Twin Prop Vulcanair P68 Released

Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 1:03
The Vulcanair P68C from Abacus is an Italian-made, six-seater, light utility aircraft that's been in production for over 25 years. This superbly detailed model includes a standard reciprocating version, a turbocharged version and the Observer 2 version with a glass nose.

Each of the 10 variations included with the Vulcanair P68C has beautiful flight characteristics, unique paint schemes and full virtual cockpits. There are also two panel types: standard panel version and a modernized panel with the Garmin 1000 making this a must-have aircraft for your collection.

VFRPOLAND Releases More Of Poland

Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 0:59
The VFRPOLAND.COM website offers professional photographic scenery areas of Poland for the most popular flight simulators on the market: FSX and FS2004. They have just released 11 new scenery areas in central Poland which allows you to make a long cross country flight with continuous scenery.

This scenery of the breathtakingly beautiful Polish countyside gives everyone the opportunity to drift along with the spider web of waterways or patchwork of fields gliding below you. A perfect way to practice visual navigation with a gorgeous backdrop for your cross country flight. Even people who have never toured the highways and byways of Poland or crossed high above in an airliner in real life will appreciate these detailed scenery areas. You will be in for a real treat!

VFRPOLAND.COM presents an innovative method for selecting and downloading each scenery area by selecting it from a map then downloading and installing directly to your simulation; no zipfiles to download or extract. The Premium Points system provides an elegant way to buy only each scenery area you are interested in and continue to add more areas to you collection at a very affordable price.

FSCaptain Updated To V1.2

Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 0:42
This new release adds 28 enhancements to make your career as a professional simulator pilot even more realistic and challenging. FSCaptain 1.2 is available in a fully functional trial version (limited only by the airports you can use as your departure point for flights.)

A Few of the New Features in Release 1.2:
- Interfaces to databases from several popular weather enhancement programs (including Active Sky Evolution and Real Environment Extreme) as well as the Internet and Flight Simulator itself provide accurate weather data for dispatch planning and in-flight information.
- The Dispatch Planning process has been enhanced for greater realism and functionality, and the dispatch release document is improved.
- For greater realism the FSCaptain dispatcher can now optionally assign a specific gate prior to departure and even occasionally change it during the flight or after landing.
- A database of transition altitudes for airports worldwide is now used to insure realistic monitoring of correct altimeter settings wherever you fly.
- Airline schedules are greatly enhanced including local departure and arrival times for each leg and in-flight service codes, as well as more realistic support for multi-leg flights. Performance can now optionally be graded against scheduled times as well as estimated block time.
- A built-in "ground protect" feature will watch for and prevent collisions with other aircraft on the ground by stopping them if they threaten the user aircraft.
- Dispatch will now allow "exceptions" in the form of extra free in-flight ETE revisions if delays are caused by ATC or other traffic. Ground delays, holding patterns, and go-arounds are automatically detected and will grant these exceptions to prevent
penalties due to circumstances beyond your control.
- A new "offline mode" is available so that you can use some of the in-flight facilities of the Flight Communicator gauge even while not flying an official assignment for your airline.

David Marshal ( a.k.a "Opa" ) Rests In Peace

Posted: Sunday, August 7, 2011 - 13:20
Sad News reported this morning in the Avsim Forum, "Opa" has passed away.
German for Grandpa, Opa was in his long association with Simulation a Grandpa to a great many with his helpful and patient assistance, He will be missed.

On Behalf of Avsim let me wish his family our deepest condolences.
C Jodry Managing Editor Avsim.com

FS Designs Ft Lauderdale X Revisited

Posted: Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 1:09
Ft Lauderdale X Revisited, this is the most up-to-date satellite imagery with a little lower level (8,000 ft) professional aviation photography edited in to make sure there are no clouds, no haze, no fog, etc. This replaces your FSX default scenery for a specific area and should make flying in this area much more enjoyable.

Flight Sim Designs is a two year old company that was started specifically to provide high quality photo-real scenery for flight simulator pilots. They are off to a great start and are about to complete their 10th package.

