The last day of Flight Sim Expo has come and gone with a bunch of new things to report on today. There was the X-Plane Landing Competition, a very exciting new piece of hardware from Honeycomb that I missed yesterday. Let’s check it out! X-Plane Landing Competition Laminar Research hosted the X-Plane Landing Competition today…
Tag: X-Plane
Flight Sim Expo Saturday recap!
A lot has gone on today at Flight Sim Expo including the big announcement of X-Plane 12 and Thrustmaster’s new Boeing TCA. There was also great talks from the folks at Turtlebeach, Jon Coughlin taught us how to build your own DIY flight sim gear, X-Craft’s revealed their new E-Series and Major Kinsley “TRIGGER” Jordan…
Get ready for FSExpo 2021!
It’s tough running big events in 2021 but the folks behind Flight Sim Expo are pulling it off with a hybrid in-person and virtual event this year. Two and a half days of presentations are on tap for both virtual and in-person attendees so let’s have a look at some upcoming highlights. Things to look…
Past, Present, and Future X-Plane webinar should be interesting
The Flight Sim Association is hosting their next webinar and it has an interesting guest in the form of X-Plane creator and Laminar Research founder Austin Meyer who will look at the past, the present and… the future of X-Plane. That’s got my attention piqued! X-Plane next gen? We’ve already seen a couple of teasers…
FlightSimExpo 2021 exhibitor list is up!
FlightSimExpo tends to attract plenty of well known companies from around the world of flight simulation and this 2021 hybrid in person and online event is the same with the list of sponsors and exhibitors just released yesterday. Let’s have a look at who is coming! From hardware to software developers A wide variety of…
Thrustmaster is teasing… something
On Thursday, Thrustmaster is going to reveal… something. The company posted a tweet yesterday that teased something flight related showing off a multi-monitor setup, some table mounts with nothing on them, and a tag line saying “Get ready to fly.” Interest piqued? Best guess There are a few things to note within the teased image…
FSExpo announces 2020 speakers and schedule!
There is a lot of things to see and do at FSExpo and this year is aimed at one-upping their efforts from the past two years with an extensive speaker schedule including some notable highlights. Here’s what we know thanks to today’s speaker schedule release! Developer seminars, getting started, and Captains’ Corner to name a…
Flight Sim Expo 2019 wrap-up
Now that I’m home and looking back on some fond memories of Flight Sim Expo 2019 it’s time to do a recap and get some of the things that I learned out there. Read on as fans of IL-2 and DCS will probably find some of the information interesting and I want to spread to…
FS Expo price increase coming
Flight-Sim Expo 2019 is coming up in just under a month now. If you’re on the fence about coming to Flight-Sim Expo 2019 in Orlando Florida this year, now may be the time to jump in as prices are increasing tonight. Plus, we now have a good look at the floor arrangement for the show…
Checking out the X-Plane 11 demo!
While the content of the Stormbirds blog will always be focused on some of the combat flight sim experiences out there such as DCS World and IL-2: Great Battles Series, many of you know that I like to check out other experiences from time to time as well. With my upcoming trip to Flight Sim-Expo…
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