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X-Plane 8 & 9 Linux DVD installer and updater

If you want to install X-Plane 8 or 9 on Linux and (like me) are missing the Linux DVD installers, have a look here. This page also contains the updaters you will need to bring your X-Plane installation up to date.

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NAV radio project update

Well, I have spent some time gathering all of the parts needed for the radio and have looked into a way to display the right numbers on the displays. I felt a bit victorious when I was fooling around with the PoKeys software and was able to display something with the LED matrix test.

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Project 1: 737 NAV radio project

This week I decided to put the PoKeys56U card to good use. I want to build a NAV radio myself and have it communicate with X-Plane 9. I will split the project in 3 parts:

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PoKeys56U card received

Today, I received the PoKeys56U card from http://www.flightsimparts.eu! It landed on my doorstep fast, so that’s great service (thanks Wendy!).

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Boeing delivers 7000th 737

Recently, Boeing delivered the 7000th 737 (to FlyDubai). The plane has a commemorative logo near the nose, so there can be no mistake about it being the 7000th 737.

7000th 737 delivered

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