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TropicaSim released Tocumen International Airport, Panama City, for FS9 and FSX. “……  MPTO is located 15 miles from Panama City and had a major expansion and renovation program in order to become bigger and more modern. It’s the busiest airport in Central America and a major hub for the entire Caribbean region. With Tocumen Intl. TropicalSim achieves it’s 14th FSX airport, now couting 9 just for the Caribbean…..”. Available from simMarket.

Apparently Alphasim ‘has seen the light’ and is now selling through Flight1. The first product to be ‘boxed’ by Flight1 is the venerable Hawker Hunter. From the product page “….. The Hunter, perhaps the most impossibly beautiful aircraft ever assembled. No, not assembled - but sculpted as though from a single block of aircraft grade aluminum. Designed by Sir Sidney Camm, an engineer whose designs span biplane to jump jet, the Hunter is a remarkable machine…..”. Now available through simMarket.

Just Planes has released yet another of their airlines DVD’s. “…… We are delighted to welcome Cyprus Airways as our 200th airline in the World Air Routes series! Cyprus operates a modern fleet of Airbus A319, A320 and A330 aircraft to more than 30 destinations from its main base at Larnaca…..”.

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SimGiants has now released an DS2004 version of its El Hierro. “…… El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano (the “Meridian Island”), is a Spanish island. It is the smallest and furthest south and west of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. Customers who have purchased the FSX download version from simMarket  are entitled for the free upgrade……”.

On simMarket today.

Blueprint Software reports the release of their first Canadian scenery, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. “….. CYUL is the primary international airport in Quebec and the second busiest in Canada. With non-stop flights to every continent except Australia, it will surely remain a key component of the North American aviation network….”. The airport is available from simMarket in an FSX version and in a separate FS2004 version.

TrackIR Pro 4 now available from simMarket with a nice discount! “….. The new and improved TrackIR 4 Pro now includes the Vector for full 6 DOF head tracking capability. With a 30% larger tracking and movement area and greater response time and resolution, the TrackIR 4 once again sets the standard for head tracking technology. The brand new design clips easily onto any monitor…..”.

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Fligth Illusion from the Netherlands has released yet another nice instrument for their Boeing series. “…. This set includes two Boeing style chronometers for use on Boeing Flight decks (for PIC and PNF). The clocks works with our propriety software and are easily configurable. They are able to handle time and date, Z.T., E.T., chronometer counting or de-counting. The clocks can run on FS time or on real time, depending on how it is set up. The connection to the computer runs through our interface (GSA-55). The clock can also work as a standalone unit, without interfacing with our GSA-55, but will lack any link with Flight Simulator…..”.

Available through simMarket.

Godzone from Down Under released a package with scenery and adventures/missions. “….. Wanaka and Tekapo are both southern lake areas famous for their scenic attractions and as gateways to adventure. Wanaka is located in Otago, and Tekapo is a high-country lake in South Canterbury. Both are ideal locations to explore the amazing landscapes of the South Island of New Zealand…..”.

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Just Flight is now selling Captain Sim’s C-130 Hercules in a box. Captain Sim re-did their FS2004 model and built an FSX model out of it, which now is also sold on a CD. As they say “…… C-130 Hercules is the result of over 6,000 hours of meticulous development and is undoubtedly the most sophisticated re-creation of a military aircraft to grace the simulated skies…..”.

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This time it is Fuerteventura, yet another of the canary Islands. “….. The semi-desert Island of Fuerteventura lies just less than 100km off the coast of Africa (near the border of Morocco and Western Sahara). Fuerteventura is the longest Island in the archipelago at 98km north to south and the second-largest Canary Island after Tenerife……”.

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More photos to paste onto your FSX. Raimondo Taburet released his Salt Lake title, which is “….. a photorealistic scenery for day and night in summer time covering the whole area of Salt Lake. It includes full coverage for the counties of Utah - Salt - Davi. The scenery resolution is 2 mpix to ensure that all users benefit from the highest frames rates as possible in order to achieve a pleasant experience ! Fully compatible with FSX SP1, SP2 and Acelleration….”.

Luis Gordo released his ‘Instructor Station’ today on simMarket. “……The Instructor Station is meant to assist PC Simmers and Cockpit Builders using Flight Simulator (FS2004, FSX). Also many features are available for Project Magenta users (Boeing 737 & Airbus A320 series suites). Compatible with all types of aircraft within FS !…”.

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In New York. Virtual, mind you, in the new Aerosoft title World of Subways Vol 1. Can you tell some people have too much time on their hands? But alright, there are aviation sim enthusiasts, people simulating car racing, old steam locomotives even, so why not build a simulation of New York’s subway…. and why not spend your time virtually traveling to your virtual job in virtual New York? So for a measly 29.95 Euros you can now ! Here on simMarket!

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Another (new) Aerosoft title is Paderborn-Lippstadt. “……. Visit the home base airport of Aerosoft and location of the German Flight Simulation Conference in Microsoft Flight Simulator X. The airport Paderborn/Lippstadt has been developed using the latest FSX technologies and therefore comes in an extreme level of detail. A must-have for all Aerosoft fans and friends of high-end graphics…..”. On the Aerosoft forums we can also read that they intend to make an FS2004 version of it later, in response to much customer ‘animosity’.

Available as a download title here from simMarket.

Aerosoft’s associates apparently have been busy. Today they released quite a number of products on simMarket. Let’s start with two boxes: German Airports 2 X and Horizon’s VFR Netherlands X have been poured on CD’s and are now available as boxed versions. If you don’t have them yet, and you don’t like making backup CD’s yourself, then this is a good alternative.