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Feature: = Using Real=20 World Tactics
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Review: = Silent Hunter=20 III
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Preview: = 2005=20 European Grand Prix
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Review: NASCAR=20 Sim Racing - Part:  1  2  3  4

More Motorsports articles here.
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Preview: = NVIDIA=20 GeForce 7800 GTX
Feature: Dueling Dual Cores: AMD = vs.=20 Intel
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Part=20 1:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
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SimHQ Review: = Next in our=20 Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force Review=20 Series is Part = 4 -=20 Multiplayer by Chris "BeachAV8R" = Frishmuth and=20 Tom "WKLINK" Cofield. Read their report here.

Earlier segments in = our F4:AF=20 Review Series include:
Part=20 1 - Overview by "BeachAV8R" and "20mm" is = here.
Part 2 -=20 Campaign and AI by "BeachAV8R" is here.
Part=20 3 - Mission Building by "20mm" is here.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH:

  • "Craigmire" has posted a = preview of=20 new trees.
European Air War:=20
  • "Col.=20 Gibbon" has posted screenshots of HR planes and a = Carrier.=20
  • "Herr=20 Shreck" has posted a screenshot of a Bf-109 with flaps down.
  • "Skylark" has posted Screen Shots #7. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • Lead Pursuit has posted = this news update on their site:=20

    "Lead Pursuit has = great=20 appreciation for what benefits and life the modding=20 community can bring to a sim like Falcon. Our goal = is to=20 balance the enthusiasm of the community that wants = to do=20 their best to help bring Falcon to a new level along = with=20 those who want a trouble free and stable product. = The=20 details of this framework are in the final stages of = completion and will be published shortly. Until that = point=20 in time, we would ask that our fans respect the EULA = and=20 more importantly have fun flying Allied=20 Force."

FS2002 / = FS2004:

The following files have been = released at=20 FlightSim:
  • AFCAD2 -=20 File For Area 51 (FILENAME: af2-kgrm.zip).
  • Gauges=20 -GPWS Gauge (FILENAME: rcbgp-33.zip).
  • Gauges -=20 Pushback/Taxispeed Control (FILENAME: rcbgh-40.zip). =
  • Helicopters - FS2004 Blue = Thunder=20 Helicopter (FILENAME: fs04blth.zip).
  • Jetliners - BRA - Brasil Rodo = Aereo=20 Boeing 767-300 (FILENAME: 767braop.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 FAA Callsigns List (FILENAME: offfaacl.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 FS2004 Remove Airports Utility (FILENAME: = rem_apt.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 Rwy12 Developers Open Letter (FILENAME: = rwy12_ol.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 FS2002/FS2004 Scenery.cfg File Renumberer (FILENAME: = scncfgrn.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 Modified Sun V2 (FILENAME: sunmodv2.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 FS2004 Tips and Tricks 12 - Mid-Summer Issue = (FILENAME:=20 tandt12.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 WidevieW 2004 2.1 (FILENAME: wv200421.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 Manual/Checklist Airbus A340-300 (FILENAME: = fs9a340.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 Manual/Checklist Airbus A330-300 (FILENAME: = fs9a330.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 FS2004 Rainbow (FILENAME: rainbow2.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Take-Off Chart (FILENAME:=20 md80todc.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 Level-D Boeing 767 Checklist (FILENAME: = ld763ck.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 BAE Systems Harrier GR.7 Video (FILENAME: = harrier2.zip).=20
  • Other -=20 Shrimp Boat II (FILENAME: ronshrm2.zip).
  • Other -=20 FS2004 Animal Simulation (FILENAME: animsim1.zip). =
  • Panel -=20 FS2002 Grumman F-14 Tomcat (FILENAME: f-14_pan.zip). =
  • Panel -=20 BAE 146-300 wing views (FILENAME: baewings.zip). =
  • Panel -=20 Beechcraft Queenair BE65/BEA65 Panel (FILENAME:=20 queen_pn.zip).
  • Scenery=20 - Jamaica 38.2 m Terrain (FILENAME: jamaica3.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - DBWsim's Palau 2005 (FILENAME: dbwpal05.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - FS2002/FS2004 Wasserkuppe Soaring Scenery = (FILENAME:=20 wasse_up.zip).
  • Scenery=20 - New Zealand & Islands (FILENAME: = nzngsrtm.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Hawaii Next Generation SRTM Mesh (FILENAME: = hangsrtm.zip).=20
IL-2 Series:=20 Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Jutocsa" has released = several new wallpapers. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "capun"=20 has released a B-47E update to fix the rear = gunner issue.=20
  • "howling1" has released Supersonics pack v1.95. =

