Checking in from the AVSIM Conference

[Guest mmorrell]

Hey all...Just checking in from the AVSIM conference in Reading... very cool!Enrico's GA instruments in the FDS Flight Centers absolutely wowed everyone... they look real- you have to get REALLY close to tell they're displayed on a monitor. And the Flight Centers are pretty cool in themselves. The pictures on the web sites really don't don't do them justice.There's a display by a new company named Up Front Simulations that has a panel with some pretty cool looking instruments driven by stepper motors. They weren't running because of a failed HDD, but they should have it running today. They had originally planned to sell their system as a complete unit for PCATD, but they've been getting a lot of interest in the instruments themselves and are considering selling them seperately.The new online ATC/ASRC stuff looks pretty cool - complete integration of voice in to the client, and the upcoming ability to change controllers simply by tuning your radio.All in all a great time so far - great to meet the folks behind the emails! I'll be posting pics to my site in the next week or so.Hey Prather - sure wish you were here!!!Regards -mm