Captain Sim Story

Background

The story of Captain Sim dates back to the 1970's when four small boys, Alex, Eugene, Andrey and Sergey, fell in love with the immense and infinite sky.
Their fathers were fighter pilots and the boys grew up on air bases watching fighters flying and enjoying the "ballet of the skies".

In 1988, Alex, Eugene, Andrey and Sergey entered the Chernigov Higher Fighter Pilot School and started flying jets themselves. In 1992, they received their Fighter Pilot Wings, degrees in Aeronautics and continued their service in the Air Force, flying fighters, jet airliners, cargo turboprops and different flight simulators.

One day in the mid 1990's, they installed a copy of Microsoft's Flight Simulator 95, and were amazed by its features. However, they felt that the aircraft, the quality of the panels and the realism were less impressive. "Let's make it better, - they said, - we know how!" - that was the key to success.

Between 1998 and 2000 they released a series of freeware projects including a Tupolev Tu-134 panel, as well as An-26 and L-39 aircraft and panels. These models became very popular among simmers due to their high levels of accuracy and realism.

Captain Sim is Born

Inspired by an increasing number of fans, the pilots decided to turn their hobby into a real business. It was evident that there was no better recipe for success than doing what they were really experts in.

The company was founded in December 1999, offering expansions for the Microsoft Flight Simulator. Since its establishment, Captain Sim has developed quite a reputation for creating highly accurate versions of passenger and combat aircraft for the flight simulation community.

Captain Sim Makes its Mark

Each of Captain Sim's add-on packages contains advanced flight simulation features and with each new release the standard of excellence increases.

Released Products:
  • 'L-39 Jet Trainer' - 2001
  • 'Legendary MiG-21' - 2002
  • 'Legendary 727' - 2003
  • 'Legendary F-104' - 2003
  • 'High Performance Pro (Yak-3)' - 2004
  • 'Legendary 707' - 2004
  • 'Legendary C-130' - 2005-2006
  • '757 Captain' - 2006-2008
  • 'Space Shuttle' - 2006
  • '727 Captain' - 2007-2009
  • Microsoft® 'FSX Acceleration' (The F/A-18 Model) - 2007
  • 'XLoad' Pack (F/A-18D and F-117A Models) - 2007
  • 'C-130 X-perience' - 2007
  • 'CS Weather Radar' - 2009
  • '767 Captain' - 2009
  • '707 Captain' - 2010
  • 'B-52 Driver' - 2010
  • 'Weapon for FSX' - 2011
  • '777 Captain' - 2011
  • '737 Captain' - 2011-2012
  • 'L-1011 Captain' - 2013

Logos

  Original Captain Sim logo and trademark.
  Comes in any color.

  The "4 stripes" Captain Sim logo and trademark.
  Usually used in small graphics like icons or avatars.