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AIR HAULER The Inside Look C-130J SUPER HERCULES Virtual vs The Real Thing! HOW TO: Setting Up the Saitek X52 Pro
FLIGHT CHALLENGE Farm Strip Flying in the UK
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From the EDITOR WELCOME TO THE JUNE/JULY ISSUE OF COMPUTER PILOT. This is our second issue with our new look, and we have received a lot of positive feedback on the new layout from last issue. Thanks to all who responded. We also did receive a few complaints about color contrasts on several introduction pages to articles being difficult for some to read. We will aim to make that text easier to read in future issues. This issue offers another new feature – 100 pages! We may have gone back to bi-monthly issues, but each issue is now bigger than ever with 100 pages of flight sim goodness in every serving! Oops, nearly forgot. Not only do we have new 100-page issues, but we also have a new section… Flight Sim Mini-Reviews. Each issue will now feature expanded product review coverage with up to 8 products reviewed, some in normal expanded format and some in one-page mini-review format. Our reviewers have been instructed to provide as much detail and opinion in our mini-reviews as they can pack in, providing good coverage on more products available on the flight sim market. We will continue to provide expansive reviews of the major new product and add-on releases of course, but now we can just offer a lot more product coverage to keep you informed of the latest and greatest flight simulation has to offer. But let’s not let that detract from the normal flight sim articles, stories and news you will find in this issue. Mike Ray has another great article on the TOGA switch in airliners, and John Lattanzio quizzes Mike in our Meet Your Authors column (another new feature). We have more top Green U.S. cities to explore, or perhaps try your hand at catching wires in FSX carrier operations with Doug Horton. All this and more is awaiting you, so fasten your seatbelts and keep your tray table in the DOWN position (preferably with a coffee on it) and enjoy this issue’s content.
Publisher: Robert Ferraro Editor: Dean Bielanowski Layout & Design: Tony Liatos Contributors In This Issue: Dean Bielanowski, Peter Dodds, John Achor, Dr John Lattanzio, Gabe Logan, Gene Davis, Rob Scott, David Wilson-Okamura, Harold Zimmer, Doug Horton, Mike Ray, Rick Bryan. Subscription Managers: Australia: Adrian Lazzarotto USA: Mark Jakubowski Editorial Submissions: Please address editorial matter to The Editor at editor@computerpilot.com or to the office closest to you listed at the bottom of this page.
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