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Historic flight plans
A curated collection of route notebooks for reliving major aviation journeys in Flight Simulator: context, preparation, waypoints, interactive maps and immersion tips.
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Flying Thailand
Thai Airways, domestic Thailand in 1967 This plan is based on Thai Airways domestic routes in 1967. It draws a national journey from Chiang Rai and the mountainous...
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Around the Confederate States of America
American Airways, from the South to Los Angeles In October 1930, American Airways opened an Atlanta to Los Angeles route in two days, with an overnight stop in Texas....
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From a Bird to another One
Garuda, from one bird to another In 1950, Garuda Indonesian Airways emerged in the context of Indonesian independence, after KNILM, KLM Interinsulair and years of...
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63 Mount Cook Airlines: Flying New Zealand
Mount Cook Airlines, New Zealand in relief This page turns the story of Mount Cook Airlines into a New Zealand flight notebook. The airline belongs to air tourism,...
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1953 BOAC De Havilland Comet: London to Tokyo
BOAC’s Comet, London to Tokyo in the jet age In 1953, the De Havilland Comet brought BOAC into a new age: long-range jet travel. Michel Lagneau uses the London-Tokyo...
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Ancient Egypt in Flight Simulator: A Tribute to Toni Agramont
Ancient Egypt as a discovery flight This page pays tribute to Toni Agramont and his immense scenery work for Flight Simulator. Michel Lagneau turns the Egypt-2 scenery...
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1952 Aden Airways: Around the Red Sea
Aden Airways, the Red Sea by DC-3 Aden Airways linked the Red Sea shores, Arabia, the Horn of Africa and later East Africa. Michel Lagneau builds a broad loop that...
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1964 East African Airways: Tourism in Africa
East African Airways and 1960s African tourism The 1964 East African Airways brochure sells more than flights: it sells an idea of travel, with Indian Ocean beaches,...
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The Last Ship in Flight Simulator
The Last Ship, fiction turned into an air route Michel Lagneau starts from a post-apocalyptic novel and TV series to create a simulator itinerary. The USS Nathan James...
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1977 Yosemite Airlines: Flying Around Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Airlines, California through the valleys Yosemite Airlines linked the California coast with Yosemite National Park in the late 1970s. Michel Lagneau turns...
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1959 Caribbean Atlantic Airlines: The Route of the Trade Winds
Caribair, the route of the trade winds Caribbean Atlantic Airlines, later Caribair, linked Caribbean islands with a perfect simulator slogan: The Route of the Trade...
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Russia: Crossing Krasnoyarsk Krai from North to South
Krasnoyarsk Krai, 3000 km of Siberia Krasnoyarsk Krai crosses Russia from the Arctic north to the gates of Khakassia. This route descends gradually from nearly empty...
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Portland Airways, Washington and Oregon along the Columbia River
A same-day round trip between Walla Walla and Portland Portland Airways operated in 1932 along the Washington-Oregon border. The service offered a morning trip to...
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1948 Florida Airways by Amphibian
Florida Airways, seaplane bases and small fields Florida Airways served Florida in 1947-1948 with a perfect amphibian mix: water, coastal towns, small airfields and...
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Argentina: Following Route 40 from South to North
Route 40, Argentina at the foot of the Andes Ruta Nacional 40 follows the Andes for more than 5000 km. Michel Lagneau proposes an aerial reading from south to north,...
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Belarus: A Light Aircraft Loop
Belarus, a compact light-aircraft loop Belarus works well as a single-engine loop: manageable distances, readable terrain and Andrey Anta add-on sceneries to enrich...
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Braathens S.A.F.E., the Vikings route to the Far East
A Norwegian long-haul service from Stavanger to Hong Kong Braathens S.A.F.E., founded in 1946 by Ludvig G. Braathen, brought a remarkably ambitious Norwegian service...
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Amy Johnson, London to Cape Town solo
Four days, a Puss Moth and 10,046 kilometres to South Africa On 14 November 1932, Amy Johnson left England in her De Havilland DH 80A Puss Moth “Desert Cloud”, aiming...
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Holyman’s Airways, Tasmania to Melbourne and Sydney
Tasmania, Bass Strait, Melbourne and Sydney Holyman’s Airways grew from Tasmania in the 1930s, connecting maritime family roots, postal contracts and early regular...
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Scottish Airways, Around Scotland and the Islands
Glasgow, Hebrides, Shetland, Orkney and the Highlands Scottish Airways linked places where aircraft saved decisive time compared with road and sea travel. This plan...
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Pony Express, the Mail Route to the West
From Sacramento to Saint Joseph, the western mail route from above The Pony Express linked Saint Joseph to Sacramento through a chain of stations, plains, passes and...
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Olympic Airways, a Grand Aerial Tour of Greece
Athens, islands, mountains and Crete in one broad circuit This plan draws from Olympic Airways domestic routes in 1957 and turns them into a Greek tour designed for...
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Chalk’s International Airlines, Seaplanes Between Florida and the Bahamas
Miami, Bimini, Nassau: a short bright amphibian loop Chalk’s International Airlines built its legend on seaplane links between Florida and the Bahamas. The route is...
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Philippine Airlines, from Long-Haul Routes to Island Services
An airline between Europe, the Pacific and the Philippine archipelago Philippine Airlines tells two stories here: the international long-haul path to Manila and the...
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Sobelair, Air Cruises Between Belgium and Congo
When Belgium - Congo becomes an aerial cruise Sobelair, a SABENA subsidiary, was not merely selling a destination: it turned the route to the Belgian Congo into a...
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