Late last year Aerosoft released a nice little scenery addon; Corfu X. This scenery is a detailed recreation of the airport of Corfu plus the entire island of Corfu.
The island of Corfu is the second largest of the Greek Ionian Islands with an area of 613 sq kms and a population slightly more than 109,000 and is a popular tourist destination for Europeans. It forms the northwest frontier of Greece. The island has one airport, Corfu International Airport also known as “Ioannis Kapodistrias” (Capodistrias) International Airport:ICAO, LGKR. The majority of flights are either seasonal or charter, to maintain the island’s tranquility the majority of these flights take place on Mondays and Fridays. The airport has a single runway 35/17 @ 7,792ft.
Thanks to ourDutch colleagues at simFlight.nl for spotting this one: Freeware, open-source, flight simulator Flightgear has been updated and released at version 2.6.
Flightgear has come a long way from where it began and, while it may not have the same resources and finances available to it that the commercial developers have, what it does have is a dedicated and resourceful following.
Of course, as the sim is free to use – and modify yourself if you wish – then what’s the harm in taking a look? Visit the Flightgear website for full information and to download.
As it appears there was some confusion regarding the recent release of the Version 1.2 update of Wilco’s 737PIC Evolution product, we asked the question of the publisher as to whether this was an entirely new program, a patch or a new purchase, as some people thought.
The answer to the query is that version 1.2 is available as a new download from customers’ accounts – as most people have hopefully already discovered. Simply log into your account at Wilco’s website and download the new version as a complete new installer. New purchasers will obviously download Version 1.2 at time of purchase.
Combine a high fidelity mesh, photoreal textures at high resolution, more specific features like water transparency, lakes and rivers adapted for the scenery, aligned airports over the textures, all of these over a large area coverage in the famous mountains region of Alps and you get FranceVFR – Rhone Alpes Photo HD vol.1 !
It’s damn looking good the Sukhoi 26 to be released by Alabeo !
Open their Facebook album for more impressive pictures. Made for pilots willing to have fun, Alabeo seems to have made the right choice to achieve their goal.
In the real world, Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) is still one of the most common causes of fatal air crashes around the planet, particularly at night or when flying in IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions).
TAWS, to throw another acroynm into the mix, stands for “Terrain Awareness and Warning System” and gives pilots an overview of the ground around (and preferably well below!) the aircraft, also providing visual and audio warnings if the aircraft is heading into danger.
Available now from simMarket by clicking here, DBS Studios have released a TAWS system for Microsoft FSX. The add-on can be installed either as a standalone pop-up, or integrated into a suitable panel with some text file editing.
Things don’t always go according to plan, do they? That goes double when other people are involved and double again when there’s a wall in the way.
Robert Graf‘s continued efforts in the DOM-GNL (German NASCAR League) of iRacing ended with a bit of a bang this time. Thankfully, only a few pixels were seriously hurt, in spite of the fairly spectacular disaster that almost any accident on an oval track becomes. For his full race report on the season’s second outing, click “Read More”.
Most people will, by now, be familiar with A2A Simulations‘ Accu-Sim line of products for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X, which bring a vastly increased level of depth and realism to aircraft within the sim. You may, however, have decided that you didn’t want the specific aircraft – mainly warbirds – that have had the Accu-Sim treatement. Well how would you feel if the technology behind it was added it to the entiresim?
Newly announced last night is “Accu-Feel“, designed to bring at least some of the features of Accu-Sim to any fixed wing aircraft in your FSX hangar, whether default or add-on, classic or modern – but not helicopters, as least yet, unfortunately.
The video shows primarily sound effects on the aircraft, but no features list has been published yet, so hopefully as release gets closer, more details of exactly which Accu-Sim components are included will become available. According to a pop-up tag on the video, release is slated as being within a month.
In each product, Drzewiecki Design demonstrates his knowledge in scenery design and textures quality.
After the FS2004 version already appreciated by numerous customers according to the positive reviews they wrote at simMarket, Krakow Balice EPKK in Poland is now also detailed for FSX.
Dutch Harbor is located right next to the airport of Unalaska which is on Amaknak Island in the Aleutians off the coast of Alaska. The port of Dutch Harbor is the home port for the Bering sea king crab fishery and the crabbing fleet featured in the television series "Deadliest ...
In FSX there are several “neglected” scenery areas where the geography is a little sparse, the Atolls of Tuvalu is one of these areas and the developers of PNG/Raw Grit have redressed that with this remarkable piece of software. It covers most of the Atolls of Tuvalu, and includes airfields, ...
Imagine Sim are renowned for their quality add-on airports and KSJC is no exception. It is extremely well detailed, accurately modelled and fits in exceedingly well with the default FSX scenery. The night visuals are stunning, and the whole package is a vast improvement on what is offered in FSX. ...
Aerosoft -Barcelona X for FSX review
Barcelona Airport, LEBL, also known as El Prat Airport is located 10 kms southwest of the city of Barcelona Spain on the beautiful Mediterranean. The airport has three runways 07L/25R @ 3,352 m, 07R/25L @ 2,660 m and 02/20 @ 2,540 m. The second largest ...
While the PMDG NGX basepack only delivered the 737-800 and 737-900, the first expansion pack was released shortly after PMDG updated the NGX to SP1. This first service pack brings the 737-600 and 737-700 to FSX in PMDG quality.
Facing serious competition from the Airbus A320 family, Boeing decided to upgrade ...
Another in the series of holiday destination airports being released by Aerosoft. This one is of Kos Island International Airport, LGKO, also known as "Hippocrates". The airport is located on the Greek island of Kos approximately 27 kilometres from the city of Kos and next to the ...
UK2000 have recently released a very detailed addon of the London City airport for both FS2004 and FSX; my review is of the FSX product.
The London City airport (ICAO: EGLC) is a relatively young airport having been officially opened in 1988. It is the fifth busiest of the London area ...
The ICARUSGOLD (IG) - GRUMMAN DUCK — The Feathered or Leroy Review
Quick Summary:
IcarusGold has released a WWII Fighter ie the 'GRUMMAN DUCK, designed specifically for FSX, SP1, SP2, Acceleration or Gold. This is basically a single engined amphibious bi-plane or flying boat that was also capable of landing on conventional ...
In this review I will be looking at two products from Aerosoft; Iceland X and Keflavik X.
Iceland also known as the Republic of Iceland is an island country with an area of 103,000sq kms in the North Atlantic. It is sparsely populated having only about 320,000 inhabitants and of those ...
When I say “Dangerous approach”, what airport do you think of? I personally think of Kai Tak, in Hong Kong. That must be one of the most well known approaches in the world. It’s not hard to understand why, either. A fully loaded Boeing 747, turning at a slow speed, ...
Robert’s on a roll at Chicago
Robert Graf‘s continued efforts in the DOM-GNL (German NASCAR League) of iRacing ended with a bit of a bang this time. Thankfully, only a few pixels were seriously hurt, in spite of the fairly spectacular disaster that almost any accident on an oval track becomes. For his full race report on the season’s second outing, click “Read More”.
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