Aerosoft NavDataPro AIRAC Cycle 2008
Aerosoft released on July 16th a new AIRAC Cycle 2008 for their NavDataPro.For operationally significant changes in information, the cycle known as the AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) cycle is used: revisions are produced every 56 days (double...
Navigraph AIRAC Cycle 2008
Another Navigraph AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) period starting on July 16th, 2020. Let’s give some background information about the AIRAC Cycle.The AIRAC cycle was adopted in 1964 and further improved over the years. Key are the worldwide...
Utility Review | JARDesign Co-Pilot ToLiss A319
Our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke took a new challenge in reviewing products; the JARDesign Co-Pilot plugin for the ToLiss Airbus A319. According to Andy "Usually when flying X-Plane models we may be assisted by autopilots and other automated systems and we may be...
FlyWithLua NG Updated to v2.7.27
Our Update July 12th, 2020 | Official FlyWithLua NG (Next Generation) X-Plane 11 version 2.7.27At X-Plained we’re very pleased to inform you that, in consult with X-Friese, we are able to offer you his latest FlyWithLua NG (Next Generation) for X-Plane 11 plugin from...
Aircraft Review | Just Flight Avro Vulcan
Andy Clarke and your personal reporter Angelique van Campen are pleased to offer you a comprehensive review of the Thranda Design and Just Flight teams, the Avro Vulcan.In case you lost it, this historical fighter package covers the Avro Vulcan models B Mk2, K.2 and...
Aircraft Review | Carenado Cirrus SR22 GTx
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen loves Florida, US and then in particular with the Orbx TrueEarth ortho scenery, but there's more. And that more are aircraft. Although Angelique had her PPL lessons in New Smyrna Beach (KEVB) she drove from north top south,...
Aircraft Review | Beechcraft C90 GTx
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen flies first to Lugano, Switzerland and then to Florida Key West, USA and finally back to Switzerland to make a IFR flight from Lugano to LSZH. Wow, that's a lot of flying but lucky it';s all virtually, but for what?Angelique...
Aircraft Review | Alabeo C170 B
Andy Clarke, one of our reviewers, discovered the Alabeo Cessna C170 B. Oh yes, it's an easy to go, non complex GA tail dragger, but Andy had a lot of fun flying it.According to Andy "This model is not designed to have a high level of sophistication and is created to...
Scenery Review | TrueEarth US Florida
Your personal X-Plained.Com reporter Angelique van Campen took a virtual flight to Orlando and drove to Venice, situated on the West coast of Florida. The reason for this virtual flight was to explore Orbx TrueEarth US Florida. And I can tell you, it was an awesome...
Video | Pilot Plus Wycombe Air Park Drone
Welcome to Pilot Plus / Orbx EGTB Wycombe Air Park.Your personal reporter and virtual GA pilot Angelique van Campen takes you on a tour in and around EGTB Wycombe Air Park. Actually, the tour is made with a virtual drone that shows you all the ins and outs of Pilot...
Airport Review | Pilot Plus/Orbx Wycombe Air Park
Pilot Plus developer Joe invited your personal reported Angelique van Campen to have a look at Wycombe Air Park (EGTB).Angelique jumped into her Cessna 152 and via via she flew to EGTB. Medium and large aircraft are not allowed so this was a nice test. Together with...
Scenery Review | TrueEarth Britain North
This is not just a scenery impression, neither it's a short review with screenshots showing you the beauty of Orbx TrueEarth Britain North. It's much more then that, but before I reached the "wow" factor, I was many weeks further. A scenery like this TrueEarth package...
Utility Review | JARDesign Co-Pilot ToLiss A319
Our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke took a new challenge in reviewing products; the JARDesign Co-Pilot plugin for the ToLiss Airbus A319. According to Andy "Usually when flying X-Plane models we may be assisted by autopilots and other automated systems and we may be...
Utility Review | Laminar Research Control Pad app
It's time for another utility review. Time for a freeware iOs or iPad OS review. It's time for Laminar Research Control Pad app.According to your personal reporter Angelique "When you own an Apple iPhone or iPad, and using X-Plane 11 on your Mac, Windows or Linux,...
Utility Review | Agi FTU Advanced Clouds
Since our in-depth FlyAGI Tweak Utility (FTU) review, published at X-Plained.Com, the FlyAGI utility has changed a lot. Agi added many new features, and one of these new features or expanded features is the modification or manipulation of clouds. Apart of the...
Utility Review | FlyAGI lua Tweak Utility
Once an a while there's something that triggers Angelique's attention. This time she was seeking for a lua utility that could do a bit more then she normally sees. Together with the recent update of X-Plane to version 11.30r3, she ran into trouble with her clouds, but...
Utility Review | XP Realistic Pro
Although Angelique van Campen had a lot of fun reviewing XPRealistic Pro, it wasn’t easy to write a review about this utility. But she finally found the flow. She's pleased to offer you an in-depth review of XPRealistic Pro version 1.0.92, tested on macOS Mojave...
Hardware Review | Honeycomb Flight Controls
At X-Plained.Com we're reviewing all kind of products, ranging from software aircraft, airports, scenery, utility add-ons and what else more. Some are chosen by us, some are written on request.I'm sure you know what we all do regarding reviews. But, not often, there's...
