In Memoriam

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This is from a post over at SOH by Priller: 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.

Just saw this topic over at the SOH site. Thought I would bring it here. Sorry can't seem to link to it. Russell Smith past away in March of 2024. He had many contributions to flight Sim! https://www.tallahassee.com/obituaries/psar0766204

I was saddened to learn about the passing of Ilan Papini, the creator of many different sims over the years that revolved around planes and boats. Those of you that have been around for quite some time will remember him from Hangsim, Virtual Sailor and Vehicle Simulator amongst other titles. I have exchanged multiple emails with Ilan over the years and was always impressed by the way he listened to customer feedback and tried to incorporate it in next revisions. 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 cras…

My friend Nick Needham aka NickN has passed. He will be sorely missed. He could be brusque but , if you listened, he always had solid information on software and hardware. He was a master at overclocking and many things. He didn't flaunt it much but he had a Phd in Electrical Engineering and was a respected member of the NASA team. Farewell my friend - "I am the stuff stars are made of" Vic

Hello, https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/memorials/death-notices/death/30544224.roy-chaffin/ http://www.roychaffin.com/rcs-panels.html

I'm sure many people on here and in the flight sim community know Matt Davies with his videos on YouTube, twitch stream and flight sim projects such as Projectfly. He has sadly passed away today. Twitter thread from his partner can be seen at:

Good Day All, 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.

Don Grovestine has passed away on August 3rd 2022. 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…

RFP 747 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 J…

Sad to report that Dietmar has passed away. He was a prolific gauge and aircraft developer and good friend. I've attached a link to his obituary. Rest in peace my friend. https://trauer.merkur.de/traueranzeige/dietmar-loleit.

I've been very reluctant to post this because I have no definitive evidence of his death. But Ron Ginsberg (ronzie) has not posted in the Radar Contact forum since September 2019. He was an active helper regarding Radar Contact so I have to assume the worst. He lost his wife a few years ago so it's possible none of his family (assuming he had any) knew to let anyone here know. 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…

I’m very sorry to report that Dean Barry has died suddenly. Cause not yet known. Dean provided both controller and pilot voice sets for Radar Contact v4 released in 2006 and still used by many including me. Dean lived in Bedford, England.

Steve Lewis passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer on Feb 25th while surrounded by family. 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 …

The great mathematician and physicist died yesterday, at 96. A very interesting scientist and nice person, he once said Aviation is the branch of engineering that is least forgiving of mistakes 😄 RIP Mr Dyson

It is with much sadness that I have to report that John B. Loney, Jr passed away in a Newark, NJ hospital on 17 July 2019, after a brief illness. He will sadly be missed by all of his relatives, friends and Flight Simmers. 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 …

According to his site stoenworks.com he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer in September 2015, now has passed away. 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 fl…

Pilots, 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.

I have just heard the very sad news that Bob Sidwick of RC Simulations in Bristol UK has passed away after a short illness on 19th May 2019 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

Neil Hill from FTX Orbx passed away on Nov 12th in Lynnwood, WA. Holger Sandmann writes about Neil and his Orbx beginnings. https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/162863-neil-hill-is-no-longer-with-us/

Guy Maricich (Spud) passed away on the 30th September 2018 Nick Cooper writes about Spud below https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/163145-spud/

Michael Greenblatt from FS-GS passed away last night from a 4 month battle with cancer. 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)

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