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Just Flight is pleased to announce that the first installment of their regular newsletter will be winging its way by e-mail to Just Flight customers very soon.

As well as the inside track on all the latest products in the Just Flight hangar and Just Trains shed, there is also going to be a super prize competition in each issue and ten lucky recipients, drawn at random, will win a free download product of their choice from the Just Flight or Just Trains range.

JUST FLIGHT�S VULCAN RETURNS TO THE SKY!

The mighty Vulcan is back on Flight Simulator X

RAF Vulcan has now been updated for FSX and is available now for download from Just Flight’s website. A DVD-ROM version with a new printed manual will be released on 23rd May but is available for pre-order now.

As well as FSX compatibility, RAF Vulcan has been updated to make it compatible with Windows Vista and (with some minor limitations outlined below) the Flight Simulator SP2 service pack and Acceleration expansion

IVAO Press Release - Real Flight Event - Mumbai

IVAO is pleased to announce a Real Flights Event on May 17th from 1230Z onwards.

Mumbai Airport (also known as Bombay Airport) (ICAO: VABB) was chosen as the host division by the IVAO membership from bids submitted by eligible divisions. With a great mix of short hops to long hauls, the event truly offers something for everyone with a number of flights to choose from.

The popular Real Flights Events, now in its second year, is designed to reproduce real-world movements at the host airport during the given time slot. Of course, full air traffic control services will be provided at the host airport as well as select nearby airfields and nearby FIR's.

The Indian Divison and IVAO Events Department invite you to join us for a flight in Mumbai airspace on May 17, 2008. For more details about the event, see www.ivao.aero/events/RFE

Press Release - IVAO Virtual Sky Magazine

We are happy to present before you the second edition of our official magazine of "IVAO Virtual Sky". Our first issue had over 26,000 downloads for which we owe our sincere thanks to all our avid readers.

It is our constant endeavor to improve the contents of the magazine. We have now included an improved section on training and we hope you will all find it useful. Also, in this issue we have an exclusive article from the famous author Captain Mike Ray.

You can download your copy of the IVAO - Virtual Sky from http://www.ivao.aero/newsletter/newsmirror.asp

So sit back and enjoy this second edition of “IVAO Virtual Sky”.

Cessna Citation CJ4 Makes First Flight

The 2-hour, 22-minute flight departed McConnell Air Force Base just after 11:30 a.m. and consisted of flight maneuvers evaluating stability and control along with initial systems evaluations. While the pilots took the prototype on a sustained climb to 16,000 feet, engineers monitored the aircraft’s instrumentation and safety equipment via telemetry systems at Cessna’s engineering facility at Mid-Continent Airport, where the CJ4 landed.

Aerosoft releases LISBON!!!

Aersoft has just released Lisbon by Michael Kopatz who recreated the airport up to the smallest detail incl. all buildings and installations, docking systems and all the features you expected from a modern scenery development in FS2004.

Lisbon Airport is the main international gateway to Portugal and a major European hub. It is one of the largest airports in Southern Europe. The airport has two main runways, capable of accommodating large-size aircraft such as the Boeing 747. Before the existence of the actual Lisbon Airport, Lisbon was served by an aerodrome called "Campo Internacional de Aterragem" located in Alverca. At the end of the 50´s Cabo Ruivo was closed and all the air operations were transferred to Portela. In 2007, the airport handled 13 392 059 passengers and 82 879 tonnes of cargo and it is the main base-hub of the national Portuguese airline TAP-Air Portugal.

The Airport ground texture is based on a high detailed areal image. All buildings, lighting systems, navigation beacons and of course the layout of taxiways and runways have been recreated to perfection. Static aircraft can be de-activated to make room for the AI traffic. Runway 03/21 in Lisbon has two special Rapid Exit Taxiways, RET's. These taxiways (HN and HS) allow the aircraft to leave the runway at high speed.

Lynx Airways Worldwide Wins Award

Two years in the making, the new Lynx Airways Worldwide web page is finished and has received the Golden Award from World Wide Web Awards. As the second oldest virtual airline in the world, Lynx Airways Worldwide is honored by this award and for all the suggestions provided by our Pilots and guests. Come take a look at our new web site at www.lynxairways.com.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKY BLUE RADIO!!!

Yes - This weekend Sky Blue Radio Celebrates it's 1st birthday folks and we'd love to celebrate it with you!

Come check us out starting at 1400Z Friday thru Monday at 0300Z for a non stop, Uninterupted DJ hosted shows from our family to yours! Via the web and your cockpit com2 radio on 123.45 using Wee Tune Beastie or FS Inn, FS Co-Pilot and now through Vroute standard and premium editions.

AtlasJET Virtual Airlines Up and Running

Atlasjet Virtual Airlines is ready for flight. Based in Istanbul, Turkey (LTBA airport) we are simulating the one of the best privately owened airlines in Turkey Atlas Jet. Our web site is www.atlasjetvirtual.org come check us out. We are flying on the Vatsim Servers so you must have a Vatsim ID for membership. Or fleet will be made out of the real fleet of Atlasjet which is Boeing 757, Airbus 319,320,321 and CRJ900. At begining we will be flying with FLYNET but soon we are planning to set up our own Flight Data Recorder. So come check us out.

Sincerally,
Burak BUGDAY
AtlasJET Virtual Airlines Founder
burakbugday@adanzyehavacilik.com

VATSIM announces VAT-Spy version 1.0

VATSIM announces VAT-Spy which is a simple application that allows you to view current ATC staffing and traffic levels on VATSIM. It is modeled after ServInfo, a very popular traffic and ATC viewer for multiple online flying networks. ServInfo is a fantastic program that left little room for improvement, but there were one or two areas that I wanted to do differently in VAT-Spy, mainly the map and the CPU usage during data downloads.