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Battlefront and IDDK/Crazy=20 House have announced that T-72 Balkans on Fire! = has begun=20 shipping. Read more about it here at Battlefront. You can order = it from=20 here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

The commissioning of HMAS Armidale on June = 24=20 heralds Armidale on June 24 heralds the dawn of a new = era in=20 the dawn of a new era in Australian Naval technology. = Read=20 more here.

Navy News=20 reports that a full-size=20 replica of a Royal Navy Invincible-class = aircraft=20 carrier=92s Harrier take-off ramp has been officially = opened at=20 RAF Wittering, where all Joint Force Harrier training = is being=20 carried out. The =A31.3 million =91dummy deck=92 = replaces the=20 existing ramp at RN air station Yeovilton, and will = help Royal=20 Navy and Royal Air Force pilots get used to the short = take-off=20 run and 12 degree ramp which is fitted to all three RN = carriers. Read more here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

Motorsport Evolution = 1 is ready=20 for download. Read more about this open source = community=20 effort here.

A very useful site = for things=20 relating to GTR = can be=20 found here, and some new cars have been = added: A=20 Nissan Skyline GTR and the Alzen Porsche. =

Group C Challenge, a = sportscar=20 mod for NASCAR = Heat has=20 arrived in its final form. Head over to SRO for the=20 download and read the note about "NASCAR Heat = Essentials",=20 which will let you try the mod, even if you don't own = NASCAR=20 Heat.

A 2005 multiplayer carset for NASCAR Racing 2003 = Season has=20 been released by NASCARSimWorld. You can get it here.

Laguna_05 for NASCAR Racing 2003 = Season has=20 been released and is available from Blackhole=20 Motorsports here.

The US=20 Pits have posted new screenshots from the TPTCC 2005 mod for = rFactor here.

Gjon from the rFactor team has = posted this update on the progress of = ISI's new and=20 highly anticipated sim.

Look here for several brilliant and = very=20 informative threads entitled "PC F1 comparisons", = illustrating=20 advances (or lack of same) made in tracks, physics and = AI=20 behavior across many games and sims.

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Pro-Clockers reviews Logitech's MX518 = mouse here.

PC = Abusers=20 tests the Antec = Phantom=20 500W PSU here.

GamerGod=20 tests the Connect 3D = X600 Pro=20 256MB DDR PCI-E video card here.

Neoseeker=20 tests the Gigabyte = 8N-SLI=20 Royal motherboard here.

Tweaktown=20 tests the Gigabyte=20 K8VT890-9 (VIA K8T890 AMD64) motherboard here.

PCStats tests=20 the MSI Radeon=20 RX850XT-TD256E card here.

X-bit Labs=20 looks at MGE's Ninja = and=20 Sidewinder cases here.

TechTastic=20 reviews Thermaltake's = Big=20 Typhoon cooler here.

HotHardware has posted a = three-board nForce 4 Ultra = motherboard=20 roundup that includes Abit's=20 Fatal1ty AN8, MSI's K8N=20 Neo4 Platinum, and ECS'=20 KN1 Extreme. Read it here.

Community News for July 7, = 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Falcon=20 4.0: Allied Force:

  • "Slammin" has launched a = Korean War server.
  • "goonch"=20 has posted a link to a Falcon landing guide. =
FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • "Rick.50cal" has posted a SR-71 Blackbird (freeware) = update.=20
IL-2 Series:=20 Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "VO101_MMaister" has posted a = Hungarian=20 Bf-109 wallpaper.
  • "R0NNC0"=20 has released a new F6F-5 skin - Death and = Destruction.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "Charles" has posted a = procedure=20 enabling the use of the Tallboy with the Lancaster. =
  • "Sundowner" has posted a = preview of RAF Phantom skins.
  • "column5" has posted an = unofficial=20 Strike Fighters FAQ.
Warbirds / Dawn of = Aces:=20

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Fragtopia reviews Battlefield 2 here.

