Flight Sim Spring 2026 — FSWeekend, VR, and Artemis
FSWeekend 2026, MSFS PSVR2, iniBuilds TriStar, Concorde confirmed, X-Plane VR rewrite, and Artemis II. The biggest spring in flight sim history.
X-Plane 12.4 C-Check — A Developer's Take
Multi-threading, A330 RAT, Tobii eye tracking, and SAM blacklisted. What the C-Check update actually means for developers and simmers.
AI in Aviation — How AI Is Changing Flight Forever
From DARPA dogfights to cockpit copilots, AI is reshaping aviation faster than anyone expected. A flight sim developer breaks down what it means.
Best Military Simulation Games for PC
From submarine warfare to fighter jets, a developer's pick of the most realistic combat sims. DCS, Silent Hunter III, Arma, and more.
From Flight Sims to Submarine Sims
Why Silent Hunter III and Cold Waters deserve attention from every simulation enthusiast. A flight sim developer's perspective on naval warfare games.
Best X-Plane Addons 2024 — A Developer's Picks
Zibo 737, ToLiss A321, plugins and scenery tools that actually matter. Unfiltered picks from an aircraft developer.
DARPA AI Dogfight — What It Means for Simulation
AI beat a human fighter pilot 5-0 in simulation. What does this mean for flight sims and the future of autonomous aircraft?
Building an Amphibious Aircraft — SeaMax Development
Hull hydrodynamics, water landings, and building the rare SeaMax M-22 for X-Plane when reference material barely exists.
The Flight Sim Hardware Guide I Wish I Had
Stick vs yoke, throttle quadrants, rudder pedals. Twelve years of experience distilled into what actually matters.
Cold and Dark Startup — Regional Jet Edition
The complete cold-and-dark procedure for the CRJ-200 and Jetstream 32. Every switch, every gauge, explained by their developer.
X-Plane 12 — A Developer's First Look
X-Plane 12 early access changed everything. New visuals, same physics. A developer processes the biggest platform shift in a decade.
ILS Approach Step by Step — A Beginner's Guide
Localizer, glideslope, decision height. The complete ILS approach procedure explained without jargon by a sim aircraft developer.
Jetstream 32 — Three Years of Development
200 propeller configurations, four months on engine thermodynamics, and the turboprop that taught patience. The Jetstream story.
How Autopilot Really Works
V/S vs speed mode, ILS capture, and why the autopilot does exactly what you told it — even when that seems wrong.
Blade Element Theory — Why X-Plane's Flight Model Matters
The physics engine that separates X-Plane from every other simulator, explained by an aircraft developer.
MSFS 2020 vs X-Plane — A Developer's Honest Take
Flight dynamics vs visuals. An aircraft developer who builds for X-Plane gives an honest comparison of both platforms.
CRJ-200 — Looking Back After Seven Years
The aircraft that changed X-Plane. What went right, what went wrong, and the V2 that never shipped.
Development Blog — December 2018
X-Plane particle system tutorials, Piaggio Avanti progress, and development updates from the studio.
Development Blog — November 2018
CRJ-200 updates, Jetstream 32 development diary, and behind-the-scenes aircraft modeling work.