• Coming Next •

A321 in Progress

(Click on picture to enlarge, and wait...! They are really big.)

Certainly there is a popup panel, but not that small as you see it here (depending on your monitor). Click on image to enlarge!

I am working on the manual. This one is going to be real HUGE! Below you find just a few impressions of what is expecting you. The aircraft is ready. However, with some real A321 documents open on one monitor, my own FCOM on another, XP in the background for testing and screenshots, going through all systems point for point, I discover imperfections almost every day, which drive be back to the working bench. I hope to finish it in March, but don't nail me on that!

• Projects on a Hold •

During the final months of 2008 I turned to development of 1:1 scale Airbus instruments, since my normal work has been blocked by severe XP bugs. The instrument shall appear on the monitor at 16.5cm width to be at original size. Work on this has been temporarily suspended, until termination of a custom communication routine connecting several computers running XP (the built in solution is not of much help).

The next aircraft will be upgraded for XP9 is the C-5B Galaxy, which will receive a wide screen panel and a major lift-up of the exterior model.

Here is a rough future pipeline as it stands now. The order may change:

The plug-ins will come as add-ons for the aircraft models, which will let each user give the choice of how much technology he wants and how much money he is willing to invest.

My old projects...? I don't see any chance to proceed. I definitely need more manpower.

• Douglas C-124 Globemaster II •

(temporarily suspended)

This is a preliminary screenshot from x-plane 6.51 with the paintjob not terminated. The work is temporarily suspended.

The C-124 was the predecessor of the C-5B. During my childhood this aircraft impressed me immensely. It's deep sound during the final approach to Frankfurt (EDDF) was a part of our every day life, until the Galaxy appeared. I even had the opportunity to board it on several occasions at Rhein-Main Air Base.

When fully loaded, this was not an easy plane to fly. Many of the 60 total losses were caused by pilot's errror. Test flights in x-plane reflect that very well. Only a virtual pilot can dig so many holes...! - What a difference to the C-5B!