Review: A2A Simulations - Accu-Sim Spitfire MKI-IIObviously, the Accu-sim Spitfire MkI-II is not a new product, so how well does a decade old Prepar3D product hold up? Reviewer Alex Dicksinson concludes that it does quite well indeed, as the extensive level of detail that A2A Simulations includes makes for a very realistic flying experience for someone wishing to truly feel what flying a WWII aircraft is like.
Review: pizzagalli.ch - MV-22 Osprey XP11The Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey is one of the more unusual aircraft available for X-Plane 11. Half airplane and half helicopter, it provides an interesting flying challenge. Reviewer Stuart McGregor found the experience using the craft from pizzagalli.ch extremely rewarding. As a low-cost offering he found some of the details not to the highest standard, but this was easily overlooked in the overall picture.
Tutorial: Holds And ATC CommunicationsThecorporatepilotdad returns with another video tutorial for sim pilots who want to improve their IFR flight skills. This lesson covers holding patterns and hold entries in all their varieties, illustrated and demonstrated using MSFS 2020 though applicable to any sim. Realistic ATC communications are used with the help of a former air traffic controller.
Review: Pyreegue Edinburgh EGPH For MSFS 2020FilbertFlies presents a video review of Edinburgh Airport EGPH scenery by Pyreegue Dev Co for MSFS 2020. He describes it as a work of art, one of the best he's seen, with a level of detail that is "insane". It's scenery that makes you feel like you're really there.
Review: FlyInside Bell 47-G2FlyInside brings to MSFS 2020 the classic Bell 47-G2. Reviewer Stuart McGregor has been a flight sim helicopter fan for years so was excited to have a copter to fly in the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. He was not disappointed, and shares his findings with you in this review.
IFR Training Part 4Ten 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 4 including talk about holds and a side trip in a seaplane.
Canadian Xpress August 2021 Monthly ChallengeVirtual airline Canadian Xpress announces their August 2021 Monthly Challenge. The destination this month is Orlando, Florida (KMCO), the third largest city in the state and home to Disney World and other tourist attractions.
Taburet - Railways/Roads Trees Mod - Austria/SwitzerlandNew from Taburet is Railways/Roads Trees Mod - Austria/Switzerland.
In MSFS 2020 railways and often roads are covered by trees when crossing through forests or areas where there are trees. The function of this mod is to clear misplaced trees covering the roads and railways.
REX Weather Force 2020 Technical Update 1.5 ReleasedREX brings their advanced weather technology to MSFS 2020 with REX Weather Force 2020. This is a new METAR-based dynamic real-time weather engine that will let you experience automated, dynamic and smooth weather transitions. It also offers weather scenarios and other features. Technical Update 1.5 has just been released with a long list of fixes and compatibility with the latest MSFS update 5.
Team SDB Scenery - RAF Wyton TSR2 for P3D v4/v5Had history changed a bit, the RAF would have been basing the TSR2 and CF-105 Arrow in the 1960's. This scenery depicts RAF Wyton as it might have looked, hosting based TSR2's and visiting CF-105 Arrows. This scenery is now available for Prepar3D v5 and v4 from Team SDB.
PMDG Further Updates DC-6 For MSFS 2020PMDG has released another update to their Douglas DC-6 for MSFS 2020. It mainly targets some problems with visual aspects, but as includes some minor fixes in the ongoing maintenance of the product and curative efforts for some of the things that changed with the large MSFS platform update released this week.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Hotfix Is OutAs promised yesterday, we now have available the hotfix for Microsoft Fligiht Simulator 1.18.14.0. Based on the release notes, this hotfix affects many areas of the sim, including stability/performance, input, navigation, user interface, planes, gameplay, weather, etc.
Release Update NL2000 5.05The NL2000 scenery design team announces the release of version 5.05 for Prepar3D v5. This ongoing project of scenery of the Netherlands continues to improve, now with a completely rebuilt Teuge EHTE airport, improvements at Schiphol EHAM and other changes at airports including EHAL, EHBK and EHGG.
Lionheart Bringing Q200 Dragonfly To MSFS 2020Lionheart Creations has announced that they are bringing their Q200 Dragonfly aircraft to MSFS 2020. Currently available for FSX/P3D, the Microsoft Flight Simulator version is now getting close to launch. This unusual looking plane will feature all Asobo instrumentation in pure 3D and come in a number of bright colors.
Seafront Simulations Releases Two Vessels Add-ons For MSFSSeafront Simulations has released two new products to overhaul your default AI ship and leisure boat traffic in MSFS 2020. Vessels Enhanced AI replaces the default with high quality, night lit vessels. Vessels Global Shipping adds around 50,000 routes and tens of thousands of high-quality, PBR, night-lit utility, fishing and cargo ships.
Lionheart Releases Trinidad TB21 GT v4.2 MSFSLionheart Creations releases the latest Build version of the Trinidad TB21 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This Build 4.2 package has quite a few updates and most important has been made compliant with the just released Sim Update 5. It now works with the new Xbox style mouse-lock control routines.
SoFly - A Guide to Flight Simulator - Extended Edition v1.10 ReleasedSoFly has released the second update to their A Guide to Flight Simulator - Extended Edition. Building on the very popular original guide, this edition packs even more information about MSFS 2020 into its pages. It includes hundreds of pages of tutorials, tips and expert tricks. The v1.10 update adds over 20 new pages, including details on the new "Lock" interaction system, cursor controls, new locations to visit and more.
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In MSFS 2020 railways and often roads are covered by trees when crossing through forests or areas where there are trees. The function of this mod is to clear misplaced trees covering the roads and railways.
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