The Shuttleworth Collection – American Air Display, July 2010
Ian Pearson reports: “For anyone interested in seeing less than common aircraft fly in the real world, rather than just a sim, the Shuttleworth Collection in the United Kingdom has announced the provisional line-up for their American Air Display on July 4th, 2010. Amongst the classic aircraft taking to the skies (subject to the British […]
Vertical Studios Switzerland Mountain Mission
Vertical Studios have issued the first series of Add-on Missions for Flight Simulator X, “Mountain Flying in Switzerland.” There are 3 missions in the series Mission 1 called “Col de Coux” (Geneva) includes: Aeronautical charts of the departure, route, and arrival. FSX Nav Log, Flight plan(s) and GPS pre-programmed way-points. Real world voices reading plus written text of the mission. The […]
Stress Fractures spotted on Commercial B767-300 aircraft
During routine maintenance, American Airlines has found stress fractures in the engine mounting pylons in two of its Boeing 767-300 aircraft. These aircraft are in daily service. The cracks were found at the juncture of where the pylon attaches to the wing. The manufacturer, Boeing will advise all world airlines to inspect their B767-300 more […]