RGFlight Photo Scenery, Salzburg

Posted: Friday, September 29, 2006 - 15:52
RGFlight announces their Photo Scenery Salzburg Part1, v2 is now available. A high quality photo scenery with 4 seasons, nightlights and Airport. The Salzburg Airport includes newly designend apron and runway textures for a "look" like FSX. The photo scenery is FSX ready. Aerial views with an orginal resolution of about 10 inches were used. Scenery uses natural color of the optimized photo textures. A free patch for the Salzburg airport is in preparation. Download Versions are available now with a boxed version comming around 9th of october. For more information visit RGFlight.

SimuDesign Releases Lyon St. Exupery Airport

Posted: Friday, September 29, 2006 - 15:45
SimuDesign has released its SDScene Lyon scenery for FS2004. Lyon St Exupéry airport is a regional airport located in the south east of France. The scenery features: accurate modelization of buildings with several LODs levels lots of 3D objects; static and animated, realistic night lighting, photorealistic landclass, automated lighting system (lights are switched on when the visibility decrease), 3D animated marshallers which interact with your plane to park it frequency controlled animations and jetways, and an automated install wizard. You can see screenshots and get more information regarding this scenery on SimuDesign's website.

AI TimeTable Released by geniX

Posted: Friday, September 29, 2006 - 12:28
geniX has announced the release of its new AI TimeTable 1.99. Ai TimeTable is an add-on for MS-FS 2002/2004 that brings to your desktop a typical airport TimeTable. With a minimum effort, it is possible to configure the time table with airline logo and, for registered users, also have the ability to see RealTime information on flight schedules!! For more information on this product, visit the geniX Website.

SEA Developement Annoucne Checklist Manager

Posted: Friday, September 29, 2006 - 12:24
In a news article sent to us today, SEA Development announce the CheckList Manager FsP. If you fly with complex add-on aircrafts like Level-D 767-300R, PMDG 737/747, Lago Mad Dog MD80 or the Flight1 ATR72-500 you probably you need CheckList Manager! CheckList Manager FsP will give you the appropriate checklist at the right moment, give you the right suggestions to get the best from your flight. To find out more about this product, visit the SEA Development Website.

Aerosoft Announces Online Shop Merge

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 18:15
In a news article today, Aerosoft Online has announced that it will be merging all of its online sales. Aerosoft Online has been selling the Aerosoft products in download format for 2 years. But now the online sales have been fully merged with the main www.aerosoft.com site and there is only one product page per product. To celebrate the closure of the old shop they have decided to dicount many of their product this coming weekend. To find out more about this news story, and grab yourself an Aerosoft product at a knock down price, visit the Aerosoft Forum for details.

Photoreal Canberra Released

Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2006 - 0:19
This scenery provides photo realistic ground textures and customised autogen scenery for a 32 km x 40 km area of Canberra, Australia’s National Capital, as well as updated 3D models of many of the local landmarks. The scenery represents a culmination of 10 years of development of Patrick Fogarty's Canberra scenery since the original version released for FS 5.1 in 1996. The textures, at 5 meter resolution together with the customised Autogen tiles generate the maximum realism available under FS2004 and provide a true VFR experience. The scenery is fully coordinated with VOZ and will be included in the next version of VOZ as well. The scenery has been tested on and is fully functional in FSX. For more information visit the website and if you want to download the scenery direct just click on the picture you find on the frontpage of the site.

FsDeveloper.com Has Opened

Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 22:44
A new community has opened for addon developers. The aim of this community is to provide a friendly place where developers can discuss their design problems or ideas, no matter if they are a commercial or a freeware designer, a newbie or an expert. The community has different sections for aircraft, scenery, mission and SimConnect design. FsDeveloper is run by two Flight Simulator MVPs. For more information please visit the FsDeveloper website.

Level-D Announces Engravity CDU Hardware Update

Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 6:05
Level-D Simulations is proud to announce the completion of the Engravity CDU hardware update for the Level-D Simulations 767-300ER and Flight Simulator 2004. This is a free update for all registered users of the Level-D 767 and owners of the Engravity CDU. The file download is available for registered owners of the 767 by going to their forums. For more information you can visit the Level-D Simulations website or the Engravity website.

