Otavio Bonomi is a scenery developer who creates for FSX, Prepar3D and X-Plane. Like many scenery designers, he got started because an area he was interested in needed doing but he's since found sharing his scenery very rewarding. He also flies and is an advanced skydiver and skydiving instructor. Learn more in our interview.
The announcement by Carenado that they were doing a C172SP Skyhawk for X-Plane left reviewer Shawn Weigelt wondering if the flight simulator world really needed another 172. Well, maybe so when it's "amazing" as Shawn concluded this one is. Read the review to learn why he liked it so much.
X-Plane scenery designer David Flamm specializes in a very scenic part of the world: Alaska. Being a native he knows the area well and often visits the places he creates scenery for. He's also a real world pilot and gets to explore large parts of the state as part of his mission. Check out his scenery and learn more in our interview.
You've likely read his reviews here, and now Michael Hayward takes you along on his first real world flight in a light aircraft. He flies in a Flight Designs CTSW microlight out of Elstree Aerodrome near London to the Imperial War Museum Duxford and back. Along with the article and photos he shares several videos of both the flight and his impressions comparing flight simulator to the real thing.
In this review, Stuart McGregor actually looks at two products for X-Plane from Orbx. First is TrueEarth Great Britain South with enhances a large portion of the southern UK. Next is Southampton Airport, which is treated with the usual Orbx high level of detail. Stuart found this combination to be an excellent addition to X-Plane 11.
HiFi Simulation Technologies has been working for over twenty years to improve the realism of weather in our flight simulators. Recently for the first time they have brought their technology to X-Plane with the release of Active Sky XP. Reviewer Sean McLeod gives it a try with X-Plane 11, and finds it to be a highly polished product providing features above and beyond the default X-Plane weather controls.
The Where In The World series challenge from Ron Blehm continues into 2019 as readers have stepped up with a bunch of new destinations. Last month's location was the home of nearly a dozen shipyards and most people figured out where that was. This month's challenge is to an interesting cultural center. Can you figure out where?
Flying an early jetliner is a different experience from flying modern aircraft, and for those FSX or Prepar3D pilots who would like a taste, reviewer Michael Hayward recommends the Douglas DC-8 available from Aerosoft. He found that the model faithfully recreates the experience of flying a vintage jet and that flying it was an "absolute joy".
A2A Simulations are of course well known for their outstanding general aviation aircraft, and their Accu-Sim V35B Bonanza is no exception. Available for both FSX and Prepar3D, our reviewer Ray Andersen enjoyed flying it in P3D so much that we've given it our first Award of Excellence for 2019. Ray goes into great detail on just why this plane should be added to your hangar.
The PA31 Navajo twin nicely expands the Carenado line of GA aircraft for X-Plane 11. We're lucky to have Sean McLeod available to review it, as he has extensive experience flying the Navajo early in his professional career. He found the plane to be beautifully rendered and accurately brought back many happy memories of flying the real thing.
Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. This complex ecosystem has been depicted in a digital format for the X-Plane flight simulator by Taburet. The big mountain itself has been carefully formed to depict reality as close as possible. Autogen, high resolution mesh and an extensive photorealistic textured coverage are used to add deep immersion.
Flysimware has released a major update of their Falcon 50 business jet for FSX and Prepar3D. It includes new textures, remodeled virtual cockpit, new GPU units, new sounds and much more.
OK, Valentines Day has passed but the Valentines Day Sale from FlightSoft is still ongoing. All single products are reduced to $18.00 (usually $34.95 to $39.95) and there are two special bundles just for this sale.
Today REX has announced the start of their Customer Appreciation Sale. For a few days only save 35% on all REX products in the FlightSim.Com Store. REX makes products that entirely transform your flight simulator, both on the ground at the airport and in the sky. Give them a try and see what your FSX and Prepar3D can really do.
Carenado announces the release of their latest X-Plane aircraft add-on, the S340. It offers advanced features like high-end 4K PBR graphics throughout, custom EHSI and EADI instruments with detached pop-up windows, custom autopilot and much more.
In honor of US Presidents Day, Aerosoft is running a sale, giving 30% off on select products. Included are the award-winning Douglas DC-8, CRJ 700/900, Twin Otter Extended and more. Only for a few days at the FlightSim.Com Store.
The Flight1 dev team continues to crank out updates and now announce the latest version of their innovative G500/600 Series of avionics for FSX and Prepar3D. Version 1.03 now fully supports the latest Trainer v 730 plus many new features and refinements.
As the A380 heads for the sunset in the real world, developer iniBuilds continues to work on their iniSimulations A380 project for X-Plane. While no release date has yet been proposed, they report significant progress in the plane's development.
After a years absence and hosting problems, Malaysia Virtual Airlines, has returned to the virtual skies. They have relaunched with a new site design, strive to not disappear again, and will keep up to date with the schedules of Malaysia Airlines.
Flight1 is pleased to announce the latest version of their highly acclaimed GTN Complete Series. Version 2.09 now fully supports the latest GTN PC Trainer 6.50.1 and includes many new features and refinements.
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