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During the initial First Party Aircraft Development stream, FlightFX joined Jorg Neumann to show off three eVTOL aircraft they developed. Additional streams will highlight other first party developers.

 

The miniEFIS is an 80% scale replica of the real unit found in Airbus aircraft. miniCockpit have included a few extra features to increase the usability of the product, such as a hidden ECAM selector and a chrono button.

FSNews, 14 October 2024

 

The product is still in early access however the team wanted to test a new purchase and distribution system. Buyers will receive a free upgrade to the MSFS 2024 version when available.

 

The 3DAFI collective is a lower-priced option for getting into dedicated helicopter peripherals. Sergio from Helisimmer.com gives his thoughts after using it for a few weeks.

HeliSimmer.com, 15 October 2024

 

Previously Head of Partners at Orbx, Ed joins the Parallel 42 team as Head of Operations, helping with long-term business growth.

FSElite, 15 October 2024

 

Joeri from FSElite reviews REX's latest product, designed to improve atmospheric and weather visuals in the simulator. He likes the effects but notes there is a lot of manual configuration required for good results.

FSElite, 13 October 2024

 

What's New in the World of X-Plane

From this week's X-Plane.Org digest: the VSKYLABS ICON-A5 gets an update and new freeware scenery for UKOH and LFEY is available. Read the full weekly roundup here.

 

The wide-body Airbus jet is one of the most fuel-efficient in the world, thanks to its high-performance Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines and wing design.

FSElite, 19 October 2024

 

The release marks the developer's second scenery for the platform, available for both X-Plane 11 and 12.

FSNews, 16 October 2024

 

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