FSBreak - The Flight Simulator Podcast

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, Danton Berube, and Brendan Farmer. Listen Here: Movie Talk: One Six Right The Romance of Flying is an independent film about the general aviation industry as seen through a local airport. Within a short period of time, it has achieved a passionate following and presence among pilots and aviation enthusiasts worldwide who see the film as being able to communicate their passion for aviation. Concurrently, the film has garnered both local and national political attention in the United States as an accurate depiction of general aviation and its important contributions to all aviation industries worldwide. As recommended by Danton, you can find more info on this movie in several places: Their Website Purchase DVD from Amazon.com Rent the SD or HD (Recommended!) movie, or purchase it from iTunes Also recommended from Danton is the Sprit of St. Louis! Pushing Tin Brendan recommends the movie Pushing Tin. A slightly more "hollywood" and less "aviation", but still a good watch! Here is the link on Wikipedia, and you can watch it for free on Hulu.com. PS, we know that likely all of the links for the movies will probably only work if you are in the US. Please don't be mad at us! :-( Share your thoughts about the movie in the forums! Future of FS in Bing Perhaps? An interesting Post by Danton ended up spinning off into a brainstorm session of a new "MMO" flight simulator. Be sure to listen for our ideas! What did you think? And here is the link for that "Google Maps" based ship simulator... Interesting. Payware models and 2D Cockpits Online Surveys#160;#38;#160;Market Research FlightSimX.Co.Uk Becomes FlightSimDaily.com This may seem a little sudden given Irsquo;d only just mentioned that I was thinking about moving domains, but the truth is, Irsquo;d been thinking about it on and off for over a year. The biggest reason for not moving prior to now was not being able to think of a good (hopefully!) domain name to use. I came up with FlightSimDaily for a couple of reasons. One, it removes the emphasis from Flight Simulator X to something more generically flight sim and also implies that wersquo;re more of a Flight Sim Daily News site, which is indeed what we are. Wersquo;ve also now got a ldquo;properrdquo; .com address, which I hope also emphasises that wersquo;re aimed at a global audience. Irsquo;ve given everything a thorough test and everything is looking good. All old links to FlightSimX.co.uk and any sub-pages should automatically redirect to the corresponding page on FlightSimDaily.com. If you notice anything weird, please do let me know. If yoursquo;ve been kind enough to link to us, please also change your links to the new flightsimdaily.com address. Abacus UAV Predator Released The UAV Predator is a stealth aircraft. UAV is short for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. This state of the art aircraft is remotely controlled and takes on the multi-role tasks of quiet evesdropping and reconnaisance. Its sophisticated electronics allow it to be controlled from tens of thousands miles away. You'll fly the Predator from either the Ground Station control panel or from the spot view. Bonus for FSX users - Eight challenging missions. Screenshots: What do you think of Abacus products? Why do you or why don't you like them? Share your results in the forum! X-Plane 9.40 Beta 1 #38; 2 Released Beta 1: X-Plane 9.40 Beta 1 has been released for Windows, Mac and Linux. Herersquo;s whatrsquo;s new (itrsquo;s a big list and itrsquo;s Austinrsquo;s usual emphasis!): New features, mostly added for total system-realism for FAA-Certification: New elec sys modelling improvements. Now you can have up to 4 buses, and each system can draw from any of, or all of, those buses. As well, you can assign any generator and any battery to any bus. As well, each generator can have a different max amperage. This really lets you start to dial in the electri...

