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C5 Galaxy Interview at Avalon 2009
While at Avalon Airshow 2009, the FlightPathTV.com team got to interview a C5 Galaxy pilot and film the aircraft opening up prior to letting the public walk through. Together with Captain Lee (our media liaison) we made our way down … Continue reading
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Tagged Airshow, Avalon, Avalon Airshow, C5, Galaxy, Interview
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F35 Cockpit Simulator at Avalon Airshow
On my first day at Avalon Airshow 2009, the FlightPathTV.com film crew I was with spent about 3 hours in Lockheed’s F35 simulator. During this time, Ken from Lockheed (one of their human/computer interface team members) was working with a … Continue reading
Posted in Air shows, photos, Simulator Sessions
Tagged Airshow, Avalon, Avalon Airshow, F35, Simulator
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Avalon Airshow, 2009 – first pictures are up
It’s been over a week since I was at Avalon Airshow and I’m only getting around to posting about it now. Sure, I ran up a few Twitter entries about it but I’ve not had a chance to really blog … Continue reading
Posted in Air shows, General Information, photos
Tagged Airshow, Avalon, Avalon Airshow, photos, ymav
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What’s in a name?
You know, a rose by any other name would still have thorns. For those of you who may be wondering why I’m using the handle “Falcon 124”, this quick note explains all.
Indications of Popularity
It would seem that my blog is getting noticed out there as according to Google Analytics, my traffic is up (yay). Even if I never went to check out the analytics information though, I’d still know that awareness was building, … Continue reading
Won’t be working at Avalon this time :(
Every two years the Avalon Airshow is held at Avalon Airfield (YMAV) about an hour out of Melbourne on the way to Geelong. Aircraft range from warbirds to super hornets, 747s to C17s, lighties, loonies and the tradeshow. While nothing … Continue reading
What are we sim’ing for?
Carlo and I are really enjoying our sessions in the Flight Experience 737-800 fixed-base simulator. Even when we have a comparatively bad session with all sorts of hassles and mistakes, we’re still enjoying it. So, are we just having these … Continue reading
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Tagged 737, Flight Experience, Simulator
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EuroFun2 Sim Session – it worked this time
Earlier this month Carlo and I went into the simulator to fly the EuroFun tour we’d dreamed up, traveling from Graz, Austria (LOWG) to Milan, Italy (LOWI) to Lyon, France (LFLY) and then to Innsbruck back in Austria (LOWI). If … Continue reading
Posted in Simulator Sessions
Tagged 737, Flight Experience, LFLY, LIML, LOWG, LOWI, Simulator
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Where’s my Banana?
On Monday night, Carlo and I once again strapped ourselves into the Flight Experience B737-800 simulator, turned on the cockpit DVR and commenced a process of ritual humiliation and embarrassment that reinforced to me how much we need to learn … Continue reading
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Tagged 737, Flight Experience, LFLY, LIML, LOWG, LOWI, Simulator
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Is it time for “Italian Jokes” instead of “Irish Jokes”?
Many of you may have grown up with “Irish Jokes” (like the one about the Irish schoolboy who ate his lunch money). Here in Australia, they’re about New Zealanders (called “Kiwi Jokes”) and in the USA they were “Polish Jokes”. … Continue reading →