July 4, 2009
Jay Kae from Australia reports that the team over at Aussiex have released their latest freeware project, an ‘overhaul’ of the default Grumman Goose that comes with FSX. Changes include tweaking of the flight model, addition of a higher-powered engine model, repaints of the interior and 6 high-definition paint schemes. You can read all about [...]
Every once in a while you stumble on a Wordpress Blog that is just that little bit more interesting than the average. Neptunus Lex is one of those. Today’s blog post shows a wonderful photo of a Raptor, taken by a Navy sonar operator no less ! The comments underneath are interesting also…. for military [...]
July 3, 2009
This is your chance to get your hands on VSTEP’s excellent Ship Simulator 2008 Collectors Editions, because THIS WEEKEND simMarket and VSTEP are offering you a 50% discount! Ship Simulator is to boating fans what Flight Simulator and Trainz are to pilots and train drivers; the ultimate simulation on water, right there on your PC.
Be [...]
LROPS have released another one of their pdf files, aimed at helping budding virtual pilots. They say about their ‘767 Long Haul and ETOPS Guide’ “….. The latest creation from LROPS is this 70 page mini-book, explaining everything 75/767 specific about ETOPS, RVSM and the NAT region provided in the context of a transatlantic flight [...]
Just Planes has released yet another series of real aviation videos on simMarket. This time they’ll take you along with Air Europe in their B777’s and B767’s, in Air France flights with the Airbus A330-200 and last but not least with Cougar Air from Stansted, flying their ’souped-up’ Boeing 727’s to various holiday destinations. You [...]
Accent’Sim today released Northern Microlights for FSX on simMarket. “…. Northern Microlights is a ‘first’ by author Neil Birch, adding some 40 ‘farm fields’ to the northern part of England. He built a lot of additional objects to give the area a more local look and feel. The farm strips are extensively documented and fun [...]
Captain Sim today announced a new member in their Pro Line series of FSX aircraft, the Captain 767 Expansion. The model is currently only in beta stage and not available yet. But on their website you can find a preview page with planned features and a number of impressive screeshots. Check it out here.
Tags: 767, [...]
July 2, 2009
Associated Press reports that “…..A French investigator says Air France Flight 447 did not break up in flight but plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean. Alain Bouillard, leading the investigation into the June 1 crash for the French accident investigation agency BEA, also says life vests found among the wreckage of the plane were not [...]
Francois Dumas of FSAddon.com Publishing reports that “….. we are launching a new brand name in the flightsim industry: Accent’Sim. Under this name we will publish products that do not entirely fit the FSAddon ‘look and feel’, but are still worthy of releasing to the FS market. We will help the developers of these other [...]
Carenado reports they have released their “…… first twin engine aircraft ever; the classic PA-34 200T SENECA II for FSX. This aircraft is full FSX and DX10 compatible with high resolution textures (and very friendly FPS). It was developed with all FSX features plus two new features: volumetric normal mapping and Original HQ digital stereo [...]
Tyler Newport has released yet another of his groundtexture areas. “….. Photo Real Destin/Fort Walton, FL is a ground texture replacement package that overlays the default terrain with high quality, satellite image textures. This scenery encompasses a very large area of some of America’s most beautiful beaches. Destin and Fort Walton Beach, Florida, are home [...]
Phil over at Alphasim reports the release of a french Dauphin helicopter. “…… AlphaSim’s package includes both the earlier N1 version as well as the modified N2, each in VIP transport and MedEvac guises. One thing the Dauphin is known for is the variety of colorful paint schemes which were applied to its sleek lines, [...]
July 1, 2009
I read a comment not long ago from a reader who was asking for a DC-9 under FSX….. wel, his wish will come through! It so happens I heard that there will be one on simMarket soon, made by a company operating under the name Sky Simulations, or SkySim for short. You can already take [...]
Here’s something taken from a blog I found….. the blog of James Wiebe from Wichita to be exact. “…. Wichita, Kansas-based aviation enthusiast and entrepreneur James Wiebe and his wife, Kathy, have acquired the production rights to a previously designed aircraft, the Kitfox Lite, and formed a new business entity, Belite Aircraft, to market it. [...]
Jean-Luc Dupiot, owner of RealityXP in Canada, sent us the following press release: “…… Reality XP is announcing the release of the GNS WAAS Unlimited Expansion Pack for the Award Winning 430XP WAAS and 530XP WAAS for FSX and FS9.
Unlimited views, unlimited possibilities: With the capability to run dual 430 WAAS or dual 530 WAAS, [...]
