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X-Aviation and JRollon Planes are pleased to announce the release of the BAe Jetstream 32! You may go to the product page to find screenshots on the product as well as to purchase it. There is an introductory price discount during initial release! Highlighted Features: - From the creator of the Take Command! CRJ-200! - Custom simulated systems to mimic the real aircraft. - Optional manual or automatic engine startup. - Ground power unit start simulated with visible GPU. - Sounds created based on real aircraft recordings! - Failure system simulation. Emergency hand pump hydraulics simulated as well as dump mode. - Ability to control in-cabin air temperature and see real effects based on selection. - Awesome atmospheric effects, including ice buildup, fog, function wipers clearing water, and more! - Simulated pressurization system. - Detailed HD modeling and texturing...it's simply stunning in sim! - Reflective glass on instruments in the cockpit. - Immersive lighting effects with different controls for illumination. - Fully detailed 3D cockpit complete with tons of animations. More than 90% of the instruments are simulated, including more advanced radios! - More liveries to come for FREE!

Drawbridge Designs has posted preview images showcasing a free update for customers who have purchased the Wilmington International Airport scenery package! The update will be rather extensive, with all new ground work, a few new objects, and more! You may purchase Wilmington and get this update for free when it's released by heading over to the product page at X-Aviation!

Laminar Research has released version 10.20 Beta 6 today. While the changes are significant, this should also serve caution that 64-bit is still very new and things may and will break during the process towards final. A list of the changes in this update are as follows: Usability: Livery is saved as a preference - when you reopen a plane if there is no option to pick a livery, the last one you used is opened. New button in Open Aircraft dialog box to just change the livery. Plugins: Fix for LuaJIT compatibility on 64-bit Mac integrated - see here. Plugin authors working on 64-bit Mac plugins should be able to continue with development without any special test builds. libpng, libcurl, and libfreetype2 symbols have been stripped out of the Mac and Linux versions. Please test your 32-bit Mac/Linux plugin; if it will not load, please report this ASAP! (The problem might be with your makefile.) Fixed system_window dataref. This should fix the 32-bit TrackIR plugins. Airplanes: Prop heat and inlet heat expanded to up to 8 engines, with new datarefs. This should not affect existing airplanes, but please recheck your icing switches. Custom prop disc cross-fades fixed. If you use the prop disc override please confirm that your add-on works! Eagle claw landing gear dataref added. Fixed RGB light field in Plane-Maker exterior lights screen. Fixed IAS indicator showing airspeed when a plane is flying backward or stationary in a tailwind. Scenery: Fixed incorrect library paths in autogen - this should fix a bunch of custom scenery packs not loading. More new terrain textures from Albert. Fixed texturing of type 1 repeating fence faces. If your facades still have texturing problems but used to work, please file a bug ASAP! Helipads like NK39 don't float in the air when sloped runways are turned off. Bug Fixes: Fix for some Intel HD GPUs causing the sim to quit with an error. Fixed crash on Mac with Chinese input methods. Fixed hang when filing certain ATC flight plans. Bottom of cloud puffs should be closer to assigned bases. New commands for directional gyros. AI planes keep igniters on to avoid flame-outs.

X-Plane 10 New Zealand Pro is a complete replacement scenery package for New Zealand (North and South island). It is a combination of two parts. An extremely high resolution base mesh (even a bit higher than the other HD Scenery Mesh regions) with updated (and more detailed) landclass data (riverbeds, mines and morains are entirely new – compared to default Global Scenery), very detailed road / railroad/ powerline vector, and highly accurate water data (you should find most of the relevant rivers / streams, tiny lakes, and more detailed coastlines). An additional overlay scenery, which adds treelines (this time they are “real”, derived from GIS data) and tons of objects (mostly houses, but there are also barns, churches, substations, schools, hospitals, shelters – outside the area, which are filled in by XP10 autogen). This scenery is for X-Plane 10 only, and ideally, you should have X-Plane 10.20 Beta 5 or above (as it brings some art assets – textures – in its default set, which NZ Pro uses). But don’t worry, if you have an earlier version of XP10, there is a “workaround” for you on the download page. Best of all this scenery is donationware, you can freely download and use it, and if you like, you might donate for it (and even then, you decide what its worth for you). To learn more visit the X-Plane 10 New Zealand Pro Homepage.

