Hi People,

I'm from the dark side that is MSFS2020, but I have some sad news to convey.

My dear friend of over 30 years, Claude, Navtech for you people, has passed away today at only 75. He was just the nicest person you could imagine.

He did a whole career as an officer of the merchant navy of our country, he was an officer and a gentleman, without the Hollywood pizzaz.

I'm heartbroken. But at least he didn't suffer.

Russell Smith past away in March of 2024.  He had many contributions to flight Sim!

https://www.tallahassee.com/obituaries/psar0766204

Ilan passed away doing with he loved the most - flying a small plane.
A bird strike with an eagle unfortunately ended this flight forever.
 

The pilot Ilan Pepini was killed in a light plane crash • His funeral will be held today (Sunday 11/2/24) - Chai Poh - The News Corporation of Haifa and the surrounding area
Bird strike Accident AeroAndina/ICP MXP-740 Savannah 4X-HPR, (aviation-safety.net)

Farewell my friend -  "I am the stuff stars are made of"

Vic

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/30544224.roy-chaffin/

http://www.roychaffin.com/rcs-panels.html

I'm not sure how many of you may already be aware but I thought I'd let this community know, Roman passed away yesterday morning after a fight with cancer.  I have been absent myself for quite a while so I am not too sure how many of you knew what Roman was dealing with or that he may have not been doing well.

Perhaps in the new year we can plan a memorial flight in his honor.

He was a creator for a lot of tools to make our hobby and Flightsim experience better. Not only AIFP, but also a couple of helpers for Terrain and development.

In 2008 he creates AIFP, truly a revolution in AI flight planning. AIFP helped us to create an overall realistic AI experience in the Flightsim, supporting FS9 over FSX to P3D and lastly MSFS.

Over at Alpha India Group forums he provided the support for AIFP since Nov. 2010, reachable for all of us, regardless for a quick fix or a possibility of a new feature.

We all will greatly miss him. Thank you for all of your work, Don. Blue skies and fair winds for you.

My deepest condolences to his family.

Don Grovestine Obituary (1942 - 2022) - Victoria, BC - The Times Colonist (legacy.com)

https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-263198/TOFFLEMIRE_RALPH

Jim

CYWG

All,

I'm sad to announce @Jim Young passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Jim has been an AVSIM member, volunteer, and board member for nearly two decades.  He lived a life of service to the United States of America as an intelligence officer.  He was dedicated to help others enjoy flight simulation as much as he did and authored and revised two prominent AVSIM publications:  The Crash to Desktop Guide and the Basic FSX Configuration Guide.  These guides have helped tens of thousands of people to date and will continue to help our readers.  Thus, Jim's legacy will live on through our memories, his posts, and his publications.  

I got the chance to meet Jim on a few occasions and know he loved his Corvette and to golf.  Jim also loved this community and was a good friend of Tom Allensworth.  I can only imagine Tom was there to welcome Jim through the pearly gates, especially for his role in ensuring AVSIM's future after Tom's sudden passing in 2015.

Jim will be missed.  No more pain, my friend... rest easy.

https://trauer.merkur.de/traueranzeige/dietmar-loleit.

I'm sure if John Dekker or Doug Thompson had been told they would have let me know. But there's been nothing.

So thank you Ron for all the help you gave to RC users over the years. I'm sure I'm not alone in being appreciative of his expertise as he would have helped a lot of people here at AvSim.

Dean lived in Bedford, England.

https://roedermortuary.com/steve-a-lewis/

https://www.omaha.com/obits/lewis-stephen-a-steve/article_9b34fc94-9d1e-5275-b42d-5d9355e17e96.html

While mostly an AIG flightplanner, Steve has had his hands in AFCAD/ADE design and some painting. A search of his name will yield numerous pages of contributions. He will truly be missed in the AIG/AI community.

