Canadian Xpress 3 Year Anniversary Fly-In
Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday August 18 starting at 09h00edt (13h00z) for our August 2012 fly-in where we celebrate our 3rd anniversary! Thanks to all our virtual pilots who have made Canadian Xpress the virtual airline that it is.
So we urge you to spread the news and invite virtual pilots from all over to join us for this event.
Departing from beautiful Victoria (CYYJ), British Columbia, we will head north to Yellowknife (CYZF), NWT to tackle some great fishing and the Aurora Borealis!
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Canadian Xpress July Fly-In: London 2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games also known as London 2012 as per their official logo, are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us for our July Month fly-in where we celebrate this world wide event aimed at peace, tolerance, friendship and of course, achievement in sports!
Our goal is to make a massive arrival at London Gatwick International (EGKK) at the same time on July 14th 2012. You can depart from wherever you like, as long as you time your arrival around 13h00edt (17h00z).
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Canadian Xpress Summer 2012 Challenge: California Dreaming
Summer time has come to the west coast. Vacation homes are open and everyone is ready to enjoy the summer sun and surf. Summer time means higher demands for air transportation to the ocean playground of the Channel Islands.
Long Beach and Santa Barbara airports are our Sunshine Coast mainland hubs. From there you’ll be making scheduled flights to Catalina, San Clement, San Nicolas and Santa Cruz before returning to the mainland. Fuel is available at some of the island airports but at a much higher price compared to the mainland, so you must carry enough fuel for the whole trip landing with IFR reserves.
The California Dreaming tour consists of 10 scheduled flights where pilots will have to fly all 10 flights in a given amount of time using a particular aircraft.
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Canadian Xpress June Fly-In: Geysers to Glaciers
It’s June! The birds are singing, the kids are finishing up the school year and most of us stare longingly at the gently swaying trees, overcome by cabin fever after having been locked away from the sun all winter. It’s time to dust off those fishing poles and the camping gear, hook up the boat or camper and head out into the wilderness. It’s time for a summer vacation!
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, June 16th, 2012 at 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our June 2012 Fly-In where we will celebrate the beginning of Vacation Season by visiting some of the most beautiful outdoor spots that the Intermountain West has to offer.
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Canadian Xpress May 2012 Fly-In: Ancient Worlds
From the Pyramids to the Acropolis, we cross centuries of history through the Mediterranean Sea. Our History and cultures were marked by those two ancient worlds and still is today. Just think of the Papyrus and the Olympic games.
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us for our May 2012 fly-in where we will depart from Cairo (HECA), capital of Egypt, to Athens (LGAV), capital of Greece.
Although not required, we highly recommend that you install the add-on sceneries in order to truly appreciate the beauty and the landmarks of both countries.
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Canadian Xpress May 2012 Challenge: Endurance
This month, we are going to change things up a bit. We are giving you a departure airport and you get to pick your destination. Sounds easy enough right, so what’s the challenge? The Challenge is to fly as far away from the departure airport as possible and land within VFR fuel reserve of 15 minutes.
Starting at The Pitt Meadows airport (CYPK) and you are required to load the Canadian Xpress® DeHavilland Dash 6-Q300 (DHC6) with a copilot, yourself, and 50% fuel and head north east in to the BC interior.
The DeHavilland Dash 6-Q300 is not a pressurized aircraft. Portable oxygen is available; however you can only stay on portable oxygen for a maximum of 15 minutes for every hour of flight.
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Canadian Xpress April Fly-In: Season Opener
Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For Major League Baseball and most of the minor leagues, this day falls during the first week of April. For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth; writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins on Opening Day. Many feel that the occasion represents newness or a chance to forget last season in that the 30 major league clubs and their millions of fans begin with 0-0 records.
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday April 14th, 2012 at 20h00edt (24h00z) for our April 2012 Fly-In where we will visit some famous cities related to Baseball history.
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