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25.01.2022 MILVIZ Aircraft Now Available on OrbxDirect A range of MILVIZ aircraft can now be obtained from the OrbxDirect website. For full details see https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/news

24.01.2022 Don't fly for this airline

24.01.2022 Adventure Flight Plan Updated Leg 3, Narrabri to Bourke of the historical circumnavigation of Australia adventure has been completed and is available at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/flight-plans

24.01.2022 Which graphics card is best for MSFS 2020? Chjeck out this You Tube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wyx_vmTV90

24.01.2022 Oz Flight Sim Expo Postponed due to COVID-19 Organisers of the Oz Flight Sim Expo due to be held at the Wings Over Illawarra Airshow on 2nd and 3rd May has been postponed. See full details at www.flightsimaus.com.au/news

23.01.2022 NEW ADVENTURE FLIGHT PLAN PUBLISHED Part 1 of a series of flight plans recreating the first circumnavigation of Australia in a land plane in 1924 has been published. See the Flight Plans page of the main website at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/flight-plans

22.01.2022 NEW FLIGHT PLANS Flight plans and documentation are now available for Stage 2 of the circumnavigation of Australia. Full details can be found at www.flightsimaus.com.au/flight-plans

22.01.2022 WORLD FLIGHT TAKES OFF This years World Flight event takes off this weekend. FSA wishes all participant pilots bon voyage and hope that you have successful flights with a whole heap of fun. Perhaps a record could be broken with raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

21.01.2022 GoFlight is back!! After having closed down operations some months back, GoFlight Technologies is back in business. As a special re-launch of the company, it is offering loyal customers 20% off its entrire stock of modules throughout November. Go to: www.goflightinc.com

21.01.2022 LATEST MEMBER ON REGISTER BrettW is the latest person to apply to go on the Register of Australian Virtual Pilots and Cockpit Builders. He is looking for a project partner to build a full-sized cockpit. Brett lives in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne. See his profile at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/registry

21.01.2022 Lets put Australia on the map The annual Navigraph survey iss open from 20th November to 2nd December. Like previous years, this survey has an emphasis on the major flight simulators such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, Lockeed Martin Prepar3D and Laminar Research X-Plane, but now also includes questions about simulators on mobile devices, combat simulators, and helicopter simulation. Furthermore, the survey has in depth questions regarding Virtual Reality and also goes furth...er into investigating the users choices when selecting aircraft and scenery addons. All are encouraged to put Australia on the map by completing the survey by going to: Flight Simulation Survey 2019 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/flightsimsurvey

20.01.2022 HOT NEWS! FS2020 launch date It is rumored that Microsoft will be announcing the release date of Flight Simulator 2020 in Australia. For more details go to: https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/news

19.01.2022 PC Aviator Closure Update PC Aviator Update PCA will be closing down its Australian store. The reason being, Robert Ferraro from the US office says, "it seems that the marketplace there has dwindled over the past years and not enough business to justify staying open. However, The Australian store will still be operating and the domain will be back up in 48 hours. It will be up so customers can retrieve previous orders. A media release from PCA will be out shortly.

19.01.2022 Adventure Flight Plan Update Leg 2 of the circumnavigation of Australia adventure: Cootamundra to Narrabri is now available on the main website. https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/flight-plans The aim is to produce one leg per week.

19.01.2022 REGISTER REMINDER Just a reminder that the home of the Register of Australian Virtual Pilots and Cockpit Builders is now on the Flight Simulation Australia website at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/registry

19.01.2022 Enough of Americanisms You wont find any Black Friday advertising on this site.

18.01.2022 FS2020: To what end? In this article, I examine possible motivations for Microsofts re-entry into flight simulator development. and the benefits to be gained by we flight simmers. For the full article go to: https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/terminal-talk

17.01.2022 New tutorial now available The latest tutorial on how to host and share a cockpit in FSX Steam Edition is now available on the main website at www.flightsimaus.com.au/home

16.01.2022 WEBSITE UPDATE The website Home page has been updated to be more user friendly. http://www.flightsimaus.com.au/home

16.01.2022 Tribute to Coulson crew Flight Simulation Australia pays tribute to the crew who died in the C-130 Air Tanker crash yesterday https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/news

15.01.2022 "Boeing 747, Queen of the Skies" now in print In response to numerous requests, Own Zupp has announced his recent e-book "Boeing 747, Queen of the Skies - Relections from the Flight Deck", is now available in print. To order a copy, go to: https://owenzupp.com/aviati/boeing-747-queen-of-the-skies/

15.01.2022 SOMETHING TO DO WHILE AT HOME Stage 1 of a circumnavigation of Australia has been completed and is now available on the main website. It is complete with flight plans and maps and cane be opened in your flight sim platform. Full details are available at: https:\\www.flightsimaus.com.au/flight-plans

