Have you seen him? He’s vanished off the interwebz! The mysterious, greying Captain, fond of Japanese superbikes and perfect landings, only known as “Dave” has removed his blog, “flightlevel390”. And I’m not the only one who is missing this paragon of aviation blogging awesomeness… In fact, you don’t have to look very Continue Reading
Landing the Boeing 737
“Ladies and Gentlemen, does anyone know how to fly a plane?” The question they should be asking is, of course, “does anybody know how to LAND a plane?” Flying is easy. Landing is hard. It is every Flight Simulator geek’s dream to be asked into the cockpit to save a pressurised Continue Reading
Flying the Boeing 737
Last weekend I traveled to Harrogate in Yorkshire to try my hand at flying the Boeing 737-200 airliner. Hidden away in a hangar on the outskirts of the beautiful (and quite historical) town is Real Simulation, a company selling flight simulator experiences in their full-motion 737 and F4 Phantom sims. Continue Reading
American Airlines New Livery
American Airlines have announced they will change the polished-bare-metal livery their aircraft have sported since the 1930s. There have been several leaked designs and even a purported photo showing a new Boeing 777 painted in dark grey ready to be the first to receive American Airline’s new livery. American Airlines’ Continue Reading
Red Arrows Landing at Newcastle Airport After Great North Run 2012 Fly-Over
While the world was watching the Great North Run 2012 runners begin their harrowing half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields, those of us with more of an interest in aviation than athletics (despite trying to change that) were watching something else: the skies.
British Airways to open Whitehall Airport
Offering fantastic city-centre access without the fuss of traversing the M25 London Ring Road, British Airways’ new Whitehall Airport in the middle of London will replace their Terminal 5 operation and provide a new class of point-to-point international air service.
British Airways Flies the Olympic Flame to UK
British Airways have been chosen to transport the Olympic Flame from Athens, Greece to Royal Navy Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall, UK. Airbus A319 G-EUPC was the chosen aircraft, named “Firefly” and given a special livery for the flight:
Celebrating the Lives of Two Hero Pilots
This week saw the tragic passing of two pilots revered throughout the aviation community. Both are regarded as heroes for completely different reasons and you’ll probably have seen both of them on TV at some stage doing their thing. This article is my little contribution to the memory of Dennis Continue Reading