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    Yeah, follow is a good word. Solve? Yeah, guilt, liability, compensation etc etc. Cheers
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    I have always thought the following. Rules for flying are serious because flying is so unforgiving. They are there to help prevent killing people in aircraft and on the ground, to penalise those who do not obey, and to help solve legal issues after accidents. Cheers.
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    Note: In the video above, VMC on the 1st slide and IFR on the 2nd slide should both read VFR.
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    On 15 Jul 2025 in Australia, a Beechcraft Debonair crashed & the pilot died, after flying VFR into IMC. This all too frequent situation was particularly shocking because the pilot was not qualified for cross-country or instrument flying, & in worsening weather & rising terrain he passed by 2 airports just moments before the crash.
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    What on earth caused a Cessna Citation business jet to return to its departure airport 10 minutes later, & then crash & burn on late final, killing all on board, including a family of 4. We won’t know the answer until the NTSB investigates, but considering the possibilities provides some early useful re-inforcing of safety lessons.
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    An Australian-built Bristol Beaufort fighter-bomber, with a crew of 4, disappeared in the jungle of Papua New Guinea in 1943 while on a bombing raid. It was not found until 2022 & finally identified in 2025. Come see how all this came about. Hope you like. Cheers.
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    Come see how British Beryl Markham, in 1936, became the 1st woman to fly the Atlantic east to west, & the 1st person to fly solo from the UK to North America. Enjoy a range of vintage aircraft in MSFS flown by her. Hope you like. Cheers.
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    Come challenge yourself to land & take-off from 8 bush strips, while enjoying the sights in between the strips, in the UNESCO World Heritage Area of Milford Sound, New Zealand. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    The Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is probably the world’s greatest aeromedical service. Come learn a bit more about it, & its aircraft, & see some of the remarkable places it flies into & out of. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    I was so taken with YouTuber steveo1kinevo’s recent real-life flight in a Pilatus PC-24 jet across the Swiss Alps (VFR under low clouds) I re-created it in MSFS 2020. Come see the outstanding scenery & learn a bit about Pilatus Aircraft. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/JVH0crs8luY?si=_xDHGR54bUfoI-25
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    On 17 October 2025, a Piper Aztec twin-engine, on a short flight, crashed in a mountainous, wilderness area of Montana, USA, in bad, freezing weather, killing all 3 on board. The NTSB investigation will shed more light on the circumstances, but in the meantime, it is useful to re-iterate the same old safety lessons yet again.
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    The iconic Learjet started the business jet era in the 1960s. Learjets continued to be produced up to 2022. Come see Learjet historical highlights, including the man who started them, the companies that kept them going, the different models, the celebrities who loved them, & some notable crashes. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    On 12 Sep 1943, in one of WW2’s greatest secret commando raids by air, Hitler rescued Mussolini from a high mountain top prison where Italy had incarcerated him after sacking him as its leader and swapping sides from the Axis to the Allies. Come see how this remarkable operation took place. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    The longest ever spitfire raid was carried out on 27 Nov 1944, during WW2, on a Japanese Radar station on the Island of Timor, by a combined Australian/British/American force of aircraft from Darwin, Australia. There have been longer Spitfire flights, which we also cover in this video, but these were not actual raids. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    In November 1973, a Super DC-3 supply/training flight crashed on to the black sand of a beach in southern Iceland. The remaining wreckage became a major tourist attraction. The pilot flying at the time is returning to the crash site for the first time later this month. Come see how it happened. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    This video is to let you know what WW2 UK & US bomber aircraft are available in MSFS. I have found 12, payware & freeware, of all bomber types. Please let me know in the comments if there are any others. For each of the 12 bombers, we’ll provide a picture with brief details of the aircraft, footage from MSFS, & then some real-life footage. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    The American Wright Brothers deserve credit for “The first aeroplane to achieve man-carrying, powered, sustained flight”. But it was sort of a rather close run thing. Come see how it panned out. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    Looks like they got the Drover right by Version 3: https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/drover/drover.htm Cheers.
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    The beautiful British De Havilland DH104 Dove was one of the post-WW2 great successes. It was a short-haul liner that was popular around the world for civil, corporate, private & military operators. We’ll look at the aircraft in general, & then follow the life of one particular aircraft as a case study. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    Robin Miller (1940 - 75) was a famous, heroic Australian nurse & aviator who brought life-saving, aerial medical assistance to remote, outback Western Australia, including flying thousands of miles, solo, distributing polio vaccines. Come learn about her & join in on some of her flights. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    Yes, he was a very keen hunter. In fact, he was due to go on leave to go hunting with mates in 2 days time. He must also have been a pretty good pilot to avoid attacks by superior, or at least faster, Sopwith Camels. Cheers
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    In WW1, the top fighter pilot Ace, with 80 kills/victories, was Germany’s Manfred von Richthofen, The Red Baron. He was finally shot down & killed, in his bright red Fokker Triplane, but who did it was debated until 1969. Even now, there may well be ongoing differences of opinion!. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    Australian Sir Sidney Cotton (1894-1969) in WW1 pioneered the famous SidCot flying jacket, rear-facing machine guns, & upward firing guns to take out Zeplins, & in WW2, aerial spy reconnaissance photography, & special camouflage & speed enhancements for Spitfires. He was a colleague of Ian Fleming & part-inspiration for Fleming’s James Bond character. Not bad for a boy from outback Queensland, Australia. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    At the suggestion of an Administrator from the “Sim Out House Combat Flight Center” website, here is a video on heroic George Preddy Jnr, the world’s highest scoring Ace in P-51 Mustang aircraft from WW2. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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