Announcement: Black Purrl Airshow

 

 What: Black Purrl Airshow
Where: LM Provided/Fiji Island Airport
When: July 19th 11AM SLT - 1:30PM SLT

Come see dazzling aerial displays as the pilots of Black Purrl Airlines and Heavy Metal Aviation take to the skies over Fiji Island Airport.  Peruse the aviation exhibits, watch the amazing aerial maneuvers, and top it off with a Pink Floyd The Wall Tribute concert with full wall and effects to end the show at The Purrl Nightclub. A good time is guaranteed for all.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bancs%20Providence/37/98/29

 11:00 AM Grand Opening and Flyover by Miss Karlie, 
 11:10 Exhibitions and Meet & Greet with our staff,  
 11:20 Stunt exhibition over Fiji Isle by Admiral Kitty, 
 11:30 Wing Dancing Display, 
 11:35 Experience Flights 
 12-1:30 PM  CLOSING PARTY FULL PERFORMANCE of Pink Floyd's The Wall, complete with collapsing wall, lasers,  light show, and live action throughout! Billed best Live Show in 2015 Second Life,  Black Purrl is bringing ML back  to the stage to close our show at Haven Woods

To Air Show Concert Venue: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Haven%20Woods/169/7/21

 

Getting Ready For The Sunbeamer Air Show

 

 

Taking a look at Farshore Field in Sunlight Bay, already there's being preparations being made for the Relay's annual Sunbeamer Air Show. Near one of the hangars was this plane, decked out in team colors.

 

The Air Show takes place on Saturday May the 4rth

Plane Wreck in Bellisseria

 

 

 Picture from Larree Quixote. Not long after the "Chicken incident," Larree announced in Bellisseria chat, "Uh oh. There has been a terrible accident!" Then he posted this picture, that of a still-smoking plane that had smashed into a house-turned-club. There were soon other comments, "I didn't do it." "Not me either *sips her coffee casually*" "Just get out of the Larree! Ya saw nothing!!" "Looks like my flying, but it wasn't me, today." "Flying into a house like yours. Just not today!" "Think of it as.. an attic conversion (grin)." "I mean ... ya drive a plane into a house and it's for sure going to be an open floor plan hey? (grin)" "Belli Homes .. now featuring unique skylights!" "I take requests if anyone wants that new skylight, but best warn your neighbours in case I get the wrong street."

I never did get the location of the "Launch Pad" pilot.

Bixyl Shuftan

 

The Sunbeamer Air Show

About a week and a half ago, Team Sunbeamers of the Relay for Life held it's sixth annual air show at Farshore Field. Organized by Cynthia Farshore, the event had a number of activities and attractions. The Newser was there, and took a number of pictures.

See the pictures in Events.

New Linden Homes Continent Update

For those wanting to scout the new continent

Besides landing planes there, one can also rezz them. But the spot can be identified only by the lack of the "no-rezz" symbol on one's viewer. It's at Coral Waters (109/139/22)

For those whom have been trying to get one of the new Linden Homes, a forum post by Patch Linden stated they were all gone within 48 hours. The good news, he promises additional homes "in the very near future." Presumably, this means the rest of the continent, or at least more of it, will soon be moved into positioned, and the homes placed on it.

Hat Tip: Daniel Voyager, Inara Pey

Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: 2019 RFL Team Sunbeamer Air Show

Your welcome to the 6th annual 2019 Sunbeamers RFL Air Show and Fly In on Saturday April 13th from 8 AM to 4 PM SLT.

Included in the event is an Airship Steeple Chase. For a donation of 100L, or what you feel like giving, you enter and are given for free a bicycle blimp you pedal through a series of jumps above the ground. The fastest time at the end of the day wins 500L and a cheap trophy. We will be providing a pedal power balloon for the contest so all are equal. For those who wish to pilot their own airship may do so but will not be in the contest, it will be just for the fun of it.

There are more events for any donations around the field. One such is dunking your partner or other victim in a nice cool dunk tank, that is instead of a beanbag you fire a German 88mm shell into its target!!, Then there is being shot out of a cannon straight up to the moon where a provided special RFL 2019 textured parachute for free gently brings you back down.

In addition to the cannon bring your new tested parachute along to a parachute jump from an airplane from 2000 meters at scheduled times.

