I'd like to announce the winners of the TrackIR giveaway contest:   Zoky Neiderer Pharoah Kunz Yurka witchking   The deliberation was tough and everyone who entered got at least one vote from the panel of judges. I didn't vote, my role was to moderate from the list of candidates as many who entered had multiple votes. Winners, please PM me with your name and address in the format it should be on the mailing label. Several will be mailed from Australia and the rest will be mailed from

Just read this on the Rise of Flight news page.   Field Modifications Dear Pilots,   Today we would like to show you some surprise items coming to ROF that you will be able to experience on your computer soon. It's fun to work with such an enthusiastic team because they always put in extra hours and sometimes this extra effort is spent researching new technologies or ideas and surprise breakthroughs are the result.   One such idea is the creation of WWI Gunsights! Since the

The Commodore 64 is back, and even boasts the same price it had...in 1982! http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/04/commodore-64-is-back-with-hdmi-out-intel-atom-chip-blu-ray.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheTechnologyBlog+%28Los+Angeles+Times+Technology+Blog%29]LINK

Some details about the new Сareer Mode Dear pilots,   We would like to give you some details about our new Career Mode that we have been working on so diligently over the past several months. This has been one of the most complex and challenging features we have every made. Below you will find a tentative list of the features it should include when released. To be honest, this has taken longer than expected, but we also added some more items that we knew the community wanted t

777 Studios has released their latest update for Rise of Flight, here is what is new and the fixed with it.   Dear Rise of Flight customers!   Rise of Flight team have completed development of the new version of the project - 1.018. This version contains two major features: German multipurpose plane DFW C.V is now available for player controlling, night time graphics was changed to provide more realism in night sorties. Plus, this version is also contains several different changes whi

So, for the implementation of Photo Reconnaissance flights or missions involving the Correction of Artillery you'll need some new equipment. This means a Camera and an Airborne Telegraph. As it often happens, it’s the little details that set ROF apart and we know you could not live without them so we have decided to work hard on these new elements. As always, we decided to try and not deviate from the principles of high detail and maximum accuracy in the reproduction of these new m

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - A sniper advanced targeting pod connects to the under carriage of a B-1 Bomber Feb. 24 in the Three Bay Hanger here. The sniper pod is a long-range precision targeting system that supports the precision strike mission by providing positive target identification, autonomous tracking, coordinate generation and precise weapons guidance from extended standoff ranges supporting air-to-ground operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Courtney Moses)   http:/