Battlefield 2 v1.01 update is available at EA's site.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy=20 Newstand reports that the U.S. Navy's Military = Sealift=20 Command combat stores ship USNS Sirius (T-AFS 8) = became the=20 Texas Maritime Academy's new training ship July 1. = USNS=20 Sirius, which has been supplying U.S. Navy ships at = sea since=20 1981, was stricken from the Navy register and = transferred to=20 the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). Read more here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

EA's site for Nascar SimRacing now = features a=20 painters program as well as a tutorial to help you = make new=20 paint schemes.

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Future=20 Looks looks at a new kid on the block for laser = mice here.

PC = Perspective=20 tests the ASRock K8 Upgrade 760GX Motherboard here.

Hi-Techreviews tests out Hitachi's = 7K500-500=20 GB SATA 2 HDD here.

AnandTech=20 has an nForce4 roundup here.

EXTREME Overclocking tests = Thermalright's=20 XP-90C Heatsink here.

A1=20 Electronics tests ThermalRock's Eclipse Case here.

Techgage reviews=20 Ultra Products Glossy Fans here.

PCStats looks=20 at MSI's Radeon RX850XT-TD256E card here.

Community News for July 6, = 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • "Skylark" has released a July calendar.=20
  • "Ecv56SERA" has posted = screenshots of=20 the Bf-110C4 cockpit work in = progress.=20
Falcon = 4.0: Allied=20 Force:=20
  • Post=20 your AF billboard screenshots here.=20
  • "Fridge-" has posted a link = to several=20 AF checklists.=20
  • There's=20 a new F4:AF FAQ at the Lead Pursuit web site here. Thanks to Andreas = H=E4ggbom for the=20 news tip.=20
  • News update July 6th from Lead = Pursuit

    "Lead Pursuit would like = to remind=20 all current owners of Falcon 4.0 and Falcon 4.0: = Allied=20 Force that they are bound by the EULA they = accepted when=20 they loaded the product onto their PC. There are = no=20 exceptions to this. Atari and Lead Pursuit will = vigorously=20 defend their intellectual property. This includes=20 modification or redistribution of any portion of = Falcon=20 4.0 and Falcon 4.0: Allied Force."=20

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles / AEP /=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • War Clouds 43, a Western Front = dedicated=20 server, has been launched.
  • Scorched Earth: "Dynamic Air = War" v2.0=20 beta has been released.
  • The Last Days beta patch 1.07 = has been=20 released.
RC=20 and Scale Modeling:=20
  • "Madaboutsims" has posted = pictures of a=20 1/16th scale RC Tiger I tank. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "wpnssgt" has announced the = latest weapons pack has been released. =
  • "ajunaidr" has released the = latest F-104 templates.
  • "dfang"=20 has released a B-52G bomb sight and fixes pack. =
  • "capun"=20 has posted a P-43 Lancer preview. =
General News:=20
  • "Marc-David" has posted a = link to the=20 "Karaya" song.
  • Sky-high=20 mobile calls on the way.
  • Military=20 wars over robot aircraft.
  • Applied=20 Dynamics International's ADvantage Real-Time Simulation Framework = Selected by=20 Gulfstream Aerospace for Aircraft Development. =
  • Sun 'n Fun Works on Flight Plan = for Public=20 Schools.
  • Actel=20 Ships Fully Qualified RTAX-S FPGAs to Meet = High-Reliability=20 Needs of Space Designs.

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Fileplanet=20 has two updated mods for Unreal Tournament 2004. The = number=20 one mod is Red = Orchestra=20 3.3 here, and Strike Force 3.01 here.

Worthplaying has news of a Blitzkrieg Anthology = pack in=20 stores now, read about it here.

Worthplaying has new screens of = Civilization 4 here.

Worthplaying also has a preview of = Company of Hero's here.

