Milviz continues to be busy on a number of upcoming projects, including the ATR turboprop airliner. In the comments, they describe it as a "64-bit" model so it is expected to support Prepar3D v4 and eventually X-Plane. We now have an early look at the virtual cockpit.

Oil exploration in the Sahara region has developed dramatically over the past ten years. This is primarily the result of an increase in the oil price on the international market. Now Rolling Cumulus Software brings the commercial pilot as well as those flying in the bush the opportunity to check the lonesome and dangerous desert flying as Desert Oil Pilots for FSX/P3D.

MK-Studios today has announced their next scenery project, Vagar Airport (EKVG) in the Faroe Islands. It is in fact the only airport on these remote islands and makes for a scenic and exciting destination for airline flights. It's reported to be available "soon" for P3D v4 and there's mention that a future X-Plane version is a possibility.

Another developer announces the end of support for FSX. In their forums, Captain Sim has posted that the upcoming 757 Captain III Freighter and -30 expansions will be the last FSX products, and in fact the last for 32 bit sims (i.e. Prepar3D v1, v2, v3). Future development will be devoted to 64 bit sims.

KsimSaver is a free tool for Flight Simulator X and Prepar3D that saves your current flight scenario. KsimSaver will save all the data needed to get you back and flying again, saving you from losing your flight when your simulator randomly crashes.

Orbx has announced the release of TrueEarth Great Britain South for X-Plane 11. This is the first of three packages covering the UK. The scenery includes 42,000 sq mi of crisp, color-matched aerial imagery. A new autogen technology has been developed, allowing the placement of realistic UK style buildings. Some 130 million trees and 13 million buildings will be placed at their correct height and location. In addition numerous VFR landmarks are added.

Flight simmers enjoy making their sim cockpit more realistic, so companies like Cockpit phD are a great benefit in making this possible. Though founded only four years ago, the Cockpit phD team has created an expanding line of cockpit controls that make the home cockpit more real. Raymond Andersen interviews them about their passion for flight, how they got started, future plans and more.

FS-FlightControl, a touch-optimized Instructor Station for Prepar3D, FSX and FSW, assists Simulator Operators, Flight Simulation Enthusiasts as well as Home Simmers to get the most out of their flight simulator. Version 1.3.31 has just been released with a number of changes and enhancements.

Announcing Group Flight Northern Ireland 24 Hour Sim Session Event For Charity coming in November. The event will be flown live on the VATSIM network and will be streamed on Twitch. In the process they will be raising money once again for Cash4Kids Northern Ireland.