This freebie might be good on it's new graphics engine.

I'm getting mine through Steam now.

HERE

-------edit: nope, wait a bit, it's buggy----------

-------edit: first patch is out, and you have to make a new account, don't try to use your AA2 one.

-------edit: second patch is out, and it's bigger than the first which didn't help much. The original coders were used up and tossed out, now this is under a new dev roof. We'll see.

Another interesting flight sim just released from Russia.

Rise Of Flight

WWI time frame

HERE

In case you were jonesing for a complicated aircraft startup procedure, here's a link to the new helo sim. HERE

On Saturday, January 17, Sophia and I will be trekking to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View to see the Difference Engine #2 again, but we want to invite all our friends!

A video about the new VBS2 AVRS that I thought some of you may be interested in..... Google Video and a link to the VBS2 home page: www.vbs2.com

The Computer History Museum in Mountain View California has one of only two known working full scale models of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine built from his original drawings from 1849. This engine took 7 years to build and was completed in March of 2008

Tonight shockwave and maestro did a little Falcon flying.

Godwerb makes first batch of beer in huge new tanks. HERE