GameSpot has=20 a preview of the upcoming FPS Starship Troopers for = the PC here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy News=20 reports that HMS Echo is = due back=20 home in the West Country on Monday after a mammoth = deployment=20 which saw her undertake much more than simply survey = work. The=20 3,470-ton ship has almost completed an 18-month = deployment=20 which saw her cover more than 77,000 nautical miles in = the=20 Gulf, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. Read = more here.

The Navy News=20 store has the The full series of "Making Waves" = available=20 exclusively on DVD. Interested? The head over to here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

NASCAR=20 Legends to NSR? A=20 screenshot of work in progress = certainly=20 captures the imagination.

A new rally stage for = Richard Burns Rally = appears to=20 be in early progress. Head over to this thread at Blackhole=20 Motorsports to see for yourself.

Gamepot = today=20 announced a strategic license agreement with Invictus = Games=20 Ltd. to bring Cross Racing=20 Championship (title is subject to change during = the=20 localization), the multiplayer online racing game, to = Asian=20 gamers as a revised edition totally optimized for the = online=20 gamers in the region. The license will cover the Asian = countries including Japan, Republic of Korea, = People=92s=20 Republic of China, Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of = Indonesia,=20 Malaysia, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Republic of = India and=20 Republic of China.

Will Xbox 360 support = force feed=20 back wheels? It seems like we can't be too sure just = yet,=20 according to this short article at Team Xbox. = How can=20 they even be in doubt?

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

XtremeComputing looks at the EQS A58K9-MLF mobo here.

Xtreme=20 Resources tests the PC X700=20 Bravo Edition video card here.

Hardware=20 Secrets reviews AMD's Athlon=20 64 FX-57 here.

SG=20 Overclockers looks at MSI's=20 NX7800GTX-VT2D256E 7800 GTX here.

Phoronix=20 tests out the Ultra = Products P4=20 Socket 775 CPU cooler here.

Overclocker Cafe tests the Thermaltake Golden Orb II=20 cooler here.

GotApex=20 reviews the Asus = A8N-SLI and=20 6800GT SLI rig here.

Another ASUS product, the = Star Ice CPU cooler, = gets put=20 through its paces here, courtesy of Nexus=20 Hardware.

Houston=20 Vehicles tests out Saitek's=20 PC gaming keyboard here.

TweakTown=20 reviews the NZXT=20 "Trinity" case here.

Techgage looks=20 at the DFI LanParty UT = Ultra-D motherboard here.

Xtreme=20 Computing looks at the EQS=20 A58K9-MLF mobo here.

ViperLair=20 reviews the Tagan = TG480-U22=20 480W PSU here.

Elite=20 Bastards tests out the NEC=20 ND 3540A DVD writer here.

Community News=20 for July 5, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

Falcon 4: Allied = Force:

  • Frugalsworld has their review = posted here.=20
  • Diesimfanboi has their review = posted here.=20

    Good job on the reviews = Mark and=20 "Bard"!

  • A Saitek X-52 = Flight=20 Controller Profile for F4:AF by Robin "Yskonyn" = Kraak is=20 available from here=20 (15 kb).

IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters:

  • "tankeriv" has announced TLD beta patch 1.07 is about to = be=20 released.
  • "Tchaika." has released a = P-51 and=20 Ki-100 skin pack - Hinoki's revenge. =
  • "Rudi=20 Jaeger" has released a Kawanishi H8K Emily skin. =
Jane's = F/A-18 :=20
  • "M@verick" has released a new = movie.
Lock On: Modern Air Combat / = Flaming=20 Cliffs:=20
  • "Thomas=20 DW" has posted a link to several international MiG-29 skins. =
General News:=20 General News:=20
  • Elbit=20 wins contracts worth $25m to upgrade Romanian helicopters.
  • Hydrogen-Powered UAV Flies.
  • Australian Helo Squadron = Completes Mission=20 with Boxer.
  • New Flight Explorer Personal = Edition=99 Puts=20 Real-Time Scenarios Into the Hands of = ATCsimulator=AE2 User.=20
  • A2TECH=20 Demos New Generation UAV/UCAV Ground Control Station. =

Land Combat News

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

If you've ever played Counterstrike, you = need to see=20 this video.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

New PT Boats: = Knights of the=20 Sea screenshots are here at Worthplaying.