This is most definitely a quality photo-real scenery package for FSX. The screenshots speak for themselves, no special setup, sliders as shown, nothing retouched. This is big step closer that next level we seem to always be seeking. Depending on how much you like your Starbucks, or how much loose change you have – buy now or buy later, but buy this scenic area. It will change your outlook for sure.

Flight1 Releases iFly737NG Boxed Edition for FSX

Posted: Friday, August 5, 2011 - 23:20
Flight1 and iFly have produced the most sophisticated and comprehensive 737NG add-on aircraft to date for FSX.

This extensive package contains stunning exterior models of every NG and BBJ variant, flown from the most incredibly realistic simulation of cockpit and systems seen in a 737 flight simulator product. Systems and flight dynamics have been tested by real NG pilots to ensure the accuracy of performance and functions to the real aircraft. Developed for FSX this incredible simulation can finally be seen in all its glory.

The package includes the 737NG 600, 700, 800, and 900, plus the BBJ, BBJ2, and BBJ3 models. The Configuration Manager allows you to load fuel and passengers, customise jet engine type and add eyebrow windows and wingtips.

PMDG B737 NGX Released

Posted: Friday, August 5, 2011 - 2:58
Thousand of users have been prowling the forums today anxiously awaiting the release of the NGX from PMDG. We are happy to report that PMDG has tonight released their latest creation, and their servers are glowing red with the downloads (so are the AVSIM forums!). Check out the PMDG forum for more information. But... a cautionary note; you might want to wait awhile before trying to purchase and download. The PMDG store is running just a tad slow at the moment.

Vertigo Studios TBM Avenger Patch 1.1

Posted: Friday, August 5, 2011 - 0:55
Vertigo Studios has prepared a service release for their recent TBM Avenger package. Included:
1, Corrected the attitude indicator Snags .
2, Removed the Ball turret animation.
3, Corrected the Altitude Gauge.
4, Corrected the Slip Gauge.
5, Increased the cockpit glass slightly.
6, Corrected the altitude Gauge (3000' and so on)
7, Corrected the Glass on the fuselage windows.
8, Made the Battery Generator sound less intrusive.
9, Added more bump and spec to the Fuselage and Wings.
10, BONUS Added a new additional FDE, now theres '2' FDE files, Advanced Flight Dynamics and Easy Flight Dynamics.
11, Corrected the VC light.
12, BONUS added a new paint-scheme 66, VT(N)-90, CV-6, USS Enterprise, ca.1945

To be able to install 1.1, uninstall your current Avenger installation by going to : Start > All Programs > Vertigo Studios > TBM Avenger > Uninstall TBM Avenger

If you have made any alterations, then be sure to backup your alterations. Once your current installation is removed from your PC, re-download the TBM Avenger again from www.pcsimstore.com and proceed as you did before with the same license key.

Comet Jetliner Update

Posted: Friday, August 5, 2011 - 0:46
Those who asked no longer have to wait, this classic airliner has now been released for FS2004.

Just Trains - Bristol To Exeter Scenerio Pack

Posted: Friday, August 5, 2011 - 0:43
If you've exhausted all the driving activities included with Just Trains Bristol to Exeter route, Gavin Dodsworth's Bristol to Exeter Scenario Pack is now available by Download to provide some engaging new activities.

This new Scenario Pack includes seven new scenarios, all complete with full instructions, and requires that you have the Voyager (Download or Boxed) installed in RailWorks 2 along with either the Download or the Boxed edition of their Bristol to Exeter route.

New Review - My Traffic X

Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 2:12
Staff reviewer Roger Curtiss adds life to his airfields with My Traffic X. "For anyone who does not use online connections and the associated “roll the dice” approach to traffic, MTX provides an easy way to populate what could be otherwise dreary and nearly vacant airports with realistic traffic. The ability to customize many aspects of what is presented is a definite plus and the accuracy of the represented traffic makes the airport experience quite immersive."

