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]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=947 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:45:36 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=947 Today 30 Years ago TCA was found

Happy Birthday TCA

  TCA_Birthday_cake 30Years_Ver.1.jpg (Size: 593.8 KB / Downloads: 0)

Go ahead and share your great memories with us.

Along with that you may also want to check out the TCA homepage. I've just released four more repaints. I will make a post later today in the screenshot forum as well along with showing some pictures. 

]]> Today 30 Years ago TCA was found

Happy Birthday TCA

  TCA_Birthday_cake 30Years_Ver.1.jpg (Size: 593.8 KB / Downloads: 0)

Go ahead and share your great memories with us.

Along with that you may also want to check out the TCA homepage. I've just released four more repaints. I will make a post later today in the screenshot forum as well along with showing some pictures. 

]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=945 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:53:19 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=945
I've just updated the site regarding adding 4 repaints of the B777-200ER to the MSFS 2020 payware hangar. 
These are two aircraft (XA-TFA/XA-TFB) for Tradewind Mexico and two aircraft (F-OHFA/F-OHFB) for Tradewind Pacific. 

Enjoy these aircraft.]]>
I've just updated the site regarding adding 4 repaints of the B777-200ER to the MSFS 2020 payware hangar. 
These are two aircraft (XA-TFA/XA-TFB) for Tradewind Mexico and two aircraft (F-OHFA/F-OHFB) for Tradewind Pacific. 

Enjoy these aircraft.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=941 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:19:38 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=941
I've just updated the site regarding the November Cargo Dispatch.
Regarding the October Cargo Dispatch I only discovered yesterday, that I had a typo for Barbuda included. This is corrected in the October Cargo Dispatch now, as it also is corrected inside the OFR database.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

But I still do hope that you enjoy(ed) all of these flights (past and present) nonetheless.]]>
I've just updated the site regarding the November Cargo Dispatch.
Regarding the October Cargo Dispatch I only discovered yesterday, that I had a typo for Barbuda included. This is corrected in the October Cargo Dispatch now, as it also is corrected inside the OFR database.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

But I still do hope that you enjoy(ed) all of these flights (past and present) nonetheless.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=939 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:55:49 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=939
I've updated the site right now and we got two new additions to the payware hangar with the Flysimware Cessna 414AW in TDM


  C414AW-TDM_Preview.png (Size: 1.08 MB / Downloads: 0)

and TAA colors.


  C414AW_TAA_preview.png (Size: 1.09 MB / Downloads: 0)

Unfortunately I've recently discovered that I missed an error in the registration of the Tradewind European B737-800 BW (PH-TEB), as the front left registration showed PJ-TEB instead of PH-TEB. I've uploaded the correct package as whole if you want to download it and re-install it, or you can just change the relevant file by downloading it separately. All files can be accessed from the payware hanger site: clicking the picture will get you the ptp-file and clicking the link below will lead you to the front fuselage file itself which needs to be replaced accordingly.

Of course the Cargo Dispatch for June has also been added as usual.

Well, behind the scenes work has begun on an additional department, which eventually might be named Tradewind Vacations. The idea behind this is simply the fact, that nowadays with MSFS 2020 we have such beautiful destinations, not only within the Caribbean, but also in Europe, that it would be a shame if not make use of these. In other words, this department will provide flights to mainly tourist destinations, for example Amsterdam as origin to some of the Greek Islands. The same also applies from origins in the US and Canada to the Caribbean beaches. Although we have a vast net of flights in the Caribbean, if you look for a flight that reflects high quality scenery that you might have and want to connect these airports with a flight from TCA, you may not find it. Try to find a flight from Houston ( KIAH) to some nice Caribbean destinations, you eventually won't find what you are looking for.
So if you have any suggestions for airport pairs you want to see added, let us know about it, and we most likely will add them. Flights from Europe to beach destinations around the Caribbean will also be added, once PMDG finally releases the B777-300ER.
And to tease you a little bit more, I will show you a picture of the PMDG B737-800 in (early) Tradewind Vacations paint scheme:


  Tradewind-Vacations_Preview.png (Size: 1.19 MB / Downloads: 0)

This picture doesn't show the current state of the aircraft, as I did some corrections to it, but you might get an idea how it would like in general.

