Why X-Plane's new particle system is making me happy
While everyone's waiting for Vulkan, the API that promises to boost up X-Plane, my eyebrows raised at something else: the new particle system.
The under-representation of helicopters on shows
FlightSimExpo took place during the last weekend and the general feedback we have been getting is great, except for a detail: helicopters are under-represented.
Is ORBX aiming to become the new distribution platform for flight sims?
The company has already established contracts with others to distribute their work through their platform. What does this mean to us?
Sensoryx: getting your hands in VR
Have you tried VR? Amazing, isn’t it? What if you could use your own hands in the virtual world, instead of the clunky controllers? You may soon be able to. Sensoryx is precisely working on that.
Hey developers: helicopter simmers are a really demanding bunch
I have the impression that helicopter pilots are seen as those guys that have no passion for aviation and just fly these weird machines that are no fun. I believe that’s what a lot of folks out there think about us. But, the truth is: we’re not a simple community. Our passion is one of the strongest out there and we’re quite a demanding bunch.
Mind the gap
Jeff Tucker, a US Army pilot (former OH-58 Kiowa pilot and now a CH-47 Chinook pilot) talks about keeping you proficiency in both real life and sims. And challenges all of us, simmers to mind the gap. Read on!
Are addons too expensive? – Part 2
In part 2 of these 2-part article mini-series, I keep on dwelling through the value/cost of addons and if we are paying too much for them – or not really. So, are addons too expensive (again)?
Are addons too expensive? - Part 1
This is a matter that surfaces from time to time. Usually when a really expensive addon comes out or when huge things, like the recent issue with FSLabs, happen. So, are addons too expensive?
It was 2 years ago
We are a community. We are a group of like-minded persons that enjoy aviation, flight simulation and, more specifically, helicopters. This project, a labor of love, became bigger, stronger, better for the past 2 years. And all because of you.
