New Stuff
1-July
Allan Lowson has a Bluegrass Repaint for the Alpha Sim Freeware
Bobcat T-50. The file can be downloaded
from the bottom of the 2004
Classic Airliners page in the FS 2004 hangar.
22 March
Luke bgan021 has repainted Stuart Green’s Sopwith T1 Cuckoo Torpedo
Biplane for the Mail Division.
While your making your mail runs if you notice any enemy submarines
in the
File is at the bottom of the
20-February
Tom Goodrick has modified the flight dynamics of the C-133B
Transporter, and included a new digital panel.
Your will find it in the FS2004 – Turboprop Hangar.
16-February
Andrew Godden bgad031 has been named the Director of the Australian
Division.
19-November
For FS9 Allan Lowson has painted Dee Waldron’s Martin 4-0-4 in
Florida Airlines colors. The file can be
downloaded from the bottom of the 2004 Classic Airliners page
in the FS 2004 hangar. If you already
have the
Check out the November feature of the
month. You can use the Martin 4-0-4
on those flights.
26-October
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World Flight 2007 |
In the latest edition of
Computer Pilot magazine there is an article about "World Flight 2007"
This is an annual RTW event flown by a bunch of people all over the globe
to raise money for charities, various. It is flown, by the book, under
the eagle eye of ATC, 24/7 and takes about a week to complete the
circumnavigation from Sydney Oz. Through the Phillipines, China, Russia,
Greece, the Middle East, North Africa, Portugal, Prague, Amsterdam, UK,
Iceland, Canada, Eastern USA (past Tom's doorstep), the Caribbean, Mexico City,
AZ, AK, back into Russia, Japan, Thailand, Manila, Indonesia, Western Australia
and home to Sydney via Adelaide and Melbourne.
Seems that the majority of entrants are set up with elaborate simulators, some
of them full motion. Each base has enlisted a team of pilots so that
flying can continue 'round the clock. The first aircraft is due to roll
at 2300z on November 4 and finish the 43 flights around 0910z on Nov 11.
They will all be flying kero (paraffin) burning upholstered tunnels. I
got hooked on the idea of having a look at the course and thought that if I did
the flights in a Super Connie, on my own, I would have to start about two weeks
ago. Oh well ! Today I flew the first leg to 
A charity ? The Aussie teams are supporting the Royal Flying
Doctor Service and as they did such a great job of getting Nicole's busted
ankles 530 NM from Paraburdoo to Perth I thought I would toss a few bucks their
way and if any of you avid fliers feel so inclined, don't be shy as the RFDS
does a great job for locals and visitors alike. The country is so
vast we would be in trouble without them.
Some links:-
http://www.worldflight.com.au/
---------------------------- Lots of info
here, last year's vid, crews, etc.
http://www.flyingdoctor.net/default.htm
Ed
8-August
Luke bgan021 has repainted the Project Open Sky Boeing 747-200 for
FS9/FSX. The screenshot and the
filenames needed to download the aircraft and bga textures are at the bottom of
the FS2004 Hangar Jets page The files are hosted by www.flightsim.com
5-August
John Lawler has supplied a missing airfield for the August 2007
Feature of the month. MMAR –