Just a brief blog update. Yesterday I attended a small meet up of like-minded individuals on the topic of….(you guessed it) flight simulation. Except the time I met with a member or two ofAmerican Virtual Airlines back in 2002/03 timeframe, I had never met with fellow flight simmers and sat around a table and discussed…
Flight Sim
Flight Simulator meets Second Life – A Review of Andras Field by Aerosoft
The virtual world aspect is nothing new to us sim pilots. We nailed the virtual concept down many years ago and each year we’ve worked hard to make it better. While the early days were limited to a single player game, over time this has blossomed into what we enjoy today with multi-player groups like…
Return to VATSIM….Sort of
Before my long multi-year hiatus from the hobby I was a regular on the VATSIM network. In the short period of time from first joining VATSIM to my break from the hobby I had accumulated over 420 hours. Keep in mind this was over a period of time from 2002 through 2004 and another brief…
Around the World – Update 10
If all goes as planned, this update (update 10) will be the final trip update for my Around the World – 2010 Adventure. If by some chance you are just finding this blog. I began an Around the World Journey on what feels like a really long time ago, but actually just on 30 September…
Around the World – Update 9
As in previous updates, I’ve talked about what course I would take once I reached this point in the journey. I decided a while back that I would head out across the Aleutian Islands if it was possible. I spent some time researching all my alternatives while on the ground in Tokyo and determined if…
Around the World – Update 8
As my 8th update begins to unfold in front of your eyes, I have been on this journey for over one month, have flown over 27,000 nm in just over 152 hours. On this trip, I have visited many old favorites and just as many brand new destinations. The one element I’ve realized from this…
Around the World – Update 7
My position as of this posting is WAMM (Manado, Indonesia)I’ve traveled a total of 27,709 nmI’ve burned a total of 2,448 gallons of fuelI’ve flown a total of 152.25 hoursMy next destination is Philippines The day begins with what hopefully will be a long day of island hopping from the Australian mainland to New Zealand. …
Around the World – Update 6
My position as of this posting is YSBK (Sydney, Australia)I’ve traveled a total of 19,892 nmI’ve burned a total of 1,828 gallons of fuelI’ve flown a total of 113.0 hoursMy next destination is Lord Howe Island As of this blog posting, I’m officially “Down Under” in Australia. I’m really pleased that I elected to take…
Around the World – Update 5
We’re picking up on our journey today, departing from Jerusalem headed to Cairo, Egypt. It is in the pre-dawn hours and I’m reviewing today’s weather across the region. It looks to be a wonderful day. The cloud cover over this portion of the Mediterranean will burn off after sunrise. Departing LLJR just as the sun…
The Cost of a Hobby
A hobby….any hobby has a cost factor associated to it. Each hobby I know of (and certainly those I’m involved with) have a cost which I like to call the introductory cost. By introductory cost I’m talking about the cost which you must pay to even participate. Now some people may not think of flight…