September 2007

This is a summary of posts from the past week on FlightSimX:

• EuroScope launches
• TweakFS Updates Free Registry Utilities for FS9 & FSX
• VFR Real Scenery Vol. 3 (Wales & South West England) released
• FSCheckride announced
• Live FlightSimX chat on EFNet
• Condor Patch 12 available
• Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro for FS9/FSX
• Navigraph update
• View FlightSimX on your mobile!
• Lionheart Creations Super Viking updated
• CaptainSim C-130 for Flight Simulator X
• Four new call signs for ProFlight 2000 Emulator
• Flight Simulator X First Birthday Party
• Orbx Simulation Systems products near to launch
• Ride your bike around Flight Simulator X!
• Angle of Attack supports World Flight Scotland’s fundraising efforts
• France VFR - Flight Pyrenees Bundle
• FSFlyingSchool discounted
• Flight Illusion releases Collins style radio modules
• Save $800 on a PFC Cirrus II Flight Console!
• Flight Simulator in your browser!
• FlightSimX goes international!

Flight One Software, in partnership with Aerosimulations (Peter Wilding and Chris Norris), would like to announce the official release of Flight Environment X for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

Flight Environment fans can now rejoice as Flight Environment returns with this all new version.  Xenvision, the new technology in Flight Environment X, creates beautifully rendered clouds, sky themes, and water themes. The program adds revolutionary control of your environment, all of it in stunning high-definition detail.

This version is also very different compared to the original release for FS9. The range of customization is enormous, allowing an incredible depth of control… from adjusting the transparency of clouds and the color of the bottom of clouds, right through to adjusting how the water color scales in depth. Intuitive tools allow even the novice to be able to achieve stunning results. The included cloud editor will make it nearly impossible to see the same scene twice.

Flight Environment X also provides ease of use features that allow users to use stunning and varied preset themes using the same principles as Flight Environment for FS9. You can select from the many themes, or allow FEX to intelligently select themes for you, varying your experience every time you fly.

Visit our product page at http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=flt1fex for more information, screenshots, and download information.

Just Flight are offering a trio of classic military jets for purchase via download:

Three classic military jet add-ons, previously only available on CD-ROM, are now available to buy as Downloads - Harrier Jump Jet, FS Falcon 2004 and RAF Tornado.

These were all very popular with both buyers and reviewers alike when they were released and are now availabe to download direct to your desktop.

Harrier Jump Jet (FS2000/FS2002/CFS2) - £9.99/€14.95/$19.99 (72Mb)
This is the total VSTOL experience, with 17 Harrier variants; it includes a total of 23 aircraft, stunningly realistic Falklands scenery and 20 combat missions.

“Ideal for anyone looking to insert a burst of speed and aggression into their Flight Simulator 2002 experience” FlightSim.com

FS Falcon 2004 (FS2002/FS2004/CFS3) - £14.99/€22.95/$29.99 (91Mb)
Fly the F-16 in a fantastic selection of liveries - 65 for FS2004, 29 for FS2002 and three bonus liveries for CFS3 aircraft. A wide variety of the World’s air forces are represented and you’ll even find the celebrated Tiger Meet liveries.

“The animation and attention to detail is breathtaking” Air Forces Monthly

RAF Tornado (FS2002/FS2004/CFS3/FSX) - £14.99/€22.95/$29.99 (74Mb)
This add-on is a joint venture between Lago, Just Flight and the Royal Air Force. The result is a brilliantly detailed aircraft for Flight Simulator X/FS2002 and FS2004 and, as a bonus, there’s a simplified version for CFS3. (Please note: The scenery and refuelling module are only available for FS2002/FS2004 - please check the specs for full details.)

Aerosoft’s VFR Germany 1 - West package has now been released and is available on CD or via download from their site. They’ve also put together this neat slideshow showcasing the product:

Since the first version of FS, simpilots dreamed about having large areas covered with high detail aerial images and having all buildings placed in the correct location. Well now we can show you that we got very close to that. Using totally new technology combining several databases this scenery offers the best representation of the terrain possible in FSX. No matter of you fly as low as 1000ft or at FL35!

This scenery series will impress you like no other before: The first part (West) brings you thousands of VFR objects and millions (yes, millions!) of exactly placed buildings placed on 95,000km² of aerial images!

Features:

• 95,000km² of aerial images at a stunning resolution of 1m/pix
• Almost all lakes, rivers etc. with water masks (reflecting and landable for floaters)
• Thousands of important VFR reference points like transmission towers, factories and much more
• New custom-made autogen replacing the default autogen buildings with typical German looking buildings
• Autogen buildings placed at their exact locations using a database of more than 8 Million (!) objects!
• Airport runways adjusted to the aerial images
• Additional glider and ultralight airfields, which were not included in FSX yet
• Extensive manual in English and German
• VFR map for the whole area

Technorati Tags: aerosoft vfr germany 1

Following our earlier announcement regarding Exciting Simulations Space Shuttle Mission 2007, they have now opened the forums section of their site, where you can find, amongst other things, announcements relating to the release of the simulator.