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Looking for screenshots? Scroll below to see links to topics with screenshots! Hello, Captains, Welcome to what we feel is going to be a very exciting week (defined as our own 7 day period starting now)! Why? Well, release time is upon us! The Saab 340A is on final approach and will be ready for you to fly very soon! The last three years of work is about to be unleashed in this new product for X-Plane 10, and we're confident you will agree it to be a game changer. There have been some awesome aircraft released over the years, and this has provoked us to raise the bar during development. We've raised our own bar over here time and time again to strive for better than we already are or ever were. The Saab 340A will be a study level sim. You can read the AOM from the real aircraft and step into this product and know just what to do; just what to see! We realize some folks are not interested in overly complex simulations, and trust me, we've worked hard to consider you as well. We'll announce more about that shortly! I realize some of you just like to "get in and go," and that's just fine! That said, this product will REALLY cater even more-so to the folks that love a true-to-life simulation experience. Our real world Saab 340 beta test team has been not only a tremendous help, but also good affirmation that we've been doing this right for the last three years; that we have something really special on our hands! So, what will these upcoming days hold? Well, here's what I can tell you: 1. We are currently wrapping up documentation and working on some last minute systems logic/animations (smaller stuff). 2. Our beta team has been provided their fourth release today, which incorporated a ton of bug fixes (thanks team!) and additions. While the team is busy putting the changes and additions through their paces, we are implementing any fixes or concerns that come up almost right away. 3. A lot of you have asked for a video. Truth be told, our plate has been really, really full with work here. Some of us have pulled up to 30 hour work days without sleep. That said, we will not let you down and more on that will be released in time. Video has been released! 4. We are busy testing new download servers just deployed in preparation for release day. 5. Everyone constantly asks about a release date. We actually have a hard date set for this launch already. We will not be releasing this info right now. Last minute things can change, but I thought giving you a time range (I did say a week ) would be more than satisfactory. The ONLY way something will change at this point is if something really, really "bad" happens to the extent we cannot release the product. The chances of this occurring are very slim. What can you do?... We've worked tirelessly on this add-on for all these years. We're confident in what a success it will be (just hearing the initial reactions from those involved in the beta make us smile), but you can never have too much publicity. You guys are sometimes our best marketers by spreading the word and sharing your excitement, so please, from today on, if you see something you like with screenshots, announcements, or any other info that will come out this week, share it! If you participate in other forums, that's a great starting point as well. Your excitement fuels OUR motivation! Lastly, thanks to everyone who has followed us on this multi year journey. Our job is almost done, but yours has just begun! Get those checklists out! Enjoy what's to come this week...It's going to be busy with information! ------------------------------------------------- Missed the screenshots? Haven't seen screenshots/previews or want to look at them again? Check them out below! Expansive Menu System Preview - September 8th, 2013 Saab 340A Promo Video - September 6th, 2013 Airborne Early Warning Variant - September 6th, 2013 Weather Conditions - September 4th, 2013 Cockpit and Cabin - September 4th, 2013 Kenya Airways - September 1st, 2013 Silver Airways - June 24th, 2013 REX - June 24th, 2013 Aloha Air Cargo Variant - April 2nd, 2013 NextJet and Cockpit - February 15th, 2013 Cockpit Photo - January 28th, 2013 ...and many more!

SIM Episode 7 "Desperate Measures" began Monday on the EPOCH website. This is a screenshot from that Adventure (Ultimate Survival Alaska"

Bring it on Cameron ! On a more serious note, to the development team in-total ... thank-you for your Herculean efforts in getting to the finish line. I know it's a commercial product and everything, but I (and I'm sure many others) really appreciate your serious approach to creating your product! To use an analogy, I rate the product that channels through X-Aviation as the Rembrandt, the Beethhoven, or the Miles Davis of the flight simming world, you are phenomenally good ... based on my personal experience and bias of course! Cheers!

You mean this post? It's ok. We're used to it. Tells me more about how they run things over there. This kind of thing only motivates us to work even harder!

I am sorry to make that off-topic post but yes ... Nicolas Taureau is DEFINITELY THE WORLD BIGGEST FUCKTARD I agree ... Shame on him, he will miss the best turboprop plane of the year, and probably of the X-Plane 10 adventure ...

Sorry to hear that, guys. Nicolas Taureau (who runs the org) is known to do things like that. There are many other pro-consumer communities out there. Participate there instead.

Testing SimHeaven's new OSM update in my hometown Rostock near EDCX: Now small houses are actually small, and notice that nice windmill ...

The wife been telling me I might get lucky this week, now I know what she's talkin bout

Yeah, I believe in UFOs but I'm not convinced this was one. The way the monoplane wasn't getting-the-heck-outta-there made me think either he's blind, or it's a mate in it, ie man-made.

Some new impressions: Night (street lights are hand placed, as there are almost no street lights in the stock scenery in Santorini) Goooood moooorning !!!! Have you seen the unfinished house in the front? Very common in this area of the world ... Thira - the capital (the generic church still to be replaced by the original one)

Well, OSM coverage is getting better and better, and as the SimHeaven (and ZonePhoto) orthophotos have all been created using that Google converter tool, it should theoretically not be a problem to have this on many other places, too. It's just that somebody does it -- and pays for the server space and traffic!

I know its a pipe dream but now if we could have this on a global scale 0_O

Heavens, he was a bit intense, wasn't he? What is it about this hobby that attracts them? He reminds me of the human version of Roger Rabbit.

Still the DA-42, this time enjoying the stunning desert landscape near Las Vegas.

pffff....more vaporware pics? TomK

Flying the DA-42 from Lugano to Innsbruck, using the G1000 mod v1.2. Approach was a bit tricky, because it was dark, the valleys were narrow and I had to fly through 3 cloud layers. Next day ...

Swedair Rosinenbomber

My first genuine Alaskan bush adventure ... dropping off a bunch of masochists on a desolate arctic windswept island . Actually it required two pilots in two planes ... but I just wanted to practice to see if I was cut out to do this kind of flying! Absolutely loving it by the way ... best kind of flying I've done, and that's fair dinkum! The pick up .... En route .... The drop off ...

Sunset heavens...

New plane .. test flight in preparation for flying with my new group @ EPOCH; a great bunch of guys!

Flying the xpfr.org's DR400-140B in a modified livery near my home town:

in a parallel universe, I just known that my laptop harddrive has damaged so i cant really contribute towards the 787 project until its fixed... *do not buy HP*