There will be planes on display with information about them. Some Pilots will be on hand to give rides and flight demonstrations or you can just BYOAP [Bring Your Own Airplane] and stunt around yourself.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunlight%20Bay/160/40/22

Cartoon of the Day

Taken at the Happy Vixen. While some planes such as ultralights work just fine with the same gas that goes in a car, others require fuel with higher octane and special additives.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Scenes From The Sunbeamer Air Show

One of the first things most new residents learn in Second Life learn is how to fly. But not everybody wants to "Superman" around. And there are those with a love of airplanes. So for those wanting to fly around in style, the annual air show at Farshore Field allowed for some aerial antics, as well as other activities. As the show is held in support of the Relay for Life's Sunbeamer team, it's considered a key event that brings in a great deal of donations. And once again, this year the show put the Sunbeamers into a record level of fundraising.

See the pictures in Events.

Press Release: Fifth Annual Relay For Life Farshore Field Air Show Fly-in

Team Sunbeamers welcomes you to the 5th Annual RFL Sunbeamer Air Show Fly-in.


The Sunbeamers team welcomes you to the 5th Annual Farshore Field Steampunk Air Show Fly-in this Saturday the 16th of June between the hours of 8AM to 4PM SLT. There will be planes on display with information about them. Some Pilots will be on hand to give rides and flight demonstrations or you can just BYOAP [Bring Your Own AirPlane] and stunt around yourself.

During the show there will be a number of activities to participate in. These activities we ask for a donation to the Relay For Life kiosk located at each. These include being shot out of a cannon straight up to about 300 Meters where a provided parachute gently brings you back down. You keep the special RFL 2018 textured parachute for free. Then you can help cool each other by taking turns dunking your partner in a nice cool dunk tank, that is instead of a beanbag you fire a German 88mm shell into its target!! How often do you get to shoot such an historical gun?  There will be other activities so come explore as well as many fun spots around the sim.

From 4PM till 6PM SLT there will be an after flights dance and activities in The Goblin Cave located on the hill over looking the field. No theme dressing needed, no contest, just socializing and relaxing after a hard day of flying.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunlight%20Bay/128/128/2

Rated G during event

Press Release: The Relay For Life Air Show At Farshore Field

Team Sunbeamers welcomes you to the 4th Annual Relay For Life Air Show Fly-in at Farshore Field.

The Sunbeamers team welcomes you to the 4th Annual Farshore Field Air Show Fly-in on Armed Forces Day this Saturday the 20th of May between the hours of 8AM to 4PM SLT. There will be planes on display with information about them. Some Pilots will be on hand to give rides and flight demonstrations or you can just BYOAP [Bring Your Own AirPlane] and stunt around yourself.

From 4PM till 6PM SLT there will be an after flights dance and activities in The Goblin Cave located on the hill over looking the field. The featured music in honor of Armed Forces Day will have a WWII cantina sound including late 30’s big bands. No theme dressing needed but if you want, ok, no contest, just socializing and relaxing after a hard day of flying.

During the show there will be a number of activities to participate in. These activities we ask for a donation to the Relay For Life kiosk located at each. These include being shot out of a cannon straight up to about 300 Meters where a provided parachute gently brings you back down. You keep the special RFL 2017 textured parachute for free. Then you can help cool each other by taking turns dunking your partner in a nice cool dunk tank, that is instead of a beanbag you fire a German 88mm shell into its target!! How often do you get to shoot such an historical gun? During the air show hours there will be a Blimp Bicycle Race. For a donation you enter and are given for free a bicycle blimp you pedal through a series of rings above the ground. Since you must use the provided craft there will be no advantage in using a faster vehicle. There will be some tricky turns but nothing too hard as it is your skill that will govern your performance. You need not be present to receive the prizes of 500L for first, 250L for second, 100L for third. There will be other activities so come explore.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pacific%20Waters/51/86/31

Phoenix Squadron

Among the first things a newcomer resident to Second Life learns is pressing the "Fly" button to get around faster. But what about truly flying like one can in real life? The Newser had a chance to meet one group of Second Life pilots: Phoenix Squadron. The group performs for charities, air shows with friends, or just simply flies for fun.

Read the story in People.

SL Video: "Lighthouse"

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From Dragonflyhum on Aug 2009, "A short SL movie"

Scenes From the Sunbeamer Air Show

While the Relay for Life's Sunbeamer team has a number of events each year, their big one is the annual air show at Farshore Field in Pacific Waters. The event had plenty from period music, to dogfights, to balloon rides, and lots and lots of planes.

See the pictures in Events.

Cartoon of the Day

Taken at a combat sim (not New Bastogne). Nydia Tungsten was doing a video shoot at the 1940's Europe style streets when a couple wise guys started taking pok shots at us with their bomber. Unfortunetly for them, they got a little close to the ground, and ended up stalling and making a hard landing right onto the streets. As you can see, taking off again from the position was impossible, so they just left the plane.

