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Category: Product Reviews

  • How I Mount The iPad To The Yoke

    I get this question quite a bit here and at YouTube, so I thought I’d post about it. I use two items from MYGOFLIGHT: their Flex Yoke / Universal Clamp and their iPad Kneeboard Sport which connects the iPad to the clamp (and which can also strap around your leg). Those are Amazon links if…

  • A Quick Video Tour Of World Traffic 3

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    I’ve been getting familiar with Classic Jet Simulations’ World Traffic 3, and I have to say I really like it. It’s worth spending a little time reviewing some of the tutorials for how to use the software, and YouTube has plenty of them. Once I understood the basics I found it an excellent addition to the sim.…

  • Jason Chandler’s Piper Aircraft (X-Plane)

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    For the past several weeks I’ve been using Jason Chandler’s PA 28-161 as my trainer in the sim. I train in  a Warrior II in the real world, and in P3D and X-Plane I’d never found a simulated aircraft that had quite the right flight characteristics, especially in the pattern. I’m happy to report that Jason’s…

  • xOrganizer Is A Must Have X-Plane Utility

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    As I’ve been downloading more ortho scenery to my X-Plane library I started needing a map of what tiles I’d downloaded so I could focus on areas where I really want to fly and not duplicate efforts. I couldn’t find a simple solution to this, so I started making my own map, when I got…

  • 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…

  • “Where Did You Get The Stickers?”

    “Where Did You Get The Stickers?”

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    I get that question often, with people wondering where I came across the very real-world-looking placards and stickers that I have on the dash, the throttle quadrant, and elsewhere. The answer is Screaming Aero Graphics, which sells interior and exterior placard sticker kits for a large variety of aircraft. I purchased mine on eBay, but…

  • FlightIllusion Avionics Unboxing And First Look

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    I’ve been saving for this and finally pulled the trigger. Here’s a quick look at the Basement Sim’s new avionics from FlightIllusion (http://www.flightillusion.com). I can’t wait to start flying with them! Thanks for watching.

  • Video Review: Desktop Aviator Fuel Selector Panel

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    Several weeks ago I added the Desktop Aviator Fuel Selector Panel to the sim, and I’ve liked it very much. Here’s a video review, and at $75 I can recommend it. Thanks for watching.

  • FSX Dual Video Review

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    I’d posted a written of this review some time back, but here’s a brief video review of the FSX Dual from Flight Sounds. It’s a great unit that I can highly recommend.

  • Review: Flight Sounds FSX-DUAL Aviation Headset Adapter

    For the first few months I had the basement sim I had one headset, which connected via a traditional mic input on the back of the PC. I knew that I’d want to be able to fly with two folks in the simulator, and I liked how FlightSim Liberty had an intercom system in his…