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#396

Freeware FSMMovingMap software released

Rana Hossain "Maker of Freeware FlightSim Manager", has released a new freeware MovingMap software. This tool can work on both FS2002 and FS2004, and is very useful while in VFR flights, where it will track your aircraft either in the kneeboard, as a separate...

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#394 Reviews

Captain Sim's Legendary 707 review by Insured Disaster

I was clapping my hands with glee as I downloaded Captain Sim's Legendary 707. I had looked at the screen shots and saw the numerous gauges, dials, and other toys. The website even said they all worked. I was not disspointed. Indeed, the manual had a 16 page s...

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#393

Freeware FlightSim Manager v2.7.0 released

Rana Hossain (RanaInside) has just released the latest version of his FlightSim Manager v2.7.0 for FS2002/FS2004 - earlier versions have already demonstrated the outstanding capabilities of this tool, made available to the Simmers community to efficiently mana...

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#391

TweakFS Releases TweakAircraft for FS2004

TweakFS has today released the fourth member of the TweakFS family, a utility called TweakAircraft. As the name suggests this program focuses on the Aircraft.Cfg file and its up to 500+ variables. It allows you to quickly and easily adjust hundreds of settings...

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#390 Addons

Flight Simulator Design University online

FSDUonline will be delaying the start date for classes by a week or two to allow for further refinement of the website, software and instructor/class listings. We appreciate the patience of everybody interested in attending the university as we strive to bring...

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#389

Captain Sim released Legendary-707

50 year ago, in 1954, the first of Boeing's long line of commercial airliners took to the sky in the form of the model 367-80, the prototype for its highly successful 707 series. Captain Sim could not leave this moment behind the simmers community and devotes...

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#388 Addons

Newest Release from Abacus - FS Flight Ventures

Our latest add-on for MS Flight Simulator is FS Flight Ventures. With this new package, developer Matthias Schill introduces a totally and unique concept. Instead of flying around randomly, this expansion package has you flying missions with a purpose. For exa...

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#386

Videoflyrec releases new video

VIDEOFLYREC announces it Flying with adverse weather conditions is a hard test for any pilot: crosswind, fog, storms, and heavy rain create a hostile atmosphere which makes it difficult to properly perform an approach. In this DVD you will learn to control the...

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#385

Where did the name SurClaro, comes from?

Some of you have been wondering what does SurClaro name stand for, and how did I come up with the name. Here it is the explanation. On my country Chile, specially on southern regions, there's a popular saying which states; "Clear North, obscured South, rainfal...

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#384 News

EVA Training Officer

Eastern Virtual Airlines is pleased to announce that we now have a dedicated training officer in place. Rod Christensen will be available to help pilots and Air Traffic Controllers on the FPI (Flight Project International) network, and he will be based in our...

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#383 News

FPI US DIVISION

The US division is pleased to announce that the new team behind the US division is now up and running. The division is headed up by the director, Michael Dyar, and his assistant, Kevin McAveney. We have plenty of pilot and ATC advisers in place for anybody tha...

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#382 News

A new SurClaro network website has opened!

This website is focused to be a radio control modeler/enthusiast open community covering three R/C branches; aircrafts, cars, and boats. It has a wide range of forums, photography and video galleries, events calendars, and related links. Contributors, and mode...

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#381 Reviews

MB339 Aeromacchi Frecce Tricolore reviewed

A New review has been added to our library, this time is reviewed the airplane MB339 Aeromacchi Frecce Tricolore, this download has been revised and assembled by Paolo Zamparo that has been based on the model of Massimo Taccoli, Radar of Eric Marciano & Jorge...

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#380

Flight Sim Design University update

NEWS: 09/08/2004 - New web site opening this weekend We are almost done with the new web site. It should be online by Sunday evening. Currently working on the flash version of the site.Once this site is online, you will be able to register online to take our c...

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#379 News

Virtual Allied Air Grand Opening

Hello All, This is an announcement of the Grand Opening of Virtual Allied Air. Allied Air is opening its gates to new recruits and is looking for pilots that want something new and different. This is your chance to have a say in how an airline is run. The VA i...

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#378 News

NOTAM: New advanced downloads search engine

By default, all keywords entered on the downloads search box are treated with the "AND" operator so the results are those downloads that includes ALL keywords on it's description or title. The new thing is that a set of powerful search operators, available to...

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#377 Reviews

Howard 500 with VC for FS2004 reviewed

Our contributor, "Cobra Driver" had just released this excelent review for an outstanding aircraft, the "Howard 500 with for FS2004" created by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and Joao Paz. To read this review, please visit the "Howard 500 with VC for FS2004 Revie...

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#376 Reviews

Hawker Tempest MK II reviewed

The Rhythmosaur bring us a new aircraft review. This time the aircraft reviewed is the excelent freeware Hawker Tempest MK II for FS2004 By David Hanvey and Paul Barry. To read the review, please visit the "Hawker Tempest MK II Review"

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#375

Congonhas Airport released!

The Worldsceneries team is very proud to announce the official release of Congonhas Airport, the most recent Worldsceneries product, the most hard-working add-on for FS 2004 ever created. Although ‘Congonhas Airport’ is not considered a large airport, the deve...

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#374

Osprey V-22 - PRE-Flight RC Sim New Aircraft

Press Release: PRE-Flight RC Flight Simulator is pleased to announce the Osprey V-22. PRE-Flight's finest "action" model. Awesome osprey with fully tiltable rotors has even the smallest details - landing gear covers actually open and close, collision enabled r...

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