Recent content by FrankPilot

I refer to MSFS in the thumbnail and in the opening screen of the video. From now on I will also add it to the description note for those very few who need more. Cheers.

Hey, Springford, 1st line of the opening screen in the video also says “Notable airfields, places & aircraft in MSFS”. But I take your point. Although you are the 1st in thousands of views of over 100 videos to express that view, there may well be others, so I am going to add MSFS in each of my...

Here in Australia they prefer you to have filed a flight plan before offering flight following. Cheers.

Sorry about that but I assumed it was obvious. Luckily for me most realise that “Frank’s MSFS” is just that. But I have added “in MSFS” in my post above just in case. Cheers.

Yeah, I think there are half a dozen or so airshow/demonstraters left around the world but not operational in a regular service. Cheers.

Come with me to see the origins of the famous/infamous German Junkers Ju-52 Trimotor, the last ones to fly, & the possibility of a new Ju-52NG from 2026. Enjoy a fly-by/tower view in MSFS at the end. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Yuck.

Come join me in the beaut Ford Trimotor to fly the classic "Grand Traverse" flight across New Zealand's spectacular alps, glaciers & lakes. Introduced in 1970, this flight continues to be THE premium sightseeing flight in NZ. A little bit of the European alps & Alaska in NZ! Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

It’s all about increasing Situational Awareness. Everybody taxiing, departing, arriving, in the circuit etc needs to know (have a mental position) where everyone is to see them in time and avoid collisions and near misses. The busier the airport, the more important the radio calls are. I have...

Here in Australia got my PPL at age 60. Went solo after 30 hours. Seemed a long time to me but I think the instructor got it about right. I was very committed to it and wanted to know and practice EVERYTHING. Mistakes were always corrected in a positive, helpful manner - never a rude, hurtful...

Great site, and you do not even have to be American. Cheers from Melbourne, Australia.

Taken from a free PDF book of true short stories about civil aviation in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s/80s, this particular short story highlights some of the excitement and perils of flying in amazing Papua New Guinea. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Thanks for the heads-up. Cheers.

Thanks Gary. Cheers.

In this video we look at the Swiss Cheese Model of Accident Causation and apply it to the worst-ever air crash in Papua New Guinea - the crash of Airlines PNG Dash 8 flight from Lae/Nadzab to Madang in October 2011. Hope you find it interesting. Cheers.