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

Posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 13:07
One of Canada’s greatest contributions to the Allied powers during WWII was the training of aircrew. Canada built approximately 200 flying stations stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific. At it’s peak the BCATP was training 3,000 aircrew a month, a total of 131,533 aircrew were trained as Pilots, Navigators, Bombers, Wireless Operators, Flight Engineers & Gunners.
2011 is the 75th Anniversary of the BCATP and Flight Ontario has produced scenery for approximately 160 of these 1940’s BCATP stations and has uploaded them to the Avsim Library.

FSX Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer DDG-104

Posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 12:51
Deltasim Studio has released the Arleigh Burke class destroyers DDG-104 USS Sterett, DDG-101 USS Gridley and DDG-102 USS Sampson. These detailed FSX models have many moving parts including the steering wheel, throttle, switches, doors, knobs, cleats, masts, gangway, helipad nets, captain, helipad operator, hangar doors, gantry with ropes, hook and cargo-box, heli-carriages, windshield wipers, launcher flaps, torpedo launchers, rockets, torpedoes, cannon, and flags.
The ships helm controls animations for speed, reverse engine, turns with automatic leans, lights, anchor, hangar doors, helipad nets, gangway, all launchers. cannon - vertically and horizontally. Includes three models: and . For more information visit the Deltasim Studio Homepage.

Just Planes - Part III

Posted: Sunday, July 31, 2011 - 18:07
Staff reviewer Marlon Carter submits his 3rd contribution of a series of in-flight educational DVD's from Just Planes. This time it's YesAir L-1011 and EuroAtlantic 757/767.

"YesAir - highlights of our round trip to Brazil include presentations by the Captain on the history and operations of the airline, cockpit presentation, flight engineer panel presentation and many wonderful views of the Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands. It is not very often that you find an L1011 in service today and this DVD you would say is a collectors item for fans of the L1011."

"EuroAtlantic - We start off with the flight crew preparing for departure from Lisbon to Sao Tome onboard the 757-200. Our final two round trips take us from Brussels to Tenerife onboard the 767-300. Features of these two flights include fantastic views from the cockpit with the camera positioned behind the captain’s seat, thorough walk around presentation of the aircraft and a view of the cabin service onboard the 767."

KC Flight Shop's Evektor SportStar LSA Released

Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 21:32
The Evactor SportStar was the first aircraft to be certified Light Sport in U.S, a 100HP Rotax engine powers the two seat LSA. The Sport Star’s roomy cockpit, exceptional performance, and unmatched visibility make it truly a pilot’s aircraft designed to make flying affordable and accessible.

The KCFS Evektor SportStar is designed to meet the same criteria of accessibility and affordability. Performance optimized for use in all computers within dense scenery the package offers 5 high detail texture sets , complete compatibility with all hardware, shared cockpit functions and a custom GNS system with true to life versatility .
The SportStar was produced by the KC Flight Shop, a team of leading professionals to introduce high detail simulations at low cost, renditions of aircraft tested and produced with the cooperation of pilot owners for the flight sim community, and like the LSA affordable and easy to fly .

Visit the KC Flight Shop Product Page for complete details .

Another Series Of Just Planes DVDs

Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 18:22
Marlon Carter adds 3 more in-flight DVDs to his educational series with Just Planes Candian North 73, Cougar 727 and LuxAir.

"Canadian North - This DVD features the operations of Canadian North 737-200 and Fokker 28 aircraft. Destinations featured include Yellowknife, Norman Wells, Edmonton, Diavik Mine and Rankin Inlet to name a few."

"Cougar 727 - Highlights of these flights include thorough departure and approach briefings, presentations by the company owner, cockpit presentations by the captain and flight engineer and amazing views from cockpit during various phases of flight. Also featured in this DVD are segments that cover views from the cabin and the cabin service."

"LuxAir - This DVD starts off with a round trip onboard the Dash 8 Q400 from Luxemburg to Frankfurt. Our second round trip was much more exciting than the first since it takes us from Luxemburg to London City Airport onboard the ERJ-135. Finally, we jump onboard the 737-700 on our last round trip from Luxemburg to Djerba."

