Join: 100.000 Flight Simulator Fans

I have opened a Facebook Group in support of Microsoft Flight Simulator in general, and its laid-off developers  specifically! You may argue that nothing in the world is ‘fair’, but MS closing down Aces and killing one of its all-time cash cows seems like a questionable move. Taking down so many people with [...]

Microsoft Closes Down ACES Studios [Update]

Rumors are now confirmed that Microsoft’s bean counters have deciced that their games division is no longer ‘needed’ and are closing down Aces Studios. That would mean no more support for our beloved Flight Simulator, NO FS11, NO Train Sim 2, no jobs for all the developers in that division, and (in future) [...]

FSAddon Publishing’s Bobcat Preview

More preview pictures today for you. FSAddon Publishing is showing their upcoming Bobcat T50 for FSX on their forums (click here). “….. The Bobcat is being designed by Simon Smeiman of South Africa, who published the Piper Supercub at FSAddon last year. The pictures are ‘beta’ material, just to give you an idea, [...]

VRinsight Hardware On simMarket

On simMarket you can find some interesting hardware offerings now from VRinsight, the new Korean manufacturer of simming hardware. They have quite a few products, mainly aimed at those simmers who want to have some real buttons to press (instead of clicking on pictures of buttons on a monitor) but are not out [...]

Captain Sim’s 727 Pro Pack Preview

Tanya Kucher of Captain Sim reports the imminent release of their 727 Pro Pack. The 727 Captain series now gets cockpits ! “……. The Pro Pack is a fully functional 727-100 aircraft with all systems, flight model etc. Those who purchased the Exterior 100 before will have a chance to purchase 727-100 Pro [...]

Denmark Freeware Scenery Released

Kim Dahl writes that “…… I would like to inform you that we have just released a new version of Denmark Scenery, available here. There are versions for both FS9 and FSX! Among the new features is the little airstrip at Avedoere, with propably one of the most curved runways in FS…..”. Be [...]

FeelThere Airbus Series v1 & v2 Upgraded

Wilco Publishing and FeelThere have released “…… a new upgrade for Airbus Series Volume 1 and Volume 2. With a new set of improvements and fixes, Airbus Seires remain definitely today’s most advanced Airbus simulation for Microsoft Flight Simulator !….”.

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Mini Max Freeware ‘Hopper’

Flight Replica’s Mike has released a fun little freeware aircraft, the Mini Max. It is almost an ultralight and it will be available soon on the Sim Outhouse website, look for fr_minimax.zip. You can see some pictures on the SOH forums… and keep an eye out for it on their library.

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Aviation & Mission For 737 Pilot In Command

Wilco Publishing is “….. pleased to announce Aviation & Mission, its new product line for the multi-million selling  Microsoft Flight Simulator series. Featuring FSX original and addictive missions, Aviation & Mission  will widen the Flight Simulator flying experience in a whole new way!….”.

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Blind and Visually Impaired Pilots Use IYP

Helen Cooper of IYP reports “…… Thanks to the IYP Blind Pilots’ Mode and co-pilots Michelle and Mike, blind and visually impaired pilots can now enjoy the exciting world of flight simulation in a true, virtual environment. Just like other IYP users, blind and visually impaired pilots can work with their co-pilots to [...]