FSCaptain 1.1 Beta is here! There's a link to download it underneath the regular cumulative Fixpack. Note that this is BETA software and is not the full version, if you want to use the beta and don't already have FSCaptain installed you'll need to install version 1.0.4 first then install the Beta Fixpack. I hope you enjoy playing with the FSCaptain system.

Version 1.1 contains a major new enhancement that will change the way you interact with FSCaptain, making it both easier to use and more realistic at the same time. You can now select and plan your flights in the Administrator offline before you enter the cockpit. See the README for more details!

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Two versions for the price of one - FSCaptain works in FS2004 and FSX!

Support for multiple installations on the same computer, and you can even have the same career in all your installations even across versions!

Unequaled Realism:

Accept (or decline) assignments from your employer -- just like the real world.

Be assigned to scheduled flights, charter flights, or choose non-revenue ferries where you select the destination.

Fly passenger or cargo flights, sometimes with special requirements such as priority delivery or fragile cargo.

You're not alone: you fly with a first officer, cabin crew, and passengers who react and whose satisfaction is your major concern after safety.

The loading and unloading of passengers and/or cargo are automatically handled by gate staff and ground crew.

Cabin service is handled realistically by your cabin crew -- you set parameters but do not micromanage.

You'll interact with the dispatch office to plan and monitor your flight.

An ACARS-like gauge is provided for easy and efficient communications with your dispatch office.

You face the real-world hazards of aviation: FSCaptain includes a wide array of potential mechanical failures, bird strikes, blown tires, and other hazards even medical emergencies and smoke in the passenger cabin.

Your career is tracked and evaluated and your professional skills will be rewarded as you move up the ladder of success. But watch out: your flaws are tracked closely too!

The financial side of your airline is handled by the bean counters and executives -- you are a captain and your concern is delivering your payload safely to your destination on time with consummate professionalism.

Unsurpassed Flexibility:

You aren't limited in the size or type of aircraft based on your career position. Fly your favorite airplanes right off the bat.

Work for any of the default airlines provided out of the box, or create your own, including those that match real-world companies. Passenger or cargo airlines (or both), Charter or scheduled operations (or a mixture.)

Create your own schedules or import them from the AI schedules inside Flight Simulator.

The risk factors for failures are fully under your control, but by default they are very realistically implemented, quite rare and completely random.

Airline policies are configurable in detail from the simplest to the most complex -- even down to how effective their maintenance operations are!

Aircraft characteristics are configurable, including detailed fuel and payload charts.

Support for reporting your flights automatically over the internet to your Virtual Airline using the already established FSPassengers reporting format.

A safe product to evaluate and use:

The free version of FSCaptain is fully functional and not limited in any way except for operations must be conducted from three airports located in the pacific northwest of the USA. The registration code which you purchase simply removes this restriction. You can evaluate the program at no expense risk-free for as long as you like.

FSCaptain is carefully designed to be safe to install -- it does not modify your flight simulator or your Windows in any way except to add its own separate database folder and two gauges to your gauges folder. The Windows registry is not touched in any way, shape, or form.

The gauge installed in your aircraft (the FCOM) is easily installed or removed by a program with no tweaking needed. It is unobtrusive and not seen unless called up, and it does not affect the appearance of your panels in any way.

Your flight logs are carefully stored and backed up automatically to eliminate the risk of loss of your valuable career data.