Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 22:57
[Press Release] "It seems entirely appropriate that a school named Piper Middle School, in Kansas City, Kansas would use an aviation simulator in a Math and Science Applications class. But, it isn't a Warrior or a Cherokee that the students are navigating around their virtual world, but the famed Mid Atlantic Air Museum's Douglas R4D, known in it's civilian guise as the DC-3. The "R4D Team", now known as MAAM-SIM, granted a special license earlier this year to Piper M.S. to use the popular donationware CD for Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2002 on multiple computers in the classroom." So how are kids learning by flying ? Click here and read the full press release.
As you know AVSIM recently announced our 2003 conference to be held in Mid Atlantic Air Museum, the home base of R4D project. But here comes an interesting part as the real bird is there and it will be available, so you can take a sight seeing flight during the conference. In order to get your seat for a flight you need to be a member of the museum. More details on how to enter and benefits can be obtained here. During the months ahead AVSIM will provide more information about the event. While you are on the MAAM website, be sure to read about the all new GMax R4D and B-25J 'Briefing Time' projects that the MAAM-SIM team is working on now.