by mark.avey on January 5, 2009
StrategyPage is reporting that the US Army has chosen X-Plane as its first PC-based simulator.
The U.S. Air Force has finally found a commercial (PC based) flight simulator that works for them. That’s because the game, X-Plane, provides sufficient editing capabilities for aviation engineers to use classified flight characteristics to create simulated warplanes that are realistic enough to allow military pilots to get useful training while using them.
Good news for Austin and his crew, although I can imagine what he’d feel about it being referred to as a “game”!
You can read he full article here.
by mark.avey on January 5, 2009
Just Flight have released a small patch for users of the Flight Simulator X version of their Mosquito.
Just before Christmas we released a small update for one of the aircraft in the Mosquito Special Ops Upgrade Pack - the French ‘R’ NS517 photo-reconnaissance aircraft of the Armee de l’Air, [...] Continue Reading…
by mark.avey on January 5, 2009
FS2Crew are holding a competition with a difference. They’d like you to design their new corporate logo! In exchange, you’ll not only have the pleasure of seeing your work on their products, but you’ll also have the chance to get your hands on some of their add-ons.
FS2Crew, a developer [...] Continue Reading…
by mark.avey on January 5, 2009
The latest release in the growing collection of add-ons from Orbx/FTX - YPJT Perth Jandakot Airport - is now available for Flight Simulator X.
Jandakot is one of Australia’s busiest commercial and GA airports in terms of flight movements, and the Orbx version has been faithfully reproduced down to the [...] Continue Reading…
by mark.avey on January 4, 2009
The iPhone version of X-Plane has been updated to version 9.05. Two new aircraft have been added to the application - the Piper Malibu and Beech King-Air.
The Malibu is pretty speedy with it’s low drag, but very slow to accelerate with it’s small prop, high weight, and modest power.
The [...] Continue Reading…
