Sunday 8th June - What's New in the World of X-Plane

Welcome to our weekly roundup of everything X-Plane.

Here you find a snippet of this week's major events, including standout freeware releases, X-Plane 12 news, developer updates, plus reviews from the guys and gals at XPlaneReviews.

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Laminar Research releases v12.2.0 Beta 7

NEWS! - Laminar Research releases X-Plane 12.2.0 Beta 7 - News! The latest developments in X-Plane - X-PlaneReviews

Future Interviews

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to share their ideas for future interviews.

Some of the names mentioned have already been interviewed, so if you are not sure, feel free to have a look through the full list here.

A few of the suggestions are people I’ve contacted in the past, but they politely declined. That said, you’ve given more than enough ideas to get going, so thank you again!

Payware Releases

Antarctica Icebergs

https://store.x-plane.org/Antarctica-Icebergs_p_2043.html

Maldives XP12

https://store.x-plane.org/Maldives-XP12_p_2042.html

WSSS-Singapore Changi Int'l Airport

https://store.x-plane.org/WSSS-Singapore-Changi-Intl-Airport_p_2041.html

Payware Developer News

VSKYLABS 510X VLJ ('Test-Pilot' Series - Coming Soon!)

https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/329638-vskylabs-510x-vlj-test-pilot-series-coming-soon/?&page=2#findComment-2913690

Citation C-560XL Business Jet

https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/315733-citation-c-560xl-business-jet/#findComment-2914594

Freeware Developer News

Helio Courier Project

https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/331844-helio-courier-project/

B737-400

https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/323540-b737-400/?&page=2#findComment-2914213

Airco DH2 in Development

https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/327993-airco-dh2-in-development/?&page=4#findComment-2913235

Fireball XL5

https://forums.x-plane.org/forums/topic/330773-fireball-xl5/?&page=2#findComment-2913745

For additional insights and updates, make sure to delve into the recent posts in the portal. Remember, the newsletter and portal work hand in hand to keep you informed.

Freeware Files

Scenery

X-Plane 12

KCDA Caledonia County State V-1.2

https://forums.x-plane.org/files/file/95572-kcda-caledonia-county-state-v-12/

X-Plane 11

NZYP - Waipukurau Aerodrome 1.0

https://forums.x-plane.org/files/file/95607-nzyp-waipukurau-aerodrome/

Aircraft

X-Plane 12

Virtavia F7F-3 Tigercat, Unofficial Update 1.0

https://forums.x-plane.org/files/file/95614-virtavia-f7f-3-tigercat-unofficial-update/

If you’re a freeware developer working on a project and have some news you would like to share, please contact me via PM and I will cover it in the next update.

X-PlaneReviews

Don't forget to check out the latest articles from the guys at X-PlaneReviews:

Aircraft Update Review: C-47 Skytrain/DC-3 Airliner NXG by vSkyLabs

https://xplanereviews.com/forums/topic/18696-aircraft-update-review-c-47-skytraindc-3-airliner-nxg-by-vskylabs/

By Stephen Dutton

KBRO - Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport by Fly2High

https://xplanereviews.com/forums/topic/18694-kbro-brownsville-south-padre-island-international-airport-by-fly2high/

By Nick Garlick

Airport of the Week

Can you guess the name of the airport below?

If so, why not attach a screenshot (no real photographs or additional clues) in the comments section...but DO NOT mention the name (gives others a chance) 😀

Clue: Surrounded by hills and nestled beside a winding river named after an American artist and explorer, this little airport in the Golden State is a favourite among general aviation pilots in search of riverside camping, bush flying, and beautiful views. The nearby town was moved to its current location in the mid-20th century due to damming, with the remnants of the old settlement still visible when water levels are low. Just don’t forget your fishing rod.

Note: No runway numbers shown. Some of you are far too good at detective work.

Well done to airkibris001, Iceair, ayryq, Tintifaxl, Echo-Tango-Juliet, J.K., Fatherofsam, basmartin, necropilot, MarcXP, thelofiboy, royaloak, Frank H, and skycycle, who all correctly guessed, Milford Sound Airport (NZMF).

So, a box of chocolates to the winners…and a pair of my smelly socks (new batch just in) to everyone else! 😄

X-Plane 12 Tips

This forum section provides tips for solving common and not-so-common X-Plane 12 problems.

https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/clubs/76-x-plane12-tips/

By Dave Britzius

This week's X-Plane Videos

Singapore Changi Airport for X-Plane 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1xG8sg5HgA&ab_channel=X-Plane.OrgVideosandReviews

Flight Factor 777-200ER | ELEVATEX Flight Tracking | X-Plane 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baCBqy1VL70&ab_channel=Q8Pilot

[XP12] Mango Studios MD11 Soundpack + PW Engine mod | Rotate MD-11F | KATL - KMCO | DrishalMAC2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhENqe_m7xY&ab_channel=DrishalMAC2

If you enjoy reading these each week, don’t be shy with the old emoji...it helps keep the tea flowing and the clues coming. 😁

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Nice airstrip. Showed up in the Beaver. Mistake. Density Altitude made takeoff a major pucker-factor. Managed to get it in the air ok, but it was a hairy flight. Landing on the lake didn't go so well, but at least I didn't die. I think I need a course in mountain flying.

A bit tight perhaps, but fine with the altitude.

It's been a bit of a dry spell, but I think I finally found one. Used the tail to cover runway numbers for ya Dom.

Thanks Dom and all the contributors!

Lot of avgas for such a small airport!

Pretty good hints this week

Your work is important for the community. Thanks for your dedication in being a "hub" for XP users.

Rejean

Been loving hunting down the weekly airport. Need to get some orthos for this region.

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Thank you Dom for this week's news.

I think I found the airport. An amazing place where I'm going to fly with the Aerobask Shark.

Thanks for including the Tigercat update in this weeks new Dom, and other excellent news.

Really appreciate the helipads at this airport.

Thanks for the shout for Fireball XL5 Dom. Once built, @alpeggio will work his magic to get her star bound ...

3 minutes ago, Back2TheBike said:

Thanks for the shout for Fireball XL5 Dom. Once built, @alpeggio will work his magic to get her star bound ...

Haha, no backing out now, its official !!!

Excellent (again)!

Found it!

I had to visit quite a number of reservoirs in California before I found that one:

There's much better shots posted above but hopefully the right location.