FrankPilot

How can a Cessna 210 that crashed in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983, supposedly killing all 5 on board, be still not found after all this time despite a major initial search & smaller on-going searches every year - in Australia of all places! It's the only crashed aircraft ever in Australia to not be found. Come see the story. Hope you find it interesting. Cheers. https://youtu.be/K7erTOmzitY?si=a4GGc0FVDvCeVT-G

During WW2, a captured RAF crew overpowered an Italian seaplane crew & returned in the captured seaplane to their base in Malta. This was probably the world's 1st proven & documented air hijacking. Come see how it happened. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/LZQCB_o9QNw?si=dqo9AitX1nlwyMND

Aviator Canadian Robert Hampton "Hammy" Gray (1917-45) was awarded the last Victoria Cross (VC) of WW2 and is the last aviator to date to receive a VC. Come see the many locations he trained at and fought at, and the varied aircraft he flew. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/dIJfPUB11Lc?si=yc2Lr202u9bcMSPH

The world's first becoming airborne in a heavier-than-air powered aircraft was not the Wright Brothers in December 1903 but probably New Zealander Richard Pearse some 8 or 9 months earlier. With further development the Wrights did then go to sustained, fully controlled flight in 1904/5. Come see how Pearse did it. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/u-ZZlQc18QU?si=hItAeVeQ6CCm6vzC

Over 10,000 P-38 Lightning aircraft were built at the Lockheed factory in California, USA, during WW2. At the time it was the fastest & longest range aircraft, as well as other firsts. It was the only American fighter to be produced during the full period from Pearl Harbour to Victory Over Japan Day. Come learn about its development & combat highlights, & enjoy some real-life footage at the end. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/hdJ1KNOMCtI?si=iIy0xPNqiCYa7O5A

MSFS Local Legend No. 11, the famous Aero 145 made in former Czechoslovakia, has an interesting Australian connection, hence this video in which we follow the life of Aero 145 VH-DUH in particular. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/R8BeQlTntHE?si=1Q1t4VZXJ1motVGG

OMG, hope you weren’t hurt too bad or at all! Cheers.

In 1977 a Piper Aztec crashed in low cloud in a blind valley in Papua New Guinea killing all 4 on board. This video, replicating the flight, is based on the aircraft accident investigation report in Australian Safety Digest No. 100, 1977. Hope you find this interesting & educational. Cheers. https://youtu.be/HC2nbrMBnfk?si=PrMxjMtpHDYsBOGt

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944) was a very famous French aviator & writer, best known for "The Little Prince", an aviation fable aimed at adults & children. In Dec 1935 he crashed in the Sahara desert & was saved from death by Bedouin tribesmen. We'll replicate his flight in MSFS using words from his book "Wind, Sand & Stars" & we'll break-up the video with pictures illustrating other key aspects & aircraft in his career. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/sLjzlU6YmEk?si=a_ooLuHknkxnjj7g

Qantas is known as the oldest airline in the English-speaking world - only Dutch KLM is older. But few know of its heroic actions during WW2 where it operated as a sort-of unarmed RAAF unit in disguise, & of the actions of its co-founder, Hudson Fysh, to help it survive the war. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

In the 1990s an Aussie country boy, Jon Johanson, dreamed of becoming a pilot & visiting Oshkosh. He obtained his PPL, CPL & ATPL, built a Van's RV-4 & flew it to Oshkosh, & around the world - twice. Along with other flights in his RV-4 he achieved over 30 world records. In this video we follow his journey in MSFS from Australia to Oshkosh. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/M3tOfZDkRYg?si=N-eAa8QcB_QMsdqE

VMC into IMC continues to be a world-wide stubborn source of too many accidents & deaths. In this video we look at a 2022 Australian case study involving a Cessna 182 Skylane, analyse what went wrong in that case, & then provide some advice on preferably avoiding VFR into IMC, or surviving it if entered inadvertently. Hope you find it interesting. If this helps save even one life, I will be a happy chappie. Cheers.

These 4 free PDF books were highlighted in my Sep-Oct 2024 edition of Flying Australia. They are great & I recommend them to all pilots & simmers. Get them here: http://flybetter.com.au Cheers, Frank. (Franks MS Flight Sim https://youtube.com/@franksmsflightsimulator?si=2jAT9pW8gmIyBvND)

Australia, through the Australian Royal Flying Corps in WW1, but mainly through the Royal Australian Air Force in New Guinea in WW2, spear-headed the initial development of, what is today called, Forward Air Control (FAC) for the precise & safe application of close air support. Come see the history of how this happened, while flying a range of different aircraft in MSFS. Hope you enjoy. Cheers. https://youtu.be/Afi4sGJ31W8?si=aMCnwH-X_4Rpua-b