Flight Challenge: Farm Strip Flying In England, and the flat bits of Wales and Scotland, we have “countryside”. Other countries have “bush”, “prairie”, “savannah”, “rain forest”, “veldt”, “desert” – we have countryside – rolling green meadows, hedgerows, stone walls, woodland with tall oaks, golden beech and spreading chestnut, green grass, brown earth and golden wheatfields, interspersed with the russet tiled roofs of villages and small farms. All tailored for farm strip flying it would seem?
How To: Setting Up the X-52 Pro
Having a suitable and properly configured control setup for flight simulation not only makes it much more realistic, but much less frustrating too. We show you how to configure Saitek’s X-52 stick and throttle for maximum simulation function and enjoyment.
Flying Green with Farmboyzim: U.S. Cities - Part 2
“Welcome back to another “Flying Green with Farmboyzim” adventure! With these articles, we will explore areas of the earth that some of you may have never thought to visit. I’ll also clue you in to some great scenery and aircraft that I find for my articles.”
Air Hauler: The Inside Story
Over the last few weeks you may have heard about a new add-on for FS2004 and FSX called “Air Hauler” which will be released very soon. In fact, it will be available by the time you read this… In this article we give you a brief insight into this fantastic new add-on, along with brief interview with the developer Duncan Murray.
Meet Your Authors: Mike Ray
Mike Ray is well known within our little community. Most of us know he is a retired United Airlines Boeing 700 series airliner pilot, and that he writes fantastic books for real pilots facing their checkride, as well as guides for sim-pilots trying to control the detailed add-ons that we crave so much. But there is much more to tell about Cap’n Mike!
C-130J Super Hercules: Real vs Sim
“I first planned to simply compare what C-130 flight sim add-on’s were available for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Then it hit me, I live only sixty miles from the largest C-130 base in the world — Little Rock Air Force Base (Arkansas, USA). This was a good chance to compare the sim models to the real thing!
Aircraft Carrier Operations in FSX
There are several categories of aircraft carriers in FSX, as well as additional carriers that can be added by software products. In this article, we’ll focus on where to find and use the four categories of aircraft carriers in FSX.