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OZx report that they “….. have released the photoreal scenery of the Grand Canyon area. The scenery is for FSX SP2 only, it has a resolution of 2m/pixel, autogen and nightlights, Summer season only. The main airport of the area, KGCN (Grand Canyon Natural Park) has been dramatically improved. It is a stunning scenery, created by Antonio C., and Maurizio G…..”.

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The release date of Aerosoft’s Catalina is finally really approaching. According to Mathijs in his forums they are now aiming for somewhere Jan/Feb 2009. More pictures have appeared in their ‘development forum’ and that’s also where we picked up the latest news of course. Find the Cat thread here !

Cody Bergland reports that “……Vertical Reality Simulations has released a munitions video demo of their F/A-18E being developed for FS2004 and FSX. The video shows briefly a target being locked onto and fired at by an AIM-120……”.

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Exciting Simulations reports that they “….. will be presenting the unique Space Shuttle Mission 2007 simulator at the prestigious Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference ( I/ITSEC 2008) show in Orlando, FL, at the “One NASA” booth (#3145). Everybody is invited….”. Oh, and there’s a free demo at their web site.

Wanna ride around the Isle of Wight? Take the (Just Trains) train! “…… Travel round the picturesque holiday island in the Class 483 - these ex-London Underground trains have been given a new lease of life on the Isle of Wight and are the oldest trains in mainline service anywhere in the UK. For a change of pace, power and era you can also drive the 1915 Kitchener Class 0-4-0ST ‘Invincible’ on the IOW Steam Railway….”. Learn all about it at simMarket.

Never heard of Facebook? NOW is the time to get interested. Facebook is one of the new ’social networking softwares’ out there on the internet, aimed at joining friends and/or people with common interests all over the world. We have opened an Emma Field Group! But there are many other groups out there, or just be part of the growing international community. Sign up here ! Its free!

Carenado’s Cessna 152 for FS0024, released last week already, is now also available for download from simMarket. The little aircraft means nostalgia to so many a real world pilot and can now be fully experienced and enjoyed in the ‘old’ sim as well! Available here in the FS2004 version.

FlightSimTools.com is “…… pleased to announce an update to our popular Addon Converter X product. The update allows using a wider range of FS2004 aircraft and sceneries in FSX and contains several bugfixes. The update is free of charge for existing customers…..”.

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Suprunov Design from Siberia recently offered its ‘Yak-40 Gold Package’ for sale on simMarket. Included in it are among other things a set of charts covering Siberia and other parts of Russia. Igor Suprunov now offers these charts as a separate product for those not buying the Gold Package. Read more about them and purchase them here at simMarket.