STAFF PROFILE

Co-founder

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza

Co-founder of Skyward Flight Media. After founding Electrosphere.info, the first English Ace Combat database, he has been involved in creating flight game-related websites, communities, and events since 2005. He continues to explore past and present flight games and simulators with his extensive collection of game consoles and computers.

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WORKS

Grinnelli Designs F-100D Super Sabre for Digital Combat Simulator World.

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.

Articles

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza

7 minutes ago9 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.

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Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza

May 164 min read

Promotional poster for VRChat aviation event 5th Air Festival by the DERUTA Air Force.

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.

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Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza

May 94 min read

Indie flight game Lakehopper by Photon Games.

Lakehopper: Bush Delivery Experience

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

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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.

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Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza

May 24 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.

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Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza

Apr 285 min read