Review: TrueEarth US Northern California HD - X-PlaneIn TrueEarth US Northern California for X-Plane, Orbx combines hi-res photo scenery with realistic 3D buildings to create a very realistic flying environment. Reviewer Andrew Parish was struck by the diversity of the region and how well Orbx managed to capture it.
Review: Carenado - SR22 GTSx TurboThe SR22 is one of the most popular GA planes of the 21st century, so it's appropriate that Carenado would make an X-Plane 11 version of the SR22 GTSx Turbo. Their version includes the modern Perspective G1000 glass cockpit, a nice selection of liveries and more. Reviewer Robin Tannahill really liked the plane and enjoyed flying it.
Air Crashes in the Galloway HillsHere's something a little different from our usual fare, a bit of aviation history in the hills of Scotland. Author Barry Donnan is an avid hiker as well as being a historian. Here he shares some history and exploration of aviation events on the Galloway Hills, from the early days of flying to the WWII era.
Review: Prepar3D V5One of our regular reviewers, MrYorkiesWorld, has decided to tackle the new Prepar3D V5 and offers here a review in both text and video formats. Overall, he's happy to find it better than the previous versions in both looks and performance, though still exhibiting a few flaws.
Review: Aerosoft - Aspen ExtendedAspen Extended for P3D v4 from Aerosoft isn't a new title, but Aspen is still an exciting destination with a challenging airport so reviewer Gregory A. Goodwin wanted to see how it stands up to newer products. He finds it held up quite well compared to other airport scenery and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
Review: Carenado - King Air C90 GTX For X-Plane 11The King Air is one of the longest lived corporate aircraft, have been in production for over 50 years. Here, Wycliffe Barrett offers a video review of the King Air C90 CTX created for X-Plane 11 by Carenado.
A Luscombe StoryIn addition to flightsimming and writing reviews for us, Jennifer Kimball is a real world pilot. Recently she set out of the great adventure of buying an airplane. With many options possible, the result was more like the right plane found her. This is her story of how a Luscombe taildragger came into her life.
Review: QualityWings Ultimate 787 CollectionQualityWings has produced a series of jetliners that have been popular with flightsimmers, and according to reviewer Ray Andersen their Ultimate 787 Collection is another winner. It comes with the -8, -9 and -10 variants with two engine types though only one included livery (others available for download). He termed the result "superb" with quality systems, flight dynamics, looks and realism.
Review: Aerosoft - Seychelles XPX-Plane 11 pilots looking for a tropical getaway will enjoy a trip to Seychelles XP from Aerosoft. The package includes 15 airports and 4 heliports spread among the islands. Reviewer Paul Mort had been looking forward to this scenery and was not disappointed - highly recommending it to others.
Where in the World Feature 124The Where In The World series challenge from Ron Blehm continues. Last month's "high spot" location brought out a lot of participants, and mostly correct answers. This month's challenge is the first of a series sent in by participants, and features an airport with an interesting name. Can you figure where in the world it is?
vFlyteAir Memorial Day SalevFlyteAir announces their Memorial Day Sale with all their X-Plane aircraft at 25% off their regular prices. vFlyteAir specializes in general aviation planes and has a lineup that includes examples like the Piper Cherokee, Grumman Tiger and Cirrus SR20. They even offer a freeware Ryan Navion if you'd like to get a taste of their quality before purchasing one of their other planes.
Carenado - PA46 500TP Malibu Meridian G1000 for X-Plane 11Now available for X-Plane 11 from Carenado is the PA46 500TP Malibu Meridian G1000, a high performance single engine turboprop. It features full interior and exterior PBR with many details, custom FMOD sounds, Carenado G1000 avionics. It comes with a variety of liveries and full documentation.
iniBuilds Update On A380 And A300-600R(F) For X-Plane 11iniBuilds reports they have made significant progress on their A380 and A300-600R(F) projects for X-Plane 11. The testing phase is going well, though they are not yet ready to offer a release date. A new video and screen shots are included.
SpaceX Docking SimulatorToday you can watch the historic first launch by SpaceX with astronauts on board. NASA has asked people to stay home and not watch the launch directly, but there are plenty of online viewing options. Then, try the docking maneuver for yourself with a free simulator, provided by SpaceX.
FSDG - Rhodes Island Of the Knights For X-Plane 11FSDG brings their scenery of Rhodes to X-Plane 11. Already available for FSX/P3D, Rhodos is one of the most interesting islands in the Aegean - and the largest of the Dodecanese islands. The complete island with its two airports is included in the scenery.
Taburet - Florida AXP For X-Plane 11Florida AXP from Taburet is a second generation blend of multiple data to achieve a complete buildings coverage for the State of Florida. Not less than approximately 7 million buildings are injected into this autogen package to achieve 99% coverage positioning buildings on the right position.
Lionheart Creations Memorial Day SaleLionheart Creations products do not often go on sale, but for this Memorial Day they are now offered at 50% off the regular price at the FlightSim.Com Store. Lionheart offers a wide variety of add-on aircraft for FS2004, FSX and Prepar3D.
MicroProse Announces The Mighty EighthMicroProse is a developer name not heard of for a while, but they are back with a new title in the works. The Mighty Eighth will be a VR-first project (but also playable with no VR) in which you will be able to play with nine friends (or AI crew) as you work together to survive the war and accomplish your missions flying the B-17 and B-24.
E-Mesh: Colorado - Overhauled, Free And supporting P3DEmerald Scenery announces a nice gift for Prepar3D users. Their E-Mesh Colorado scenery has been upgrade to v1.1, an entire top to bottom rework. All data has been optimized and the installer is updated so it now supports the latest P3D v5 as well as earlier versions and FSX. It's also now 100% free.
Pilot Experience Sim Previews Biarritz AirportPilot Experience Sim has announced they are working on Biarritz / Pays Basque Airport LFBZ for Prepar3D v4 and v5. Unfortunately, the screen shots provided are too small and far away to show much detail of the airport.
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Thread Starter: REDDAIRHello All, I have not been as loyal to FSX lately, but maybe part relates to my frustration about ILS landings. Not something earth shattering...
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