Godzone Virtual Flight Releases Wellington

Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 6:00
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, and the scenery depicts this small but busy international airport, plus photoreal coverage of the greater Wellington area and a photoreal city scenery which includes a few 'real' Wellington buildings and landmarks. This is the fourth in the 'Real New Zealand' CD series and you are invited to take a look at New Zealand. Even if you are not from New Zealand, this scenery is for you, come and explore and experience VFR flying like never before. Godzone recently got a Goldstar for their other scenery packages. For more information go to the Godzone Virtual Flight website.

MegaHubsUSA Now Available

Posted: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 21:47
Ocean Flight Simulation's collection of US airports are available again. Now re-branded MegaHubsUSA the package features Los Angeles, New York JFK, Chicago O'Hare, Atlanta, Houston George Bush and Orlando. Bundled together are six of the busiest and most important airport hubs in the US today, all in one easy product. Each airport features realistic buildings and objects with full texturing, an active docking system at the terminals, active jetways, numerous aircraft and vehicles, objects, cars, buses, service vehicles - everything is illuminated and lit at night. Runways and taxiways
including all markings and hundreds of signs, all with realistic lighting. Documentation with airport maps and background information about the airports from yesterday and today is included. Visit Ocean Flight for more information.

Avsim Screenshot Forum

Posted: Monday, September 25, 2006 - 19:45
With the recent annoucement by Microsoft that FSX is only just around the corner, and with a demo available to download, more and more screenshots are starting to appear. The Avsim Screenshot Forum is starting to fill up with numerous screenshots depicting FSX. Why not drop in and look at the latest offerings, and if you have downloaded the demo, why not see if you can capture something unique and share with everyone else. You can view and upload your images by clicking on this link to the Avsim Screenshot Forum.

The AVSIM Library is Recruiting!

Posted: Monday, September 25, 2006 - 2:39
With the AVSIM File Library expanding so much everyday, full of superb add-ons that authors around the globe contribute, AVSIM is now looking to add two more Library Managers. The course of this non-pay voluntary duty involves reviewing pending files for authorization, answering technical e-mails, and regularly checking the Library Forum. Applicants, please have knowledge in both HTML and FTP operations. Both are extremely vital to your development here at AVSIM. You must be available four to seven days a week to satisfy the accumulating files. Shifts are extremely flexible, just as long as you are ready to commit to your team! All that are seriously interested, please send an e-mail to Mark Roberts. In this correspondence, please include some information about yourself, previous experience with HTML and FTP, a short statement on how you will contribute to our team of volunteers, and why your interested in working with us. Thank you and good luck!

Recorder Module 1.3 Released

Posted: Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 19:17
Version 1.3 of the Recorder Module for FS2004 is now available for download at the Recorder Module Homepage and in the file library. The module adds improved recording and replay features to FS2004, as well as advanced view features. The new version allows simultaneous playback of multiple recordings as AI traffic, and recording a new flight during playback as traffic. Using these features it is possible to simulate formation flights, without the need for a multiplayer session. Version 1.3 can now also record and play back the FS generated AI traffic. In addition to the advanced tower and spot views introduced in version 1.2, there are now also advanced VC views available.

LGMK Scenery Now Available Free

Posted: Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 12:47
AVSIM partner HSP, the freeware scenery design team from Greece, just released a new airport scenery. This time it's FS2004 Mikonos LGMK airport, serving one of the country's most beautiful and cosmopolitan islands in the Aegean sea. The airport requires stick & rudder abilities from any jet pilot that will visit it. It's a short and narrow runway, hit by gusty sea winds most of the time, on terrain rising 405ft right up from the sandy beaces below and also with rocky terrain rising further in the immediate vicinity. Airport photorealistic scenery was produced by on the spot pictures as well as detailed satellite imagery. All objects are carefully added so as not to reduce frame rates. HSP also recently released an update to Kos LGKO airport. You can preview the scenery and download the files from the project's website and also view some pictures of the (real) airport, as well as Mikonos' island beauty, at this photo album. HSP's Mesh terrain and "Base" scenery are highly recommended although not cumpolsory for individual airport sceneries like Mikonos to display properly.