Hardware Review | The Ultimate X-56 Rhino HOTAS
Can things get better or is this the ultimate H.O.T.A.S (Hands On Throttle-And-Stick) from Saitek (Logitech)? Now, this is the ultimate combination, but you never know what will happen in the future. Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen had the opportunity to...
Hardware Review | Saitek X52 Pro
The Saitek X52 Pro or should we say Logitech X52 Pro .... no, let's keep it for the moment with Saitek. Saitek was never good in supporting X-Plane, but that's changed already a while ago although Mac is officially not supported with drivers and/or software. Neither...
Video Section Added
Many videos can be found on the Internet related to X-Plane or dedicated to the many add-ons. Most of them are either promotional videos or have a kind of educational background, so why should we create even more videos, right?We're not interested in competing with...
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB North “Inverness etc.”
On our last cross country trip we depart from Inverness and rented the Just Flight / Thranda Design Beechcraft Duchess 76. Before heading for Aberdeen, we cross at an altitude of approximately 5000 feet Cairngorms National Park. Then via the East we fly to Aberdeen....
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB North “Stornoway etc.”
After our Lewis/Harris cross country adventure, we depart today from Stornoway (Lewis) with the Carenado Fokker 50 aircraft heading for the mainland. Our plan is to fly partly along the west coast of Scotland, partly inland via Tongue to Thurso. Then it's time to move...
WIP JARDesign A340-500 Series
On behalf of the JARDesign Group I'm please to offer you some exclusive screenshots of there WORK IN PROGRESS A340-500 Series. As you all know, JARDesign offers the A330 and the A320Neo and with all their knowledge, they've started a while ago with the development of...
Impression Carenado Fokker F50
I’m aware that I love Fokker aircraft. Yes, I’m also aware that Fokker doesn’t exist anymore as it was in the good old days at Schiphol-East. Anyway, I know the Fokker F27, but more familiar with t5he Fokker F28. While being a mechanic with Martinair, I worked on the...
Exclusive Screenshots Cheyenne II
During these days it's fun to fly over my own country. In my case that's the Netherlands, Europe (for those simmers who have no idea where the Netherlands are situated). It gives me a moment to relax, a moment to test all the aircraft I have in my huge hangar.This...
Carenado’s Saab 340, so beautiful
No no, this is not a comprehensive review, and it’s also not an in-depth impression although it’s an exclusive screenshot impression I made today, February 28th while test flying in Germany. It was during this short flight, departing from ShortFinal Design...
Special FF/QPAC A350 RR ALPS Livery
And now, coming soon to you for the Flight Factor A350 v1.5.x …… the Advanced Low-Pressure System (ALPS) virtual CTi fan blades and modified engine cowling and much more ... even a complete livery.After flights test in 2014 of CTi fan blades with a titanium leading...
Photo-real Norway From East to West
The following exclusive screenshots are representing a flight from East to West which are left-over screenshots from a “test” flight I did from ENHA to ENOV, near the coast. Some other screenshots will be used in my Norwegian review Part II where I review the freeware...
FTU plus ASXP Clouds
FTU Advanced Clouds + ASXP HiRes Cloud TexturesOops, for those who don’t know what all those abbreviations mean … FTU mean FlyAGI Tweaker Utility and ASXP stands for Active Sky for X-Plane. Anyway, FlyAGI Tweak Utility main menu can be opened by clicking on the menu...
Exclusive X-Codr Sedona Screenshots
Welcome to America’s Most Scenic Airport! Sedona Airport (KSEZ) is located in Sedona Arizona, a popular tourist destination for Arizona tourists. Due to its location atop a 500 foot mesa Sedona Airport is a destination that pilots often go out of their way to land...
Munich Winter Wonder World
In-between the many things your personal reporter Angelique van Campen does on my iMac on a daily base, is trying to find some time to visit SFD EDDM and preparing herself to start with the Short Final Design EDDM review. Today, Saturday February 2nd, she found some...
Impression ShortFinalDesign EDDM
Short Final Design, known from many payware and freeware airports. The designer/developer behind SFD is also MisterX, known from his famous MisterX6 Library and much more.Anyway, this page deals with the high quality and accurate modeled EDDM or Munich Airport or also...
Hold Advisor by Alan Wright
We proudly present to you from Alan Wright (Teignmouth) his “hold advisor” ….. a quick and easy means of obtaining the correct join path to fly to enter a hold. You always wanted to fly the perfect holding? From now on this is possible with the “Holding Pattern...
Belga12345 refreshed Saitek FIPs
We’re pleased to offer you, on behalf of Marc Leydecker aka Belga12345, his remodelled, renewed, refreshing Saitek FIP (Flight Instrument Panel(s). At X-Plained we’re exited about what Marc did. Yes, we all know Marc from his gorgeous airports, and once and a while...
Belga tutorial … Saitek FIP Interface Part 2
At X-Plained.com we're pleased to offer you part 2 of Marc Leydecker (Belga12345) his Saitek FIP (Flight Instrument Panel) adventure. This time Marc. Starts with "A picture tells a thousand words …. The screenshots used in this part2 tutorial are of a Bendix King...