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Ribbon-Blue | Aaron Mendoza
@ribbon-blue.bsky.social
Co-founder, Skyward Flight Media @skywardfm.com
Portfolio: https://www.skywardfm.com/ribbon-blue

Flight fanatic for decades creating flight content. Modern, Retro, VR. Enjoys a wide variety of things.
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I'm very pleased that the first move to increase Skyward's indie flight game content is being well received. I already have some ideas on how to improve the next installment. There seems to be another unexpected strand of progress in motion too. I'm excited! 😁
It was a long-time coming, but we now have a reoccurring series dedicated to indie flight games. There are bound to be changes, but join us for the first release! Feel free to send feedback on social media or to our email address. #indiegame #flightsim

www.skywardfm.com/post/indie-h...
Indie Highlight 001: Series Start
The start of a long-time coming series. Indie Highlight focuses on current, past and still in development indie flight games.
www.skywardfm.com
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Eagle Dynamics provide additional MiG-29 details

DCS World Weekend for August 22nd 2025 has come and gone and with it we've learned a few more details about the DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum and some of the included content. There's also some new screenshots to have a look at so let's have a look at what…
Eagle Dynamics provide additional MiG-29 details
DCS World Weekend for August 22nd 2025 has come and gone and with it we've learned a few more details about the DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum and some of the included content. There's also some new screenshots to have a look at so let's have a look at what we've got! Early access coming soon? The signs of DCS: MiG-29A Fulcrum arriving into early access are beginning to show.
stormbirds.blog
August 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Entry 003 of the Indie Highlight Series is out now! The devs behind Nova Squadron and Supermaneuver discuss their in-development games and give us a lot of exclusive insights! #indiegame #indiedev #flightsim
Indie Highlight 003: Nova Squadron, Supermaneuver
The third entry introduces the still in early development game Supermaneuver and checks in with Nova Squadron following update 0.4.0.
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August 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Our next entry of the Indie Highlight Series is here! Interviews with the devs of Aggressors F.A.C. and Modern Jet Fighters Online with the formal introduction of 'FlyAwayNow'. #indiegame #flightsim

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Indie Highlight 002: Aggressors F.A.C., Modern Jet Fighters Online
The second post in our newest series is the start of collaboration with Matthew "FlyAwayNow" Nguyen.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Recent IL-2 Korea updates talk careers, flight models

Two developer updates in recent days have covered two key pieces for the future of the IL-2 series: one part is the single player career experience and the second is flight models. Let's see what they are saying. Career mode has become a…
Recent IL-2 Korea updates talk careers, flight models
Two developer updates in recent days have covered two key pieces for the future of the IL-2 series: one part is the single player career experience and the second is flight models. Let's see what they are saying. Career mode has become a squadron commander style experience Combat Flight sims have struggled over the years to offer compelling gameplay experiences ontop of what has generally been very good simulation experiences.
stormbirds.blog
July 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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A great video from the folks at Skyward Flight Media!
July 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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You had to be there
June 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Warbirds (1991)
#Lynx
#Atari
May 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The livery on this aircraft intrigues me. I'm a sucker for things like inlay, boulle, etc. so the golden rose on the vertical stab intrigues me...
The Phantom is here! The F.GR-4 "Wraith" for @mackerelskydev.bsky.social's project, At Skies' Edge, is now done. It was such a privilege to get to work on my favorite aircraft, and then get to see it fly in the game.