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, Danton Berube, and Brendan Farmer. Listen Here: Movie Talk: One Six Right The Romance of Flying is an independent film about the general aviation industry as seen through a local airport. Within a short period of time, it has achieved a passionate following and presence among pilots and aviation enthusiasts worldwide who see the film as being able to communicate their passion for aviation. Concurrently, the film has garnered both local and national political attention in the United States as an accurate depiction of general aviation and its important contributions to all aviation industries worldwide. As recommended by Danton, you can find more info on this movie in several places: Their Website Purchase DVD from Amazon.com Rent the SD or HD (Recommended!) movie, or purchase it from iTunes Also recommended from Danton is the Sprit of St. Louis! Pushing Tin Brendan recommends the movie Pushing Tin. A slightly more "hollywood" and less "aviation", but still a good watch! Here is the link on Wikipedia, and you can watch it for free on Hulu.com. PS, we know that likely all of the links for the movies will probably only work if you are in the US. Please don't be mad at us! :-( Share your thoughts about the movie in the forums! Future of FS in Bing Perhaps? An interesting Post by Danton ended up spinning off into a brainstorm session of a new "MMO" flight simulator. Be sure to listen for our ideas! What did you think? And here is the link for that "Google Maps" based ship simulator... Interesting. Payware models and 2D Cockpits Online Surveys#160;#38;#160;Market Research FlightSimX.Co.Uk Becomes FlightSimDaily.com This may seem a little sudden given Irsquo;d only just mentioned that I was thinking about moving domains, but the truth is, Irsquo;d been thinking about it on and off for over a year. The biggest reason for not moving prior to now was not being able to think of a good (hopefully!) domain name to use. I came up with FlightSimDaily for a couple of reasons. One, it removes the emphasis from Flight Simulator X to something more generically flight sim and also implies that wersquo;re more of a Flight Sim Daily News site, which is indeed what we are. Wersquo;ve also now got a ldquo;properrdquo; .com address, which I hope also emphasises that wersquo;re aimed at a global audience. Irsquo;ve given everything a thorough test and everything is looking good. All old links to FlightSimX.co.uk and any sub-pages should automatically redirect to the corresponding page on FlightSimDaily.com. If you notice anything weird, please do let me know. If yoursquo;ve been kind enough to link to us, please also change your links to the new flightsimdaily.com address. Abacus UAV Predator Released The UAV Predator is a stealth aircraft. UAV is short for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. This state of the art aircraft is remotely controlled and takes on the multi-role tasks of quiet evesdropping and reconnaisance. Its sophisticated electronics allow it to be controlled from tens of thousands miles away. You'll fly the Predator from either the Ground Station control panel or from the spot view. Bonus for FSX users - Eight challenging missions. Screenshots: What do you think of Abacus products? Why do you or why don't you like them? Share your results in the forum! X-Plane 9.40 Beta 1 #38; 2 Released Beta 1: X-Plane 9.40 Beta 1 has been released for Windows, Mac and Linux. Herersquo;s whatrsquo;s new (itrsquo;s a big list and itrsquo;s Austinrsquo;s usual emphasis!): New features, mostly added for total system-realism for FAA-Certification: New elec sys modelling improvements. Now you can have up to 4 buses, and each system can draw from any of, or all of, those buses. As well, you can assign any generator and any battery to any bus. As well, each generator can have a different max amperage. This really lets you start to dial in the electri...

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, and Danton. Listen Here: FREE Airport from JustFlight! FWI La Gomera (GCGM) FREE AIRPORT FOR FSX This airport is to show off JustFlight's FWI Canary Islands X Product. Features: 3D Signage and taxi lights Numerous static objects New Landclass New Mesh terrain Corrected coastlines For FSX only. [Link] FSDreamTeam Products on Sale until August 31st Save 30% on all FSDreamTeam Proucts until August 31st. Brings their JFK from $35 to $24.50 Brings their O'hare from $33 to $23 All of their products have demos/free trials. More details [Link]. Building Recreational Flight Simulators Released This is a broad ranging introduction to building a flight simulator for recreational use. It touches upon most aspects of simulator building. Because the focus is on recreational rather than training simulators, the common thread throughout is improving the flight simulation experience rather than building a picture perfect training device. Each topic is presented in terms of what it can do to enhance the illusion of flight and deepen the sense of immersion. This provides a means for prioritizing where onersquo;s time and hard earned cash should go. The book is intended for hobbyists, and takes a strong