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Aerosoft Releases Mosastir X
Posted by akzah on Sunday, September 13 @ 13:29:54 PDT (640 reads)
Tunesia is a proud Northern African nation and also a major tourist destination and well known to millions of sunseekers. Monastir is the centre of that tourist trade, with its beaches and fine hotels. Monastir H. Bourguiba Airport is a remake of the one Aerosoft had for FS2004 and updates the airport to the current status in full FSX glory.
Monastir X is designed to be very easy on the framerates and a perfect first add-on for people who have never bought an add-on online. Monastir is one of the most popular destination for Western Europe tourists and hundreds of thousands of our potential customers know this airport from their visits this summer.
Mosastir X
Posted by akzah on Sunday, September 13 @ 13:28:54 PDT (535 reads)
Aerosoft has released US Cities X: New Orleans, the third city after Indianapolis and San Francisco in this series. Not only does it cover the city with high resolution textures but it also includes all buildings in the center and thousands of correctly placed autogen buildings are included. The five heliports are all usable and the project also includes new high definition ground textures for the nearby airports. The scenery is complemented with sounds, road traffic and even animated paddle steamers.
By the way, Aerosoft has also upped their AES to version 2.04 which includes new airports covered (Aerosoft Monastir X, Nice X, Tegel, Luebeck and Luxembourg plus many airports by FranceVFR) there are also improvements in the gate menu so you can see what status all the services are in at that moment.
New Orleans
Posted by akzah on Sunday, March 08 @ 12:51:28 PDT (1540 reads)
Classics Hangar releases it's first project for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, the Fw 190 A with the four early production variants of the WW II Luftwaffe's second major fighter aircraft, the Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4. The package consists of 9 different model variations and 34 liveries, recreating the early operational history of this legendary German fighter aircraft. Founding members of the Groundcrew Design Group Mathias Pommerien and Alessandro Biagi have teamed up for this project with Master Aerofile Designer Greg Pierson of AvHistory.org to bring the best possible Warbirds experience to the passionate PC Pilot. For a look at some screenshots and further information visit the Classics Hanger.
http://www.classics-hangar.de/
Posted by akzah on Sunday, March 08 @ 12:50:23 PDT (1113 reads)
GoFlight Inc is proud to announce the release of a new support software, version 1.81.GF Config is a convenient application that lets you assign a wide variety of avionics, instrument panel, autopilot, and other functions to your GoFlight hardware. It automatically detects installations of Microsoft Flight Sim 2002, Flight Sim 2004, and Flight Sim X on your system. The new software supports all GoFlight products including the EFIS module. A total of 16 modules are now supported. This release is compatible with both 32- and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. The GoFlight FSX Data Bridge is compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator X w/Service Pack 1A and later.
For more information visit GoFlight website
http://www.goflightinc.com/order/index.php
Posted by akzah on Sunday, October 19 @ 08:03:58 PDT (2746 reads)
Perhaps one of the most eagerly awaited add-ons by one of the communities most prolific commercial development team, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 has been released by PMDG Simulations . Born out of airline requirements for a "modern new DC-10" the MD-11 is a superb example of aircraft engineering from the era when modern computer processing power was beginning to bring truly new ideas, safety and capability to the cockpit of transport airplanes. Highly automated and employing innovative new approaches to the pilot/airplane interface, the MD-11 took the McDonnell Douglas wide body line into the future with fully automated flight modes, aircraft system status pages, failure consequence displays and clearly thought out pilot controls. Over four years of development, dedication, and skill have went into faithfully capturing the nuance, feel and character of this great airliner to a degree of detail never before seen in desktop simulation. During each step of the development process, every facet of the PMDG MD-11 is validated in the training simulator to ensure it has been modelled correctly, right down to the finest detail. Head directly to PMDG Simulations to grab yours...
http://www.precisionmanuals.com/
Posted by akzah on Sunday, October 19 @ 08:02:58 PDT (1703 reads)
OZx has released the photoreal scenery of Mexico City and surroundings! For the first time, and for free, you have the opportunity to fly above a very interesting and a very big area of Mexico. The photoreal technique that has been used to realize the scenery includes animated water for all the areas, swimming pools included.... the resolution of the scenery is 1m/pixel, almost the maximum we can obtain now, and it runs with FSX SP2 only. For the moment the scenery hasn't got autogen and you can fly only in the daylight. These features will be available in the next version, but OZx are sure that you will enjoy this first version of the scenery.
http://www.aussiex.org/index/download.php?view.155
Posted by akzah on Sunday, October 19 @ 08:01:40 PDT (1861 reads)
European planemaker Airbus has suspended plans to increase its passenger jet production due to the global financial crisis, a spokesman said on Wednesday, confirming a newspaper report.
Airbus produces 36 single-aisle aircraft and 10 wide-body A330/A340 aircraft a month and had planned to boost this to 40 and 11 respectively by 2010 to keep pace with record order backlogs.
But doubts have been raised over the production rate as some airline customers defer or cancel orders due to the combined effects of the credit squeeze and high fuel prices.
