LATEST NEWS - SUNDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2025 - 15:45 Zulu ...
LATEST NEWS . . .
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I AM AWAY NEXT WEEK AND WEBSITE UNDERGOES RE-DEVELOPMENT . . .
As I am away for a short while next week, but I intend to get one review video out before Tuesday night - see below. Also, my website is being rebuilt and updated so bear with me if it looks a bit weird. My sincere thanks to Maximus who is undertaking the re-design for me . . .
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DRZEWIECKI DESIGNS POSTS UPDATES ON UPCOMING KATOWICE . . .
​​​This week, developer Drzewiecki Designs has posted some screen shots and details of it's latest project for MSFS2024, KATOWICE Airport in Poland (EPKT). Customer Information Boards are among the many features of the main Terminal and work continues in Terminal A to further enhance this area as well. Landside is also not forgotten with a new Hotel and Technical facility being modelled. New Ground Equipment, Vehicles and Red Obstruction lights are among the Ramp features, as the project continues to grow over the coming weeks. Check out the screen shots on the FSELITE News page HERE . . .
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FLIGHTSIM EXPO 2026 DATE AND LOCATION RELEASED . . .
If you want to visit one of the top Flight Simulator Shows, then mark out your calendars for the 12-14th June 2026 and prepare to book your hotel rooms quickly! To be held at the prestigious Saint Paul RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the United States, this top level Convention Centre is around 15 minutes drive from the airport of Minneapolis St. Paul. Discounts on airfares for those travelling in by air both internally and from outside the US, can be found HERE. The primary hotel associated with the event will be the Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront, just 8 minutes away from the Convention Centre. Take a look at THIS Video for more . . .
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SLH SIM DESIGNS RELEASES ST. BARTS AIRPORT . . .​​
Developer SLH Sim Designs has just released a version of ST. BARTHELEMY Airport (TFFJ) for MSFS2020 and MSFS2024. This island airport, famous for it's very steep approach and short runway, is located in the village of St. Jean on the island of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. This rendition of the airport features custom interiors, custom modelling, dynamic 3D animated and reactive people, 4K PBR texturing, accurate hill slope and custom terraforming. The scenery also includes a working Control Tower Elevator, custom surrounding buildings and many other POIs and animated objects. The product is available from the Inibuilds store for just UK£16.80 (about US$22.64 or EURO€19.27). You can find out more details and purchase information HERE . . .
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​​​​​​HEATHROW, UK PREMIUM VERSION by INIBUILDS - A REVIEW
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As requested by a subscriber, we will be looking closely at the Premium version of​​​​​​​​​
HEATHROW in the UK (EGLL) from developer INIBUILDS for MSFS2024. From what I
have seen so far, the scenery is smooth, even with everything turned on which is good.
I am away next week, so this will be the only review. We take a close look. You can
find out more HERE . . .
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COMING SOON . . .
More review videos to come - Stay tuned . . .
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I was asked recently during a live flight, about the use of the flight code VAP for my private airline and so I decided to post an ORIGIN page to
show the research I did to enable me to use this code from the now defunct South American airline that previously used it. So check out the
new ORIGIN OF VAP AIR page!
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS . . .
MORE REVIEWS TO COME !
Yes, watch for more reviews and Adventure Flights to come in due course. Also . . . .
I now have a page on Facebook and a new page on Instagram both dedicated to my channel. Check them out here -
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thevirtualairlinepilot
Instagram - thevirtualairlinepilot
Check out my YouTube Channel - VIRTUALAIRLINEPILOT - for all my latest videos! I try to release at least two video each
week, but sometimes it's more !
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WELL, WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT THEN . . . . . . ?
Hello and welcome to my site. I have been a home Desktop Virtual Pilot for over
30 years. Whilst I was once a former beta tester for Microsoft UK, way back in the
day and have been involved with flying full size, home built Flight Simulators as
part of a Team of Virtual Pilots raising money for charity, I now fly airliners across
the world for a small group of Virtual Airlines with dedicated volunteers. You will
find them listed on my ABOUT ME page. I have over 14,000 virtual flying hours
and these days, I am getting into video capture and editing. Flight Simulation lends
itself really well to this kind of thing and so, by way of these pages, I would like to try
and show you what goes on in the virtual flying world and give you a flavour of the Aircraft, the Pilots, the Scenery available for the main Simulation Platforms and to discuss bits and pieces in a regular blog. As Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is now in it's third year, I will also be exploring the limits of the Simulator developed by Asobo Studios and led by the Microsoft Team who created the source of our obsession in the first place!! This site is a work in progress so please bear with me as I build the site and add content. Thank you for visiting ....
VAP AIR - My Virtual Airline
Scenery Highlights & Reviews
Hi There!
ALL ABOUT VIRTUALAIRLINEPILOT . . . .
VirtualAirlinePilot is a new project to build a Brand and a Private Virtual Airline. I will be show-casing video content, Adventure Flights and Reviews about new and current products for Flight Simulator 2020. I have purchased the Premium Edition of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and so will be examining and evaluating this product and other related topics that both you and I find interesting too. As I get used to using my video software (Vegas Movie Studio 20), I will be producing product reviews and flying videos as often as I can. These videos will feature scenery products, as well as adventure flights featuring some of my more interesting landings and take offs from across the virtual world for my own Airline VAP AIR and the virtual airlines that I also currently fly for. I also have a very good friend and flying buddy, NEIL WARMAN, who got me into this video thing in the first place and with whom I fly online frequently! Check out Neil's YouTube Channel VIRTUAL FLIGHT VIDEOS for some great videos and streams! Videos will be available on my YouTube Channel with notifications and links to those videos posted here on my site too. Thank you for your kind interest in my project. Lee James (The Captain) - West Sussex UK




