Boeing Planes By C L S In The Avsim Store

Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:06
CLS is currently running a special on their Boeing Aircraft.
This includes the 747 200-300 pack as well the the 767 200-300. These models are available for FSX and FS2004.

Visit the Avsim store today.

FSAddon Releases Fieseler Storch For FSX

Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 0:43
Simon Smeiman has done it again. Together with FSAddon Publishing he has managed to increase the quality of his aircraft building. The result of more than half a year of hard work is his wonderful Fieseler Storch.

This German STOL aircraft of the second World War has been meticulously copied from the real thing - in this case a fully functional model that still flies in the capable hands of Kermit Weeks and his pilots at Fantasy of Flight, the famous aviation museum and theme park in Polk City, Florida. The FSAddon Publishing Storch for FSX features the exact model as found in Florida (only the original tail painting has been altered to comply with German law and make it available to their German customers as well). But not only that, they have included a wheeled and a ski version and with a total of 10 different liveries there is something for everyone.

Not only is the aircraft a wonderfully detailed model, both outside and in, with VERY special flying characteristics, just like the real thing, but there is a wealth of animated functions included too. Even the wing folding is fully animated, complete with all the small security pins and handles moving. They are still working on a set of 'operations', including some scenery, and these will be published later this year. Free of charge for Storch owners, of course.

The Fieseler Storch for FSX can be purchased at FSAddon's webshop.

A2A Boeing 377 Captain of the Ship Update

Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 2:39
Captain of the Ship for the A2A Boeing 377 has been updated to version 1.1, a full list of changes and the download can be found in the COTS v.1.1 UPDATE RELEASED Forum Page.

FlightGear Version 2.4.0 Now Available

Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 2:28
FlightGear development team is proud to announce the release of version 2.4.0 of its free open source flight simulation program. FlightGear 2.4.0 reflects over one and a half years of development and incorporates several new and exciting features, as well as numerous bug fixes. For complete details visit the FlightGear Website.

Virtual Sky News Letter From IVAO

Posted: Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 2:23
IVAO has published another issue of Virtual Sky , now available for download. This edition of Virtual Sky has the exciting story of some of the biggest real world flight simulation events around the world, where IVAO participated actively. The latest edition, is available in a new user friendly format and available in 3 languages, English, French and Portugese.

Nav Data From The Cloud

Posted: Friday, August 19, 2011 - 12:09
FSWidgets has added another item to its line of Cloud Based (or internet delivered on demand) aero data add-ons for GMap, the free moving map utility. The new World Nav Data product contains over 33,000 airports, 6,900 heliports, 3,600 VOR beacons, 7,200 NDB beacons and 122,000 intersections. The nav data items are displayed as icons on the map that can be toggled as desired. The icons are also clickable and open a popup to display detailed information. Cloud-delivered means there is nothing to download or install, the product automatically appears in the GMap menu of registered users, as is the case with the IFR and VFR aero charts. To show how the nav data works, a free demo limited to the KSFO (San Francisco) area is included in each copy of GMap 2.0 for FSX, FS2004 and X-Plane (Windows). This release coincides with an update to the mapping engine which adds a new popup menu system and a bonus world-wide map layer called Shaded Terrain. Current users of GMap 2.0 do not need to re-download as this update is on the server side only and will be reflected in the map the next time GMap is launched. For more detailed information please visit FSWidgets Homepage.

Citation CJ1 Extreme V2.0 From ESDG

Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 11:57
The Eageloft Development Group has released their Citation CJ1+ Extreme V2.0 with Full FMS and Navigraph Support for FS9! This aircraft is released to market with Navdata Service Upgrade enabled. The FSX Citation CJ1+ Extreme V2.0 supports Eaglesoft's updateable Navigraph FMS Database , this allows custom format Database updates and provide the basis for SID/STAR/IAP routines going forward. Visit the Citation CJ1 Extreme V2.0 product page for details.

