We are very excited to announce the release of our Service Pack 2 update for the Concorde-X aircraft simulation product!

Featuring an all-new Performance Calculator utility, Service Pack 2 also features several improvements and fixes for issues found after our first Service pack was released.

You can download this Service Pack 2 update from our Forum Downloads section, under the category titled ‘Service Packs’. This Service Pack 2 update is all inclusive – you can apply it directly after installing v1.0 of the Concorde-X, Service Pack 1 is not required.

NOTE: You will need to be a registered member to be able to download. Registration takes only a minute and allows us to keep track of our membership and better plan for the future!

On behalf of the development team and our super-dedicated technical advisors and beta testers, we’d like to thank you once again for choosing Flight Sim Labs for your simulation pleasures and ask you to stay tuned! There’s more to come and we’re sure you’ll be very excited!

FS Magazin granted the Concorde-X for FSX their five-star “Editor’s Choice” award in their June edition. You can read the review (in German) if you purchase this month’s magazine. Here’s some (translated) bits of what the reviewer had to say:

“Flight Sim Labs have a delivered a near perfect entry to the markets as an Aircraft Design company. The Concorde-X was very carefully programmed and  even the smallest items were not left out or ignored. With precision and extreme attention to detail, the FSLabs team has catapulted themselves right from the start … to the top of airliner developers for Flight Simulator X…

…our full recommendation and the Editor’s Choice for the Concorde-X”.

Following the March 2010 release of the highly acclaimed Concorde-X, we are very pleased to announce our next project will be the A320 commercial jet airliner.  The A320, currently under development, will be the first release of FSLabs’ “A3xx Master Series” line of products for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Read more…

As part of our extended support to our customers, we are happy to provide owners of the new CPFlight MCP747 and EICAS hardware an update to our CPFlight MCP for FSX driver which makes the new hardware fully compatible with the PMDG 747-400X product.

Purchaser must already own and have installed the PMDG 747-400X aircraft, in order to use these drivers.

For more information, click on the Interfaces menu, selecting the CPFlight MCP/Pro FSX menu item.

The Dutch site FSVisions posted a very comprehensive review of the Concorde-X. Angelique Van Campen, also known for her work as senior staff reviewer for AVSIM, .

While the review is in Dutch, we can trust the Google translator to read a bit of what Angelique had to say:

…I argue that the VC has stolen my heart but it’s not only because there is also an abridged virtual cabin. Writing deliberately simplified virtual cabin because the front edge of the cabin is simulated. Notable are the small cabin windows and striking an information board for the passengers, among others, which displays altitude and speed…

…It is useful to note that the tutorial has a lot of additional information and is is therefore almost a POH (Pilot’s Operating Handbook). It is clearly defined what and when to do something. In the Concorde, try not to use your head, because that is all too real for simulation – or in other words, to perfection!

…I notice the sounds of buttons, knobs and switches are very realistic. For example, when using the AFCS (Auto Flight Control System) and select a new altitude, you could close your eyes while you turn the knob, it really sounds just like the real Concorde…

FlightSimulatorXWorld reviewed the Concorde-X on their web site, giving it their maximum four gold stars and rating it as a “Must Have”. Here’s some tidbits from what Lars and Ole had to say in their review:

I was sure, when I first got this aircraft for reviewing, that I would use it for the review, but probably not much more, as I like the ease and calm of the slower planes in FSX. It relaxes me, and the idea of a plane flying a close to Mach 2, just didn’t feel like something I would like too much. But I have changed my mind. Not because of the speed, but in spite of the speed. The plane is beautiful, and the systems, animations, and possibilities are just too good to not use. Yes, Lars, the Concorde finally found its way into FSX, and it did it, not with a whimper, but with a bang. Just like the real world Concorde always made an impression, so does this version from Flight Sim Labs”.

Thank you, FlightSimulatorXWorld, for your very thorough and accurate review!

We’re very excited to announce that we have released a Service Pack update for our Concorde-X aircraft simulation product!

An all-inclusive update, this Service Pack features several improvements and fixes for issues found after our very successful first release – but this is not all! Also included inside the Service Pack, you will be pleased to find our very comprehensive Tutorial document, which features a complete flight from London Heathrow to New York John F Kennedy Int’l airport, taught step-by-step and following complete checklists, itemized for your learning pleasures.

You can download this Service Pack update from our Forum Downloads section, under a new category titled ‘Service Packs‘. (You will not need to download this if you haven’t purchased our Concorde-X already, as we’ve already updated the e-shop with v1.1, so if you haven’t purchased yet, now’s the time!)

NOTE: You will need to be a registered member to be able to download. Registration takes only a minute and allows us to keep track of our membership and better plan for the future!

On behalf of the development team and our super-dedicated technical advisors and beta testers, we’d like to thank you once again for choosing Flight Sim Labs for your simulation pleasures and ask you to stay tuned! There’s more to come and we’re sure you’ll be very excited!

