SimCharts 4.0 Discontinued Apr 1

Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 22:48
SimCharts 4.0 has been removed from the market as of April first, notification of this was posted in our forums by one of our members who received an Email from SimCharts announcing the cessation of this product and was confirmed by Eric Anderson, Public Relations Corporate Communications of Jeppesen.
Mr Anderson said that support for this product will be offered until April 1, 2010 and that they are evaluating future versions of SimCharts but no firm decisions have been made at this time.

Instructor Station v1.30 Released

Posted: Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 15:03
Instructor Station v1.30 is now available. The Instructor Station allows you to set your aircraft on approach to a runway of your choice under all weather conditions, start-up and shutdown your network computers (fully customizable), program or set an aircraft systems failure at any moment, calculate the amount of fuel required for your trip and load it to the aircraft, record the performance of your flight. Compatible with all types of aircraft within FS Instructor Station is meant to assist PC Simmers and Cockpit Builders using FS9 & FSX with many features available for Project Magenta's Boeing 737 & Airbus A320. Full details are available at Instructor Station .

Vehicle Simulator Released

Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 15:09
Vehicle Simulator is unique, making land, underwater, sea surface, air and low orbit environments available. The program excels especially as a flight simulator and as a naval simulator combining the powers of two previous simulators Micro Flight and Virtual Sailor into one, the game engine was completely re written and has far greater capability and capacity than any of the previous ones it was made of. Built-in simulation of Hang Gliders, Para gliders, Hot air balloons, dirigibles, planes, gliders, rocket planes, boats, cars, micro lights.
Tools are available to import scenery directly out of SRTM data, design your vehicle out of components then position and adjust each of them allowing third party add-ons to be easily made. A free demo is available from Vehicle Simulator .

PMDG Updates MD-11

Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 14:53
PMDG has released updates to the FSX/FS2004 versions of the MD-11, bringing both platforms up to v1.20.0055. This update cycle provides 34 changes to the FSX MD-11, and 35 to the FS2004 version. The v1.20.0055 updates can be downloaded at no cost from PMDG .

FS2Crew Voice Set

Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 14:50
A full Eurozone voice set is now available for FS2Crew: PMDG MD-11 Edition. This is a FREE upgrade that adds a European accented flight, cabin and ground crew to the MD-11. The Eurozone voice set also includes an update for the British and US voice set. FS2Crew develops state-of-the art co-pilot/flight crew simulations for leading FSX and FS9 aircraft. PMDG MD-11 drivers may taxi to FS2Crew to download the Eurozone voice pack upgrade.

FScene Service Pack

Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 14:46
FScene is pleased to announce the availability of a service pack to rectify a problem with the winter texture set, the 1 meg download is available from FScene

HJG's Magnificent March Update

Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 13:26
Historic Jetliners Group is announcing its first update for 2009 , a flightline full of fabulous new freeware featuring classic/nostalgic B727-100 & B727-200 aircraft for FS2004/FSX. New additions to HJG's existing classic B727-100 theme include textures representing historic liveries of the 1960's through the 1990's , fleet liveries for many famous airlines around the world are available now, rare and hard to find texture sets are Historic Jetliners Group specialty, classic liner pilots are invited to visit their hanger.

Carenado PA28RT 201 ARROW IV

Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 13:13
Carenado has released one of the most successful and popular ”T” tail aircraft: the PA28RT 201 ARROW IV for FSX. This aircraft is fully FSX and DX10 compatible with high resolution textures and a very friendly FPS performance. It takes advantage of all the FSX features like cast shadows on VC, external dynamic cast shadows, normal mapping, specular mapping and bloom. More information and pictures at:Carenado .

Just Flight Air Hauler

Posted: Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 14:14
Air Hauler puts you in complete control of your own freight company, taking charge of operations both in the boardroom and in the cockpit. The flexibility of Air Hauler allows you immerse yourself totally in every operational detail of your freight company - each crucial flight you make will have an effect on the reputation and reach of your expanding freight empire. As the pilot charged with delivering the goods on time, you can decide to fly a job in multiple legs, or stop anywhere en route for refuelling or maintenance. Contend with real-world weather conditions if you want the extra challenge, and detailed Map views showing all the airports in Flight Simulator will help you keep tabs on available jobs and the locations of your bases and fleet. for further information visit Just Flight .

RXP 430 & 530 WAAS For XPlane 9

Posted: Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 14:01
Reality XP announces the release of their Award Winning 430XP WAAS and 530XP WAAS for XPlane 9. Now featuring Class-B Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) for an extra margin of safety in the air, the GNS 430/530 WAAS is an all-in-one GPS/Nav/Comm solution. Now compatible with ASA OnTop, Elite Simulation, Flight Simulator 9, FSX, ESP and XPlane 9 for WinXP, Vista32 and Vista64, the new GNS 430/530 WAAS offering is the most widely available GNS WAAS Simulation product. Further details can be found at Reality XP .