ADE Development Team Release ADE 1.50

Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:17
ScruffyDuck Software and the ADE Development Team are pleased to announce the release of ADE 1.50. This is the first significant upgrade of ADE since version 1.47 almost two years ago. This version contains a number of new and improved features and fixes for old problems. New and updated features include - ProKey features include Custom Hiding objects, ADE responds to key presses in FS, Load last saved project and improvements to the Move Airport Feature - List third party libraries used. This is currently a basic feature to list the libraries for objects used in your project - Beacons and Effects can now be placed - New List for helper shapes and many lists now support multiple selection and delete - Improved multiple selection in the main display including 'rubber band' - Most objects can now be copied and pasted - Undo/Redo extended to support actions with vertices - Select and drag a taxi link rather than dragging its end nodes Fixes include - Improvements to the handling of background images that should help the performance issues found in the past - Stopping the display drift that can be exhibited when ADE is connected to FSX and the display Locked to the user aircraft. ADE9X Version 1.50 is available from their Homepage and the AVSIM Library.

Eiresim Release Luton Ultimate

Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 12:25
Eiresim Scenery Design announces the release of 'Luton Ultimate' for FS2004. Made to the highest level of detail and accuracy, Luton Ultimate is the most realistic release to date from the Eiresim Team and thier first scenery for the United Kingdom. The scenery includes high detail 20cm/pixel aerial imagery throughout that captures Luton Airport in all its glory. Attention to detail has been the key behind developing Luton Airport and all airport structures have been included with the scenery. Fs X version to be ready within 2-3 weeks.

Debrecen LHDC Scenery Update

Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 0:42
In April, LHSimulations released the Debrecen LHDC scenery for FS2004. Yesterday the scenery became available for FSX as well. At the same time, a new version has been released for FS2004 as Debrecen LHDC v1.1. Some minor issues were corrected in the new version.

New Mission Released Blue Angels Challenge

Posted: Monday, August 15, 2011 - 11:56
Vertical Flight Productions have just released their first mission entitled the "Blue Angels Challenge". You fly as part of the Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron! Using new innovative methods of mission development Vertical Flight Productions is ready to bring you an experience never thought possible in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Get ready to fly an F/A-18 Blue Angel Hornet in an all-out virtual Blue Angels performance in Pensacola, FL! Using actual dialog and audio found in their shows and precision recorded formation flying, you fly as the slot pilot in the number 4 position. Every move you make is being graded by an external application. Every gear you raise and "smoke on" action you do is tracked. It brings flight simulation to a whole new level of interactivity. After taking off perform the Diamond Aileron Roll, Diamond Loop, Vertical Break and Diamond Pitch up Break to Land. Visit the Vertical Flight Productions Homepage to see the Video and more details.

Cleveland X from Aerosoft

Posted: Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 17:05
Staff reviewer Allen Lavigne heads to the state of Ohio to fly into Aerosoft's Cleveland X. "This seventh in a series of US Cities that Aerosoft makes may not be the largest, but it may very well be the most useful for flight simmers since it boasts improvements to three airports with high res ground images and mesh, as well as four heliports. Thousands of autogen and hundreds of buildings cover the city and a few local islands."

"As is the case with all Aerosoft products, this scenery package maintains a high standard that few if any can duplicate. The amount of work involved is enormous considering the small asking price. With Toronto, Chicago and Detroit default enhanced airports nearby, there is connectivity galore. This is value."

EZdok Camera Add-On from Flight 1

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 23:59
Staff reviewer Aidan Sandri staps cameras to his aircraft as he utilizes the EZdok Camera Add-On. "Flight1’s website says it is a camera and effects system and a manager that enhances the pilot experience in FSX and that it also incorporates visual effects caused by aircraft acceleration and turbulence in flight."

iPhone/iPod App For PMDG 737 NGX

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 23:19
A new iPhone/iPod Touch app is available for the PMDG NGX 737 called "Flight Crew Assistant: 737NG Edition". This new app also works in conjunction with other popular 737s too, and can also be used with X-Plane or any other simulation.

