Stream Deck Panels at SIMMARKET
A Stream Deck is a hardware device developed by Elgato, designed specifically for content creators and live streamers. The device has several models with different numbers of keys, ranging from 6 to 32 keys, and it connects to a computer via USB. It is essentially a programmable keypad with LCD keys that can be customized […]
Remote CDU v4.1 Update with Fly The Maddog
The author of the Remote CDU software available at www.flightsimapps.com announce that the Version 4.1 has been released. It supports now Leonardo’s Maddog, TFDi Design’s 717 and Aerosoft’s CRJ. The app allows you to use your tablet / phone as a Remote CDU, while supporting many different mobile devices (Android tablet or phone, iPhone, iPad, Amazon tablet, Windows tablet […]
Free : Flight1 ForeFlight Plug-in for P3D / FSX
This is certainly an opportunity to use ForeFlight app on your iPhone or iPad. Flight1 Aviation Technologies developed a plugin to connect the electronic flight bag and navigation app to your simulator P3D or FSX. Note that the plugin is free and the app needs a subscription to access most of its content. Among the neat features, […]
Simming on the Go: Round 2
While everyone has been complaining about the lack of recent “FS next” releases, there have been not one, but two updated releases for the mobile simming market – both of which are considerable improvements over their predecessors. While the high-end FS crowd will still decry the mobile sims as being “games”, rather than “sims”, the […]
Free iOS app of Airport Madness World Edition
For iPhones and iPads using iOS 5.1.1 or newer, Big Fat Simulations released a free game : Airport Madness World Edition. This game was initially programmed for desktop computers, challenging the users who have to manage a lot of traffic in the different airports that are included.
X-Plane 10 mobile released
Laminar Research have announced the release of X-Plane 10 Mobile for iPhone and iPad, adding a new level of realism to the travelling pilot, away from their primary sim, or those who just want to visit the world in a portable format. Having tried the single free aircraft in the new sim, as well as several […]
iFMS v1.1.4 available for download
Michael De Feyter has announced that the latest version of his iFMS application is available for download from the iTunes App Store or Google Play Store, depending on your device. The update fixes a number of issues and adds new aircraft to the database, more details of which can be found on the developer’s thread […]
iFMS released for iDevices
Michael Defeyter of ifms-fs.com has announced the release of iFMS for iDevices – “a fully functional “Boeing Style”Flight Management System and HSI display on iPhone, iPad or iPod.” Connecting via WiFi and a PC-based connection application available to download from the developer’s website, iFMS features a Multifunctional Control Display Unit (MCDU) and a Horizontal Situation […]
FSXLive HD from PositionGames
PositionGames have further added to their FSX iDevice utilities with the release of FSXLive HD, turning your iGadget into a moving map, which can be accessed via the developers’ PC client application. To view the full list of features, click “Read more” below, while the product can be found here at the Apple iTunes App […]
iFMS for iDevices
It’s not always easy to find the flight simulator retated apps in the stores, but when we find one enough interesting to share, we don’t hesitate ! This one works with FSX on iPad 3, iPhone 4 or iPod. iFMS simulates a flight management system with LNAV / VNAV calculations in a Boeing style, with […]
Position Games release FSXSuite
The latest release from Position Games for iDevices brings a number of useful utilities together in one package. FSXSuite includes not only a moving map, with an overlaid flightplan over either satellite or drawn imagery, but also a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS), AI radar, weather radar drawn from cloud information within the sim […]
Review: TabletFMC for iDevices
Although this review is of an add-on technically for FS9 and/or X, it should really be listed for “Microsoft FS9 or X, plus iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch and a wireless network” – because that’s what you’ll actually need to run it. TOT Games’ TabletFMC is a payware utility which allows pilots of many system-heavy […]
TabletFMC iPhone / iPad
Apple devices users and looking for a FMC app for a long time will be pleased by the following. TabletFMC works on your iPad or iPhone (with iOS 5 at least), and it’s compatible with various good addons in FSX and FS2004 : PMDG 737/747/MD-11, iFly 737, QualityWings 757, CaptainSim 757 and more. It is […]
Connect ForeFlight to Flight Simulator
The iPad / iPod / iPhone ForeFlight app, is a flight planning and electronic flight bag software for real life pilots. After the download of the free app, you need to pay a fee to access the services. We received a note from Felix who developed FlightSimGPS “that let’s you use ForeFlight with FSX (as an […]
FSXWeather from PositionGames
We’re slightly late reporting this, but users of Apple’s iPhone or iPad in addition to FSX might be interested in PositionGames‘ FSXWeather app – a weather radar for FSX, which connects using the same client as many of the developers’ other iPad tools and utilities. Unfortunately the developers give us very little information other than […]
AirTrack – iPhone / iPad app
I guess AirTrack will become one of the popular apps designed for simmers equipped with an iPhone or better with an iPad. It can be used with FSX, FS9, X-Plane, Elite simulation. IP Objects sells a complete product with primary flight display and navigation display, COM and NAV controls, FMC / waypoints functions, and even […]
Need some inflight entertainment?