Azores Pack 2 News

Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 18:13
The airports of Azores pack 2 are under construction, and Ponta Delgada Airport has been released as single prior to the second pack. The scenery features a highly detailed rendition of Ponta Delgada airport, with photoreal scenery in the area surrounding the airport. Moving past the photoreal area, the whole island has been remade, including new coastlines, new land/water definitions, main roads added the São Miguel Island also received a new 3-arc resolution mesh terrain. Get your copy now and enjoy one of the natures marvels that are the Azores.

Multi-Crew Experience Update Released

Posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 18:09
Unleashing the power of scripts without the need for any programming on the user side. This time around, the FS++ team is introducing a new and powerful feature called VoxScript. You can now create custom voice commands that will trigger a sequence of actions over which you have complete control.

Let's say you want to perform a bleeds off takeoff according to your airline Standard Operating Procedures. You start by creating a custom voice command, one example "Let's configure aircraft for bleeds off takeoff" (or any other sentence you may choose). The script itself consists of a sequence of voice commands written in plain English.

For those who want strict compliance with SOPs, you get to decide what the co-pilot does, in which order and what pace. Pack one off before pack two or the other way around. Bleeds off straight away or after a time delay. We give you the power to make things happen instead of hard coding repetitive dumb scripts on which you may disagree. You also get to write what the co-pilot says before performing the script (with the option to cancel) and after the latter is executed. Needless to say using pre-recorded speech for such scenarios is impossible. Simply because your imagination is the limit, and we cannot foresee what you are going to do. Also, feel free to have virtual conversations with your flight attendant.

MCE, the most versatile voice control for FSX & FS9 ever created. Get your Demo copy today.

Air Canada E190/CorsairFly 747 DVDs from Just Planes

Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011 - 23:38
Staff reviewer Marlon Carter climbs aboard 2 more real aircraft to experience life onboard with Just Plane's Air Canada E190 and CorsairFly's 747.

"Air Canada E190 - Highlights of this flight include thorough reviews of each phase of flight which gives the views all the reasons for each decision the crew makes during the flight. This includes an easy to follow explanation of the route and departure and arrival procedures. Other highlights come as the crew shows the viewers a very unique and highly accurate flight planning software that is used by Air Canada."

"CorsairFly 747 - Our round trip flight to Miami starts off with our First Officer preparing the cockpit for the flight as the Capt and later the First Officer talks to the viewers about their flying history which was quite amazing. Other highlights worth mentioning is a detailed cockpit presentation by the First Officer, explanation of flight documents used by Corsairfly, information on routing, weather and some very nice clips of other aircraft in midflight and US airports below."

Vatsim Celebrates Its 10 Anniversary

Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011 - 20:56
VATSIM celebrated its 10th Anniversary on July 27, the Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network (VATSIM.net), is the world's largest online community of pilot and air traffic control simulation enthusiasts, and announced that its approximately 200,000 worldwide members recently completed over 20 million aggregate hours of simulated flight operations.

In VATSIM simulations, pilots are guided by radar-equipped air traffic controllers (ATC) from the moment they get their clearances until they land at their destination airport. ATC enthusiasts can opt to work virtually anywhere from small market general aviation airfields to the world's busiest commercial airports.

In July 2001, if you had asked any of the founding members how long it would take thier organization to log 20 million hours, they probably would have made some reference to "From Here To Eternity," VATSIM Vice President of Communications Steve Cullen said. "Yet here we are, ten years later and 200,000 members stronger, having soared past that milestone so smoothly that, to be frank, it almost went unnoticed."


Vatsim was Launched on July 27, 2001, the Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network (VATSIM LLC) gives members the option of piloting or controlling aircraft in simulated conditions realistic enough to have been used as a training aid by thousands of licensed and student pilots and air traffic controllers.

VATSIM software mimics real-world aviation operations in six distinct global regions, specific country divisions within each region, all operating their own virtual Air Route Traffic Control Centers, Terminal Approach Controls, and Airport Control Towers worldwide.

VATSIM is the only virtual flight simulation network ever chosen to participate in Federal Aviation Administration-sponsored research projects.

VATSIM averages over one million flight operations every year.