hands-on approach. There are many projects, both large and small. However, even the most enthusiastic DIY-er, will occasionally want to buy rather than build. I feel it is important to present at least some information about purchase options. (From other vendors, not me!) This is something of a risk. Our hobby is small and does not support many vendors. Frequently, new vendors learn the hard way and vanish overnight. Portions of the book might rapidly go out of date. Nonetheless, making the reader aware of options other than building seems valuable. Check out this page with more info and a sample! [Link] Danton Talks R/C With Us! Links to all items we talked about in the show: Multiplex Easy Star Complete Kit $190 (Maybe the best starter plane, especially learning by yourself) [Link] HobbyZone Super Cub LP Complete Kit $180 (Slightly more advanced model of my first plane) [Link] ParkZone F4U Corsair Complete Kit $280 (2.4GHz warbird suitable as an aileron trainer with help) [Link] Find a local club to give R/C a try and learn for free [Link] Academy of Model Aeronautics (Membership required by most clubs; provides insurance policy) [Link] Park Pilot website (Focusing on smaller electric planes ideal for beginners) [Link] RC Groups ndash; Beginners Forum (Over 10 million posts on the website!) [Link] RealFlight G4.5 R/C Flight Simulator with controller $200 (FSX of R/C sims, but easier on computers) [Link] ESKY Controller with FMS R/C Flight Simulator $29 (Cheap, but far less eye candy) [Link] Danton also sent along these videos, check them out! Corsair RC - Onboard Video! RC Slideshow - With Info on RC Aircraft Easy Star RC Aircraft Training Flight 3D RC Demo Video RC Combat Flight New $100 Hamburger Flight: LA Lost In Traffic HEY YOU! Before preceding, download the FULL PDF which includes all of these notes, graphics, and all charts and sectionals required! By Mark Stewart Welcome to Los Angeles! This is a very personal Hamburger for me having done all of my flight training in this airspace and worked in this airspace as well with Professional Pilot Training (PPT). This is hands down one of the most challenging airspaces in the country. You have the San Fernando Valley with Van Nuys airport. It is the airport of legends, with the likes of Amelia Earheart and Howard Hughes. Many famous movie and television studios have used this airport over itrsquo;s 80 year history. Van Nuys is currently the #1 busiest general aviation airport in the world and #25 in busiest airports period, of all airports worldwide. I feel privileged to have ha...

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Brendan Farmer, Danton, Vybhava Srinivasan, and Josh Rice. Listen Here: FS-GS Experience Danton tells us more about his experience with FS-GS, a professional Flight Simulator tweaking service. More about their "Level II" service: This service is conducted through live chat and involves a detailed investigation of the hardware and software environment of the users machine. We will investigate the problem and use hands on methods to enhance both the machine performance and the graphic software performance. On this level we will also make recommendations to the user regarding hardware or software upgrades that may be necessary and we will follow through with detailed descriptions of installation methods. Danton is very pleased with it, as are many other customers! You can find out more about the service at fs-gs.com. Real Environment Extreme 2.0 Released Completely re-written Weather Engine that is detached from flight planner. They also Added new Random Weather Generator system. Completely re-written Flight Planner. Simplified processes and added ability to load/delete previously created flight plans. Ability for user to import FSX/FS9 flight plans. Added new waypoint mapping feature. Improved overhead performance throughout. Improved graphic user interface. Increased speed of graphical map overlay generation. Increased process performance. Enhanced realistic Thunderstorm Shear/Turbulence. Added support for VATSIM weather Added the ability to add/delete waypoints within the flight planner. These items are just a few among the long list of features #38; fixes. The update is free to existing customers. X-Plane: Inside Passage #38; Final Frontier Airports On Sale The sale lasts until August 14th! Inside Passage Scenery Pack: 75+ Airports 600 Miles of custom scenery from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, BC. Includes Mountains #38; Glaciers, as well as airports. Final Frontier, Alaska Scenery Pack: Covers the South East panhandle of Alaska - From Misty Fjords National to Skagway. More than 120 Airports #38; Seaplane bases. The pack includes thousands of miles of scenery, including mountains, airports, seaplane bases, and ships. It also includes winter textures. Inside Passage + Final Frontier Pack: $34.95 for both. [Link] Orbx Hervey Bay Airport for FSX Orbx Simulation Systems is pleased to announce the immediate availablility of FTX YHBA Hervey Bay Airport. Key Features: Uses photoreal imagery captured directly overhead from an aircraft. More than 100 square km of 60cm photo real scenery of the surrounding township... 