REX Essential for FSX Released

REX Game Studios has released REX Essential for FSX, which brings a slue of new features free to existing REX users.

Among the new features are Prepar3d compatibility, texture enhancements, a new weather engine, a flight planner integrated with FlightAware and more.

There's plenty of information on the REX forum, and you can purchase REX if you don't already have it here.

MilViz Beechcraft Baron 55 Released

Military Visualizations has released their Beechcraft Baron 55 for FSX.

Many simmers may be aware of the Baron from the default Baron 58 models included in current versions of Microsoft's Flight Simulator and X-Plane. The Baron 58 is a more powerful and larger variant of the Baron 55.

The Baron 55 by MilViz has a top speed of 201 knots and range of 900 nm. Knowing MilViz's track record with their Cessna 310R, Baron 55 should be an excellent addition to their GA lineup.

For more information or to purchase, check out the product page on MilViz's website.

Angle of Attack JetSet Details Out

Flight simulation training company Angle of Attack has announced some additional details about their upcoming JetSet video training.

According to the announcement, JetSet will be a transition course to jets from piston aircraft, which should fit in well with their current lineup of Aviator90 for the basics and AviatorPro for more advanced material and their specific training products for payware add-ons such as PMDG's 737NGX and MD-11. Perhaps equally importantly to many users, the video training will be free.

There is also a survey to voice what's most important to you for the upcoming videos.

Wilco CRJ NextGen Released

Wilco has released their CRJ NextGen product for FSX, including the CRJ-700, -900, and -1000 models. It is available in both standard and deluxe versions, with the latter including additional liveries and two hours of real flight videos.

Interestingly, as of this posting the CRJ NextGen Deluxe boxed product is the same as the price of the 737 Pilot in Command Evolution (non-deluxe) download (not boxed) product, which is an update of an older product, giving me pause. While a new regional aircraft may well be a nice addition to the lineup of FSX products, I'll personally be waiting for reviews of this product before forming an opinion, particularly as the screenshots on Wilco's website aren't particularly large.

You can find the product page for the CRJ NextGen here, and for the CRJ NextGen Deluxe here.

QualityWings Ultimate 146 Collection Released

QualityWings has released their Ultimate 146 Collection product. Currently, only the Avro RJ70, RJ85, and RJ100 models are released for FS2004 (FS9) only, with the same three models to follow for FSX with an update, and the BAe146 models (-100, -200, and -300) for FS9 and FSX to follow in yet another update.

While QualityWings strives for a more moderate systems simulation, what is modeled in the product looks to be fairly well modeled.

For more information on the product itself, see the page on QualityWings site; the Ultimate 147 collection is available for purchase from Flight1.