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Friday, February 3, 2012

Order your copy of X-Plane 10 today

The team over at SimShack.net have announced they are now taking orders for X-Plane 10.  X-Plane 10 is the long awaited version that thousands of flight simulation community members have been waiting for. 

For Windows, Mac and Linux - this is the ultimate simulation package with maximum compatibility.

You can order your copy, view screenshots, a full detailed product description and videos over at the X-Plane 10 page on SimShack.net.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Last Concorde Landing

This video was one of the last recorded landings for British Airways' Concorde.  It was recorded on the BBC News Channel in 2003 and shows the last Concorde landing at London Heathrow.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

X-Plane 10 official promotional video

The team at Laminar Research have posted a stunning promotional video for X-Plane 10 demonstrating many of the great features and amazing scenery available in this version.  View it here:

FlightGear Gameplay video

View the video demonstrating FlightGear gameplay here:

Microsoft Flight Gameplay Video

Microsoft have released a gameplay video demonstrating Microsoft Flight.  You can view the video here:

X-Plane 9 Gameplay

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Improve Your Default Scenery in Microsoft Flight Simulator X

Microsoft Flight Simulator X, or as it's well known - FSX can be somewhat "dry" when it comes to scenery and attentional to detail with either default airports or landmark areas in the virtual world.  One of the easiest ways to improve on the default is to download and install third party add-ons such as replacement airports, mesh scenery or terrain resolution enhancements.
Screenshot from Aerosoft's Mega Airport Lisbon X scenery for FSX.

You can get two types: payware and freeware.
Payware scenery is usually more detailed, with more time and attention in the add-on; mainly because it has been developed for sale and customers paying for the product expect a "better" product when they pay for it.  However, there are may freeware packages that have been created by avid flight sim developers that are just as good - it's just finding them.

You can download freeware scenery over at Fly Away Simulation, while their sister store SimShack.net sell many payware scenery titles.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Freeware CLS Piper Arrow now at SimShack.net

The CLS Piper Arrow aircraft add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
The once payware CLS Piper Arrow add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X is now available for free download over at the SimShack.net flight simulator web store.  You can get your hands on a copy of this once payware aircraft completely free of charge.  All you need to do is register on the website and a download and free serial number will be issued to you for installation.

More information on the Freeware Piper Arrow by CLS here @ SimShack.net.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Add-on Converter X V1.04 Available

FlightSimTools.com is pleased to announce a new update for their Addon Converter X product. The update contains several bugfixes and improvements, and is free of charge for existing customers. Addon Converter X is a module for FSX that allows using most aircraft and scenery add-ons designed for FS2004 with FSX SP2 and Acceleration Pack, both in DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 modes. There is also a free Demo version available at the website.

EZdok Camera Updated To 1.15.1

Flight1 announces that the official 1.15.1 release of EZCA is now available as a free update to all existing customers. This update addresses several issues and adds a few features.

- Added the ability to save/load all cameras at once.
- Fix "MACROVISION" path error for world cameras.
- Improved connection with TrackIR software.
- Centering of camera view when TrackIR signal is lost.
- Added ability enable/disable TrackIR for every camera individually
- Added "Set application priority" mode in General Settings page.
- Add "Advanced Effects Manual", and update the main product manual.

EZdok Camera (EZCA) is a camera and effects system and manager that enhances the pilot experience in FSX.

Aerosoft Releases Gibraltar For FS9

Gibraltar has now been released for those who fly in FS9. Go and enjoy one of the most fantastic airfields in the world with it's huge mountain, the cable cars and the traffic crossing the runway. If you want to find out more about this scenery, please visit the Aerosoft product page.

The Latest From Just Flight

A320 Jetliner - There is a boxed and download version available. The boxed version has 20 liveries. The download version comes with four main liveries. There are now also four low-priced livery packs to allow users can add to their product as they require. Here is an example of one of these packs.

New 767 200/300 Series SP - Just Flight has released a second service pack for the 767- 200/300 Series. This new pack contains several fixes including fixes or updates for the fuel consumption, 2D cockpit, the sounds for all engine variants, and cargo door operations when the engines are off. The pack is available to download from the support section of their website.

New section on their website - As releases come thick and fast, several customers have mentioned to JF that it would be helpful if they could put their latest releases together in one place on the website. Their wish was JF's command so the new section is now up and running on both the Just Trains and Just Flight websites. Hopefully this addition will make things easier for those wanting a recap Just Flight's latest releases.

