The islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino form the independent Republic of Malta, which is located in the center of the Mediterranean. The strategic location has been a blessing and a curse throughout history as it brought prosperity through trade and violence because many nations fought over it. Malta International Airport has been operating for over 50 years and the growth of tourism expanded the airport to handle approx 2.8 million passengers and 30.000 aircraft movements.

The Islands of Malta scenery is developed by Sim-Wings in their usual very high quality and adds another fine European destination to your flights. The scenery covers the whole island with accurate mesh, landclass and coast lines -- the Malta Airport features animated hangar doors. More information and purchase details are available at the Aerosoft website.

FS Station is proud to present you a new section of the site: Aviation Articles! This brand new section is targetted at people who are already Flight Simulator experts but want to know more about how real aviation works. In the Spation Disorientation article, I'll give you some information about the causes and consequences of spatial disorientation, which is a very common aviation illusion.

Wilco Publishing announced the development of the first aircraft in their "Luxury Aircraft Collection", the Embraer Legacy! This beautiful, elegant and powerful aircraft offers unrivalled piloting pleasure. It has a "New Generation" flight deck and boasts the latest technological advances: simulation of all on-board systems, head-up display navigation, complete and ultra-realistic flight computer, and much more besides. The quality of its development is what enables Wilco Publishing to give it the Pilot in Command (PIC) label.

Developed in partnership with feelThere, the Legacy features an exclusive animated flight attendant, detailed exterior model powered by RR engines, immersive sound experience, interactive virtual cockpit/cabin and numerous model animations. The pilot will count with advanced avionics, a weather radar with turbulence detection, a Heads Up Display (HUD) and a fully modelled TCAS II system for collision avoidance. The aircraft also counts with accurate system modelling and a functional Flight Management System (FMS). More information and screenshots of the Legacy can be found at the Wilco Publishing website.

We are proud to announce that Rob Scott has officially joined the FS Station team in the reviewer position. He spent the last couple of days writing his first review for us, which has just been published at the site. In this review, Rob Scott writes about the Just Flight's Piper Warrior (aircraft) and OSS' Shoreham 2005 (scenery) add-ons for Flight Simulator and gives his opinion about many different aspects of these products. He also took about 25 screenshots to illustrate the review.

 Check it out: Just Flight's Warrior and OSS' Shoreham 2005

Lukla airport owes its existence to the fact it is located close to Mount Everest and that most climbers use it as the first station in the attempt to scale this massive mountain. Flying into Lukla --which is the highest airport with scheduled airline flights in the world-- is dangerous and complex even in perfect weather. Taking off from the very short runway with an engine that probably delivers a lot less power then you would hope for, is only possible because the runway ends with a 3000 feet drop into the valley below.

Aerosoft developed a detailed scenery for this very interesting airport. It features the Lukla airfield itself with its short and sloping runway, high definition mesh for the entire area and superb mesh/textures of Mt. Everest Mountain. Also included in the package are base camps on the mountain, two additional airstrips and extensive documentation. The Lukla - Mount Everest scenery by Aerosoft Online is available for EUR 17.20.