16cm resolution around the airport and surrounding areas. The entire township is reproduced in precise detail, with custom modelled marina, shops, hotels, apartments, jetty and much more. The detail on the ground is such that you can drive a vehicle around on the roads and peek into shop windows, walk along the piers or boardwalks or even land a helicopter at the marina pontoon. Includes: Full GA AI traffic. GPS Nav Approach Support Airport Terminal, Hangers, vehicles, etc. Price: ~$34.00 [Link] Interview: Vybhava Srinivasan from IVAO This week we spent about an hour talking with Vybhava Srinivasan, who serves as the PR Director, NPO Assistant Secretary, and NPO Governor #17 for IVAO. Check out IVAO at IVAO.aero! Recommendations Danton tells us more about Aerosoft's African Airstrip Adventures, and shares his screenshots! More information on African Airstrip Adventures: African Airstrip Adventures (AAA) is a cross over product that merges an advanced mission mode with high definition scenery. This addon will bring you closer to the fascination, the wildlife and the beauty of Kenya/Africa. The African Airstrip Adventures take FSX to the adventure level. With this addon you can finally experience all the wildlife yo

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, and Brendan Farmer. Listen Here: X-Plane.com Website gets a facelift! Check it out, a lot of great and easy to find information! Rise of Flight available in box and download Rise Of Flight is the latest in a long list of PC Flight Simulators featuring air combat over the Western Front during the First World War. Together with the Battle of Britain this era is known as 'the pinnacle of aerial combat'. The best pilots from both sides met in the sky, they were matched equally with machines and conditions not favoring either party. Nothing but the pilot's skill determined the outcome. Flight Simulator fans have always appreciated the simplicity of the aircraft and weapons of this period which allowed the pilots to focus on the dog fight and not on the systems. You can find out more information here! SimFly.EU Giving Away 'Ultimate FSX Gaming PC' August is a very special month on SimFly.EU, to mark this occasion we have a fantastic ultimate FSX gaming machine to give away to one lucky member courtesy of our sponsors. We will choose the winner based on the amount of time spent using simfly services over the month of August. The PC has the following specifications: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 3.2GHz 8MB Black Edition Memory: 8 GB High Speed DDR Hard Drive: 2 x 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA Optical Media: Blu-Ray, DVD-ROM, CD-RW Drive Display: 2 x 22" Samsung DVI Displays Graphics: Asus GeForce GTX285 648Mhz 1GB Controller: Pro Flight Yoke System #38; Pro Rudder Pedal Operating System: Microsoft Vista 64 Ultimate Edition Others: Microsoft Flight Simulator X + Acceleration Pack Others : Choice of Software from Flight1, First Class and Aerosoft This PC will play FSX at high settings, even with many addons, SimFly claims. The winner will be choosen on the 1st September 2009. You can find out all of the information here. MyTrafficX Update New AFCADs are now available for customers using MyTrafficX, complete with some custom scenery improvements. Get all of the information here! Listener Questions Great YouTube Flight School Resource As Mark and Eric know, I have flown combat flight sim in the past. I am currently a beginner venturing out for more realistic flying. One tip I have is to understand how runways are numbered. As I have started flying the hamburger flights, it is sometimes a challenge as a beginner for simple things like runway numbers. I found a series of videos on YouTube by a gentleman by the name of "georgewscott". One of those videos is a short video on how runways are numbered. It is a short #38; very easy to understand video. The link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eAI3bQWAcw Ted Best Video Card Settings? Could you tell me or point me in the direction for information on how to adjust optimal settings on a video card for FSX? My motherboard is an AMD dual core 2 gig mem with an ATI: HD3600 series video card with 512 mem. Some info to include would be nice such as fast write on or off? antialiasing feature controlled by the card or by FSX? And so on. Thank you, Bob Lacy This looks like a great resource to get started on: http://www.highflightsimulations.com/recommended.html I also just found that trial and error is sometimes the best way to go too, since not everyone's system is exactly the same. Try tweaking individual settings to find out how each one of them affects your performance/eye candy, and then pick the best combination of them. Everyone also has different tastes too. For example Mark likes a full and smooth 20FPS with so-so visuals. But personally I like eye candy, even if I am getting a 5FPS slideshow! Helicopter Recommendations You really should check out both www.dodosim.com and www.hovercontrol.com The dodosim team create extremely accurate helicopters for FS. Their first FSX heli is a Bell 206 Jetranger. But these are not just models and paints, but full start up systems, programming that acc...

