It’s been years since I did a cinematic for fun, however, at the start of 2022 I started recording short clips from my Microsoft Flight Simulator flights. That turned into a large collection of clips that later became a cinematic presentation and now I’m very pleased to be able to share that with you. Fly!…
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New Flying Circus multiplayer events worth checking out!
The Flying Circus community isn’t a big one but it is a dedicated one and two separate efforts that have come up in the community in recent days are worth your attention if you want to get involved in some multiplayer action on different days and nights. Regularly scheduled If you’ve been a follower of…
DCS: F-16 HTS update makes it a SAM hunter!
The F-16 has been able to carry the AGM-88 HARM missile for quite some time in DCS World, however, the HARM as Sensor (HAS) mode that the jet has been able to employ so far always felt a little underwhelming and clunky to work with. Now, however, the jet has been given the HARM Targeting…
Air Attack Tactical Combat hosting new ‘Kings of the Skies’ tournament
One of IL-2’s newer multiplayer servers, Air Attack Tactical Combat were big supporters of this years Sturmovikfest and they are looking to organize a fun series of competitive squadron dogfight scenarios coming up in September. Here are the details! Squad multiplayer combat Air Attack Tactical Combat server’s newest event is aimed at hosting a competitive…
Check out the “Ace of Aces” – WWII PWCG Challenge!
If you primarily fly single player IL-2: Great Battles and are looking for a new challenge for yourself, I think this Ace of Aces PWCG community challenge may just be the thing you’re looking for. Compete in the challenge Pat Wilson’s Campaign Generator is one of the many ways that you can play IL-2: Great…
First impressions of Big Radial’s P-40B Tomahawk for Flight Simulator
Aircraft maker Big Radials was nice enough to send me the latest version of their P-40B Tomahawk for Microsoft Flight Simulator and I just did my first complete flight in the aircraft. I thought I’d share a few first impressions in advance of a more full featured review. Plus lots of screenshots! Big Radial’s… big…
Chasing the snowstorm: Snow and ice in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Last week’s big sim update for Microsoft Flight Simulator brought in some key changes. VR was the big headlining feature but for everyone else there were other things to look into including a big change to live weather – real world snow and ice modeling. I wanted to see for myself to see if this…
Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams 2020 is on now
It’s Day 1 of the Virtual Festival Of Aerobatic Teams 2020 and it’s streaming now on Twitch TV. Let’s have a look! Virtual airshow If you missed out on a real airshow this year, maybe a virtual show will help! Virtual Airshow Group is an alliance of virtual airshow events and Virtual Festival of Aerobatic…
Search and rescue on the DCS SAR server
DCS World has proven itself to be flexible and capable of supporting a wide array of mission types. There’s the conventional CAP, strike, CAS and interception missions but what about something less combat oriented – enter the DCS SAR server where civilian operations involving helicopters and search and objective based search and rescue missions are…
Star Wars Squadrons first impressions from a flight simmer
Last night I had a few hours with the new Star Wars Squadrons game from EA and I thought I would write a bit about my experiences with the title from the perspective of a flight simmer. I’ve found quite a bit of crossover between the more serious side of flight simming and people who…
Stormbirds 