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Microsoft Flight Review

On February 29th, Microsoft Flight was officially released to the public and we have got our hands on it to provide our readers with a wonderful, unbiased review of this simulation software from Microsoft.

FSX Boeing/BAe T-45C Goshawk

The Boeing/BAe T-45C Goshawk is a modified version of the BAe Hawk single engine jet trainer aircraft which has been adapted for use on aircraft carriers.  You can now download this aircraft for your copy of FSX right now from our download library.  The add-on features many high resolution textures, working virtual cockpit, 3D gauges and 3D animated parts.

Microsoft Flight

Stay up to date with Microsoft's next flight simulation package; Microsoft Flight.  You can find the latest news, screenshots and videos right here at Fly Away Simulation.  Use the following links.

Microsoft Flight Screenshots & VideosMicrosoft Flight, What can we expect?Microsoft Flight News

RailWorks 3: Train Simulator 2012 Review

Train Simulator 2012 or as it's also know as RailWorks 3 is the next version of RailWorks that has been released by development company RailSimulator.com.  Our train simulation expert, Henk van Ahee from the Netherlands has completed a written review of this amazing product.

UFOs and Aviation - A Closer Look

UFOs and other phenomena have intrigued the general public for many years.  Ever since the beginning of the Cold War, there has been an explosion in UFO sightings and reports - but what is to blame?  Could it be secret government military aircraft or something more "out of this world"?  This article talks about many aspects of UFO sightings, explanations and food for thought.

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New to flight simulation?

Welcome to Fly Away Simulation. We cover many aspects of flight simulation on this website including the popular series released by Microsoft: Microsoft Flight, Flight Simulator X, FS2004 and of course X-Plane by Laminar Research.

Getting Started

Before you are able to become a virtual aviator, you need a package for your PC or Mac. We feature some great free flight simulation packages that users may download including X-Plane, FlightGear and Orbiter. However, for a true simulation experience with maximum features and expansion options, we currently recommend Microsoft Flight Simulator X or X-Plane from Laminar Research; both can be purchased from our store with worldwide delivery.

Joining the website and interacting socially

The first step is to register for an account with us so that you have full access to the downloads sections along with a full profile in the forums and any comments you make on the website. You don't have to register to post in the forums or comments sections, however to access all of the expansion add-ons and downloads, you will need to register.

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Get Yourself a Simulation Package!

Before you can enjoy virtual aviation, you will need to get yourself a flight sim package.  There are many out there, but currently the best and most expandable are Microsoft Flight Simulator X or X-Plane.

Order FSXFSX

Microsoft's flight simulation packages have always been the most popular, and not by chance.  They feature complete world scenery and many stunning aircraft out of the box.  Microsoft FSX is the latest of their simulation series that offers "full world" simulation with a complete experience.  This differs from the newer 2012 "Microsoft Flight" game, as this is not a complete package out of the box; it's more of a quick, fun game with no third party add-on support - so for those who want the full experience, we recommend FSX.

Order X-PlaneX-Plane 10

X-Plane has always been the professional's choice, it features many advanced functions and ultimate realism.  Just released is X-Plane version 10, which is quite possibly the ultimate package there is available.  X-Plane runs on Windows and Mac so you don't have to worry about what operating system you run.  Out of the box, over 20 aircraft are included and highly detailed world scenery with thousands of airports and airfields.

Downloads

The Fly Away Simulation downloads directory is one of the biggest and most well organized file libraries there is.  The library covers aircraft addons, scenery expansions including mods and downloads for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, X-Plane and many earlier versions.

Most of the expansions include installation instructions to help you install them, however if you are having trouble installing any aircraft or scenery, feel free to visit our forum - you don't even have to be a member to post.

You need a membership to the website in order to download the files from our library, so register here.

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FSX Fokker 50 Coast Guard And Regional Fokker 50 Coast Guard And Regional

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 03:10:28 GMT

Fokker 50 Coast Guard And Regional Version. These are AI Fokker 50 aircraft of the DFW Military Group and Fokker 50 passenger aircraft of Stellweg Regional of the DFW Group. Original AI aircraft and flight dynamics by the ProjectAI group. Paint jobs by Dick Stellweg / The DFW Group. Screenshot of Fokker 50 Stellweg Regional on the ground. These are AI Fokker-50 aircraft of " The DFW Military group " and Fokker-50 passenger aircraft of Stellweg Regional of...

FSX Viking DHC6-400 Twin Otter Viking DHC6-400 Twin Otter

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 03:03:44 GMT

Viking DHC6-400 Twin Otter. The worldwide demand for refurbished Twin Otters is such that Viking Air have commenced manufacture of new aircraft in their plant in Calgary, using original DeHavilland jigs and tools. The new manufacture -400 model is externally identical to the -300 but has a Honeywell "glass cockpit" avionics suite. Freeware Honeywell gauges could not be found so Garmin avionics are used in this model. The launch customer is Zimex Aviation of Switzerland and first...

