PREPAR3D® by Lockheed Martin – Part 2
Review by Doug Horton. This article continues the review of Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D Flight Simulator software product. This is a continuation of Part 1. Highlights of Differences between Prepar3D...
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Review by Doug Horton. Real Pilots wear headsets, to improve communications and reduce engine and other ambient noise, so why shouldn’t flight simulator users wear headsets? Corsair’s Vengeance 1500...
View ArticlePrepar3D® Release 1.1 Highlights
Reported by Doug Horton. One of the great assets of Prepar3D is that the staff supporting the program is very responsive to adding and updating features, including resolution of user suggestions and...
View ArticlePrepar3D® Release 1.2 Highlights
Reported by Doug Horton. The Prepar3D development staff is very responsive to adding and updating features, including suggestions from users, as well as updating the Learning Center and SDK for users...
View ArticlePrepar3D® Version 1.3 Update
Reported by Doug Horton. In March 2012, version 1.3 and academic licensing were launched. According to Lockheed Martin: “Version 1.3 focuses on enhancements to the user interface, multi-player...
View ArticlePrepar3D® Version 1.4 Update
Reported by Doug Horton. After receiving great feedback from Prepar3D users, Lockheed Martin has implemented new application enhancements and made fixes to improve stability and usability of Prepar3D®....
View ArticlePrepar3D® Multi-Player Tutorial
Article by Doug Horton. This is a tutorial on Prepar3D’s unique Multi-Player feature. Remember that Prepar3D is compatible with nearly all FSX add-ons, including aircraft and scenery, for example. If...
View ArticleObutto Cockpit
Reviewed by Robert Whitwell. I have been flying my sim using one of the original “Hotseat” flightsim chassis for many years. I was recently approached by Obutto to review their flight sim cockpit....
View ArticleJetMax by Flightdeck Solutions
Review by Doug Horton. Flightdeck Solutions, Ltd (FDS) designs, manufactures, and markets high quality aviation products for commercial customers, aircraft manufacturers, government agencies, and...
View ArticleWheel Stand Pro for Saitek Pro Flight Products
Review by Doug Horton. What’s a wheel stand? It’s a device that holds Saitek rudder pedals and yoke system, including throttle quadrant, and optional accessories. It’s been tested for this review with...
View ArticlePMDG Boeing 777-200LR for FSX
Review by Werner Gillespie. For almost all of the really big fans of the airliner fraternity in the flight simulation world, the name Precision Manuals Development Group or its acronym PMDG as the...
View ArticleThree Country Corner Route By Just Trains
Review by Gene Davis. Just Trains has delivered yet another fantastic route for Train Simulator and this time it will have you traveling through Austria, Switzerland and Germany! This new route is...
View ArticlePilotsEYE Austrian 777, Lufthansa A380 & Lu...
Introduction Review by Marlon Carter. Some of you may be familiar with PilotsEYE while others may be hearing about them for the first time. In a nutshell, PilotsEYE is a new and refreshing...
View ArticleGoFlight GF-Pro Yoke System
Reviewed by Doug Horton. Like many fight simulation enthusiasts, I began the hobby using a small inexpensive joystick as my only controller. The joystick was connected to now obsolete computer though a...
View ArticleFlyThisSim Part 1: SimAVIO Software Instrument...
Review by Doug Horton. While visiting the exhibition hangars at last summer’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, several flight simulation associates asked if I’d yet visited the FlyThisSim (FTS)...
View ArticleCarenado Cessna Grand Caravan EX for FSX/P3D
Review by Werner Gillespie. As I have mentioned in some of my preceding reviews, I live near the FALY (Ladysmith Aerodrome), which has a very generous runway in comparison to some other South African...
View Articlev2 Piston Duke from RealAir Simulations
Review by Ray Marshall. This release was one of those really good surprises. I had no idea Rob and Sean were even considering an update of their Piston Duke. Heck, I thought they were hard at work on...
View ArticleA2A Simulations C172 Trainer
Review by Ray Marshall. Folks, this is it. This is the one we have all been eagerly awaiting. There may be other Cessna Skyhawks one day soon, but, this one falls into the here and now category and...
View ArticleFlight1 B200 Super King Air
by Ray Marshall. I don’t know why it continues to happen this way but it surely does. All the totally outstanding FSX add-ons are released in bunches or batches. Although fully independent of each...
View ArticleMegaScenery Earth 2.0 - Idaho, Oregon and Washi...
Review by Gene Davis. Over time I have had many favorites when it comes to Flight Simulator and this can be said for airplanes, scenery and even some utilities, but one of my absolute favorites still...
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