Captain Sim 767-300 Released, More Variants Coming

I just popped over to Captain Sim, and it seems they have officially released their 767-300! Visit the link for screenshots and features. It looks like they are using a common Navigraph database format as the 757 series, which is standard with a lot of add-on software houses across their product lines. Nice to be able to upgrade the FMS in the 767 as a standard feature right off the bat, though!

The 767-300 model is listed as the base model. Several variants have been announced as add-on expansions, to be released soon. These include:

• 767-200
• 767 Freighter
• KC-767A (military tanker)
• E-767 AWACS (updated military AWACS plane)
• 767-400 (!)

The last one is especially interesting, given the fact that the 767-400 essentially introduced a new cockpit that is similar to the 777 and the 747-400. It is listed as a "work in progress," which probably means we won't see it for a while yet. However, it could portend a nice transition to possibly some Captain Sim 777 or 747 models in the roadmap down the line.

Pricing of the base 767-300 model is fairly modest: € 39.99, which is about $56.00 in U.S. currency. In the usual Captain Sim fashion, the expansion models will require purchase of the 767-300 base model, and then be priced substantially less as subsequent purchases.

I love the Level-D 767, but I do like the fact that Captain Sim is covering the entire 767 series. Casual users of the Level-D 767 will probably not be tempted to snag this, but diehard simmers who want to try something new and different will probably want to give it a look for this reason.

Looks like I'm going to be busy doing some more mini-reviews soon...not that I mind. Things have been slow in the Flight Sim world for a while, but it looks like they may be heating up again a bit.