ALITALIA FLIGHT 121

Some pictures of my last virtual flight from Amsterdam to Milan. This was my first flight with the Mad Dog (the nickname for the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft). Leaving Amsterdam Schiphol in the late afternoon and arriving in Milan Malpensa in the early evening.

At gate B12, passengers and their baggage being loaded.

A shot of the aircraft from the tower.

After take-off. We fly around north Amsterdam.

A view from the flight deck.

Making our approach to Malpensa airport. The town below is Binasco (to the south-west of Milan) Click here for a goggle map view of the town.

Another approach shot. This is the river Ticino.

A view from the flight deck of Malpensa airport.

Touch down!

The terminal building of Malpensa.

At gate A10. Flight complete.

Screenshots taken using Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (FS9), the MadDog 2006 (MD-82) from Leonardo Sim, Cloud 9's Amsterdam Schiphol scenery, Malpensa Airport by Project ISD and Ultimate Terrain Europe.

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF CENTRAL LONDON

Using the Visual Flight London package for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 I will take you on a quick pictorial tour around central London and the Docklands(with realtime weather). We start on the helipad of the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. The sun setting and the "City" in the background.

Flying past 30 St. Mary Axe (otherwise known as the "Gherkin") with Lloyd's of London building to the left and Tower 42 (the NatWest Tower) to the right. A bit cloudy no?

You can just about see Charing Cross Station below with Hungerford Bridge to the left and the London Eye and County Hall in the top left corner.

The area of Victoria with Portland House in the middle of the picture. Green Park is at the bottom of the picture.The London Eye taking centre stage in this picture with Hungerford railway bridge above. Running alongside the rail bridge is the Golden Jubilee Footbridges (a special place for this Penguin).

Here we have (from closest) The Millennium (wobbly) Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Cannon Street Railway Bridge, London Bridge and finally Tower Bridge. This Penguin has a fantastic memory of walking across The Millennium Bridge on a cold Novembers day with someone special. Also the Tate Modern Gallery appears on the right.

We're in the Docklands now. This is West India Quay and the tallest building in the picture is 1 West India Quay which houses a beautiful Marriott Hotel (trust me).

An unusual view of One Canada Square better known as Canary Wharf (bottom left), The HSBC Tower (centre-ish), One Churchill Place (the Barclays building) and the Citigroup building can be seen poking up in the bottom right.

And finally London City Airport. A great little airport thats just a stone throw from the centre of London

Well that completes my virtual tour of London, hope you have enjoyed it.

Penguin thought of the day. "Why do Italians speak so loud?"