A list of my reviews, thoughts and opinions on full game releases, content releases, and the odd new hardware release.
Recent reviews
Sim Works Studio’s Kodiak 100 for MSFS full review
Modern construction, a glass cockpit, and a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engine combined with short field performance, multi-role versatility, and a really cool name. Daher’s Kodiak 100 is a modern day bushplane with power and attitude. Sim Works…
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Tobii Eye Tracker 5 review part two: Early impressions and giveaway!
It’s time for part two of my hardware review of the Tobii Eye Tracker 5. If you missed part one, an unboxing and setup review, you should check that out here. Now, to part two I give my early impressions…
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IL-2 aircraft review: Gotha G.V and Handley-Page O/400
This one is a double feature review as I have a look at Flying Circus Vol. 2’s Gotha G.V and Handley Page O/400 heavy bombers. Both aircraft are remarkably similar in their performance and overall configuration but they are not…
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Next gen tracking? Tobii Eye Tracker 5 review part one: Unboxing and setup
Whenever someone asks for recommendations on what head tracker to use there’s usually a range of suggestions but it almost always boils down to a duality: TrackIR (and the many third party solutions) or VR. But what if there was something else out there that could translate your head movement into your sim of choice…
VKB Gladiator/GNX Dual throttle combo full review
As a follow-up to my VKB Gladiator NXT review, the folks at VKB also sent me out a throttle combo to check out and review as well. This is a unique product with a wide variety of potential uses depending on the configuration that you want to have on your sim setup. What does the…
Full Review of the VKB Gladiator NXT
Every day in the flight sim community the question “What joystick should I buy?” gets asked by a myriad of both seasoned and new sim fans in search of new hardware. Over the last two years we’ve seen an explosion of new people coming to the sim world or returning after a long absence and…
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Simulator reviews
- IL-2: Battle of Stalingrad review (via Battle-Field UK)
- IL-2: Battle of Moscow review
- IL-2: Battle of Kuban review
- Flying Circus Vol 1 review
- IL-2: Battle of Bodenplatte review
Content reviews
- Cold Winter review (IL-2 campaign)
- Ten Days of Autumn review (IL-2 campaign)
- I./JG51 over Velikie Luki review (IL-2 campaign)
- Blazing Steppe review (IL-2 campaign)
- Fortress on the Volga review (IL-2 campaign)
Hardware reviews
- VKB Gladiator review (2016)
- VIRPIL MongoosT-50 Throttle Control System full review (2019)
- VIPRIL WarBRD base and grip review (2019)
- Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS flight package (2019)
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