PC AVIATOR ACQUIRES
MICROWINGS
MYRTLE BEACH,
SC, 11 MARCH 2002. PC Aviator Inc. is pleased to announce that it has acquired
the full rights to MicroWings – The International Association for Aerospace
Simulations. The acquisition includes ownership of the MicroWings website –
microwings.com and MicroWings magazine.
The MicroWings
Association has been an icon in the flight simulation industry since its
inception in 1993. It
has provided for serious flight simulator enthusiasts an organization that has
been focused on helping them to increase their knowledge of and enhance their
enjoyment of their flight simulation hobby. It has also worked to foster great
camaraderie amongst flight simulator hobbyists. It has achieved this through its
MicroWings magazine, its website at microwings.com and the biannual MicroWings
Flight Simulation Conference.
“MicroWings is the
epitome of excellence” said PC Aviator president, Robert Ferraro. “We are
grateful to have the opportunity to take over the reigns and intend to continue
and, even further improve MicroWings for the many hundreds of thousands of
flight simulator enthusiasts worldwide”.
PC Aviator Inc.
will be personally notifying current members of MicroWings about details of
their MicroWings memberships over the course of the next several weeks. They can
however rest assured that MicroWings lives on. Members and other interested
parties are asked to visit the MicroWings website at
www.microwings.com for the latest announcements.
About PC Aviator
Originally founded
in Australia in 1990 by Robert Ferraro, PC Aviator
provides the world’s most extensive range of products and services for flight
simulator enthusiasts and the flight simulator industry.
PC Aviator’s
divisions include:
Its magazine
division through which it publishes Computer Pilot Magazine and Flight Simulator
World Magazine (formerly Full Throttle, recently acquired from Abacus Software),
two high quality bi-monthly magazines for flight simulator enthusiasts. The
magazines are in their 6th and 9th years respectively.
Its software
publishing division through which it publishes flight simulation software
products including the unique Air Traffic Control Simulator – ATC Simulator and
the popular MegaScenery series.
The PC Aviator
Direct division through which it sells flight simulation software and hardware
through its PC Aviator Flight Simulation Catalog and website at
www.pcaviator.com.
And now,
MicroWings through which it will continue to provide an association for flight
simulator enthusiasts worldwide.
PC Aviator’s
offices are based in South Carolina.
