Now we hear Microsoft have closed down Aces, the workshop behind Microsoft Flight Simulator, so the future is uncertain.  It will give a chance for us poor folk lagging behind in the hardware stakes to catch up with the specification required to run the latest incarnation, FSX, at full pelt!

Perhaps now the open source developers will now flourish? Microsoft had pretty much a stranglehold on the market but this gives alternative developers the chance to shine.

Of course, we mustn't forget the many developers who make their living in designing add-ons for MSFS and I can see their future will remain bright, there are many years in the old dog yet and who knows, the MSFS product could well be resurrected or sold in the not too distant future?

So what for Mutley's?  Well I see us being here for a long time yet, we have a great team of reviewers and an "uber friendly" forum, well worth joining just for the "craick" and the comradeship!

I have made many friends through Mutley's from Australia to Africa, America to Scandinavia and beyond. I hope you do too and share your experiences here with us on the forum.

So keep flying in those virtual skies and I wish you many happy landings!