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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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    Englishman, & then New Zealander, Sir Francis Chichester (1901-72) is perhaps best known for being the 1st solo yachtsman to sail around the word, for which he was knighted by the Queen. But before that he was a pioneer airman who flew in a tiny aircraft from the UK to Australia – the 2nd person to ever do so. He then became the 1st person to fly from NZ to Australia. There were other pioneering flights after that. Come see how he did the UK to Australia flight. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    The 1930s/1940s Boeing 307 Stratoliner pioneered several aviation firsts & records, including being the first-ever pressurised airliner. Largely forgotten, perhaps because only 10 were made, it had a very successful civil & military aviation career. Come see some of the highlights of that career. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    In October 2024, a Cessna is flying with a pilot, undergoing a Commercial Pilot Licence flight test, along with an examiner. A Jabiru is flying from a different airport, with some other Light Sport aircraft, on a social flight. The pilots, aircraft & weather are all OK. What could possibly go wrong? Hope you Like & Learn. Cheers.
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    Cpt Bill Lancaster (1898 – 1933) made several famous post-WW1 flights, none more so than from the UK to Australia with a woman nick-named Chubbie. Although both separately married, they fell in love. While together, she accepted a marriage proposal from another, & a love-triangle ensued. The other died from a bullet to the head & a trial followed, but Lancaster was acquitted. An attempt at a record-breaking flight, to restore his reputation, & provide money for him & Chubbie, ended in disaster. Come see how it all happened. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    In Jan 1944, 23 young men faced the most perilous fight of their lives. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 6 of those pilots & 22 Corsair aircraft were lost in one of the worst air disasters in US Marine Corps history. Although the incident took place during the most furious phase of the Pacific War, not a single plane was downed by enemy action. They were victims of bad weather, technical difficulties, poor planning &, most of all, careless command & control. Hope you like. Cheers.
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    Ms Harriet Quimby (1875 – 1912) was the 1st women in the USA to gain a pilot’s license, & the 1st women to fly solo across the English Channel. She was a beautiful, high-profile feminist, journalist & playwright, & a powerful advocate for aviation & for women in aviation. She died tragically in her Bleriot XI monoplane at an airshow. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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    Canadian George Beurling DSO DFC DFM (1921 - 1948) was the top fighter pilot Ace in the brutal Battle/Seige of Malta in WW2, & Canada’s top WW2 Ace. He was a superb Spitfire fighter pilot. He survived many crashes, but died tragically in an aircraft crash in 1948. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.
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