Most of us get to know a variety of people through flightsimming. We've had many people come and go during all the years we've been running FlightSim.Com. Back around 1999 to 2001 a fellow named Bruno Barreiros was part of the team here, helping us with the news that we published.

Just recently, Bruno reconnected with us and he's certainly moved up in the aviation world! Instead of just simming on the computer, Bruno now drives real A320's and A340's around the sky for a Portuguese carrier name Hifly.

Though it's not the first time I've heard of a flightsimmer living his dream of becoming a real pilot, every instance is unique and always a great pleasure to hear about.

If you're interested, Bruno writes a blog where he shares some of his adventures:

http://bbvisualapproach.blogspot.pt