FSBreak 21: Caribbean $100 Hamburger, AES 2.0, Logitech Flight System G940, and Your Questions

Summary: Hosted by Eric McClintock, and Mark Stewart Listen Here: Subscribe to automatically get the latest podcast: iTunes, Zune, RSS XML, E-Mail, All Other. Do you have a question that you would like to ask X-Plane's Austin Meyer? Send them ASAP to us, find all of the details and our voice mail number at our Contact Us page. AES 2.0 Officially Released for FSX and FS2004 Right after you landed and departed on the runway, a follow me van will be waiting for you that brings you to the gate or parking of YOUR CHOICE. It adapts its speed to your taxi speed and even blinks its turn signals to alert you to a turn! As you get close to the gate you will see a 3d marshaller with detailed animation that guides you to your location and even signs you to cut your enigine(s). Then he plugs in his headphone and tells you the blocks are in location. At the same moment the jetway starts moving towards your aircraft and will PERFECTLY align to the door on your aircraft (any aircraft!). If the gate has dual jetways BOTH will work. Even the rubber seal that keeps out the rain is animated. When you depart the jetway is moved back (you even hear the warning siren) and the ground crew will hook up the push back truck. Of course they will inform you of progress and tell you what to do. The push back is fully automated and AES even knows EXACTLY where to put the aircraft. The push back truck looks great and even has engine sound. During the push back you are told that you can start engines (but only when the area is clear). At the end of the push back the ground crew will signal you all is clear Complete Feature List: Pushback with sound, animated objects and automatic perfect alignment Push-In for backward parking positions Pushback now available as TBL (towbarless) that lift the nosewheel and conventional that uses a towbar to move the aircraft Animated gates that link up perfect to the doors of the aircraft (unlike other system), Moving service vehicles that link up perfectly to the aircraft (catering, air stairs, cargo, buses, cleaning and refueling services) De-icing in winter Boarding passengers with sound Follow me car to show the way to the parking position (looks a lot better than those strange arrows used by Microsoft!) Sound effects while rolling over the centerline lights at the runway Simulation of water or snow at the runway Highly detailed (3d) marshaller at all parking positions that do not have docking assistance systems Detailed configuration of door/hatch location on aircraft, sound effects and vehicles Alternative configuration for AES Airports, momentarily in EDDT New sponsor mode for special airports e.g. LSZH from FreeZ How does the payment system work...? The AES Addon itself is free, however you are required to purchase "credits" in exchange for enabling AES addons at airports you pick. Some airports are free, others can cost anywhere from 1 to 5 credits. Every airport includes a 10 minute demo. 10 Credits = ~$18.00 USD. List of compatible ADDON airports and # of credits here [Link]. Link to product page, with videos. [Link, Story via SimFlight] Screenshots: [nggallery id=43] Vox ATC VoxATC is a huge advance in Flight Simulation that adds a whole new dimension to the experience. VoxATC is the first ATC add-on for FSX that has been developed with integrated voice recognition. Talk to the controllers using standard ATC phraseology and what you say will be heard. Just like in the real world, requests must be properly constructed, instructions complied with and read back correctly. Features: Fully integrated Voice Recognition Intelligent agent controllers and AI aircraft VFR and IFR flights All ATC units are included (Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Departure, Approach, Center and Flight Service Stations) Unicom and Multicom operations handled Traffic have user configurable call signs and user set levels for different airspace types SIDs, STAR