Canadian Xpress December Fly-In – Ice & Snow
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, December 19th at 10h00est (15h00z) and 21h00est (Sunday 02h00z) for our December 2015 fly-in where we fly from Yellowknife (CYZF) to Norman Wells (CYVQ).
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.
More information regarding this event including charts and optional add-on scenery can Continue reading
Canadian Xpress December 2015 Challenge – Dangerous Airports Vi & VII
This month we hit 2 of the world’s most dangerous approaches in the warm Caribbean.
Saba, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world, only 396 meters (1,299 ft) long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends.
Saint Barthélemy, Gustaf III Airport short airstrip is at the base of a gentle slope ending directly on the beach. The arrival descent is extremely steep over the hilltop traffic circle; departing planes fly right over the heads of sunbathers. Ranked the 3rd most extreme airport in the world by Continue reading
flyeuro.com Launches Winter Schedules
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - flyeuro.com has unveiled the Winter Schedules for 2015/16 last week, and they are now well underway. First Winter flights have flown out of 17 European hubs to Winter havens such as Rovaniemi, Innsbruck, Chambery and more. The airline also announced changes on their Dreamliner service, introducing it’s pilots and passengers to new destinations which will run until March 2016.
The expansion of the mainstream service also continues, as the airline conglomerate opened a new hub at Brussels Charleroi. flyeuro Group, the owners of flyeuro.com explain that “these changes are an attempt to increase flyeuro traffic online, as well as transatlantic traffic which has dipped over the course of 2015″. They have also expressed gratitude to Continue reading
Canadian Xpress Concorde Anniversary Tour
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger jet airliner. It featured a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04, with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercial flights for 27 years until 2003. It is one of only two supersonic transports to have entered commercial service; the other was the Tupolev Tu-144.
Concorde was jointly developed and produced by Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) under an Anglo-French treaty. Concorde’s name reflects the development agreement between the United Kingdom and France. In the UK, any or all of Continue reading
Platinum Airways releases Life And Let Fly
Platinum Airways, the Open Skies virtual airline, will pay tribute to the world’s most successful film series, James Bond aka 007. Live And Let Fly, the December 2015 Destination of the Week theme, will visit five airports that are linked with key Bond personalities.
Early November saw the release of Spectre, the 24th Bond movie, and what better way to enter the Christmas holiday season than an evening out with the kids for the ultimate toys-for-boys big screen release. Live And Let Fly visits five airports that are linked with as many key James Bond personalities. The series starts with a visit to Edinburgh (EGPH), the birthplace of the first Bond ever, Sean Connery. Our second Bond destination takes us to an airport that is close to one of the three homes of another Bond actor, Roger Moore, who spends a lot of time in Crans-Montana, Switzerland – an ideal opportunity to tackle the great approach into Sion (LSGS). Live And Let Fly number 3 brings us to Dublin (EIDW), the closest airport to Navan, Co Meath, and Pierce Brosnan. The two final Live And Let Fly DOTWs are on the western side of the Atlantic. The Bond theme owes much of its success to its initial producer, Albert R Broccoli, who was born in Queens, NY – hence our visit to Continue reading
24 Hour Flying Charity Challenge for Cancer Research Takes Place This Weekend!
The event takes place this weekend!! Show your support! 
How many of you out there know someone who currently has Cancer, or has died of Cancer? I think most of the population has. Ryan Boulton-Lear with UKVirtual contacted me to see if I was interested in being a sponsor/link partner for the 24 Hour Flying Charity Challenge. The 24 Hour FlyingCharity Challenge is a Flight Simulation event benefiting Cancer Research UK. Of course I agreed to be a sponsor and link partner. I’ve lost friends and relatives including my Father and Brother to Cancer. If you have a moment, please lend yourself to this event/cause. It’s a great opportunity to do what you love which is flying virtually, while raising money for a great charity!
Thanks,
Lindle Romero – Owner/Operator VAFlash.com
Information from Ryan on the event is below..
“Afternoon all, UK Virtual will be holding a 24 hour flying challenge on November 14-15th from 7AM to 7AM UTC in aid of Cancer Research. The aim is to fly none stop for 24 hours on a set schedule. For all the information visit the following page: http://egcc.kelstenkovsky.
This event is open to all pilots and VA’s , if you are part of a VA or own a VA that would be interested, please contact me privately so we can get you on the partnership page and co – ordinate with you.
Ryan“
Sky Blue Radio – FS In Focus Show Welcomes Pete Wright (Froogle) and Dave Pascoe! (Owner of LiveATC.net)
Sky Blue Radio presents a new and exciting edition of FS InFocus, when host DJ RotoMoto and co-host Captain Crunch welcomes Pete Wright and Dave Pascoe on November 14th at 1800 Zulu!
Pete Wright, aka Froogle, is a long time contributor to PC Pilot magazine and the founder of Frooglesim on Youtube (youtube.com/frooglesim). Frooglesim is the most popular hardcore simulation channel on YouTube providing deep dive tutorials on how to marry real world techniques and procedures to desktop simulators and add-ons.
Pete is also the developer behind tapCheck, the spoken checklist app for iPhone and the author of more than a dozen best selling books on software development. A native of London, Froogle now lives just outside Orlando, Florida with his wife and kids, and two dogs named Mac and Tosh.
Dave Pascoe is the Founder & Owner of LiveATC.net, an Instrument-rated Private Pilot and avid supporter of General Aviation. Dave’s eclectic background includes RF, network, security and systems Continue reading
