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One
of the truly fun things about TCA is that the staff really cares about
keeping things alive and constantly changing. If you regularly hit the
TCA pages you'll notice that it isn't the same month after month. Here
are just some of the things that are happening this month: |
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TCA
members in Europe will meet in person on Sept. 30 thru Oct. 1 in Amsterdam
at the Aviodome at Schiphol Airport during a big meeting of FS enthusiasts.
If you'd like to
meet your TCA fellows including TCA's CEO, Rainer Labie, come along! TCA
will have a small booth. Search for the palmtree logo at the meeting and
speak up!
For further details
call Enno Borgsteede at: e.f.borgsteede@chello.nl |
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Fantastic
NEW scenery from Marcel Ritzema for Bonaire and TCA Headquarters at Hato,
Curacao. Both sceneries are compatible with FS98 and FS2000. Marcel has
truly out done himself. These are a 'must have' in your scenery library.
TCA
Headquarters: http://www.avsim.com/marcel/tca/tncc-v31.zip
Bonaire:
http://www.avsim.com/marcel/tca/tncb-v10.zip |
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Marcel's new TCA Headquarters
scenery. Park and walk around to take a closer look. There are always surprises. |
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There
is also new scenery created by Thomas Than for the Santhana Travel residence
at Congor Bay, Barbados. Along with the scenery don't forget to install
the flatten switch below to insure proper use and viewing in FS2000.
You
can get the scenery at: http://www.santhana.org
Flatten Switch
created by Bob Dodge, TCA 2384
Flatten.0=3,N13
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A few passengers,
a few bags of mail and lots of margarita makings arrive at Congor Bay,
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ThomasThan,
TCA 2503, President of Santhana Travels Inc., Barbados announces the itinerary
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Santhana
has opened its doors again - but unfortunatly I have to say goodbye for
the rest of the year: I have to pass my final state exam and will start
working as a lawyer - so I won't have the time to create more Holiday Charters
this year. Therefore I created two long-lasting Holiday Charters, which
will be available until December 2000. The Racing Charters will continue
to the end of the motorsport season.
In addition
to our special charter to the 'Expo 2000' we offer a flight to Sydney,
Australia, where the Summer Olympics will take place. Over the 16 days
of the Sydney Olympics, athletes from over 200 nations will compete in
28 sports ranging from team events to individual competitions.
HOLIDAY CHARTERS:
VF#36: Operation Titanic -
Fly with TCA and Santhana to Newfoundland and enter a sub called 'MIR I',
which will take you 2 1/2 miles to the bottom of the ocean floor. Here
you will get the chance to explore the wreck of the famous TITANIC...
VF#37: Concorde World Tour
(FS2000 only!) - Fly with TCA and Santhana around the world in the CONCORDE.
This charter is based on the MV-challenge of Michael Vone. The charter
puts you in the pilot's seat for a 28-day, 23-stop, round-the-world tour
in Concorde. This includes a few local excursions in the JetRanger helicopter,the
B737, and in the Learjet.
RACING CHARTERS
As always we are offering
flights to Formula One-Races for this month at Belgium, Italy, USA and
to the CART races at Vancouver, Laguna Seca and Madison, IL.
In the SANTHANA ARCHIVE:
VF#21 - Fly with TCA and Santhana
to The Archipelago of Los Roques: the paradise of the caribbean. This beautiful
FS2000 scenery is available at TCA Venezuela - here is the chance to fly
to it...
VF#22 - Fly with TCA and Santhana
to Sarawak's Rainforest World Music Festival 2000, BORNEO, to step back
in time and to listen to the ancient rhythms of the primeval forest...From
the 18th to the 20th of August 2000, some of the best proponents of world
music will gather under the imposing jungle-covered Mount Santubong at
the edge of the South China Sea.
Visit us at: http://www.santhana.org |
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From
the TCA 'Fly Live' guy, Jose Gonzales, September DONT MISS the TCA 5th
Anniversary Fly In: |
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Join
your fellow TCA pilots on September 15 and 16 and celebrate our 5th anniversary
by hosting a fly-in on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. Take
a break from the IFR routine and come fly the laid back VFR skies of the
Caribbean!
Go to the following URL for
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Jose
is also hosting live flying in Eastern region areas: TCA ATC on Monday
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MONDAY
NIGHT FLY-IN SCHEDULE (Year 2000) |
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September
4 - Atlanta (Labor Day)
September 11 - Miami
September 18 - Washington
September 25 - Jacksonville
October 2 - Boston
October 9 - San Juan (Columbus
Day)
October 16 - New York
October 23 - Atlanta
October 30 - Miami |
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6 - Washington
November 13 - Jacksonville
November 20 - Boston
November 27 - San Juan
December 4 - New York
December 11 - Atlanta
December 18 - Miami
December 25 Merry Christmas |
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Show
your artistic side to TCA!