Wow! Some months we do get ‘em. If we thought last month’s contest was a tough one to judge, this months was not much easier. Forum member Liltrey did manage to get a clear lead in both the public and the judges votes, but second place has never been more hotly contested. Both JDHaenens and [...]
June 30, 2009
Yet another FS web site apparently got hacked last night. The bad thing is that the hackers may have retrieved passwords from users who were so careless to try and log in into the non-regular screen presented to them !! So if you are one of those, and use that password elsewhere too, you’d better [...]
FranceVFR reoirts that their Clermont Ferrand Airport Scenery now also is available in an FSX version. “…..The scenery models the Airport of Clermont Ferrand using photo-real high definition textures of the ground, with night textures added to the entire covered area. The scenery covers over 35 km² and adds to the airport an extended photo-realistic [...]
Bill Ortis’ planes (Lionheart Creations) are getting better and better. His latest release is that of the Wittman Tailwind, a homebuilt aircraft from the 50’s and a joy to fly both in FS2004 and FSX. “….. The world famous 2 seater speedster of the American Homebuilt sector, the 200 MPH, wooden winged Tailwind designed by [...]
An interesting video on YouTube showing a DC-10 simulator in the Swedish Vasteras Aviation Museum in Vasteras with a flight from Hong Kong Kai Tak. Very impressive!
Tags: DC-10, museum, Simulator, Sweden
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June 29, 2009
Mathijs Kok from Aerosoft reports that they are”….. delighted and proud to announce that they will be the exclusive European distributor for Rise Of Flight. Aerosoft will also release this product for the Middle Eastern and Central Europe markets.
Rise Of Flight is the latest in a long line of PC Flight Simulators featuring the air [...]
It’s that time of the year again that aviation lovers’ hearts start pounding faster. Oshkosh is nearing and opening its doors on July 27th ! EAA Air Venture is the world’s largest air ‘meet’ in the world, set up as a fly-in for experimental aircraft builders, but grown out to be much more. This year [...]
Flightsim Developers, formerly known as FSD-International, have released their YF-23 fighter for FSX. From their product page “….. The YF-23 was designed for survivability, supersonic, stealth, and ease of maintenance. Designed with all-aspect stealth as a high priority, Northrop introduced the novel feature of rear jet nozzle [...]
Here’s an interesting project (AND website) for those of you who believe the world needs to get greener FAST but who also are avid aviation enthusiasts. I know looking at the sky in our beloved Alps hideout that aviation is NOT doing well in that area, clouding the clear skies rapidly with gases and vapour [...]
June 28, 2009
France Touristique has released his second volume now, titled “Pays de la Loire”. It will “….. enable you to supplement the five departments which compose this area of France. The product includes photorealistic scenery (IGN source) with standard FSX to 2.50 m of resolution, an area of about 18390 km2. Mesh IGN high-resolutions. Night textures [...]
Justin Tyme’s FSGenesis, the world’s premier supplier of add-on mesh for Flight Simulator, is in dire straits judging for a renewed cry for help from him. Justin has been supplying the FS communities with his products for over 10 years now, and is feeling the recent crunch in sales, as are many other small-time entrepreneurs [...]
In a new DVD from Just Planes you can see how Euro Atlantic Airways, based at Lisbon Airport, operates worldwide charter flights as well as services for many other airlines. “…… STP Airways is the new airline of Sao Tome and Principe, an Island off the coast of Africa. In this program you will fly [...]
Mike Cyul over at the SOH forums has posted a few screenshots of his upcoming new Super Cub for FSX. This little aicraft mus be one of the most porrtrayed models for the sim, short of the Cessna’s, and is a great plane for the bush pilots and other VFR lovers. Check out his work [...]
June 27, 2009
Experience Innsbruck airport, one of the most challenging airports in Europe. Every building is recreated with great attention to detail and realism and is placed on high definition areal images in the great Alpine landscape.
Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport (LOWI) is the main airport of Western Austria. In the winter months it is particularly busy because of the many tourists that come for the ski slopes of the region. As the airport is located in a deep valley the approaches and departures are far from standard and many of the procedures can only be flown by pilots who got authorisation of the federal office of civil aviation. Challenging in good weather conditions, potentially lethal in the less then ideal condition.
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June 26, 2009
Grayflyer from the UK reports that he has set up a new web site and that “….. The New Grayflyer Members Club is now available. For a small ‘one-off’ fee you can have a life-time membership with access to all the available downloads. Please go to the new look site for more information….”. Unfortunately nowhere [...]
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