Airport Review | Aerosoft Gibraltar (LXGB) XP12
Our dedicated reviewer, Paul Beckwith, virtually flies to Gibraltar and explores not only the airport but also the famous rock.According to Paul, "Skyline Simulations has modelled a well-thought-out and detailed rendition of Gibraltar International Airport. While no...
Airport Review | Update Orbx Melbourne v 1.1.1
Hereby an update from Orbx and our reviewer, Paul Beckwith, regarding his previously written Orbx Melbourne International Airport review.On March 21, following the release of our review of Melbourne Airport, Orbx updated the scenery package with a correction to the...
Scenery Review | Taburet Hawaii Plus Reef XP12
Reviewing scenery with a large, stretched area is not always easy. On the other hand, because it covers a large area, it could also be fun to check such add-ons out. They are always better than the default X-Plane ground tiles, right?Angelique, your reporter, takes a...
Airport Review | Aéroport Marseille-Provence
It is not that far from Angelique's hometown, Prayssac Lot, and therefore, it is an interesting idea to check out the Aerosoft-released airport from Marseille Provence. It is interesting because SFD (ShortFinalDesign) was one of the developers.Your personal reporter,...
Utility Review | X-ATC Chatter for X-Plane 11/12
Your personal reporter and long-time reviewer, Angelique van Campen, tries to fill the gap between a non-ATC flight and one with the chatter of ATC constantly available without flying online. She managed to do this with the help of Stick and Rudder Studios X-ATC...
Aircraft Review | Part 2 – Toliss Airbus A330-900
Your dedicated reviewer, Angelique van Campen, has finished a new ToLiss A330-900 adventure. Angelique planned part 2 of her in-depth review as promised to you and the X-Plane community. That said, X-Plained.Com is pleased to inform you, on behalf of Angelique, that...
Aircraft Review | Part I – Toliss Airbus A330-900
X-Plained dedicated reviewer and personal reporter Angelique van Campen is pleased to inform you that X-Plained.Com has published a comprehensive review of the ToLiss A330-900, a part of the A330neo models.According to Angelique, "I can only say that it is an...
Aircraft Review | ToLiss A320neo
We are pleased to announce that your personal reporter Angelique van Campen thoroughly checked for you the ToLiss Airbus A320neo. Angelique tried to find all what the A320neo offers and how it flies, how all systems work but above all, was it all worth the time she...
Aircraft Review | Norman-Islander by Thranda
We are so happy that Thranda Design modeled for X-Plane 12 the famous British Britten Norman-Islander and we are even more exited that our dedicated reviewer Paul Beckwith reviewed this beauty.Paul states in his summary "Fans of the BN2, bush pilots, twin engine...
Aircraft Review | Thranda Cessna C337F Skymaster
Paul Beckwith, our personal Thranda reporter reviews for you the latest Thranda GA aircraft; the Cessna C337F Skymaster. The C337 Skymaster is a twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a unique push-pull configuration. Its engines are mounted in the nose and rear...
Airport Review | Aerosoft Gibraltar (LXGB) XP12
Our dedicated reviewer, Paul Beckwith, virtually flies to Gibraltar and explores not only the airport but also the famous rock.According to Paul, "Skyline Simulations has modelled a well-thought-out and detailed rendition of Gibraltar International Airport. While no...
Scenery Review | Taburet Hawaii Plus Reef XP12
Reviewing scenery with a large, stretched area is not always easy. On the other hand, because it covers a large area, it could also be fun to check such add-ons out. They are always better than the default X-Plane ground tiles, right?Angelique, your reporter, takes a...
Airport Review | Aéroport Marseille-Provence
It is not that far from Angelique's hometown, Prayssac Lot, and therefore, it is an interesting idea to check out the Aerosoft-released airport from Marseille Provence. It is interesting because SFD (ShortFinalDesign) was one of the developers.Your personal reporter,...
