Saturday, May 28, 2011

FranceVFR Photo HD Corsica for FSX Released

FranceVFR has released Photo HD Corsica for FSX. More information and purchase at the FranceVFR Website.
Update: Now available for purchase at SimMarket.


Features:
High resolution photoreal scenery covering a French region.
0.85 to 1 meter resolution ground texture made from aerial photography (IGN) retreated for an optimal visual rendition in FSX (summer only).
High resolution real 19 meter (LOD11) optimized custom mesh incuded.
All lakes and rivers have been entirely cut out and faithfully represented, reworked with bodies of landable water.
Water transparency effects for the whole scenery coverage.
Optional Waterclass and original water texture provided (depending on regions).
Extremely precise geo-referenced texture positionning is carried out in order to ensure a maximal compatibility with scenery add-ons for this region.
Process development is fully conform to the FSX SDK, ensuring a maximal compatibility with future versions of Flight Simulator.
Open scenery concept allows an easy integration of scenery add-ons from other editors.

Sim-Savvy Satellite Scenery Europe Now Available

Sim-Savvy has released Satellite Scenery Europe for FSX. More information and purchase on the Sim-Savy Website.

More Pacific Islands Simulation Tonga Screenshots

Pacific Islands Simulation has posted more screenshots from Fua'amotu Intl. Airport (NFTF) for FSX in the PIS Forums.

New QualityWings BAe146/Avro RJ Livery Previews

QualityWings has posted new livery previews from the upcoming BAe146/Avro RJ for FSX and FS2004 in the QW Forums.

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk for X-Plane Livery Previews

Livery Previews from the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk for X-Plane have been posted in the X-Plane.org Forums.

Freeware Lviv Intl. Airport (UKLL) Version 1.10 for FS2004

Lviv International Airport (UKLL) for FS2004 has been updated to version 1.10. Download at AVSIMrus.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Microsoft Flight May 2011 Preview Screenshots

The Microsoft Flight Team has posted five new screenshots from the upcoming simulator at the Microsoft Flight Website.

Drzewiecki Design Bornholm Island 2011 for FS2004 Released

Drzewiecki Design has released Bornholm Island 2011 for FS2004. More information at the Drzewiecki Design Website.


Scenery features:
Fully compatible with FS2004 only
The whole island of Bornholm with high quality photoreal ground (5 seasons + night)
Detailed EKRN airport with loop and conditional animations
Interiors modelled for the tower, the main hangar and the new terminal
All buildings textured with high quality photoreal textures
Custom modelled static people, aircrafts and trees
Ship traffic and local road traffic
Very detailed autogen for the whole island
High quality mesh for the whole island
Famous landmarks
Christianso included
Product includes customly designed charts and a manual in PDF format

Just Flight - Military May Sale


Military May sale ends at 9am UK time on Tuesday 31st May

DC-3 Legends of Flight (Download & Boxed) for FSX
Was: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65
NOW ONLY: £15.30 / €19.35 / $22.45

Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary (Download & Boxed) for FSX

Was: £40.85 / €51.00 / $61.25
NOW ONLY: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65

Lancaster (Download & Boxed) for FS2004
Was: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65
NOW ONLY: £15.30 / €19.35 / $22.45

P-38 Lightning (Download & Boxed) for FSX & FS2004
Was: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65
NOW ONLY: £8.15 / €10.15 / $12.25

Mosquito (Download & Boxed) for FSX & FS2004
Was: £15.30 / €19.35 / $22.45
NOW ONLY: £8.15 / €10.15 / $12.25

RAF Vulcan (Download & Boxed) for FSX, FS2004 & FS2002
Was: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65
NOW ONLY: £10.20 / €13.25 / $15.30

DC-3 Legends of Flight Expansion Pack

Was: £10.20 / €13.25 / $15.30
NOW ONLY: £5.10 / €6.10 / $8.15

Wildcat & Martlet for FSX
Was: £25.50 / €31.60 / $38.80
NOW ONLY: £10.20 / €13.25 / $15.30

S.E.5a Legends of Flight for FSX
Was: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65
NOW ONLY: £10.20 / €13.25 / $15.30

Apache Air Assault (Stand-alone combat sim)
Was: £24.50 / €30.60 / $36.75
NOW ONLY: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65

Traffic X PlusPak - Military for FSX
Was: £8.15 / €10.15 / $12.25
NOW ONLY: £4.05 / €5.05 / $6.10

Battle of Britain Spitfire, Hurricane and Me 109 for FSX
Were: £20.40 / €25.50 / $30.65
NOW ONLY: £10.20 / €13.25 / $15.30

iFly Boeing 737-NG Series Flow/Checklist V3

The iFly Boeing 737-NG Series Flow/Checklist version 3 is now available to download from the Flight1 File Library.