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, Brendan Farmer, Chris D, and Kyle Ramsey from VATSIM. Listen Here: Everything you need to know about VATSIM Well, maybe not everything... But it is enough information to get you started and then some! A huge thanks to Kyle Ramsey, from the Board of Governors (#9) for VATSIM, for joining us for about an hour and a half to talk about the in's and out's of VATSIM. Listen to the episode for the entire interview! Avsim.com File Library Back Online! A quick heads up, part of the Avsim.com file library is back online, a huge pat on the back to the crew over at Avsim who worked so hard to get everything restored! Voicemails and E-Mails Dan from Michigan Gabe from Denver - Question on Laptops Here is a possible laptop: HP HDX 16t Premium Up to a Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 6MB Cache CPU Up to 8GB DDR2 Memory 512MB Geforce 9600M GT -or- 1GB GeForce GT 130M Recommended Configuration: Intel Core2 Duo 2.66GHz (3MB Cache) 4GB DDR2 Memory 1GB Nvidia Geforce GT 130 Total: $1,275 http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review#38;config_id=3125668 Dave from North Carolina - Flight Lengths? What is your average flight length?? Emails Question about Views from Rob I have recently found you on I-tunes and I am really happy that you have a show that is dedicated exclusively to Flight Sim. I have been playing around with FSX for about a year now and have only recently gotten serious about learning more about it. I have learned how to download textures and aircraft which has only served me well to make me want more. I come from a previous airline career and am working on my private license. FS is a much cheaper way to go. I did have one question... I have a heavy-airliner preference and want to change my "views" from the passenger cabin. Most of the views out of the cabin look aft of the wing. Is there a way to change this setting or am I stuck with using the views that they delegate? I prefer looking at the leading edge of the wing and the engines on the wing. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I have the Captain Sim 727-100,200, the CLS 747-200 and 300, the DC-10 and the 777. I plan to get the PMDG 747-400, 737, and the MD11 after hearing your rave reviews of this company. Budget allowing. Thanks guys and keep up the good work. Rob. I remember for FS2004 there was a great payware program (It was like $10) called Active Cam which allowed you to walk around the inside or outside of the aircraft. However I don't think this has been updated to FSX... You can also check out a program called Walk #38; Follow which does the same thing and IS FSX capable. Their website is http://www.dbsim.com, however it is expensive ($30). An Accurate 737 Greetings from sunny Texas. Irsquo;m studying to complete my ATP, and will also add on a 737 type rating. Do you have any suggestions for an accurate (Complete systems, FMS, etc) 737 sim for MS Flight Sim, either 9 or X? Irsquo;ve been reading reviews on the PMDG 737 sim, and 737 Pilot in Command as well. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks and I really enjoy the show. Ric Brendan would recommend the PMDG 737 with FS9. New DIY FlightDeck Book from Mike I've just finished a book which will be of interest to some (hopefully, a lot) of your listeners. It's titled Building Recreational Flight Simulators. It's a broad reference covering just about all aspects of the hobby. For details, please see my site: http://www.mikesflightdeck.com/upcoming_book.htm The page is not quite current with the final manuscript edits, but has more information than I could stuff in a single email. The book is currently being printed. I should have physical copies early in August. I just listened to your interview with Matt Ford. Last week I took in your Austin Meyer interview. Most enjoyable. Mike Powell, Mike's Flight Deck Books Thanks $100 Hamburger Ex...

