Category Archives: Flight Sim Centric

Fresh from the editing software of someone called TPV71 comes this remarkable tour of FS2004 and FSX enhanced with some fantastic add-ons. I have to agree with the person called ChrisMOd who says that this should be a commercial for … Continue reading →

Recently, one of our MVP’s (Most Valuable Professionals), Nick Whittome (a fellow I’m moderately proud to call a friend to the extent that it gets me generous gifts of whiskey) posted a bit to his blog that I thought I … Continue reading →

Had you going there for a second, didn’t I? Meh, probably not. Anyway, our friends at CyberPower have built a gorgeous PC case that comes pre-plastered with images of Flight Simulator X goodness – something lovely to look at during … Continue reading →

While unpacking boxes from our recent office move, I came across a book I’d meant to write a bit about, but something shiny flashed by and my idea wandered back into the waiting room. Anyway, if anyone reading this hasn’t … Continue reading →

    And we were … FSX was nominated for "Simulation Game of the Year" by the Oscaresque-sounding Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. As someone who has been credited with working on a number of relevant titles over the … Continue reading →

The current issue of Newsweek magazine had a column that, like so many things, caught my attention momentarily, but, unlike most things, actually held it for a few minutes. In Steven Levy’s The Technologist column, he’s written a piece about an … Continue reading →

I’ve Been Everywhere, Man …   Toronto, Oshawa, Guelph, Burlington, Denver, Minneapolis, Oshkosh, Berlin, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Munich, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Palm Springs, Newark, Birmingham … Not a bad 7 months, all told. Though I really need to go … Continue reading →

(From the Archive – 3/6/06) There was another interesting post at AVSIM the other day, that the author also emailed to us at tell_fs@microsoft.com, in which he offered suggestions for a "Wife Edition" of Flight Sim. It was full of jokes … Continue reading →

(From the Archive – 2/23/06) The Walrus was Paul! Welcome Paul Lange, FSX Lead Designer, to the world of blogging. Paul is a pilot (lives on a private airport, just like I . . . used to) and brings some … Continue reading →

(From the Archive – 2/18/06) Take a Little Trip, Take a Little Trip With Me To the cool, cool water of the semi-pirateless Caribbean . . . In reality, my only excursion to the region was a week on St. … Continue reading →