I’m a bit of a sucker for bushplanes and doubly so if they happen to be a Canadian bushplane. Enter Big Radials and their Noorduyn Norseman, a 1930s era bushplane that has a lengthy legacy flying in some of the most remote parts of the world. Their aircraft has just been released a few weeks…
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Flight Journal: Flying the Big Radial’s Norseman in northern Ontario
Back in the Big Radials Noorduyn Norseman for this flight journal. This time I’m skipping halfway across Canada to northern Ontario for reasons that will become clear soon. This journey is an out and back flight simulating the kind of supply drop that a Norseman could have undertaken in some of the northern communities during…
Big Radial’s Norseman released!
Some of you may recall the last Flight Journal I did featuring a preview of the Big Radials rendition of the Noorduyn Norseman for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Well, its no longer a preview airplane because the developer has released it on a couple of platforms. Let’s have a look! Norseman ready to fly This Canadian-built…
Flight Journal: Flying over snowy BC while previewing Big Radial’s Noorduyn Norseman
I’m really excited to bring you this Flight Journal as a preview of the just about to be released Big Radials Noorduyn Norseman for Microsoft Flight Simulator. For this first flight that I did, I took the Norseman up into snowy British Columbia with some beautiful sunset skies in the mountains between Kelowna and Castlegar…
Rounding-up a few April Fools’ Day jokes
Yesterday was April 1 and that means its “April Fools’ Day” across several parts of the planet. Internet culture has taken the day to new levels with companies, individuals and organizations coming up with sometimes simple and sometimes elaborate schemes to mark the day. Here are a few that I spotted. Big Radial’s rebrand Folks…
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….
News round-up: MiG-23, Sales, free E-Jets from X-Crafts, more!
Flight sim news just keeps on flowing fast and furious and in my ongoing efforts to keep everyone up to date with the latest information from around the community, here are some stories that you might want to check out! We’ve got new images and features coming from RAZBAM on the MiG-23 and M-2000C, a…
Flight sim news round up for Dec 24: E-Jets, F-15E, sales, more!
The holiday season is upon us and the news is flying fast and furious right now with all kinds of sales, announcements and more. So let’s round up some of the latest news I haven’t yet had a chance to report on. Fourth video for the E-Jets Aviation Lads are back at it again with…
Big Radials unleashes the Goose for MSFS
Another historical aircraft is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator in the form of the Grumman JRF-6B Goose. Aircraft Big Radials has put the finishing touches on their aircraft and its now available for purchase. Let’s have a look at this aircraft and some of the unique features that they are advertising. Goose time! Originally designed…
Aerobatic fun? Reviewing Big Radials’ Nieuport 17!
Microsoft Flight Simulator holds appeal to a wide range of sim pilots. From the hardcore tubeliner pilots to general aviation, historical aviation, and even some aerobatics pilots. There’s a bit for everyone. So when Big Radials came along with a Nieuport 17 for Microsoft Flight Simulator, I was intrigued to see where it would fit…
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