Two More Trains Titles

SimMarket added two more ‘trains’ products to its long list of add-ons. German Trains – Part 2 Baureihe 151 (Series 151) is designed for the Kuju Rail Simulator and adds 5 new locs for the Hagen-Siegen route. The other title is also from German Trains but this one is for the MS Train [...]

Jeppesen Discontinues SIMCharts For FS

Registered users of Jeppesen’s SIMCharts received an e-mail stating “….. This email is to let you know that the sale of our SIMCharts 4.0 service which works in conjunction with Microsoft Flight Simulator version 10 (FSX), will end on April 1, 2009. There is no new version being planned at this time. Support [...]

CRJ-200 Under Development For X-Plane

Cameron Bowerman of X-Aviation writes us that he is “…. proud to announce our new video preview of the CRJ-200 for X-Plane. This aircraft is the most detailed CRJ-200 for any flight simulator yet and will model full systems, have a 3D cockpit and cabin and hundreds of animations! You may view the [...]

Hughes 500 By Nemeth

The Hungarian Nemeth brothers, specialists in FS helicopter building, have now come up with a famous little helo, the Hughes 500! “….. One of the world’s most successful and useful light turbine helicopters, the Hughes/McDonnell Douglas/MD Helicopters 500 series began life as Hughes won the US Army observation helicopter contest with the YOH-6A [...]

Always Wanted To Be A Farmer?

Yeah yeah, nothing to do with flight simulation, but simulation nonetheless. The sequel of the very popular “Farming Simulator” contains a plenty of new features and improvements and looks very nice! Assume the role of a young farmer and experience the workaday life on the countryside. Choose from many vehicles and equipment and [...]

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285 Tested

Guru3D looked at the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 285. “…… A product that is clocked at reference speeds and comes with a very average bundle. With this reference based product in mind we were interested to see what we could save in terms of money if we just did not opt for an overclocked, [...]

Apologies To Our Faithful Readers

Unfortunately ‘something’ gave up on us yesterday, resulting in simFlight and our forums being off the air during most of the day. We apologize for that, even if we couldn’t help it. We know ow much you rely on our daily news and cozy forums, so not having them always is ‘an issue’. [...]

Instructor Station Released

Luis Gordo released his Instructors Station on simMarket. “…..The Instructor Station is meant to assist PC simmers and cockpit builders using Flight Simulator (FS2004, FSX). Also many features are available for Project Magenta users (Boeing 737 & Airbus A320 series suites). Compatible with all types of aircraft within FS !

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Soon to come: 1958 Cessna 172 by SimFlight3D

SimFlight3D is working on a Cessna 172 (model 1958 with a straight tail) -planning to sell it directly through their website (they talk about a price of $22.95). According to their site, a lot of work has already been done (quoting: “…VC panel (about 85% done), more cockpit textures: door handles, window levers, visor, trim wheel assembly, [...]

New Kid On The Block

Scenic Airstrips is a new FS designer, stating that “….. Hanson is another first for Scenic Airstrips, now including ground photoscenery. Hanson includes one airstrips situated in Montana, North America. The airstrip is based upon the real 0MT6, Hanson, Montana, using ground photoscenery and custom designed objects.

The key to the scenery created by us [...]