Getting Ready For The Air Show

 

 Taking a look at Farshore Field in Sunlight Bay, the Sunbeamers RFL team, mainly Cynthia Farshore, have been getting ready for their annual air show. Already there's a few planes in place, and flags on the air tower. More will come in the following days. 

 

The Sunbeamer Air Show is scheduled for Saturday, March 14.  

 

Mystery Rock At Bay City Airport

 

I overheard some chatter in a Second Life group about a mystery rock located at Bay City, near it's airport. So I headed over to Hau Koda (98/9/31), where it lay on a hill, with some signs warning about an "anomaly" ahead.

 

 The rock had some odd blue symbol on it, colored bright blue.

 

 Next to it was a note, with the owner being a "Dahlia Linden."

 

It’s been a long journey, but I’ve finally arrived on the continent safely, and can start my research in full! 

A once in a lifetime opportunity has presented itself! My extensive study into anomalies has shown that this land is revealing energetic shifts in not only its core, but even within its structure as well. How curious. 

The readings I have been seeing have led me to this spot, where strange rocks have suddenly risen up from the earth’s surface! It’s as if they are stirring from a long deep slumber. Not just here either, but I am showing there are a few more of these strange rocks that have manifested on the continent as well. 

But why? And this sigil on the surface. What could it be?

According to my research, it seems as though there is going to be some sort of “shift”, or change in the future at these locations. What changes exactly? I am unsure.

Now, with my current notes and readings, it appears these rocks, or stones, rather, will have yet another change in approximately 30 days from today. The 16th of February. 

I will be sure to return around this time to see what further developments have been made. I will be sure to document every detail that I possibly can.

Until the next change,

Dahlia

 

Dahlia Linden's profile was almost empty, showing only her account age, 59 days. So what's going on, and what will be happening on February 16? It seems there's a mystery afoot.

 

Stay tuned for more updates,

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Cartoon of The Day: Shell Yeah

 

 

 Taken from the Second Life inworld map. A number of the Bellisserian sims have funny names. Naturally a cartoon about this one was in order. 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

The Sunbeamer Camp for 2017

The various teams of the Relay for Life in Second Life do many events. But another source of pride, and what they're often remembered for, are their exhibits, or campsites, on the track for the Relay Weekend. No matter if it was a large "umbrella team" or a small team with just a few active members, each group got the same sized plot to show what they could do. For the Sunbeamers, "the little team that could" had managed to beat the obstacles it had and came out with a first place trophy for it's build last year. So what to follow up that success with? Shockwave Yareach, the main builder for the team, had an answer in the form of an airport build that was both entertaining and educational.

Read the story in Design.

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:

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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."

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."

The JessicaBelle Aeronautic Projects Airbase

JessicaBelle Dayafter, whom has made a name for herself in the WW2 combat areas with her aircraft, now has an airbase. Heading there, one can practice dive-bombing and rocketing, dogfighting, or just chill out at the pilot's lounge. And of course her planes are there.

Read more about the airbase in Design.