Tilt Rotor Update

Posted: Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 13:48
Wilco Publishing releases new features and improvements to its revolutionary Tilt Rotor aircraft. This upgrade represents the single most important improvement in replicating real-world VTOL conversion/transitional flight on a PC-based flight simulator, adding a more accurate "FLY-BY-WIRE" simulation. Visit Wilco Publishing for complete details.

Flight 1 Titles at Avsim Store

Posted: Friday, March 20, 2009 - 15:20
The Avsim stores carries a nice selection of titles from Flight1 including ATR72-500, Ultimate Terrain X, Hunter Hawker as well as the brand new Fokker 70/100 and Super Pro 80. These new titles feature an advanced simulation of the cockpit functions and will give you the best airliner experience possible with Microsoft Flight Simulator. The Avsim also recently added the FS2crew products. The Avsim store also has many FS2004 titles on sale.

Visit the Avsim Store today

Heli Traffic 2009 Released

Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 12:31
Flight One Software is proud to announce Heli Traffic 2009, a Flight Simulator X module that creates helicopter AI traffic. It is the first Flight Simulator add-on to offer realistic AI helicopters that take off and land vertically, fly like helicopters and use heliports and not runways. This innovative product brings it's own AI engine that controls helicopters, which results in a very realistic flight behaviour. It also offers excellent customization options.

Heli Traffic 2009 will fill the sky with AI helicopters flying randomly chosen routes according to your settings. You can also add scheduled helicopters that fly fixed routes or maybe just circle in the sky, and define your own landing spots. The product can use every helicopter installed in FSX.

CLS 747 Classic tutorial

Posted: Sunday, March 15, 2009 - 17:15
Commercial Level Simulations is pleased to announce the release the 747 Classic tutorial. It's not just a tutorial it's an in-depth book covering some history of the Boeing 747-200 and -300, furthermore it offers a detailed panel description and a comprehensive flight tutorial. This tutorial covers a US national flight from KBOS to KSFO. Charts and flight plan files are all included in the downloadable package available from Commercial Level Simulations

Sailplaning Documentary

Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 13:09
Sailplaning, a new documentary by Visual Approach gives you insight into this beautiful world of unpowered flight, from the basics to the extreme with detailed close-up presentations of various gliders. Enjoy cockpit footage recorded with multiple cameras and watch the instructors fly traffic patterns, hunt for thermals, and perform some (literally) breathtaking aerobatics in sailplanes! The filmmakers chose to include Condor, the amazing soaring simulator. You will see what happens when the tow-rope breaks, how to spin a glider, or how a simple mechanical failure can turn your approach and landing into a tough manoeuvre. For more details and free video clips from the movie, please soar to WingBest.com .

Boeing 767 Guides

Posted: Friday, March 13, 2009 - 13:00
LROPS is a new company specializing in manuals and is pleased to announce its Oceanic series files and also the first of its Boeing 767 takeoff documents. LROPS is dedicated to producing advanced guides and tutorials for enthusiasts that wish to make things "as real as it gets". For a look at their new website and product line visit LROPS.

FS2Crew PMDG 737 Service Update

Posted: Friday, March 13, 2009 - 12:51
FS2Crew has just released a new Service Update for its PMDG 737 Edition, and has also launched a new Virtual Airline Alliance Program. To download the 737 update and learn more about the VA program, please visit FS2Crew.

A Day Of Real Flying

Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 15:42
Cabair is a pilot training organization, and they would like to offer our UK members/readers a real flight experience day. This will take place at Cranfield Airport, Bedfordshire, England and includes flying our training simulators DA42 glass cockpit - Beech 200 turbo prop - Citation Jet and Jetranger helicopter. These sessions will include briefings and filing flight plans. Also included will be a half an hour actual flight in the DA40 glass cockpit aircraft and the R22 helicopter, this will include pre and post flight briefings and a certificate to mark the occasion. Lunch will also be included.

The day will start at 0800 and finish around 1700. The cost of the day is £200.00 per person. For complete details, visit the Cabair website.

Flight 1 Fokker 70/100 and Super 80 Pro now available at the Avsim store

Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 14:40
The long awaited titles from Flight1, the Fokker 70/100 and the Super Pro 80, are now available at the Avsim store. Both planes feature an advanced simulation of the cockpit functions and will give you the best airliner experience possible with Microsoft Flight Simulator. The Avsim store also has many FS2004 titles on sale.