News and Events

Batch Airfoil Update:

We strongly recommend that you open V9.7 Airfoil Maker and do a batch airfoil update on all of your custom models before copying them in to X-Plane V10. If any of our airfoils fail this test please notify us immediately..

X-Plane 10 Models:

We will not be updating any existing or creating new models for X-Plane 10 until it is out of beta. Thank you for your understanding.

This Weeks Featured Model:

Lockheed U-2S V10
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SimHQ Review

Check out the latest review that SimHQ did on us.
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Latest Highlights

KMAX Released

The Shade Tree Micro Aviation team is very proud to release the Kaman Aerospace KMAX helicopter for X-Plane V10. The K-Max package includes 6 realistic 3D models, 2 custom scenery packs and 3 amazing X-adventures. Check it out here.

Latest Projects

Check out our newest projects on the Projects Page.

Partners

Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum

STMA is creating a series of aircraft owned by the Alaska Heritage Museum. These X-Plane models will be flown by visitors on their custom built simulators.

FlyThisSim

STMA is proud to partner with FlyThisSim. Check out their awesome avionics packages.

AlphaTrainer

Shade Tree Micro Aviation is proud to support Alpha Trainer. This plugin helps train proper flight dynamics. If you are interest in learning more about Alphe Trainer, click on the link or picture below and you will be redirected to their website.

Fly Away Simulations

The most complete flight simulator website featuring flight simulator downloads, news and add-ons for Microsoft Flight, FSX, FS2004 and X-Plane.

Cessna U-206F Stationair

Purchase the Cessna U-206F Stationair through the X-Plane.Org Store

We are pleased to present version of a 1976 Cessna U206F Stationair, one of the real workhorses of the Alaskan bush. We created this model at the request of Alaska’s Medallion Foundation, a non-profit organization that is trying to improve aviation safety in that state. It will be used on PCATDs (PC-based aviation training devices) that it is placing in key locations around the state.The GoodWay Compatible Model features:

Transparent windows, detailed 3D cockpit & instrument panel!
A realistic instrument panel with gauges that are as close to those installed in the real airplane as X-Plane permits. - Working cockpit doors. See the readme.txt file for instructions on how to use this feature. - Adjustable, visible cowl flaps.
Airframe and flight model as close to realistic as X-Plane’s recent advances permit. Speeds, handling and "the numbers" are very close to the real airplane.
A very accurate and realistic paint job by master painter Shannon Boatman.
Documents include a checklist extracted from the actual airplane’s Pilot Operating Handbook (POH). We hope you enjoy flying this airplane as much as we enjoyed developing it for you.

Purchase the Cessna U-206F Stationair through the X-Plane.Org Store

Pilatus PC-12

I'm really digging this PC-12 version.

I'm an aerospace engineer, specializing in aircraft performance. I just wrapped up a PC-12 project which required digitizing some of the POH performance. I just spent an hour or so comparing the simulated performance climb, cruise, and descent performance against POH values and must say, I'm impressed with how close things track the POH values. I have not yet looked at field performance, but will try to get to that tomorrow.

Overall, very nice job in every respect! Well, well worth the cost in my opinion. And so much fun to fly because of the realism modeled!.

Aviat Husky

Thanks for the great conversion of the Aviat Husky, it is the best aircraft release that i know for X-Plane! The model and the cockpit are very well made and it flies fantastic.

Greetings from Germany
Lars

Aviat Husky

I just got around to checking out your Husky and it's simply a beautiful model. X-Plane designers have come a long way since I first starting toying around back in V6. This model is worth every last cent! Thank you for your work, and providing several different models to boot!

Jason Baker

Thank You!

Thanks for all of the timely updates and for taking your time out to make a modification like this to help those out who were unhappy with the reflections. I love them myself but you RARELY see anyone give you the best of both worlds.

Keep up the good work and with these speedy recent updates you have a customer for life in me! :)

Trenton Ray

Glass Objects

Hi Peter and Jim, just wanted to let you know that the new glass object works PERFECTLY! I no longer have the tearing like before and everything is great.

Thank you so much for making the extra effort to fix it. This is one of my favorite planes and it's great to have it working properly.

And Peter, keep up the great work on those liveries! They're really beautiful and add a lot to the plane.

Cheers and thanks again,
Matt

HangarOps

Everything is working well. I have just programmed some keyboard commands as you suggested and boy is this easy and fun to do. Sure makes parking a lot easier. ( wanders off into dream-- wonder if I can do something similar to help park the car in the driveway ..... )

Cheers
John Pugh

Super Cub

I can't say enough good things about this plane. I have a private pilot license and a flew a 1946, 90 hp, Piper Cub, 30 years ago and this model seems to be so true to my memories of that flying experience. Well done! I love the 3-D cockpit and the way that I can switch viewing angles so quickly and easily, almost like the real deal. I also logged quite a few hours in a Cessna 182, so after the Cub, I also bought the Skylane model. I know is slightly older model, but still another great plane.

Keep up the good work.

Best Regards
Thomas Buckman