FSWidgets GMap 1.1 Now With Chart Support

FSWidgets has released an update to GMap for FSX, the freeware moving map system. “……. Version 1.1 of all four GMap editions – EFB, Browser, Garmin and iPhone – adds a chart loading function with support for a new open format calibration system for aeronautical charts, overlaying them onto the Google Maps display. [...]

Carenado’s Cessna 172N Skyhawk II

Fernando Herrera of Carenado has released their all-FSX Cessna 172N Skyhawk II on simMarket now. The model is made exclusively for FSX SP2 or Accelleration and features all the customary goodies we’ve been getting used to from the Carenado stables, although we’re admittedly a bit puzzled at what a ‘real propellor’ means. That [...]

January Issue Of Computer Pilot Magazine

It is out, in the book stands, and as a pdf file on simMarket too of course. This month’s range of interesting articles include such topics as ‘Maximizing FSX Performance — CPU or GPU?’,  ‘Commercial Applications of X-Plane — Part 1′, ‘The Golden Age of Air Racing’, ‘Tips and Techniques for Flying Ultra-lights’ [...]

Courseplanner 4 on course

There is quite some developments coming up with the new version of Myoddweb’s Courseplanner utility. Courseplanner is one of those kind of ‘underground’ utilities that you don’t know exist until you come across an article like this (hence i am writing it, smile). What it is: up to now version 3 is a flight planner [...]

Beautiful Mirage In The Making

The French designer ‘Rollus13′ has been working for quite some time already on his new Mirage 2000. Although a lot of the screenshots have disappeared already from the forums, he recently uploaded some new ones that we think are worth looking at. You can find the entire development ‘trace’ in a thread on [...]

New Release of TuneVNAV Descent Pro

TuneVNAV Descent Pro3.2 is a FMC like software that calculates the exact descent & approach speeds of a descending airplane, all the way to the runway. “…….New in TuneVNAV Pro3 v.3.2: new airplanes added! Now TuneVNAV Pro3 calculates the exact descent & approach speeds, all the way to the runway for the following [...]

Iris F-14 Tomcat For FSX

Iris simyulations have re-done their 2006 Tomcat and made a complete new model of it, for FSX SP2. As they say “…. No longer does this aircraft suffer from poor performance in Microsoft Flight Simulator X, as it is now fully FSX Native and designed with FSX in mind! In addition many of [...]

Online Airline Simulation AirwaySim Is Released

Sami Puro reports that “…… For all aviation and airline fans there is now a new online multiplayer game available. AirwaySim is an airline management simulation game where each player sets up his very own airline and competes against hunderds of other players and their airlines. The player must buy aircraft, open routes [...]

FS Dreamscapes Discounts

The ultra-highly detailed FS Dreamscapes mesh products are now on simMarket’s ‘Specials Page’ and can be had for a discounted price, somne products offering almost 10 Euros discount! You can see ALL the discounted products neatly put together here.

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