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  • Orbx FTX Buildings HD

    2016-07-03

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    Add Ons

    D’Andre Newman at AirDailyX.net has posted a very well done interview with Orbx announcing a forthcoming Buildings HD package that will replace the default building textures in FSX and Prepar3d. This is a huge deal, as the current textures are probably circa 2002. 

    This package follows in the tradition of the Orbx HD Trees package, which I consider a no-brainer simulator add on. 

    Here’s he video, and I’m really looking forward to the release later this year. With the quality of everything else they’ve done, I’m quickly becoming the biggest Orbx fanboy on the planet. 

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  • Mr. Aviation Shoots An ILS Approach

    2016-07-02

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    Links Worth Following

    One of my favorite YouTubers is Josh of Mr. Aviation. His vids are great, and his enthusiasm for aviation infectious. His latest video is an ILS approach start to finish. Given this site is “On Thr Glideslope” I figured posting it was beyond apropos. 

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  • REX On Sale

    2016-07-02

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    Add Ons

    First, my apologies for being a bit quiet this week. Work and family have been a priority. 

    That said, readers know I’m a big fan of REX Studios, and use their Texture Direct and Soft Cloud products every time I fly. So I think it’s good news that they have a large 50% off sale running until July 5. Get ’em while they’re hot.

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  • Black Marble

    2016-06-25

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    Add Ons, Night Environment

    I’m a big fan of Chris Bell’s fantastic Night Environment add-on for P3D, which brings realistic “to the horizon” night lighting environments to the simulator. You can see a video of me flying in his Pennsylvania package here.

    So it’s natural that I’m excited about Chris’s latest project, Black Marble, which will bring highly detailed vector-level road lighting to the entire planet. Given that night lighting has always been a weakness for P3D, this could be transformative add-on for the simulator. You can learn more about it here, and here are some recent shots released by Chris. I’ll be downloading this immediately upon availability.

    And here’s a before/after comparison …
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  • A Link Worth Following: Alex’s Flying Club

    2016-06-24

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    Links Worth Following

    On of my viewers and readers is Alex, who has a nice YouTube channel under “Alex’s Flying Club,” and a blog that’s just getting off the ground at https://abovegroundlevelblog.wordpress.com/. He, too, is in real-world flight training, and I hope he continues to publish as his simulation and flying experience grows.

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  • New RealAir Duke Gauges From Tom Tsui

    2016-06-24

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    Resources, Saitek

    Tom Tsui at FSX Times has another gauge update out, this time for the RealAir Duke. Great for your Saitek FIPs.

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  • PilotEdge Alphabet Challenge Update

    2016-06-24

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    The PE Alphabet Challenge

    Since my last PilotEdge Alphabet Challenge post I’ve flown two more legs of the challenge: G (Grand Canyon) to H (Lake Havasu City) and H (Havasu) to I (Laughlin/Bullhead, which is KIFP). Here’s the current map (which you may click to see full-size):

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    Next up is Laughlin to Jacqueline Cochran Regional airport, just south of Indio, CA and just northwest of the Salton Sea.

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  • Cool A10 Sim Pit

    2016-06-23

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    Reader Cockpits

    One of my readers sent in a photo of his simulator, which is an A-10 Warthog that he uses for combat flight simulation and dogfighting. It’s really cool, and he gave me permission to post the photo.

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  • Video: Monterey To Napa Valley

    2016-06-23

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    Videos

    A VFR flight from Monterey to Napa Valley, with a nice visual tour of the Santa Cruz mountains and San Francisco along the way. This is my first flight in the Orbx NorCal scenery, and it’s a great package. I call it a “fantasy flight” because it’s a trip I’d love to make in real life.

    Also in this flight I’ve tried, at a viewer’s suggestion, incorporating into the GoPro video some clips of the panel and side views shot with my phone along the way. Let me know if you think it works. Thanks for watching.

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  • Blog: Position And Hold

    2016-06-22

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    Links Worth Following

    While there are thousands of folks doing flight simulation out there, interestingly there aren’t a lot of current flight sim blogs (although there are plenty of abandoned ones). So I was happy today when I can across Jerry Taylor’s Position And Hold. I’ve only seen the first post or two, but it’s provocative and well written. I look forward to being a regular reader. 

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