Articles by Jeff Tucker

Review: X-Trident CH-47D for X-Plane

Review: X-Trident CH-47D for X-Plane

The mighty Chinook landed on our virtual hangars a few weeks ago and we had to, of course, review it. Who else could we get to do it than our resident CH-47 pilot, Mr. Jeff Tucker?
Review: FlightBeam Studios KPDX Portland International for X-Plane

Review: FlightBeam Studios KPDX Portland International for X-Plane

Jeff Tucker continues to fly around his home state and, this time, he takes a look at FlightBeam’s joint-venture project with iBlueYonder.
Review: Worlds Apart Spring 2025 Campaign

Review: Worlds Apart Spring 2025 Campaign

It’s always great when we fly with a purpose and that’s a big reason why we get excited when campaigns are announced. Jeff took a look at the latest one for the DCS Huey and he was quite impressed by it.
Review: ORBX TrueEarth Oregon for X-Plane

Review: ORBX TrueEarth Oregon for X-Plane

ORBX continues to populate the world with their TrueEarth series. One of the latest releases caught the eye of our Oregon-born Jeff Tucker. And we had to let him review it.
Helicopters and Mountain Flying - Part I

Helicopters and Mountain Flying - Part I

Even if our sims don’t replicate exactly what happens around mountains, learning about it is a great way to increase simming realism and learn more about flying.
Review: Frank Dainese and Fabio Bellini Cerro Torre 3D for X-Plane

Review: Frank Dainese and Fabio Bellini Cerro Torre 3D for X-Plane

Frank and Fabio released another region with some high mountains, good looking terrains and quite a lot to do with your helicopter. They even threw in a fictional airfield to add to the fun.
Review: X-Rotors AW139 (Early Access) for X-Plane 11

Review: X-Rotors AW139 (Early Access) for X-Plane 11

X-Rotors released their AW139 a few days ago and the community has been very curious about it. Jeff took her for a spin and tells us all about it.
Etiquette in online flying

Etiquette in online flying

Flying online is great but only if we follow certain (spoken or unspoken) rules that will help us keep everything fun for everyone.
Opinion Editorial: "Study" Level

Opinion Editorial: "Study" Level

Ever heard of "study level" and how much that seems to indicate how good an aircraft is? We don't get it either and Jeff put it on his own words.
Review: ORBX TrueEarth Great Britain South for X-Plane

Review: ORBX TrueEarth Great Britain South for X-Plane

ORBX's TrueEarth Great Britain South, is the definitive proof of how seriously the company is getting into X-Plane and so Jeff decided to review it in a slight different way.