Ant's Airplanes Releases The Tecnam Sierra LSA

The Tecnam Sierra is a sleek, modern 2 seater aircraft designed for the new Light Sport Aircraft category. Tapered, laminar flow airfoils with upturned wing tips and a streamlined fuselage give the Sierra outstanding performance with responsive controls while still offering stable flight characteristics. Fitted with a Rotax 912 100HP engine the Sierra cruises at 110 kts and climbs at over 1000 ft/min. The canopy offers excellent visibility and can even be opened in flight.

This aircraft has a multitude of features listed and there is a Demo available. Evaluate for yourself how this aircraft will perform on your system. Be advised that there is no 2D panel with this aircraft. Recommended System requirements: Microsoft Flight Simulator X with SP2 or Acceleration or Gold, a Dual Core CPU with 2GB RAM, a 1024MB Graphics cardand can operate under Win XP SP2, Vista or Windows 7.

Piaggio P180 Avanti II For 2004

Wilco Publishing has released the FS2004 version of their Piaggio P180 Avanti II for FS9, highly detailed with great care taken to ensure fuselage profiles and general arrangement shapes are true to original, creating an accurate rendering of the futuristic Piaggio P180II.
Among the features of this release, the landing gear operation is highly realistic and detail extends to brake-lines and electrical connections, landing lights extend and retract and the unique canard forward flap system is authentically modelled and animated.
Luggage hatches open and close as does the port engine cover which conceals a fully-modeled turboprop engine complete with big bore exhaust pipe, hydraulic and electrical lines and more.
The cockpit has numerous complex systems and fittings modelled in and rendered with texture art that really brings the V C alive. Glass cockpit arrays and flight consoles bristle with switches and knobs and the Flight Management Computer is there and allows inputs for flight-planning, as well a Wx500 Weather Radar powered by RealityXP is included.
Visit the Piaggio P180 Avanti II product page for more details.

Aerosoft Releases Discus K Glider X

This product shares it`s base with the Discus Glider X (a separate product) that got the most spectacular reviews and even managed to get the AVSIM Gold Star Award.

The Aerosoft's Discus K Glider X has been create with help from Schempp-Hirth, who produced the original plane. Without a doubt it is the first true high end glider add-on for FS. From the flight model that is near perfect to the high detail modeling, it's a product without rivals and without precedent.

Aerobatic gliding is perhaps the most complex and demanding of aviation sports. It`s hard enough with an engine but doing it all on kinetic energy demands a very high degree of skill. There's a bonus awaiting you at Aerosoft if you already own Discus Glider X.

Deltasim Studio Sailing Catamaran

Deltasim Studio has released a 57 foot sailing catamaran for FSX, compatible with SP1, SP2, Acceleration and ESP.

This very detailed FSX model features animated sails (bulging with wind), rudder, throttle, gauges, switches, stern ladders, fenders, cleats, flags, TV set with slideshow and music, crew and a retractable engine.

Additional features include 13 pieces of music for slideshow, 23 prepared flags (ready to use) in dds format and includes two models both tourist and racing (with amazing leans) in eight variants with an animated wheelman and the whole boat as a virtual cockpit.

For more information, head down to the Deltasim Studio warf.

AirTrafficAtlanta

The Premier Atlanta Air Traffic Control Site has some new features, first they have changed their Domain name to "AirTrafficAtlanta.com " giving a tower-eye view of skies over the world's busiest passenger airport.
New and improved features include 10X faster radar image refreshes, ten channels of live pilot-to-controller radio communications, archived radio highlights, and a streamlined user interface. In addition to providing real-time video and audio streams of radar and radio communications controlling Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport's approximately 2,700 daily flights, AirTrafficAtlanta.com now offers subscribers access to interesting Radio Highlights that have been pointed out by users. Radio Highlights include emergencies such as engine outs, medical emergencies, and humorous exchanges between pilots and air traffic controllers. AirTrafficAtlanta.com, an FAA-approved and National Air Traffic Controllers-endorsed website, was established as ATCMonitor.com in September 2000, one year after Hartsfield-Jackson officially became the world's busiest airport in terms of both passenger count and number of flights.

