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A few quick quotes from our beta test crew thus far (remember, a number of them fly the real deal!): - I LOVE that the AP is so accurate to the real thing. So good. - Wow guys, what a detailed model! This is a lot of fun for a nuts ´n bolts and systems freak like me. - I finally have had some time away from the real aircraft to sit down and fly this one. First impressions are that it is an incredible piece of work. The replication of the systems and the actual cockpit are amazing.

Hi, Folks!, Today we're pleased to announce that earlier this week the Saab 340A had entered the beta testing stage! This means that a selected group of testers have been given copies of the aircraft for a more widespread testing phase of the final product, and to work out any bugs they may find. Our team consists of multiple Saab 340 pilots in the real world, as well as some well respected individuals in the community with technical expertise. For all of us on the team, this signifies a huge milestone! The Saab has been in development for over three years, and has gone through many phases of development, but with it comes an extremely complex, fun, study worthy aircraft! More importantly, this means there is light at the end of the tunnel! ...are you ready? Some quotes from our beta testers.

You guys are in for a serious treat with this one, it has some amazing stuff going on.

Am I ready? I'll have to recover from the initial shock and then we'll see

haven't flown this one for a while… grat fun!

Video preview someone?

ONT-LAS SFO-NYL SFO-LAX Added 8/10: (SFO-SAN) (sunset departure, night arrival)

SASL is a tool for developers...I am a developer. What do I have against SASL? Not aggressively developed anymore, Philipp patches it as needed.Very limited feature set compared to the x-plane SDKNo LuaGL...means only "low level or simple" custom graphics through SASL API.....only suitable for simple stuff.No access to, nor patterned after a large portion of the x-plane SDK, limiting design optionsAircraft only. danklaue makes this sound bad, but guess what? A push back plugin needs to be global...gizmo can do that. "Smart" ground operations or automatic jetways or catering trucks? In sim flight planner, moving maps...All that's gotta be global. You won't see SASL doing that. Gizmo author is most talented 3rd party programmer in the history of x-plane, has a history of longevity and success that goes back over 10 years. I think the original author of SASL is "gone", but this is heresay. I know Philipp has had to take over some patches of it.And finally...as far as Gizmo "causing problems", you don't know 1/10th the story...you've bought into the .org hype or haven't done your homework lately. In the last few months, we're seeing the MU2, Falco, Saab and 737....released or about to be released with absolutely minimal technical issues and showcasing some of the most sophisticated simulations available for x-plane and we've only scratched the surface. Don't see SASL doing this for developers.....don't even see DreamEngine doing this: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/955680/sound.mp4 TomK

Valentin; better to remain silent and be thought the fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Did you have trouble reading about it being a joke? These complaints of yours are invalid for today's current customer: http://blog.x-aviation.com/2012/11/gizmo-and-sasl/ You've made multiple recent purchases at X-Aviation that utilize Gizmo over the past few weeks. I'll bet you didn't even know they use Gizmo because of the problems you don't get...

Next time somebody posts " why is it not out yet" I think I will refer them to this post. Another example of what sets this product apart from anything we have seen for x-plane or quite possibly any sim.

Blaine High, just west of your orthophoto, on the other side of the highway- scenery looks great, can't wait to try it out, Colin

First tests in X-Plane

Air Canada Rouge 767-300ER arriving at CYYZ.

Having been to China now, I'm curious how much more down and out a country that has the potential to be developed in a modern way (ie China) could be. I would like Pyongyang probably, seeing as there is almost no one there. I hate crowds.

Americans visit NK all the time, and as far as I know nothing has happened to any of them in recent history. Not saying It's high on my list of places to visit, but it's also not quite the completely isolationist country many westerners seem to think it is. It is all propaganda, though.

A pilot helps his mate get over his fear of flying...

Some people..... ...just wanna watch the world burn.

The day SASL is put into the DC-3 or the MU 2 is the day I quit developing add ons.

Only SASL is advanced enough to do doors. Sorry.

Hello, All! It's time we post another progress shot batch, so we hope you enjoy these! The Saab 340A project is really coming along nicely. The 3D, texturing, and programming of this product is stunning, and again, we can't re-iterate enough how excited we are to get this out to you! You'll note a few fun things in these screenshots, including the 3D prop at all angles (X-Plane traditionally renders this as flat from the side) thanks to some programming, as well as the various systems at different stages of flight. We've even thrown in a shot to give a glimpse of the ground vehicles, cones, etc. that will ship with this product. As usual, this is all work in progress and some things are prone to change or improvement as we work towards the end of the production phase. Want to see past previews? Click here, here, here, here, and here! Enjoy!

Ok here, now can you pick mine too?->