Features include:
- 737NG audio checklists recorded by real-world airline pilots
- Cabin PA's
- Captains PA's
- A list of flight crew "flow items" for people just learning how to use the 737NG in a realistic way
- Internet METAR/TAF display
- The ability to import and play real-ATC recordings and assign them to ATC stations
- Day/Night panel lighting

Accu-Sim Revolution - Watch The Movie

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 23:06
Jaggyroad Films produced a wonderful documentary style video to help those who have not yet tried an Accu-Sim aircraft from A2A Simulations. This video lets career aviators, industry professionals, and customers speak in their own unscripted words what Accu-Sim means to them.

AVSIM Opens Voting for the 2011 Reader's Choice Awards

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 21:55
AVSIM is pleased to announce that we have compiled all of the nominations that you have made and we are now ready to go with Awards voting. For the first time, we have included two categories that have not existed in the past; The Best Forum Contributor, and the Reader's Choice Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a secret poll; you will not be able to read the results. The results will be announced at the AVSIM Social, Saturday, October 15th in Dulles, Virginia. We will also announce that evening, the AVSIM Bravo Zulu awards. Those results will be announced on AVSIM the following day. You can find the Reader's Choice Awards Vote by clicking on the Surveys link at the top of the main page or by clicking here.

Ultra Detailed Guernsey/Herm/Sark (EGJB) Released

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 14:56
Included in this very special edition from Earth Simulations are the Islands of Guernsey, Sark and Herm, all lovingly created to capture the essence of the Channel Islands. Explore the Islands many wonderful features in any of the five available seasons day or night. There are several highly detailed models that include new and innovative light and shadow techniques which blend seamlessly with the high resolution photographic textures and terrain. See this especially at the historic Castle Cornet, a stunning 3D model day or (especially) lit up at night. The airport EGJB has also been meticulously modelled along with all it's surrounding structures.

Cirrus Perspective Released

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 14:40
FlyThisSim announces the release of the Cirrus Perspecitive at the Cirrus annual Migration and Expo in Colorado Springs, CO. - COPA M9 11-14 Aug 2011.

Attendees are able to fly the CirrusPerspective (G3), Cirrus Avidyne (G2) and Cirrus analog (G1). The simulator at the show uses an all-in-one computer with a dual touch-screen presenting theGarmin G1000 Integrated flight deck, the Flight Management keypad, digital autopilot, and supporting gauges and actuators. Touch gestures and visual/audible feedback provide a viable alternative to using real hardware,while enhancing fideltity and realism. The result allows aircraft models with high specificity AND high re-configurability... two traits that normally never come hand-in-hand. Training in specific model simulators, unlike generic simulators, allow pilots to train beyond just instrument procedures. Every aircraft has a different start-up checklist, and this checklist should never fail at the fault of a generic simulation.

Angle of Attack 737NGX Training Video

Posted: Friday, August 12, 2011 - 14:01
In harmony with the PMDG 737NGX release, Angle of Attack has opened it's training doors for their one-of-a-kind video training course for the 737. This training is all done online, with streaming HD video, HD and mobile downloads to take your training on the go, and an entire community that can assist you in learning this incredible aircraft to a professional level. For more information about our extensive and in depth training, hours of free 737 training, and more for the PMDG 737NGX, visit their Website for further details.

Grumman Duck from IcarusGold

Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 2:34
Staff reviewer Peter Hayes looks at a vintage WWII aircraft with a unique design, the Grumman Duck from IcarusGold. "The "Duck" is a single engine amphibious bi-plane or flying boat that could also land on land-based airfields due to its having main retractable gear and being fitted with a tail wheel."

"In this package there are 7 Models/variants, based around the Grumman JF2-4-5-6 series, plus there are 18 historically accurate re-paints. Included in the package are, 7 flights/missions/sceneries, 4 x WWII airfields which we are told include >50 new FSX specific objects."

"This is a pleasant WWII vintage warplane package with lots of quality and quantity. The Duck is quite easy to fly with light controls and it is quite speedy covering the ground at a rate of knots and in the air it is extremely forgiving with very few vices. The sceneries/missions/scenarios complete this war-time package."

"The Grumman Duck is a fairly well represented vintage WWII biplane and includes scenery areas that it might have flown in."