Review: FlyMex - Mexico City VFR LandmarksMexico City is one of the top ten most populated cities in the world and deserves a good look in MSFS 2020. Thanks to developer FlyMex Simulations and their scenery package Mexico City VFR Landmarks flying over this area now gives Microsoft Flight Simulator users lots of interesting and realistic buildings to see, even including things like the pyramids at Teotihucan. Reviewer Diego Vega explores the city with words and a video and shows you what he found.
Where in the World Feature 129The Where In The World series challenge from Ron Blehm continues into the new year. Last month's challenge was the largest airport in the Green Mountain State and quite a few people were able to get it right. This month's challenge may require some knowledge of history as well as geography. Are you up to the challenge?
CJ4 Working Title Mod - VNAV and ILS ApproachIn this video, video team member thecorporatepilotdad takes a look at the Working Title CJ4 Mod for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This mod takes the default MSFS 2020 CJ4 bizjet and makes it much more realistic. The video is part review and part tutorial, showing how to do a VNAV and ILS approach. The author flies a plane using the same avionics in real life and was impressed with the realism found here.
Review: Aerosoft - German Islands 1 East Frisia XPAerosoft turns to a scenic series of German coastal islands with its X-Plane 11 scenery title German Islands 1 East Frisia. The islands have small GA airports and gliding schools, giving lots of places to last while exploring the coastal region. Reviewer Wycliffe Barrett provides us both a video and text review while he enjoys flying the area.
Review: TCA Officers Pack Airbus EditionThrustmaster makes quite a range of nice control devices. In this review, Raymond Andersen examines their TCA Officers Pack Airbus Edition to see how well they replicate a set of modern jetliner controls. He found it to be a superb and high quality package that was easy to set up and use and recommends it to other demanding flightsim enthusiasts.
Complete TBM 930 Tutorial For MSFS 2020Today we welcome a new member to the FlightSim.Com Video Team. Known as thecorporatepilotdad, he has over twenty years experience as a flightsimmer and over 7000 real world flying hours in planes ranging from the C152 to bizjets. The first video tutorial we have to present is his complete TBM 930 tutorial for that default plane in MSFS 2020, covering everything about flying the aircraft.
Virtualcol Update 1.8.2 for Beechcraft 99 Series MSFSVirtualcol continues to improve their recently released Beechcraft 99 Series aircraft package for MSFS 2020. Based on user feedback, version 1.8.2 has been released today. This includes a number of fixes and improvements to things like sound, flaps, avionics, etc. There are still some remaining issues due to the current state of the sim itself and its SDK.
Aerosoft - Airport Greater Moncton for MSFSCreated by Stairport Sceneries and published by Aerosoft, now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator is Airport Greater Moncton. This scenery depicts an extremely detailed recreation of Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport. It features 4K PBR textures, custom lighting and signs, custom static aircraft, special winter animations and more.
New Features Of FS Navigation Map MSFS PluginThe FS Navigation Map Android app for MSFS 2020 has been updated. With the app the user can see a map of where they are flying, with airports, navaids, waypoints and other relevant information like radio frequencies, ILS headings and more. In the update, the flight plan can now be sent to the app, like with the FSX version.
IRIS Simulations Shows Off F/A-18C Hornet For MSFSIRIS Simulations has revealed that their next project for Microsoft Flight Simulator will be the F/A-18C Hornet. It's still early in development and the screen shots only show the interior. It's reported to be one of four fast movers planned for development over the next 24 months.
Just Flight Update on A300 For Prepar3DToday Just Flight has a quick A300 for Prepar3D update to share. They have recently fitted some (relatively) new technology to their classic A300B4. Both pilots are now equipped with a weather radar (compatible with Active Sky), TCAS and FMS for modern-day operations across the globe. A traditional VSI and INS navigation are still available for the classic airliner purists.
Just Flight Has New Preview Images of PA-28R ArrowJust to show a bit more of what's possible in MSFS 2020, Just Flight has released some new shots of the PA-28R Arrow III following the reveal last week. These are taken at max resolution and demonstrate the pin-sharp quality. The interior shows a lot of wear and some old avionics, as would be typical of a plane of this vintage.
Historic Airlines Group Has 747 CargoTwo announcements from Historic Airlines Group. The first is that they now have 747 freighters carrying cargo as part of their fleet, from a variety of carriers. Second is that they have added USPS cargo operations, using Ryan International's fleet of 727-100F's. If you are looking to do some classic cargo flying, HAG knows cargo.
Just Flight - Traffic Global for FSX/P3DNow available at the FlightSim.Com Store from Just Flight is their latest AI package for FSX/P3D, Traffic Global. The first version of the "Traffic" series came out 20 years ago and now the latest has been brought to FSX/Prepar3D users. It features thousands of individual commercial airline AI aircraft flying realistic commercial flight plans on real-world schedules.
Perfect Flight - Flying Hawaii for MSFSPerfect Flight announces a new set of adventures. Flying Hawaii For MSFS lets you explore the famous islands in every hidden corner and admire the natural beauty while enjoying an exciting flight experience. Included are 24 landing challenges and a complete island tour in the form of a bush trip. Also included are new liveries for the XCub Crafter, Airbus A320 and TBM 930.
Just Flight - Final F15 Screen ShotsJust Flight has issued what is expected to be their last set of screen shots before the release next week of their F-15 C, D, E & I Eagle for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Included in the pictures are all aspects of the included model variants that will be included in the final pack.
UK2000 Updates Luton Airport For MSFSScenery designer UK2000 announces that their Luton2020 HD scenery for MSFS 2020 has been updated to v1.05. This version removes the AFD approach data which was causing crashes at startup for some users. In addition, the UK2000 common library is now part of the product.
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