Cessna Cockpit Shell From Simkits

Simkits (TRC) is now offering a complete Cessna cockpit shell to put your home cockpit in! “….Open the door and step in to your own Cessna cockpit. Everything is included. A windshield, two doors with soft pads on the inside, carpeting on the floor and behind the seats, two adjustable seats. ceiling lighting, [...]

FSGenesis North Atlantic Mesh

FSGenesis is still going strong and just released yet another mesh product in their long line. “…. The FS2004 version of North Atlantic is now available for immediate purchase and download. Featuring 38m terrain mesh for Jan Mayen Island and Iceland, 76m for Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands and Greenland, as well as 153m, [...]

Review: Aerosoft – Sim-Wings Menorca X

Menorca or Minorca is located in the Mediterranean Sea. It’s name is derived from the Latin Insula Minor, later becoming Minorica which translated means minor island.  At just under 700 Sq kms in area and with a population of about 89,000 it is smaller than the neighbouring island of Majorca and is the least populated [...]

SimWings Plans Reveiled

Thorsten Loth (SimWings.de) reveiled his plans for further FS scenery products. “…. after the release of the Baleric Islands X SimWings would like to inform you about our next projects; PANC Anchorage, PAFA Fairbanks, LEBL Barcelona (in final approach), LXGB Gibraltar (en route), LFML Marseille (en route), CANARY ISLANDS (like Balearic Islands covered [...]

DreeCS’ Ocala International

DreeCS has released Ocala International. ‘International’ might be a bit of a stretch actually, with 98% of the traffic at Ocala being GA, but hey! Dree writes “….. With the help of the Ocala Flight Sim Club I build and now upgraded the airport to its current state. Biggest change to the last [...]

RNZAF A-4K Kahu Package

Frat Brothers Design is presenting their (first?) commercial project in the form of an A-4K Skyhawk of the Royal New Zealand Air force. “…. At the time the RNZAF A-4K Skyhawk was the most up to date and capable A4 still operating in the world. Unique to this model was the head up [...]

Rhodes 2010 From Greek Airports

The people from the Greek Airports Project have released Rhodes 2010 for FS2004, to be folllowed with an FSX version. “… The scenery is made using latest tools and techniques available, based on more than 1500 hi resolution photos taken at the airport and terminal area. Together with the design plans of the [...]

Interview: Gabriele Cripezzi of VERO Simulations

The definition of a “simulation” is to imitate something real. VERO (“real” in Italian) has just began producing what we believe to be one of the most significant developments in flight simulation for the years to come: photo-realistic sceneries of unprecedented detail. They decided to start with photo-real ground textures to then start producing 3D environment like buildings and trees. It’s a big project but they seem well skilled, organized and prepared to face all it takes to become an important name in the industry. No more compromises here. We are talking about a great FSX enhancement as it will not be necessary to give up on snow coverage and seasonal variations, simulated by default in FSX. Here follow’s an interview with Gabriele Cripezzi, founder and head developer at VERO. [...]

Trip Proposals

It happens to all of us from time to time: no inspriation of where to go flying! Well, THIS SITE, found by Miguel, might just help you along. It provides flight ‘plans’ based on a number of factors like weather, airfield and more to make them interesting. The site generates four flights EVERY [...]

EZdok Camera (EZCA) for FSX

Steve Halpern of Flight1 in the States reports that “…… Flight One Software, in partnership with EZdok Software, is excited to announce the wide availability of EZdok Camera for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. EZdok Camera (EZCA) is a camera and effects system and manager that greatly enhances the pilot experience in FSX. One [...]