I am wishing you all a joyful summertime for you and your beloved ones.]]>
I've updated the site right now and we got two new additions to the payware hangar with the Flysimware Cessna 414AW in TDM


  C414AW-TDM_Preview.png (Size: 1.08 MB / Downloads: 0)

and TAA colors.


  C414AW_TAA_preview.png (Size: 1.09 MB / Downloads: 0)

Unfortunately I've recently discovered that I missed an error in the registration of the Tradewind European B737-800 BW (PH-TEB), as the front left registration showed PJ-TEB instead of PH-TEB. I've uploaded the correct package as whole if you want to download it and re-install it, or you can just change the relevant file by downloading it separately. All files can be accessed from the payware hanger site: clicking the picture will get you the ptp-file and clicking the link below will lead you to the front fuselage file itself which needs to be replaced accordingly.

Of course the Cargo Dispatch for June has also been added as usual.

Well, behind the scenes work has begun on an additional department, which eventually might be named Tradewind Vacations. The idea behind this is simply the fact, that nowadays with MSFS 2020 we have such beautiful destinations, not only within the Caribbean, but also in Europe, that it would be a shame if not make use of these. In other words, this department will provide flights to mainly tourist destinations, for example Amsterdam as origin to some of the Greek Islands. The same also applies from origins in the US and Canada to the Caribbean beaches. Although we have a vast net of flights in the Caribbean, if you look for a flight that reflects high quality scenery that you might have and want to connect these airports with a flight from TCA, you may not find it. Try to find a flight from Houston ( KIAH) to some nice Caribbean destinations, you eventually won't find what you are looking for.
So if you have any suggestions for airport pairs you want to see added, let us know about it, and we most likely will add them. Flights from Europe to beach destinations around the Caribbean will also be added, once PMDG finally releases the B777-300ER.
And to tease you a little bit more, I will show you a picture of the PMDG B737-800 in (early) Tradewind Vacations paint scheme:


  Tradewind-Vacations_Preview.png (Size: 1.19 MB / Downloads: 0)

This picture doesn't show the current state of the aircraft, as I did some corrections to it, but you might get an idea how it would like in general.

I am wishing you all a joyful summertime for you and your beloved ones.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=938 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 13:02:10 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=938
I've updated the page regarding adding another B737-800 repaint. This time it is a BBJ2. I added it early this day, but unfortunately I messed up the orientation of the flag on the right hand side. This is corrected by now and if you downloaded the file before Feb 4th 12:45 UTC, you may have the old file. After that it should be the corrected version. Sorry for the inconvenience. 


  8P-BBB-Correction.png (Size: 695.51 KB / Downloads: 4)

Now taking her to action on a flight from Bermuda to Puerto Vallarta:


  8P-BBB-Action01.png (Size: 789.33 KB / Downloads: 4) ]]>
I've updated the page regarding adding another B737-800 repaint. This time it is a BBJ2. I added it early this day, but unfortunately I messed up the orientation of the flag on the right hand side. This is corrected by now and if you downloaded the file before Feb 4th 12:45 UTC, you may have the old file. After that it should be the corrected version. Sorry for the inconvenience. 


