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Jeff Smith from Flight 1 reports that “…… Flight One Software is excited to preview user interface pictures of our upcoming Ultimate Traffic II product, as well as provide a free Ultimate Traffic II Traffic Viewer utility that you can download to get a touch of what Ultimate Traffic II is all about……”.

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Press release: “…. On Monday November 2nd at 2300hrs UTC, seven FBS (fixed based simulators) will depart Sydney Australia (YSSY) on a seven day round the world fund raising flight. The flights are conducted on the VATSIM network and will be handled by the World Flight ATC Centre that will provide ATC for the group and also assist local controllers who are online as we pass through their airspace. The event will conclude on Sunday November 9th at 0900hrs UTC

Full details of the participating team’s web addresses, flight plans and route details can be found at www.WorldFlightGroup.com….”.

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Captain Sim reports that their latest and last update for the 757 for FS9 is now available. “….. The 757 Captain (-200, -300, Freighter) upgraded version 2.1 for FS9 is available and includes many new features, fixes and enhancements. For a complete list of those, visit their dedicated web page on the subject. You only need this upgrade if you have purchased something from the 757 Captain for FS9 family before Oct. 24, 2008….”.

Vybhava Srinivasan writes “…… We are happy to present before you the third edition of our official magazine of “IVAO Virtual Sky”. Our first two editions had over 52,000 cumulative downloads for which we owe our sincere thanks to all our avid readers. You can download your free copy of the IVAO - Virtual Sky here. So sit back and enjoy this second edition of “IVAO Virtual Sky”…..”.

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FlightSimTools.com reports that it “…… is pleased to release Heli Traffic X, a module that adds helicopter AI traffic to FSX. This FSX plugin will instantly bring action to your helipads. You will get various kinds of helicopter traffic using any of the helicopters you have installed. It also offers excellent customization options. Helicopters added with Heli Traffix X start and land at helipads, hover and fly like helicopters, not like airplanes. For more information and to purchase Heli Traffic X, please visit the product website……”.

Cody Bergland of Jaggyroad Films has been behind the camera again. This time, he’s created a 2-minute preview of FSAddon’s Plum Island scenery. Check it out below! You can also download a high-resolution version from his site in either WMV or DIVX format.

Plum Island is available from simMarket and from FSAddon.

Mathijs Kok from Aerosoft reports that “…… The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter build by General Dynamics for the US Air Force. The lightweight fighter became the ubiquities fighter as it was exported to 25 nations and a record breaking production of over 4,400 aircraft. Updated every decade it remains the basic fighter for nations worldwide. Apart from being a very serious fighter it remains about the most enjoyable aircraft to fly with the superb maneuverability and power that allows vertical climbs. Visibility is unparalleled in the frameless bubble canopy. This enjoyment remains fully intact in FSX……”. Available from simMarket now !

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Apollo Software will be showing its new color terrain radar during the German Flightsim Conference in Paderborn, this Saturday. The ‘Global Terrain Radar’ or GTR is a novelty for the MS Flight Simulator FS9 and FSX and is integrated into the standard Garmin GPS display of the sim. It shows the pilot where dangerous (i.e. high) terrain is, so it can be avoided. More information on their web site.

Umberto Colapicchioni of FSDreamTeam writes us that he “…… is pleased to announce the release of a new utility for FSX, that will change your VFR flights forever! XPOI, Points of Interest for FSX, is a geographical information tool that displays Points of Interest around the airplane, using styled 3D graphical icons. The product uses an always updated online database with more than 8 million of POIs and it adds Wikipedia support as well, to give you in depth informations of places around your location, in multiple languages….”.

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Michael from SkyTalkTeam reports that he has released the “….. RealATIS 1.7 Service Update 1 for FS2004 and has uploaded it to simMarket, where owners of the software can now download it from their account. If you click on Read Full Story, you can read about the improvements implemented….”.

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FlightSimTools.com reports that it “….. has released Texture Doctor, an easy to use tool for inspecting Flight Simulator textures and converting them between different formats. The product features include the ability to list textures in one or several texture folders with their format, size and other attributes, a preview display and the ability to convert any number of textures into another format with just a few mouse clicks. You can get an instant overview over all textures installed in Flight Simulator and their formats……”.

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Mike Singer of Microsoft writes : “…..A few weeks ago, subscribers to Microsoft’s free FSInsider email newsletter received a surprise in the October “Back to School” issue: a link to download a free Cessna 152 add-on for Flight Simulator X, courtesy of Just Flight. The 152 features a realistic fight model, a detailed aircraft model, high-quality textures, authentic sounds, 2D and virtual cockpits and a .pdf manual. It’s a great addition to any virtual pilot’s hangar. Best of all, it’s free!…”.

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From Miguel Blaufuks, the owner and boss of simMarket and simFlight: “…….. Today we said goodbye to our trusty orange-brownish colored layout and have put online a fresh new look onto simMarket!

simMarket reaffirms it’s leadership in the field as the biggest dedicated flight simulation online store since 1997. The largest offerings combined with the largest customer base and an entire network of online communities, The simFlight Network, ensure that publishers, developers and customers trust and enjoy our services and now they have reason to do so even more!….”.

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Scott Philips of Just Flight announces that they are “…… very pleased to announce that the download version of Traffic X is now on sale! Eight years and five versions of Flight Simulator have flown by since Just Flight published the first instalment in its legendary Traffic series. Now the latest version is available and is set to become the new benchmark for Artificial Intelligence traffic expansions…..”.

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In a quick note from Tanya Kucher at Captain Sim we learn that they are “….  pleased to announce the B-52 for FSX preview update is available. Also we would like to inform that the 757 Captain 2.1 (FS9) is in final testing phase and will be released soon. For details and screenshots please visit our web site……”.