"We are leaving production where it is for the time being until market conditions improve," the spokesman said.
Airbus sales chief John Leahy told the Wall Street Journal earlier that it had been forced to re-examine its production plans due to the deteriorating global financial situation.
"But we still have very strong demand, and we are confident that these aircraft are needed," the paper quoted him as saying.
In July, Airbus chief executive Tom Enders said he would review production levels of the A320 single-aisle aircraft family later in the year.
Production at rival Boeing meanwhile remains halted by a five week-old machinists strike.
A senior Boeing executive said in Paris on Monday that the planemaker would not discuss its own production or delivery plans ahead of its quarterly results on October 22.
Posted by akzah on Sunday, October 19 @ 08:00:50 PDT (1915 reads)
Two mechanics who carried out repair work on a Spanair plane that crashed at Madrid Airport on August 20 killing 154 people are being investigated for manslaughter, a Madrid court spokesman said on Thursday.
Data from the Spanair McDonnell Douglas MD-82's flight recorder showed that the aircraft had faulty wing flaps and that the take-off warning system had failed to sound, an initial report by Spain's Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Commission showed.
The plane, loaded with 10,130 litres of fuel, shot across 1 km (0.6 miles) of scrub before bursting into flames in Spain's worst aviation disaster since 1983.
The mechanics and Spanair's head of maintenance at Madrid Airport will be investigated as part of a probe into the accident set up by a Madrid court to run parallel with operations by the public works ministry, the spokesman said.
The investigation is considering possible offenses of 154 cases of manslaughter and 18 of bodily harm due to negligence.
Members of the committee investigating the accident will include two pilots, two engineers and two mechanics who specialize in the MD-82.
Posted by akzah on Sunday, August 10 @ 09:10:08 PDT (2197 reads)
Melbourne's Tullamarine International Airport is Australia's second largest in size and traffic volume and a major gateway for trans-Pacific, Tasman and Asian international flights. FTX AU YMML is a detailed major Australian airport designed for FSX, combining 1m/pixel and 15cm/pixel ground textures for a truly remarkable experience.
YMML features over 40km sq. of surrounding photoreal suburbs, industrial estates and townships, incredibly detailed custom GMAX modeling and texturing made from thousands of photos taken at the airport, full seasonal color variations, immersive approach and area lighting systems, Nose-In-Guidance systems for gates, inverse kinetic animated aerobridges and the choice of running YMML in FSX Native Mode or Gmax 15cm Poly Mode. In another Orbx exclusive, YMML features a custom set of Real Environment Xtreme (REX) airport environment textures specially made to match the YMML ground photos. This scenery is designed to compiment the Orbx FTX AU BLUE region pack released in March 2008. Visit the Orbx website for more information.
http://ftxnow.com/
Posted by akzah on Sunday, August 10 @ 09:09:25 PDT (2561 reads)
Flight One Software and CoolSky have announced the release of Ultimate Airliners - The Super 80 Professional; a new addon product for MS Flight Simulator X.
Ultimate Airliners - The Super 80 Professional is a complete aircraft and panel package which simulates the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 in detail. All systems in the aircraft are simulated with a high level of accuracy to make the experience as complete as possible. This package simulates the latest Electronic Flight Deck (EFD) cockpit upgrade given to the MD-80 series. It includes a full EFIS with FMS, TCAS, Systems Display Panel, Engine Display Panel, and many more advanced systems. Real MD-80 pilots will feel right at home and beginners will be able to completely learn the cockpit due to the interactive Integrated Cockpit Training System.
The external model and Virtual Cockpit are fully featured, all designed in 3DSMax and are fully FSX/DX10 compliant. A full sound suite is also included with many audible cockpit sounds. There are also 330+ pages in the Aircraft Operating Manual accompanying this product to help you fully understand all the aircraft systems.
The Super 80 Professional features the Integrated Cockpit Training System (ICTS). The ICTS is an interactive, in-flight training system designed to teach you how to operate the aircraft while in the cockpit, and it covers all stages of flight beginning from cold and dark. Whether you are a first time or seasoned simmer, jump straight into the cockpit and start flying now!
The Training Center itself is the starting point for all interactive training. You will find training guides for the checklists, various procedures/operations, EFIS, FMS, and other complex cockpit systems. The Super 80 Professional also features the Automatic Aircraft Configuration (AAC) system. The AAC system will automatically setup the aircraft and all systems, for the selected phase of flight, at the click of a button.
The package is shipped with many liveries. In addition to the default liveries, there are additional liveries by McPhat Studios featuring various operators from around the world. McPhat Studios specializes in creating weathered and worn looking aircraft with high attention to detail.
You can get the product today at Flight1 or by visiting CoolSky. There is also a limited time discount if you are a previous Flight1/CoolSky customer of the classic Super 80. Information on the discount can be viewed on the main Flight1 Super 80 Professional product page.
http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=uas80pro
Aerosoft Releases Mosastir X
