Flight simulator

FSX Aircraft ToolBox Version 1.1

April 24, 2009

TweakFS has released a new edition of the their FSX Aircraft ToolBox, a tool that allows developers and FS users alike to make non-destructive changes to the FSX aircraft fleet, back up/restore entire aircraft folders, enable/disable aircraft groups and automate the creation of high-quality thumbnails used in the FSX aircraft selection dialog. This new version [...]

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MS FlightSim is no more

January 23, 2009

Image by joshmadison via Flickr According to Flightsimx and Gamasutra, Microsoft has shutdown the ACES game studio and axed the entire staff. What now? X-Plane might be very happy with the news but a lot of people, including myself, wants the fact that FS11 will be released. Now those “wants” are gone. Yep, we have [...]

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Just Flight Releases 757 Captain

January 23, 2009

Without doubt this is the most accurate and authentic rendition of the 757 ever created. The systems and flight characteristics reflect those of the real airliner. Hundreds of animations, critically-acclaimed flight models, accurate avionics and a global selection of liveries. The 757 is acknowledged throughout the world as the leader in short to medium range [...]

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Is virtual airlines going out of hands…

December 28, 2008

I decided to make a post about virtual airlines and how I feel about those. I have nothing bad against any virtual airline but it seems that there is no virtual airline that accepts members like me to join their fleet. I mean, too often I have seen a very nice group to join but [...]

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Scottish TMA Real Operations Night – 28th December (Vatsim)

December 27, 2008

Image by sweetghoti via Flickr This Hogmanay Scottish and Northern Ireland invite you to attend the 3rd ever Scottish TMA Real Ops starting at 3pm on Sunday 28th December. This event incorporates the three airfields of Edinburgh [EGPH], Glasgow [EGPF] and Prestwick [EGPK] as we attempt to recreate a real Sunday night within the Scottish [...]

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Instant Mission Maker from Flight1

December 21, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Instant Mission Maker is an easy to use tool for making Flight Simulator X missions. It allows designing a wide range of missions using a very intuitive GUI and offers live preview and editing of many mission objects directly in FSX. And if you would rather be flying, the built-in random mission [...]

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Wilco Publishing releases TILT ROTOR

December 10, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Wilco Publishing announced today for the immediate release of Tilt Rotor! Tilt Rotor is poised to revolutionize the way we fly. By combining the speed, altitude, and comfort of a turboprop with the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a helicopter, we can enjoy the best of both worlds. No longer will [...]

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OZx Releases MESH for grand Canyon by Holger Sandmann

December 8, 2008

Image by Jose P Isern Comas via Flickr OZx presents the 10-m FSX Terrain Mesh for the Grand Canyon area, Arizona to enhance the freeware Grand Canyon add-on published by OZx. The terrain mesh file in this package is based on United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1/3rd-arcsec (~10-m) public domain elevation data. It improves on [...]

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