Flying cars

Flying cars

Of course the whole idea of a flying car is rather silly and it will never catch on (no matter how you do it, you will end up with a shitty car and a shitty aircraft) but that has never stopped people from trying to invent and reinvent it. And lo and behold it seems that Terrafugia Inc. seems to have made some giant steps. A production prototype is well on...

Cropdusting

Cropdusting

It seems hardly possible to find a part of aviation that has not been covered to death in FS but Alabeo might have one as they just released a high end crop duster (perhaps because Discovery Channel now has two shows about that?). The Cessna C188b Agtruck is a dedicated agricultural aircraft with extreme maneuverability . It is a small aircraft but it can carry...

AIRAC Cycle 1207 released!

AIRAC Cycle 1207 released!

Another AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) period starting on June 28th, 2012. Let’s give some background information about the AIRAC Cycle. The AIRAC cycle was adopted in 1964 and further improved over the years. Key are the worldwide effective dates with 28 days intervals (e.g. 4 August 2005, 1 September 2005, 29 September 2005,...

Freeware Tokyo

Freeware Tokyo

We you are not very good in Japanese, but we managed to install this great free Tokyo that you can get here. It seems to be made by a amateur with a lot of time and a lot of love for his simulator as there are many details and small things to explore. And his other work is also amazing! Why do developers like this stay hidden for so long? It’s also good to...

Flying wings seen all over the forums.

Flying wings seen all over the forums.

Looking at the dozens of images of the Mitchell Wing that is going around on the forums it seems that many people are enjoying the free aircraft that Aerosoft is offering to all the registered users of it’s forums. And it sure is a photogenic aircraft. One person told ASN: “it’s so funny, it looks like it going seriously fast if you look at it...