From North to South: Africa by Air – Part II
“Last time, I guided my tourists through Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria and headed for Tunis, Tunisia from Algiers. We were cruising along at 7,500 feet on autopilot with the GPS navigating for us and I was snoozing in the left front seat. A slap on the arm jolted me awake and I heard my copilot saying, “Wake up, Boss. Engine failure — Number 2.” And now for the thrilling second instalment…
Old Ted Blunders into the World of FS – Chapter 1
Ordinarily, I’d agree that 63 years of age is far too young to be wearing incontinence pants but let me explain. The airspeed of my DC3 is very slow for the immense distance that I have to travel today and I cannot climb above the weather. Even with the autopilot engaged, the thunderstorms are tossing this old crate around so much that I can’t leave the controls long enough to relieve myself.
MAPS2BGL – A New World of Scenery! – Part I
Learn a simple and easy way to incorporate areas of the world using photo real scenery from Google Earth in FSX!
Wars, Crashes, and Rescues
Are you tired of the same old flight-sim routines? Has flying from airport to airport lost its challenge? Has aerobatics lost its thrill? If so, missions developed by fellow flight simmers are sure to renew your enthusiasm for flight simming.
Freeware Frenzy
From FSX aircraft and scenery, to FS2004 and IL-2 Sturmovik, we have the latest and greatest freeware add-ons for your favourite simulators under the spotlight this month.
Customizing a General Aviation Panel
“In this article, I’ll expand upon how I’ve added and substituted other gauges to further customize the default Cessna 182 control panel to closely match the panel in the real Cessna 182S I’ve been flying for the past year.” Learn the easy way to customize panels with Doug Horton.
Airport Scenery Design: The Basics – Part II
This time we will create some of the parking spaces on our apron along with the taxiways needed to connect those spaces to our runway. Then we’ll look at how we can populate the airfield with a variety of static and animated objects ranging from aircraft and motor cars, to hangars and flocks of birds.
Flight Challenge: London City Approach
London City Airport (EGLC) sits in the heart of London’s Docklands area and sits 19 ft above sea level. A closer look will show that the runway is surrounded by water on 3 sides, so you better make sure of those landings!
Meet Your Makers!
This month we go behind the scenes at Carenado with company head, Fernando Herrera.
