On The Glideslope

Month: February 2017

  • Review: Desktop Aviator 1015 Cessna Combo Panel

    A few months back I replaced my Saitek Switch Panel with the 1015 Cessna Combo Panel from Desktop Aviator. It’s a great product, very much like the real thing, and one of the best units I’ve bought for the sim. Here’s a short video review, and thanks to Bob at Desktop Aviator for making such…

  • And Another …

    I just generated an ortho tile for the Bonners Ferry area. Wowzer, does that strip now look great …

  • I Finally Built My Own X-Plane Photorealistic Scenery, And Man Was It EASY

    Readers know that I was lucky to be gifted a pretty big set of photorealistic ortho scenery for X-Plane. It covers a nice part of the West where I like to use the sim, but I also enjoy the Tampa area and didn’t have scenery for that part of the world. So today I downloaded…

  • Is REX Coming For X-Plane 11?

    I just found this post at the REX forums that suggests they are considering a product for X-Plane 11. While I have enjoyed xEnviro, and consider it a huge upgrade to X-Plane’s default weather engine, I’ve found the METAR data spotty and it is still (and in fairness to those devs, who have been great) very…

  • Update To KMQS Chester County (X-Plane)

    Updated to version 2.0 with some significant updates: Realignment of all surface areas to better match real-world coordinates. Updated taxiway lighting to better reflect real world Added Al’s compass rose to tarmac Added more aircraft Added more and more accurate placement of fuel vehicles Added cargo and ground clutter throughout New T-tiedowns and cross-hatching on taxiways per…