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IVAO Indonesia Event

francois, Monday, 4 May 2009 @ 12:17

Vybhav of IVAO writes “…. ”The IVAO Events Department in conjunction with the Indian and Indonesian Divisions of IVAO, is pleased to bring you another edition of the Real Flights Partnership Event to be held on Saturday, May 9th with the first flights from Mumbai and Jakarta at 1100Z…”.

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Lysander On Test Flights In France

francois, Sunday, 3 May 2009 @ 11:41

Francois reports “….. FSAddon’s Westland Lysander MKIII is finally in flying condition and this week test flights started. I took her to some secret field in France myself, to test short field landing charcteristics….. and by daylight! Still some work to be done, but as you can see, the lady looks mighty handsome [...]

A Cat, But Not A Kitten!!

francois, Sunday, 3 May 2009 @ 11:07

Mathijs Kok from Aerosoft reckons they will release their long-awaited Catalina (‘Cat’) this coming Tuesday. Many simmers have been waiting for this wonderful WW2 aircraft and it will surely spark a new wave of flying in FSX. Great plane to fly around in the Carribbean, the West Indies…. or on flight shows. Nick [...]

C172 1958 Model For FSX

francois, Sunday, 3 May 2009 @ 11:02

Simflight3D (no, not related to our news- and other sites) have released their 1958 Cessna C172 on simMarket. “….. It is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane, capable of cruising at 131 knots. Original models shipped with 0-300, 145 horsepower, 6-cylinder engines. Its considered the most popular flight training airplane in the world and [...]

All-out Sale At FS2Crew

francois, Sunday, 3 May 2009 @ 10:57

Bryan York of FS2Crew writes : “….. Over 160 Euros worth of FS2Crew bundled together -all for one low price! This Ultimate Bundle Pack includes the latest and the best in FS2Crew releases! This is the download version, available here from simMarket. FS2Crew Editions Included: * PMDG MD-11 (FSX and FS9) * Wilco [...]

Airport Design Editor Updated To Version 1.40

francois, Saturday, 2 May 2009 @ 8:44

ScruffyDuck Software and the ADE Development Team “….. are delighted to announce the release of Airport Design Editor Version 1.40. This is a significant new release with a number of bug fixes, enhancements and new features. The major new function is the Visual Approach Designer. In the past creating approaches has meant writing [...]

FSAddon Publishing’s Growing Internet Presence

francois, Saturday, 2 May 2009 @ 8:37

Francois Dumas of FSAddon Publishing reports a continued growth of his company and itsÂ Internet presence worldwide. “….. We just chalked up 1 Million visits to our support- and beta forums this month and we’re getting better and better known around the world. FSAddon has its own website with new products and news, [...]

Flight1 Releases FS Aspen for FSX/FS2004

francois, Saturday, 2 May 2009 @ 7:50

Jeff Smith reports that “…… Flight1 Aviation Technologies and Flight1 Software are proud to bring you the FS Aspen GA Glass panel solution for Flight Simulator X and 2004. The Flight1 FS Aspen PFD system integrates virtually all instruments and gauges into an easy-to-use display for all your aircraft within your flight [...]

FS2Crew Updates Announced

francois, Saturday, 2 May 2009 @ 7:46

Bryan York reports that “…… FS2Crew has recently released two new updates for its Airbus products: The A320 Edition and Airbus Special Edition. These FS2Crew editions add a full flight, cabin and ground crew to the Wilco feelThere Airbus Series Volume 1 and Volume 2. The new FS2Crew Airbus Updates are fairly significant, [...]

Guru3D Overclocks Radeon HD4770

francois, Saturday, 2 May 2009 @ 7:39

Hilbert Hagedoorn says “…… Being a budget card with a lot of punch, overall performance of the Radeon HD 4770 is to be found in the mid-range segment. We here at Guru3D.com would like to teach you how to get even more out of your 99 USD investment. In fact we’ll show you [...]

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