Navy Newsstand reports that 'Boxer Completes = Talisman=20 Saber 2005'. Talisman Saber is a key exercise in the = Pacific=20 Fleet area of responsibility and a demonstration of = support=20 and solidarity between two nations committed to = democracy,=20 liberty and human rights. Read more here.

Navy Newsstand reports that USS Vincennes (CG = 49)=20 Sailors, past and present, paid tribute to Vincennes = and its=20 20 years of service to the U.S. Navy during a = decommissioning=20 ceremony at Naval Base San Diego June 29. Read = more here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

New preview screens for the = GPL 69 mod have been = posted at=20 Race Sim Central, in this thread.

Look for the very = brief video=20 clips of some 69 cars in motion in this thread!

An update on the = coming=20 unofficial patch for Spirit of=20 Speed 1937 can also be found at RSC, in this thread.

GTR-L.S is ready. = "L.S." stands=20 for League System and this initiative looks very = interesting=20 for GTR drivers. Visit the homepage here.

An=20 update to Sears Point = / Infineon=20 Raceway for NASCAR=20 Heat has been posted at Blackhole=20 Motorsports, here.

Technology News

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Tom's Hardware reports: Graphic = cards to get=20 water cooling, test price points up to $1200. Read here.

CNET=20 News says: Video gamers may have quicker eyes. Read here.

Community News=20 for July 4, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • A=20 Printable US keyboard HTML layout on 3 sheets has been = released.=20
  • "Palace_Rat" has posted a = link to simplified landing instructions = and=20 procedures.
  • "Palace_Rat" has posted a = procedure for=20 new pilots to be a passenger in campaign flights. =
  • "Fangs32" has posted a link = to a Falcon=20 4.0 AF server list.
  • "Brett4u6" has posted a keyboard layout that fits on one = page.=20

Fighter Ops:

Xtreme=20 Simulations International (XSI) Fighter=20 Ops Development Press Release

July 1, 2005 Valley = Village,=20 California - Xtreme Simulations International=92s = =93Fighter=20 Ops=94 aims to raise the bar, delivering to market = one of the=20 most powerful Military Flight simulations ever = created for=20 the home PC. XSI=92s frontier groundbreaking = product, Fighter=20 Ops, will combine an extremely high level of = performance,=20 realism, detail and graphics never before seen at = this level=20 in a military flight sim. Fighter Ops will boast = both a=20 single-player mode and several multiplayer modes, = including=20 co-op as well as head-to-head. Other features will = include=20 multi-monitor support, spherical world modeling with = a=20 completely custom built terrain engine, dedicated = high=20 resolution graphics and simulated electrical, = hydraulic,=20 pneumatic and mechanical aircraft failures. Over = 22,000=20 airports will be modeled with their correct VOR = & ILS=20 information, along with realistic ATC, FAC, AWACS = and much=20 more. The beauty of the Fighter Ops series is that = it will=20 be in continuous development, with annual major = releases and=20 many free add-ons, updates and extra aircraft = constantly=20 appearing. Customers will ensure that Fighter Ops = constantly=20 evolves into the ultimate combat flight simulator, = made by=20 enthusiasts=97for enthusiasts. A number of current = active duty=20 fighter pilots, instructors, weapons and avionics = experts=20 help to form the Fighter Ops team: all are dedicated = to=20 guaranteeing Fighter Ops to be the closest any of us = will=20 get to fly a modern jet fighter without having to=20 enlist.