There are times – also known as “that bit between two waypoints on a NATRACK” – when there’s nothing to look at on your airliner flight deck but a number changing on the ND, nothing to see out of the windows, but you’re not allowed to sleep because you have to respond when something goes […]
Digital Aviation – Radio Navigation Sim for iThings
At Digital Aviation website, there is an application to simulate radio navigation using beacons like VOR, VOR DME, NDB.. and radio equipment NAV1, NAV2, with DME and ADF frequencies. It sounds perfect to practice what you have learnt during your flight lessons at the ground school.
Flight Crew Assistant: Airbus Edition
FS2Crew has a new tool for Airbus pilots willing to hear check-lists, annoucements, gather METAR/TAF weather reports live from Internet and more. Flight Crew Assistant: Airbus Edition is an independent application only available through Apple App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Use it along FSX, FS9 or even X-Plane.
Major update to FS Kneeboard for iPad
FS Kneeboard may become your regular flights companion to display your Virtual Airline documents, charts or check-lists. Its last update enables you to plot waypoints on IFR / VFR charts and the check-lists module has been entirely revised for more reliability.
Inquisitive Graphics — FS Kneeboard (iPad/iPhone)
In the jungle of the flight simulation related Apps for iOS, there is FS Kneeboard for iPad and iPhone, published by Inquisitive Graphics. Its last version update enables to view charts or any other web content that a virtual airline or other groupment has packaged and uploaded on a website. The FS Kneeboard user can […]
A Mini-review/Listing of apps available on the iPhone, iPod and iPad for Flight Simulator
iPhone, iPod Touch apps for Flight Simulator FSX & X-Plane: I list below a series of apps (free and payware) that work on the iPhone or iPod Touch and some will work on the iPad.
simFlight gets iPhone App
The sign of times it must be, Â The simFlight Network has now it’s own application for the iPhone: the simFlight App. If you click on the above link it will take you to the App Store in your iTunes where you can download the app into your iPhone, it’s free of course. You can also […]
X-Plane Toys On…..
Austin Meyers, the creator of X-Plane, has invented yet another new toy for his customers. He calls it ‘X-plane REMOTE’ and writes “…… X-Plane REMOTE is a cool little app for you iphone that lets your iphone act as a joystick for x-plane! it also acts as an external cockpit, and a moving map! With […]
X-Plane 9 Is Here For iPhone
Austin Meyers, the developer of X-plane, reports “……. X-Plane is now here for the iPhone, and it is FUN! The iPhone is not QUITE as powerful as a Quad-Core desktop, so I had to really scale it down to a perfect little ‘slice’ of X-Plane. You can choose from the Cirrus Jet, Columbia-400, Cessna 182, […]
GMap For FSX – iPhone Edition
FSWidgets has released “……. the fourth member of the GMap for FSX family. This latest arrival – the iPhone Edition – runs inside what could be considered an “iPhone emulator”, displaying the look and feel of Apple’s iPhone with all of the functionality of previous editions of this freeware moving map system. To download GMap […]