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Knowing that the world of flight simulators is uncertain with the FS
franchise being halted by MS, do you have any hope for the future of
PC Flight Simulators?
From my point of view PC based Flight Simulations whether civilian or military
are here to stay and flourish, I have no fear whatsoever on their future. As we
speak the newly founded Cascade Game Foundry is hard at work a new PC
simulator. I am full of hope!
What is your experience with Laminar Research XPlane and do you
think Lebor Simulations will shift its activities toward this platform
or even better make Lebor sceneries available for both FS and
XPlane?
I have been using Austin Meyer’s X-plane ever since it was a freeware, and
I find it a really interesting sim for the serious guys out there, once OLBAX is
released for FSX, I will try to export it to X-plane, who knows, it could turn out
better over there, stay put on this one!
Any advice or tip you would like to give for beginners in aviation?
My advice to beginners in aviation is not to forget why they started this
journey, and it better not be to impress their girlfriend/boyfriend! You also
have to understand that the joy of sharing the skies with eagles will come
with a very big price tag and hard hours at work, but at the end it is worth
every penny and every minute you spend.
Any advice or tip you would like to give for beginners in scenery
design?
Same here, you have to like designing and treat it as an artist would with his
painting, give it the time, go away for a while and then come back with a clear
conscious and a fresh mind. Always do your readings, remember that the
tools you are using took years to be what they are at the moment, just like cell
phones, remember the first bulky one and the one you are using now, so be
thankful to the developers and read their instructions and notes thoroughly
else you will never fully benefit from their products. At the end be organized
and remain consistent.
I would like to take the opportunity to thank all developers and designers for
all that they have given us especially the freeware products, I also would like
to encourage Lebanese enthusiasts to join Lebor Simulations and give more
to their country.
Wishing everyone all the best!
Happy New Year 2010!
Jad Abizeid
LEBOR Simulations | December 23, 2009
www.leborsim.com