With the recent release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020(FS2020), the once-nerdy world of home flight sims has had a new injection of excitement, quickly followed by confusion. In this article, Aero Circus tries to separate the facts from the fake news and provide guidance for those real-world pilots who may be considering using FS2020 as

Flight Reviews were first introduced into Australia in 1982. They followed on from the US introducing flight reviews. Prior to that, a pilot was supposed to do a minimum of a few hours each year to be current. No doubt a few ballpoint hours were logged.  This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.

For more than three decades, Gordon Reid charted the comings and goings of aircraft for Australian Aviation, until he hung up his keyboard earlier this year. To planespotters, the softly spoken Scotsman was the ultimate enthusiast. To industry execs, he provided the inside scoop of rivals’ plans. But his understated style hid a giddy obsession.

In the space of a century, Qantas has transformed from three men operating two small aircraft to a global airline pioneering non-stop flights from London to Sydney. To celebrate our flag carrier’s centenary, two of Australian Aviation’s most acclaimed writers chart the journey – warts and all – from 1920 to the present day. Eric