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• Are you new to flying online and are not sure how to get started? • Have you thought about getting your VATSIM P1 Rating, but do not no where to start? Canadian Xpress a VATSIM Authorized Training Organization, can train, evaluate and issue your VATSIM P1 Rating. If you are new to flying online, following our VATSIM P1 program you will give you the tools and knowledge to start flying on the VATSIM network. Our VATSIM P1 Training program includes: • Download and Install Essential Software • Flight Plans • Weather • Facility Web Sites • Connecting to the Network • Maps and Charts • Contacting ATC • Navigation Basics • VATSIM Basics • Good VATSIM Citizenship • Communications In addition, Canadian Xpress provides other types of training including: • VATSIM P2 Rating • Flight procedures • Oceanic procedures • Flying specific payware aircraft (from cold & dark) • Etc. Sign up as a pilot with Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca and in a short amount of time, you will have your VATSIM P1 Rating! *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other Virtual airline hours with no limits.

Over the last 6 months, Canadian Xpress pilots have been participating in our 5th Year Anniversary Tour and the monthly challenges which were created by our Events Manager Dave (CXA007). This month we let the cat out of the bag and fill everyone in on where these routes came about. The 5th Year Anniversary Tour has been following the route of the 2014/15 Volvo Ocean Race which is a 7 team round the world race in 65 foot, 27,000 lbs sail boats. Crewed by 9 and supported by a hundred or so, the teams race for 9 months covering some 72,000 km in all seas and weather conditions. This month the race stops in Newport Road Island the teams depart for the start of Leg 7 to Lisbon Spain during the weekend of May 15-17. So in keeping with the 5th Year Anniversary Tour, the Canadian Xpress Management Team is heading to New Port that same weekend for a virtual meeting with our client. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, May 16th at 10h00edt (14h00z) and 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our May 2015 fly-in where we will depart from Head office in Montreal (CYUL) and travel a short 348nm flight to T.F. Green Airport (KPVD) just outside of New Port and Providence RI. So feel free to pack them in to a Dash 8 or even a Duke for the trip down. This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 16th!

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster IV, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the tenth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Lisbon (LPPT) to Lorient South (LFRH). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The May 2015 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from May 2nd until May 29th, 2015 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other Virtual airline hours with no limits.

Telluride Regional Airport at an elevation of 9,078 feet above sea level, was the highest commercial airport in North America with scheduled passenger flights, until Great Lakes Airlines ended service in 2014. The runway is on a plateau and still dips slightly in the center, although the dip was more pronounced prior to a renovation in 2009. It can be a challenging but beautiful approach for pilots. During winter months, about 20% of the scheduled commuter airline flights end up diverting to other airports because of abruptly adverse landing conditions. When flying to the Telluride Regional Airport, pilots must be aware of unique issues impacting the airfield including high terrain exceeding 14,000 feet, as well as the airport's location on a plateau with a thousand-foot (300 m) drop to the San Miguel River below. Telluride Regional Airport is the destination in the Telluride Landing mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, April 25th at 10h00edt (14h00z) and 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our April 2015 fly-in where we fly from Oakland (KOAK) to Telluride (KTEX). This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 25th!

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster IV, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the ninth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from T. F. Green (KPVD) to Lisbon (LPPT). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The April 2015 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from April 3rd until April 29th, 2015 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other Virtual airline hours with no limits.

Fly the NASCAR Circuit with the Canadian Xpress NASCAR Tour NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is the number one motor sport in the United States with TV viewership almost as large as football. With almost all of its races run in a stadium style track layout, it makes for an outstanding live and in person viewing experience. This year, Canadian Xpress is the sponsor airline for the NASACAR fan tour. Every week 100 lucky fans (at that weekend’s race) will have their name drawn for a free trip to the next race. Fans will travel in style aboard the Canadian Xpress Redneck A319-111 and enjoy all that NASCAR has to show for that race weekend. Return trip will be aboard standard commercial air travel. The NASCAR tour consists of 36 legs that must be flown in order. Join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca and fly the NASCAR Circuit! *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

It is spring break, time to stand in airport lines for the second busiest flying weekend of the year. Isn’t it grand, lines of hyper kids and already stressed out parents, who can’t wait to head to places like Disneyland and the other theme parks in the warm sunny south. For this month’s fly-in, there are no hyper kids or stressed out parents, because we are doing the return leg. Spring Break is over and it’s time to go home, so its tired kids and parents who are financially broke who can’t wait to get home and send their kids back to school. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, March 21st at 10h00edt (14h00z) and 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our March 2015 fly-in where we fly from Orlando (KMCO) to Toronto (CYYZ). This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 21st!

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster IV, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the eighth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Ministro Victor Konder (SBNF) to T. F. Green (KPVD). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The March 2015 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from March 1st until March 29th, 2015 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other Virtual airline hours with no limits.

