Author: Novawing24

  • Iris 21-Driver Livery Updates

    Iris 21-Driver Livery Updates

    Recently Iris Simulations rebooted their PC-21 product and released the 21-Driver. This update to their model adds in a slew of new features, most importantly full Prepar3D v4 compatibility. It also added in a range of new colour schemes, as well as removing others. It would seem that developers now have to be more cautious…

  • Up Close Preview of Microsoft’s New Flight Simulator

    Up Close Preview of Microsoft’s New Flight Simulator

        It was a blustery overcast day in Seattle. It was early and some bleary-eyed gamers assembled in a hotel lobby. We looked at faces familiar and not so, all unsure of what the day ahead had in store for us. We chatted over coffee as we received our nametags and passes and signed…

  • Caribbean Exploration!

    Caribbean Exploration!

    So I’ve been giving some love to some of the old default aircraft that ship with Microsoft’s FSX. The cool part is that most of these still work with Prepar3D v4! I was quite surprised, and although some of them aren’t perfect, sometimes they are all we need!   So with this discovery I went…

  • We’re Back Online!

    We’re Back Online!

      So after a couple of weeks of being down, the website is back! (obviously!) So I’m still not exactly sure what happened, but I want to say a huge thank you to members of the community for supprtiung me and helping me sort this out. I feel this is a temporary solution and there…

  • Beyond The Red Line

    Beyond The Red Line

      So I’ve taken a little side trip away from the traditional Flight Simulation content on my YouTube Channel and made a series following a title released a few years ago, Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock. I love the BSG Universe, particularly the reboot from the early 2000’s. BSG:D is the latest in a range of games…

  • More News about Microsoft Flight Simulator

    More News about Microsoft Flight Simulator

    There have a been a few developments in the emerging world of Microsoft Flight Simulator in the last few days. Firstly, we have a studio! In an article summarizing Microsoft’s participation in E3, French newspaper Le Monde announced the studio behind the new simulator as French studio Asobo. This studio has been around since 2002,…

  • A Kiwi Glass Parrot

    A Kiwi Glass Parrot

    I’ve just released my latest livery, this time of a more unusual subject. The Pacific Aerospace CT/4 is a well known sight in the skies over Australia and New Zealand, serving with distinction as both air forces’ primary basic trainer for many decades. Pacific Aerospace teamed up with Raytheon and BAE Systems to offer a…

  • Guess Who Is Back In The Flight Sim Business?

    Guess Who Is Back In The Flight Sim Business?

      In a move that caught EVERYONE by surprise, Microsoft announced the rebooting of their long dead franchise Microsoft Flight Simulator. Details are still VERY sketchy, but the trailer is nothing short of jawdropping. What we know so far: Native 4K Resolution Support Full world available at launch (no more of the Flight issues of…

  • The Future Is Here!

    The Future Is Here!

    The Three Grumpy Simmers are back with a new episode all about Virtual Reality! Not all that long ago, the concept of holograms and virtual reality was the stuff of science fiction and futurists. Yet now it is as close as our smartphones and getting more accessible by the day. Gaming has led the revolution…

  • Contact Forms Down

    Contact Forms Down

    Hi Folks, Just want to update you on the website here. It turns out that the plugins I’ve been using for the Contact Forms on this page are less than reliable and it looks like I’m not getting the messages you are sending through. I’ve got a few things going on but will try to…