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News, reviews, links and goings on in the flight simulator world - with a Pacific twist. Focusing on aircraft, airlines and information relevant to kiwi, aussie and pacific rim simmers

QualityWings Status Update (3Q2014)

October 2, 2014 • DeeKnow • Addons, Aircraft, Payware
QWingsSim

QualityWings have posted a newsy update on their Facebook page to let everyone know what’s happening on their two highly anticipated projects under way at present. The 787 and their 737 Class (courtesy of the …

180 degree display from TRC

October 2, 2014 • DeeKnow • Hardware
TRC180

Oh … Yes …. what we wouldn’t give for one of these in our home sim-pit huh? As reported at SimFlight on Tuesday… In a newsletter sent to subscribers today, Dutch hardware manufacturers TRC Simulators, developers of …

FSAddon – Avro Anson

October 2, 2014 • DeeKnow • Aircraft, FSX, Millitary, P3D
FSB-100

The Warbird simming fans really are in luck these days, and in some cases there are multiple options for the same aircraft model. Take the Avro Anson for example, a machine operated by various Commonwealth …

Interview With Peter Dowson

October 2, 2014 • DeeKnow • Addons, Interviews
pete_dowson

There’d hardly be an MS FS install on the planet that didnt have a copy of Peter Dowson’s FSUIPC.dll installed on it. Whether we realise or not a lot of the payware addons and 3rd …

Air New Zealand 787-9 to Perth, second -9 takes flight

September 16, 2014 • DeeKnow • Aircraft, AirNZ
AirNZ-B789

As reported over on the Australian Aviation website this week the second of Air New Zealand’s 787-900s is preparing for its delivery flight, and the current in service model has expanded trans-tasman services to Perth …

Project Airbus A32X sharklet preview

September 16, 2014 • DeeKnow • Aircraft, Freeware
PHLshark

Stian from the Project Airbus team has posted an update and some pics of the new sharklet fitted models from them for the entire range of narrow body Airbus. No doubt any Pacific repaints will …

PMDG 777 review and interview with Rob Randazzo

September 16, 2014 • DeeKnow • Aircraft, Interviews, Payware, Reviews
pmdg_773er_exterior

I know I know, it’s not like we’ve had a shortage of reviews and accolades for the PMDG 777, but this review has a twist in that it wraps up with a brief interview with Rob …

Wilco Tecnam P2006T released

September 16, 2014 • DeeKnow • Addons, Aircraft, FSX, P3D, Payware
tecnam_3d

Wilco have just published a decent looking rendition of the Tecnam P2006T light twin. With a few of these about in the Pacific, and likely to appear in Aero Club and training companies in the …

New pics of FlightBeam KSFO HD

September 3, 2014 • DeeKnow • Addons, Airports, FSX
Flightbeam-KSFO-HD

As posted on SimFlight this week there’s a very tasty looking HD rework of FlightBeams already excellent KSFO (San Francisco) in the pipeline. Pics look excellent, and makes for a great long-haul destination for Pacific …

Google’s Project Wing

September 3, 2014 • DeeKnow • Aviation News
Google-Project-Wing

Although I don’t really see the attraction of flying a drone model in the sim (despite the obvious irony that we are effectively remote flying in the Sim anyway) there’s been a pretty interesting reveal …

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