#indie #gamedev
May 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I'm very pleased that the first move to increase Skyward's indie flight game content is being well received. I already have some ideas on how to improve the next installment. There seems to be another unexpected strand of progress in motion too. I'm excited! 😁
It was a long-time coming, but we now have a reoccurring series dedicated to indie flight games. There are bound to be changes, but join us for the first release! Feel free to send feedback on social media or to our email address. #indiegame #flightsim

www.skywardfm.com/post/indie-h...
Indie Highlight 001: Series Start
The start of a long-time coming series. Indie Highlight focuses on current, past and still in development indie flight games.
www.skywardfm.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Might be a shocker from me that what I am about to select is not a flight game. I'd choose Parasite Eve. It was a game that was formative for a younger me understanding that video games are a complex form of media. I played it again last year and it still holds up well.
May 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Aviassembly has come a long way since we looked at its demo last year - follow us as we take a look at what's changed, and why you shouldn't let it slip under your radar! #flightsim #indiegame

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May 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Last night @flyinghueman.bsky.social and I went to a live DJ set in #VRChat. We saw @utamihasegawa.bsky.social open the event. I feel like I have been missing out. Gotta attend more of these! I enjoyed being able to calm down and let the music take me.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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February 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I feel like I had a major personal shift at the start of this year. 2025 is so full of real opportunities I can actually achieve, I suddenly find myself asking "why shouldn't I?" My determination in many things feels off the charts. I've been taking chances on things I never would have before-
January 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
My fiancée has been trying to keep me engaged with Christmas to offset my usual bad feelings around this time of year. We made our first gingerbread house! I feel adorable.
December 17, 2024 at 3:30 AM
What a work day last week to save a contract. Worked from 8:30 AM to 11:47 AM. Stayed longer to fix a potential problem until 5:50 PM. Repacked the vehicle from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Laid in bed unable to sleep. Went in to work again from 12:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Never wanna see this door again. 😅😑
December 17, 2024 at 3:28 AM
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Orbx announce TBF Avenger as new aircraft project

Orbx have, from time to time, built aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator and the Grumman TBF Avenger has been confirmed as their next project. Let's have a look at what they have planned! The big sturdy Avenger Seeing its combat debut at Midway,…
Orbx announce TBF Avenger as new aircraft project
Orbx have, from time to time, built aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator and the Grumman TBF Avenger has been confirmed as their next project. Let's have a look at what they have planned! The big sturdy Avenger Seeing its combat debut at Midway, the TBF and TBM Avenger would go on to serve throughout most of WWII fighting its way from carrier decks and land bases all across the Pacific and in a more limited way in the Atlantic and beyond.
stormbirds.blog
December 17, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Oh, it's gonna be a good morning. 😏
December 7, 2024 at 3:31 PM
In my job, the nice part about servicing offices is their random events you get included in for keeping their beer, coffee and wine flowing. This was packed with multiple cheeses, grapes and other veggies. Tasty!
December 5, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Overall the weekend was pretty good, but I had to go in to the local football stadium to do some work. On a Sunday. Not super thrilled, but since I am in "work mode", might as well get ahead with some office work.
December 2, 2024 at 1:16 AM
I put my business on notice that no one is working Thursday and Friday. The work week was short but intense. The most complex job was rebalancing a draft beer system. Took two days and a late night on a rooftop. Got through it though! At least it was a nice night in Denver.
November 28, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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This world is one of the best flight experiences in #VRChat this year, let's check it out!

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White Cliffs: Fighting the Battle of Britain in VRChat
This WW2 world is one of the best flight experiences in VRChat this year, let's check it out!
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November 27, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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Just started an internal focus playtest of the Valkyrie.

Which is fancy game developer talk for "the girls came over to play my silly video game".

I'll keep you posted.
November 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Cleaning out some old photos. This picture was taken the day I bought a Panasonic 3DO FZ-1 and a decent amount of games. I still have not finished VR Stalker. Mainly because of how unbearable it is in quality. I say I'll write about it someday but... will I really?😒 #retrogaming #retrogames
November 21, 2024 at 1:48 PM
I was not expecting to go this hard on Bluesky. I was unsure how moving social media for Skyward Flight Media (@skywardfm.com) to here would go. Now I spend time reading platform documentation, checking out projects built on the Bluesky API and being decently social.
November 21, 2024 at 1:16 PM