C208B GRAND CARAVAN HD SERIES

Carenado has released the C208B GRAND CARAVAN HD SERIES for FSX. Featuring Hi Definition textures (2048 x 2048) and Five different paint schemes plus a blank texture for repainting, other features include a customizable panel for controlling seat configuration, windows transparency, 3D Knobs, cargo pod, doors opening and eyes candie such as, wheel chokes, pitot cover, tail stand and sights prop and custom Bendix/King Weather Radar and original GNS 430.
Original HQ digital stereo sounds were recorded directly from a real PT6A (Pratt & Whitney Canada) engine, the package was tested by real C208B pilots and comes with PDF documents for Normal and Emergency Checklists, GNS430 User Guide, Weather Radar Manual, C208B Reference, AVSS manual and VC diagram plus the traditional high quality and friendly FPS of Carenado, visit their Hanger for a preflight inspection.

Captain Sim Releases 707 Captain

To continue the popular series of Pro Line products, Captain Sim is pleased to introduce the 707 Captain family of expansions for FSX.

PRE-Flight RC - Sikorsky Firefly

PRE-Flight RC Simulator is pleased to announce the release of the Sikorsky Firefly for free download. A close descendant of the Sikorsky Firefly may well be what we would be flying everyday to work or leisure in the near future. The Firefly will be the first electric helicopter in history, offering up to 91% efficiency (as opposed 26% on a typical internal-combustion engine), ultra-low noise levels, and zero-emission.

The Firefly is a demonstrator based on the old Hughes S-300 and fitted with a 190hp electric motor and powered by lithium-ion batteries. The expected endurance is only 15 minutes but will improve exponentially as new batteries (possibly lithium-air anodeless) push the flying time to over 3 hours and beyond. RC Helicopter flyers will note that the 15 minutes flight duration is about the same as the average electric RC helicopter - also running on lithium (polymer) batteries. This PRE-Flight model of this soon-to-make-history aircraft is full of accurate detail - even to the sound of the almost whisper-quiet electric motor.

CLS 767 SP3 Available

Commercial Level Simulations is pleased to announce that Service Pack 3 for their Boeing 767 is now available in the downloads section of the CLS website.

FSWidgets iGMap for iPhone 1.1

FSWidgets has released Version 1.1 of their moving map application for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. This update includes: Flight Plan Display; supports native FSX, FS2004 & X-Plane flight plan files; a New Map Type; US Sectional Charts, seamless coverage for entire contiguous USA; and Landscape Orientation Display Support.

With iOS 4.0 (and iOS 3.2 on the iPad) you can now easily drag and drop your flight plan files to the device via USB on the Apps tab in iTunes. For a full list of supported features please see the iGMap info page.

OZx Liguria Photoreal X 1.0 Released

OZx is pleased to announce a new production, this time is another Italian region, Liguria the natural extension of Tuscany, already published The original idea was to develop the city of Genova, with its airport LIMJ and obviously all the surround. Then another smaller city, Sestri Levante, was added, with all its tipicals buildings.... Well, two cities, it's ok. But why not to add the photoreal for the entire region? It's all that they did in this scenery. The area is large, and very interesting to visit, one of the beautiest italian coastline and Genova one of the most important harbour, industrial and civil. The scenery is for FSX SP2 at a resolution of 2m/pixel, except Genova, at 1m/pixel.

Autogen has been done only for Genova city (pretty large), instead Sestri Levante has got all custom objects, all the buildings have their own textures. You can fly also in the night, and flying above Genova in the night is a beautiful experience. Only the summer season though. The airport of Genova, LIMJ, has been totally customized, with custom 3D objects. For OZx, the performances are important, expecially when you fly above a complex scenery like this. And for this, they worked hard trying to obtain the best performances so you can really enjoy the scenery.

Latest Releases From Aerosoft

Cuzco X - Aerosoft released a dangerous and exciting airport, Aeropuerto Alejandro Velasco Astete Intl, also known as "Cuzco airport" is well known as one of the most challenging airports in the world. Just go to YouTube and you will find enough videos to proof that point.

The combination of high altitude (10.800 feet) hot summers, mountain weather conditions and the lack of navigation aids will make you sit up and pay attention with every landing. The high end scenery includes a detailed manual appendix on high altitude operations and a mission to show how the complex landing procedure is flown. The city and immediate surrounding are also included.

Koz X - The Greek island Kos is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Aegean. Kos International Airport "Hippocrates" is situated in an idyllic atmosphere, directly by the sea and between two ridges. It is particularly approached by European charter airlines during the summer.

