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SimBrief: How to Generate Flight Plans for Your Simulator
6.11.2025 – When you are using a flight simulator, there is going to be a time when you will get bored with flying straight from point A to point B and will have to prepare for your flight. This is a huge part of the experience, and all should know that flight simulation is not only about…

Toolbar Pushback: Freeware Pushback for MSFS
2.4.2022 – The pushback procedure is defined as a rearward movement of the aircraft using specialized equipment, most commonly a pushback truck. Interestingly enough, there is equipment to pushback small Cessna 172’s as well as jetliners like the Airbus A380 is. Betterpushback for X-Plane In X-Plane 11, the community has been using Skiselkov’s BetterPushback plugin for many…

Matavia Mod: Realistic Lighting for FlightFactor A320 Ultimate
20.3.2022 – If you’ve been around in the community for some time, you must have heard about FlightFactor and their high-fidelity Airbus A320 rendition for X-Plane 11. Afterall, it is considered one of the most detailed airliner addons for the simulator. Of course, we’ve seen some great releases recently which are top-notch as well. Some even say…

Enhanced Skyscapes: Volumetric Clouds for X-Plane
17.3.2022 – Atmosphere and clouds; something that affects the experience of every flight simmer very much although they might not admit it. For years, we had to cope with how the default clouds and atmosphere looks. Soon, various plugins began to arrive, unfortunately being only a temporary solution to our problems. Many developers attempted to bring the…

VStates: Freeware Colour-corrected Orthoimagery
15.3.2022 – After the release of the Microsoft Flight Simulator, the visual contrast between the new platform in comparison to what we had before was substantial. We’re not here to compare the simulators, however. Every platform has its pros and cons, nevertheless, without a doubt, Microsoft has together with Asobo achieved something, at least visually, revolutionary. Fortunately…
