Canadian Xpress July Fly-In – Mighty Planes – B737-200
Anyone who is a fan of all things that fly, has probably watched The Discovery’s Channels series called Mighty Planes. The 5th episode of their second season which aired in the middle of June was on the Boeing 737-200 operated by Nolinor Aviation based out of Montreal Mirabel airport.
The show covered the operation of the 737-200 as it traveled from Mirabel to Val-D’Or, here it loaded up cargo for the giant mining company Agnico Eagle for transport to their Meadowbank mine in Nunavut.
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Canadian Xpress July 2015 Challenge – World Tour Leg XII
Canadian Xpress® is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge.
This month’s challenge is the twelfth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Rotterdam (EHRD) to Goteborg Landvetter (ESGG).
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Canadian Xpress June Fly-In – FlightSimCon
FlightSimCon is the annual flight simulator show and convention for all of us simmers. This year it’s being held at the New England Air Museum at Bradley Airport just outside of Hartford CT in Windsor Locks.
All the big manufactures will be there at this year’s event including Aerosoft to Saitek to name a few.
This month’s fly-in is going to take place during the event in to Bradley airport. VATSIM and Boston Virtual ATC will have exhibits at FlightSimCon, so there is a good chance our fly-in will Continue reading
Canadian Xpress June 2015 Challenge – World Tour Leg XI
Canadian Xpress® is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge.
This month’s challenge is the eleventh leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Lorient South (LFRH) to Rotterdam (EHRD).
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Canadian Xpress May 2015 Challenge – World Tour Leg X
Canadian Xpress® is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge.
This month’s challenge is the tenth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Lisbon Portela (LPPT) to Lorient South (LFRH).
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Sky Blue Radio Announces VA Days 2015 Winning Virtual Airline!
Sky Blue Radio is pleased to announce our VA Days 2015 winner! Sky Blue Radio has selected Virtual Airline; Canadian Xpress as the ultimate virtual airline for 2015! This is the second time Canadian Xpress has won in 3 years!
Canadian Xpress is a Canadian based virtual airline that officially launched on September 4th 2009 and has adopted a free flying policy which means that you are permitted to fly any Canadian Xpress aircraft that is available for your rank, on any route, at any time. The airline boasts over 230 active pilots with over 140,000 hours of logged flight time!
They support flights on both the VATSIM & IVAO networks and use FSAcars to automatically log flights in order to save you the hassle of manually filing your flight reports.
The Canadian Xpress fleet consists of a wide range of freeware aircraft (FS9, FSX, P3D & XPX) with custom liveries, panels, sounds & flight dynamics that fly as realistically possible (within the constraints of the flight simulator). For every freeware aircraft in our fleet, the Canadian Xpress livery is available for the most popular payware models.
Canadian Xpress is a VATSIM Authorized Training Organization which authorizes them to train, evaluate and issue VATSIM pilot ratings to their pilots. Whether you are new pilot just starting your virtual pilot career and need help getting started or are a seasoned pilot that needs help flying the latest payware aircraft, the online training courses provided can help.
Pilot participation is the key at Canadian Xpress and they encourage this by hosting over 100 events per year including our Monthly Fly-In, VFRiday, Bush League Sunday and their Monthly Photo Contest. They also have our Monthly Challenge, which is a mission based challenge. Pilots get to Continue reading
Canadian Xpress April Fly-In – Telluride
Telluride Regional Airport at an elevation of 9,078 feet above sea level, was the highest commercial airport in North America with scheduled passenger flights, until Great Lakes Airlines ended service in 2014.
The runway is on a plateau and still dips slightly in the center, although the dip was more pronounced prior to a renovation in 2009. It can be a challenging but beautiful approach for pilots. During winter months, about 20% of the scheduled commuter airline flights end up diverting to Continue reading
