Randy | February 15, 2009
For the benefit of those of you unfamiliar with the history of Canadian military aviation, the CF-104 Starfighter, built by Canadair under license from Lockheed, was Canada’s front line fighter deployed to European bases as part of our NATO commitment during the latter part of the cold war. Officially adopted in March 1962, it replaced […]
Randy | January 8, 2009
Anybody who reads what I write knows by now that I have an intense interest in aviation that I cultivate through the virtual world of Microsoft Flight Simulator, reading the trade journals, and going to airshows as often as possible. Yes, there was a time when I sat at the controls of the real thing, […]
Randy | December 14, 2008
What you see at left is a picture I created from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 of a Vickers Vanguard turboprop airliner in the livery of Trans-Canada Air Lines. The aircraft and its paint scheme are the work of the inimitable Rick Piper. Click on the picture for a better view. Formed by Canadian National Railways […]
Randy | September 2, 2008
This website is an outlet for a man, blessed by The Gods and disdainful of the clods. It’s the lectern of one who, like some hoary old primate in a tree, has finally reached that level of enlightenment from which he feels unapologetically compelled to fling turds of wisdom upon all who pass by. Each […]