SKY BLUE RADIO VA DAYs- Featuring FREE! Advertising for Virtual Airlines
Sky Blue Radio will be celebrating VA Days the third weekend in January on the 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2012. That weekend Virtual Airlines (VA’s) will have the opportunity to promote their airlines for free! on Sky Blue Radio and can enter to win one year of advertising if selected as the Sky Blue Radio Virtual Airline of the Year!
Airlines must submit their intentions no later than January 17th 2012. If they want SBR to produce their on-air promos they must submit copy no later than January 15th, 2012.
To be considered for Sky Blue Radios VA of the Year. VA’s must submit a one page summary of what makes their VA unique, and how does it best promote the feeling of community within flight simulation. VA’s do not have to be affiliated with any online network. Each summary will be evaluated by our panel of judges with a winner selected from the submissions. Submissions must be made no later than Continue reading
PilotEdge Online Network Offering Free Two Week Trial
PilotEdge, the new online flight sim network aimed at student pilots, instrument students, and the commercial market, has announced a free two-week trial. You can now try out our service, which provides guaranteed 15 hours a day, 7 days a week top-quality controllers, for free! See if the network is right for you before spending a penny. PilotEdge is compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, Flight Simulator X, and X-Plane and still has a small number of discounted charter memberships available.
Moncton FIR – Moncton Mondays on VATSIM
· Just had that hard day at work?
· Does the Monday Night Football game feature two lousy teams?
· Do you want a great ATC filled event?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then come fly in the Moncton/Gander FIRs weekly event, Moncton Mondays starting at 23h00z on the VATSIM network! Each Monday, Continue reading
Hawaiian Virtual Opened its doors
Hawaiian Virtual, an independent virtual airline, has opened its doors to great and exciting island flying.
Hawaiian VA is an exact replica of the real world Hawaiian Airlines with matching routes and fleet. The current fleet is composed of Boeing 717-200 and Boeing 767-300, both in freeware and payware models. Continue reading
PMDG Releases MD-11
Today PMDG has announced that its new product, the MD-11, is now available. Continue reading
Smoke and Mirrors: Virtual CIA looking for Qualified Agents
Staring in 2009, the Virtual C.I.A. (vCIA) will be accepting recruit applicants to join its subversive flight operations in the world of FSX. Envisioned to model the real-life U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the vCIA hopes to recruit skilled pilots who are tired for the day-to-day operations of what they consider “flying buses in the sky.” vCIA Director Robert S. said “[the vCIA] be operating a wide range of aircraft from Cessna 172/206′s landing and departing in “bush style” flying to Corporate Jets such as the Citation X.” He went on to mention, “we are looking into the idea of bringing the SR-71 Blackbird back into service with us to fly along the U-2 spy plane.” Continue reading
AirWeGo and Vertigo Upgrade to FSX
In a release dated, December 22, 2008, U.K.-based AirWeGo Virtual Aviation Group shared how massive amounts of time and energy have been directed at upgrading Vertigo, a division of AirWeGo dedicated to creating and reproducing real-world operations within Mircosoft Flight Simulator, to FSX standards. Helicopters were first introduced to the Flight Simulator community in FS98, and since, AirWeGo’s operations have steadily grown in: popularity, flight model complexity and realism. “A wide variety of missions and scenery have been created over the last eight years.” said the release, “covering the globe with scenarios ranging from VIP Transport, Oil Field Construction through to Expedition Logistics.”
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