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Author Archives: Falcon124
My old flying articles
I’ve started loading some of my old flying articles onto the site for you to enjoy. So far there’s: Simulator Session A friend and I went to Adelaide in 2002 for a few hours flying a B737-400 full motion simulator … Continue reading
All my eggs in one basket
Given I’ve been involved in flying adventures for quite some time before I started this blog, I’ve wound up with a number of entries about flying over on my regular blog. I decided to split off my flying related activities … Continue reading
Photos from the Hawaiian Sim Run
I’ve loaded the photos from yesterday’s Hawaiian Island simulator session. I’m the bald one in the photo on the left. We took a few photos but only 4 were worth keeping. I’ve loaded them in the Hawaiian Island Sim Run … Continue reading
Worst Landings Ever!
Just got home after another session in the Flight Experience B737-800 fixed base simulator. While another great time, it was a major wake up call for me as my landings were abysmal. We had planned to spend 1.5 to 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged 737, Flight Experience, PHKO, PHNL, PHOG, PHTO, Simulator
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YBCG -> YMML
Today we flew back from Tweed Heads to Melbourne and I have to say the time in the Gold Coast terminal wasn’t that bad at all. While our aircraft was packed solid, there was lots of space in the departure … Continue reading
YMMB -> YBCG
We’re having a break in Tweed Heads to visit family and are staying in a house not far from Coolangatta / Gold Coast Airport (YBCG). Sitting on the balcony with a beer, I can watch the commercial jets heading out … Continue reading
Wild Ride
I received an email from a friend of mine this afternoon after a rather wild attempted landing at Hong Kong (VHHH). Gotta love that inflight Internet access, no? I am currently typing this at 29000 feet, 804km/h, sitting in row57h … Continue reading
Helicopter Heaven
We’ve just started Spring Carnival here in Melbourne – about 1.5 months of horse racing on tracks around Melbourne and through out the state of Victoria. So, what does this have to do with helicopters? Plenty! Due to the popularity … Continue reading
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
We’re sitting here late at night watching the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta’s “mass ascention” streaming live on the ‘net. Hundreds of balloons launching and flying together, a sky packed with balloons. Amazing. You can see it via KOAT’s live feed … Continue reading
Reducing the load helps smooth out the system
I’ve been posting some comments on a couple of stories from Dan Webb’s ‘Things in the Sky’ blog. He’s noted that the transport statistics for August 2008 show the on-time arrivals improved and mishandled baggage rates reduced and that he’s … Continue reading →