I recently came back from my South Island New Zealand trip and the post-holiday depression blues are quickly settling in. I never knew, from such a short flight from Sydney (3 hours) you could find yourself in such an engrossing, breathtaking place. We spent a week during the winter period exploring the natural beauty of … Continue reading
40 degrees over here in Sydney today, yet so cold in Tokyo. Vu our friend in Vietnam shared a photo of an A321 in Tokyo which his brother pilots. Part of their de-icing procedure includes turning on the ditching push button on the overhead: Spare some ice for Oceania? Continue reading
While looking up ideas for the visual (projector) front for the simulator I came across this video filmed in 2014. I visited the London Emirates Aviation Experience last year. I did not try the simulators (there are four available – two B777 and two A380) as they target the general public with no aviation knowledge … Continue reading
Managed to catch up with some friends in Brisbane and an experience A320 builder friend up on the Sunshine Coast. Wow! What a setup. Genuine….everything! Holt’s setup is pretty much complete, just putting together the elements like a jigsaw puzzle will be next. I had a good feel of the sidesticks which were also amazing. … Continue reading
Visiting a fellow A320 cockpit builder Holt and doing some holidaying at the same time. We will be flying Jetstar which will be the only Australian carrier flying A320 starting next year – Tigerair will be transitioning to 737s! Continue reading
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