Airport Review | FunnerFlight KJFK X-Plane 12
We are happy to inform you that our reviewer, Paul Beckwith, has finished his in-depth review of the FunnerFlight John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) version 3.0 for X-Plane 12. In the summary, Paul explains that "John F. Kennedy International Airport is one...
Airport Review | Orbx XP12 Melbourne Airport
We are pleased to inform you that our dedicated reviewer Paul Beckwith has finish his in-depth review of the Orbx Melbourne International Airport (YMML) for X-Plane 12.According to Paul “ This can be a “must have” airport for airline pilots if they are willing to go...
Utility Review | X-ATC Chatter for X-Plane 11/12
Your personal reporter and long-time reviewer, Angelique van Campen, tries to fill the gap between a non-ATC flight and one with the chatter of ATC constantly available without flying online. She managed to do this with the help of Stick and Rudder Studios X-ATC...
Utility Review | JF X-Plane Traffic Global
On behalf of Paul Beckwith, X-Plained.Com is pleased to inform. you that we published Paul's in-depth review of Just Flight Traffic Global for the latest X-Plane version 12. Traffic Global is a plugin that is designed to populate your airports and airspace with...
Hardware Review | Thrustmaster Pedals
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen got the opportunity to review for you the T. Flight Rudder Pedals and the TPR: Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder. Although many reviews can be found on the World Wide Web about these components, she still thinks it was worth her...
Simulator Review | X-Plane 12
We're pleased to inform you that your passionate reviewers Paul Beckwith and Angelique van Campen checked out X-Plane 12. We don't call it a review but more an overview of what X-Plane 12 will bring. As of this writing, December 2022, X-Plane 12 just went official....
Hardware Review | Thrustmaster TCA Pack Boeing
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen took the time to explore all the ins and outs of the Thrustmaster TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition. According to Angelique "this hardware can be used with many aircraft, not only Boeing and even with Boeing who have a brown...
Video | Netavio CJ4 Flight LFBZ LFSL
During the writing of Angelique's Netavio Citation CJ4 review I decided to fly another "short" stretch from LFBZ to LFSL, both in France. I did it because I wanted to test a couple of things during this flight, but I had so much fun that I decided to record the...
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB Central “EGNJ-EGOV”
On this flight I explore the Central scenery of Orbx TrueEarth Great Britain. For this cross country flight I use the Carenado Grand Caravan EX GA aircraft.Your personal reporter and reviewer Angelique van Campen departs from EGNJ, but before flying in a Western...
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB South “EGHN-EGLA”
your personal reporter Angelique continues with her scenic flight that starts at EGHN (Sandown Airport) and via the Needles and Plymouth towards Land's End and finally, we arrive at EGLA (Bodmin Airport). During this flight your personal reporter and reviewer...
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB South “EGX6-EGHN”
Our todays flight starts at EGX6 (Eastchurch Airport) and via the river Thames till the Peninsula Square, then heading in a SSW direction to Portsmouth and finally, we arrive at EGHN (Sandown Airport) at the Isle of Wight. During this flight your personal reporter and...
Video | TrueEarth EU Balearics “Ibiza – Menorca”
When you decide to buy TrueEarth EU Balearic Islands you get a bit more then expected. That is a bunch of Spanish islands ortho textures, hand-edited modified and colour corrected to fit perfectly on top of the individual X-Plane islands. The overall package -...
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...
Belga tutorial … Saitek FIP Interface
Not on approach, not on final, it has landed ... Belga12345 "Saitek FIP" tutorial. Recently we published an article about Saitek FIP. For those who aren’t familiar with Saitek FIP; a FIP (Flight Instrument Panel) is a colorful 3.5-inch LCD screen that seamlessly...
Mountains by Marc Leydecker
What the heck is this for tutorial .. creating sand/construction mountains on airports, of course, if applicable for you. Even when you know how to do it, perhaps this tutorial will offer you an easier way to create them. Whatever is applicable to you, we're pleased...