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For the love of flight.

Pretty incredible — Malaysia has agreed to restart the search for the MH370 wreckage.

Let’s hope we solve this once and for all

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewxnwe5d11o

I am still fascinated by the Zeppelin as a flying object.
It must have been an impressive sight back then, wherever it appeared. People were not used to seeing flying objects, if only very small airplanes. It was also the first time that it was possible to fly across the Atlantic with all the comforts of the time.

https://youtu.be/LV__lltmsys?feature=shared

United just played an ad after the safety video for IFS.ai on the flight from LA to SFO.

Felt like a sacred pact was just broken.

Lots of grumpy gamers have complained about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 experience on launch night — mostly due to server congestion (the game relies heavily on streaming).

I downloaded it last night and am happy to report a smooth experience. This is a wonderfully detailed digital twin of the world, and arguably the best 3D map of our planet in existence today, in which you are free to roam at any height or speed. It's a wonderful achievement and definitely worth your money and time.

The video below does a great job at explaining how the studio behind the game achieved this incredible feat of rendering the whole world with such fidelity. Highly recommended watch. It even turns poetic at around the 39-minute mark.

https://youtu.be/JIQxJWoKcPs

I’ve been a flying machine lately. Need ~100 more hours for commercial.

Who else is on the time building grind?

The Concorde
In 3h from London to New York.

Twenty years ago, we could travel faster than we can today.

https://youtu.be/nh3ty6wp6qQ

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