Fly the Formula 1 Grand Prix Circuit with the Canadian Xpress® Formula 1 Tour Formula 1 is the top of all motor sports and is the only organization that holds races on all four hemispheres around the world including Montreal, Melbourne, Suzuka and Sao Paulo. Each race has 25-30 Teams with thousands of pounds of equipment that needs to be moved to these points around the world. Canadian Xpress has been a long time supporter of Formula 1 and this year we have won the primary contract to help move teams from race to race around the world. The Formula 1 tour consists of 21 legs that must be flown in order. Join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca and fly the Formula 1 Grand Prix Circuit! *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

Over the last 5½ years, Canadian Xpress® has visited some of the most amazing airports around the world. From time to time, we are going to hold a Throwback event of some of our earlier flights, so those pilots who are new to the flight simulator world can enjoy our past adventures. However these events aren’t simply just a recycle version of old. New flight plans, updated charts and scenery have been added where possible, to show off new add-ons and changes to the airports. This month we are doing a Throwback event to November of 2012 and revisiting Paro which is the only international airport in Bhutan. The airport is located 4 miles from Paro in a deep valley on the bank of the river Paro Chhu. With surrounding peaks as high as 18,000 ft it is considered one of the world's most challenging airports. As of October 2009, only eight pilots in the world were certified to land at the airport. Flights at Paro are allowed under visual meteorological conditions only and are restricted to daylight hours from sunrise to sunset. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, February 21st at 10h00est (15h00z) and 21h00est (Sunday 02h00z) for our February 2015 fly-in where we fly from Delhi (VIDP) to Paro (VQPR). This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 21st!

Air Inuit started operations in 1978 using a DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver and is collectively owned by the Inuit of Nunavik through the Makivik Corporation. Based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada, it operates domestic passenger services, charter and cargo services in Nunavik and Nunavut. As Air Inuit continues to grow, they often require assistance to complete certain flights and Canadian Xpress® has been asked to help complete some of their scheduled flights. The Air Inuit tour consists of 34 legs of actual Air Inuit flights that must be flown in order. Join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca and fly the Canadian North! *Canadian Xpress® accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits. * The Air Inuit name, logos, etc. used in the Canadian Xpress® Air Inuit Tour are used with written permission from Air Inuit Ltd.

Last month, we enjoyed a nice -45°c landing in Russia, so this month we are going to warm things up a bit. Starting in the city of brotherly love in Philadelphia and home of the Liberty Bell, we are getting away from the cold of winter into the warmth and tropical air of Caribbean Sea to Nassau in the Bahamas where the weather is a steady +27°c all winter long, so don’t forget your sunscreen. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, January 24th at 10h00est (15h00z) and 21h00est (Sunday 02h00z) for our January 2015 fly-in where we fly a 2 hour flight that will take us from Philadelphia (KPHL) to Nassau (MYNN). This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 24th!

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster IV, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the sixth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Sanya (ZJSY) to Auckland (NZAA). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The January 2015 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from January 1st until January 29th, 2015 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

Canadian Xpress Bush League Sunday is our weekly informal bush flying event that takes place on the VATSIM network every Sunday night at 20h00est (Monday 01h00z) where we fly to different area each week for some off strip takeoffs and landings. You will discover that bush flying is a lot of fun, the scenery is spectacular and the takeoffs and landings are always a challenge. Sign up as a pilot with Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca, choose your favorite Canadian Xpress bush-whacker and join us on our TeamSpeak3 Server for a lot of fun! *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

For some places in the world the weather is warming up and spring is slowly starting to break free of winter’s grasp, if you live in the southern hemisphere. For those of us in the northern hemisphere winter is on its way. Already here in some places like Buffalo NY, it has seen 6+ feet of snow over a period of 3 days. This month, we are flying to the coldest airport in the world. Yakutsk Airport in Russia will allow you to experience what could be one of the chilliest travel hubs on the planet as the city is regarded as the coldest in the world. With the average temperature in January standing at around -39C (-38F). What makes this airport even stranger with its cold temperatures, is the airport isn’t high up in the mountains. It sits at only 275 feet above sea level. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, December 20th at 10h00est (15h00z) and 21h00est (Sunday 02h00z) for our December 2014 fly-in where we will travel from the east coast port city of Magadan at Sokol Airport (UHMM) and head 630nm inland to Yakutsk (UEEE). This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 20th!

