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Latest preview of Dash 8 Q400

Sebastien, Friday, 8 April 2011 @ 22:33

Follow Fanda’s Dash 8 / Q400 payware project in their forum.

If you haven’t practiced a lot the regional flights, these 3D virtual cockpit and panel previews should make you fall in love with it.

Mutley’s Hangar Announce the Great UK Air Race!

Sebastien, Friday, 8 April 2011 @ 21:35

Have you a GA aircraft parked and ready to fly ? If not, hurry up to get yours in the warehouse to enter the Mutleys’ Easter Bunny Air Rally 2011.

After a free subscription, you will have 4 flight reports to submit, done over the South coast of England and Wales.. and if they [...]

Vatsim founders on the next FS inFocus

Sebastien, Friday, 8 April 2011 @ 15:39

Tomorrow Saturday, tune your radio (web or COM2) to Sky Blue Radio.

The next FS inFocus show will welcome the founders of VATSIM, to talk about how they achieve the management of one of the most active FS network where controllers and pilots live together their passion for flight.

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Aerosoft Vilnius Preview

Sebastien, Friday, 8 April 2011 @ 14:07

Vilnius airport in Lithuania makes part of the actual Aerosoft projects.

As the previous news have turned old, it’s the right time for new screenshots taken in FSX. Mathijs Kok predicts there might be a FS2004 version according to FSX sales.

Carenado Commander 114

Sebastien, Thursday, 7 April 2011 @ 0:48

On Carenado homepage, you will be able to see updated screenshots of their incoming Commander 114 for FSX.

Thai Creation – Paro

Sebastien, Thursday, 7 April 2011 @ 0:40

Paro has the unique airport of the little Bhutan country, located between India and China.

It is being developed by Thai Creation for FS2004, preview tbe airport overview and surroundings in FSDeveloper forum.

US Cities X – Las Vegas night textures

Sebastien, Thursday, 7 April 2011 @ 0:28

As promised since its release, US Cities X Las Vegas can have the photoreal night textures free.

It’s not a separate update, go download the main installer again from the history page of your shop.

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Iris Simulations F-22 Raptor preview

Sebastien, Thursday, 7 April 2011 @ 0:18

Visit the Facebook wall of Iris Simulations and see the latest F-22 Raptor development previews screenshots.

And if you are an active Facebook member, contest the poll about the different afterburners effects.

FS Magazin 3/2011 is coming!

Sebastien, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 @ 23:55

Let’s help you wait for the next issue of FS Magazin, the chief editor Bert Groner revealed its summary.

There will be various topics so every simmer will be directly interested in some of them : Ben Gurion X, FTX Orcas Island, Huey X, Gloster Gladiator and much more.

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CLS – Boeing 767 SP4

Sebastien, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 @ 1:30

Happy pilots of the CLS Boeing 767 will have more reasons to book a flight on their heavy iron.

CLS made available the Service Pack #4 to improve various items like the night lighting effects in virtual cockpit on the 2D panel.

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