Come join Aussie Owen Zupp, airline pilot & award-winning aviation writer, as he flies solo in a light aircraft around Australia in 2010. Enjoy beautiful Australian scenery, especially the famous...
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Come join Aussie Owen Zupp, airline pilot & award-winning aviation writer, as he flies solo in a light aircraft around Australia in 2010. Enjoy beautiful Australian scenery, especially the famous...
Much loved & respected Bert Mercer started New Zealand (NZ)'s 1st licensed airline with his De Havilland Fox Moth in 1934 servicing the rugged, west coast of NZ's South Island. His airline, Air...
The beautiful, iconic Coral Route through the South Pacific in the 1950s between New Zealand (NZ) & Tahiti was the last flying boat route in the world. The Short Solent IV flying boat flying that...
Following MSFS's recent World Update of The Caribbean, plus additional water-masking, now is a good time to visit The Caribbean in MSFS. So come learn about the little-known importance of The...
At 10.31 am, on 30 June 1956, TWA & UAL airliners collided mid-air over the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, & crashed into the Canyon. All 128 people on the airliners perished. At the time, it was the...
Come see this sad video about Australia's only mid-air collision between two civil aircraft in IFR flight. It happened in 2020 & took the lives of four people including my own CFI. It should never...
Thanks for the link. Cheers.
[QUOTE=Seahawk72s;1327168]Fantastic aircraft...nice work on the video.
It's worth checking out this other historical reference.
Thanks for your comment and the reference. Cheers.
Have you not already heard of the WW2 Black Sheep Squadron led by Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington in the Solomons & New Guinea in 1943/44? Well, here's an introduction to one of WW2's most successful...
The history of aviation in Scotland is basically the history of the Scottish Aviation company at Prestwick Airport before, during & after WW2. It is both inspirational & sad. I found it absolutely...
Oh, yes please! Loved the old video. Cheers.
The crash of a DC-2, Kyeema, in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia, & the loss of all onboard - 4 crew & 14 passengers - led to a national outcry & high-level Inquiry that subsequently...
Sounds like you had a great trip from the UK. Cheers.
Ha, just missed you - I was there in October. That thing is soooooo big!
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Come visit my Top 10 Australian aviation museums from all around Australia. For each museum we visit its home/nearest airfield & show 3 selected aircraft from the museum. The MSFS videos are from an...
Come see how the British & Norwegians helped stop Hitler's development of the atomic bomb by sabotaging & bombing the Vemork Heavy Water plant in Norway in 1942/43. The bravery & heroism of the...
In this 6th & final video covering airstrips in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for which freeware scenery is available in MSFS, we look at the top 5 major airports & include their aerodrome charts. We take...
In this 5th video in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) airstrip series, we look at more mountain strips for which there is nice freeware scenery available in MSFS, and the 1st payware scenery for PNG...
In this 4th video in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) freeware scenery series, we look at more mountain strips for which there is nice freeware scenery available in MSFS, plus provide real-life footage of...
In this 3rd video in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) freeware scenery series, we look at more mountain strips with shortfield takeoff & landing tips, plus a brief analysis of PNG aviation accidents over...
Thanks Paul. I think I have some of his coming up in future PNG videos. Cheers.
Yes, I saw that. Orbx stuff is usually pretty good. But I am watching my $$$$$s! Cheers.
In this series of videos we will review most of the available freeware airstrips in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Part 1 video covered the first 5 highest airstrips. This Part 2 video covers the second...
Bit of history here using MSFS. Cheers.
https://youtu.be/iPMlKsbvmZc?si=RkDWNlpmOC6_dh1b
In a new series of videos we will review most of the available freeware airstrips in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This Part 1 video covers the first 5 highest airstrips. PNG is noted for its challenging...