McPhat Studios has released their first product for X-Plane! The ATR 72-500 is a light systems aircraft with the McPhat touch to the 3D model for textures. You may find out more information and purchase this aircraft from Aerosoft on the associated country product pages.

X-Aviation has just announced their annual Black Friday Sale! This year you can get up to 40% off on select add-ons, and there's something for everyone, so check it out!

X-Aviation has announced that Gizmo and SASL incompatibility issues have been resolved! The loud, horrible screeching sound is no more! For a long time now many customers have resorted to selecting one plug-in over the other or keeping separate X-Plane installs in order to alleviate conflicts between Gizmo and SASL. A new blog post outlines the fixes and how you can get your hands on them to have a hassle free simming experience with your Gizmo and SASL driven aircraft! Read about it here!

X-Aviation and Leading Edge Simulations are pleased to release more images and information about the Saab 340A for X-Plane! Details may be found on the X-Aviation Blog. An additional screenshot not included on the blog may be found in the Leading Edge Simulations Saab 340 forums.

X-Aviation has released an update to the Take Command! CRJ-200. This update brings the product to version 1.5.2 and contains some very important bug fixes and enhancements from the last update! See more info about this update by viewing the update thread in the forum.

Carenado has released their Cessna C337H Skymaster for X-Plane. The aircraft is said to have similar behaviors compared to the real aircraft, as well as a detailed 3D exterior and interior model. This package includes various types of eye candy, five liveries, and more. For a full list of features or to purchase the aircraft, head on over to Carenado's C337H Skymaster page.

Leading Edge Simulations and X-Aviation are pleased to announce the release of the Beechcraft Sundowner C23 v 1.1. This is a free update to all current customers, and includes optimization for X-Plane 10. More information may be seen in the Leading Edge Simulations forum thread.

Leading Edge Simulations and X-Aviation are pleased to announce the release of the Beechcraft Duchess v 1.2. This is a free update to all current customers, and includes optimization for X-Plane 10. More information may be seen in the Leading Edge Simulations forum thread.

Laminar Research has released X-Plane 10.11 RC-2. A list of changes are as follows: Cessna windshield does not disappear when C172 is used as an AI plane. Fixed typo in joystick config screen. Fixed joystick bugs with various hardware. Changed default gamma for Windows to be 2.2 - the default of 2.5 was just wrong. Fixed occasional crash due in weather initialization. Fixed strobe light effect in clouds. Fixed scrolling of hail marks on windscreen in 2-d panel. Fixed joystick subsystem to work around ControllerMate issues on Mac. sRGB disabled for ATI Catalyst 12-10 drivers - it works in some cases but washes out the UI with HDR on. Put up error alert when x-Plane runs with Gallium drivers on Linux - we only support the proprietary ATI and NVidia drivers on Linux. Disabled HDR when the GPU can't support it _even_ if prefs have HDR enabled. Bumped version on situation format - the 10.05r1 situation format does not work with 10.10 and 10.11; this version change stops the files from being loaded in a corrupt manner. Start your updaters and download the latest version!

X-Aviation has released an update to the Take Command! CRJ-200. This update brings the product to version 1.5 and contains some very important bug fixes and enhancements from the last update! See more info about this update by viewing the update thread in the forum.

TropicalSim has released their first ever product for X-Plane! Long known for their scenery work in the Microsoft Flight Sim market, TropicalSim has chose to enter the X-Plane 10 market with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). This product is primarily a port of their already existing Microsoft Flight Simulator version of the scenery, and sells for a discounted price of € 14.99. More information for this product may be seen on the product page at Simmarket.