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, and Bill Womack. Listen Here: We talk scenery with Bill Womack A BIG thanks to Bill Womack (@bwomack) for spending some time with us to talk about his scenery projects. Check them out here: Dillingham airport in Hawaii (Aerosoft) Plum Island, Massachusetts (FSAddon) Airports in Tongass Fjords X (FSAddon) Also be sure to visit his site at http://iblueyonder.wordpress.com. $100 Hamburger: Inside Passage You have less than a week to get us your results for the latest $100 Hamburger Flight! We need to see more than just RedEye's results to keep it up! Be sure to tell us if you have flown the flight by posting in the forums or dropping us an email message at [email protected]! Or post them here in the forums! Recommendations Eric: Moller Skycar 400 http://flightsim.com/zview.php?cm=list#38;fid=76248 The Moller Skycar is a prototype personal VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft mdash; a "flying car" mdash; called a "volantor" by its inventor Paul Moller,[1] who has been attempting to develop such vehicles for many years. The design calls for four ducted fans - the propellers being covered which is safer and more efficient at low speeds... Yes, a flying car. Another, more practical flying car... The Terrafugia. Mark: X-Plane Falcon 7X (Free!) Check out the full manual here! Voicemails #38; E-Mails Thank You to George in the UK for sending us along a voicemail. In regards to the Aerosoft Discussion, I think we have managed to pull it up here. Re: Show Length - From Gabe Hi Guys, Just found your site / broadcasts and must say you guys are a riot. Never mind 5 1/2 hours, I could listen to you all day ! With an average flight time in a 747 of 9 hours, it's good to have something to do enroute. It's nice to listen to knowledgeable people for a change -there's a lot of garbage on the forums. I liked your interview with 'Matchew' from Aerosoft - very interesting stuff. You should have a TV show really. Thnx again for your efforts, I will become a regular listener. Gabe Logan PS Have you tried AirHauler yet ? I'm sure Duncan would love to do an interview. Flattering... Gabe. This represents a lot of the feedback we received about the episode length. Gulfstream and Falcon 2000 Insight I listened carefully to the Mathijs Kok interview, very, very interesting. One of the interviewer (Eric or Mark?) wonders why there is no Gulfstream V (G5) modeled for FS, and no Dassault Falcon 2000 either. The answer is simple: Gulfstream and Dassault companies don't want to have their aircraft modeled in FS. I have been discussing for years with Dassault Falcon (I am in France, it is easier) to get an agreement with them. They are interested, but nothing has been done yet. This is why modeling a Gulfstream or a Dassault aircraft is just... illegal. Hardware Question from Mike I think that the podcast is never too long. I can't get enough. Just a suggestion, I would like to hear about computer hardware that helps or gives the biggest performance increase in FSX. It would really help those of us who are trying to upgrade to be able to run FSX well. Thanks, Mike Mike: Basically spend your money on the CPU and the Memory, and check out FSBreak 12. Other Links: Co Host Information Voicemail #38; Other Contact Info Just leave a comment (Bottom of Page)

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, and Mathijs Kok. Listen Here: Mathijs tell us about Aerosoft, more details on their Sim, and Piracy in FS... A big thanks to Mathijs Kok from Aerosoft. Have a listen to the show and learn more about Aerosoft as a company, the new Aerosoft Simulator, and we talk a little more about Piracy in the FS community. If you're interested in getting involved with the Sim suggestions, have a look at the Aerosoft forums and chip in! $100 Hamburger: "Monument Valley" results... Check out these notable results from the last Hamburger flight! Bluewolf flew it in the Carenado Piper Arrow, with REX! [Link] Redeye flew it with the Carenado Mooney M201 and would recommend the freeware scenery for this area... [Link] Mark Stewart did the flight in X-Plane with superb results! [Link] New $100 Hamburger Flight: The Inside Passage Download the addon scenery here and here (Two Parts!) Download the full text with Images, Sectionals, and optional flights here! Welcome To Alaska! Home of the midnight sun, narrow passages, high mountains, quaint towns and some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. It is also home to some of the most skilled aviators in the world, the Alaskan Bush Pilot. It is a place often so remote that if your plane goes down, your childrenrsquo;s children might be the onersquo;s that are told they found your aircraft. As part of your assignment, go to www.hulu.com (free, region limited) or YouTube.com and watch the movie ldquo;The Snow Walkerrdquo; about an Alaskan Bush Pilot. It will define the word ldquo;remoterdquo; Alaska. I have had the privilege of visiting all but one of todayrsquo;s stops and have traveled the whole length of inside passage from Vancouver Island north. It is one of the reasons I bring you this Hamburger Flight and share my passion for flying in this area to you the listener. This flight will introduce you to flying some of the northern section of the Inside Passage. It is likely 90 minutes of flying depending on the performance of the aircraft. It is back to basics again with ldquo;NO GPSrdquo; and propeller driven single or twin-engine aircraft. As a treat for our listeners