Those ILS approaches can be murder... Story-teller Richard Burgess (aka Bill Smith) weaves a tail where flight simulation takes over the subject's life, though not quite to the exclusion of all else. Please note: not your typical flightsim subject here (rated "R" for violence). Read part 2 here.

American Airlines captain Tony Vallillo continues the story of his final flights in charge of the big jets. This story is one of a historic flight, American Airlines flight One, "The Mercury", from JFK to LAX. Tony delves into the history of early airplane travel, and this route in particular, and then shares his own experience commanding the flight.

Inspired by a real world holiday, Derek Swanson felt the urge for some flightsimming where rivers could be used for navigation. This can lead to some beautiful scenery and interesting parts of the world. In the fourth article of the series, Derek completes his flight of the Nile, following it north from Luxor to its delta on the Mediterranean.

Inspired by a real world holiday, Derek Swanson felt the urge for some flightsimming where rivers could be used for navigation. This can lead to some beautiful scenery and interesting parts of the world. In the third article of the series, Derek flys part of the White Nile, from Khartoum to its source at Lake Victoria

Captain Tony Vallillo continues his "Final Argosy" flight to South America. In this installment he explores the wonders of Buenos Aires, flies one of the airline's shortest trips and prepares for the trip back home. And then there's the Tango... Read more here.

In a previous article, Tony Vallillo announced his retirement as an airline captain and promised a series of features on his final trips. Here's is part two of the first journey, travelling from JFK to Buenos Aires, including a crossing of the equator and thus a visit to "King Neptune's Court". Read the story here.

In Part 2 of our story we met the crew of our night fighter and when we left them they were strapped in their F7F Tigercat on a hardstand at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea preparing for a night mission. In the final part to our story author Joe Thompson takes us along for the ride escorting a flight of Air Force Stratofortress B-29 bombers. Things get tense as searchlights and flak fill the skies and the harsh reality of combat joins our crew in their cockpits. It's time to rejoin the crew and head off into the night sky over Korea

You've seen those photos of jetliners landing at Saint Maartin...the ones that practically land on the beach. What's it like to be at the controls of one of those planes? Tony Vallillo bids on the EWR to SXM route and describes his Boeing 757 flight to showtime at Maho beach. Read part four here.

The NL2000 v3 scenery is possibly the most ambitious add-on project every made for Flight Simulator. The NL2000 team has just come out with a Christmas 2007 expansion and in this feature article Jeroen Arends takes you on a tour of the scenery.