Tue Nov 23 13:15:06 UTC 2010
Last weekend, the Brazilian TV programme Fantástico presented a very nice
feature about WorldFlight in general and the Coventry crew in particular. Now
with English subtitles, you can enjoy our four minutes of international fame:
Sat Nov 13 15:01:25 UTC 2010
After a week of catching up with the real world, the crew of Speedbird
744 now is busy sorting out the thousands of photos and hours of video
shot during the event. I'm particularly proud of the following two
videos posted on YouTube which show in great detail what amount of work
it takes to land 250 tonnes of aircraft safely.
Thu Nov 11 21:01:25 UTC 2010
One of the prettiest photos yet: we witness sunrise at FL370 on our way
into Darwin. Cpt. Hoppie left, F/O Spock right. This sunrise marked our
final day, as we went from Darwin via the Gold Coast down to Sydney.
Jeroen and Jake welcome daylight at last
Mon Nov 8 14:53:23 UTC 2010
Back at home, I am still recovering from the sleep deprivation. Stay tuned
to this blog for more videos and photos to come!
Sun Nov 7 10:31:55 UTC 2010
WorldFlight 2010 has arrived back in Sydney!
After the usual big sim gathering, formation flying, past-the-house,
under-the-bridge, over-the-top, and touch-and-go (2x), we lined up
with Sydney 34L and parked our trustworthy bird where we had picked
her up nearly a week ago.
It has been our best WorldFlight yet, with no major malfunctions, no
major operational screwups, excellent ATC cover, and great media coverage.
Most of our own footage and photos are still stacked onto SD cards and
hard drives, and will be sorted out over the next days. We simply did not
have the time to dump the machines and upload all media, also due to
bandwidth restrictions (need to keep the sim running).
Thanks for all donations we've got -- it's money well spent.
The Coventry crew now drops into the usual black hole for a while. Getting
the drone of the sim out of our ears taks days!
All teams have their own web site, united under the Worldflight Group
banner. Click the logo above for the group site. Click the flight deck below
for our own Boeing 747-400 simulator.
