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- Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:36 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Last ‘Queen of the Skies’ Rolls Off Line at Boeing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 63502
Last ‘Queen of the Skies’ Rolls Off Line at Boeing
December 6, 2022: The Boeing Company hit a bitter-sweet milestone today: the final 747, number 1,574 rolled out of Boeing’s facility at Snohomish County Airport/Paine Field (KPAE) in Everett, Washington. The 747 has been in production since September 1968. The last 747 has left our Everett factory a...
- Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:17 pm
- Forum: Screen Shots, Photos and Videos
- Topic: Beechcraft B1900D Over St Louis, Missouri
- Replies: 1
- Views: 25113
Re: Beechcraft B1900D Over St Louis, Missouri
Nice! The B190 is one of my favorite to fly.
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:11 pm
- Forum: Frequently Asked Questions & Helpful Information
- Topic: Airbus A320 Rating
- Replies: 2
- Views: 19902
Re: Airbus A320 Rating
Hi, Reviewing "My Log" in the SAX POC, I noted that in addition to the other entry level aircraft, I've also have been given the A320 Left Seat Rating. I was under the impression that at 50 hrs, pilots would have to qualify by successful completion of an A320 Checkride. Is my A320 Rating ...
- Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:11 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Boeing Rolls Out Second to Last 747—Ever
- Replies: 0
- Views: 45764
Boeing Rolls Out Second to Last 747—Ever
Boeing rolled out one of the last 747s to be built at its Everett, Washington, factory this week—54 years after the first “queen of the skies” rolled out from the same building and plant at Paine Field (KPAE). The legacy jumbo jet undoubtedly transformed Boeing’s business while inspiring pilots and ...
- Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:16 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Boeing Is Currently Assembling The Last Ever 747 Jumbo Jet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 24996
Boeing Is Currently Assembling The Last Ever 747 Jumbo Jet
The Queen of the Skies was in production for over half a century. The last Boeing 747 will soon roll off Boeing's production line. Once the finishing touches are put, the final Boeing 747-8F will be delivered to Atlas Air, the cargo carrier's final delivery of the aircraft type and marking the end o...
- Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:44 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: 2021 Cessna 172 Flies Non Stop to Hawaii
- Replies: 1
- Views: 25650
2021 Cessna 172 Flies Non Stop to Hawaii
Video and FlightAware info about a Cessna 172's recently ferry-flight to Hawaii.
FlightAware track: https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/ ... /KMCE/PHNL
FlightAware track: https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/ ... /KMCE/PHNL
- Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:27 pm
- Forum: Screen Shots, Photos and Videos
- Topic: Last Flight of An-225 ‘Mriya,’ the World’s Largest Airplane
- Replies: 1
- Views: 24663
Last Flight of An-225 ‘Mriya,’ the World’s Largest Airplane
The story behind the last flight of the An-225—a humanitarian mission revealed.
https://www.flyingmag.com/new-video-sho ... 3hO70NItNA
View on YouTube for higher quality.
https://www.flyingmag.com/new-video-sho ... 3hO70NItNA
View on YouTube for higher quality.
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:45 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Video Showing Antonov AN-225 Destroyed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28764
Re: Video Showing Antonov AN-225 Destroyed
Here's the AN-124 departing KRFD back on 2022-02-15. Unfortunately I missed seeing it.
View on YouTube Here ---> https://youtu.be/x4Ua0GvUDLg
View on YouTube Here ---> https://youtu.be/x4Ua0GvUDLg
- Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:12 am
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Video Showing Antonov AN-225 Destroyed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28764
Re: Video Showing Antonov AN-225 Destroyed
The AN-124 has been to KRFD but I don't know about the AN-225.
- Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:41 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Video Showing Antonov AN-225 Destroyed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28764
- Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:46 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: A380 "Hovering" Trying to Land at London Heathrow
- Replies: 0
- Views: 45219
A380 "Hovering" Trying to Land at London Heathrow
Amazing what high winds can do to a super-jet.
For full-screen viewing ----> https://youtu.be/qfX8N9pqNUg
For full-screen viewing ----> https://youtu.be/qfX8N9pqNUg
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:32 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Big Jet TV YouTube Live Steam - High Winds Landings at London EGLL
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23336
Big Jet TV YouTube Live Steam - High Winds Landings at London EGLL
Big Jet TV streams live on YouTube.
This one is at London Heathrow 27L on Friday 18-Feb-2022 for about 8 hours during very high winds causing many go-arounds. The pilots earned their pay that day.
Suggest going to YouTube for full-screen viewing. https://youtu.be/vPQh1FrbOc0
This one is at London Heathrow 27L on Friday 18-Feb-2022 for about 8 hours during very high winds causing many go-arounds. The pilots earned their pay that day.
Suggest going to YouTube for full-screen viewing. https://youtu.be/vPQh1FrbOc0
- Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:01 am
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: 19-year-old Girl to Fly Around the World in Microlight
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14912
Re: 19-year-old Girl to Fly Around the World in Microlight
Teenage aviator Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. The 19-year-old, who has dual British-Belgian nationality, landed at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on Thursday (19Jan2022), completing an epic 41-country journey spanning over 52,000 kilometers...