British Airways Virtual reviewed the Concorde-X for FSX in their April “Airways“ magazine issue, giving it their Golden Wings Award for its attention to detail and realism. Here’s an excerpt from the review:

“Flight Sim Labs have created a model which is detailed and realistic. The sleek curves of Concorde are expertly modeled to allow the Pilot to experience the visual beauty of this most unique of all aircraft within FSX.

All the systems are there for an immersive experience in operating Concorde X like the pro’s. Along with the true-to life sounds, in the VC the Virtual Pilot can have the experience of virtually “being there.”

With realistic flight dynamics, learning to fly Concorde has never been as complex or as enjoyable within MSFS. Even the novice can enjoy learning on this aircraft due to the
helpful Virtual Flight Engineer.

For the complexity and attention to detail shown on Concorde-X, it really is good value for money and Flight Sim Labs have made a high-end add-on as good as, if not slightly better than, anything else available today.

Concorde-X is a must for all Virtual Pilots”.

The long-awaited new product from Flight Sim Labs, has been released and is now available for electronic purchase and download!

Offering the *easiest-to-fly* but also *most complete* Concorde aircraft simulation ever to be produced for a desktop flight simulator, the Concorde-X has arrived to set new standards with its amazingly accurate systems, stunning photo-realistic 2d graphics, vigorously detailed external model and virtual cockpit, and a fully immersive three-dimensional sound experience!

Visit the Features page for a summary of what the all-new Concorde-X has to offer. Check the Image Galleries to view the Concorde-X screenshots we’ve prepared for you and don’t forget to visit the detailed description page for a more detailed look into how Flight Sim Labs managed to break the FSX barrier and produce the best aircraft addon yet to reach your PC!

As we’ve entered beta testing of the Concorde-X, we decided it was time we gave a first video preview of our soon-to-be-released work, which we hope will make flight sim enthusiasts and novices alike really appreciate the talent of our development team. We’ve put a lot of effort in this product, this video preview is but a token of the sophistication, modeling and visual beauty found in the FSX Concorde-X!

(If you can’t see the video below, click here to open it in a new window).

We know that a lot of you are fans of new technology and love social networking!

As such, we’re inviting you to follow Flight Sim Labs and the Concorde-X on Twitter here and on Facebook here!

While the crew has been very busy with the development of the Concorde-X flagship add-on product for FSX, it’s our pleasure to reveal the new Flight Sim Labs Web Site and Forums system!

Over a year and a half after we opened our doors, and as we’re fast approaching the release of the Concorde-X, we decided it was time for an overhaul!

– IMPORTANT: Your old forum login password will NO longer work. This is for security purposes. Read more details about what you need to do to reset it in our announcement here!

(Oh – and read below – we announced our Contest Winner too! )

The 7th Flight Simulator Conference, sponsored by Aerosoft, is taking place this year on Saturday, September 26th at Paderborn Germany, in what is becoming a very enjoyable annual tradition for us! This year, we’ve planned something special for all our friends and customers! Our upcoming flagship product, the Concorde-X, will be showcased in all its glory by members of our team during a one-hour presentation to take place at 2:30pm in the main presentation room at the conference headquarter

Don’t miss this opportunity to come say hello, but also see what it is that has been keeping us so busy (and quiet!) during the past months. We’ll also be available, before and after the presentation, usually hanging around the Aerosoft area, chatting and greeting everyone. See you there!

As mentioned two weeks ago, our driver pricing in Euro has changed to reflect the difference in exchange rates between the US Dollar and the Euro that has occured since we set the original pricing.

As we had anticipated, the pricing differences have been 10 Euro for each product and the changes are valid from this moment in time onwards.

All of us at Flight Sim Labs wish to thank you for your continued support and extremely loyal business. We will continue to serve the simming community with quality products and addons.

As promised, we will keep updating our web site with some more screenshots as they come along. For this preview, Andrew has posted a couple nice photos of the Concorde from our earlier foray in the cockpit… or are they?

To see what it is all about, please visit our forum here.

After popular demand and the requisite testing period, we have released an updated version of our CPFlight driver interface modules for FS2004 and FSX. The update includes the following new and improved items:

• COM port selection now persistent regardless of the Autoconnect feature being selected
• Bank limit angle knob now functional for the 747-400 aircraft (with some limitations)
• Hardware backlighting can now be overriden using either the hardware switch feature optionally provided by CPFlight or with a new optional checkbox in the interface dialog window inside the simulator.
• TO/GA button now sends the correct command to PMDG 737 and 747 aircraft.
• (NEW!) CPFlight Rudder Trim module now supported in the 737NG series (for FS2004 only).

We are happy to provide this (no cost) update to our customers and expect that the new functionality will allow improved immersiveness for our hard-core simmers.