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster IV, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the fifth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Abu Dhabi (OMAA) to Sanya (ZJSY). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The December 2014 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from December 1st until December 29th, 2014 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

Canadian Xpress VFRiday is our weekly informal VFR event that takes place on the VATSIM network every Friday night at 21h00est (Saturday 02h00z) where we fly to different area each week. Whether you fly Direct, VOR to VOR or with your GPS, you will discover that flying VFR is a lot of fun and the scenery is spectacular. Sign up as a pilot with Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca, choose your favorite Canadian Xpress prop aircraft and join us on our TeamSpeak3 Server for a lot of fun! *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

Normally at Canadian Xpress we avoid simulating real world events so that we stay neutral on current events in the world. However, we think this month’s fly-in is a subject that everyone can relate to no matter what your background. November 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada, the UK and all the commonwealth nations. In the United States it’s called Veterans Day. Regardless of the name, the meaning is the same. It’s a day to remember and to pay respect to those who have fought and gave their lives in the line of duty. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, November 15th at 10h00est (15h00z) and 21h00est (Sunday 02h00z) for our November 2014 fly-in where we will travel from the Nation’s Capital of Ottawa (CYOW) headquarters of military command and fly to Halifax (CYHZ), home port for the Canadian Atlantic Naval Fleet and a major supply port during both world wars. This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 15th!

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster IV, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the fourth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Cape Town (FACT) to Abu Dhabi (OMAA). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The November 2014 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from November 1st until November 29th, 2014 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the third leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Alicante (LEAL) to Cape Town (FACT). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The October 2014 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from October 1st until October 29th, 2014 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.

An aurora is a natural light display in the sky (from the Latin word aurora, "sunrise" or the Roman goddess of dawn), especially in the high latitude like Canada’s Arctic regions, caused by the collision of solar wind and magnetosphere charged particles with the high altitude atmosphere. The charged particles and solar wind are directed into the atmosphere by the Earth's magnetosphere. A geomagnetic storm expands the aurora zone to lower latitudes. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, October 18th at 10h00edt (14h00z) & at 20h00edt (24h00z) for our October 2014 fly-in where we will travel from Vancouver (CYVR) and head north on an 1h45 minute charter flight to Yellowknife (CYZF) with people heading to Aurora Village to spend a night sleeping under the stars, taking in the spectacle of Canada’s Aurora Borealis. From Yellowknife our passengers will travel on to the Aurora Village for an evening they will never forget. This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 18th!

Canadian Xpress was established on April 1st 2009 but was officially launched five years ago today on September 4th 2009. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our pilots (past & present) as well as all of our sponsors who have made Canadian Xpress the continued success that it is! Canadian Xpress Virtual Airline® ~Fly Virtually Anywhere!™ ~ http://CanadianXpress.ca CXA-TV ~Watch Us Fly!~ http://CXA-TV.com

In August, 1949, Joey Smallwood, Premier of Newfoundland, had the opportunity to see Churchill Falls for the first time and it became his obsession to develop the hydroelectric potential of the falls. After years of planning, the project was officially started on July 17, 1967. The machine hall of the power facility at Churchill Falls was hollowed out of solid rock, close to 1,000 ft (300 m) underground. Its final proportions are huge: in height it equals a 15-storey building, its length is three times that of a Canadian football field. When completed, it housed 11 generating units, with a combined capacity of 5,428 MW (7,279,000 hp). Water is contained by a reservoir created not by a single large dam, but by a series of 88 dikes that have a total length of 64 km (40 mi). At the time, the project was the largest civil engineering project ever undertaken in North America. This month we are adding a bit of a twist as the event is not only a fly-in, it’s got a challenge feeling as well. The power station is getting ready for fall maintenance work now that the hot summer weather has passed and electricity demand is at its lowest point of the year. So for this month’s fly-in will be using cargo aircraft to ship supplies from Quebec City. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots & virtual airlines to join us on Saturday, September 20th at 10h00edt (14h00z) & at 20h00edt (24h00z) for our September 2014 fly-in where we will travel from Québec (CYQB) to Church Falls (CZUM). Due to the size of the airport at Churchill Falls, the C130 or HS748 are recommended, but you can fly any cargo aircraft that is smaller than the C-130. Since these aircraft are limited on their navigational equipment, it’s going to be a test of your navigation skills as well. This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM network. More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting www.CanadianXpress.ca or by directly downloading our Fly-In document here. See you all on Saturday the 20th!

Canadian Xpress is celebrating its 5th year of operations this month. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge. This month’s challenge is the second leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that take us from Long Beach (KLGB) to Alicante (LEAL). Join Canadian Xpress today in order to participate as there are some great prizes to be won including: Any Aerosoft Download Product from: http://www.aerosoft.com/ The September 2014 Challenge is open to all Canadian Xpress pilots from September 1st until September 29th, 2014 so join Canadian Xpress today by visiting http://CanadianXpress.ca . *Canadian Xpress accepts 50% of your VATSIM, IVAO or other virtual airline hours with no limits.