The airport is a faithful copy of all original airport buildings. Accommodated landclasses, coastlines, and a detailed mesh for the entire island ensure that the airport is beautifully embedded in the countryside. Various details, different scenery-effects and many little objects provide a lively atmosphere at the airport.

Carenado Enters X-Plane Market

Carenado is pleased to announce its entry to the X-Plane aircraft add-on market. All Carenado aircraft for X-Plane will have the same quality standards as they have in FSX and FS2004. Detailed models, realistic textures, custom instruments, realistic behavior and friendly FPS, making the flight experience very close to reality. Their promise to the X-Plane community is to deliver the best GA aircraft for X-Plane users.

Carenado has chosen the Mooney M20J as it first aircraft for this platform. The aircraft should be ready in September, 2010.

Carenado has plans to develop most of their current FSX fleet for X-Plane and continue developing more aircraft for FSX.

Microsoft Announces Flight!

Twenty-eight years after the debut of Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 Microsoft Game Studios announced the internal development of Microsoft Flight! , a new Windows exclusive.

COLOGNE, Germany — On the eve of gamescom 2010, the world’s largest consumer-oriented games showcase, Microsoft Corp. unveiled Flight! , the latest version of its venerable Flight Simulator Franchise, in development since the beginning of the year the team at Microsoft Games Studio finally made it official with a press release.

Several news outlets including joystiq.com have now been verified. Microsoft has announced it is developing "Flight", minus the simulator. The official press release states, "Twenty-eight years after the debut of "Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0," Microsoft Game Studios also announced the internal development of "Microsoft Flight," a new Windows exclusive. "Microsoft Flight" will bring a new perspective to the long-standing genre, welcoming everyone, including long-time fans, to experience the magic of flight."

Along with the Flight title, Microsoft also announced upcoming releases to other titles such as "Fable III" for Windows and a new version of "Age Of Empires Online."

For more information on the new "Flight" Title, visit the teaser website here. The site also includes a preview PR Video.

FsFuel Flight Planning Tool

The primary objective of FsFuel is to calculate fuel by taking into account a wide range of factors including routes, alternates, contingency scenarios, flight levels, en–route winds and many other factors. The fuel planning algorithms of FsFuel comply with regulations of civil aviation authorities, e.g. U.S. Federal Aviation Authority and Europe Joint Aviation Authorities.

With FsFuel you know timing of virtually every phase of your flight, thanks to CFP format of presenting computations and FsFuel converts routes for FMC import (Feelthere/WilcoPub, Level–D/Flight1, PMDG and PSS/JustFlight), as well as into other formats.
Visit the FsFuel website to learn more about this new utility.

E-Jets v2 Embraer 175/195 Released

After the award-winning Embraer Regional Jets and E-Jets Series v1, FeelThere and Wilco Publishing release two new aircraft variants : Embraer 175 / 195, the most serious Boeing and Airbus competitor. The Embraer 175/195 range of airliners are an entirely new family of aircraft, with state-of-the-art avionics, fly-by-wire technology, superior cabin comfort and extraordinary and uncompromising performance.

Highlights of this release include: Highly detailed Embraer 175/195; a Head Up Display; a new generation flight deck; Detailed interiors; Ultra realistic dual FMS; Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC); and 2 bonus fetures, Call! and Map!

Alicante Ultimate from Eiresim

Eiresim Scenery Design has announced the release of 'Alicante Ultimate' for FS2004. This scenery is their first scenery release outside Ireland. This add-on includes detail 20cm/pixel aerial imagery throughout that captures Alicante Airport in all its glory. Also includes all the airport structures including the soon to be opened Terminal 3 and the nearby coastal apartments which can be seen on final approach to runway 28.

New FSX Mission Pack

Just Flight have releases a new mission pack for FSX - Challenges Over The USA: East Coast Edition - is now available by Download.

This latest mission/race pack from the creators of Challenges Over The Rockies and Low & Fast Air Racing includes seven missions and three races - get ready to race across the skies over Washington DC, save lives over the Atlantic ocean, launch from an aircraft carrier, fly challenging approaches, test your piloting skills and land in unique locations!
Challenges Over The USA: East Coast Edition will provide you with hours of intense and entertaining flying, accompanied by detailed mission briefings and helpful voice-over communications.

There's also a video which shows what the mission pack is all about, and a demo (15Mb) is also available so you can try your hand at a mission.