Shanes Flight Sim Blog

Good morning all I hope you enjoyed your weekend. For many of us it was an extended weekend and I know many of you got an extra day or two to get some extra flight time in, I know I did for sure. Me, Dave, and Jason flew some hops from Snohomish Wa. to Eureka Ca.

I found a new website that was created on the 4th that is on a mission to update
airports throughout Microsoft Flight Simulator
FS Airport Updates (FSAU) is a new Airport Updating Community for Microsoft Flight Simulator. You can request and download Airport Updates wherever you want. FSAU makes your airports more realistic and up-to-date than the default versions. They are small files, but can change alot to your airports, and are very frame rate friendly*. So come along and see our web site, and experience the realism. Tell us what you think of our files by rating and comment.

* On Capable Systems

FSAU
http://fs-airportupdates.webs.com




Another website that I found redoing airports but only for California State airports is called Clear Sky Simulations




The Newly released FSX Aeroworks ARX-5X Coyote - Version 2 The ARX-5X (Concept 5) is a single-seat unlimited category aerobatic aircraft built around the 495c.i. 600hp Trace-Orenda OE600 V-8 aircraft engine and designed specifically for freestyle airshow type aerobatics. Version 2 has a totally new airfile and flight dynamics and the plane can easily handle compulsory competition manoeuvre's as well as more advanced gyroscopic manoeuvre's such as lomcovaks and tumbles. The ARX-5X cruises around 200kts, with a never-exceed speed of 240kts. This FSX native model contains animations, reflections, environment mapping, spec mapping and a full dynamic virtual cockpit. Although it is not a real aircraft it does have several real-world components such as the Chelton Flight Systems EAU (engine airdata unit) display, and a Hartzell "scimitar" swept blade propeller. This release is not a quick & dirty update simply "ported" into FSX, it is a full FSX rebuild by the original authors, compiled with XtoMDL and conforming the FSX SDK using dds textures and new modelling techniques for the best overall end-user performance. Includes 2 configs, 7 models, and 20 schemes with a custom smoke system and night time pyrotechnic effects.
When I downloaded the aircraft I was expecting it to behave like the Extra 300 but to my surprise it was really stable and would probably do great in formation. The smoke and pyrotechics effects are just awesome as well. I think it is a pretty good aircraft. I flew it both in calm and in windy conditions and it was a little hard to keep stable in windy conditions so I recommend flying this bird in calm winds. You can at download the Aeroworks ARX-5X Coyote HERE.