Eagle Dynamics and The Fighter Collection have released the DCS: L-39 Albatros for pre-purchase on the DCS e-shop for $39.99. Currently the price is 20% off and will remain so until this September when it will sell for $49.99. The L-39 Albatros is a low-wing, high-performance jet aircraft that doubles as a trainer and light […]
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April SimHQ Calendars
Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright provides this month’s calendars that were taken at the Nellis Aviation Nation Air Show on November 10, 2012. Visit Ken’s web site, techflyer.net to see more of his beautiful photographic work. 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024
MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Review
Introduction As a long time digital aviator, I’ve had a somewhat tepid relationship with Yaw. Frankly, it’s not the most exciting input one can make to an aircraft. In fact, it’s been relegated to clean-up duty for the mess other inputs make: Yank back on the stick in your Spitfire? Yaw’s there to deliver a […]
March SimHQ Calendars
Long-time contributor Steve Serdikoff provided these March calendar images in honor of the US Navy Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds 2014 air show schedules. The US Navy Blue Angels were photographed at Andrews AFB in May 2012. Their 2014 show schedule is here. The USAF Thunderbirds were photographed in the diamond formation takeoff at Dover […]
February SimHQ Calendars
For this month’s calendars, we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the E-2 Hawkeye. You can visit the NAVAIR site for the event here. “The E-2 Hawkeye, the Navy’s airborne early warning, command and control aircraft, was delivered to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 11 on Jan. 19, 1964. To mark this milestone, E-2/C-2 […]
January SimHQ Calendars
Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright took the Mustang image at the Wings Over Gillespie Air Show conducted by Air Group One on March 1, 2013. The Blue Angels image was taken at the El Centro Air Show on March 6, 2013. Visit Ken’s web site for more of his aviation photography. Thanks again, Ken! 1920 x 1080 […]
Wings Over Flanders Fields Review
Review by Jens “McGonigle” Lindblad Introduction Having followed the development of Over Flanders Fields from its early inception as Phase 1, over the introduced refinements in Phases 2 and 3, to the Hat in the Ring release and the renaming to Wings Over Flanders Fields, the Old Brown Dog developers now release their long anticipated […]
December SimHQ Calendars
Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright took these images of the Ryan STM and the PBY Catalina at the Wings Over Gillespie air show in El Cajon on June 1, 2013. Visit Ken’s web site for more of his aviation photography. Thanks again, Ken! 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024
November Calendars
Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright took these images at the El Centro Air Show in March 2013. He used a Canon 7D w/100-400mm lens. Visit Ken’s aviation web site, techflyer.net for more of his beautiful photos. 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024
A Visit to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Recently I had the opportunity to revisit the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C. again after nearly a decade. While there are other terrific aviation museums that may cover specific areas in more depth (such as the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force […]