Skyways Autumn Edition f l y u k | virtual airways welcome to sky ways exclusive to fly uk... ...contents Fly UK is one the UK’s leading virtual airlines. We have been setting the standard in virtual aviation for several years now and continue to fly uk | the story so far do so throughout the life of the virtual airline. Fly UK has established itself as a caring virtual airline, one that puts all its members ahead of staff profile | tom thake anything else. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and aircraft | boeing 757-300 widespread member base, we cater for any- one, of any age, race, gender and also skill level. Fly UK is a virtual airline that is here to destination | moscow be enjoyed by everyone. members | opinions It is our duty at Fly Uk, to offer a professional and realistic virtual airline, that can be en- joyed by many a flight simulator enthusiast. If community | skyhigh you like what you see, then why not join today and find out for yourself. screenshots | collection f l y u k department | updates fly uk | events “Published & Created by The Marketing Department for Fly UK Virtual Airways, www.flyukva.com . With thanks to Fly UK Staff Team, for their work towards it and their articles. No reproduction of any part of this publication, in any form or by any means, without written consent from Fly UK Virtual Airways is permitted. Any views expressed in this sim | reviews publication do not necessarily reflect those of Fly UK.” ...the story so far Since it started back in 2004, Fly UK has gone from strength to strength, and is growing rapidly. At this time we have 490 Pilots from 43 different countries. This in itself is an achievement, one which we are proud to have achieved. In order to maintain a vir- tual airline that is loved by all its members we have to keep up with the ongoing demand for routes and a realistic and modern fleet. Fly UK operate to over 65 countries using a modern fleet of 115 aircraft. This maximises the choice that our members re- ceive, and proceeds to make Fly UK a better virtual airline. We are currently replacing the current ‘Union Spirit’ livery with a new more modern updated ver- sion, this removes the flicks from the front of the aircraft and adds much larger bill board style titles seen on many aircraft of real world airlines in ser- vice today. Now as we enter the second half of 2007 it is our intentions to give the virtual airline a new face. We intend to revamp the current site, and also intro- duce a new look for Fly2, Fly UK’s low cost subsidi- ary , by giving the fleet a new livery and also a new logo. ...staff profile | tom thake behind the scenes “ “ Name: Tom Thake Age: 16 Location: Redditch, UK I joined the Fly UK Staff Team in May 2006 holding the position of Cargo Operations Manager, with one of my first jobs being to Staff Role: Web & Systems Development “re-do the entire Cargo Operations. Then in February 2007 I Fly UK Staff Status: Senior Manager became the Senior Manager for the Web & Systems Department. Email Address: [email protected] Here at Fly UK it is my job to make sure that our extensive and Favourite Real World Aircraft: Boeing 737 powerful website is kept up to date and working to make your Favourite FS Commercial Aircraft: Level D 767 experience of Fly UK's website as enjoyable and user friendly Favourite FS Airport to fly to: EHAM It is also my job to liaise with the other staff members to create Nearest International Airport: Birmingham Intl. new systems and to expand the current systems that we have. Occupation: Student I would like to see Fly UK grow and develop into an ever better Virtual Airline, holding its title of one of the UK's Leading VA’s. I was given FS2002 by my Uncle, however I never I would like to see Fly UK become more prominent on VATSIM really took it very seriously and only really messed and IVAO and maintain good relations with them to allow our around with it occasionally. I then bought FS2004 a pilots the best opportunities. few months after it first came out and realised what an improvement it was on FS2002 and then I After getting my GCSE results in August I hope to move onto 6th became hooked on Flight Sim. After a while of fly- Form and complete my A-Levels. Once I have completed my ing offline I ventured into the world of multiplayer A-Levels I hope to get a job as a website designer/coder and flying and enjoyed a few good multiplayer sessions. look at the possibility of starting my own web design or web In November 2006 I bought FSX and having a good software company. spec computer can run it very well. At the moment I only use FSX and mainly do a lot of General Avia- tion flying because those are the only decent air- craft available for it. Although with the release of the Level D 767 for FSX I'm sure that will change!! I'm 16 years old (born on 19th August 1991) and have just received my GCSE results. I enjoy going out with my mates and having a good laugh with them. I am a keen aviation fan both in the real and virtual world and I enjoy meeting other people with this same Interests. I also enjoy gaming and designing/ coding websites. I started my Virtual Career at simairline.net in early 2005 as a pilot and over the space of a few months ranked up a good number of hours. The experience of being a pilot for them showed me how VA’s add a lot to Flight Sim because before I had only really been flying to random places without any real struc- ture to my flying and flight simulator operations. I then joined Fly UK in October 2005 after finding it through a random Google search. I left simairline VA because I felt Fly UK had much more to offer and a much better setup and much better community. I went up the ranks quite quickly at Fly UK before I became staff - now holding the rank of Class A Cap- tain with about another 100 hours to go before reaching ATP First Officer. ... aircraft profile boeing 757-300 The Boeing 757 is a twin-engine short-to- long-range jetliner incorporating advanced technology for exceptional fuel efficiency, Overall Length - 54.47m low noise levels, increased passenger com- Height - 13.56m fort and top operating performance. The 757 Diameter - 3.54m offers other virtues as well, including great Wingspan - 38.05m versatility by reducing airport congestion. It Wheelbase - 8.35m can fly both long- and short-range routes. Engines - 2x RB211 or 2x P&W 2043 On Nov. 28, 2005, Boeing concluded the re- Thrust Range - 191.7 to 195.1 kN markable 23-year run of the 757 passenger Passengers - 240 (typical) airplane by delivering the final one to Shang- Range - 3485nm (MTOW) hai Airlines. The airplane is the 1,050th Boe- Cruise Speed - 0.80mach ing 757. The 757 is one of seven commercial models that have sold more than 1,000 air- MTOW - 122 tonnes planes, and more than 1,030 of the 757s are MLW - 79 tonnes still in service. Fuel Capacity - 43,490 litres The 757-300 is now in operations with Fly UK, to operate on both medium and long haul flights, in both the Charter and Sched- uled sector. f l y u k Payware version is available from PSS: www.phoenix-simulation.co.uk ...a russian experience fly to moscow... Moscow is the capital of Russia and the country's economic, financial, educational, and transporta- tion centre. It is located on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District in the European part of Russia. Moscow has a population of 12.6 million which constitutes about 7% of the total Russian population. Historically, it was the capital of the former Soviet Union and the Grand Duchy of Mos- cow, the pre-state. It is the site of the Moscow Kremlin, which now serves as the ceremonial resi- dence of the President of Russia. Moscow's architecture and performing arts culture are world-renowned. Moscow is also well known as 15 times weekly flights to the site of Saint Basil's Cathedral, with its elegant onion domes, as well as the Cathedral of Christ the moscow from heathrow, Saviour and the Seven Sisters, whose residence is the Danilov Monastery, which serves as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Moscow also remains check our schedules at... a major economic centre and is home to a large number of billionaires; it is perennially considered as one of most expensive cities in the world. It is also home to many scientific and educational insti- tutions, as well as numerous sport facilities. It pos- sesses a complex transport system that includes the world's busiest metro system, which is famous for its architecture. Moscow also hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics. Photo courtesy of http://fotocomp.chat.ru . Page content taken from http://wikipedia.org ...moscow domodedovo Moscow Domodedovo is Russia’s busiest and most prosperous airport. It is the hub for Russian national airline, Aeroflot and is also hub to a range of other Russian airlines. Domodedovo (UUDD) has been rather neglected on Flight Simulator, and a very good scenery package is available from IGFly.