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News ArchivesWelcome to the Flight Sim Museum16th September, 2006
Title - Mustang vs Fw.190 Host sim - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 and Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 2 Release Date - 2002 Developer - Flight One Publisher - Just Flight Collection - Yes, Retail box. Comments - An alternate name for the product was "Double Trouble - Mustang vs Butcherbird" 14th September, 2006More hardware advice : Applying Windows patches
Title - PC World Magazine Publisher - IDG NETWORK Collection - October 2006 - Australian Edition Comments - No flight sim specific material. Useful info about PC maintenance and advice on upgrades. DVD contains pdf versions of the magazine reviews, animated Windows Tutorials (in flash), and software demos. 13th September, 2006
This problem first came to my attention when the Thrustmaster H.O.T.A.S. Cougar would periodically disconnect from the computer - usually as I worked the rudders during final approach 
Computer Pilot Magazine ran an article on this in a 2003 edition. The problem is Windows XP being a little over zealous in it's power management regime. - USB power management 12th September, 2006External Review roundup
Added links to reviews of:
The Matrox Triple Head to Go enables you to plug 3 monitors into one PC, creating a wide field of view with little affect on frame rates. 11th September, 2006
Added a table showing the results of adjusting 20 different graphics settings in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 
Added a simple explanation of how and why it's important to defrag your hard drives regularly. 
Elvis sighted in F15 Strike Eagle 3 7th September, 2006
Updated the Eurofighter Typhoon pages - including a report of flying the sim at the 2003 - Paris Air Show.
Added a link to VIDEOS of the Atari ST in the Atari ST section. Validated current and purged obsolete Links 6th September, 2006
Title - VOZ AI Pack Host sim - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Release Date - 2006 - Freeware Developer - Vista Oz Publisher - Vista Oz Collection - Yes - freeware download. Comments - Adds Australian AI traffic and liveries to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 
Brought the PC Pilot Magazine exhibit up to date. 5th September, 2006
Tidied up the Royal Air Force 2000 exhibit. 2nd September, 2006Added new videos to the Microsoft Combat Flight Sim 2 exhibit.
This video runs for a couple of minutes and shows a dogfight between the P-38F Lightning and a Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero Fighter over the mountainous terrain of Lae. 
Short videos - Guns firing - External View - Dogfight excerpt 1st September, 2006
Alpha Sim's Neptune Host sim - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Release Date - 2006 Developer - Publisher - Alphasim Collection - Yes - Download purchase. Comments - A stable platform with good visibilty. Detailed up to the usual high Alphasim standards. 25th August, 2006
Added a feature list and Hardware to Microsoft Flight Simulator X 
Title - Fighter Ace 3.5 Release Date - 2002 Developer - Publisher - Was Jaleco, in 2006 it is Ketsujin Collection - Yes. Comments - An attractive WW2 sim geared to online playing, with well organised arenas, training and special events. ... also added a listing for 
Ketsujin in the Developers and Publishers gallery. 24th August, 2006I couldn't get this classic 1998 sim running under Windows XP. Apparently it is possible, but not without making changes to the system beyond my comfort zone. This involved rolling back graphics drivers - possibly to a point that my current GeForce 6600 GT would not even be suported. Still, there are people playing and modding the sim as we speak, so check it out here -
Title - European Air War Release Date - 1990s - Combat flight sims Developer - Microprose Publisher - Microprose Collection - Yes. Comments - Microprose continued their tradition of creating sims which you could live in for months or years, never getting bored. European Air War recreated the epic west European air battles which helped change the course of World History 1939 - 1945. Every aspect of this sim was superb, from the graphics and sounds to the atmospheric interfaces. 21st August, 2006
Title - Alpha Sim's Eurofighter for MSFS2004 Host sim - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Release Date - Developer - Publisher - Alphasim Collection - Yes. Payware download. Comments - The AA radar allows real intercepts to be made, commonplace in combat sims but a first for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 20th August, 2006
Added a video of a typical sortie in MiG-29 Fulcrum - (Novalogic - 1998). 16th August, 2006
Dr. Carlo Kopp on simulators includes accounts of his flight in the F/A-18E Superhornet and much more. News of 3 new Hornet simulators going into operation puts, at the very least, a perspective on the value for money we get out of our simulators : RAAF simulators 14th August, 2006
Added a link on the Using the Virtual Cockpit page to the example sequence in The Dam Busters 
Added an excellent video from the publisher of Crimson Skies. 
Jetfighter 1 was rescued from the Flight Sim orphanage. Fixed links to the entire series : The Jetfighter series by Mission Studios Jetfighter 1 Jetfighter 2 Jetfighter 2 - Advanced Mission Disk Jetfighter 3 Jetfighter Full Burn JetFighter 4 JetFighter 5 13th August, 2006
A reader asked about running Jetfighter 2 on current machines. My best suggestion at the moment is to google for info on running DOS games under XP. There are a few links here - Retro gaming sites 12th August, 2006
Title - Battle Over Europe Host sim - IL-2 Forgotten Battles Release Date - Developer - Publisher - Collection - Comments - Dynamic campaign add-on for IL-2 Forgotten Battles. 
Added a video to the F-117A Stealth Fighter exhibit. This is a fun video which recalls the intro sequence to the classic F-19 Stealth Fighter. Flight Sim Conventions
Watch the promo video to the 2004 IFC - Blackpool convention. Also added links to: 
The Sega R-360 has an amazing full 360 degrees of motion. With the motion toned down, added controls, and linked to any of the great software we all know and love, this would be an unbeatable sim experience in your basement / den / playroom. 
Fly Aces. F/A-18 Hornet and World War 2 simulations. 
Video of Just Flight products, 2001 This video is a good one to show friends who ask "What is Flight Simulation all about anyway?" It is produced with what seems to be Just Flight's trademark sense of humour. 
Title - Aero Products Research Flight Simulator Board Game Release Date - 1965 Developer - Aero Products Research Publisher - Aero Products Research Collection - Comments - Title - Silicon Graphics Flight Sim Release Date - Developer - Silicon Graphics Publisher - Collection - Comments - 
Added a instructional video to Lock On Modern Air Combat - Landing a fast jet under operational conditions
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