@srcooke, thanks for that Steve. So it’s subsidised by Navigraph.   I saw it in use yesterday on a friend’s computer running MSFS20. It looks very slick and suitable for real world routes.   But my flight from Tokyo to Heathrow last week via Alaska was hand created in PFPX as the GCR took me over Russian airspace now out of bounds. How would SimBrief planned it?   And as for my fictitious Concorde routes such as Boston to Orlando I believe only PFPX will allow the user to create those manually. Once the plan is created I stop using PFPX as the fuel planning etc. is performed by the FSL coding in the sim.

Simbrief was aquired by Navigraph in April 2021 where Derek the developer still plays a pivotal role. Simbrief remains free to use with a fixed AIRAC that is periodically updated, a Navigraph subscription is required should you require active AIRAC.   Without doubt it is an excellent product especially for retrieving routes whether those published by users or now the enhanced realworld coverage. If however you are looking to plan your own routes then PFPX is still far easier to use whereby you can create your own direct links for automatic routing, create and avoid restricted areas and automatically use your defined sub-routes.   Whilst me may have lost the online data hopefully the activation server remains active (or an alternative means made available), which was the case when I tested following flightsimsoft.com going offline.

@Mathijs Kok, who owns SimBrief? A single person or company? Given it’s free that raises questions about how the servers are financed.

Well, I would say that when you buy a product that has a server aspect and needs online activation, you'd better be sure you believe the company selling it will continue to support the product as long as you want to use it.  PFPX was closed a loooong time ago, and any server aspect is at the mercy of the people who made the product. Depending on a legacy product has serious risks.   While I loved PFPX, SimBrief, and Navigraph are just the industry standard and are as good as PFPX ever was. I am sure there is some feature SimBrief does not have, but there are a ton of features in SimBrief that PFPX never had. The fact that it is web-based and it's impossible to 'lose' is just one of those things. After all, what advantage has a locally installed application when it needs server data? Might as well live in the clouds.   Mathijs Kok PMDG

Do some of you guys still use the VA system in PFPX? Where you can connect to a VA, upload a schedule, manage the fleet etc. It doesn't work for me, no idea why. I can connect to it, view everything that was uploaded, but when I try to modify anything, it says that connection to the server has been lost. I've tried contacting PFPX support via the zendesk ticket system, but they didn't (couldn't?) help, they said the servers are up and running.

Seit einiger Zeit arbeite ich an der Scenery Reichelsheim für den X Plane. Ich muß bißchen inpofesieren da ich keine Bilder vom Flugplatz habe, nur das was im internet zu finden ist. Alle Objekte und texturen sind selbst von mir erstellt worden.  Hier ein paar Bilder was schon fertig ist.  Wann ich die komplette Scenery fertig habe weiß ich nicht genau.  Lg Karl-Heinz 

Hello. I just buy the Honeycomb Alpha , and the light,master,avionics and magneto buttons doesn't work. FS 24 don't reconise them. The buttons on the yoke works . If someone had a solution. Eldwin73  

Hello,   The X-Updater from X-Plane_org now also works with FlightFactor (FF) add-ons purchased from us (Aerosoft). Click here for the X-Updater: https://x-updater.com/ Download and unzip the zip file for your operating system. Then run the X-Updater. The first time you run it, you will need to specify the directory of the installed X-Plane simulator. You can then add (+) your FF add-ons and update them. You will be asked for the email address and key for the add-on in question. As always, you can find the key in your Aerosoft Shop account (if purchased here).   Best regards, Heinz

Hallo,   ab sofort funktioniert der X-Updater von X-Plane_org auch mit FlightFactor (FF) Addons, die bei uns (Aerosoft) gekauft wurden. Hier geht es zum X-Updater: https://x-updater.com/ Zip Datei für das verwendete Betriebssystem herunterladen und entpacken. Dann den X-Updater ausführen. Beim ersten Mal muss das Verzeichnis des installierten X-Plane Simulators angegeben werden. Dann kann man seine FF Addons hinzufügen (+) und dann auch aktualisieren. Dazu wird nach der verwendeten eMail und dem Key des betreffenden Addons gefragt. Den Key findet ihr wie immer in eurem Aerosoft Shop Konto (wenn hier gekauft).   Viele Grüße Heinz

The Honeycomb drawing collection has been updated with the addition of the Sierra Throttle :