Astrasim Expo - Flight Simulation Shows & Events

Can touchscreen controls ever replace—or even closely match—control input from a gamepad or keyboard and mouse? This demonstration of Valve's Portal and Microsoft Flight Simulator played on Microsoft's experimental Surface platform offers ...

Do you know open VFR for Microsoft FSX?They are a small (private) group of flight simulator enthusiasts in Germany. In their free time they have developed new terrain scenery for Microsoft Flight simulator X. The main work is the re-presentation ...

Sherburn Aero Club & 2434 Squadron (Church Fenton) Air Cadets held a joint Open Day in aid of the Help for Heroes charity. The day opened to the public from 10am. After being greeted by the local Air Cadets, we made our way to the parking area. ...

If you're a pilot, you have to wear a flight suit. You have to get comfortable in tight spaces while wearing 40 pounds of gear. You learn how to target with the display on your $100,000 helmet and visor. Night-vision goggles will help you fly in ...

Mechanics going through Boeing Co.'s 25-day training course for its coming 787 Dreamliner learn to fix all kinds of problems, from broken lights in the cabin to major glitches with its flight controls. One thing they won't soon do: touch one of the ...

aB Simulation & Think Out Of Box announce a joint global venture releasing the worlds first affordable dome display for 2D & 3D content, for Gamers and Simulation no more bezels, no more limited field of view or complex head tracking systems. 180 ...

Just when you thought it could not get any better, we had a further 2,031 visitors to our show on Sunday. It certainly proved that flight simulation is as strong today as it was over 25 years ago. Car parking was at a premium as more and more people ...

What a day! The sun shone and people came out in force to our event at RAF Museum Cosford, officials at the museum told us late on Saturday evening that 1,800 visitors had come along to Summer Sim 2010. The good news is they expect even more to ...