I don’t keep up very well in many fields. For instance:
Of potential interest to researchers who don’t have access to a spare 747 for a spot of pentesting is the new Microsoft Flight Simulator. Due for release in just over a week, the latest version of the classic sim franchise will include and support the use of ARINC 429-compatible navigation datasets, of the exact same type loaded into the 747 on a 3.5″ floppy.
While the fidelity of the simulator software reading and executing that data may not be comparable with the real thing, inexpensive access to a real dataset can offer insights into further research areas – though the tale of the Boeing 787 and Warsaw’s BIMPA 4U arrival is unlikely to be repeatable. [The Register]
I had no idea Microsoft Flight Simulator was still a thing. It must be quite the thing, truth be told, as I recall when it first came out – and the stir it caused. That was long ago, and it must be really sophisticated at this point.
And me still on Linux.
