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Posted on Thursday, March 11 @ 16:49:42 GMT (34 reads)
 The morning of the 17th of February 2010 was not only an exciting day for all aircraft enthusiasts the world over but also, especially, for those in South Africa. It was a landmark occasion, a day that would go down in the annals of aviation history – of South Africa’s in any event - as it was the dawn of the day on which the world’s biggest passenger airliner, the Airbus A 380 was due to land at Oliver Tambo International Airport (FAJS), situated on the outskirts of the city of Johannesburg, in the suburb of Kempton Park.
Posted on Thursday, March 11 @ 14:00:00 GMT (116 reads)
 With the Bombardier's C-Series, COMAC's C-919 and UAC's MS-21 competition for the narrow body airliner market is heating up. Boeing and Airbus have both been enjoying their fair share of market dominance over the past decades, but with their competitors' new designs incorporating new engines, the hour has come for them to decide whether to deal or not deal.
Posted on Thursday, March 11 @ 01:00:00 GMT (100 reads)
Although SkyEurope Airlines, ceased operations on August 31, 2009, the company still is being mentioned in many laws suits even today. The final status of Sky Europe’s debt is to be around 180 million euro; this fact was provided by the statistical office of the Slovak Republic.
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Posted on Wednesday, March 10 @ 00:00:00 GMT (117 reads)
 I determined never to fly again after my first ride with my Pop in the old Tri-Pacer he had rented. He was a crackerjack pilot. I was just six years old and petrified of having nothing but air for a thousand feet between us and the ground below. After a few “almost” takeoffs, I conjured up the courage, mostly out of humiliation, to go up and around the pattern with Pop. I held on for dear life, but managed to survive the experience.
Posted on Tuesday, March 09 @ 15:33:37 GMT (144 reads)
 EADS confirms that the Northrop Grumman/EADS team will not bid for the US Air Force Tanker replacement program. Five years ago EADS had partnered with Northrop Grumman, as prime contractor, to pursue the US Air Force KC-135 modernization program. In 2008, the team was selected and awarded the contract. Today, Northrop Grumman has decided not to submit a bid to the Department of Defense (DoD) for the KC-X program.
Posted on Tuesday, March 09 @ 10:18:03 GMT (114 reads)
 Flight sim developer UK2000 have announced another fine scenery project covering VFR Airfields in the United Kingdom. They have announced Volume 2 of their VFR Airfields package. Volume 2 covers a huge collection of 81 airfields around central UK. Each airfield featured photographic ground scenery for ultimate realism.
Posted on Monday, March 08 @ 14:47:48 GMT (193 reads)
 FranceVFR, a well know flight simulator developer focusing on scenery add-ons covering France has just released their Clermont Ferrand Scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and 2004. The scenery add-on covers 32 square kilometers with the main focus on the airport of Clermont Ferrand.
Posted on Saturday, March 06 @ 16:54:52 GMT (210 reads)
 Just released from developer Heinz Dziurowitz is the P38-J Lightning add-on for X-Plane. This package features a fully functional cockpit including animated controls, animated pilot and other great features. The exterior of the aircraft features a detailed landing gear and flight surface.
Posted on Thursday, March 04 @ 18:31:01 GMT (220 reads)
 The underlying theme of every conversation these days is the economy. The economy has affected all of us in this nation and also the globalized economy. However the undertone of the Kesuk Virtual, opening ceremony at Fairbanks International Airport was that of promise, and industrial success.
Posted on Thursday, March 04 @ 18:24:20 GMT (251 reads)
 Announcing Hitler's Stealth Fighter (Horten Ho 229) by PRE-Flight RC Simulator. The Horten Ho 229 was the favorite of Hitler's Luftwaffe chief, Hermann Goering, calling it the only aircraft to come close to his "1000,1000,1000" requirements - meaning an aircraft that could carry 1000kg of bombs a distance of 1000km at a speed of 1000 km/hr.
Posted on Thursday, March 04 @ 18:16:48 GMT (202 reads)
 Fly some of WWII's most famous fighting aircraft. The F-4U Corsair, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, Mosquito and Spitfire join forces in this great value pack for Flight Simulator X and 2004. There are two variants of each aircraft and they all come with authentic markings, high quality flight models, state-of-the-art animations and are re-created to a phenomenal level of detail. Reach for the skies and enjoy some classic prop aviation!
Posted on Thursday, March 04 @ 18:13:26 GMT (179 reads)
 Overview - All is not quiet on the Western Front in 1917.... high above the trenches and scarred No Man's Land the sound of piston engines can be heard, the chatter of machine guns fill the air and the bark of flak bursts echo across the countryside. During the First World War a new breed of warrior emerged, reminiscent of the knights of old, inspired by chivalry and pushed to their limits by modern technology, they fought a new kind of war... an air war. Welcome to Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War.
Posted on Thursday, March 04 @ 15:22:44 GMT (230 reads)
 Dangerous Flights Emergency Edition 2009 has six missions that gives the player a chance to experience real life failures and the ability to cope with quick decision making. All radios and navigations are set by the copilot with over 50 quality sound files. All you have to do is get on the ground safely. From a Cessna to a Boeing 747 you are in command. Good luck!
Posted on Tuesday, March 02 @ 01:46:10 GMT (374 reads)
 The Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter has struck fear in the hearts of
the enemy for more than 30 years. Armed helicopters first came into
widespread use in Vietnam in the early Sixties. Limitations of the
modified armed utility helicopters initially used led to the
specially configured attack helicopter.