Butnaru has released San Andres Island as his latest scenery product. The island is a coral island among the Colombian islands in the Caribbean Sea. “Geographically near Nicaragua, it is historically tied to England, and politically part of Colombia. More information on this product can be obtained on the product page at the X-Plane.org Store.

Super Critical Simulations Group has released their rendition of the EMB-170. This aircraft is primarily used in the airline industry as a regional jet, though has a great range to allow for longer flights. The project is considered more of a "lite" product where much of the simulation is default X-Plane systems, but most of it has been modified as much as possible to match that of the real EMB-170. You may find more information or purchase this product at the X-Plane.org Store.

X-Aviation and Drawbridge Designs are pleased to announce a 35% Off super-sale for the Wilmington Int'l Airport scenery pack! This sale keeps the celebration of this latest release rolling as X-Plane's most advanced scenery for X-Plane yet! Many reviews have come in with overwhelming joy and enthusiasm for this scenery, so if you haven't got in on this product yet be sure to do so before the countdown for the sale hits zero! See more about Wilmington on the product page at X-Aviation.

X-Aviation has a new blog post detailing the status on certain upcoming projects, including a never before seen screenshot of the upcoming Saab 340 project from Leading Edge Simulations. You'll also find news on the RealScenery NORCAL release! Head on over to the latest entry on the X-Aviation Blog!

X-Aviation has announced a free giveaway! Five people will be selected out of those who follow the extremely quick and painless way to enter the giveaway, and those five will be able to select ANY product on X-Aviation free of charge! You can learn more about the giveaway at the X-Aviation giveaway page.

ATI WINDOWS USERS: X-Plane 10.10 is affected by a driver bug (still present in catalyst 12-8 drivers) that can affect runway lights and HDR mode. To work around the problem, run from the DOS prompt like this: X-Plane.exe --no_srgb We are working with ATI and will come up with something more permanent before we finalize 10.10. Aircraft Changes Default Aircraft startup times drastically improved! Sometimes on piston engines, you may even need to crack the throttle to get the aircraft to start...just like real aircraft! Starter: The starter has been changed quite a bit; airplanes from v9 and 10.05 should now start as expected. See this post for details. Bug Fixes METARs with variable winds no longer create wind-shear/turbulence for low wind speed conditions Slung Loads are no longer defaulted ON...this was preventing the B-52 from flying properly! Mouse wheel scrolling now works in the Aircraft Livery panel Weapons drawn correctly in Plane-Maker Plane-Maker can import .inst instrument files. Light billboard color-space fixed; the runway lights should be quite a bit more visible now. Fixed misaligned roads. Fixed road bridges crashing into each other. Improved ramps going into road junctions slightly. Fixed P-180 panel going black when P-180 is used as an AI plane or HDR is turned on and off. Fixed missing landing light in 2-d cockpits and forward views. Jets will hot-start if __N2__ is below indicated value in Plane-Maker. Plane-Maker used to use N1 for jets, which was difficult to work with.

Ramzzess Aviation Design and Philipp Avionics have released their eagerly awaited 777-200LR project! This aircraft is said to have been worked on closely with real-world 777 pilots, engineers, and 777 3D CAD files provided by Boeing. The aircraft simulates many systems, including the Electronic Flight Bag and a custom FMC. You can find more information or purchase this aircraft for $59.95 from the X-Plane.org Store.

Alabeo has released their second product for X-Plane: The Sukhoi 26. The aircraft includes a highly detailed 3D model, a paintkit for creating your own liveries, as well as free liveries available upon purchase. You can find more information or purchase this product at the Alabeo webstore.

Maxx XP has released what is told to be the final push of UrbanMAXX Extreme. This version is labeled as 2.0 3D. Quoting the products website, it states "UrbanMAXX integrates into X-Planes 'Plausible' environment seamlessly but it also gives you the ability to dial down your rendering options for better performance." A review by XSimreviews is available for you to read on their blog website. UrbanMAXX Extreme 2 3D is priced at $7.95 and may be purchased at the Maxx XP webstore.