sF Exclusive: sim-wings FAIRBANKS preview

Thorsten Loth of sim-wings has kindly sent some fresh and first images of their actual project: Fairbanks Airport, Alaska.

As we are told work is progressing steadily, all the building are in place, still missing the window mirroring effects as you will see in the below images. Basically all 3d-Objects like vegetation and vehicles are however still missing. But if you know the localities you will have no trouble recognizing the airport already.

Fairbanks Scenery will first launch in a FSX only version but Thorsten has good news for all FS2004 users: that version will follow suit and will be at no extra cost.

Hinrichs It Service – FS-Charts

Instead of searching for charts in different places over the web,  FS-Charts is a new software launched by Hinrichs IT-Service. In one central place and offline on your hard disk, you’ll have all needed FAA navigational informations.

According to the maker’s homepage, it’s divided in region package. At simMarket, you can purchase the first US Package (~15.000 charts) for 1 year, and optionally for 2 years long. The Europe package with 15.000 charts more inside, should be ready later in a separate product.

FSRaas v1.1 Runway Advisory freeware

How interesting it is when you have knowledge in code programming, you can reproduce some nice piece of software.

That’s what Dongjin Shin did bringing FSRaas v1.1 Runway Advisory, simulating Honeywell equipment. His freeware tool makes announcement of runway entry or crossing, distance remaining on taxiway or runway…

Aerosoft Airbus X Extended VC details

A bit more of informations about Airbus X Extended details have been introduced in Aerosoft previews forum.

The existing textures were reworked for a sharper display, but you’ll also find new details of reflections and heating elements in the windows.

Aerosoft Toulouse X preview

Toulouse Blagniac LFBO, home airport of Airbus Industries in Europe, from where they takeoff for first time. And it’s also an historic place for Sud Aviation Caravelle, Concorde and the first Airbus A320 productions.

Since 2005, the FS2004 scenery of Sim-Wings (Manfred Spatz) hasn’t received update so Aerosoft will be welcome with Toulouse X for FSX, and maybe FS2004. X-Plane 10 and Prepar3D versions are not excluded.

Carenado – B200 & TBM 850

Two “New incomings” got revealed this week on Carenado‘s Facebook page : the Beech KingAir 200 and the Socata TBM 850.

Simmers are already excited about these announcements, join them here.

New Navigraph nDAC tutorial videos

In their latest newsletter, Navigraph have announced the addition of eight new tutorial videos, which can be accessed directly through their nDAC software.

The videos cover two departures; London Gatwick SID-08R and Madrid SID-15L, plus six arrival procedures; Reykjavik LOC-DME-13, Cambridge ILS-23, Philadelphia ILS-09L, Madrid ILS-18L (with an engine failure), Jerusalem ILS-30 and Honolulu ILS-08L.

Navigraph’s nDAC software requires credits to be purchased in order to access its content. These can be purchased at simMarket and can be used for any Navigraph product including NavData and charts as well as nDAC.

GoFlight adds P3D Support

GoFlight Technologies, developers of home cockpit hardware, have announced on their blog and via Press Release that they are now supporting and “Fully integrated” with Lockheed-Martin’s Prepar3D simulator.

To allow the platform to work with GoFlight products, a new version 2.20 of their GF-Config software has been released, which users can download from their support pages, here.

Don’t forget that GoFlight hardware is available here at simMarket.

FScene improves some Hard Winter Grounds

Ruud Faber – developer of the FScene replacement ground textures – offers another free patch for the FSX Total-Pack and TwinPack#2 (Europe + Africa).

Once installed the landscape pattern in Europe will show more diversity in Hard Winter.

You can download it for free: fsc4x-tp-patch03.exe

LatinVFR Updates for Summer 2012

Tying in nicely with the timing of Rick Desjardins’ latest review of LatinVFR‘s Caracas, the developers have sent a press release with a link to their latest updates and news for Summer 2012.

The highlight, as pictured above, will be the release of Montevideo’s Carrasco airport (ICAO: SUMU), several images of which can be seen on the updates forum thread. There are also updates for existing products, information about which can be found below the SUMU images.