Flights sims

Read about flight sim games on the market.

07 Dec 2011

Tecnam has announced it is working with Montreal-based Mechtronix Systems to develop a Tecnam P2006T Twin Procedure Trainer (FNPT II).

08 Nov 2011

The Australian Bonanza Society (ABS) has evaluated a Redbird FMX full-motion flight simulator with the view of buying one for their members.

07 Nov 2011

A team of 20 World Flight Australia pilots this morning departed on a circumnavigation in a Boeing 747-400 simulator to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

08 Apr 2011

Out of sheer curiosity of this unique type, Dave Tonks tracks down a sim version of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, but after trying his hand ends up wishing he hadn’t.

08 Feb 2011

Dave Tonks reviews Lionheart Creations' flight sim take on the Quest Kodiak, a rugged bush aircraft favoured by the Missionary Aviation Fellowship.

03 Dec 2010

With a new computer and operating system temporarily keeping him grounded, resident Australian Flying flight sim aficionado Dave Tonks offers a guide to a few of his favourite sims.

08 Oct 2010

Dave Tonks tries his hand at the new B-17 sim from A2A Simulations, and can’t resist dropping a few bombs along the way.

08 Aug 2010

The clearly smitten Dave Tonks explains why the folks at Orbx Simulation Systems are the bees knees when it comes to flight sim scenery development, and uses their recently released Tamworth package to prove his point.

09 Jun 2010

Any aviation enthusiast - particularly those of us here in Oz - will know that 2010 will be a very sad year, with the demise of the magnificent F-111 looming day by day. But as Dave Tonks finds out, the ‘Pig’ proudly lives on with the new KC F-111 sim from Alphasim.

19 Apr 2010

Hot on the heels of the long-awaited first flight of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner (Ed. - finally!), could this review of the Abacus 787 flight sim follow suit and likewise make hearts go all a-flutter? Dave Tonks takes the new airliner for a sim spin.