francois, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 @ 8:04 François, our Managing Editor, started building a Google Calendar on his website with flightsim and (real) aviation events. If you have any input, please send us a message (to news@simflight.com) and we’ll forward it for inclusion. The calendar can now also be found on simFlight; check out the tabs above the message area, [...]
francois, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 @ 7:33 What with all the Quad Core processors, SLI installations of dual grahics cards, 1 Tb hard disks and the likes, our PC’s need more and more power to run – and be cool(ed). So Guru3D did a review of one of the larger PSU’s (Power Supply Units for those of us abbreviation-challenged). This [...]
francois, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 @ 7:14
WIP? That’s the term for Work In Progress. It has been quiet lately around the work being performed at Flight Sim Labs, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Work on the FSX Concorde still is in full swing and progressing. Since we’re talking a real ‘simulation’ here, with all [...]
francois, Monday, 11 May 2009 @ 9:12 Carenado is now offering separate versions of their Cessna 172N, on floats (coming soon on simMarket) and on skis. These are ‘stand alone’ versions of their regular 172N and not add-ons to it. The ski version of the cessna is a wonderful way of discovering the mountain world of FSX, landing on glaciers [...]
francois, Monday, 11 May 2009 @ 8:48 Classics Hangar from Germany launched its Focke Wulf pack now. “…. This FSX package recreates the four early production variants of the WW II Luftwaffe’s second major fighter aircraft, the Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 and a special high altitude modification, the Fw190A-4/U7. Included are 9 different model variations [...]
francois, Sunday, 10 May 2009 @ 12:33 Here is one I will personally visit this year, the Oldtimer Fly-In at Hahnweide in southern Germany ! One of the absolute highlights will be the demonstration of the newly restored Focke Wulf FW190 of Christophe Jacqard! The Fly-In will take place from 4 to 6 September and promises to be one of [...]
francois, Sunday, 10 May 2009 @ 12:24
At Aerosoft developers are working on a new versin of the Berliner Tegel Airport (EDDT) and you can get to see some of the action in the form of preview screenshots at their forum (Beta Version). The screenshots are from the FS9 version of Flight Simulator and show already a [...]
francois, Sunday, 10 May 2009 @ 8:50 Vybhava Srinivasan of IVAO reports “….. We are happy to present before you the fifth edition of IVAO Virtual Sky Magazine. We have had over 88,000 cumulative downloads for which we owe our sincere thanks to all you avid readers.
We are sure you will find this 41 page edition an action packed [...]
francois, Saturday, 9 May 2009 @ 15:24 This Just Planes video shows Johannesburg runway action from 1997 to 2009 and cockpit-view takeoffs and landings on runways 03L, 03R, 21L & 21R. The great thing about this program is that it shows you nearly 15 years of traffic at JNB Airport with many airlines that no longer exist or types of [...]
francois, Saturday, 9 May 2009 @ 14:49 Found for you aviation buffs: next weekend, Saturday May 16th, will see the Sporty’s Fly-In again at Clermont County Airport, Ohio. There will be a host of exhibitors showing aviation accessories and services, there’s a sweepstakes, seminars and an airport tour as well. If you’re into ‘real’ aviation as well as flight simulation, [...]
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