On behalf of myself and the entire IPACS team we would like to extend warm wishes for a safe and enjoyable holiday season with friends, family, and loved ones, and to let everyone know that we are here to stay and will continue to produce and expand our product into the future.
Thank you all for your continued support, we really do appreciate it.

Happy Holidays!

Congratulations to chrispriv for winning the November 2018 screenshot contest. Be sure to check out this screenshot highlighted on our official Facebook page and WIKI.

This month's screenshot shows just how far night flying has come in Aerofly FS 2. Nice job to this month's winner.



Be sure to keep posting your screenshots in our screenshot thread for a chance to win and have YOUR screenshot highlighted on our headers!

For those of you who have been patiently awaiting the release of the Robinson R22 helicopter the wait is over! Today marks the release of the much anticipated R22, the very first helicopter for Aerofly FS2.



And just because the R22 is the first helicopter release for Aerofly FS2 doesn't mean that it will lack quality, quite the opposite actually. The quality and craftsmanship that was put into the development of the R22 surpasses anything ever developed before.

The Robinson R22 also has physics that are so precise you would swear that you were flying the real bird, especially in VR.

The Aerofly FS2 R22 was designed with the professional and novice in mind featuring both a beginner mode that provides more stability and balance when you fly allowing you to fly while enjoying the surrounding scenery, and a professional mode that handles just like the real life counterpart. Whichever mode you choose you can be sure that you will have the experience of a lifetime.



Along with the release of the R22 comes an update which adds new heliports to the mix. You will find many new helipads in various locations on the map. Two of these new locations, Fort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas, Florida and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, New York are two examples that truly complement this new addition.





We are confident that the R22 will add many new hours of excitement and exploration. How will you spend your time?

Also in this update we have made further improvements, be sure to check out our CHANGE LOG located on our official Wiki for more information

Release times may vary depending on your location.

Here is a sneak peak into what's right around the corner:

Greetings flight simulator enthusiasts,

our friends over at Navigraph have put together a survey to see where the flight simulator genre has taken us over the years and how we have bridged the gap between technology and creativeness. This survey will actually be helpful to us as developers and everyone who has been flight simmers since it all began many years ago.

We encourage you to take this survey and support what it stands for, so please take some time out of your busy schedules and complete it if you can.

You can find the survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/navigraph_final?source=ipacs

Regards,

Your IPACS Team

Congratulations to IZ0JUB for winning the October 2018 screenshot contest. Be sure to check out this screenshot highlighted on our official Facebook page and WIKI.

This month highlights the first winning photo made with user-created scenery, it also showcases the exceptional quality that can be achieved by using our free SDK tools. Nice job to this month's winner.




Be sure to keep posting your screenshots in our screenshot thread for a chance to win and have YOUR screenshot highlighted on our headers!

We are pleased to inform everyone that the Orbx Palm Springs International Airport has just been released on Steam! Get your copy today!



Overview:



A classic Orbx destination developed by Jarrad Marshall, Palm Springs has been brought to life for IPACS Aerofly FS 2!

With one of the most dramatically scenic backdrops in the United States, Palm Springs is a resort city situated 100 miles east of Los Angeles in Southern California. Explore the resort cities of Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, Indian Wells, Thousand Palms, Palm Desert and Desert Hot Springs, the high-altitude alpine wonderland of San Jacinto Peak, the windswept wastelands of the San Gorgonio Pass and the harsh beauty of the Coachella Valley desert. Famous during the 50's and 60's as the playground of Hollywood elite, Palm Springs is home to some of finest examples of mid-century Modernist architecture in the world; many examples of which can be found in this scenery. From the vast wind turbine farms, to the impressive 6000ft Aerial Tramway, from the modern skyscrapers of the Reservation Casinos to the retro chic of City Hall, there are literally dozens of interesting landmarks and features to explore. In preparation for the upcoming R22 helicopter, test your skills landing on the precarious helipads atop the Aerial Tramway, or keep your hand-flying skills up to date with low-level F-15 sorties along the western edges of Joshua Tree National Park.

As for airport itself; this field is genuinely suited for all types of flyers - from the heaviest jetliners, through corporate types and even low-and-slow GA flyers, Palm Springs is the perfect destination. Served by most US and Canadian mainline airlines to destinations across North America, the airport is famous for it's unique "outdoor terminal" - wander around the highly-detailed terminal grounds. If that is not enough, be sure to visit the Palm Springs Aviation Museum; many types operated by the US Navy are open for viewing. Optimized for performance, a huge coverage area, beautiful runway approaches for all types of aviators and extraordinary detail around the airport, Palm Springs is your perfect base of operations for Southern California. Far more than just an airport!

Key Features


Ultra-detailed rendition of KPSP Palm Springs International Airport
Enormous 1500sq km coverage
Beautiful hand-edited ground textures at 30cm/1m resolution
High-detail ground poly with bump/spec mapping
All new custom vegetation cultivation
Dozens of custom landmarks
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway helipads
Custom animated content
Orbx PeopleFlow technology
Designed to blend seamless with default Aerofly scenery
Amazing in-sim performance

Today we are going to talk about doors, windows, and canopies OH MY!

As many of you know, we have been busy updating our aircraft fleet with additional functionality, but did you know you can now open some doors, windows, and even a sun visor or two. So let's take a look at what we have done so far. In the below photos we are using our virtual hands but each function also works with your mouse as well!

In the Cessna you will find that the door and window opens:



In the Extra you will find that the canopy opens:



In the Pitts the canopy also opens up:



In the A320 the window opens by sliding it back:



The Q400 has a couple of things that we wanted to point out- the map door opens and our favorite thing so far, check out that HUD!





The B737 window opens up;



And last but not least, the Learjet sun visors now operate:



We hope that you enjoy all of these new features and be sure to look out for more coming your way in the future.

Until next time, Happy Flying!

In the A320, do you keep getting the message 'gear not uplocked' or 'gear not downlocked'?



Be sure to retract the landing gear before you reach 260kts, otherwise the hydraulics are cut off.

Greetings fellow flight simmers,

For those of you waiting for the ORBX TrueEarth Netherlands DLC to come to Steam the wait is over!

This new ORBX masterpiece scenery will be released on Steam shortly. Here is some information for those of you who haven't seen it before, as it's yet another wonderful scenery that truly captures the capabilities of the Aerofly FS 2 graphics engine.

Expect to find extremely dense building & vegetation cultivation, incredible crisp terrain textures, and effortlessly smooth performance. Flying over the Netherlands is a joy - TrueEarth Netherlands contains the entirety of the country complete with cities, towns, and countryside all where they should be. The Netherlands, often referred to as Holland, is a country located in Western Europe. The five largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht (forming the Randstad megalopolis) and Eindhoven (leading the Brabantse Stedenrij). The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and the world's largest outside Asia. Netherlands literally means “lower countries” - the name came from the country's low land and flat geography, with only about 50% of its land exceeding 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) above sea level. Since the late 16th century, about 17% of the country's current landmass has been reclaimed from the sea! TrueEarth Netherlands is far more than a traditional photoreal product, it features comprehensive (and complete) building and vegetation placements, thousands of hand-placed landmarks and POI and integrated GIS components.