Tutorial: Instrument Approach Clearances with ATC CommunicationsThis tutorial video is intended for real world pilots, but for flightsimmers who want to fly realistically and especially if you use services like VATSIM or Pilot Edge you will find this useful. Thecorporatepilotdad explains approach clearances and variations of ATC phraseology heard during IFR approaches. MSFS 2020 is used to simulate the flying and two actual air traffic controllers provide the voices.
Review: Aerosoft - Antarctica - British RotheraYou might think that flying in Antarctica would mean endless miles of boring white expanse, but you'd be wrong as proven by the Antarctica Vol. 1 – British Rothera and Beyond scenery for MSFS 2020 published by Aerosoft. Reviewer Stuart McGregor found himself falling in love with the area and found exploring around Rothera and the other bases included to be a great adventure.
Dan Hopgood Developer InterviewDan Hopgood has been creating freeware for various flight simulators for over 20 years. These days, he enjoys creating for X-Plane. While his favorite area is sound he has also created complete aircraft as well as enhancements for others' planes. Learn more about Dan and his work in our interview.
Remastered Wright Brothers Photos And FlightSim Historical FlightFlightsim fan Laurie Doering presents a video documentary on the Wright brothers first flights in 1903 at Kitty Hawk. He's taken original photographs from 1900-1905 and remastered them to tell the story of the development of the airplane. As a conclusion to the story, he uses MSFS 2020 for a scenic flight around Kitty Hawk as it looks today.
RonTom: Tuscany ItalyWhat Is RonTom? The authors are two "Old Timers" with a passion for aviation and a penchant for telling stories. The result is some aviation / flightsim storytelling based on some real world locations that they think are fun and interesting. In this edition they head to Italy, and more specific Tuscany and the city of Florence.
Review: DC Designs F-14 A/B Tomcat For MSFSThe F-14 Tomcat has played a starring role in movies and now comes to MSFS 2020 thanks to DC Designs and publisher Just Flight. Reviewer James Huddison tries out the F-14 A/B Tomcat For MSFS and finds it to be a very authentic recreation of the real thing, and his "go to" jet when he wants to do some fast flying.
FlyByWire Improves A32NX EFB DashboardThe FlyByWire team continues to improve their A32NX jetliner for MSFS 2020. They have now added a small convenience detail in the EFB dashboard - you can now check out the textual METAR for your selected airports. Available now in the development version.
Navigraph Chart Cycle 2201 ReleasedNavigraph announces that Chart Cycle 2201 has been released. Update your tools and add-on aircraft FMS databases using the FMS Data Manager and using the Navigraph Navdata Center for MSFS 2020 users. The current Jeppesen charts are already available through the Navigraph Charts apps.
Taburet - Night3D USA Pacific MSFSTaburet announces the release of a new scenery package for MSFS 2020. Night3D USA Pacific MSFS covers Alaska and Hawaii. Lamp posts have been added to cover all urban areas along with other roads away from urban centers. Works along default lights system adding further illumination to the MSFS environment.
This Day in Aviation--FH Phantom First FlightOn this day in 1945, the McDonnell FH Phantom made its first flight. The Phantom was a twinjet fighter aircraft designed and first flown during World War II for the United States Navy. The Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier.
CR1-Software Announces Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero MSFSWe have not heard from them in a while, but CR1-Software is back with an exciting announcement for MSFS 2020. Their first in a series of new aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator will be the Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero. This famous WWII fighter will give exciting performance to flightsim pilots, who will also enjoy the extremely accurate details CR1 will include.
FlyJSim Releases Patch For Q4XP For X-PlaneFlyJSim announces the release of v1.15 for their Q4XP for X-Plane. Along with a number of fixes, the updated version includes an improved pop-up FMS with borderless windows, added panel texture capture and added ability to scroll north-up MFD map.
SoFly Weather Preset Pro Epic Update v1.30Sofly announces that a brand new free "Epic Update" to Weather Preset Pro for MSFS 2020 is now available to download. Version 1.30 includes ten additional weather presets that create epic scenes within the flight simulator. This is in addition to some sixty custom made presets already included.
Dreamflight Studios Announces McClellan-Palomar Airport MSFSDreamflight Studios have announced that they are working on McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ), near San Diego, California, for MSFS 2020.
TopSkills Announces All New Flight-Sim ManualTopSkills announces February 4, 2022 as the release date for Bill Stack's newest e-book, Glass Simming 2020. At 225 pages and 11 chapters, the book will explain the use of electronic flight decks and cockpits in 15 aircraft. You can now pre-order the book at a 50% discount off the full price.
IndiaFoxtEcho - Ford-Class Carriers for MSFSMSFS 2020 users wishing for a realistic place to operate the IndiaFoxtEcho F-35 Lightning II or T-45C Goshawk now have a new option with the release of Ford-Class Carriers for MSFS. The package offers static, landable aircraft carriers allowing for recover and launch operations. Three different carriers are placed at a variety of locations around the world.
DC3 Airways Plans Recreation Of Berlin AirliftThis February, virtual airline DC3 Airways will recreate the 1948/49 Berlin Airlift. A series of flights are planned using a total of 14 airfields, with some flights in bad weather and some at night, adhering as far as possible to the conditions and events of the period.
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