Fighter Ops releases = are to be=20 modular: the first in this highly extensive series = will be=20 the USAF flight training simulation set for 2006. = This will=20 be a fully realistic representation of the USAF UPT = and IFF=20 pilot=92s courses flying the T-6II, T-37 and the = T-38=20 trainers. Designed to function in two modes =97 = variable and=20 Pilot Career mode =97 the first mode will allow = players to fly=20 any of the human flyable aircraft with all = complexity=20 options variable, from easy to highly realistic. The = second=20 and main Focus for the Fighter Ops simulation is the = Pilot=20 Career mode. Specifically intended for hardcore = simmers and=20 enthusiasts, the career mode will begin with the = Fighter Ops=20 Flight School =97 replicating the USAF training = program. Your=20 first step of the UPT training will start you in the = T-6=20 Texan II, where you will learn the basics of flight = and=20 navigation, including cross country and instrument = flying=20 =93under the hood=94 and formation practice, = eventually=20 graduating to receive your wings. Introduction to = Fighter=20 Fundamentals will follow, where you will hone your = skills in=20 the T-38 and get a first taste of the extra = challenges faced=20 when flying fast jets. In this accurate = representation of=20 the various USAF Introduction to Fighter = Fundamentals you=20 will have four different =93tracks=94 depending on = what combat=20 aircraft you=92ve chosen to fly. You will begin to = learn=20 tactical flying, flying air-air and air-ground = training=20 sorties, for the first time learning to turn your = aircraft=20 and flying skills into a formidable weapon. Once you = have=20 completed your chosen IFF track, you will move on to = a more=20 realistic conversion course with your selected = combat=20 aircraft.

Aiming for no less than = to=20 revolutionize combat simulation, the Fighter Ops = series is=20 intended for the competitive PC pilot who demands no = compromise to realism and fast-jet combat=20 excitement.

Fighter Squadron: = Scream 'n=20 Demons Over Europe:

FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20
  • "Vigilius" has posted a link = to a F-104 video by CLOUD9.=20
  • Calibre Software = Solutions=20 have announced the official release of Weather=20 Maker Pro Version 3.
The = following=20 files have been released at FlightSim:=20
  • AI=20 Flight Plans - Michigan Military Project (FILENAME:=20 michmil4.zip).
  • Aircraft=20 - DeHavilland Dhc8-Q202 (FILENAME: dhc8_fac.zip). =
  • Aircraft=20 - Frecce Tricolori Aermacchi MB339PAN, v1.2 = (FILENAME:=20 mb339p12.zip).
  • Aircraft=20 - DeHavilland CT-142 Gonzo (FILENAME: ct142caf.zip). =
  • Miscellaneous - D18S/Twin = Beech=20 EditVoicepack (FILENAME: d18_twin.zip).
  • Miscellaneous - = Manual/Checklist Airbus=20 A340-300 (FILENAME: fs9a340.zip).
  • Miscellaneous - = Manual/Checklist Cessna=20 150F Aerobat (FILENAME: fs9c150f.zip).
  • Miscellaneous - = Manual/Checklist Airbus=20 A330-300 (FILENAME: fs9a330.zip).
  • Panels -=20 C 160D Transall Panel (FILENAME: c160d_pn.zip). =
  • Panels -=20 Grumman HU-16 Albatross Panel (FILENAME: = hu16apnl.zip).=20
  • Panels -=20 POSKY 757-200 Wing Views (FILENAME: 7572wing.zip). =
  • Panels -=20 POSKY 767-300 Wing Views (FILENAME: 7673wing.zip). =
  • Panels -=20 iFDG Airbus A320 Wing Views (FILENAME: 320wing.zip). =
  • Utilities - US Interstate = Route Markers=20 (FILENAME: isignv10.zip).
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles / AEP /=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • IL-2 Shturmovik Stab Version 5.2 = has been=20 released.
  • "Mysticpuma2003" has released = a RAF 60=20 Squadron P-47 skin.
  • Carrier Division 5 =93Fuji=92s = Flyers=94 is now=20 recruiting.
  • "Abraxa." has released a Bf-109G6 Late (black2 of Gigi = Tre Osei)=20 skin.=20
  • "UF_Zargos" has released an = update for the French "GC2/3" = P47D-22=20 skin.
  • "tankeriv" is looking for skins of aircraft that flew over = Smolensk=20 in 1944.
  • "Kamikuza" has released an IL-2 template.
  • "vpmedia" has posted a Kurland campaign preview. =
  • "jurinko" has released a Crete 1941 single mission. =
  • "LeLv30=20 Alpina" has released a new video - The Entertainer. = This spoof=20 video features real actors.
Lock On: Modern Air Combat / = Flaming=20 Cliffs:=20
  • "D-scythe" has released new = A-10 skins.
  • "_neuro_" has released a new = Hungarian MiG-29 skin.=20
Red=20 Baron:=20 Scale Modelling:=20 Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20