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Welcome to the Crows Nest News Updated: 6/16/03 View Pilot Forum - May 2003 Pilot Promotion Job Bulletins | Join ANW! - Recommend ANW to a Friend! Alaskan Home - Skywest Home HANGAR COMPLEX New Leader In The Flight Planners Race ATP Captain Tommy Russell from the Memphis Hub, has come up with a flight plan for the Capitals Tour, that beat out ATP Captain Stirling MacFarlane's plan, by about 40 miles. Congratutions Captain Russell. I will tell Captain MacFarlane to send you that months pay. See the details here. New Record!! Congratulations to the members of the DFW Hub, on setting a new Air Northwest record for total time recorded by a Hub in a single month. They turned in a whopping 669:15 hours for the month of May. That's some serious flying!! Way to go guys!! Chief Pilot Stan Fitzgerald, KLAX, reports that the members of the LAX Hub set a new record for flight hours there. The LAX pilots recorded 356:55 hours in May. Great job!! New Scenery Coming!! Simon Read has been working on some new scenery packages that will soon be available to all members of Air Northwest. See the Screenshot above for a preview of Simon's work. This package should work for in v6.5 and above. It will also work for those of you who have gone to v7. Simon's work makes airports come alive. Stay tuned for more Info. Congratulations We have 4 pilots that have completed all three of the Tours. Congratulations go out to ATP Captains, Aaron Marshall, DFW; Smokey T. Bear, LAX; Ewe Ficter, RJAA; and Austin Carmichael, DFW. We currently have about 4 more pilots who are in the process of completing the Tours. For you Senior and ATP Captains who have not yet tried one of the Tours, it is a great way to experience flying some of the Classic old aircraft. To view the European, World and Capitals Tour Page, click here. To view the Master Flight Planners Page, click here. The Air Northwest Gift Shop Air Northwest Virtual Airline, is proud to be affiliated with Aviation Hobby Centers USA, They provide our members with a 10% Discount off retail prices (excluding sale items). If you're interested in adult collectiables of airline models then AHC may have what you're looking for. From diecast miniatures to snap-fit airliner models, on up to professional scale corporate and travel agency display models, AHC offers one huge selection! They carry such popular lines as Herpa, Long Prosper, Gemini Jets, Dragon Wings, Schabak, Wooster, Atlantic and many others. Many of the models are limited edition collectiables bound to increase in value and have proven to be highly popular. So, drop by and take a look around at any time simply by clicking on the link to the Company Store atop any page. if you do place an order be sure to let them know you're an ANW pilot for your discount. Also, You have probably seen professional style aicraft models on display in many travel agencies as well as airline offices. Air Northwest is not an exception. Through a special arrangement with Aviation Hobby Centers USA and a major aircraft model manufacturer, our personnel or their families may now obtain professionally crafted travel agnecy style models of their favorite Air Northwest aircraft. This is your opportunity to show off your favorite Air Northwest aircraft atop its wooden display stand in the real world while flying it in your virtual world! As far as we know, Air Northwest is the ONLY Virtual Airline with an exclusive licensing agreement for the actual production of our aircraft wearing the Air Northwest livery. If you're interested click here for more information and some sample photos of actual Air Northwest models. View Pilot Forum - View Recent Pilot Promotions - Back to the Lounge