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Review: Aerosoft – Mega Airport Zurich 2012 for FSX

Aerosoft have just released their latest Mega Airport for FSX. Titled Zurich 2012 it is a detailed recreation of Switzerland’s largest international airport. The airport is located north of the large metropolitan city of Zurich which is on the north eastern tip of Lake Zurich.

The airport has gone through a number of major changes in the past decade. With the demise of Swissair in 2002 the airport saw a substantial drop in traffic. The airline has since been resurrected by Lufthansa which took it over and renamed it Swiss International Air Lines. Since then the level of traffic has been steadily increasing.

Miguel Blaufuks 10. July 2011 No Comments
FS2004

Review: SkyHighSim Charts Loader

If you’re an intermediate to advanced simmer you probably have paper charts lying about or have to flip between FS and Acrobat to view charts.

Miguel Blaufuks 8. July 2011 No Comments
FSX

Review: UK2000 VFR Airfields Volume 2

Fancy flying around the UK’s large and small airports? We’re going to check out UK2000’s VFR Airfields Volume 2. It’s a collection of 80 airfields,

Miguel Blaufuks 7. July 2011 No Comments
FSX

Aerosoft – Nice X Cote d’Azur for FSX review

This review is based on the latest 1.1 update from Aerosoft to their Nice X Cote d’Azur airport scenery that was originally a while back. I never had version 1 installed on my PC prior to doing this review so I cannot make any comparisons or comments to the earlier version of Nice X.

Miguel Blaufuks 23. June 2011 No Comments
Aircraft

Aerosoft H36 Dimona X Review

Aerosoft is known to offer us virtual pilots a peculiar add-on once in a while. The Hoffman H36 Dimona is the continuation of this tradition.

Lars 21. June 2011 No Comments
REVIEWS

Review: AMS Cancun 2011

Aviation Multimedia Studio’s first scenery for FS2004 brings us to Cancun, Mexico. If you like flying to resort areas or around the Gulf of Mexico this scenery add-on is a must for your collection.

When we think of Cancun we think of sun and beaches but there’s more to Cancun than meets the eye. Cancun is home to the second largest barrier reef in the world which makes it an ideal place for scuba diving and sport fishing. The golf courses in Cancun are very scenic and there’s the nightlife that goes with every resort area. Cancun is a short drive to some very scenic hiking trails for viewing the Mayan r

Miguel Blaufuks 18. June 2011 No Comments

Review: LatinVFR’s Toncontín Intl. Airport

When I say “Dangerous approach”, what airport do you think of? I personally think of Kai Tak, in Hong Kong. That must be one of the most well known approaches in the world. It’s not hard to understand why, either. A fully loaded Boeing 747, turning at a slow speed, flying very low over the city, to align itself with the runway at the last moment is for many an unforgettable sight. Search it on YouTube if you don’t know what I’m talking about. However, in all this, there is a sad thing: Kai Tak was closed several years ago, replaced by the new Hong Kong intl. airport. So did we lose one of most fun approaches? Probably, yes, but that doesn’t mean there is a replacement. As a matter of fact, there is an airport with an approach that is very similar to Kai Tak’s approach, but for that we have to go to the other side of the world. Namely, to Tegucigalpa, a city in Honduras. The airport of that town, being Toncontín intl. airport (MHTG), is one of those airports that must be a thrill flying into. You approach the runway at an angle, and at the last moment you have to turn to align with the runway, much like at Kai Tak. What Kai Tak doesn’t have, however, is a hill, right at the start of the runway, forcing you to fly extremely low, brushing your extended landing gear against bushes and small trees. It is this airport and this approach that LatinVFR recreated in the scenery that I will review here.

Miguel Blaufuks 12. June 2011 No Comments
FSX

UK2000 – Birmingham Xtreme v2 for FSX review

A bit of general info on the airport. It is located on the outskirts of Birmingham, England about 10 kms east southeast of the city’s center. The airport was originally opened in 1939 and was known by the name “Elmdon Airport” because it was located in the village of Elmdon. With the outbreak of the Second World War the airport was taken over by the Air Ministry. It was during this time that two hard surface runways were constructed; 06/24 and 15/33. After the war it was returned to civilian use but remained under Government control until 1960 when it was once again taken over by the City of Birmingham, in 1987 ownership was once again transferred, this time to Birmingham International Airport plc. In 1984 a new terminal was opened on the east side next to the Birmingham International railway station giving it a capacity of 3 million passengers, the facilities were further expanded in 1994 with the opening of the “Eurohub” terminal doubling its passenger handling capacity. Runway 06/24 was closed in 2007 leaving the airport with a single runway 15/33 which is 8,527 ft long. As the seventh busiest airport in the UK it saw approximately 8.5 million passengers go through its facilities in 2010. There are plans in the works to further expand both the airport’s facilities and runway.

Miguel Blaufuks 7. June 2011 No Comments
Hardware & Cockpit

Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals Review

As real aircraft aren’t flown with sticks only, many serious simmers will, at one point or another, consider acquiring a set of rudder pedals. The

Lars 6. June 2011 No Comments

Article/Review: Ultimate City X: Buffalo/Niagara Falls

You know that town? That town with a name that makes you think of Texas? Indians? Cowboys? Yes, I’m talking about Buffalo, the town close to one of the most spectacular natural sights in the USA: Niagara Falls. It’s this town that I’m going to look at in this second instalment of “Ultimate City X”. I will once again combine addons to get the most out of them and that way try to recreate Buffalo as best as I can so that the approach to KBUF’s runway 5 will never be the same again.

Miguel Blaufuks 5. June 2011 No Comments
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