[My visit to the Pack2 PNG Highland Bush Strips]

Will have to get it now! Cheers.

[Solo Around Australia, True Story, Part 3 (MSFS in a German FK9)]

15 minutes ago, John Dow said:

There is the Iris Jabiru for MSFS, 160 and 170, you could change the aircraft engine cfg file to up the engine power to get a model pretty close to the real thing...

 

Thanks John, but probably beyond my capability!  The lack of a J230 gives me the opportunity to show some other aircraft in the videos! Cheers.

[Solo Around Australia, True Story, Part 3 (MSFS in a German FK9)]

Come join Aussie Owen Zupp, airline pilot & award-winning aviation writer, as he flies solo in a light aircraft around Australia in 2010. Enjoy beautiful Australian scenery, especially the famous remote outback/backcountry, & learn a bit about Aussie aviation history. Part 3 is Broome thru' Perth to Forrest. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. Note: Owen flew an Australian Jabiru J230 but there isn't one in MSFS yet, so we'll use a sort-of-similar German FK9 Mk IV in this Part 3 video, with real-live footage of the FK9 at the end of the video.

 

 

[A German Pilot Stopped Fighting to Save a Damaged American B17]

These sort of acts are interesting. On one hand, very considerate. On the other hand, defeats the prime purpose of making sure the other side cannot fight again. Terrible business!

[Thanks for this - Orbx!]

Yeah, I saw it. Now I am tempted to get it! Cheers.

[True "Close Call" Story Replicated in MSFS]

This true "Close Call" story titled "Planning for Remote Possibilities - The Tiniest Change of Heading Took This Pilot Out of His Comfort Zone" was published by the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Agency (CASA) & won me AU$500. Come watch it replicated in MSFS. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

[Anniversary of World's Worst Civil Aviation Accident (MSFS)]

This is an updated version of my Jan 2023 video on the crash of two Boeing 747s (Pan Am & KLM) on the runway of the airport on the Island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, 27 March 1977. This update includes additional information on the crash from official sources, and a short interview with the surviving co-pilot from the Pan Am aircraft. With a death toll of 583, it remains the world's worst civil aviation accident. Hope you find it interesting. Cheers.

 

 

[Solo Around Australia, True Story, Part 2 (MSFS)]

Come join Aussie Owen Zupp, airline pilot & award-winning aviation writer, as he flies solo in a light aircraft around Australia in 2010. Enjoy beautiful Australian scenery, especially the famous remote outback/backcountry, & learn a bit about about Aussie aviation history. Part 2 is Barkly through Darwin to Broome. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

 

[Solo Around Australia in a Light Aircraft, Part 1 (MSFS)]

Come join Aussie Owen Zupp, airline pilot & award-winning aviation writer, as he flies solo in a light aircraft around Australia in 2010. Enjoy beautiful Australian scenery, especially the famous remote outback/backcountry, & learn about Aussie aviation history. Part 1 is Bundaberg to Barkly. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

 

[New Zealand's 1st Licensed Airline, Air Travel NZ, 1934-47 (MSFS)]

Much loved & respected Bert Mercer started New Zealand (NZ)'s 1st airline with his De Havilland Fox Moth in 1934 servicing the rugged, west coast of NZ's South Island. His airline, Air Travel (NZ) Ltd, grew in scope & popularity & provided valuable service during WW2. It ceased operations when subsumed by NZ's nationalisation of its airlines in 1947. Mercer himself died tragically as a passenger in one of his own aircraft in 1944. Hope you find it interesting. Cheers.

 

 

 

[February 2024 Screenshot contest! Prize 100 Orbs.]

Orbx's YMEN Essendon Airport, Australia, sighted just in time at MDA, with lightning, in my DH Fox Moth. Cheers.

 

[The Last Iconic Short Solent Flying Boat & The Iconic Coral Route (MSFS)]

The beautiful, iconic Coral Route through the South Pacific in the 1950s between New Zealand (NZ) & Tahiti was the last flying boat route in the world. The Short Solent IV flying boat flying that route is preserved in an Auckland, NZ, museum & is the last remaining Short Solent in the world. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

 

[The Caribbean - USA WW2 + Present-day Iconic Airfields (MSFS)]

I’ll take a look Sherm, thanks. Cheers.

[The Caribbean - USA WW2 + Present-day Iconic Airfields (MSFS)]

Following MSFS's recent World Update of The Caribbean, plus additional water-masking, now is a good time to visit The Caribbean in MSFS. So come learn about the little-known importance of The Caribbean in WW2 & visit some of the American WW2 airfields there. We'll also take the opportunity to visit 3 present-day iconic airfields. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

[Happy Birthday Iain Emms]

Cheers Iain from Australia.

[Grand Canyon Mid-Air Collision, June 1956, Arizona, USA (MSFS).]

At 10.31 am, on 30 June 1956, TWA & UAL airliners collided mid-air over the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, & crashed into the Canyon. All 128 people on the airliners perished. At the time, it was the worst aircraft accident in the USA. It shocked the nation & the world. It led to the eventual radical improvement in ATC through changed procedures, new technology & more personnel. Hope this video helps us to fly even more safely.

 

 

[January 2024 Screenshot contest! Prize 100 Orbs.]

Daredevil over Orbx's Melbourne landmarks. Cheers.

 

[WW2 Black Sheep Squadron - Corsairs & Major Boyington (MSFS)]

10 hours ago, Iain Emms said:

Nice vid.

cheers 

Iain 

Thanks Iain, & thanks for all your great work. Cheers.

[Australia's Only Civil IFR Mid-Air Collision - Lost My CFI (MSFS)]

Come see this sad video about Australia's only mid-air collision between two civil aircraft in IFR flight. It happened in 2020 & took the lives of four people including my own CFI. It should never haver happened. We'll look at the circumstances of the accident & what's been done since to help prevent the same sort of thing happening again. Again, the Swiss Cheese Model of Accident Causation applies here. Hopefully this video will help those of us who fly for real to be even more safety conscious.

 

 

 

[WW2 Black Sheep Squadron - Corsairs & Major Boyington (MSFS)]

Have you not already heard of the WW2 Black Sheep Squadron led by Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington in the Solomons & New Guinea in 1943/44? Well, here's an introduction to one of WW2's most successful military units, one that produced a multiple Fighter Ace & 8 other Aces. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

 

[Scottish Aviation & Prestwick Airport History - I never knew this!]

 

The history of aviation in Scotland is basically the history of the Scottish Aviation company at Prestwick Airport before, during & after WW2. It is both inspirational & sad. I found it absolutely fascinating - I hope you do to. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

 

 

[Happy New Year 2024 from Emmsie.]

HNY to you and yours Iain, & thanks for all you do. Cheers.

[December 2023 Screenshot contest! Prize 100 Orbs.]

Queen of the Skies at stormy Orbx's YMML Melbourne (Tullamarine) International. Cheers.

 

[The Crash that led to A.T.C. (DC-2 Kyeema, Australia, 1938) MSFS]

The crash of a DC-2, Kyeema, in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia, & the loss of all onboard - 4 crew & 14 passengers - led to a national outcry & high-level Inquiry that subsequently led to the development of one of the world's 1st Air Traffic Control systems that became a model for other countries. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

 

 

[My Top 10 Aussie Aviation Museums - Pics & Videos (MSFS)]

Come visit my Top 10 Australian aviation museums from all around Australia. For each museum we visit its home/nearest airfield & show 3 selected aircraft from the museum. The MSFS videos are from an Australian CAC Wirraway aircraft. See real footage of a Wirraway at the end. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.