that still do most of their flying in FS2004, I have included special 2004 scenery that will really enhance your experience. I use this scenery, I love it, and would suggest all FSX users give this flight a try in FS2004 using this scenery. The scenery even includes special traffic and moving Cruise Ships! Departure Point You have a buddy that that is in town from the lower states. He is staying in Haines on business. Fly over from Skagway, pick him, grab a hamburger in Honnah and then drop him at the airport in Juneau for his flight back home. Great chance to show him the beauty of Alaska from the air. SKAGWAY : PAGY Dimensions: 3550 x 75 ft. / Surface: asphalt, in good condition Runway edge lights: medium intensity RUNWAY 2 RUNWAY 20 HAINES ALASKA ndash; PAHN (STOP #1) Dimensions: 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m / Surface : Asphalt, in good condition. Runway 8/26 HOONAH ALASKA ndash; PAOH (STOP #2) Hoonah is just across the channel from the entrance to Glacier Bay. Referred to as the Bay of Thunder by the Indians, it is a marvel and contains many active tide water glaciers. Take a optional detour up into this area and if using the optional FS2004 scenery, see if you can spot any ranger cabins. Optional route marked in yellow on maps. Dimensions: 2997 x 75 ft. / 913 x 23 m / Surface : Asphalt, in good condition. Runway 6/24 JUNEAU ALASKA ndash; PAJN (STOP #3) Drop off your buddy so he can grab his flight back south. You can then fly back home to Skagway or stay over for the night. Dimensions: 8457 x 150 ft. / 2578 x 46 m / Surface : Asphalt, in good condition. Runway 8/26 CHARTS #38; AREA OVERVIEW In this Hamburger, we are not going to list the NAV AID available. ...

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, and Matt Ford. Listen Here: Matt Ford's 737-700 Sim We'd like to thank Matt Ford for taking about 90 minutes out of his day and telling us all about his home built 737-700 simulator. For even more details, and more photos head over to his website. Thanks Matt! Carenado releases PA-34 200T SENECA II for FSX The Seneca is made since 1970 and some 4500 were made since then. It has six seats in a pretty large cabin, and two turbocharged engines producing 200hp. Certification for flights into known icing conditions and the nice single engine behavior made the Seneca a popular multi engine trainer. The aircraft is fully FSX and DX10 compatible with high resolution textures. It was developed with all FSX features plus two new features: volumetric normal mapping and Original HQ digital stereo sounds (44100 HZ) recorded from the original aircraft. Price: 29.95 US [Link to more details] Screenshots: [nggallery id=45] Captain Sim previews 767-300 Pro Pack Key Features: Unparalleled visual quality and realism Designed according to FSX standards DirectX 9/10 compatible Systems: Extensive Systems Programming Flight Management System (FMS) 2 high resolution full-screen 2D Panels 40+ additional 2D Panels Exterior: Highly detailed and accurate Boeing 767-300 Model High resolution textures Hundreds of Custom Animations Animation Control Panel Stewardess model Wing Flex Wing Vortices Winglets Exclusive Effects Custom Self-shade Custom Views Interior: Highly detailed VC including: Flight Deck Complete Passenger Cabin Galley and lavatory Custom Self-shade Hundreds of custom 3D Animations High resolution Textures Custom Views Custom Lighting Misc Features: Realistic Flight Model ACE - Aircraft Configuration Editor Authentic Sound Set Exclusive visual Effects Extensive Manuals Unfortunately, at this time no pricing or release date has been announced, but you can visit their preview page here. [Link] Screenshots: [nggallery id=46] X-Plane 9.30 RC1 Released Features: Real-Weather lsquo;allow cu cloudsrsquo; preference is now remembered between runs. Helicopter rotors, and tail-rotors, no longer require rpm to change pitch. Turbulence effects somewhat less strong. lsquo;Ramp-startrsquo; option should start you on ramp when opening new planes, as well. iPod/iPhone app lsquo;X-Plane Remotersquo; should work with old Power-PC Macs nowhellip; give it a try! Workaround for texturing problem on NVidia cards on OS X 10.5.7. Fix for crash on OS X 10.4 when setting full-screen with ATI hardware. Panel doesnrsquo;t jitter up and down anymore. OBJs with diffuse material attributes look correct when shaders are on. Rotaries with reversed key frame tables work right You can find out more details on the latest version of X-Plane Here [Link, story from FlightSimX]. Recommendations Eric: Bell X-1 The Bell X-1 "Second Generation" was an advanced version of the original X-1, the first aircraft in history to have broken the sound barrier with Army Air Corps captain Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager. The second generation of X-1s, built in the late 1940s and early 1950s, were designed to double the speed of sound and set new altitude records in excess of 90,000 feet. The new X-1s were similar to the original (orange) aircraft, with the same XLR-11 rocket engine (equipped with a turbopump), but were about five feet longer, 2500 pounds heavier and had a conventional glass canopy. Price: $44.99 US [Link] Screenshots: [nggallery id=47] Mark: Chris Carnel - Caribbean Seaplane Tours Scenery Introduction: First, I would like to thank you for downloading this freeware project. It is a fictional airlines based on ldquo;Real Worldrdquo; places. Where possible, Irsquo;ve tried to stay as true to the photographs I had available. The ldquo;...