  8P-BBB-Correction.png (Size: 695.51 KB / Downloads: 4)

Now taking her to action on a flight from Bermuda to Puerto Vallarta:


  8P-BBB-Action01.png (Size: 789.33 KB / Downloads: 4) ]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=937 Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:51:46 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=937
I've just updated the site and added four more repaints to the payware hangar. Two aircraft for Tradewind Alaska Cargo and two repaints for Tradewind Pacific.
I've also updated all passenger cabins. The arm rests were displaying the PMDG logo. I changed it according to the department the aircraft is assigned to now. Although the old PMDG logo somehow shines through slightly -  I don't know why this happens. But I am sure you will only notice this now that I made you aware of this I've also added the blue palm tree to the vertical stabilizer of the Tradewind Brazil aircraft as well. They were missing in the original release.

I suggest to uninstall of the relevant repaints through the Operations Center and install the corrected repaints.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Enjoy these repaints.]]>
I've just updated the site and added four more repaints to the payware hangar. Two aircraft for Tradewind Alaska Cargo and two repaints for Tradewind Pacific.
I've also updated all passenger cabins. The arm rests were displaying the PMDG logo. I changed it according to the department the aircraft is assigned to now. Although the old PMDG logo somehow shines through slightly -  I don't know why this happens. But I am sure you will only notice this now that I made you aware of this I've also added the blue palm tree to the vertical stabilizer of the Tradewind Brazil aircraft as well. They were missing in the original release.

I suggest to uninstall of the relevant repaints through the Operations Center and install the corrected repaints.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Enjoy these repaints.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=935 Sat, 16 Sep 2023 12:37:48 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=935
I've updated the recently released repaints of the B737-800 variants. These are all small corrections: I've corrected the placard in the VC for the Reg and SELCAL regarding a missing dash (-) between the two letter pairs. This affects all repaints.
I've also corrected some minor issues with the Split Scimitar Winglet version off all three departments as well. I aligned the height of the color stripes accordingly.
https://www.tradewind.org/NG/Hangars_NG/...ar_NG.html

Enjoy these aircraft repaints.]]>
I've updated the recently released repaints of the B737-800 variants. These are all small corrections: I've corrected the placard in the VC for the Reg and SELCAL regarding a missing dash (-) between the two letter pairs. This affects all repaints.
I've also corrected some minor issues with the Split Scimitar Winglet version off all three departments as well. I aligned the height of the color stripes accordingly.
https://www.tradewind.org/NG/Hangars_NG/...ar_NG.html

Enjoy these aircraft repaints.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=934 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:50:56 +0000 jwenting]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=934 Can be downloaded here (and should make it into a future version of XP, maybe even 12.06 or 12.07):

X-Plane Scenery Gateway (TNCC)
X-Plane Scenery Gateway (SVMI, this also enables the "new" runway system, was developed with help from some locals who provided valuable feedback)

I've also done several dozen smaller fields in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana, as well as ALL fields in the Bahamas and quite a few elsewhere around the world (going on 250 and counting).]]> Can be downloaded here (and should make it into a future version of XP, maybe even 12.06 or 12.07):

X-Plane Scenery Gateway (TNCC)
X-Plane Scenery Gateway (SVMI, this also enables the "new" runway system, was developed with help from some locals who provided valuable feedback)

I've also done several dozen smaller fields in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana, as well as ALL fields in the Bahamas and quite a few elsewhere around the world (going on 250 and counting).]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=933 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:57:48 +0000 freddy]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=933
New Updates for the TCA Schedule, TCA-Scheduler and TCA-Routes II are available.

This is only a small update for the schedule.

The airport EDDT - Berlin/Tegel is not active anymore.
The KLM and Tradewind European flights to and from Berlin have the new destination:
EDDB - Berlin/Schonefeld


If you use the TCA-Scheduler and/or the TCA-Routes II programs, this is the information, which files you need to download.

For the TCA-Scheduler visit:
https://www.tradewind.org/tca-sched/scheduler.htm

Get 'TCAS-DATA-Schd.zip' for the changes in the schedule (Revision date = Aug. 15, 2023).

For TCA-Routes II visit:
https://www.tradewind.org/tca-route2/routes2.htm

Get 'TCAR-DATA.zip' for the changes in the schedule (Revision date = Aug. 15, 2023).


