News and Events

This Weeks Featured Model:
de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver V9.50
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Check out the latest review that SimHQ did on us.
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Latest Highlights

Otter Getting Upgraded to Version 9.41
Check out our Projects page for ongoing information on the Otter upgrade.
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Shade Tree Micro Aviation gets an overhaul
The Shade Tree Micro Aviation website recently got a huge overhaul. We hope you like the changes. Any problems or questions, email the webmaster.

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.

de Havilland DHC-3 Otter V8.64
The Otter is a great plane for Bush Flying. Similar to the Beaver but caries a larger load.


Shade Tree Micro Aviation has acquired the rights to Michael Wilson’s Piston-powered Otter which releases us from a non-competition agreement with him.  In honor of the acquisition we are updating and re-releasing our V8.64 Turbine Otter set with our Piston Otter added to the kit.   This is NOT Mike’s Otter in our livery.  It is the true companion to our Turbine Otters.  Watch the movie of this beautiful Otter in action.

In the meantime we are hard at work on a brand new set of V9.31+ Otters which will include many of the features and skins from Mike’s Otter. 

 All sets include the V8.64 models, which can be easily adapted to X-Plane V9  through V9.22; and a set of models which have been updated to V9.31 standards.  Please note that these are NOT V9.31 models ….. they are V9.31 compatible models.  But they do offer:  Fully 3D animated cockpit; animated pilot; and animated flight controls and many cockpit switches.

Accurate flight model

  • Data used from the type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) and from the pilot operating handbook (POH)
  • Based on real pilot's experience

3  Models in Each Package (Land, Float, & Ski).  9 Models in the “All Nine Otters” Package!

The Otters are GoodWay compatible and  include:

  • Newly redesigned, realistic flight and engine instruments
  • Totally cool animated pilot figures by “Blue Side Up, Bob” Feaver.
  • A totally redesigned and updated 3D cockpit & cabin with animated:
    • flight controls, trim wheels
    • cockpit and cabin doors.
    • amphibious floats

    PURCHASE INCLUDES FREE UPGRADES AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE END OF THE X-PLANE V9 RUN!

NOTE TO MICHAEL WILSON’S CUSTOMERS:   We are honoring Mike’s support agreement with you and will continue to offer upgrades, patches, and bug fixes in accordance with that agreement.  Contact Shade Tree Micro Aviation at Orders@shadetreemicro.com 





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
Aviat Husky
Excellent models Jim. They all fly like the real ones on my custom HOTAS and pedals. You guys did a great job. I am posting some exterior images over favorite spots I downloaded with G2_XPL overlay manager to the Husky owners website.

T Denning
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