Helicopters

Review: Shrike 530F for MSFS

Review: Shrike 530F for MSFS

Milviz came out with the Shrike sub-brand which the company is using to market products that the brand considers to be “affordable”. Does that mean that they are “bad”? Let’s find out.

An update on the Cowan Simulation 500E review

An update on the Cowan Simulation 500E review

Nearly a year after the initial release, Nick Bates went back and has gone through the model. And boy... What a difference the updates have made.

Review: JRX Design MBB Bo 105 DBS4 for X-Plane

Review: JRX Design MBB Bo 105 DBS4 for X-Plane

After the success of the Gazelle, JRX Released the famous Bo 105 and Nick Bates, a real-world pilot with lots of hours of experience on this model tells you all about it.

Review: Cowan Simulation Bell 206B3 for X-Plane

Review: Cowan Simulation Bell 206B3 for X-Plane

The Bell 206 JetRanger has been a part of our simulation lives for years and it has been a part of several milestones in the simming world. We have been lacking a great, updated model for X-Plane. Could Cowan Simulation’s 206 be it?

Review: X-Rotors AW109E for X-Plane (updated)

Review: X-Rotors AW109E for X-Plane (updated)

X-Rotors released the AW109E Power Elite for X-Plane, which was received with mixed feelings by the community.

Review: Philip Ubben/Khamsin Studios SA-315 Lama for X-Plane

Review: Philip Ubben/Khamsin Studios SA-315 Lama for X-Plane

This little helicopter has recently been released for X-Plane after Philip Ubben’s stubbornness and willing to bring it to life. Was it worth it? Well... Read on and you may be (very) pleasantly surprised!

Review: Hype Performance Group H135 for MSFS

Review: Hype Performance Group H135 for MSFS

After numerous releases (over 20) of pre-release versions, the freeware H135 for MSFS finally reached version 1 and I had to revisit it, of course.

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: Cowan Simulation 500E for X-Plane

Review: Cowan Simulation 500E for X-Plane

The MD500 is a very popular helicopter and known by many as a sort of a “sportscar of helicopters”. Ascending star developer Joshua Cowan released his 500E for X-Plane and real world 500 pilot, Nick Bates tells us everything we need to know about this initial release.

Review: VSKYLABS R44 for X-Plane

Review: VSKYLABS R44 for X-Plane

After the R66, VSKYLABS released the second Robinson they proposed themselves to bring into Laminar Research’s sim. After a rocky start, Nick Bates is finally ready to let us know everything about this bird.