Passengers on this Quantas Boeing 747 got quite a scare today when at 30,000 feet their aircraft suddenly decompressed as part of its structure gave way.
As you can see from the photo above, the plane landed safely and all passengers and crew survived the incident. This type of failure is fairly rare ... and any kind of decompression incident forcing passengers to don oxygen masks is even rarer.
Still, it can and does occur. Get the full story here.
If you're thinking about doing any kind of a carrier mission, then you simply must watch this show, which aired this season on PBS - entitled simply enough: "Carrier."
The show covers an entire deployment of the carrier Nimitz. Although a lot of the scenes are belowdecks, there are tremendous flight sequences, and you get an in-depth look at what real flight operations are aboard a carrier.
Have a peek (caution ... these are sailors ... salty language alert! Also, if you are outside the US, click Read More for a link to a different video site that we believe will allow you to watch the film from anywhere in the world.):
I'll post other episodes as they become available.
Hop into the historic Grumman Goose and let's go island hopping! Designer Alan Starkey has released a new mission entitled "Historic Island Airlines."
This mission is a recreation for FSX of an Adventure that first appeared in Flight Simulator 2004, A Century of Flight.
Make a series of short field landings on the islands of Lake Erie, one of the five largest lakes in the United States that make up the Great Lakes.
Historic Island Airlines is a fun mission, with a few unexpected twists. The mission does not require Acceleration and can run in FSX Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2.
Released as freeware under a Creative Commons license, you can download this free add-on mission for FSX by clicking here.
Here's an excellent video that shows off Flight Simulator very well. (There are lots of addon sceneries used in this film ... check the credits.)
The video, produced, directed and edited by Brazilian simmer Leonardo Andrade, shows off both Flight Simulator and Brazil in a way that is quite infectious. Sit back, grab a margherita, relax and just watch as a true artist shows off his country.
One of the most important aspects of mission design is getting the details right. Here's some excellent video documenting an All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo Narita to Yamagata Airport ... from the cold/dark start to shutdown.
It's an excellent document for understanding why things occur the way that they do at an airport, and also a great way to educate yourself on the small details you can add to your mission to increase the immersion factor.
Heres' part 1 of the video. It starts with the aircraft sitting dark at the gate it was left at the previous night, with an airline employee opening a hatch in the bottom of the aircraft in order to get aboard and get the systems started up.
Check the Video Tutorials section to see Parts 2 and 3 of the documentary!
Posted by kevindg on Thursday, June 12 @ 07:39:17 CDT (55 reads)
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I don't know about you, but I've been drooling over some of the new gaming chairs coming on the market. Prices have been steadily dropping, to the point where I'm seriously considering a purchase. Check out these two:
The one on the left would be an excellent base for a flight simulator setup. The one on the right looks like it would be more comfortable in front of an xBox setup in the living room.
Either would make a nice Fathers Day present, so holler over to the wife and have her come take a look, then click here, click the Gaming Seats category and make her buy it for you!
Posted by kevindg on Sunday, June 08 @ 10:26:28 CDT (71 reads)
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