VATFrance’s New Site

In a message from VAT FRANCE we learn that they are the ‘French branch’ of VATSIM, the international virtual ATC organization for flight simulators. Jean Louis of VAT FRANCE reports that they have now opened a new wesbite (in both French and English) and welcome your visit there. More information can be found [...]

USS Nimitz Released

Javier from Spain has released his (many versions of) USS Nimitz for FSX. He writes that “…. I´ve included some new features and details since last beta. There are so many configurations that you can virtually simulate a six month deployment…”. The Nimitz will be available from the usual download sites soon, but [...]

FS Recorder Looking For beta Testers

Matthias Neusinger, the author of FS Recorder, is working on his Version 2 of the popular ‘video tool’, and writes on his forum “…. although the first public release is probably still a few months away, I found it’s time to announce FS Recorder version 2. The new version is rewritten from scratch, [...]

Clermont-Ferrand LFLC FS2004 from FranceVFR

Laurent from FranceVFR likes nightly releases like this one.. and we at simMarket don’t mind working at odd times either, so here you have a French airport for your next stop in the land of cheese and wine… or was it truffes and champagne? Have it as you like it: “LFLC — Clermont-Ferrand (Dpt63 – [...]

Restored Lysander Flies In Canada !

Looks like the upcoming FSAddon Lizzie won’t be second but rather third flying now…… After the only remaining flying specimen (of the Shuttleworth collection in the UK) the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum now too has a flying Lizzie. They restored a Lysander and it made its first flight a few days ago!

More FS Sites Down

After the recent attack on Avsim, litterally erasing the site, two other FS sites have now fallen victim to vandals. Both the Razbam web site and shop and the IRIS site have gone down recently. Both are catering to the ‘military crowd’ in the simming scene. Lets hope the backups work and things [...]

W.A.S.P. AT-6D Texan Released (Fundraiser)

SkyUnlimited Productions reports they are “….. taking part in a Museum Fundraiser with the W.A.S.P. Museum in Sweetwater, Texas. A special edition FS9/FSX W.A.S.P. piloted AT-6D Texan with a labeled DVD case and professionally labeled CD is available. All profits from this special release go directly to the benefit of the W.A.S.P. Museum. [...]

National Biplane Expo: No More….

Some more real-world news for aviation enthusiasts. The AOPA reports that “…… the curtain closed on the National Biplane Association’s twenty-third and last Biplane Expo on June 6 at Oklahoma’s Bartlesville Municipal Airport, better known locally as Frank Phillips Field. A total of 114 biplanes were on hand for the event’s finale, as [...]

Events At The Museum Of Flight

This week the Museum continues its celebration of the 30th anniversary of the flight of the Gossamer Albatross with a films and tip-to-tail tours. For a line up of the week’s activities, please visit www.museumofflight.org.  Also, until June 14, visitors showing a bicycle helmet or bike club identification card can receive 20% off [...]

Quiz Time: win yourself FWI’s Lanzarote Scenery for FSX

Fly Wonderful Islands (yes. it’s a developers name) or FWI in short and simFlight are giving you 3 questions, that you can answer correctly and email to mailto@fly-wonderful-islands.com… this will enable you to win one of TEN free copies of their FWI – LANZAROTE X V2 title. Be fast, the contest ends in 48h from [...]