X-Plane 12 Public Beta 12.05b1 adds Airbus MCDU

Long awaited as one of the last key features missing from the announced X-Plane 12 feature list, the included Airbus A330 now has its proper Airbus MCDU. MCDU for Airbus For airliner pilots looking to get the most detailed and authentic experience, having the proper flight computer system is essential. Until now, the Airbus A330…

Flying Circus Vol 2 released, Vol 3 announced, plus Spit XIV and more

Big day for the IL-2: Great Battles Series as the World War I based Flying Circus Vol 2 reaches officially released status, Flying Circus Vol 3 and beyond get a confirmation, and the latest update also brings us the Spitfire XIVe with bubble canopy. Oh and Wings over Caen Typhoon campaign for Battle of Normandy…

Flight Journal: Talkeetna to Denali in the An-2

In preparing my review of the recently released An-2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator, I’ve taken the aircraft out to several different locations putting the type through its paces and getting a good close feel for the airplane. For this flight journal I took the ski equipped variant out on a beautifully scenic flight north of…

Flight Simulator Q&A recap

Microsoft and Asobo have hosted their latest developer live stream with Q&A and in it they have revealed a lot of information about their imminent and future plans for Microsoft Flight Simulator as they tend to during these sessions. Summary of some key points At the beginning of the Q&A, Jorg, Sebastian, and Martial (the…

Big Radials is back with the Norseman for MSFS

It’s been a little while since we heard from Big Radials and their plucky #FlyTheDamnPlane philosophy of Microsoft Flight Simulator airplane product. Their last release was last year with the Grumman Goose. Now they are back with a new product this year in the form of the Noorduyn Norseman. Here’s what we’ve seen so far….

Multiple new DCS: Sinai preview videos show off the new map

OnReTech appears to be sharing DCS: Sinai with a bunch of content creators to provide us all with some preview videos that help showcase the map. Multiple new videos have been released by content creators and here’s a round-up of all of the ones that I was able to spot as well as a few…

PMDG updates 737, talks EFB and 777

A couple of days ago, Robert S. Randazzo from PMDG Simulations, provided an update on their projects that are currently underway for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Their popular 737 line-up, well regarded DC-6, and upcoming 777 were all mentioned as was their EFB implementation in the form of the Universal Flight Tablet. Here’s my summary of…

The next video in the F-15E radar series is out

RAZBAM continue to release training videos ahead of the eventual DCS: F-15E Strike Eagle release. The videos are primarily intended for training purposes to give us a head start on when the F-15E eventually does release. But they also act as a kind of sign post for where the project is at. Next radar The…

Check Six Simulations announces PC-9/A for DCS World

This DCS World Weekend news update reminded us about the upcoming end of the DCS World Spring Sale and took the opportunity to announce a new project by Check Six Simulations. They are making a PC-9/A for DCS World. Let’s have a look! Getting to know the PC-9/A Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada…