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…
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Aircraft review of the DHC-4 Caribou for MSFS
Orbx and Asobo Studio have come together to offer us a new local legend: the DHC-4 Caribou. I was really excited to try out this aircraft, I couldn’t resist its Canadian roots after all, but unfortunately it didn’t quite meet my expectations in some ways. Let’s get into it! A bit of history Following the…
Flight Sim Expo announces 50+ exhibitors
The organizers of Flight Sim Expo 2023 have announced the slate of exhibitors at the upcoming show and it’s a long list of some of the best known names in flight simulation. Let’s check it out! Exhibitors you know, or might want to know Being hosted this year at the Lone Star Flight Museum in…
Fly out of the infamous UKKM Hostomel airport in MSFS
Scenery maker GazSim have a new release on the Orbx store featuring the now infamous UKKM Antonov-2 (Hostomel) airport. It looks like a great pairing with the recently released An-225 for Microsoft Flight Simulator so let’s have a look. Hostomel and the home of An-225 Known both as Antonov-2 and the Hostomel airport, UKKM is…
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…
Orbx releases Landmarks Brisbane for XP11 and 12
Following the Brisbane Airport (YBBN) release, Orbx has just released a new scenery pack covering Bisbane city. Orbx is marketing this as something similar to their Landmarks and Cityscape series that they have done for various iterations of Microsoft Flight Simulator (especially FSX) over the years. Let’s have a look! Brisbane landmarks The package that…
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…
News roundup: C-47 campaign, two E-Jet updates, Volanta mobile, HeliSimmer interview, and more!
As usual, there’s an awful lot going on in the world of flight simulation these days and so here’s a round-up of some of the latest news from around the community. That includes two separate E-Jet project updates, the latest version of Volanta packing some new features, a fantastic interview of the MSFS team by…
Orbx releases first X-Plane 12 airport and talks future roadmap
Last week, Orbx released their first scenery product for X-Plane 12 with the release of Brisbane International (YBBN). This together with their new X-Plane 12 library represents the first of what will no doubt be many new products over time. Together with the release we also have learned a bit about what Orbx is planning…
X-Plane MCDU, DCS AI dogfighting and more in news round-up
It’s time folks for another flight sim news round-up as the last couple of week’s have been action packed and jammed with news that I haven’t yet reported on. Let’s round it up! MCDU for X-Plane 12 Laminar research gives us a little insight into their Airbus style MCDU that’s currently in development for X-Plane…