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  • Reminder – Flying Legends Gold Pass Offer Closes 31st Dec

    Just a  quick reminder that the  Flying Legends Gold Pass  ticket offer  closes at the  end of December.  More information, just click HERE

  • Last Airshow of the Year ?

     

    Every December there is one more airshow that appears on the calendar, The Virtual Festival of Aerobatic Teams is held on the first weekend in December and is for the pilots and fans of flight simming the world over.

     

    Any virtual pilot interested in aerobatics will know the name VFAT, it is a name synonymous with quality, excitement and an anticipation. Past VFAT events have featured many of the worlds most popular virtual aerobatic teams in a showcase of both real and fictional displays, solos and team acts, and this year is no different!  Flying starts today at 5.00 GMT, kick ing off with Blaze and the F-16 Viper East Demo and features many popular solo and formation teams. The full schedule is available here : http://www.virtual-aerobatics.com/live-shows/

     

    This year the show is being streamed by our friends at Virtual Aerobatics, some of you may have come and tried out DCS with them here at Duxford, Over the course of the weekend you will see pilots flying all of the modules that they were demonstrating here. Plus some new ones yet to be released!

     

    They are also running a number of competitions over the weekend including the chance to get your hands on some tickets for Flying Legends 2014 among other things!

     

    The display runs all weekend and we look forward to seeing you there!

  • Christmas Presents

    Stuck for that  difficult to  buy  Christmas present?  We  might   have the  answer – just  click HERE

    THIS OFFER IS NOW CLOSED

  • News about Friends of TFC

    We have made a few changes to the membership benefits of FofTFC – Friends can click HERE to read what they are and why. We are quite excited about the opportunities these changes will allow.

  • Flying Legends 2014 Trailer and Tickets

    We are pleased to announce that the Flying Legends 2014 Tickets, Gold Pass and Information pages are now live.  Just  click HERE.   As usual we will be adding more  information and news as time progresses.

    As  ever we  have a  beautifully  filmed trailer  by  Steve  Connor who  has  done  us  proud again:

  • Weekend news for Friends of TFC

    A weekend  special for Friends of TFC – who can log in to the members pages and see a 5 minute video Martin captured of TFC recent visit to Goodwood.

    If you are a Friend log in HERE

    In other news the Hellcat had an engine run at the end of last week.

    Plans are afoot for the next Fighter Log with an update on the Cr 42 and a review of the year.

  • How is the Fiat Cr42 getting on you may ask

    Cr42

  • We haven’t had a Spitfire post for a while

    Mk XIV Griffon  engine removed today for winter maintenance:

    photo: Greg

  • Someone asked if there was a video of the Hellcat today?

    Short but important, thanks to Greg for picture and video

  • hellcat engine run!

    For real this time

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