Canadian Xpress November 2013 Challenge – Paradise Kiwi Style
This month’s challenge and its name, was inspired by a YouTube Video posted by Paul (CXA002) of an A320 crew on approach to Queenstown New Zealand. It will quickly show you why Queenstown is listed on SimTours.net as an airport with a dangerous and difficult approach.
This month, your job is to load up either the Canadian Xpress® Airbus A320-200, Boeing 737-900NG, Boeing 737-300 or the Bombardier CRJ-700 which are available to all Canadian Xpress pilots regardless of rank, but only for the challenge for a domestic hop from Auckland (NZAA) to Queenstown (NZQN). This is a fairly common route so Continue reading
Canadian Xpress October Fly-In – Northern Lights
The bright dancing lights of the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth’s atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. 2013 is the peak period of an eleven year cycle.
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us with your favorite turbo-prop on Saturday, October 19th at 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our October 2013 fly-in where in this season of Northern lights chasing, we will depart Iqaluit (CYFB) in Nunavut Canada and head north east to Thule Air Base (BGTL) in Greenland. We will fly in real Continue reading
Canadian Xpress October 2013 Challenge – America’s Cup
Just a few weeks ago the 34th America’s Cup conclude in San Francisco. Oracle Team USA (skippered by a New Zealander) successfully defended all challengers to keep the cup on US soil for 4 more years. However, their challenger Team New Zealand, a team with less than a third of the operating budget of Team USA, took the US team to task pushing the series to its maximum of 17 races.
This month, your job is to fly the members of Team New Zealand home in style. From San Francisco (KSFO), you will load the 53 members of Team New Zealand on board the Canadian Xpress® Concorde which is available to all pilots regardless of rank, but only for the challenge for the return trip to Auckland (NZAA). The Concorde doesn’t Continue reading
Canadian Xpress September Fly-In – South East Asia
Tropical monsoon climate, infinite beaches, and thousands of islands to discover, South East Asia lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activity.
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, September 21st at 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our September 2013 fly-in where we will feel the heat and the beauty of Vietnam. Departing from Hanoi (VVNB) we will fly to mythic Phuket (VTSP) where you can expect a Saint Marteen like approach!
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Canadian Xpress August Fly-In – Lobster & Crab
For your summer vacation, why not visit the Canadian Maritimes on the east coast? Aside breath taking views and sights, do not forget that you can sample the best crab and lobster there is!
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us with your favorite turbo-prop on Saturday, August 17th at 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our August 2013 fly-in where we will fly from Sept-Iles (CYZV) to Moncton (CYQM) and then on to the jewel of the gulf of St-Lawrence: Iles-de-la Madeleine (CYGR).
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Canadian Xpress Now Offering VATSIM P2 Ratings
Canadian Xpress® a VATSIM Authorized Training Organization, is pleased to announce that we can now train, evaluate and issue your VATSIM P2 Rating – Pilot Fundamentals.
Our VATSIM P2 Training program includes:
• Understanding Flight|
• Aircraft Systems
• Basic Flight Instruments
• Pitot / Static System
• VOR / NDB Navigation
• Instrument Navigation
• Aircraft Lights
In addition, Canadian Xpress® provides other types of training including:
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Canadian Xpress July Fly-In – Mediterranean Summer Vacation
This month, we are flying some of the most popular European vacation destinations in the Mediterranean Sea! The history of the Mediterranean region is crucial to understanding the origins and development of many modern societies.
Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, July 13th at 10h00edt (14h00z) for our July 2013 fly-in where we will fly from Djerba Tunisia (DTTJ) to Tivat Montenegro (LYTV) and then on to wonderful Skiathos Greece (LGSK). Join us for hot summer fun in the Mediterranean!
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 Continue reading
