thecorporatepilotdad, a real world corporate pilot, illustrates and explains how to do an NDB approach in the CJ4 Working Title Mod in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The airport used (PASV) is on the slope of a mountain with a 4.8% gradient. Sparrevohn airport in real life requires special certification and is for military use only or military approved contractors.
If you want to add an additional layer of realism to your flightsimming, with Air Hauler 2 you can add a realistic business that you can run and fly for. Your airline can fly passenger, cargo and charter ops, own aircraft, hire pilots and so on. Overall, reviewer Alex Dickinson was very impressed with the diverse range of features included.
The Where In The World series challenge from Ron Blehm continues. Last month's challenge was in the cold extreme north of Canada and quite a few people were able to get it right. This month's challenge is an airport beautifully located in nature. Are you up to the challenge?
Drzewiecki Design brings their scenery designs to Japan with RJAA Tokyo Narita Airport for MSFS 2020. Reviewer Joshua Moore pays a visit and finds it to be one of the best airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator and a nice complement to World Update 1.
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.
LN Design announces that they are currently working on another airport for MSFS 2020, which is Pau-Pyrénées in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It's going to feature a fully modeled interior and exterior main terminal, dozens of close-to-real buildings, and a lot of other awesome features.
New from Sim-wings and published by Aerosoft is Airport Madrid for X-Plane 11. The aerial image covers a total surface of 400 km², and the detailed 3D models and animations bring the scenery to life. This scenery of the largest airport in Spain include all buildings and service facilities, animated jetways, detailed ground markings, dynamic lighting and more.
You've probably seen in the news that NASA has just successfully completed the first flight of an aircraft on another planet, flying the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter as can be seen on video. Did you know you can try this yourself? Versions of the copter are available for download from our file library for X-Plane 10 and 11.
Aerosoft offers some new screen shots of their upcoming Airport Brussels for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Right now, the majority of the work is to finish up the various service buildings scattered around the airport. Soon MSFS 2020 pilots will have this new destination serving the capital of Belgium.
Offering real world, real time weather within a flight simulator has its challenges. In this post, the X-Plane development team reports on a recent problem with obtaining and offering weather to X-Plane users. If you're curious about how this all works, and what went wrong, here's a chance to learn all about it.
Rolling Cumulus releases another episode in their "Extreme Bush Series". Fly with Selva Airlines in Deep Jungle and Long Rivers for MSFS 2020. You'll visit a dozen airfields deep in the Colombian jungle, flying cargo to tiny villages in your Cessna 208.
Taburet brings towers to another country with the release of Switzerland VFR Radio and TV Masts for MSFS. This dataset represents FM transmission towers and TV tower locations recorded by the Switzerland Communications authority.
Now available Aerosoft for Prepar3D v4/v5 is Bratislava M. R. Stefanik Airport. It features a detailed airport infrastructure including administrative buildings, hangars, etc. plus static vehicles like fire trucks, fuel tankers and official vehicles. Also included is a detailed version of the city. An updated v1.0.2.0 has just been released with added scenery adjacent to airport, fixed season, remade animations and more.
Aircraft designer Carenado has announced that they are bringing the PA34T Seneca to MSFS 2020. The Piper PA-34 Seneca is a twin-engined light aircraft, produced in the United States by Piper Aircraft. It has been in non-continuous production since 1971.
CentralSim announces the release of Aeroparque Jorge Newbery SABE v1.1 for MSFS 2020. This is an international airport serving Buenos Aires, Argentina. It features PBR textures, airport objects, new lighting model, new international arrival building, added ground services, etc.
Following users request, a simple, LSA grade autopilot system was installed in the VSKYLABS Aeroprakt A22-LS, as optional equipment. The autopilot is capable of maintaining aircraft attitude and aircraft altitude, reducing pilot workload during longer flights.
Orbx previews their new Landmarks Frankfurt City Pack MSFS. The city of Frankfurt, with the Main River coursing through the city, comes to life with an impressive skyline and custom night lighting. Included are over one hundred custom landmarks.
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