i! I'm a very avid Flight Simulation enthusiast. I started some years ago with Microsoft Flight Simulator v3.0 on a 20 MHz 386 system. Last year, I upgraded to Microsoft Flight Simulator v5.1 on CD-ROM. I'm now looking forward to upgrading to Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows '95. If nothing else, Microsoft honours their upgrade rebates–it has to be the best software value on the planet! In these pages, I will tell you something about my Flight Sim system, what it is today and what I expect it will be in the near future. I'd like to exchange ideas with other Flight Simmers with systems similar to my own. Current Project Completed! RTW (Rtw.zip, 661KB) is a complete air-traffic controlled "round-the-world" flight in a LearJet aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator v5.1 with BAO’s Flight Simulator Flight Shop add-on. RTW contains the FSFS Adventure files for my Round-the-World flight so you can fly the trip too! Full documentation is provided in a Word for Windows 6.0 document file.

In memorium... Jessica Dubroff, the 7-year-old girl who tried to become the youngest person to fly across America and was killed on April 11, 1996 when her Cessna 177 crashed shortly after taking off in a storm in Cheyenne, Wyo. Jessica, her father, Lloyd, and instructor Joe Reid were killed when the single-engine, four-seat plane, owned by Reid, crashed while attempting to return to the airport in 32 mph winds and icing conditions. My wish for all pilots: Fly safely... live to fly again!

Other Flight Sim Sites on the Web

If you know of a flight sim-related web site that you think should be linked here, please send the URL in an email to bag. Thanks.

Vendor Sites

• CH Products Home Page for information on CH Product's latest flight sim controllers and accessories. I can recommend the Virtual Pilot Pro flight yoke.
• TekMate (home of Virtual Skunk Supplies) provides tools for building add-on aircraft and scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
• ThrustMaster Homepage for information on Thrustmaster's latest flight sim controllers and accessories.

Download Sites

• Comox Valley Flight Sim Stopover is the home of the "Round Robins" best all-round source of user-contributed scenery, aircraft, Flight Shop adventures and other flight sim add-ons. CHECK IT OUT!
• Mike Marando's Flight Sim Uploads Page provides a Web-based index of and access to the flight sim area of IUP, probably the largest flight sim file archive on the planet.

Magazine Sites

• The E-FLIGHT Center provides flight sim news and reviews and a discussion area (the "pilot's lounge").
• MicroWings is the online magazine of The International Association For Aerospace Simulations.
• FSWeb! the Flight Simulator Internet User Guide is pretty much exactly what it says -- a sizeable list of flight sim resources on the Web.
• Full Throttle is the bi-monthly "how-to" journal for Microsoft Flight Simulator users.
• Computer Life Online magazine features Alfred Poor's "Aerodrome" column.
• PC Multimedia & Entertainment Magazine is a good source of gaming software and hardware reviews. I bought my Diamond Stealth 3D 2000XL based on Rod White's recommendations -- and now he wants me to add a Righteous 3D or Monster 3D board!

Miscellaneous Sites

• Air Transport Systems is a new "virtual airline" operated by Matt Kamsler in Florida.
• AirNav by Paulo Santos provides free access to FAA data on airports, navigational aids, fixes, etc., with fast database searches for flight planning information.
• Flight 642 is a Toronto-area BBS devoted to flight simming. It is also the home BBS of Alfred Grech.
• The Flying High Page is Gregory Zonsius' phenomenal personal flight sim page, full of all sorts of wonders, e.g. live Chicago approach control, lots of links, etc. Definitely worth EXPLORING!

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