First Class Simulations publishes CoPilot V3
Oxfordshire, May 3rd 2006
Product: CoPilot V3
Developer: Abacus
Genre: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004
Add-on
Format: PC CD
Release May 26th 2006
SRP: £19.99
Territory: UK, Scandinavia &
Germany
Barcode: 5060020472282
Developed by Abacus in the US, CoPilot V3 has been distilled
from ten years worth of development, sales in excess of
60,000 units plus the accolade of being considered a
Microsoft Flight Simulator "must-have" add-on.
First developed for Flight Simulator 95, the product
presented a simple way for flight sim enthusiasts to create
flight plans and produce airport diagrams and instrument
approach plates. Later on, the development team added one of
the first flight sim GPS instruments, a clever device which
follows CoPilot's flight plan, locks onto the autopilot and
provides the flyer with a new and easy way to navigate to his
destination.
2006 sees a completely revamped and updated version of this
flight simmers' classic. Being fully compatible with FS2004's
large database of airports and navaids, CoPilot V3 sports a
fantastic point-and-click flight planner, a much simplified
GPS with enhanced autopilot control, a convenient moving map
plus it prints complete airport diagrams and instrument
approach plates.
The following list of features further endorses just why the
CoPilot franchise has been one of the world's best-selling
Flight Simulator add-ons:
Point and Click Flight Planning
CoPilot V3 automates your planning. Use point and click to
choose your destination. CoPilot V3 finds the waypoints,
specifies compass headings, calculates the distances. It's
also ready to be used with CoPilot V3's new GPS
Instrument.
Works with most add-on sceneries
CoPilot V3 uses the information from your Microsoft Flight
Simulator scenery files. This means that your planning is
customized for your particular setup for virtually all of the
scenery add-on packages you may install. If you install
another scenery, you can quickly include the new areas and
CoPilot V3 will recognize the new airports, runways,
navigation aids and frequencies.
Printed Maps, Charts and Approach
Plates
CoPilot V3 allows you to print your own tailor made "Airman's
Guide" through its chart printing facility. You can print
your entire flight plan and aeronautical maps for your
reference. For arrival, CoPilot V3 prints full-page airport
diagrams. And for flying in the clouds or in bad weather,
CoPilot V3 prints the instrument approach plates and other
pertinent airport data including glide slopes and ILS
frequencies. CoPilot V3's flexible and convenient printing
capabilities are equivalent to hundreds of dollars worth of
flight charts and because CoPilot V3 works with all of your
add-on scenery, your charts will reflect your exact Flight
Simulator setup.
Airport Diagrams
With CoPilot V3, you'll know ahead of time how your
destination airport is laid out. No longer will you have to
guess about the orientation of the runways. After all, a
missed approach burns up expensive fuel. CoPilot V3 lets you
publish your own personalized "Airport Guide" customized for
your Flight Simulator setup and scenery add-ons.
Instrument Approach Plates
For making those ILS landings, you'll want to have all of the
approach information ahead of time - before you have to use
it. CoPilot V3 prints high quality instrument approach plates
for any ILS approach in your scenery files - complete with
glide slope, frequencies and more.
GPS and Moving Map
CoPilot V3 also features a Global Positioning System (GPS)
instrument. The GPS receiver "talks" to Flight Simulator and
lets you navigate effortlessly no matter where you want to
fly. Simply select your destination and the GPS tells you how
to get there! This means no more cumbersome VOR frequencies
to dial in and no more OBS settings to worry about. What's
more, your CoPilot V3 flight plans are ready-to-use with the
GPS. The GPS received also drives the moving map so you can
see your track and position.
· The GPS is fully compatible with just about any 3D Video
cards - even those that run in full-screen only mode.
· The GPS is completely resizable and movable and can be
tucked into a small corner of your instrument panel.
· CoPilot V3 lets you use the airports and navaids from all
of your add-on sceneries so you never have to update a
separate database.
· The GPS connects to your aircraft's Autopilot. Clicking on
the Autopilot on/off switch automatically sets the heading
for any aircraft that uses the autopilot.
CoPilot V3 will be available from May 26th 2006.
First Class Simulations
PO Box 586
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 6BY
United Kingdom
Tel: 01869 338428
Fax: 0870 132 1026
For box art, screen shots and product information, please go
to:
http://www.contactsales.co.uk/CoPilotV3.htm
For press enquiries, contact Richard Barclay on 01869 338428
or richardb@firstclass-simulations.com
For publishing and distribution enquiries contact Robert
Stallibrass on 01869 338428 or roberts@contact-sales.co.uk
About First Class Simulations
First Class Simulations is a dedicated publisher of add-ons
for Microsoft Flight and Train simulation products. The
company is a division of Contact Sales Limited.
About Abacus
Abacus is a publisher of quality software and computer books.
The company has been developing and publishing software for
the home consumer since 1978 making it one of the pioneers in
the personal computer industry. The company is one of the
world's leading developers of train and flight simulation
add-ons. For more information, please go to: http://www.abacuspub.com