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IVAO Portugal has announced details of their upcoming Lisbon Real Ops event.

Designed to simulate the real operations of Lisbon airport for 24 hours, slots will be available for pilots to choose from for dozens of flights with real times, adapted for the virtual world.

The event will be taking place on 28th June, starting at 00:00z for a 24 hour period and all pilots are invited to visit and register for a slot at the event page.

In a Press Release received today, Flight1 Software and Coolsky have announced preview information for their upcoming Super 80 Professional product for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Designed as a later model than their existing Super 80 product, the package will include a more modern glass cockpit, with a full Flight Management System.

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Rene Billiani from Austria writes “….. It’s finally done, the well known FIR Wien representing the airports Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, Linz and Graz, becomes it’s own VACC - the VACC Austria. To celebrate this great event, we invite every pilot to visit us on 2nd of July 2008 between 20:00 and 22:00 LOC (18:00 - 20:00Z) and to join a special “Weekly Wednesday”, which will remain our weekly online day in the future!

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Www.screenshotartist.co.uk is looking for a new reviewer to create additional reviews for their website. As well as a good writing style, the potential candidate must display a willingness to look carefully into each product they are reviewing and its real world counterpart. Applicants will need to provide their full contact details, reasons for applying and any examples of their writing ability/experience.

Contact information HERE.

Steve Halpern of Flight One Software, in partnership with Aerosimulations, “…… is excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Flight Environment X, now in pioneering Super High Definition (SHD), all for Flight Simulator X.

Contained within the update are approximately 6 Gigabytes of new graphical data and content that represents the culmination of a massive amount of research and work carried out since the original launch of FEX.

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Wilco Publishing from Belgium reports that their Version 2 of the Airbus 380 is now available. “…… With new technologies, improved features and specific FSX missions, Wilco Publishing brings the Airbus A380 to Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Airbus A380 v2 download version is now available. The CD version production will be released Summer 2008.

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FSD International, the aircraft builders from Australia, mention that they’re having their products discounted until the end of this month. According to their press release they are offering up to 25% and more off their products. The FSD website can be found here.

FSInventions announces “….. a new version of its FSFlyingSchool add-on for FSX and FS2004. Version 1.9.2 introduces a fix and also some new features which are free to existing customers.

New Aircraft Supported
Support for several new aircraft has been added to FSFlyingSchool, including: Maule M7 260C with and without skis, Grumman Goose G21A, Aircreation 582SL Trike, DeHavilland Beaver DHC2, some Flight One Cessnas and their PA28.

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Justin Tyme writes “…….From time to time every business occasionally finds the need to reassess the marketplace and make necessary changes to reflect ever-changing fiscal realities, and FSGenesis is no exception. In nearly ten years of service to the Flightsim community, FSG has always strived to provide the highest-quality products at the lowest possible prices, and will continue to do so.

However, those fiscal realities also sometimes make it necessary to adjust the business model in order to remain a viable enitity in the marketplace. With that in mind, effective June 16 the current North America Terrain Mesh for FSX will split into four separate products…..”.

See Justin’s website for the full story.

Exciting Solutions reports that “…….Ground School is open for all those Astronaut Candidates who want to learn and study various aspects of the Space Shuttle operations with Space Shuttle Mission 2007. Currently the Ground School features various tutorials, detailed checklists and some very detailed Training Videos for RMS operations, on-orbit rendezvous  (with the ISS, satellites, etc.) and of course ISS docking.

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In a press release from Matrox we learn that “……Leading computer software publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer VSTEP, are proud to partner with Matrox Graphics to bring you the Ship Simulator ‘Sail the Open Sea’ Contest. The contest starts on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. (EST) and closes on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. (EST). Enter for a chance to win over ten prize packages and one of two Matrox TripleHead2Go™ Digital Edition units. For contest details and to enter the ‘Sail the Open Sea’ Contest, visit www.shipsim.com/contest or click on ‘Contests’ at www.lighthouse-interactive.com……”.

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Derek del Rio of SceneryTech writes “…. SceneryTech is pleased to announce the launch of their “South America Landclass” (the 4th continent in a set of 6).  This landclass features the same technology found in the previously released North America, Europe and Asia landclass products, such as reduction of the pervasive use of desert textures as found in the default, a substantial increase in the number of towns and cities, and increased terrain variation.

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