For June, Steve Serdikoff provides this awesome shot of The Collings Foundation’s A-1E Skyraider at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show, May 2014 Visit Steve’s blog here, and his gallery of work here and here.
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Saitek X-55 Rhino Winner is Scoobe with HE-111 Down over England
The winner of our screenshot contest for the Saitek X-55 Rhino is Scoobe with his screen shot titled “HE-111 which was shot down over England” taken from IL-2 Cliffs of Dover and the Team Fusion Mod ver 4.3. We had over 140 entries with thousands of views and a great social media reach. Special thanks to everyone that participated, […]
Davis Monthan Air Show 2014 Pictures Tucson AZ
Air shows are always a great experience. Not everybody gets to run around a military flight line, walk up to military hardware primed up to look like a million bucks (or billion, depending on the airframe). In addition to all the cool static displays, there are plenty of aircrew and ground crew who are more […]
Screenshot Contest for a Saitek X-55 Rhino HOTAS
We’re giving away a Saitek X-55 Rhino HOTAS to a SimHQ member who uploads a screen shot from their favorite simulator/game to this contest gallery. For each share, like, tweet or other social media action using the social media bar above the image, the member will receive an entry to win the X-55 Rhino. Drawing will be […]
Saitek X-55 Rhino Details and Pre-Order
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. announced that the Saitek X-55 RHINO H.O.T.A.S. designed and developed to give flight simulation enthusiasts the a realistic flight experience at an affordable price, is expected to ship to consumers in early 2014. The X-55 RHINO is styled after modern fighter jet control systems and was built from the ground up to deliver […]
ROLLING THUNDER (Wings of War) Free on Kindle
Amazon is offering ROLLING THUNDER (Wings of War) for free on Kindle. Rolling Thunder is an explosive portrait of men at war, so authentic and powerful, only a veteran pilot could have written it. It is the first of the five-book Rolling Thunder series. Next are Steel Tiger, Phantom Leader, Eagle Station, and Storm Flight.
Affordable Force Feedback Flight Sim Control Yoke on Kickstarter
Iris Dynamics Ltd. has launched a kickstarter campaign going to produce an consumer priced Force Feedback Flight Sim Control Yoke for home flight sim use. Traditional force feedback yokes are priced outside of the consumer market, costing thousands of dollars. This is largely due to the complexity needed to replicate linear (pitch) forces. These designs rely […]
Wings: Over Flanders Fields Released
Wings: Over Flanders Fields, and immersive WWI sim by OBD Software has been released and is available via digital download or on DVD. Some of the new features: New Artificial Intelligence “AI” New Campaign Engine 55 Flyable aircraft included from the start! New Scenery and Scenery Objects New ‘Outcomes’ New Damage systems New Full Original WOFF Musical Score New In-Flight Map Immersion […]
Saitek Teaser for X-55 Rhino Advanced Control Flight System
Saitek has released a teaser for their upcoming X-55 Rhino Advanced Control Flight System which is supposed to be available by the holiday season. Details are scarce so enjoy the video! In the meantime, the X-52 is on sale over at Amazon. Teaser Video
Sony Sells over 1 Million PlayStation 4’s in 24 hours
Sony has sold over 1 Million of it’s latest PlayStation 4 console gaming system in the first 24 hours of being released for sale. The new PlayStation 4 features an all new AMD processor with two quad-core Jaguar modules totaling 8 x86-64 cores. The AMD processors were chosen to try and appeal to a broader range of developers and support for the new system. […]
Call of Duty: Ghosts Released, 25% Off
Call of Duty: Ghosts has been released and is available for multiple platforms. Call of Duty’s new next-gen engine ushers in an unprecedented level of innovation, delivering stunning and lifelike characters, gorgeously rendered environments, and authentic real-world animations, all brought to life by advanced lighting systems and visual effects that redefine forever the signature standards […]
Aces High Air Combat Game from Hitech Creations
Aces High is a World War I/II subscription based game combining air, land, and sea combat into one massive online experience over large scale terrains with detailed flight models for the era. While the primary focus of the game is air-to-air combat, utilizing more than one hundred different World War II aircraft, there is also ground and sea […]