- Sun Jan 09, 2022 11:04 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Poll: Preferred Flight Sim for Your SAX Flights
- Replies: 10
- Views: 40927
Re: Poll: Preferred Flight Sim for Your SAX Flights
I'm still happy using FSX and my current system probably won't run FS2020 anyway. Here's my other "add-ons" that I use: SimBreif - for flight planning and to make the flight plan file for FSX. Active Sky Next for FSX - for weather. Radar Contact 4 - for ATC. Not the best but it is better t...
- Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:13 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Poll: Preferred Flight Sim for Your SAX Flights
- Replies: 10
- Views: 40927
Poll: Preferred Flight Sim for Your SAX Flights
What are you use now as your primary flight sim for your SAX flights? This poll will run until February 15, 2022 and you may change your vote if needed. You must login to vote. It's been a few years since I last ran this poll. The last poll ended February 15, 2019. FSX had 4 votes, and P3Dv4 Pro ha...
- Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:41 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Live Stream Plane Spotting at KORD - O'Hare Intl
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7156
Re: Live Stream Plane Spotting at KORD - O'Hare Intl
4 Queens at the same time at KORD.
View on YouTube for higher quality.
View on YouTube for higher quality.
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: Live Stream Plane Spotting at KORD - O'Hare Intl
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7156
Live Stream Plane Spotting at KORD - O'Hare Intl
Here's a YouTube creator that regularly live streams plane spotting at O'Hare International Airport KORD. You can also watch his previous live streams.
The Curious Spotter: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCuriousSpotter
The Curious Spotter: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCuriousSpotter
- Fri Aug 20, 2021 12:04 pm
- Forum: Pilots Lounge - The Sky's the Limit!
- Topic: 19-year-old Girl to Fly Around the World in Microlight
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14912
19-year-old Girl to Fly Around the World in Microlight
On 2021 August 18, 19-year-old Zara Rutherford is setting off on the trip of a lifetime: a 32,000-mile journey around the world. More than that, she'll be flying herself. Flying in a bespoke Shark ultralight, which she says is the world's fastest microlight aircraft, Rutherford hopes to set the reco...
- Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:00 pm
- Forum: Screen Shots, Photos and Videos
- Topic: Extreme landing Close-ups at KORD
- Replies: 0
- Views: 52329
Extreme landing Close-ups at KORD
This is from a YouTube creator called "The Curious Spotter". He live-streams plane spotting at Chicago O'Hare Intl KORD.
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:56 am
- Forum: Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (MFS2020) and Add-ons
- Topic: Any ACARS for FS2020
- Replies: 4
- Views: 24274
Re: Any ACARS for FS2020
I just completed a flight in MSFS2020 using the FBW A320 (Stable version) with FSFK Version 3.5.2 Build 1750 and submitted the report. I know this isn't officially supported but it seems to work. Richard Seems to be working except FSFK v3.5.2 is not displaying the FLIGHT PLAN in the log submitted t...
- Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:01 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: SimBrief for Routes and Fuel Load
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12708
Re: SimBrief for Routes and Fuel Load
Navigraph acquires SimBrief Navigraph, the flight simulation community’s trusted source for updated charts and navigational data, today announced that it has acquired SimBrief, the flight simulation community’s most popular flight planning software. Read More Here ---> https://blog.navigraph.com/po...
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:18 pm
- Forum: Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (MFS2020) and Add-ons
- Topic: Any ACARS for FS2020
- Replies: 4
- Views: 24274
Re: Any ACARS fo FS2020
Hey guys, i know it's early still, but are there any ACARS programs that Sun Air supports that work with FS2020? A new version of Flight Keeper? An different method of uploading flights to Sun Air when flying with FS2020?? Thanks in advance! Matt T SAX756 Not at this time. First we need to find an ...
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:32 am
- Forum: Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (MFS2020) and Add-ons
- Topic: SimBrief Works with FS2020
- Replies: 0
- Views: 58421
SimBrief Works with FS2020
I noticed today that flight plans created with SimBrief can now be downloaded for use with FS2020. SimBrief is great for creating flight plans for just about any flight simulator and it is free to use. I use it for all my SAX flights. Besides flight plans it also gives you fuel loads, too. www.simb...
- Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:01 am
- Forum: Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (MFS2020) and Add-ons
- Topic: A Video Review of FS2020
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22494
Re: A Video Review of FS2020
One of the interested things I found out about FS2020 by watching this video was the addition of a drone camera. And apparently you can use just the drone without an aircraft. That could be useful to check out unfamiliar approaches, besides just sightseeing.
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:41 pm
- Forum: Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (MFS2020) and Add-ons
- Topic: A Video Review of FS2020
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22494
A Video Review of FS2020
A video showing many of the bells and whistles of FS2020.
Visit YouTube for wide screen viewing.
https://youtu.be/DsGyqezRaWM
Visit YouTube for wide screen viewing.
https://youtu.be/DsGyqezRaWM