Thoughts and prayers to his family in his passing. Here is a link to the AIG forums with more information if you are a member.

https://www.alpha-india.net/forums/index.php?topic=29936.75

Greg

RIP Mr Dyson

He was 77 and is survived by his wife, Frieda, and his daughter, Karen.

The funeral info is:

Home going Service for
John B Loney Jr.
Friday, July 26th
9am-11am viewing: Service at 11am
Zion Hill Baptist Church ­
152 Osborne Terrace
Newark, NJ 07112

John started developing scenery for his own purposes with FS5 but it wasn't until FS2002 that he published a scenery for the first time (December, 2002)      

As of today there are 270 files in the Library that are shown by a search of his name.

He became an X-Ray Technician while serving in the army and upon discharge, he worked in that field at a major medical center in NJ. After 22 years in that position, He became a Cardiac Technician at NewarkBethIsraelMedicalCenter and worked in that position until he retired in 2003. However even flight sim could not fill the void left by retirement so he returned to the hospital as a per diem employee working with heart failure and post heart transplant patients. He worked for 48th years at the same hospital.

He chatted on Skype with a group of fellow FSimmers and friends.      

Obituary from colemanfuneralhome site:

"Obituary for Hal Stoen

Hal Stoen, 74, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, MS.
To quote Mr. Stoen, "Born in the town of Lafayette, Indiana I now find myself living in Lafayette County, Mississippi- let the circle be unbroken". He and his wife, Penny, had lived in Minneapolis approximately 40 years before moving to Oxford. Mr. Stoen was a veteran of the United States Navy. He began flying after leaving the Navy, getting his Private Pilot license in 1966. After years as a flight instructor, he became a corporate pilot; a position he held for 18 years. Mr. Stoen flew airplanes for almost 25 years, accumulating over 6,000 logged hours. Mr. Stoen worked as manager of the electrical department of a woodworking company after his aviation career. He has written several books related to aviation and World War II transports. 
A memorial service will be held at a later date to be determined. Coleman Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Penny Stoen, of Oxford, MS; several extended family members, Geri Berg, Marlene (Ken) Wright, Dewey (Susie) Hibben and Dean (Jeanette) Hibben; many nieces and nephews.
His parents, Dr. Harold and Phyllis Stoen, and a sister, Peggy Hedberg, preceded Mr. Stoen in death.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the giver's choice.
Online condolences may be left on the Tribute Wall at www.colemanfuneralhome.com
"When once you have tasted flight you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you have been and there you will always be."
Leonardo da Vinci

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I have read his aviation articles from CD for two years and still find new things.

Vahur

It is with deep sorrow that I have heard of the death of Michael Frantzeskakis. He died yesterday at the age of only 58. I am not sure of what caused his passing, and I’m sure we would all be grateful if someone could fill us in.

Michael has been a pioneer in the community, and has helped to create some of the most realistic addon aircraft which we all know and love. Thank you Michael.

I’m destroyed to see him depart this world. My condolences to his friends and family, and his colleagues at PMDG. 

We will miss you Michael.

R.I.P.

Bob was one of the very first pioneers of Flight Simulation and will be very sadly missed within our community ... 

This is and will be a huge shock to all within the Flight Sim World 

An ambassador and a true gentleman .... 

I am sure everyone will join me in sending our heartfelt condolences to Carol and Bob’s family 

Rest in Peace Bob .... you will be very sadly missed my friend 

Paul 

Holger Sandmann writes about Neil and his Orbx beginnings. 

https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/162863-neil-hill-is-no-longer-with-us/

Nick Cooper writes about Spud below 

https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/163145-spud/

He devoted his every waking moment to helping others with their flight sim problems, and literally 1000's are in his debt for making their simmimg experiance what it is today.

Love him or hate him, he was a pillar of this community and will be sorely missed..

Go with the angels Mike, all flights wil be smooth now

(Mods, if this isn;t the proper forum, please move it, I posted here because this is where Mike spent a lot of his time)