TSS TU-154 Soloviev D-30 Sound Package Sneak Peek

Turbine Sound Studios (TSS) has posted a teaser video of the upcoming TU-154 Soloviev D-30 Sound Package on YouTube.

New GEX Africa and The Middle East Screenshots

New screenshots of Ground Environment X Africa and The Middle East for FSX have been posted in the GEX Forums.

More Eiresim London Luton (EGGW) Preview Pictures

Eiresim has posted more preview pictures from London Luton (EGGW) for FSX and FS2004 in the Eiresim Forums.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

New PMDG Boeing 737NGX Livery Previews

Precision Manuals Development Group (PMDG) has posted new 737NGX livery previews on the PMDG Facebook Page.

More Skysoft Beijing Capital Intl. Airport (ZBAA) Previews

Skysoft Simulation has posted more previews from Beijing Capital Intl. Airport (ZBAA) for FSX and FS2004.

FsFuel Flight Planner Version 2 Now Available

FsFuel version 2 flight and fuel planner is now available for purchase at SimMarket. FsFuel Website
"FsFuel is a professional flight planning system designed for virtual flights. FsFuel produces Computerized Flight Plans (CFP) and Loadsheets with wealth of information that cannot be calculated manually. It is the first of it’s kind on virtual aviation market and offers very advanced computations which can even be used for real—world flight planning."

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

X-Plane 10 - Coping With New Features

Ben Supnik has posted another article concerning the new global lighting feature in X-Plane 10 on the X-Plane Dev Blog.


Taxi2Gate Varadero Airport (MUVR) for FSX Now Available

Taxi2Gate / INTERSim Studios Varadero Airport (MUVR) for FSX is now available to purchase at SimMarket.


FEATURES:
Carefully detailed 3d objects
Full detail Buildings
Realistic Ground Markings
Numerous static objects
Fencing
AFCAD
Realistic ground textures
Night ilumination
3D Grass

ScanSim Fly to Copenhagen Airport (EKCH) Version 2

ScanSim Fly to Copenhagen Airport (EKCH) Version 2 for FSX and FS2004 is now available to purchase at SimMarket.


New in FSXv2.0 and FS2004 v2.0
• Navaid's and Com Frequences changes to RealWorld
• Most Textures for 3D Objects is updated with SwedFlight’s High Resolution EKCH textures.
• All Apron & Taxiways areas with oiltreated surfaces is changes to Tarmac.
New FS2004 v2.0
• Ground textures are updated to fit better with Afcad.
• Airport surfaces used in Afcad added Mips, and Tarmac texture is made a little brighter - so the overall visual impression looks better.

First FSDreamTeam Kona Airport (PHKO) Renders

FSDreamTeam has released the first preview renders of Kona Intl. Airport (PHKO) for FSX and FS2004. FSDT Forums

Freeware Auckland Intl. Airport (NZAA) Under Development

Freeware Auckland International Airport (NZAA) for FSX is under development. More information in the FSDeveloper Forums.


Features:
- Work in progress.
- Old runway removed along with it's ILS system. (rwy 23R & 05L)
- Static objects, airstairs, ground vehicles, cargo boxes, tow trucks etc
- Custom buildings and objects made with Sketchup.
- New runway (only when it's done in the real world)
- and more stuff

feelThere Tower! 2011 Service Pack 2 Released

feelThere has released Service Pack 2 for the Tower! 2011 ATC Simulator. More information in the feelThere Forums.


The service pack will fix the following problems:
-Some users reported sound problems after installing the KLAS add-on
-Some users reported problems with incorrect holding positions at certain runways
-We found some issues with intersection runway operations. They wasn't reported yet but we thought we better fix it
-Preparation for the upcoming KJFK add-on. New York will have two one way taxiway and we added some better support for these one way taxiways

New York JFK Airport (KJFK) Add-On for Tower! 2011

feelThere has released the New York JFK Intl. Airport (KJFK) add-on for Tower! 2011. ATC Suite by feelThere

Lockheed C-130H Hercules for X-Plane Cockpit Pictures

Alcalá Simulación has posted cockpit previews from the Lockheed C-130H Hercules for X-Plane in the X-Plane.org Forums.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Pacific Islands Simulation Tonga - First Pictures

Pacific Islands Simulation has posted the first preview images from the upcoming Tonga scenery for FSX. PIS Website.

