The latest and hotly anticipated 64 bit version of Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3d Flight Simulator has been released and is available for purchase!

Prepar3D v4 completely changes the simulation landscape with a comprehensive baseline update to a 64-bit architecture. Higher resolution visuals, more objects, increased data precision, larger scenarios, and improved performance are now all possible at levels never seen before in the product’s history. The sky’s not the limit!

Additionally, the release brings dynamic lighting, rain/snow particles, global 3D trees, a fully reworked software development kit (SDK), new default vehicles, and countless improvements.

Good luck getting to it anytime soon however!  www.prepar3d.com has been down because of the excessive traffic since early this morning.

We are pleased to finally introduce “Pilot of the Month” (POM) and “Hub of the Month” (HOM) awards.  These will be awarded at the end of each calendar month.  The first POM and HOM will be awarded for the month of June, 2017 and will be announced on July 1st.

These awards are based on the total number of flights flown for the month.   A Pilot of the Month ribbon will be presented to the respective recipient each month, and a formal announcement will be made in the News section of the Crew Center.  Hub of the Month will be announced in the News section of the Forums..

The inaugural winner of the June Pilot of the Month will also receive their choice of a $25 gift voucher from FSPilotShop.com or TheFlightSimStore.com.

If you fancy a challenge join them at www.jmcvirtual.com

Virtualei.net has opened for membership. This new VA mirrors the real world Aer Lingus and is run by previous members of Caal Airways which closed 14th May 2017 after 6 years of operations.

There is a small and simple entrance exam to be taken to become a member and your first flight must be completed within 7 days of joining. The member must then complete 1 flight every 30 days.

We have the latest fully responsive modern Crew Center and use the tracking software smartCARS.

VirtualEI will be a fully active VA and its staff will be online every day to help with any queries. We promote flying on VATSIM but it is not compulsory. Our facebook group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/414772292242091/

We also have a Teamspeak3 which can be used for joint flights and future events. We still have vacancies for 3 hub managers, a Ops Director and a HR Director. To apply for these positions you must be over 18 years of age and although knowledge of PHPVMS would be an advantage its not necessary as full training will be given.

If you like Aer Lingus and feel like becoming part of an amazing team please visit www.virtualei.net and register.

Alan Cooke
CEO VirtualEI

This month, we are switching things up a little and are going to make Boston ARTCC & Toronto FIR’s – Moonlight Madness event our monthly fly-in which includes a full complement of ATC.

The event runs from 19:00edt (23h00z) to 23h00edt (Sunday 03h00z), however it’s a sure thing that traffic will be in the area long after that. It is advised that you log-in a few minutes early as it may take longer than usual to get clearance.

Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, May 27th from 19h00edt (23h00z) to 23h00edt (Sunday 03h00z) for our May 2017 fly-in where we will fly from Boston (KBOS) to Toronto (CYYZ).

This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress® sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network.

One lucky Canadian Xpress® pilot (staff included) will win:
Any Real Flight Shop Product (Maximum $50.00 USD) from: http://www.realflightshop.com/en-us/

More information regarding this event including charts and optional add-on scenery can be viewed visiting the Monthly Fly-In page under Events on our web site

Canadian Xpress Virtual Airline®
~Fly Virtually Anywhere!™ ~
http://CanadianXpress.ca/

CXA-TV ~Watch Us Fly!~
http://CXA-TV.com/

Visit TexAir Virtual online @ texairvirtual.org

Last month at Detroit Metro KDTW, American Flight Airways CEO Scott Reed unveiled two default X-Plane 11 models repainted in AFA colors … AFA Atlanta and AFA Latin America CityBird liveries, along with American Flight Airways ‘Mo

dern Livery’ for the MD-82 and Boeing 737-800. AFA’s LCC AlphaJet 738 has also been painted for the newest Flight Simulator – X-Plane 11

American Flight Airways is a major US virtual airline with US hubs in Detroit, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington D.C. with Australia, Canada and Latin America also having regional, domestic and international services.

Alpha Jet is AFA’s LCC flying 737-800 aircraft.

AFA offers pilots a simple, yet realistic approach to virtual aviation with a long, rich history spanning since 1996.

Starting in the current Capital of Ottawa we head west to Toronto, Winnipeg and the western provincial capitals. From there we turn north to visit the 3 territory capitals and then on to the East coast provincial capitals along with Quebec City. At which point we head for the final stop of Kingston Ontario, Canada’s first capital and home of Confederation.

This is a multi-leg 7,000nm journey, which will be flown in Canadian Built aircraft. For the longer legs sit back and enjoy the cruising comfort of the Bombardier CRJ-700. On the shorter to mid length flights look for the quick handling short field performance of the Bombardier Dash 8-Q400. And for those mountain passage legs and short east coast hops, the DeHavilland Dash 6-Q300 Twin Otter makes for a great scenic VFR ride.

This month, we depart from Iqaluit (CYFB) and head to Saint Johns (CYYT) and then on to Halifax (CYHZ) with any Canadian Xpress® Bombardier or DeHavilland aircraft that are available to all pilots regardless of rank, but only for the challenge.

Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including:
• Aerosoft Products
• Bonus Flight Hours
• Canadian Xpress Monthly Challenge Award

The May 2017 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress® pilots from May 2nd,  until May 29th, 2017.

*Canadian Xpress® accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

Canadian Xpress Virtual Airline®
~Fly Virtually Anywhere!™ ~
http://CanadianXpress.ca/

CXA-TV ~Watch Us Fly!~
http://CXA-TV.com/

“The 747 line has been a tremendous asset to Pacific Logistics,” said CEO Andrew De Forest. “We believe the 747-8 will offer us a strategic advantage as we continue to develop our network and look towards the future.”

The 747-8F will initially replace PacLog’s older B747-400BDSFs, which have an average age of 24 years. Additional aircraft will help to supplement and expand Pacific Logistics scheduled cargo network.

Visit Pacific Logistics online @ http://flypaclog.com/

Even though Cessna no longer produces the 162 SkyCatcher, this is quite a unique aircraft to add to your simulation library.

This aircraft was Cessna’s entry into the general aviation light sport trainer aircraft category. This next generation aircraft gives you a perfect balance of efficient innovations, state-of-the-art technology with the G300 equipped cockpit, along with classic good looks. Flight One Software is proud to bring this authentic rendition of the Cessna 162 Skycatcher to simulation enthusiasts at no charge.

To get the SkyCatcher please go to http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=skycatcher