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.
The FlightSim.Com Store announces it annual Spring sales event going on this weekend. We have a variety of products from different publishers on sale, with savings of up to 55% off the regular prices. Please visit the store today and take advantage of these sales.
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.
Taburet mines the FCC database in order to add USA VFR Cellular Towers to the MSFS 2020 landscape. Covering all fifty states and several territories, pylons are injected into the scenery and are visible both day and night.
OBD is proud to bring you their unashamedly single-player WW1 flight simulator Wings Over Flanders Fields: Between Heaven & Hell II. Immerse yourself in one of over 500 historically accurate fighter and bomber squadrons, located in the historically correct location with the correct aircraft.
Aeroplane Heaven have shared some preview images of the AS1000 and AS3x autopilot units found as options in their upcoming Mustang for MSFS 2020. Completely optional, AS3x will have a working autopilot, the AS1000 is a big unit so it won't have the autopilot being used for a larger classic aeroplane which will have an AP). Something else is planned for people who want to keep it the full vintage 40's experience.
The VSKYLABS Aeroprakt A22-LS Project for X-Plane is coming soon; release window is set to the last week of April 2021. The announcement includes some new screen shots showing some recent renderings of the evolving project. A compete, easy-to-use paint kit is being prepared and will be included.
PrealSoft brings the capital of Turkey to FSX/P3D with the release of HD Cities - Istanbul. The scenery features photoreal textures, 3D custom buildings and landmarks plus Turkish style customized autogen, as well as other objects and ships.
The Wasserkuppe is known to pilots as the "cradle of gliding" and is located in the Hessian district of Fulda. The airfield together with the region is one of the historical hotspots in aviation. For MSFS 2020, the Wasserkuppe was implemented by Aerosoft with the latest technologies. Most exciting is the difficult approach and landing on the sloped runway on the highest mountain of the Röhn.
CFSS (CanadianFlightSimStudios) announces the release of Delta Heritage Airpark in Vancouver for MSFS 2020. This unique airport features a manicured grass runway, Mary's Place restaurant, aircraft building and restoration shops, and many more details to search for and find.
Eagle Dynamics has released a new video demonstrating the new radar modes in the upcoming F/A-18C for DCS. The next big update for the Hornet, will add two new radar modes: Wide Auto-Acquisition (WACQ) and SPOT.
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