X-PLANE FREEWARE

To break up the winter doldrums, Just Flight has announced a sale on many of their X-Plane compatible aircraft add-ons. This week you can save 30% off the regular price on a variety of general aviation aircraft.

One of the most popular training planes, the Cessna 150 Commuter gets brought to X-Plane thanks to vFlyteAir Simulations. Our reviewer Jennifer Kimball has flight time in real C150's and was impressed with the accuracy of this flight simulator version. She termed it a great buy and was pleased by the fun and functionality of the plane.

Announcing a new version of XPlane2Blender for X-Plane developers. This release includes the last must-have feature for 2.80 - LODs, a way of defining what to draw when the camera is a certain distance away from an object.

X-Plane Mobile version 11.0.2 is now available on the App Store and Google Play. This updates features a brand new 737 FMOD sound package and variety of bug fixes. Also available for viewing is a new video showing the X-Plane 737-800 FMOD Sounds.

Now available from the FlightSim.Com Store is Traffic Global For X-Plane 11 from Just Flight. Traffic Global provides high quality animated AI aircraft models in authentic airline liveries and with full 3D sound and lighting and effects. Installation is simple and the software is ready to run "out the box".

SimCoders announces the release of Reality Expansion Pack version 4.3.3. It fixes some small issues and adds support for new sound mods.

simHeaven have released version 4.1 of X-Europe for X-Plane 11, and this update includes quite a number of new features/fixes. When used correctly, and with decent ortho imagery, this scenery can rival, and sometimes better that of certain payware products.

Orbx design efforts lately have produced a lot of scenery for Great Britain, and Leeds Bradford Airport for X-Plane is just one example. Reviewer Paul Mort had been eagerly awaiting this one, as it's not far from where he lives. He was not disappointed in Orbx's efforts and gave it his highest rating.

Airfield Canada offers two announcements on airfield scenery for X-Plane. They have released their scenery for CYQY - J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport in Nova Scotia. They have also announced that their next project will be CYHZ - Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

Gaya Simulations has announced progress on Kos Airport LGKO for X-Plane 11. The airport itself is now complete, and focus has shifted to the island as a whole. A large group of screen shots is included with the announcement.

Just Flight has released an update v1.0.8818 to Traffic Global, their AI traffic utility for X-Plane 11. The changelog is extensive, with a few fixes plus quite a number of changes.

In a brief announcement, Nimbus Simulation Studios reports that they are finishing up the final details on KATL v2.1, X-Plane scenery for Hatfsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, USA. The 2.1 update will include the old colors (used for many years until the current grey), 3D grass, improved mesh, bug fixes and ground texture improvements.

A news flash from VSKYLABS is that they are working on a Robinson R66 helicopter for X-Plane. This is part of their larger Robinson project where they are also developing the R22 and R44 models. The R66 is a larger, turbine powered chopper that will be equipped with a modern glass cockpit.

Aviotek Simulation Software brings you another greatly modeled, well optimized airport for X-Plane 11: Treviso Antonio Canova Airport, designed with ortho imagery and highly detailed buildings, moving vehicles, city landscape, and more.

FlightFactor has announce that an AVS update is coming, with embedded Navigraph interface, multi-monitor and pop-out window support, many bug fixes and more. Airport Visual System (AVS) for X-Plane is inspired by a well known on-board Airport Navigation System (OANS) and designed to be a useful assistant during airport navigation.