Area 51 From MikeMax
To finish the days’ news glut, here’s another little product from MikeMax for you FS2004 flyers. “…… The mysterious Area 51, top secret Groom Lake US Air Force military installation hidden behind the hills of the Nevada desert. The scenery features the Area 51 airfileld, known as Homie Airfield (KXTA). The Truth is Out There, […]
Problems For Computer Pilot Magazine
Yet another victim of the current Global Economic Crisis? Or just part of the dwindling interest for Flight Simulator? According to Robert Ferraro, the owner of the popular Computer Pilot Magazine, it is the former. Today he sent out a note to subscribers explaining that they are selling less, and hence the cost have gone […]
CPFlight FCU320 and EFI320 Interfaces
FeelThere released a couple of drivers to allow CPFlight’s FCU customers to interface their FCU320 and EFI320 with the Wilco/FeelThere Airbus series. Customers must already own the Airbus series from Wilco/FeelThere and the hardware unit from CPFlight. A fully functional but ‘area limited’ demo (10NM radius around LFBO airport) is available by clicking on this […]
Fix For Eaglesoft’s FS9 Citation
Eaglesoft Development Group reports the release of a Citation X 2.0 FS9 Hotfix 1.6. “…… This Hotfix addresses every known issue presented in our support forums, adds additional documentation, more realistic operation, and sample flight with STAR approach. Owners may simply redownload and reinstall using existing key and password to obtain Hotfix 1.6. More detailed […]
Military Helicopters 2 From Abacus
Abacus Software from the US reports that they have released their “….. Military Helicopters 2, our newest title. Now in several of the major retailers, we’re ready to formally announce its availability. This new add-on brings you top military rotorcraft from around the globe, all modeled to deliver high fidelity and in multiple liveries…..”.
New Update For Shuttle Mission 2007
Exciting Simulations reports that they have released “…… a major Service Pack for the Space Shuttle Mission 2007 simulator.  Among the many additions and changes, the download adds new communications for the launch phase, revised and enhanced HUD graphics, functionality and modes, new Approach and Landing guidance, improved flight model and the usual fixes. It can […]
Graphics Cards Tested On HAWX
Guru3D’s Hilbert Hagendoorn is having a look at the new Ubisoft Flying Game HAWX and tested it on a variety of graphics cards. “….. In this article we’ll take a dozen of graphics cards and see how well they perform with Ubuoft’s latest title, Tom Clancy’s HAWX. An amazingly looking arcade ‘flight simulator’. Visually the […]