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August 31st
Ian Pearson's
review of the Alphasim Rutan 61 Long-EZ has been completed and is
available to read here. As always, we welcome your thoughts of the
reviews on our
forum.
August 29th
FSAddon announces the release of a new add-on for Flight
Simulator X called Plum Island. It is the first of a new series of
very highly detailed small sceneries designed by Bill Womack. The
series is called ‘100 Dollar Burger’, with a wink to a series of
reports on an existing real-life chain of small airfields.
Plum Island's small airfield (2B2) is situated near Newburyport, some
27 miles north of Boston along the Atlantic coast. The FSX version of
it conveys the atmosphere of a small local field, often slumbering in
the heat or laying deserted in the wintery cold. According to the
Airnav pages aircraft operations average some 54 per week, so clearly
not a busy airport, but instead the ideal companion for your VFR-loving
GA aircraft!
FSAddon's version for it is a 'native FSX' title and tested under
Windows XP and Vista, and with FSX SP1, SP2 and Acceleration. It
includes the airfield itself with abundant detail up to and including
the field's instructions hanging next to the entrance of the main
building.
It also includes a wide area around the field including the town of
Newburyport, the tidal flats from the river to the Atlantic, the
beaches and the many holiday homes along the coast. This entire area
is made using high-res aerial photos and painstakingly placed
customized autogen houses and other objects.
Also included is a dedicated AI traffic file, a nice little manual in
pdf format and last but not least a dedicated support forum on
FSAddon's web site.
The second best part of all this, next to the incredible detail and
immersion the package brings you, is the price. Plum Island can be had
for only $ 15, as an introductory price to the new series.
FSAddon Publishing’s Plum Island can be purchased from their own
website (in US $), or from
SimMarket.com (in Euros).
Thanks to Hal Bryan and Paul Lange at Microsoft for adding a link
to us at
FSInsider and also a little
press blurb which was very kind.
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