Reviews

6.12.2024 – Welcome back to another installment in our ongoing first impressions/review of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Career Mode, or as I’m calling it, “The Adventures of BLAZE THUNDERHAWK.” In our last installment, we covered the early career experience and the overall grind of low-paying and frequently uninteresting missions. Our hero, BLAZE THUNDERHAWK, somehow obtained his commercial…

28.11.2024 – Orbx Melbourne International Airport for X-Plane 12 was released a few moths ago. The scenery recreates one of Australia’s largest airports, serving as a hub for Virgin Australia and Qantas and providing the Downunder feeling. In this review of Orbx Melbourne, I will take a look at all features, strengths and weaknesses. My Setup Orbx…

20.11.2024 – To say Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’s launch has been a little rough may be an understatement. The various forums and subreddits are filled with the cries of angry simmers who are faced with endless loading screens, missing aircraft, and infinite server queues. So whether you’re sitting at 6%, 17%, 97% or still waiting in the…

22.10.2024 – After months of tantalizing previews, Flight One Software, inc. (Flight1) finally released the iFly 737 MAX 8 for MSFS into Early Access. It was a somewhat stealthy release, with Flight1 stating in a comment on their Discord that they were opening up sales to “test the functionality of their payments within the launcher.” Of course,…

7.10.2024 – The Aerosoft Airbus A330 has been an anticipated product for Microsoft Flight Simulator for a long time now. After countless development updates and many delays, the latest long hauler for the platform is now in our hands. While the long-haul market used to be underserved in MSFS, the Aerosoft Airbus A330 comes into a market…