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Month: December 2023

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ORBX announces LIEO – Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport V2 for MSFS

Matteo Veneziani has completely rehauled LIEO, Olbia Costa Smeralda, with his typical Italian flair and detailed eye. This is a new version of the airport (v2), a popular destination for holidays in Sardinia and across the water from Tuscany. LIEO has got both the airport in complete detail, as well as the surrounding city and coastal approaches and bonus airfield (San Teodoro Airfield), the gateway of GA aircraft to the nature-boasting island of Sardinia! Key Features The whole airport has […]

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FLYING: The Douglas C-47: A Christmas Story

One last major offensive in World War II is worth reflection upon the anniversary of the DC-3’s first flight. For those who follow the history of the Douglas DC-3, the date December 17 carries a significance beyond its connection to the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903. That’s because—just over three decades later in 1935—the auspicious date saw the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, which marked the first variant of the DC-3 series. When the final […]

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Hard 737 Landing at Paro International Airport

An abridged video of this landing was recently posted on Reddit. The flight took place in July 2021 and the video footage went viral in the weeks that followed. The aircraft lands safely, but it’s quite a textbook example of bad airmanship. The popular version of the video is a thirty-second excerpt where it can be hard to make sense of what is happening. Here is the full 1½ minute video of the Un stabilized approach and hard landing filmed […]

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Why Aerosmith’s ‘Dude (Looks Like a Lady)’ Was Ahead of Its Time

Hit songwriter Desmond Child says that “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" carries a message that’s more valid today than when the track was released by Aerosmith in 1987. It was the first piece Child worked on with the band after being sent to help them assemble Permanent Vacation. In a new episode of The Kenny Aronoff Sessions (video below), he told drummer Aronoff that Steven Tyler and Joe Perry didn’t even introduce themselves before asking his opinion on the track […]

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Cher Says Rock Hall of Fame Can ‘Go You-Know-What Themselves’

Cher has emphatically added herself to the list of superstars who want nothing to do with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During a December 14 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the legendary singer and actress commented on the fact that only she's one of only two acts to have earned No. 1 hits in seven different decades. "It took four of them to be one of me... [it's] the Rolling Stones and me," she told Clarkson in […]

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Original AC/DC Drummer Colin Burgess Dead at 77

Former AC/DC drummer Colin Burgess has died at the age of 77. The news was confirmed on AC/DC's social media: "Very sad to hear of the passing of Colin Burgess. He was our first drummer and a very respected musician. Happy memories, rock in peace Colin." No cause of death has been announced. Burgess served as the band's original drummer, playing with them from November 1973 to February 1974. He appeared on their first single, "Can I Sit Next To You […]

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