Aerosoft NavDataPro AIRAC Cycle 2207
Aerosoft released on July 14th a new AIRAC Cycle 2207 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 2206
Another Navigraph AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) period starting on June 16th, 2022. Let’s give some background information about the AIRAC Cycle.In aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International...
Aerosoft NavDataPro AIRAC Cycle 2206
Aerosoft released on June 16th a new AIRAC Cycle 2206 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...
Registration Reopened
We've great news for those who aren't yet an X-Plained.Com member and still read this post. We've decided to reopen the manual registration. Yes, I'm aware that we also decided not to start an automatic registration because we've had bad experiences with this and...
Navigraph AIRAC Cycle 2203
Another Navigraph AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) period starting on March 24th, 2022. Let’s give some background information about the AIRAC Cycle.In aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication (or AIP) is defined by the International...
Aircraft Review | Part I Airfoillabs Skyhawk Digital
Our dedicated reviewer Paul Beckwith started to explore the Airfoillabs Next Generation Cessna C172 Skyhawk, but came quickly to the conclusion that this is a comprehensive model with lots of features. No, not lots of feature ... a huge amount of features.According to...
Aircraft Review | VSL PAC CT/4E Airtrainer
First of all, I welcome you our new reviewer Todd C. Immediately your personal reporter Angelique would like to add to this that we're pleased on behalf of Todd, that he finished his first comprehensive review of the VSkyLabs PAC CT/4E Airtrainer.According to Todd...
Aircraft Review | FlyJSim Dash 8 Q400
Our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke tries to master the FlyJSim Dash 8 Q400 Next Generation model., According to Andy "This is a high quality model, when considered from any aspect, and is accompanied by detailed and helpful documentation that compliments the effort...
Aircraft Review | ToLiss Airbus A340-600
It took your personal reporter Angelique van Campen a bit of time, but she managed to complete her in-depth re view of the ToLiss Airbus A340-600. Although it was a lot of work, it was also fun exploring this large Airbus product. We're all aware of ToLiss airbus...
Aircraft Review | Thranda PZL-104MA 2000
Your personal reporter Angelique van Campen is pleased to review this extraordinary original Polish STOL aircraft. She has seen many aircraft models in her aviation period, but this Wilga is weird, very weird. But the way it is crafted by Thranda Design is worth the...
Scenery Review | TrueEarth Canary Islands
Our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke decided to cross the English Channel and flew to the Canary Islands. Actually, Andy visited the Orbx TrueEarth EU Canary Islands for X-Plane 11.According to Andy "I have certainly not covered every part of the scenery but have tried...
Airport Scenery | X-Codr Mammoth Lakes
On behalf of your personal reporter Angelique van Campen, X-Plained.Com is pleased to share with you her comprehensive review of X-Codr Designs Mammoth Yosemite Airport.According to Angelique "At first KMMH may look a basic airport, but the package offers a bit more...
Airport Review | Aerosoft St. Croix
X-Plained.Com is please to announce, on behalf of our dedicated reviewer Paul Beckwith, that Paul visited the Saint Croix scenery from Aerosoft.According to Paul "If you enjoy tropical islands, custom modelling, crystal waters teeming with reefs and ocean life, and a...
Airport Review | Globall Art Congonhas Airport
Our dedicated and long time reviewer Andy Clarke takes a look at the Globall Art SBSP Congonhas Airport. According to Andy "This is a detailed and interesting airport model. There are facilities for using most type of aircraft within the scenery. Textures and colours...
Scenery Review | X-Codr Designs Grand Canyon
We're pleased to inform you that your personal reporter Angelique van Campen flies to the US, Arizona to explore the Grand Canyon West are, modeled by X-Codr Designs. Either you've been there, or perhaps you life close-by or you've heard a lot about the Grand Canyon...
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...
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...
Video | TrueEarth EU Balearics “Mallorca”
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 -...
Video | VSKYLABS R44 Raven II Project 1.1c
OK, I know. It's not an aircraft, but a rotorcraft although I've aded the video in the aircraft section.This video and belonging review (https://www.x-plained.com/helicopter-review-vskylabs-r44-raven-ii-project/) which can be found at X-Plained.Com deals with the...
Globall Art Vancouver Intl. Airport Video
Originally planned as a slide show at X-Plained.Com, but final thoughts changed me to creating a movie. Although being a movie slide show, it's still a bit better and pleasant to look to.Enjoy our Vancouver airport impression.It's a very detailed and well modelled...
Video | TrueEarth US Florida Part 3 “KTNT – KNQX”
On our third and last IFR Orbx TrueEarth US Florida HD flight I take you to the Keys and Key West, the most Western remote located part of the Keys. It's roughly 214 NM from KTNT in the way I've created the flight plan although I must admit that the flight plan 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....
A typical Grumman Traveler IFR Flight
Although the vFlyteAir Grumman American Traveler can be flown easy under VFR conditions, flying IFR with the AP gives you a lot more time to look outside, making longer flights and try to keep it a little more relaxing. On today’s flight I depart from KBFI (Boeing...
Animating your Airport in 15 minutes
On behalf of Marc Leydecker, I would to inform you about his mini tutorial of how to create animating airport objects based on GroundTraffic. X-Plane has come a long way in scenery development but that being said, most of our airports are static. Those airports should...
Realistic AP Trim Indicator Panel
Marc Leydecker, well known of his awesome US airports, needs an extraordinary break. Oops, what does this mean? No, he’s not going on a holiday. Instead, he’s trying to link real aviation hardware to X-Plane. You can buy tons of dedicated hardware suitable to work...
Realistic Cessna Flap Gauge linked to X-Plane
Marc Leydecker, well known of his awesome US airports, needs an extraordinary break. Oops, what does this mean? No, he’s not going on a holiday. Instead, he’s trying to link real aviation hardware to X-Plane. You can buy tons of dedicated hardware suitable to work...
Avare Moving map and Flight planner
Received this incoming article/tutorial from our SketchUp guru Marc Leydecker. It deals with the Avare moving map and flight planner. According to Marc “You can turn any GSM (cell phone/mobile phone) into a moving map and flight planner. It will even show meteo,...