add-on aircraft creation from Jenn Aviation. The Brewster F2A Buffalo served with the US Navy and Finland during WWII. This low-cost add gives you the chance to fly this warbird and even try some carrier ops. Michael found it to be a fascinating plane historically and pleasant to fly.
Taburet - Boston Harbor For MSFSTaburet expands his range of Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery with the release of Boston Harbor. The main objective of this scenery is to show MSFS photogrammetry at its best; around the shorelines; reshaping of shorelines; along with some addition of 3D objects to further enhance the simulation experience.
FS2Crew – Pushback Express for MSFSNew from FS2Crew is Pushback Express, the first and last pushback system you'll ever need for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. It includes a wide variety of international voice sets plus three pushback modes. It works with any type of aircraft at any airport with a variety of options to tow, push or pull aircraft as desired.
Work In Progress: Aerosoft CRJ for MSFSThe Aerosoft CRJ for the new Microsoft Flight Simulator is still in development, but the work in progress screenshots are already impressive with many details. We also now have two videos to show off the plane. This is an entirely new plane, not a port, using all new modelling, new flight models, etc.
iniBuilds Announces iniScene Line Of Scenery For MSFSPreviously known for their aircraft, iniBuilds now announces their new iniScene line of scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Their first release will be Shoreham General Aviation Airport (EGKA) in the UK, and a few screen shots are provided to show the progress.
Microsoft Flight Simulator September 24th Development UpdateThe big news in this week's Microsoft Flight Simulator development update is the "World Update I: Japan", though they already announced this yesterday. They do add that their goal is to provide a meaningful update to the sim every month, and this addition is pretty significant. Further details are also provided and the SDK, feedback snapshot, development roadmap, etc.
Indiafoxtecho Now Official DCS DeveloperDino Cattaneo of Indiafoxtecho announces an organization change where he will be working with several additional designers. This will allow a move into creating aircraft for DCS, with the MB-339 being the first project. It will also increase productivity on other flight simulator platforms that the group supports.
NMG Steps Back From MSFS 2020 Scenery DevelopmentNMG Simulations has mastered scenery creation for FSX, Prepar3D and X-Plane and had planned to move into MSFS 2020 development as well. However, they have announced that they are drawing back from these plans, due to the current unsettled state of the sim itself and also because Microsoft has not provided the tools and information via the SDK that they need to successfully create scenery.
Just Flight Traffic Global FSX/P3D Ready SoonJust Flight continues to work on Traffic Global for FSX and Prepar3D and expects it done with early access and out as a full release very soon. When that happens they will be supplying a bonus set of general aviation aircraft liveries for users; today's announcement shows a selection of them.
VSKYLABS XF-85 Project AnnouncedVSKYLABS likes to take on unusual aircraft projects, and the XF-85 is certainly that. Designed in the 1940's as a "parasite fighter", the little jet would be carried by a bomber and take-off and return to bomber, without ever landing on the ground. Though the concept proved unworkable in the real world it should make for an interesting challenge for X-Plane pilots.
MSFS 2020 - Japan World Update AnnouncedAs good as some of the default scenery can be in the new Microsoft Flight Simulator, hand enhanced scenery will always be better. Today Microsoft has announced that Japan will be the next area of the world to receive such enhancement, and has released a video trailer showing how it will look.
Magknight 787: Aviator's Edition v1.6.0X-Plane aircraft developer Magknight announces the release of v1.6.0 of their 787 Aviator's Edition. It features the long awaited "new cockpit", second-generation EFB including a new weight and balance page, and the landing calculator. It also includes over 25 bug fixes and small features.
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Thread Starter: Mac6737I've complained in several threads here about the MSFS2020 palette -- that is, the colors, and especially what they call "saturation." Photographers...
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