A basic trainer is good for sightseeing or for...training! The PA-38 Tomahawk fits that role well, and has long been a favorite of reviewer Shawn Weigelt. He was pleased to find that Just Flight has created a highly realistic Tomahawk that perfectly fits the bill, with high definition visuals, realistic sound file and an accurately reproduced flight model.

Dick Mohatt enjoys flying FSX and finding airports that need improvement. Starting in the mid-West where he grew up, his range has expanded to include some larger airports as well as military bases. Though never a pilot, Dick was in the Air Force and now being retired gives him time to create and share his creations with the rest of us.

Once again this year, Michael Hayward was our reporter on the scene at Flight Sim Show 2019, held last weekend at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. This year the show was expanded to two full days and had great attendance including 35 companies with stands and many presentations.

Orbx has a long history of creating highly detailed sceneries of rather obscure but scenic and colorful airports, and their recent additions for X-Plane 11 are no exception. Reviewer Shawn Weigelt enjoyed his visits to Darrington, Anacortes and Israel's Farm and finds having the set in a close area gives some nice places to fly between.

The Where In The World series challenge from Ron Blehm continues. Last month's globally-central location proved quite challenging as there weren't many right answers. This month involves some clowning around at the designated location. Are your geography skills up to the challenge?

Everyone is eager for news about the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator so we are pleased to be able to offer this exclusive interview with the people behind it, specifically Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Sebastian Wloch, CEO and co-founder of Asobo Studio. The interview covers a wide range of topics including lessons learned from past sims, flight model improvements, ATC, steaming content, multiplayer and much more.

Prepar3D pilots wanting a destination in the heart of Germany will surely enjoy Berlin-Tegel Professional from Aerosoft. Our reviewer MrYorkiesWorld, wanting to visit the area in real life has settle for the virtual version and found his visit most enjoyable. The scenery is very detailed, looks great and feels immersive.

The Simsbury Fly-In in Connecticut brings 10,000 people, 100+ planes, 700+ classic cars to a tiny country airport every year. It's s fun time with lots to look at, other pilots to chat with and some totally unhealthy food to enjoy. Flying in with the crowded skies was an experience, but flying home proved to be more of an adventure than either of us really wanted...

As an A2A Simulations general aviation aircraft product, you'd expect the Comanche 250 to have an outstanding level of detail and features as well as an accurate flight model. Ray Andersen gives the highly detailed review that this highly detailed aircraft deserves and finds that it easily meets up with the expectations we have of A2A products.

Naval aviators are considered to be some of the most skilled pilots around, given the challenging conditions in which they operate. Simulated naval flight operations are challenging too. In this article Ray Hill discusses naval flight, what is currently possible with X-Plane 11, and some wishes for how this area of aviation could be improved.