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LATEST NEWS - FRIDAY 11th OCTOBER 2024 - 13:45 Zulu ...
LATEST NEWS . . .
ILLNESS - COVID & FLU JABS KNOCK ME OVER . . .
My thanks to the many who have sent me get well messages after my annual COVID and FLU vaccinations knocked me for six last week! As of next week, I hope to resume my video reviews. Once again, my thanks to you guys, you are the best!
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MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024 NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER . . .
Yes, it's nearly here! And you can pre-order it now! Releasing in four different versions plus a Collector's Edition, you have the choice of a STANDARD, PREMIUM, PREMIUM DELUXE or AVIATOR Edition. Costs for US customers are $69.99, $99.99, $129,99 and $199.99 respectively. Price for the special Collectors Edition is $259.99. For UK customers, the prices seem to be more expensive at UK£69.99, UK£99.99, UK£129.99 and UK£199.99 which on average gives MS/Asobo a $30 profit on the exchange rate. Price for the special Collectors Edition is UK259.99 plus tax and a delivery charge. I have pre-ordered the Collectors Edition at UK£288 including tax and delivery and will report on it. Check out THIS page for more details . . .
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MICROSOFT RELEASES THE BOEING 707 CLASSIC JET FOR MSFS . . .
Microsoft has released the classic Boeing 707 Jetliner as it's latest Famous Flyer #10 addition to the Simulator. Featuring the Boeing 707-320C variant, first flown in 1963, this aircraft, developed in partnership with Aeroplane Heaven, is now available from the Marketplace for just US$14.99. You can check out the aircraft in a video trailer available on YouTube HERE . . .​​
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Cli4D REEASES PARO IN BHUTAN FOR MSFS . . .
Acclaimed developer Cli4D has released a full blown scenery of PARO in BHUTAN. This highly detailed scenery of the famous Paro Valley in the State of Bhutan, features dozens of landmarks and Points Of Interest (POI's) located in and around this small country's mountains that surround the equally famous Paro International Airport (VQPR). Whilst the airport itself is not included in the package, the scenery is fully compatible with the default Paro Airport and the add-on version. More details HERE and check out the promo video HERE . . .
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Coming next week , 14th October 2024 . . .
JOHANNESBURG, RSA (FAOR) by INIBUILDS - A REVIEW
Recently released by the Team at Inibuilds, the airport of Johannesburg​​​
in South Africa (FAOR) features in this week's reviews. A high altitude
airport, standing at over 5500 feet above Sea level, O. R Tambo
International Airport serves the city of Johannesburg and the country's
capitol, Pretoria. Created by GAYA Simulations, we take a look at this
new version. More details HERE . . .
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​​​​​RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (OERK) by AZRsim - A REVIEW
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Developer AZRSim has very kindly sent me a copy of his latest creation
featuring RIYADH Airport in Saudi Arabia (OERK). This very important
International airport, now in version 2.0, has loads of features and also
includes a GSX Profile too. We take a close look. More details can
be found HERE . . .
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COMING SOON . . .
More videos each week and also some Adventure videos from my Airline flights and the World Tour '24 . . .
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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