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video:

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From ChanAndMe, "Here's a video about Flying. Big thanks to Connie (conrod.lane), It was fun filming this video with you! "

"Filmed in Second Life at Honah Lee Field , Airport and The Blake Passage Region."

Second Life Airlines

With the ability to teleport around, the idea of a "Second Life Airlines" may sound archaic. But for some  flying fans, it's no joke. Theonlyjohnny Resident came across a number of airplane groups known collectively as "Second Life Airlines" or the SLA. He took a closer look to see just what's involved with joining one as a pilot.

Read Theonlyjohnny's article in Extra.

Reader Submitted: D-Day Reenactment Blake Sea Flyover

On Saturday June 7, a D-Day reenactment took place in Second Life. Among the parts of the event was a number of C-47s flying over to drop zones in the action area.

Jessicabelle Dayafter was among those taking part, and took a few pictures.

Those planes that weren't damaged and making crash landings, after dropping their paratroopers, flew to Foliage.

SL Video: "Focke Wulf Fw 190 'Butcher Bird' in SL" by JessicaBelle Aeronautic Projects

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JessicaBelle Aeronautic Projects recently finished the development of the new version of it's FW-190 fighter-bomber, now with three paint jobs that can be changed at the owner's command.

"The iconic German fighter in some action/dogfights/close air support:
FW-190 Butcher Bird-v.2.0 in SL made by JessicaBelle Dayafter."

Eye on the Blog: Linden Lab Offers New Gift Biplane for Premium Accounts

Last week, Linden Lab offered a new freebie for Second Life's Premium account residents. One that the aireal-minded might be interested in: a biplane. In addition, the Lab was opening an airfield sim exclusive for Premium residents.

A new Premium gift is now available! Go Premium today and take flight in your Premium-only airplane for some high flying fun. Zoom around and perform high-speed aerial stunts and acrobatics such as loops, barrel rolls, hard dives and climbs.
Take off in Orville, a Premium-only airfield where you can fuel up your airplane, spend some hangar time with your other flying friends, socialize in the airfield building lobby or watch over the skies from the control tower!

While this plane may be a single-seat aircraft that doesn't mean you can't bring some friends along -- you just might want to tell them to hold on!

The airplane is available to Premium Residents only. To access the exclusive Orville Airport, you must be a Premium member, so don’t delay! Additional Premium benefits include a private home, Linden dollars, as well as expanded support. Take flight and take advantage this limited-time half-off promotion today.* Already Premium? Get it here.

Linden Lab also urged residents to "For a limited time, take advantage of 50% off Premium Membership."

There was no mention of the plane or airfield on the official forums, but it was mentioned in the Second Life Universe forum. One resident posting there remarked, "on a scale of 1 to 5, I give it a 3.5." On the plus side, "Looks great," "Simple usage," Beginner mode takes a minimal amount of effort/practice to get used to," "The propellor actually spins, as opposed to a spinning texture," "I like the subtle trailing smoke." Among the cons, "When crossing a sim border, it repeats the last control input," "It doesn't tell you that you can now click the body of the plane for options," "Whether you're idle or full-throttle, it sounds the same."

Press Release: 1st Annual Bombers Competition

All planes must be WW2 era planes

Categories: Level Bombing, Dive Bombing, Anything Goes

Prizes:1st place-1000L 2nd place-500 L 3rd place-250L (this is for each category). Also a raffle in each category event.

Rules:
Level Bombing Event-
Player must remain above 100m at all times, no loops or dives down to 100m. Must use bombs only, no cannons/rockets/guns/etc. An admin will ride along to make sure the 100m rule is not broken (if not a 2 seater,admin can ride on the wing). 5 attempts given, to kill target or score as many points possible (yes you can kill the target multiple times if you kill it the first time, just give a chance for the damage to be reset).

Dive Bombing Event-
Player is to divebomb (duh). Must use bombs only, no cannons/rockets/guns/etc. May only take 20 hp damage from their own bombs (if you fly too low), after that, you will be considered "too damaged and must return to base". 5 attempts given, same idea as with the Level Bombing for points.

Anything Goes Event-
Use whatever you want (must still be WW2), do what you want, 3 passes instead of 5.

As a reminder, the event will be on Sunday October 28th, 5pm SLT. Sponsored by Skunkette Aviation,Shana Enterprises, BuzzworX, and the JG52.


The location is New Fallout (43, 142, 3590)

See you there!

Jessicabelle Dayafter