Classic British Flight Sim

Thanks guys!
I had thought I'd turned off the birthday thing....it's 50 bloody 8 by the way! I remember being thirty something, what seems like just a few years ago!

I did some beta testing work for JF some years ago and they seem to be 'selective' as to which snag reported is addressed!

Am I missing something? Despite sharing schools ( Chichester High School for boys, but he joined 7 years after I left!) with this guy, I dont get the fuss being made about going into orbit as the junior crewman on the ISS, orbitting is something done by astronauts from many counties ( 45 counties in...

The 43 Sqn. Hunter footage was meant to be 111 Sqn, but was changed due to weather and operations. Apart from the Vampires swapping from two to single seat variants mid air, most of the stuff is good, bearing in mind it's date. There is another, similar film available, called ' Conflict of Wings' a ...

This film from 1957 called High Flight is not something I've seen before today, sort of Carry on Cranwell! Worth a watch for the aircraft alone, not to mention spotting all those British stalwart actors of the time.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4byhJVA8o

Hope you had a good day yesterday, Brian. I must check my settings, these birthday postings gives away too much info....like ages!

I read that the Vulcan crew are taking on work for one of the UK Mosquito projects, but there experience is much closer aligned with the PR9. Saw her twice last year, she is quite a performer....doubt if we'll see that again, whatever happens .

Thought I'd raise this thread from the dead....rather like myself, at least on this forum! I'm now a volunteer at Tangmere again, after a gap of 8 years whilst living abroad and the Lightning sim is still doing a fantastic job, keeping visitors entertained. I soon got myself 'passed out' as an instr...

Great photos Peter, was planning a trip there myself, but have just read that the US exhibition hall reopens in March next year, so might wait a few months. Still looks very impressive.

Crikey, XW220 was around when I was on 230 Sqn over 30 years ago!