Aerosoft NavDataPro AIRAC Cycle 2202
Aerosoft released on February 24th a new AIRAC Cycle 2202 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...
Navigraph AIRAC Cycle 2202
Another Navigraph AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) period starting on February 24th, 2022. 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...
Navigraph AIRAC Cycle 2201
Another Navigraph AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) period starting on January 27th, 2022. 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...
Aerosoft NavDataPro AIRAC Cycle 2201
Aerosoft released on January 27th a new AIRAC Cycle 2201 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...
Slider Issues
Hi all, right now - first week of January 2021 - we've decided for a while to disable the top fullwidth slider with the different review images that continuously come and pass like an animation.For some reason there's "again" a problem with the template of Elegant...
Aircraft Review | JARDesign JD340-500
While your personal reporter and longtime reviewer Angelique van Campen is writing and writing, and seeking for additional information and adding interesting sections, she proud, also on behalf of the JARDesign Group, to present to you a comprehensive review of...
Aircraft Review | JF BAe 146 Professional
On behalf of our dedicated and longtime reviewer Andy Clarke, I’m thrilled to inform you that X-Plained.Com has published Andy’s comprehensive Just Flight/Thranda Design 146 BAe Professional review.According to Andy "This is a very high quality model with great...
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...
Scenery Review | TrueEarth EU Spain South
On behalf of our reviewer Paul Beckwith from X-Plained.Com, we're pleased to offer you his in-depth Spanish Orbx adventure. Paul took a virtual flight from the USA to southern Spain to explore the Orbx TrueEarth EU Spain South package.According to Paul "I have found...
Airport review | Orbx Essendon Fields
First of all, let me introduce you to our new reviewer Paul Beckwith. Paul took a visual flight from his hometown in the US to Orbx homebase Essendon Fields (YMEN). According to Paul "The first question most armchair pilots ask when considering an add on is “Is it...
Airport Review | Northern Sky Studios Kahului
Our dedicated reviewer Andy Clarke travels virtually to Kahului to check out the latest Hawaii airport from Northern Sky Studios. Andy is pleased to say that "this is a very well modelled airport with all aspects created in detail. The overall plan of the airport is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB North “Lewis, Harris etc.”
We're departing from Stornoway Airport at the isle of Lewis and first fly to the north of Lewis. Then via the west coast we're heading for Harris and North Uist. This X-Plane 11 cross country flight should give you a good idea of the Orbx TrueEarth Britain North ortho...
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB North Isle of Skye
This X-Plane 11 cross country flight over the Scottish isle of Skye using Orbx Simulation Systems TrueEarth Britain North and the Carenado Grand Caravan EX G1000. The journey starts at Loch Duich where you've got a great look at the Eilean Donan Castle before reaching...
Video | Orbx TrueEarth GB North Isle of Mull
An X-Plane 11 cross country flight over the Scottish isle of Mull using Orbx Simulation Systems TrueEarth Britain North and the Carenado Grand Caravan EX G1000. This movie is a part of a comprehensive review published at X-Plained.Com.Check it...
Video | Part II ToLiss A319 Initial climb – FL210
Another test flight with the ToLiss A319. Not only a flight, also testing the possibilities of video recording and editing program Camtasia. It is a bit old video, but it's still worth to leave it and not to throw it away. Perhaps in the near future a modern...
What’s possible with SketchUp?
What’s possible with SketchUp by Marc C. Leydecker a.k.a. Belga12345. The reason of this article is not only showing his amazing work, but also to trigger my mind after I did some investigation of a payer American airport. Although Angelique likes writing reviews, I’m...
X-Plane Normal Maps a.k.a. “_NML”
An article about the X-Plane Normal Maps a.k.a. “_NML” by Marc C. Leydecker a.k.a. Belga12345. Besides that Marc is a highly skilled airport developer and SketchUp guru, he’s also a skilled livery painter and since I know Marc now for a while, I asked him, after he...