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Recently, a detailed review of over 500 words appeared on Trustpilot. The author, Dave, is a devoted Microsoft Flight Simulator enthusiast and also a longtime friend of Rowsfire. He shared his firsthand experience with the Rowsfire A107 V3 series overhead panel. Not only did he provide an in-depth evaluation of the product’s build quality, features, and software ecosystem, but he also brought readers into a fully immersive simulated flight experience through vivid storytelling. The Rowsfire team read his review in full and immediately shared it with all members. Everyone was deeply impressed by the level of detail, the passion, and the heartfelt enthusiasm conveyed i…

When starting out flightsimming, I used to take notes on almost every aspect of the cold and dark starting up procedure: 1. Bat on 2. Ext power checked, etc... Until I learnt I'm not improving my understanding at all. Rather than seeing the physical connection, I'm stooped in a manual. Then I learned about cockpit flows and it changed my life. I found that cockpit flows and first flight of the day checks are done logically in a top down fashion (usually) using the instruments itself as a checklist. Then, you can't miss anything, right? This taught me key transferable skills between aircraft. The procedure in most cases is the same really: con…

Greetings! For more than ten years, I hadn’t touched an aircraft yoke. The last time I launched MSFS 2004 was back in 2005. Back then, I dreamed of flying around the entire world in a small general aviation aircraft, without using time acceleration. But I never actually got around to doing it. After such a long stretch of time, I came across a YouTube video with stunning graphics — and it instantly brought back the dream of my youth. From this day on, I will be documenting my round-the-world journey. There will be stories, photo reports, and sometimes videos — in other words, it won’t be boring. The goal of my flight is not simply to fly over everything, but…

Found this on utube he has a few of these ferry trips

Hello fellow Flight Sim enthusiasts, I wanted to share a unique project I’ve been working on where I combine my love for Microsoft Flight Simulator and my vinyl record collection. I’m flying across the U.S., stopping in cities that tie back to legendary artists, and exploring the history and impact of their music along the way. It’s a journey that blends aviation with cultural exploration, and I think you might enjoy the scenic flights and the connection to music.

We've decided to expand the tour stuff for a bit of variety. We're flying tours in turns - one day a leg from this tour, another day from a different tour. The new tour Lord Of The Wings explores the locations on New Zealand which were used for various scenes of the "Lord Of The Rings" films. Hobbiton and Lothlorien, Minas Tirith and Mount Doom, Isengart and all the other fantastic sceneries can be explore in MSFS. And those who know the films inside out might even be able to recognize some of these spots, despite the fact that CGI did play a big role in the films. Here's your checklist with recommendations & requirements PLEASE DO READ about t…

Let’s embark on a new epic flight adventure: 11.000 nautical miles along the western edge of the Americas, from the rugged shores of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to the windswept wilderness of Tierra del Fuego. This journey follows the vast Pacific coastline, tracing a path through some of the most breathtaking and remote landscapes on Earth. More information about this tour: Pacific Edge: From Alaska to Tierra del Fuego – IceFireAir Preferred aircraft: Single turbo prop fixed wing, like C208 or K100. Simulator: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. (Why not 2024?) I’ll post details about all legs on our Discord server about an hour before each t…

(I'm not sure where else to put this, so if any mod has a better location for this, please feel free to move) After the Flight Of Passage (which was quite epic and took a while to complete), here comes another tour event based on a real story. This time we’re going to follow the aerial footsteps of Stephen Coonts who flew his Boeing Stearman literally all over the USA in 1991. And he wrote a book about it: "The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into The Heart Of America" I’m streaming the legs on Twitch and there’s a YT playlist which shows the tour progress. For those who like to join the group flights it might make sense to visit our Discord server, so we're…

New research has revealed that men are more likely to be 'armchair experts' than women. Experts from the University of Waikato in New Zealand found that men were more likely than women to think they could land a plane after watching a YouTube video. Some 582 subjects were divided into groups, with half shown a three minute, 44 second clip of a pilot making a sudden descent. But the clip was purposefully made to be 'useless' – as you could not even see the aircraft controls – so it gave no extra insight into how to fly a plane. Nevertheless, men rated their confidence 12.24 points higher out of 100 at landing the plane than women after both sexes had …

Not so much a story but an ask for help, Recently ive been setting up flight plans in FSX of the flights ive been lucky to go on. However, im stuck with one in particular as Im sure at some point (Memory permitting) in the mid-late 1990s i flew on a rear engined quad jet with British Airways. The only such aircraft i can find through Google search in their fleet would have been the VC10, but they were retired from commercial service in 1981 (The year i was born). Is there any chance BA could have leased / reactivated during a particulary busy period in the 90's? or is my memory failing me. Thanks Dave

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It took a few sessions but I'm comfortable with the Beechcraft Bonanza to try something crazy. I work at a fully distributed company with employees all over the world. Starting tonight, I will be taking the Beechcraft Bonanza to virtually visit each one of them at the closest airport, flying over their location and snapping pictures. I will depart from my home in Lexington. KY and making my way to my first stop in Rochester, NY. Each session i plan to make at least one hop. My route (may include stops in between) Lexington to Rochester Rochester to Ottawa ON Ottawa to Portland, Maine. From Portland I will go up and cross via Greenland to…

I saw on the news back in the 70s or early 80s I believe...a woman with a fear of flying took a Fear of Flying course with some others. They had the ground school and all and at the end they took an actual flight in some sort of commercial passenger aircraft. The plane crashed and everyone aboard died except this one woman who was in the news about it...she was the only survivor. Not sure if she ever flew again but this still sticks in my head...what are the odds of that happening but it did. I'm not making this up...it was on the National News and actually did happen.

I compiled a nice list of Aircraft Model manufacturers that I have used in Gaming Rigs I have built for people, please see here: https://www.digitaljoshua.com/airplane-models-for-your-gaming-rig/

Does Google Earth Flight Simulator offer airplane sounds?

Flying around at Ibiza I witnessed horrible crashes, seemingly controlled flights into terrain resp. water: all tourist jets approaching Rwy 24 at LEIB did not land on the runway, but 1 nm later in the sea! As the crew probably forgot closing the ditching valves they started submerging pretty soon. Unbelievable number of casualties! Fritz

Every time that I setup and save my data in Control manager, it will change to Default.

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY PART ONE “War in Korea and here we are chasing little green men.” That was the last thing Major Clark Ruffler heard from his wingman as they jogged toward a pair of fighter jets. He had said something expected and serious to set the right tone, but he felt the same way. “You got her ready for the dance, Airman Wells?” he asked the man waiting at the airplane. The July night was muggy and the dark face shone with sweat. It was easy to imagine Wells as Joe Lewis six rounds into a fight and looking just as mean. “Yes sir. She’s ready for anything.” Not sure about you the eyes might have said. Ruffler chuckled un…

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Any heli pilots out there done many autorotations in an aircraft and a simulator of the same aircraft? Wondering how realistic the simulator appeared to be? Specifically the flare / landing I'm hearing is always much different in the simulator compared the real thing. Can you describe what feels different?

I've always wasn't clear on how or why ETOP came to be, and much less the importance of it until I saw this simple video, which made things clearer for me. Not being a real world airline pilot, I never bothered with, since I just contained myself to flying a Piper Archer around my Kansas City neighborhood.