FSX DFW Group Lockheed L-100-30 DFW Group Lockheed L-100-30

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:59:52 GMT

DFW Group Lockheed L-100-30. This is an AI L-100-30 aircraft of "The DFW Military Group". Matches nicely with the previously uploaded B707-321 military versions. Original AI aircraft and flight dynamics by Henry Tomkiewicz. It is a Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules with Wing Tanks from HTAI. Paint job by Dick Stellweg / The DFW Group. Screenshot of DFW Group Lockheed L-100-30 on the ground. For file size reasons the panel and sounds are from the default Beech King...

FSX Beechcraft King Air 350 Texture Fix Beechcraft King Air 350 Texture Fix

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:55:00 GMT

Beechcraft King Air 350 Texture Fix. These files will fix default FSX textures for this aircraft that appear blurred. They are replacements for the default textures of this aircraft. Original aircraft by Microsoft. By Andrew McGowin. Screenshot of Beechcraft King Air 350 in flight. Installation: 1. Unzip the textures into a temporary folder. 2. Backup all the folders that start with "textures." in aircraft\Beech_King_Air_350\ 3. Copy the files that start...

FSX Cessna 208B Caravan Texture Fix Cessna 208B Caravan Texture Fix

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:49:25 GMT

Cessna 208B Caravan Texture Fix. These files will fix default FSX textures for this aircraft that appear blurred. They are replacements for the default texures of this aircraft. Original aircraft by Microsoft. By Andrew McGowin. Screenshot of Cessna 208B Caravan in flight. Installation: 1. Unzip the textures into a temporary folder. 2. Backup all the folders that start with "textures." in aircraft\C208B\ 3. Copy the files that start with...

FSX Canadian Express Twin Sea Otter Canadian Express Twin Sea Otter

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:42:15 GMT

Canadian Express Twin Sea Otter. A repaint of the DeHavilland DHC-6-100 Twin Sea Otter by Aerosoft in the fleet scheme of Canadian Express Virtual Airlines. By Robbie Nauffts. Screenshot of Canadian Express Twin Sea Otter. FINALLY! After a lot of hours glued to the screen, the first Aerosoft Twin Otter repaint for Canadian Express has been completed! Canadian Express is a fictitious Virtual Airline that flies on the VATSIM network and is based in Pitts Meadows,...

FSX New Zealand Customs King Air New Zealand Customs King Air

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:38:33 GMT

New Zealand Customs King Air. Default Beech King Air 350 Repaint. Fictional repaint of the default FSX Beechcraft King Air 350 in New Zealand Customs Service livery. Textures only. Screenshot of New Zealand Customs King Air in flight. INSTALLING: 1. Copy the folder "Texture.Customs" to your default Beech King Air 350 folder. 2. Add the config lines below to the aircraft.cfg file for the default Beech King Air 350, replacing the "XX" with the...

FSX Manchester United Beechcraft King Air Manchester United Beechcraft King Air

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:35:26 GMT

Manchester United Beechcraft King Air. Fictional Manchester United Football team livery for the default Beech King Air. Screenshot of Manchester United Beechcraft King Air in flight. This is a plane that I, ScoutDog12 have made... It is a fictional plane that the Manchester United Football Team would use...I made this look as cool as possible... The paint scheme I made to look as cool as possible making sure that you could still tell what it was suppose to be. To add...

FSX SP2 IPTN N-250-100 SP2 IPTN N-250-100

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:31:51 GMT

The IPTN N-250-100 is a 64 to 70 seater wide-body aircraft, fly-by-wire, high speed turboprop. It is the first commuter aircraft with 3 axis fly-by-wire control system. This model was compiled with FSX SDK SP2. By Hadi Tahir. Screenshot of SP2 IPTN N-250-100 in flight. Installation: Simply extract the package into \Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\ folder. Acknowledgments: I would like to thank to Harri Thaha, Andon Rudiyanto, Maherda Ekananda,...

FSX Lancair IV P Turboprop Lancair IV P Turboprop

Download added on Fri, 25 May 2012 02:27:36 GMT

Lancair IV P Turboprop. This is Robert Christopher's 2004 Flight Simulator Lancair Legacy 2000 modified and updated completely for Flight Simulator X. Lancair was founded in 1984 by Lance Neibauer. Lancair has become one of the most successful kit manufacturers in the world. This aircraft created to the specs of the Lancair IV P turboprop model with a top speed of 325 knots. This aircraft has a new 2D and 3D panel using default gauges. This aircraft has too many updates to list. All...

New Comments on Downloads

Etihad Reduces Its A350-1000s Order, Expresses Interest in 777X Etihad Reduces Its A350-1000s Order, Expresses Interest in 777X

Posted on Thu, 24 May 2012 16:16:47 GMT in Aviation News (394 reads)

Etihad Airways, flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has slashed its order for A350-1000s from 25 to 12. 