14.01.2022 NEW TUTORIAL GUIDE AVAILABLE The Boeing 737-800 is a favorite airliner for flight simmers. This new guide has been produced to support those who are inexperienced in the operation of this aircraft. It is available on the main website at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/resources

14.01.2022 LATEST REGISTER APPLICANT BrettW is the latest person to go on the Register of Australian Virtual Pilots and Cockpit Builders. He lives in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne and is looking for a project partner to build a full-sized cockpit. See his profile at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/registry

12.01.2022 Latest Member on the Register Latest member to the Register of Australian Virtual Pilots and Cockpit Builders is JoeT. Joe is new to flight simulation and absolutely loving his X-Plane 11 sim. His preferred set up is VR and is currently upgrading his total PC set-up and VR unit to be the best that's available for the best immersion experience. He would love to learn to fly with a group. Currently he is exploring Australia by air flying up the east coast in his Baron 58. A reminder that the purpose of this register is to provide the opportunity for flight sim enthusiasts to make contact with each other and perhaps form cluster groups for offline interaction.

12.01.2022 REX Simulations Mega-sale 40% to 50% off REX products. See details at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/news SimMarket are also having their annual Season Sales with 10 to 50% off developers products

11.01.2022 The main Flight Simulation Australia website has had a make-over and is now ready for viewing at www.flightsimaus.com.au/home

11.01.2022 Todays Flight Try this . . . Departure airport: Commox, Canada (CYQQ) Destination airport: Spokane Intl, USA (KGEG)... IFR GPS Direct Weather theme: Stormy weather Time & Season: Daytime, Autumn Cruise altitude 9500 feet (do not change) Aircraft: GA Twin e.g. King Air Arrival: Runway 03,HDG 027, ILS 111.90, Altitude 1171 feet. DME 115.50 GEG At top of descent (25 nm DME of KGEG) turn right HDG 015 for a left base approach to rwy 03. I flew at x2 sim speed during cruise to 30 DME of KGEG. Be prepared to hold your breath. Good luck. Creator: Greg Whiley (CaptAus) See more

11.01.2022 Orbx is challenged over advertising See the article at www.flightsimaus.com.au/home

11.01.2022 WEBSITE LAUNCH Im please to be able to announce the launch of the new Flight Simulation Australia website. http://www.flightsimaus.com.au/home Features of the new site include: Regular news updates Cockpit building resources... Free tutorial publications Free adventure flight plans An extensive directory on a wide range of flight sim topics Terminal Talk, for articles and discussion Home of the Register of Australian Virtual Pilots and Cockpit Builders Check it out at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/home See more

10.01.2022 Oz Flight Sim Expo Reviews I would be interested in obtaining reviews on the Oz Flight Sim Expo held at the HARS in Woolongong, 23rd & 24th November

10.01.2022 Tyabb Airshow The Tyabb Airshow for 2020 is being held on Sunday 8 March at the Tyabb Airport on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. For full details go to www.tyabbairshow.com

09.01.2022 Coping with COVID-19 at home Stuck at home due to COVID-19? Heres something to do. Create a flight plan for a mystery flight and send it to me at [email protected] and I will publish it here and on the primary website. Lets aim for a flight plan a day. Below is one I produced earlier today. Use a similar format as that when writing and sending. If you have other ideas to keep us occupied let us know.

09.01.2022 ADVENTURE FLIGHT UPDATE Legs 4 & 5 of the historical circumnavigation of Australia are now available on the main website at https://www.flightsimaus.com.au/flight-plans Leg 5 takes you to the birthplace of Qantas in Longreach

07.01.2022 New Register Member We welcome MichaelM to the register of Australian Virtual Pilots and Cockpit Builders www.flightsimaus.com.au/registry

07.01.2022 ORBX TrueEarth Great Britain Now available from Orbx Direct See details at https://flightsimaus.com.au/news

06.01.2022 PC Aviator Australia Closes It seems that yet another Australian outlet for flight sim products has closed down. Regular newsletters from PCA have not been received for some time and the website has now closed down. I have contacted the parent office in the USA for confirmation and whether there will be provision for those who have recently ordered and purchased products that have not yet been received, No comment at this stage. More information will be provided as it comes to hand. We hope all is well for Dean who ran the Australian outlet as a result of this event. We thank Dean for his service to the Aussie flight sim community.

03.01.2022 Latest Adventure Flight Plan The latest adventure is now available on the primary website at www.flightsimaus.com.au/home

01.01.2022 Another sim builder on the register The latest applicant is ChrisW from the Melbourne bayside suburb of Chelsea Heights. Chris is building a full-sized C172 cockpit. www.flightsimaus.com.au/registry