PMDG Boeing 737NGX Sunset Previews

PMDG has added seven new pictures from the upcoming Boeing 737NGX for FSX on the PMDG Facebook Page.

FSAddon - Real Earth X - Monte Cervino/Matterhorn Previews

Previews from FSAddon Real Earth X Monte Cervino/Matterhorn for FSX have been posted at the FSAddon Website.

New GEX Africa and The Middle East Screenshots

New screenshots of Ground Environment X Africa and The Middle East for FSX have been posted in the GEX Forums.

AivlaSoft Electronic Flight Bag Version 1.31 SP2

AivlaSoft has updated Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) to version 1.31 SP2. More information at the AivlaSoft Website.


Version 1.3.1 SP2
IMPRV: New "SaveAs" dialog which supports different folders and filename patterns
IMPRV: (Online/both) Added horizontal scroll bars to the online frequency ribbon
IMPRV: Double click on splash screen hides the screen
FIXED: (Re-)starting the DisplayUnit and loading a route while the aircraft in FSX is already airborne raises an exception
FIXED: (Online/Vatsim) Active ATC service with alias ident is not listed in frequency ribbon (e.g. EDBB_F_APP for airports EDDT, EDDI, EDDB)
FIXED: Flightplan contains incorrect waypoints or can't be created if navaids are requested which are not available in FSX
FIXED: The value for the airport elevation in FSX flightplans contains doubled signs if value is negative
FIXED: Multiplayer general aviation aircraft shows only 'GA' on its label

First Images from Orbx Essendon Airport (YMEN)

Orbx has released the first images from the alpha version of Essendon Airport (YMEN) for FSX. More in the Orbx Forums.

FS simVFR Balearic Islands for FSX

FS simVFR Balearic Islands photo scenery and terrain mesh for FSX is now availalble to purchase at SimMarket.

X-Plane 10 - Global Lighting – What is it Good For?

Ben Supnik has posted an article regarding global lighting in the upcoming X-Plane 10 on the X-Plane Developer Blog.

More ATR 72-500 for X-Plane Virtual Cockpit Previews

More virtual cockpit previews from the upcoming ATR 72-500 for X-Plane have been posted in the X-Plane.org Forums.

Challenger 300 for X-Plane Development Update

The Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300 for X-Plane is currently undergoing systems development. Project Thread



Monday, May 23, 2011

Latest Bornholm Island 2011 Previews from Drzewiecki Design

Drzewiecki Design has posted the latest previews from Bornholm Island 2011 for FSX and FS2004 in the DD Forums.
"Bornholm Island 2011 for FS2004 will be released no later than May 30th. FSX version should be expected in June."

First Orbx FTX New Zealand South Texture Previews

Orbx has posted the first texture previews from the upcoming FTX New Zealand South for FSX. Preview I  -  Preview II

FS simVFR Canary Islands for FSX

FS simVFR Canary Islands photo scenery and terrain mesh for FSX is now availalble to purchase at SimMarket.

Aerosoft Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN) Promo Video

Aerosoft has posted a promotional video of Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN) for FSX and FS2004 on YouTube.

Freeware Gyöngyös-Pipishegy (LHGY) VFR Scenery

ST Design has released the freeware Gyöngyös-Pipishegy (LHGY) VFR scenery for FS2004.
Download LHGY VFR Scenery  -  View Video on YouTube

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Turbine Sound Studios BAE-146 ALF 502 Soundpack

Turbine Sound Studios has released the BAE-146 ALF 502 Soundpack for FSX and FS2004. Now available at SimMarket.
BAE-146 ALF 502 Soundpack for FSX   -  BAE-146 ALF 502 Soundpack for FS2004

More Nemeth Designs Agusta A109 Livery Previews

Nemeth Designs has posted another livery preview from the upcoming Agusta A109 for FSX in the Nemeth Designs Forums.

First Thai Creation Ho Chi Minh City (VVTS) Dev. Screenshots

Thai Creation has announced development of Tan Son Nhat International Airport (VVTS). Details in the FSDeveloper Forums.

Sukhoi Superjet for X-Plane Updated with Advanced Fly-By-Wire

Ramzzess has updated his Sukhoi 100 Superjet for X-Plane with Advanced Fly-By-Wire. More information in the Forums.