Cockpit Impression JARDesign A345
On behalf of the JARDesign team and Evgeny Romanov we’re pleased to offer you some screenshots of their A340-500. As for now, the A345 project is still beta thus all screenshot are still under development and work in progress. We would like to offer you also some...
It’s Holiday Time
Holiday ... finally, time has come to say goodbye for a couple of weeks. No no! No need to worry or to think that it’s over with X-Plained.Com. It’s just time for my holiday. Time to relax, time to hit the sun, time to enjoy the French life. After months of stress at...
Howard DGA-15 Updated to v4.0
Important news ..... Check it out!On behalf of Steve Baugh a.k.a. Humbug01 (X-Plane.Org user) we’re pleased to inform you that his Howard DGA-15P package version has been updated to version 4.0.The enclosed X-Plane 11.50 model is of the historic GA aircraft,...
Aerosoft NavDataPro AIRAC Cycle 2106
Aerosoft released on June 17th a new AIRAC Cycle 2106 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 2106
Another Navigraph AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) period starting on June 17th, 2021. 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...
Aircraft Review | Netavio Business Jet CJ4
I can tell you that this was a great experience, reviewing the Netavio Citation CJ4. Your personal reporter and reviewer Angelique van Campen reviewed on request this brand new Citation CJ4. Brand new because there's no Citation CJ4 for X-Plane and brand new because...
Aircraft Review | AOA Simulations F-22A
Your X-Plained.Com reviewers Andy Clarke and Angelique van Campen are pleased to offer you a massive review of the AOA Simulations F-22A Raptor. One of the words from Andy are ..... "this is an extremely interesting model. Yes it can be flown “out of the box” but this...
Aircraft Review | Embraer Phenom 300
X-Plained.Com reviewer Angelique van Campen and Andy Clarke finished their Embraer Phenom 300 Aerobask tour. A tour, no, a massive review is the result. Both Andy and Angelique did a lot of testing and system description and operation. I can tell you that both Andy...
Aircraft Review | NKDesign C140
Our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke checks out the NKDesign Cessna C140. You're right, a very old, almost a historical GA aircraft, but Andy had a lot of fun and worth to check out the model.According to Andy "This is a fun aircraft to fly. The all round visibility...
Aircraft Review | VSkyLabs C-47 FLP
It wasn't an easy job, and it took a lot of time to figure out how all the systems work and above all, to fly the C-47, but it was worth your personal reporters time. On behalf of your reviewer Angelique van Campen, we at X-Plained.Com present to you a massive...
Airport Review | Granada XP by LOGO Projects
Your personal reporter and reviewer Angelique van Campen took a virtual flight from EHAM Amsterdam Schiphol International to Granada International Airport, modeled by LOGO Projects. Although this wasn't a long flight, it was worth her time and investment exploring...
Scenery Review | Orbx TrueEarth GB Central
This is an easy job for our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke, reviewing Orbx TrueEarth Great Britain Central. As Andy lives in the UK, it's not far from his hometown to explore the beauty of the Central of England, made possible by Orbx with their TrueEarth...
Airport Review | CFXP Vancouver Airport
Your personal reporter and reviewer Angelique van Campen took a virtual flight to Vancouver International Airport, Canada and explored the modeled Canada4XPlane airport. According to Patrick from Canda4XPLane "At Canada4XPlane we develop high quality add-ons for...
Scenery Review | Orbx TrueEarth Britain South
Our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke explored for you this time his own country and flew around from East to West, from North to South, covering the Orbx TrueEarth Great Britain South scenery. According to Andy "There is a great temptation to just keep on flying over...
Scenery Review | Orbx “the Balearic Islands”
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen tries to take a virtual airplane to Mallorca, but due to COVID-19 restrictions it was not that easy, but she managed to reach the Balearic Islands. Talking about Balearic Islands. Angelique is pleased to take you on her VFR...
Hardware Review | Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo
We at X-Plained.Com finally made it, oops, no finished it. A more than normal in-depth review of the Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo Throttle Quadrant. Your personal reviewer Angelique van Campen is pleased to let you know that she finished this awesome piece of...
Hardware Review | Part II – Pro Flight Trainer TBM
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen received from the Pro Flight Trainer team the Toe Brake Modification (TBM) kit. In conjunction with the from Aerosoft received the Pro Flight Trainer PUMA., this TBM kit adds a toe brake function to the helicopter...
Hardware Review | Part I – Pro Flight Trainer PUMA
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen received from Aerosoft some awesome helicopter hardware equipment; the Pro Flight Trainer PUMA. Together with the help of the Pro Flight Trainer team she was able to master helicopters in a professional way. This helicopter...
Utility Review | SkyScout for X-Plane
Your personal reporter and dedicated reviewer Angelique van Campen is pleased to inform you that she made it. Yes, she finished a comprehensive review of XPlane Aviator SkyScout.Angelique says "It wasn't an easy review. It took a while to get the right flow. That has...
Utility Review | SAM World Jetways
Your personal reporter and reviewer Angelique van Campen virtually travelled around the world to check out Stairport SAM World Jetways. She visited default Laminar Research airports, but also a lot of payware add-on airports. The last one she visited for her...
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...