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At nearly 700 MB, this scenery package is no lightweight. It provides high-resolution orthophotos to cover much of the Los Angeles area, which means that at altitude, you’ll have a whole lot of trouble distinguishing what you see in X-Plane from what you might see in the real world.

The package includes photorealistic scenery for the following airports:

• KLAX
• KBUR
• KHHR
• KCPM
• KLGB
• KSMO
• KTOA
• KVNY

Thanks to Gottfried Razek and Mateus Aboud for bringing this fantastic scenery to X-Plane!

The VP-400 “Seeker” Avionics have been through their first round of flight testing, and they’re performing admirably in pretty awful conditions. If you’re interested, read Austin’s account of the Albuquerque flight test, or check out the video taken onboard below:

The next major update to X-Plane 10 will include a new oil platform, created by Khamsin Studios (developers of X-Plane 10′s fantastic default aircraft carrier). For a sneak peek, check out the photos and video below, or see Khamsin’s blog posts about it.

The EC135 is a very popular twin-engine helicopter used for military, medical, and private purposes. This model, complements of RotorSim, comes in three variants, two with glass cockpits and one with steam gauges. Each model includes lots of liveries, and you can even download the paint kit to create your own! And, if you really want to up the realism of this model, you can check out the flight manual supplied by the creators.

Note that in the current version, there’s a small glitch in 2-D cockpit mode on some systems. By switching to 3-D cockpit mode (by pressing either Shift+9 or Shift+0), you can get back to the otherwise exceptional flight experience.

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This fantasy scenery package combines all the most interesting scenery features together in one place, with soaring mountains, deep canyons, and idyllic inlets. It’s a joy to fly, especially in your favorite helicopter. After installing, just open the Location menu, click Select Global Airport, and type in MNIS, TEXX, MAIN, ENEA, or TENE. Click the Go to Airport button and you’re on your way to the finest island-hopping around!

The X-Plane forum for younger users has changed its purpose. Here’s an update from the site’s administrator:

Hello all X-Plane users!

Lately I have been working very hard on a new forum, which, as you may know, was for the younger users. This is no longer the case. A friend and I had discussed many issues with the forum, and we decided to change the forum’s purpose. So today, I would like to share the site’s new purpose!

My site is now the X-Plane Social Event Community. It will feature official voting, technical support, loads of interviews, social reviews and discussions, news, and more!

So as time goes on, more and more interviews will be posted. The x737 team, the SSG team, Peter’s Aircraft, and Javier Rollon (creator of the CRJ200) have all interviewed thus far, and more is being written all the time!

So I encourage all readers to come and check it out. The community is new, so everyone is more than welcome to come along and register. It would be great to see the user list expand over time!

If you are interested, visit the site.

Thanks to all that have taken interest!

Featuring the all the terminals of EDDM, along with tons of ground objects and jetways, this package is perfect for your airline operations.

Our friends at Aerosoft have just released a great new scenery package for Keflavík International Airport. Check it out!

Khamsin’s B-17G is one of the most realistic flight experiences available for X-Plane. With a gorgeous 3-D model (including 3-D cockpit), this is truly a payware-quality warbird.

Don’t forget to check out the manual!

This single-engine biplane is slow and fun to fly. Designed in 1946 in the USSR, and produced consistently for 45 years afterward, it’s a big piece of aviation history. Perhaps most interestingly, the aircraft has no stall speed. Like many modern VTOL/STOL aircraft, it can even fly backward! With the engine off, the aircraft will descend at about the same rate as a parachute until it reaches the ground.

Be sure not to miss the flight manual and 3 extra liveries provided by the author!