WestWind Virtual Airlines

How long did it take for FSX to get these airline things into the mix? Anyone who may have been around when FSX came out could comment on this? This would be interesting information to know.... An exciting time for those of us who like to MOD.... FSX aircraft came about fairly quickly as I recall. ...

Switching gears to some other things that have come up in this discussion: FMC/FMS has been such a big part of my real world aviation life for the last 14+ years that it really has in many ways become second nature. Even a long ocean crossing usually doesn't take more than 10-15 minutes to plan and ...

Paul, thanks for the kind words!

One of the attractions to me about WestWind and one of the reasons I've been around for 22+ years now is the relative freedom we have here to fly how, when and where we want to. We can go uber realistic or just keep it super simple.

There are some good resources at the training center part of the WW website in the advanced training area. Admittedly some of the stuff there is out dated and much of it is geared towards over the ocean flying but the basics on planning haven't really changed much over the years. FMS has become seco...

I'm curious to see reaction once it is out in the marketplace. I'm tempted to spring for it now and hopefully finally retire FS9....... On the airports. The deluxe version includes 40 handcrafted airports (whatever handcrafted means), the lower editions slightly less. Which, and this is my opinion, ...

Eddie, I assume you're meaning it shows no textures on the plane? I see this in FS9 sometimes and usually if I just wait a little the textures will appear on the plane. Almost as if the graphics are buffering or delayed in loading the textures. Keep in mind depending on the plane and the painter of ...