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December 2007

FSRecorder releases “final” versions

by mark.avey on December 31, 2007

FSRecorder - the flight simulator flight recorder - has released "final" versions for Flight Simulator X and Flight Simulator 2004, in addition to some useful command line tools.

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Happy New Year!

by mark.avey on December 31, 2007

As 2007 draws to a close, it’s traditional to look back on the past year. 2007 has been a terrific year here on FlightSimX. The site is growing at a remarkable rate. In December alone, we’ve had over 65,000 unique visitors and over 140,000 page views. I can’t overstate how pleased I am with this :)

A big thanks again goes out to our readers. Without you, this would all be entirely pointless. Thanks also to those who have taken the time to contribute by adding comments and joining in on the forum. Special thanks go to Ed and PieEater for contributing so much earlier in the year with the "competition war" :) Although it did get a little out of hand, it did actually add a lot to the site and triggered conversations that might otherwise not have taken place. If you’ve not yet joined in the fun with comments or the forum, why not make it your New Years Resolution to do so?

I’d like to also thank PieEater again (or Paul Webster as you may know him as) for contributing with some reviews for the site and Patrick of Flight Simulator X World for helping out..

It’s been interesting to see the site "spread" after I installed the multi-language add-on. Visitors by country are now as follows:

20% United States
20% United Kingdom
7% Germany
6% Italy
5% Spain
5% France
4% Canada
4% Brazil
3% Australia
3% Japan
3% Netherlands
1% Switzerland
1% Portugal
1% Belgium
1% Greece
1% 1,042
<1% Sweden
<1% Austria

It’s great to see such a boost in readership from our European readers, although you are, of course, all welcome, no matter from where you reside.

Have a great New Year, everyone. Good simming and I hope to see you all back in 2008.

P.S. Don’t forget out competition :)

Mark - FlightSimX

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FlightSimX weekly summary for week ending 28th December, 2007

by mark.avey on December 30, 2007

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

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Perfect Flight releases B717-200 X

by mark.avey on December 30, 2007

Perfect Flight has released their latest product - the B717-200 X for Flight Simulator X:

The Boeing 717-200 is the world’s best jetliner specifically designed for the short-haul, high frequency 100-passenger airline market. The twinjet makes effective use of advanced technology to lower operating costs and reduce noise and emissions while providing big jet passenger comfort. Airlines and passengers have told Boeing that they prefer the comfort and convenience of the 717. The airplane’s efficiency meets or exceeds all expectations in revenue service.

Product Features

  • Detailed 3d textures
  • Full moving parts including: Flaps, Rudder, Ailerons, Spoilers, Gear, Passenger Doors, Cargo hatches, Reversers, Virtual Cockpit Controls
  • Full night lighting inside and out
  • Strobes and beacons set to Boeing specifications
  • Fully-featured B717 2D Panel
  • Full 3D Virtual Cockpit
  • Very realistic Stereo Sounds
  • Reflective texture mapping
  • Checklists
  • External views includes: Right and Left Side , Landing Gear, Tail, Right and Left Wing
  • Liveries: House Colour, Hawaiian Air, Qantas Link, Olympic Airways, Bangkok Air, Air Tran, Midwest, Trans World Airways, Spanair, Impulse Airlines, American Airlines, Vuelamex, Turkmenistan Airlines, Aerolineas Baleares, Perfect Flight Colors
  • Stereo Sounds
  • Missions / Adventures - Product also includes 25 Missions / Adventures (for both FSX and FS2004 version). Missions gives you more realistic flight experience recreating a real word ambience with Complete Ai/ATC interaction; Speed restriction; Complete Cabin Announcement; gear, flaps, parking brakes, warnings. Check Lists Procedures (pre-start, taxi, before t/o, after t/o, descend, landing, parking) Speeds Call, 80 Knt,V1, Vr, V2, flaps, gear, GPWS, Radar Altimeter, Flight Briefing and more. Missions gives you more realistic flight experience recreating a real word ambience. So, fell free to enable you to test your flying skills with the Boeing 717-200 in different weather condition
  • Charts Book - Pintable 100+ pages Chart Book have been included in the package with all Approach and Airport charts to use in the missions (also available in the Start Menu)
  • Printed User Guide - Boxed Version also includes printed User Guide that gives you instruction on how to use the product. User Guide is also available in the Start Menu in both version

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Can a civilian land an airliner?

by mark.avey on December 30, 2007

There’s an interesting post on The Boston Diaries about someone who got a chance to "fly" a commercial simulator. I thought the most telling quote was "I found landing the airplane quite easy. In fact, it was much easier to land the Airbus 320 than it ever was to land any number of craft on various microcomputer simulations like Microsoft Flight Simulator."

You can read the rest of the post here.

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