Hosted by Eric McClintock, Mark Stewart, Gavin, and Nolan. Listen Here: Avsim Cancels Fancon 2009 AVSIM's Board of Directors today voted to cancel the FANCON 2009 event. Due to poor in-advance registrations, the Board concluded that this year's event would not be a viable one. The Board of Directors regrets that this action has to be taken and apologizes to all who have planned to intend. If you have paid for your entry as either an attendee or as an exhibitor, your payment will be refunded in full. We will start issuing those refunds tonight. If you do not receive notice of your refund within the next ten days, please leave a note in the FANCON Forum and let us know. Again, our apologies for the cancellation. Hopefully, there will be a FANCON 2010. At the same meeting today, the Board of Directors voted to hold our Fall Board of Directors meeting in Chicago over the weekend of October 9th, 10th and 11th. Tentatively, the BOD meeting will be held at the O'Hare Hilton and we will hold our traditional social on Saturday evening, the 10th. We will be posting more details on this as our plans firm up. X-Plane 9.30 Beta 15 Released Changes in Beta 15: Plane-Maker can snap wings OK now RESET PATH map-button and menu-option now reset the paths of ALL planeshellip; not just yours Frame-rate counter should run a bit smoother Ever so slight tuning of the rotor/propeller model lsquo;Start on Ramprsquo; option back in the Operations and Warnings window Should now work with REMOTE for iPhone, even if you are still on an old power PC! APU n1 saved with the situation and replay Runway bumps fixed when ldquo;runway follows terrain contoursrdquo; is off Runways no longer bright at night with shaders on and per-pixel lighting off Facades drape on sloped ground App icons look correct on OS X 10.3 and 10.4 Orthophoto distance tuned for anisotropic filtering 72 hz frequency monitors recognized in rendering settings Text entry into numeric fields improved Datarefs for PFC equipment are writable Rotation-speed datarefs for wheels/props/engines wonrsquo;t go negative Will we see an RC version or Final soon? What do you think? Monument Valley Burger Thanks Redeye/Mark for posting his results on the last Hamburger flight! Be sure to check out his results here [Link]. Be sure to download the flight HERE [Link] which contains these instructions, and all charts/sectionals you need! Background Monument valley is an area in the Navajo Nation Reservation, which is scattered with sandstone buttes, some reaching over 1,000 feet above the floor below. Located on the Southern Utah and Northern Arizona borders, it is a popular tourist destination and sports horseback rides, camping, hot air balloon rides, and aircraft tours. You work for a small private company that specializes in airborne tours of Monument valleyrsquo;s best sights. You are the only pilot for this company of only 3 employees, so as the pilot you must strive to make the experience for your guests unforgivable. This means providing the smoothest flight possible, and the best view possible. You should use things at your disposal, such as tourist maps, and photos and other information about the spot to give the best tour possible. Your company works solely off of word of mouth advertising, and if you donrsquo;t provide the best experience possible there are plenty of other pilots who will! The Goal This is what your company is famous for, itrsquo;s ldquo;Last Call Tourrdquo;. This is right at sunset where the entire valley is lit up with the deep colors of the sun setting into the West, this is where you make your big bucks, after all this only happens once per day! You can use wither a small single prop aircraft, or a helicopter, your choice, but timing is everything. You will be taking off from 0V7 ndash; Kayenta Airport. Be sure to check out the airport information for any important information...