FSWidgets have issued free updates for several of their mobile and desktop mapping applications designed for FSX, FS2004 and X-Plane, adding support for additional Cloud Based Aero Chart products covering Australia, New Zealand, South America, Europe and Canada. First off, they have updated their flight planning software QuickPlan for iPad/Mac/Android and their...

Embraer’s Lineage 1000 ultra-large executive jet will spread its wings for its first mainland China customer with the delivery to China’s Xinjiang Guanghui Industry Investment Group Co., Ltd., in a ceremony held at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos. Since the first delivery of Embraer’s executive jet in Greater China in 2004, Embraer has...

XPFR (Association of French-Speaknig Creators) is proud to announce the release of freeware airfield Avaux les Bourdons. This very small airfield (ICAO 0851) lies in Champagne-Ardennes, France. It’s exclusively written for X-pLane 10 and requires OpensCeneryX. According to XPFR “Here is the little platform ULM AVAUX, wink has a poorly known in our...

It’s up to Ben Supnik. This thoughts and suggestions regarding X-Plane 10. I’m way behind on documentation, and there isn’t any documentation for this yet, but to clarify: In the named lights list, spill (casting light on the ground and other stuff in HDR mode) and billboards (a square that faces the camera with a picture of the light from a light...

Californias state capital is getting hot. On August 3rd from 4:59 – 9:00 PM PDT (2359Z – 0400Z) ZOA will be hosting the SacTown Invasion FNO event! Come visit our lovely state capital, home of 2.5 million people and the Sacramento Kings. With an average temperature in August of 70 degrees, what better way to spend a Friday night than to cruise in to...