SAAB 91 Safir Updated

Posted: Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 12:42
SibWings lab releases its first update for SAAB 91 Safir Most of the bugs found after release are fixed including CTD and DG. You can read more info and download the update on the SibWings lab site.

AlphaSim Gloster Javelin Mk.9 Released

Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 18:22
The legendary Javelin is now available as a state-of-the-art flightsim package from AlphaSim. The Mk.9 variant is depicted in four configurations; two camouflage versions with Firestreak missiles and aux tank options, an all-silver 'clean' version and finally the red & white trials aircraft used at Boscombe Down in the 1970's. All models have a high-detail and high-FPS virtual cockpit with a great many mousable parts. The 2D panel blends with the v-c perfectly and is equipped with several useful pop-up sub-panels.

The flight model was carefuly researched and the Javelin's strengths (and shortcomings) have been faithfully replicated. The manually-switched reheat effects provide added boost at higher Mach numbers and a thunderous soundset rounds out this rendition of the famous Cold War interceptor. For FS2004/FSX only. Filesize 39.56MB. Screenshots can be viewed at the AlphaSim Website.

Angle Of Attack Does LDS-767 Video

Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 18:19
Angle of Attack Productions is excited to announce the release of their much anticipated debut product; Level-D Simulations 767 Training DVD. All experience levels, beginner to advanced, will undoubtedly learn from this DVD. Totaling over 5 hours, discover the inner workings of systems, the correct way to do procedures, and top it all off with a full flight tutorial "From Startup to Shutdown". The fun starts today, September 23rd! Learn to Fly the 767. Learn to Fly with Angle of Attack! Visit Angle of Attack for more information.

Pete Dowson Elucidates on FSUIPC and SimConnect

Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 18:17
Pete Dowson of FSUIPC fame, yesterday spent some time in the AVSIM forums discussing the FSUIPC transition to SimConnect, which will be released in the upcoming Microsoft FSX. Read what Pete and others have to say about the two, and what may portend for the interconnectivity of add-ons to the new FSX.

R. Harvey Scholarship Update

Posted: Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 14:30
In February, 2002, AVSIM established the Richard Harvey Endowed Scholarship at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. This scholarship was created to memorialize Richard, who was the lead programmer and advocate of the FLY! flight simulator series. Its purpose is to finacially aid a deserving student who seeks a career in aviation. The scholarship is awarded to one ERAU student each fall and is now endowed; that is, it is self perpetuating. We are pleased to provide you a report on the status of the scholarship. As of June 30th, 2006, the scholarship has $15,600.14 in its account. This school year, rather than the $500 scholarships previously provided, the scholarship award will be $900.00. Last year's recipient was Adil Samhaoui, Aeronautical Science major, Daytona Beach Campus, from Webster, NY. We are very proud of the community and its donations to this worthy cause in memory of one of the finest individuals to ever participate in our hobby. We are also very appreciative to the companies in our hobby who have also contributed to making a future pilot's dream come true. If you would like to contribute to the Richard Harvey Scholarship, you can do so here.

Adam Szofran Posts On "Blurries"

Posted: Friday, September 22, 2006 - 22:48
Adam Szofran, a Microsoft ACES team member, and well known community member (and a member of the AVSIM Hall of Fame), has today posted a detailed exploration of the commonly referred to issue of the "blurries". Adam starts his post off by saying; "There has been much concern about the display of lower-than-normal resolution textures on the terrain in Flight Simulator, a condition often called "the blurries". I am a software engineer on the ACES team at Microsoft and my primary area of responsibility is the terrain engine, so I'd like to give my take on the "the blurries." The views expressed in this posting are my own and don't necessarily reflect those of Microsoft." You can continue reading Adam's post and joining in the discussion here.