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Aerovector Jet Team: Remembering American Airpower 2025
On the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the USA, we remember the American Airpower 2025 airshow and discuss the Aerovector Jet Team's twilight performance.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
2 days ago3 min read


Crosswinds: Flight, Love, Jazz, Journey
Picturesque islands, humming seaplanes, failed heists and the search of a far flung lover? Crosswinds by Octeto Studios has our attention.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
4 days ago3 min read


Event: VRChat American Bonanza
A multi-community event: a short aerial display and long night of vibes! July 3rd, 2026, at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST.

Skyward Staff
5 days ago1 min read


Pimax: MSFS 2024 Backcountry Getaway
The second article in our Pimax collaboration series focuses on a backcountry getaway in MSFS 2024 and becoming familiar with the Pimax Play and EVO software.

Skyward Staff
6 days ago6 min read


Wings of Aviora Enters Early Access
Wings of Aviora by Stormy XP has entered early access. We give a few quick thoughts on this open world indie flight game that focuses on building fantastical combat aircraft.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jun 273 min read


Ace Combat 8 HORI Flight Stick: Innovation and Regression?
Thoughts on the new Ace Combat 8 HORI branded flightstick from the POV of a PC gamer and Ace Combat fan.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jun 258 min read


Review: DCS World F-100D Super Sabre by Grinnelli Designs
The long awaited F-100D Super Sabre module for DCS World is out! Let's take a deep look at what Grinnelli Designs have brought us.

Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
Jun 206 min read


FlightSimExpo 2026 Debrief
A complete write up of the FlightSimExpo 2026 experience from the POV of a general attendee and media partner of the event.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jun 1921 min read


Fly Now! Steam Next Fest June 2026 Flight Game Demos
Steam Next Fest June 2026 has started! We are suggesting indie flight games demo for you to try! While these are not all the flight games available these are the ones that we found interesting as a first impression. Go flying this week!

Skyward Staff
Jun 153 min read


Ace Combat 8: June 2026 Report
A deep dive into the burst of Ace Combat 8 content that started at Sony State of Play 2026. Article to be updated throughout June 2026.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jun 721 min read


FSExpo 2026: New Combat Arena Details
The Combat Arena at FlightSimExpo 2026 seems to be flying under the radar. We discuss new insider details about this important event for military aviation at the upcoming event.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jun 36 min read


Pimax: Two Sides of VRChat
Our collaboration with Pimax starts in a place where every setting is possible. What better place to start? Photography worlds and flight worlds in VRChat.

Skyward Staff
May 308 min read


VTOL VR F-5 Tiger Mod: What a Treat!
The VTOL VR F-5 Tiger III mod is the best example as to why this game will never cease to amaze me. Let's take a look at this wonderful mod!

Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
May 283 min read


Pimax-Skyward Collaboration 2026
In May 2026, Pimax and Skyward Flight Media have entered a content creation focused collaboration. A long-term use case plan has been put in place centered on the Pimax Crystal Super Ultrawide virtual reality headset. All details are explained in this announcement post.

Skyward Staff
May 264 min read


Grinnelli Designs: Living F-100D
Our next article about Grinnelli Designs and the F-100D Super Sabre hits many subjects. Its immense flight model, access to flying aircraft, new levels of customization and thoughts on where the F-100 will find its place in DCS.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
May 239 min read


Renaissance of Ace Combat Abandonware
With Ace Combat Infinity and Ace Combat Xi accessible once again in 2026, we take a look at fan run abandonware efforts.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
May 164 min read


Harvest Skies: Playtest 1.0 Opinion
Harvest Skies is one of the most interesting indie flight games currently in development, and we got to test it! Here are our thoughts.

Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
May 134 min read


VRChat: DERUTA Air Force 5th Air Festival
We discuss the next big event for VRChat aviation coming on May 17th, 2026 at 21:30 JST. The three hour long DERUTA Air Force 5th Air Festival.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
May 94 min read


Lakehopper: Bush Delivery Experience
Forming opinions on Lakehopper weeks after its early access release. Treating it as a true flight simulator enhances the experience.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
May 76 min read


SimplePlanes 2: Open World Collecting
This writer finally "gets it" thanks to the need to explore the SimplePlanes 2 map to find hidden vehicles.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
May 24 min read


The Simmer Ritual: Mapping Controls on Simulators
Mapping controls in any flight simulator can be a trial by fire for a lot of us. Let's talk about this ritual all of us simmers have to go through.

Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
Apr 303 min read


Thoughts About FlightSimExpo 2026
As Skyward FM starts a new spike in activity, our co-founder thinks on the upcoming FlightSimExpo 2026 and its impact on how he views flight simulation.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Apr 285 min read


Grinnelli Designs: F-100D Developer Blitz
Our first article in a mini-series about the upcoming Grinnelli Designs DCS: F-100D Super Sabre following the release of the official pre-order video trailer.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Apr 259 min read


VRChat Aviation: Hatsukajima Airfield by Hassaku
The Japanese community has always been a cornerstone of VRChat aviation. They were some of the first to make their own models from scratch, organize airshows and even create whole communities around aircraft in VRC. Their worlds have always been extremely well put together, with the only "problem" being their large download sizes. A great world that came out recently from the Japanese side of VRCA is Hatsukajima Airfield by Hassaku. This world is focused exclusively on civili

Santiago "Cubeboy" Cuberos
Apr 232 min read
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