Summary: FSX Thunderbirds, X-Plane Beta, AVSIM Fancon, #38; More! Hosted by Eric McClintock, Joe, Jon, #38; Nolan. Listen Here: Subscribe to automatically get the latest podcast: iTunes, Zune, RSS XML, E-Mail, All Other. Update: X Plane Racing Released Last week we mentioned the upcoming X-Plane racing iPhone/iPod Touch Application The application is now for sale for the expected $9.99 For more information, visit the direct link to the iTunes App Store. [Link] X Plane For iPod/iPhone updated to 9.08 Version 9.08 is the 8th free upgrade to the X-Plane line-up! Updates include: An autopilot on Glass Panel planes New scenery, frame rate enhancements, and sound enhancements. Updates also include local multiplayer support The 9.08 update is available as a free update for current owners. For more information, visit the X-Plane.com website. [Link] X Plane 9.30 Beta 4#38;5 Released The new flow-field visualization for X-Plane 9.30 Beta-4. Pitch-rate, downwash, and wake effects are all clearly visible. For the full feature list, visit the Beta information page. [Link] Care to school us in what these updates really mean? Use the form on our contact page, email feedback@fsbreak.net, or call 513-201-5426. AVSIM Announces 2009 FANCON Key Note Speaker Captain Robert S. Randazzo is the founder of PMDG and an Airline Transport rated pilot with more than four thousand hours of pilot in command experience. He has flown nearly two dozen aircraft types from Cessnas to restored warbirds and holds type ratings on five aircraft types from the BAe JS4100 to the Boeing 747-400. Robert has been working on, under, or near airplanes since the age of fifteen, and spent almost all of the past twenty years in the airline business. He began his career with United Airlines as a part time cabin/lavatory cleaner working an overnight shift, but, convinced that such endeavors would eventually lead to the flight deck, Robert capitalized on many job opportunities presented by United. He served on the employee team that opened Denver International Airport, served as a Negotiator/Account Executive in Washington, DC., was a member of the Critical Incident Response Team, and was a member of UAL's operational management team at Washington Dulles International Airport. In November of 1999, Robert accepted a First Officer position flying Jetstream 3200s for United Express carrier Atlantic Coast Airlines out of Washington, Dulles Airport. In January, 2001, he upgraded to Captain flying the Jetstream 4100 on routes throughout the eastern United States. A year later Captain Randazzo was promoted to the Chief Pilots team where he assumed responsibility for drafting an airlinewide operational plan that was largely credited with giving industry leading on time performance to Atlantic Coast Airlines and follow on carrier Independence Air. Robert has been involved in flight simulation since 1981 with the release of SubLogic Flight Simulator for the Apple II. Founded PMDG in 1997 to bring his real world experience to the simming community. Find this story on Avsim [Link], and learn more about the 2009 FANCON event here. [Link] Microsoft Flight Simulator MVP asks a question Nick Whittome was at the game studios during the MVP summit, He asks a question for the community: If the former flight simulator team at Microsoft made available, in a rough form, an unsupported set of tools that they may (or may not) have that would improve the current design tools available to FSX right now, would that at least soften the blow of ACES closing as we knew it and would it be helpful in keeping you all developing for the platform ongoing? Nick asks for the community's feedback on his blog article. [Link] What could these unsupported tools really mean? Use the form on our contact page, email feedback@fsbreak.net, or call 513-201-5426. A new Mike Ray Article on FSVisions This month FSVisions is happy to
