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An air ambulance crashed in Georgetown, South Carolina after dropping off a patient, killing all 3 on board. The Eurocopter AS350-B2, registration N417AE, was operated by Omniflight Helicopters Inc. and was en route from Charleston to their base in Conway. I was unable to find the cause of the crash. 2009 is definatly not a good year for aviation…
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George Grimshaw has released information on upcoming scenery of Boston Logan Intl Airport. He has previously released 2 versions of freeware and has now came out as payware as he recently lost his job. The Scenery is expected to be cheaper than Flytampas Kai Tak and run a bit more friendly (FPS) than their Kai Tak Version. Flight Simulator X will be the first version to be released followed by a Flight Simulator 2004 Version later on. It is expected to be released mid October.

You can download version 2.0 for free at their download page: http://www.flytampa.org/downloads.html

You can also view the first page of picture previews at: http://www.flytampa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3789

Their is also a second page of picture previews: http://www.flytampa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3800

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This free to download 3-D drawing program, relaesed by Google, which is compatible with Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X (10.4 and up). In this review, I will systematicly review it, then give you a link to the download page

Tutorials

Google has many tutorials for SketchUp that you may view at anytime. My tech ed teacher had us watch these when we started using it, and they are good quality. Here are all the videos. For this service, I give them a 10/

Operation

Once the tutorials are viewed, operating SketchUp is very easy. In addition, the Help tab has files that you can use to practice by imatating an animation. If the Large Tool Set toolbar is displayed, anything you will need will be on the left side of the screen. Since you must set up an important part on your own, I give this part a 9.

File Size

This program packs itself into only 57.2 MB, so almost anyone can install. My wimpy 32 GB hard drive with FS2004 and FSX can hold it, so can yours. I give this a 10, as if you compress the file, it is only about 32 MB.

Glitches

Occasionally, popups denying access to 0.skp will appear, although it does nothing. Also, if you use tools in ways they souldn’t be, you may get a giant cylinder instead of a sphere or something even crazier. Since it has glitches, I’ll give it a 7.

Downloadables

The 3-D warehouse allow you to download many real buildings created by other anvanced SketchUp users. Most buildings you can think of are there, and most are high quality. I give this feature a 9, because anyone can submit and some are low quality.

Overall, this product gets a 46/50. There is also a Pro edition you can purchase if you wish. The free download page is here. If you liked what you heard and want to download, I highly recommend it.

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An amazing amount of ‘red dust’ covered over Sydney, Australia on Wednesday 23rd October, leaving many thinking everything was on fire. Everything has minimal visabilty. Asmatics were warned to stay in doors, planes were diverted into Brisbane but were later sent into Sydney that afternoon. There is another round expected to come from the countrys west is expected to come early Saturday Morning but not as bad.

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An amazing amount of ‘red dust’ covered over Sydney, Australia on Wednesday 23rd October, leaving many thinking everything was on fire. Everything has minimal visabilty. Asmatics were warned to stay in doors, planes were diverted into Brisbane but were later sent into Sydney that afternoon. There is another round expected to come from the countrys west is expected to come early Saturday Morning but not as bad.

You can read the story as NBC’s website: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32978412/ns/weather/ 

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This new product, currently in development by Just Flight, allows you to take the role of an airshow pilot. Practice the tricks asked for, pick your skill level, and compete against AI and human controlled aircraft. Your flights are recorded and evaluated. You can replay the flight to see what you did well and what needs work. Pilots will recieve a world rank on their flights and trophies are awarded to the top pilots in each category. The price has not yet been announced.

Updates can be found at http://www.justflight.com/developProduct.asp?pid=445

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PMDG has recently released their payware J-41 turboprop for purchase on their website. This aircraft features a photo real virtual cockpit, detailed exterior model, and in depth aircraft systems, such as pressurization and fire/ice protection. Other features include visible ice build up and frame rate optimization. PMDG also has many freeware liveries for the plane, including US Airways Express, American Connection, and British Airways Regional. They have a total of 16 repaints for this aircraft.

It can be downloaded by clicking here for $45.99 USD

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