IVAO Fly In Event

IVAO and Aerosoft are proud to announce a Virtual Airline fly in event in Kos (LGKO) on June 27th between 1400-1800UTC. You are invited to experience this wonderful island and a virtual flight on the IVAO network, with live ATC guiding you and providing you with the most realistic experience. For more information visit http://www.ivao.aero/events.

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DBS Studio – Profile Radar and Terrain Map – Updates

DBS Studio has released new updates for Profile Reader and Terrain Map.  The updates apply to FSX and FS2004 versions. Profile Radar has been updated to ver 1.4 and includes:

A new gauge skin and features automatic installing to any aircraft without editing panel.cfg

Terrain Map has been updated to ver 1.0.2 and includes:

An [...]

Aerosoft — German Airfields 2 Demo

Aerosoft wants to promote their German Airfields 2 product, including 15 detailed airfields with custom and night textures, with many 3D objects and animations like traffic on roads, regional air traffic and charts. You can have a look at an entire airfield for free, released as a demo to make you an idea of the [...]

Project Opensky — Boeing 747-8F

Project Opensky announced their new Boeing 747-8F. They have spent some time on various aircraft models including the 747 and 737 and they are freeware. Here is more information about the Boeing 747-8F by Project Opensky.

Interview with M.Kok & A.Kozma on new Andras Field project

There is some information making the rounds in some forums about a new project named Andras Field to be released soon. I was curious when i was given a pdf outlining the full scope of the project and was even more curious after reading it. It turns out that it follows an idea that started many many years ago with a product originally released for FS2002 by an Italian company called Lago and that was known as Emma Field. It was about a fictional airfield full of daily (automated) life and supported by a forum that is actually a living community populated by simmers. EF itself is rather dormant these days as there was never any development finished for FSX. [...]

Computer Pilot – June July 2010

The latest Computer Pilot issue is available through electronic delivery at simMarket.com. You’ll find columns about the 747 family, a trip aboard the De Havilleland Beaver  in Alaska, lessons on simulating Emergency procedures on your personal computer and how to benchmark FSX. See the full summary here.

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The Shuttleworth Collection – American Air Display, July 2010

Ian Pearson reports: “For anyone interested in seeing less than common aircraft fly in the real world, rather than just a sim, the Shuttleworth Collection in the United Kingdom has announced the provisional line-up for their American Air Display on July 4th, 2010.

Amongst the classic aircraft taking to the skies (subject to the [...]

Vertical Studios Switzerland Mountain Mission

Vertical Studios have issued the first series of Add-on Missions for Flight Simulator X, “Mountain Flying in Switzerland.” There are 3 missions in the series Mission 1 called  “Col de Coux” (Geneva) includes:

Aeronautical charts of the departure, route, and arrival. FSX Nav Log, Flight plan(s) and GPS pre-programmed way-points. Real world voices reading plus written [...]

Stress Fractures spotted on Commercial B767-300 aircraft

During routine maintenance, American Airlines has found stress fractures in the engine mounting pylons in two of its Boeing 767-300 aircraft.  These aircraft are in daily service.  The cracks were found at the juncture of where the pylon attaches to the wing.

The manufacturer, Boeing will advise all world airlines to inspect their B767-300 [...]

CLS – 767 Expansion pack

For your CLS 767, the team has developed an expansion pack to add new models and liveries, including AWACS, Tanker, Cargo and winglet models. Here is the expansion pack for FSX, and there for FS2004.