Best regards,

Freddy]]>
New Updates for the TCA Schedule, TCA-Scheduler and TCA-Routes II are available.

This is only a small update for the schedule.

The airport EDDT - Berlin/Tegel is not active anymore.
The KLM and Tradewind European flights to and from Berlin have the new destination:
EDDB - Berlin/Schonefeld


If you use the TCA-Scheduler and/or the TCA-Routes II programs, this is the information, which files you need to download.

For the TCA-Scheduler visit:
https://www.tradewind.org/tca-sched/scheduler.htm

Get 'TCAS-DATA-Schd.zip' for the changes in the schedule (Revision date = Aug. 15, 2023).

For TCA-Routes II visit:
https://www.tradewind.org/tca-route2/routes2.htm

Get 'TCAR-DATA.zip' for the changes in the schedule (Revision date = Aug. 15, 2023).


Best regards,

Freddy]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=929 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:11:22 +0000 jwenting]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=929

Would try my hand on them, but don't have the artwork and stuff, nor the skills and time these days.]]>

Would try my hand on them, but don't have the artwork and stuff, nor the skills and time these days.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=928 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:33:32 +0000 jwenting]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=928 Gave up the hobby when being forced to stop flight training at Lelystad because of failing my flight medical, but the itch kept growing :)

p.s. the flight reporter is not functioning.]]> Gave up the hobby when being forced to stop flight training at Lelystad because of failing my flight medical, but the itch kept growing :)

p.s. the flight reporter is not functioning.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=927 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:09:07 +0000 Rob A]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=927   Been 14 yrs since I logged in as TCA9111.  Used to be with the old guard including our founder Rainer and also John Martin, Rick Nathan, Pete Chambers.   Even designed some scenery for our virtual High n Dry for FS9 and FSX.  Been testing scenery for Orbx now for some years and really missed TCA.   Looking forward to more activity on the forums and getting to know some of you.
  Any tips on the new system of charters, flight assignments always welcome!

Cheers, Rob
TCA9111]]>   Been 14 yrs since I logged in as TCA9111.  Used to be with the old guard including our founder Rainer and also John Martin, Rick Nathan, Pete Chambers.   Even designed some scenery for our virtual High n Dry for FS9 and FSX.  Been testing scenery for Orbx now for some years and really missed TCA.   Looking forward to more activity on the forums and getting to know some of you.
  Any tips on the new system of charters, flight assignments always welcome!

Cheers, Rob
TCA9111]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=926 Sat, 01 Oct 2022 13:58:51 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=926
I've updated the site a couple of hours ago. But if you have downloaded the Cargo Dispatch before October 1st 13:50Z you may have a wrong ICAO code for Lima. It is SPJC and not SPIC of course. The flights also have been added to the OFR right now.

Enjoy the trips.]]>
I've updated the site a couple of hours ago. But if you have downloaded the Cargo Dispatch before October 1st 13:50Z you may have a wrong ICAO code for Lima. It is SPJC and not SPIC of course. The flights also have been added to the OFR right now.

Enjoy the trips.]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=925 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 19:13:23 +0000 CBreuer]]> https://www.tradewind.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=925


I've just updated the homepage to let you guys benefit from the many repaints we did get for the PMDG B737-700 family for MSFS.



Grab your favorite repaint (or all of them) and take these nice birds into the sky of MSFS.



In addition we also have released some ground services for our aircraft. It is highly recommended that you add these with the Add-On Linker.



Enjoy these aircraft and happy flying ]]>


I've just updated the homepage to let you guys benefit from the many repaints we did get for the PMDG B737-700 family for MSFS.



Grab your favorite repaint (or all of them) and take these nice birds into the sky of MSFS.



In addition we also have released some ground services for our aircraft. It is highly recommended that you add these with the Add-On Linker.



Enjoy these aircraft and happy flying ]]>