francois, Wednesday, 29 October 2008 @ 8:25 FlightAware.com is a web site for ‘real world’ flying, but like many of these sites it also has its value for sim pilots. FlightAware’s new (Beta) flight planning tool for instance is a great addition to make one’s simulator flights more ‘real’. It lets you pick departure and destination, aircraft type, fuel price [...]
francois, Wednesday, 29 October 2008 @ 8:16 Bernard Harb of VACC Austria (ex FIR Wien) reports “…… On October, 4th VACC Austria published its latest version of its homepage, with all new features. Next to information pages for most airports and airfields of Austria, we implemented a brand new PushTV experience which allows every registered member (everybody can register, even [...]
francois, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 @ 16:44 Suprunov Design has released its Yak-40 En Route charts booklet as a separate product for those interested. The pages are included in the boxed Yak-40 package as it is available on simMarket. But if you already had the Yak-40, but not the charts, then here is your chance. Available now here from simMarket.
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francois, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 @ 10:58 IRIS have just released a new title, ‘P-40 Kittyhawk: Aces of the Commonwealth’. They write “…… This conversion is more than just a simple recompile of the previous FS2004 aircraft. We have added four brand new textures in this product representing four of Australia’s WWII Aces, complete with new weathering and effects. We [...]
francois, Monday, 27 October 2008 @ 14:54 Dudley Henriques, well-known for his many reviews, previews and other involvements in the flightsim world, has been helping the Sabre crew with insight and expertise during their development. Dudley ALSO wrote a review of the Sabre-under-development some time ago. Now that the beautiful model is out in the open, lets publish Dudley’s words [...]
francois, Monday, 27 October 2008 @ 12:30 Iain from Scotflight has released his “…… Scotflight RAF Collection for Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2004 and FSX. It comprises highly detailed scenery for the three RAF stations in Scotland which are currently operational: RAF Leuchars, RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Kinloss. Lots of screenshots are posted on his website and on simMarket. Available from [...]
francois, Monday, 27 October 2008 @ 11:18 Here’s a thesis: I think the current crisis for many consumers, especially those double-hit in the US (bad dollar AND bad economy), may be GOOD for the Flightsim Industry. After all the possibility of real flying becomes more distant again for many, having to watch their Dollars (AND Euros!) more carefully, so the [...]
francois, Sunday, 26 October 2008 @ 18:43 Last night at the 6th German FS Conference organized by Aerosoft, simFlight presented its full set of awards for 2008 flightsim products. The final selection of products – nominees and awards – are ultimately voted on by the READERS of simFlight, making them so special for the developers and publishers. The awards were [...]
francois, Sunday, 26 October 2008 @ 18:22 The Section F8 F-86E and F Sabres have been released! This package features a wonderful model and texture set designed by Jan Visser, systems simulation by Hansjorge Naegle, flight dynamics by Rob Young, and testing by real F-86 pilots! Find screenshots and info at www.sectionf8.com and download the package and its many paints [...]
francois, Thursday, 23 October 2008 @ 10:12 Guru3D reports that “……. AMD ATI launched a sub-$150 HD 4000 series video card that will take on NVidia, in the shape of the Radeon HD 4830, which really is a 4850 yet slightly neutered. We expect its price to settle at 119-129 USD. This card will have 640 stream processors, a 256-bit [...]
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