TSS Has Released DC-10 Sound Pack TSS Has Released DC-10 Sound Pack

Posted on Mon, 21 May 2012 16:40:00 GMT in Microsoft Flight Simulator X (593 reads)

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a jet airliner with range for medium- to long-range flights. The aircraft’s unique feature is its two-turbofan engines on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. 

ESC Has Released a New Sound Pack for the CFM56-5B Engines ESC Has Released a New Sound Pack for the CFM56-5B Engines

Posted on Mon, 21 May 2012 16:21:11 GMT in Microsoft Flight Simulator X (474 reads)

Engine Sound Creations (ESC) has released a sound pack for the CFM56-5B engines for FS2004 and FSX. These engines are used in many Airbus A320 aircraft.

FSInventions Has Released FS Instant Approach FSInventions Has Released FS Instant Approach

Posted on Mon, 21 May 2012 16:11:52 GMT in Microsoft Flight Simulator X (415 reads)

FS Instant Approach: FSX Runway Approach Maker for FSX and FS2004 is the new product released by FSInventions.

Europrop to Ramp-up Production of A400M Turboprop Engine Europrop to Ramp-up Production of A400M Turboprop Engine

Posted on Sun, 20 May 2012 08:50:15 GMT in Aviation News (740 reads)

Europrop International has announced its plans to ramp-up production of the TP400-D6, the engine that will power the A400M, reducing the assembling and testing time for the A400M engine from 60 days to 30 days. 

New from Aerostudios: Airline Sharks Game New from Aerostudios: Airline Sharks Game

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 20:19:30 GMT in Other flight sim related news (1033 reads)

Aerostudios has announced the release of Airline Sharks, a board game for Windows XP/7/Vista.

USMC MV-22 Crashes in Morocco, Kills 2 USMC MV-22 Crashes in Morocco, Kills 2

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 17:18:55 GMT in Aviation News (1136 reads)

An MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor crashed on 11 April 2012 in Agadir, Morocco. There were four Marines onboard, two were killed and two were seriously injured.

New From VirtualCol: Jetstream Super 31 New From VirtualCol: Jetstream Super 31

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 16:04:24 GMT in Microsoft Flight Simulator X (883 reads)

Virtualcol has released a new product - Jetstream Super 31 for FS2004 or FSX. This highly detailed model is based on the BAe Jetsream 32 (Super 31). 

Runway Advisor Makes Aircraft Landing and Takeoff Easy Runway Advisor Makes Aircraft Landing and Takeoff Easy

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 15:51:01 GMT in Microsoft Flight Simulator X (996 reads)

If you want to land and takeoff easily, you will like Runway Advisor, a new add-on for FS2004 and FSX.

Runway Advisor gives voice announcements while you taxi, and you can use it at any Flight Simulator airport.

The Airport on the Beach: Princess Juliana International Airport at St. Maarten The Airport on the Beach: Princess Juliana International Airport at St. Maarten

Posted on Thu, 03 May 2012 13:22:53 GMT in Editorial (13782 reads)

The waves crash in a loud cacophony of sound, spray and mist. Children laugh with glee as they run from the surf as it spills out, chasing them up the beach. Their parents gather under brightly lit beach umbrellas, sipping Caribs, the popular local blend of watermelon and raspberry rum with a touch of bitters, enjoying another lazy sun-splashed day on Maho Beach.

Air New Zealand Grounded Entire Fleet of ATR 72-500s Turboprops Air New Zealand Grounded Entire Fleet of ATR 72-500s Turboprops

Posted on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT in Aviation News (2343 reads)

Air New Zealand (ANZ) grounded its entire fleet of ATR 72-500 turboprops on 18th March 2012 after hairline cracks were discovered around windows of one aircraft’ cockpit.

Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777-200ER Damaged in Tail strike Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777-200ER Damaged in Tail strike

Posted on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT in Aviation News (3830 reads)

Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 777-200ER suffered significant damages on its tail section after the aircraft strike a runway at Haneda Airport, Tokyo, on 31 March 2012. There were 12 crewmembers and 296 passengers on board, and no one was injured during the accident.

Japan Airlines' Received First Two 787-8s Japan Airlines' Received First Two 787-8s

Posted on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT in Aviation News (2108 reads)

The first two 787-8s for Japan Airlines' (JAL) departed Boeing's Everett facility in Washington facility on their way to Tokyo on 25th March 2012.  JAL took the delivery of the aircraft on 27th March.

Airbus Set To Launch A320 family Sharklet Retrofit Airbus Set To Launch A320 family Sharklet Retrofit

Posted on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT in Aviation News (3516 reads)

While Airbus has been flight-testing its fuel-economic sharklet for service entry later this year, the aircraft manufacturer is on the verge of launching a retrofit plan for existing A320 aircraft, which is expected to get into service in 2014.

Bolivia's Aerosur Ceases Operations Bolivia's Aerosur Ceases Operations

Posted on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT in Aviation News (2700 reads)

Aerosur, Bolivia's largest airline ceased all international and domestic operations on 31 March 2012 because of unpaid taxes. 

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