Interviews

16.12.2023 – SayIntentions.ai, a new AI-based air traffic control add-on currently in beta, takes an innovative approach to combining AI with traditional coding to build an ATC add-on for X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator that promises to cater to the VFR sim pilot. The SayIntentions founder and lead developer, Brian, was kind enough to sit down with…

27.6.2023 – There is a new kid on the block for flight simulator hardware: miniCOCKPIT. Their first product, a replica of the iconic Airbus FCU, has recently been launched on Kickstarter, anticipating a launch later this year. While the company has sponsored posts with FSNews in the past, we are genuinely interested in the process of bringing…

18.5.2023 – It’s a common theme in the exciting hobby of flight simulation that third-party developers step in to fill the gaps left in official software. While the best flight simulators have generally gotten the “flying” down to a science, the ancillary aspects of putting yourself in the pilot’s seat often get less attention. In Microsoft Flight…

10.4.2022 – Macco Simulations is an MSFS-based developer that recently ventured into scenery making. Having broken out with their Manchester and Birmingham airport renditions, the developer has rapidly gained popularity among flight simmers. I had the privilege of interviewing Max, the lead developer of Macco Simulations, exclusively for FSNews. The discussion ranged from the developer’s ambitions to…

9.4.2022 – UK2000 is a long-time scenery development group in the flight sim community. They have been around for over two decades now, initially developing for the flight sim by SubLogic. Gary, the owner of UK2000 and a flight sim enthusiast, agreed to an interview with us. We carefully thought about the questions we ask, and Gary…