DeeKnow’s Grotto

I’m a recent convert to the lovely Simcheck A300 Airbus model for Microsoft’s FSX simulator and I love it. The A300 was the first Airbus aircraft model and the first of any manufacturer to explore fly-by-wire technology. I really have a soft spot for the old 300 and this Simcheck model is fantastic. I figuired [...]

I’ve just figuratively come back down to earth after what to me was the ultimate boys own adventure. A few weeks ago now I got to take a daytime jump-seat ride from Auckland to Queenstown return in an Air New Zealand 737. Yes, for those that know I’m a simmer, this time it was a [...]

Last weekend I had the pleasure of going on a 90-min session in the Flight-Experience (FE) 737-NG sim at their branch in Hamilton. The family got together for my last birthday and shelled out for a voucher for me, bless them, so into garden-place I went in Hamilton with my father-in-law Dennis who’s also a [...]

Hi. I’m Dean and I’m an Addict I just checked the other day and realised that I’ve been playing various versions of Microsoft’s Flight-Simulator since the mid-eighties, which means around 20-years of on and off activity in one game. I really don’t play many others, sure there’s the odd bought of PlayStation fever (Gran Turismo, [...]