X-Plane pilots wanting a small but quick turboprop single will surely enjoy the PA46 500TP Malibu Meridian from Carenado. Reviewer Joshua Moore puts it through its paces and finds that Carenado did a fantastic job replicating the look and feel of the plane. There are a few flaws but they do not detract greatly from an otherwise beautiful plane.
Author Kenneth Kerr offers up another KerrSpective, looking at the Scottish highlands. Having lived there for some years, flying them in the sims brings back memories. MSFS 2020 offers a fresh look at the area, but even with add-ons from UK2000 still has deficiencies, which he compares with the Prepar3D experience.
This video tutorial by thecorporatepilotdad demonstrates a DME arc to ILS approach, flying the TBM 930 in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The basics of a DME arc are covered along with descriptions and how to fly it. After the DME arc is intercepted in the TBM 930, the arc is flown until the lead radial where the localizer is intercepted and the ILS is flown.
In this video review, FilbertFlies takes a look at Lviv Danylo Halytskyi Airport, created by Pyreegue for Microsoft Flight Simulator. He is so impressed with the detail of the scenery he calls it "stunning". Details like the terminal interior, animated VIP's, etc. make for a great experience.
Here is something a bit different from our usual flightsim fare. Peter Smith, father of FlightSim.Com's Dominic Smith, as a child was an evacuee in the UK during WWII. Here he shares his first person story of those days, moving around the country trying to survive and observing the aircraft overhead, both friend and foe.
In this video review, FilbertFlies takes a look at Keflavik Airport in Iceland as created by MK Studios for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Overall he likes it a lot, with the quality of models and textures being exceptionally high.
Now available from Just Flight for MSFS 2020 is SC Designs - Blackbushe EGLK, a small airport in Hampshire, England. It provides an accurate rendition of the airport, with accurately modelled buildings, custom taxiways and runway which match real-world operations, dynamic lighting and PBR textures.
In a large announcement VSKYLABS says that their Aeroprakt A22-LS project has reached final preparations. Their C-47 Project will now be split, with a new TT-3 Project in parallel to the original version. The Conroy Tri-Turbo-Three DC-3 conversion is powered by three PT6-45 engines.
LukeAirTool adds real cabin announcements to your MSFS 2020 flights from easyJet to Etihad, a free passenger simulator and more to enhance your sim experience. This cabin crew and passenger simulator features: Pushback assistance, METAR, airport charts, collect scores for your flights, share and receive custom audio announcements, and more.
So here's a really great deal for those FSX and Prepar3D pilots who enjoy vintage aircraft. For a limited time CR1-Software is offering their Aeronca Champ and Ford Trimotor for just $2. Check out this deal now at the FlightSim.Com Store.
Just Flight has released a preview video of their upcoming 146 Professional for X-Plane. The base package will include 100/200/300 variants along with the QT/QC/RAF variants. The X-Plane FMC unit will feature and soon after release they will also be adding a custom coded FMC that's currently in development.
A few months ago Airfoillabs gave us a preview of the exterior of their upcoming Douglas DC-3 study level model for X-Plane 11. Now we have a preview of the inside, showing radios and navigation gear in great detail.
In the Aerosoft forums, a preview of the next MSFS 2020 scenery from Stairport has recently been published. They are reported to be working on EGTP Perranporth Airfield, located in Cornwall, UK. Originally a WWII RAF fighter station, it's now a GA airport run by the Perranporth Flying Club though some of the original WWII base features can still be seen.
MilViz has announced the release of their first add-on aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulation, the FG-1D Corsair. Created exclusively for MSFS 2020, the Corsair features an intricate flight model, gorgeous high definition textures, and an extremely detailed 3D model.
New from Verticalsim for X-Plane 11 is KFAY Fayette Regional Airport in North Carolina, USA. With a combination of heavy GA, business jets, and commercial service, it provides something for everyone.
In the version 2.7 update for DCS World, the developers will introduce space stabilization for the optically guided Maverick missile versions using the Display Management Switch (DMS). The update is due out shortly.
This Sunday on Sky Blue Radio, Willy Canuck hosts flight simulation’s smoothest YouTube streamer, Filbert Flies, who is also a regular reviewer here at FlightSim.Com. Willy chats with Filbert about his popular YouTube channel, life with flight simulation and how his once secret hobby has become a point of celebration.
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