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LATEST NEWS - SUNDAY 31st MARCH 2025 - 11:13 Zulu ...
LATEST NEWS . . .
COMMERCIAL LEVEL SIMULATIONS (CLS) GIVES UPDATE ON THEIR 737 CLASSIC . . .
Developer Commercial Level Simulations (CLS) have released an update on the progress of their Boeing 737 Classic product, saying that the aircraft systems are ready and a release date can be announced pretty soon. On their Discord server they write, “All aircraft systems are ready and undergoing internal testing. The external model is finished, and the animation is almost finished. External passenger models of versions -300 and -400 and winglets are also ready.” You can find out more on the FSElite News page HERE . . .
INIBUILDS RELEASES YET ANOTHER UPDATE TO IT'S AIRBUS A350 AIRLINER . . .
Developer Inibuilds continues to update and improve their Airbus A350 Airliner, releasing an update to version 1.0.6 of the product for both MSFS 2020 and 2024. This update includes a host of bug fixes and improvements and new for this aircraft, an AUTOSAVE function to allow users to save a flight and then re-join it later at exactly the same place with all systems saved. This feature is fully customisable. Once again, check out the FSElite News page for the full list of fixes, HERE . . .
AND IN CASE YOU DID NOT KNOW IT - I AM WORKING ON A BOOK. . . !
Yes, after a nearly 40 year career in Airport Security with 27 of them spent at Heathrow and another 10 at Gatwick, I have been persuaded to finally write the book about my career. Whilst the title is not yet set in stone, you can check out my webpage at UKAIRPORTSECURITY to take a look and find out how to check me out . . .
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Coming next week , 31st March 2025 . . .
KNOCK, IRELAND WEST AIRPORT (EIKN) by FLY X - A REVIEW
First to go under the microscope this week, is the airport of NOC, Ireland West Airport,
a new product by FLY X Simulations. Located in the western part of the Republic of
Ireland, this little airport has developed over the years and now has regular flights in and
out both Domestically and Internationally. We take a close look to see what has been
produced by the developer. More details HERE . . .
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA V2.0 by DOMINIC DESIGNS - A REVIEW
Secondly, we take a look at the new VERSION 2 scenery showcasing the airport of
Indianapolis in the State of Indiana in the USA. Produced by developer Dominic
Designs, the new version is a complete new scenery developed from scratch and has
many new features not available in the previous version. We put the product under
the microscope. More details can be found HERE . . .
PORTLAND, OREGON V2.0 (KPDX) by IBLUEYONDER - A REVIEW
Lastly, we take a look at the scenery of PORTLAND Airport in Oregon, USA. Developed
by the Team at iBlueYonder, this new Version 2 scenery product looks to be a significant
improvement over the initial release version. But how well does it really stack up?
We check it out close up. More details HERE . . .
COMING SOON . . .
More review videos to come featuring ABERDEEN V2 (EGPD) by Aurascenery, RIJEKA (EIKN) by PESIM and MONASTIR (DTMB) from the Team over at FSDG. Stay tuned . . .
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I was asked recently during a live flight, about the use of the flight code VAP for my private airline and so I decided to post an ORIGIN page to
show the research I did to enable me to use this code from the now defunct South American airline that previously used it. So check out the
new ORIGIN OF VAP AIR page!
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS . . .
MORE REVIEWS TO COME !
Yes, watch for more reviews and Adventure Flights to come in due course. Also . . . .
I now have a page on Facebook and a new page on Instagram both dedicated to my channel. Check them out here -
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thevirtualairlinepilot
Instagram - thevirtualairlinepilot
Check out my YouTube Channel - VIRTUALAIRLINEPILOT - for all my latest videos! I try to release at least two video each
week, but sometimes it's more !
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WELL, WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT THEN . . . . . . ?
Hello and welcome to my site. I have been a home Desktop Virtual Pilot for over
30 years. Whilst I was once a former beta tester for Microsoft UK, way back in the
day and have been involved with flying full size, home built Flight Simulators as
part of a Team of Virtual Pilots raising money for charity, I now fly airliners across
the world for a small group of Virtual Airlines with dedicated volunteers. You will
find them listed on my ABOUT ME page. I have over 14,000 virtual flying hours
and these days, I am getting into video capture and editing. Flight Simulation lends
itself really well to this kind of thing and so, by way of these pages, I would like to try
and show you what goes on in the virtual flying world and give you a flavour of the Aircraft, the Pilots, the Scenery available for the main Simulation Platforms and to discuss bits and pieces in a regular blog. As Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is now in it's third year, I will also be exploring the limits of the Simulator developed by Asobo Studios and led by the Microsoft Team who created the source of our obsession in the first place!! This site is a work in progress so please bear with me as I build the site and add content. Thank you for visiting ....
VAP AIR - My Virtual Airline
Scenery Highlights & Reviews
Hi There!
ALL ABOUT VIRTUALAIRLINEPILOT . . . .
VirtualAirlinePilot is a new project to build a Brand and a Private Virtual Airline. I will be show-casing video content, Adventure Flights and Reviews about new and current products for Flight Simulator 2020. I have purchased the Premium Edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and so will be examining and evaluating this product and other related topics that both you and I find interesting too. As I get used to using my video software (Vegas Movie Studio 20), I will be producing product reviews and flying videos as often as I can. These videos will feature scenery products, as well as adventure flights featuring some of my more interesting landings and take offs from across the virtual world for my own Airline VAP AIR and the virtual airlines that I also currently fly for. I also have a very good friend and flying buddy, NEIL WARMAN, who got me into this video thing in the first place and with whom I fly online frequently! Check out Neil's YouTube Channel VIRTUAL FLIGHT VIDEOS for some great videos and streams! Videos will be available on my YouTube Channel with notifications and links to those videos posted here on my site too. Thank you for your kind interest in my project. Lee James (The Captain) - West Sussex UK