Posted on Tuesday, March 02 @ 01:42:28 GMT (221 reads)
 Today I'm releasing the first public beta of my new Managed
SimConnect Client SDK. This SDK can be used to build managed
SimConnect clients, both desktop (Console, WinForm, WPF) and web
(Silverlight).
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 12:03:28 GMT (409 reads)
 L-4's on floats were used in almost every theatre of operations in WWII
(perhaps most notable in Italy, following the Salerno landings), and
their history parallels its wheeled version in many areas. This
expansion pack is designed to complete the original L-4 package, which
can be found here, although it is also a complete stand-alone package in
every regard.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 12:00:25 GMT (390 reads)
 Formerly known as Eastern Virtual Airlines, the new Eastern
Airlines Virtual (EAV) is a decade old virtual airline based out of
the former Eastern Airlines headquarters, Miami, Florida. It has
taken us one year to reorganize and build our new site. Started on
August 8, 1998 as Eastern Virtual Airlines we will be celebrating our
eleventh year in two months.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:57:52 GMT (577 reads)
 Tongass Fjords X returns Alaska back to the flightsimmers, after
Microsoft missed a beat in that particular area of the world. Like in
their FS2004 version, Sandman and Womack have managed to bring an
unprecendented level of realism and immersion into the area. With
Tongass Fjords X there are also quite a few new technologies
introduced, like partial phototextures to render realistic glaciers
(over 250 hand-made ones to be precise!), automatic freezing of water
in the winter, and much more.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:54:10 GMT (757 reads)
 FTX is the Full Terrain Experience, and is the culmination of over
five years of research and development by local Melbourne company,
Orbx Simulation Systems. FTX will completely transform how the entire country of Australia
looks like in Flight Simulator X, and only occupies 12GB of hard
drive space and performs equal and in some cases better than default
FSX! This all-in-one package includes all four FTX regions; AU BLUE, AU
RED, AU GREEN, and AU GOLD, plus the FTX Coffs Harbour scenery add-on
and the latest SP3 service pack!
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:51:03 GMT (605 reads)
 FSDreamTeam is pleased to announce the release of FSDreamTeam Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Available for FSX and
FS2004, with a license valid for use in both simulators. A new exciting South Florida destination that has never been
covered properly before, located in convenient location that can be
reached easily by hundreds of important airports within short
distance.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:47:42 GMT (549 reads)
 Aerosoft released Mallorca X today. This scenery for FSX and FS2004 created by the developers of SimWings, does not only cover the two airports on the island, but covers the whole island with high definition mesh and textures (for FSX 50 cm textures are used for the whole airport). The airports use AESlite to make the vehicle traffic more realistic and the latest version of AES (version 2.02) covers the airports as well. A perfect destination for your European flights this summer!
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:44:38 GMT (571 reads)
 Flight1 is pleased to announce a new update for our Airport
Facilitator X product. The new version introduces copy&paste
functionality, improves the performance of the live preview and
contains several bug fixes.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:41:21 GMT (571 reads)
 Flight1 is excited to announce the CD version of their Cessna
Citation Mustang is now available for purchase. Certified to be
flown by a single pilot, the Citation Mustang features state of the
art engines delivering speeds of up to 340kts as well as the latest
in large-format glass-cockpit flight displays, easing pilot workload,
all while passengers relax in one of the largest cabins in its class.
Flight One Software and Cessna Aircraft Company have joined forces to
bring you this authentic simulation of the Citation Mustang,
exclusively for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:38:27 GMT (542 reads)
 Visit the Mega Airport Lisbon the main airport of Portugal's
capital. Michael Kopatz and Peter Werlitz recreated the airport up to
the smallest detail incl. all buildings and installations, docking
systems and all the features you expected from a modern scenery
development in FSX and FS2004.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:35:00 GMT (468 reads)
 FS2Crew is pleased to announce that it now has functioning voice
control capability! Says Bryan York of FS2Crew: "There are a lot of voice control
add-ons on the market, and most of them are pretty good. But FS2Crew
is taking voice control to a higher and more realistic level.
Basically what we're doing is taking the same procedural realism that
we incorporated in our previous non-voice versions of FS2Crew, and
incorporating that detail in the context of voice integration.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:31:37 GMT (413 reads)
 New from NMG Trading Company is Kimberley Airport. Kimberley is the capital of the Northern Cape Province and is
located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town
is most famous for the Big Hole, a landmark carved into the earth by
early diamond prospectors.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:28:33 GMT (455 reads)
 Already available in an FSX version, Carenado now offers its C172N Skyhawk II on floats for FS2004. New features: external dynamic shadows, internal dynamic shadows on VC, normal mapping, specular mapping and bloom lights - Polygon optimized model - Two different paints with maximum details and realistic textures (Rusty Green & Blue Wave)
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:25:52 GMT (439 reads)
 New features: external dynamic shadows, internal dynamic shadows
on VC, normal mapping, specular mapping and bloom lights. Polygon optimized model - Two different paints with maximum
details and realistic textures (Rusty Chrome & Civil Patrol)
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:23:13 GMT (432 reads)
 SkyUnlimited Productions is taking part in a museum fundraiser
with the W.A.S.P. Museum in Sweetwater, Texas. A special edition
FS2004/FSX W.A.S.P. piloted AT-6D Texan with a labeled DVD case and
professionally labeled CD is available. All profit from this special
release goes directly to the benefit of the W.A.S.P. Museum. A
limited number of copies signed by actual W.A.S.P. pilots are also
available.
Posted on Monday, February 22 @ 11:18:57 GMT (455 reads)
 FSInventions announces the addition of several new aircraft
profiles for its FSFlyingSchool2009 add-on for FSX and FS2004. These
are free to existing owners of FSFlyingSchool2009. | |
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