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Do you ever fire up FSX and find that airports are just so bland? Especially in more rural parts of the world, a lack of detail can be quite a chronic issue. Not only can it ruin the overall look and feel of an area but it can do a lot to take away from the realism. From those of us from smaller towns and cities across the world, you’ll understand what we mean!

Fans of flight simulation, rejoice! One of the most complete and comprehensive mods of flight simulation history has been updated. It took some time to get there, but the much-loved Active Sky is finally with us in a new 2016 update. Active Sky 2016 offers a new way for people to enjoy weather like never before. With sixteen years of development, hard work and professional precision in one, Active Sky 2016 marks the pinnacle of weather-based mods.

As part of the long running series of scenery packages released by Aerosoft, fans can now visit the Seychelles in style. This wonderful part of the world has been revamped and improved to be used within FSX and P3D. With this wonderful part of the world woefully under-represented in the default release, this offers realism where it was missing previously.

As part of the ever-growing list of Drzewiecki Design listings, LUKK Chisinau X offers wonderful rendition of a popular piece of aviation history. Chisinau Airport was the first commercial airport scenery to be released for this part of Moldova, and offers an authentic take on a major airport.

Sick of looking at a world around you in FSX that feels dull and drained? Then it’s time to soup the place up a little! Thanks to this wonderful Emerald Scenery Design (ESD) mod, you can make Guam come to life. This wonderful part of the Pacific is a great place to come and visit, especially with this add-on. By taking a far more comprehensive and considered approach to realism, this makes sure that Guam really comes to life.

Then this take on the excellent Grumman G-44A Widgeon is just what you need. This offers a fresh way for you to enjoy an aircraft that has a lot of history and respect within aviation. Originally designed for use on the civil market, this compares kindly to the Grumman G-21 Goose. Its 15-year lifespan (1941-1955) gives you an aircraft that was hugely respected for the entirety of its lifespan.

Over the years, Just Flight have been behind the creation of some rather interesting mods and releases. If you have any used any of them in the past, then you will be well aware of the quality that tends to go into every mod released.

As part of a major run of new releases in the world of flight simulation, the new FS-Flight Control mod offers an intriguing and exciting way to fly aircraft within a simulator. By acting as your seat of power as you fly, this gives you a whole new way to manage the instructor station for FSX and P3D.

As we all know, the Boeing 747 aircraft is one of the most influential in history. For simulation fans today, it also plays a major and important role in their entertainment. The Boeing 747 has long been a deeply popular and much loved for part for its ease of use in flight simulation terms.

For many fans of flight simulators FSX and P3D, there has always been a mild dislike of the lack of quality within the graphics which are on show. The lack of effects around aircraft and scenery such as environmental conditions and happenings has always been quite poorly managed by the teams behind this in the default simulators.

For many years now, Aerosoft have been involved in the creation of some of the most artistic and intelligent flight simulation add-ons for some time. As one of the most impressive groups of developers around, they know how to make exciting and engaging content that catches the eye and invigorates performance.

This latest release is for fans of REX4 – you’ll be delighted to know that the creators of REX Software, Rex Simulations, have released another hotfix patch to correct errors and alter previous mistakes. The last hotfix done a huge amount to fix some minor problems with the original release, and this latest update goes a stage further.

Fans of Paris, rejoice! The old, dreary designs of FSX can finally be left behind and replaced with a truly stunning take on the city, giving fans of it a new way to enjoy a stunning and unique location. As one of the most respected members of the French simulation community, FranceVFR have produced another spectacular release.

Adding aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator has been a popular way of enhancing the simulation experience for many years. With the introduction of FSX: Steam Edition, a new generation of flight simmers has this wonderful opportunity.

For all fans of Active Sky Next, the latest edition of this must-have add-on is here! Introducing a fresh load of features and changes that freshen up, improve and optimize the entire experience for Active Sky Next users these adjustments make it easier than ever to get the most response possible. Sometimes, it can be nice to get those extra little touches of character and class from your simulation and with the introduction of Service Pack Four you can get the most comprehensive picture yet.

For many people, the Concorde is one of those names that just stands out – it’s an iconic part of modern aviation for multiple generations, and to this day still attracts huge attention. Its untimely ending was an aviation disaster and set back the progress of technology and development in the industry significantly at one stage, but today we can finally look back beyond this issue.

As an aircraft which is well respected and much loved amongst its users, the Beechcraft King Air aircraft is one which can be used and enjoyed time and time again. This unique recreation of the model by the ever popular Carenado will ensure that users of this set can finally gain access to an exciting, unique and challenging flight simulation program which is built to make life fun in the cockpit once again.

Are you sick of FSX always providing you with the same old designs and the programs that you are growing tired of? Then you should try out this wonderful project by Virtualcol. This latest release by the talented experts at Virtualcol is a new package, made to give you a true appreciation of a wide range of aircraft to help bring them to life and to improve their overall look and feel within the simulated environment.

Flight Sim enthusiasts are no strangers to downloading add-ons or purchasing peripherals in an effort to enhance their flight experiences. One more scenery pack, one more aircraft, it all makes a difference to us. It’s for that reason that this product caught me by surprise; a keyboard specifically designed with users of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X (FSX) in mind. Of all the things on my desk, my keyboard is one thing that I never thought I could justify upgrading because it always did what it was supposed to do. Widescreen monitors, surround sound speakers, ergonomic computer mice – have all found a way to boot out my old hardware, yet my keyboard stuck fast. Until now, that is.

Military flight sim enthusiasts can finally relax and rejoice – one of the most comprehensively dangerous and awesome aircraft used in military combat has finally been released. That’s right; the recreation of the brilliant Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most impressive that you are likely to come across on the web.