Category Archives: Simulator Sessions

Any time spent in simulators

I’m hosting an exclusive F35 Cockpit Demonstrator session :)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Falcon124

Thanks to the folks at Lockheed Martin, I’m getting the chance to host an F35 Cockpit Demonstrator session on Thursday evening (17th March) while I’m here in Canberra for the Canberra Balloon Spectacular. If you’re in town and interested in … Continue reading →

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F35 Cockpit Simulator at Avalon Airshow

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Falcon124

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 →

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What are we sim’ing for?

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Falcon124

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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EuroFun2 Sim Session – it worked this time

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Falcon124

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 →

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Where’s my Banana?

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Falcon124

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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Getting Ready for Sim Flight “EuroFun”

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Falcon124

I’m doing some flight planning in preparation for our next session in the simulator at Flight Experience. This time we’re going to do the following run: LOWG (Graz, Austria) to LIML (Milan, Italy) to LFLY (Lyon, France – Saint Exupery … Continue reading →

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In the Mountains of (Simulated) Madness

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Falcon124

Once again Carlo and I have spent an enjoyable evening in the Flight Experience B737-800 simulator here in Melbourne. We have a lot of fun flying the sim like it’s the real thing – well, OK, mostly like the real … Continue reading →

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Photos from the Hawaiian Sim Run

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Falcon124

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 →

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Worst Landings Ever!

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Falcon124

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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Gear Up please, FO

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Falcon124

It’s been over a year since I was last with my friend Carlo in his B737-800 simulator. Back then it was out at the QANTAS sim center near Essendon airport where it was being evaluated by QF for procedures training. … Continue reading →

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