Blog entries written by Christian Stock

A techie news line yesterday caught my attention: "Vista games on Windows XP possible!". A group called Falling Leaf Systems has released a hack that makes Vista only games playable on Win XP. And these guys don't stop there. Falling Leaf Systems was founded for the sole reason to make DX10 pos... (3388 more chars)

If you're an FSX developer yourself or want to show some support, head over to Nick Whittome's blog and answer his question: "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 curre... (497 more chars)

My friends from Korea at VRInsight sent me an email today with a link to their new JetPit product. This is a glass cockpit system for your very own desktop. Stunning stuff. Watch the video here: Blogged with the Flock Browser

We had a few days of doom and gloom with several Aces members indicating that Microsoft Flight Simulator as we know it has been killed. The message was pretty clear with the whole Aces team gone and only 6 people left to archive the code. Just yesterday a news report cited an ex-Aces member that Mi... (1368 more chars)

When I read the reports of Microsoft slashing 5000 people mainly in their entertainment section, I didn't think any of it. I should have know. Reportedly, most of the ACES team has been fired, including the complete Flight Simulator team. ACES also produces Train Simulator and ESP, which makes me w... (1014 more chars)

The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe has released a few concepts of what the next 100 years of aviation could bring us. Some really out there pics (including nuclear airplanes, tight formation flying and drive-in check-in), but then again  who would have predicted aviation today a... (135 more chars)

I just got a newsletter from Just Flight - Just Flight reported the survey results of the question: Which sim do you prefer? Answer: 62% of simmers prefer FS2004 over FSX! That means more than two years after the release of FSX almost two thirds of simmers still prefer FS2004. I'm not too surpri... (751 more chars)

Today is Blog Action Day where lot's of bloggers write a post on poverty (you may have read some already). I don't want to step on a soapbox nor write on some far stretched connection between aviation and poverty. Poverty is a problem that affects most of us in some way, not just people in A... (1373 more chars)

Still believe that missions and flying through hoops is just a game and numbing down the aviation experience? Meet Sky Challenge. This NZ company has taken hoops to the very next level. A game? Maybe. Numbing down the aviation experience? I don't think so! You see, Sky Challenge created a new ty... (707 more chars)

FSInsider has released a great article on navigation. Dump your GPS and learn how aviators used to navigate when they only had compass and airspeed indicator. I often find myself navigating using ground features and maps, so this is a great read to learn how to do it and how to take your naviga... (170 more chars)

"Travel and Leisure" has published a great article and if you're living on the more adventurous side of flying you should check it out. They picked their own set of top 10 scariest runways in the world. While this is just a selection of many (and some, like JFK, aren't really that scary), a handful... (1181 more chars)