FS Commercial cleared for take off

by mark.avey on May 22, 2008

FS Commercial is a brand new flight simulator add-on company. They’ve recently launched their new web site and announced the first of their available products - FS Web Communicator - a free application that lets you browse the web from within Flight Simulator X:

FS Web Communicator is an add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X ™ which allows the player to browse the internet on the fly. This enhancement allows the user to check email, view weather forecasts, or see live traffic reports without the inconvenience of exiting Flight Simulator X. Further, for long distance flights, it is helpful to have a handy web access tool within the virtual cockpit. With FS Web Communicator, you can handle all of your web browsing needs while never having to leave the environment of Flight Simulator X. FS Web Communicator is a convenient utility that makes using Flight Simulator X even more enjoyable.

Now, you can avoid having Flight Simulator X pause itself when you minimize it to switch to an external web browser. No need to remove yourself from the simulation either; the web browser shows up and can be used like a cockpit display! FS Web Communicator makes an ideal place to read flying instructions, reviews, or HTML help files in-game. This lets you spend your time on what you really want—flying.

FS Web Communicator features a fully functioning web browser, with all the standard navigation buttons. It allows you to position it anywhere on the screen, and is easily resizable. Download today and see what a difference it makes to your Flight Simulator X experience!

They are also working on a product called “Commercial Dimension”, which will add a financial aspect to flying in Flight Simulator X:

The main idea of the project is to implement financial aspect inside the Flight Simulator and leave the “free play” feature.

Commercial Dimension is a software add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Basically it catches fly-by world of Flight Simulator (traffic, airport, time) and implements money inside of it.

Every traffic item can be bought or sold, every traffic item contains information about its condition and life time, every flight has income and fees.

Commercial Dimension creates and manages companies and airlines inside the world of Flight Simulator.

Commercial Dimension creates additional dialogs and windows inside the Flight Simulator which allows user to communicate with implemented financial world inside of Flight Simulator.

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