Several TCA airplanes have
been painted with a white tail for our TCA airplane tail art contest. All
pilots are welcome to participate, regardless of their artistic abilities.
TCA management will select their favorite tail art and paint the aircraft
tails for a special Anniversary livery.
Pilots dont need to know how
to paint aircraft. Just send over any painting, art, drawing, or photo
which you feel would look good in the tail of our special livery aircraft.
A simple bmp will be provided
with the shape of the aircraft tail so you can all paint it as you like!
Just paint the tail how you like and send it to us.
Call Jose Gonzalez (elprieto@coqui.com)
for the bmp file, any questions you may have, or to submit your art. Everyone
MUST participate! ;-)
The winners will get to name
the aircraft according to the art they created. ;-) |
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When
I fly I like to have information about my destination airport handy. Making
an approach without ILS frequencies, beacon frequencies, altitudes and
approach directions can spell trouble when you are unprepaired. Next time
you fly to a new runway, go to the airport directory at: http://www.geocities.com/germanwing/adir/airports.html
This site was created by Hans
Niedermeier, TCA 2239, and currently lists over 350 airports. He is continually
adding information so check back regularly. If you have information to
add, Please contact Hans at: Johann.Niedermeirer@t-online.de |
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New
aircraft are available at the TCA hangars. Marcel Ritzema has just released
the Antonov AN-24 in TCA Cargo colors. If you want to try flying the really
big stuff, this is it. One fun thing you'll notice are the counter-rotating
props. Wow!
Along with this aircraft,
Jack Ford has constructed a panel suitable for the big bird. Find both
the plane and panel at the TCA Hangars.
In Jack's Hangar 8, are new
paint jobs on a TDM Shorts 330 and a DC-9 in both TCA and TCA Cargo liveries.
You might want to check out
Paul Golding's web site for an MD-80 panel that will make flying the DC-9
a joy. http://www.btinternet.com/~paul.golding/ |
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A
Fantastic new feature available to TCA members is a place to have a 'Live
Chat' with your friends in TCA. It's a great place to make new friends
as well. For a long time I have read mail from fellow pilots and when I
got the chance to hear their voices it was not only exciting but it made
the TCA experience just a little more special.
You can find the chat site
at this URL: http://home.coqui.net/elprieto/TCAOL/TCAChat.html
Below, you'll find some instructions
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You
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When
you arrive at the page you'll see this 'Hear Me' box. Click in the white
area where it says "CLICK HERE to connect'. This will connect you to the
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Once
you are connected you will see the words 'Guest ***' appear in the white
area. Find the OPTIONS button and click it to change the Guest message
to a name you desire. You can see my choice to the right. |
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others to connect to the service. You may also let this run in your task
bar while you fly in the simulator allowing you to hold a conversation
while flying.
This chat seems to work pretty
well even with the slowest modem connections.
To disconnect click the 'Options'
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If you can't be heard, perhaps your microphone needs some adjustment in
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TCA
Alaska's 'Snowboss' has just posted new bush flights in the Alaska area.
If you're a bush pilot enthusiast I highly recommend you spend some time
in the 49th U.S. State. You'll find bush planes at the Alaska division
page. This is also the place to find out what's happening with the famous
'Iditarod' sled race. |
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Over
on Tradewinds Business Travel, Chris Hunt has re-done the pages and added
some new flights. A business charter is a nice change of pace from routine
flying. Try hauling some models for a photo shoot to the islands and see
just how 'boring' it is. |
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Another
great find is an e-book by F.E. Potts on the topic of Bush Flying. It's
quite technical but for those who crave more information about flying into
uncivilized country, this is a must. It's free reading on the net or you
can buy a copy to take anywhere.
http://www.fepco.com/Bush_Flying.html |
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Chris
Wilkes, the scenery designer, has just released a glimpse of the scenery
he is working on for the West Indies. We aren't up to the Beta testing
stage but Chris wanted to give us a look at the exciting views we'll have
to look forward to. He is hand painting all the bitmaps needed in this
immense project eight months in the works.
http://www.dreamwater.net/biz/wilkes/IWI/
We'll keep you posted
on his progress. |
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Have
any news you'd like to tell everyone in TCA about?
Send it to Rick Nathan,
editor. Be sure to put 'Island Breezes' into your subject line. |
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Island Breezes News
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