Virtual Red Arrows Announce Sponsorship
Virtual Red Arrows Announce Sponsorship
Virtual Red Arrows Announce Sponsorship
London, UK, April 14th 2011 – The Virtual Red Arrows announce sponsorship for FSC Weston Event
The Virtual Red Arrows are pleased to announce that the team will be sponsored by Thrustmaster® for the FSC Weston event being hosted in Weston super Mare in the UK on the 13/14/15th May 2011.
Two pilots, RED5 Melanie Warn and RED8 Chris Ellis, will be flying live at the event in front of expected public crowds of 1000+ per day on the Saturday and Sunday and the Press day on the Friday.
Along with seven other pilots connected via the Internet they will be flying their exhilarating 2011 virtual aerobatic display routine replicating the Royal Air Force Red Arrows 2008 display routine using the LockOn Flaming Cliffs 2 flight simulator.
The live display will start at 13:00 BST (British Summer Time), 14:00 CET (Central European Time) and can be seen on large screens displayed around the event location.
The display will also be streamed live via a High Definition video streaming web page provided by Thrustmaster® at http://www.livestream.com/vralive
The team will be flying at the event using the latest flight simulator technology from Thrustmaster®, the HOTAS WARTHOG TM a U.S. Air Force A-10C attack aircraft HOTAS™ (Hands On Throttle And Stick) replica joystick.
Notes to editors
About The Virtual Red Arrows:
The team was founded in 2005 and set out to replicate the Royal Air Force Red Arrows display routines using flight simulation software and hardware technology.
The team have displayed live at numerous events around the world via live video web broadcasts.
For more information, go here: http://www.virtualredarrows.com
About Thrustmaster®:
Guillemot Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of interactive entertainment hardware and accessories for PC and game consoles, offering a wide range of diversified products under the brand name Thrustmaster® for PC and console accessories. Active in this market since 1984, the Guillemot Corporation Group is currently present in 10 countries including Germany, France, the UK, the United States, Canada and Italy, and distributes its products across more than twenty countries worldwide. The Group's mission is to provide innovative, high-quality products which increase the performance and fun experienced by gamers and music lovers.
HOTAS WARTHOG TM details here: http://www.thrustmaster.com/product.asp ... atformID=5
About FSC Weston:
The FSC Weston (Flight Simulator Convention) event is held at the Weston Super Mare helicopter museum in the UK. It is a non profit show and every single penny that is raised from the public and exhibitors is donated to charity.
The event runs for three days, 13th May press day and the 14th and 15th May are public days.
For more information, go here: http://www.fscweston.co.uk/
London, UK, April 14th 2011 – The Virtual Red Arrows announce sponsorship for FSC Weston Event
The Virtual Red Arrows are pleased to announce that the team will be sponsored by Thrustmaster® for the FSC Weston event being hosted in Weston super Mare in the UK on the 13/14/15th May 2011.
Two pilots, RED5 Melanie Warn and RED8 Chris Ellis, will be flying live at the event in front of expected public crowds of 1000+ per day on the Saturday and Sunday and the Press day on the Friday.
Along with seven other pilots connected via the Internet they will be flying their exhilarating 2011 virtual aerobatic display routine replicating the Royal Air Force Red Arrows 2008 display routine using the LockOn Flaming Cliffs 2 flight simulator.
The live display will start at 13:00 BST (British Summer Time), 14:00 CET (Central European Time) and can be seen on large screens displayed around the event location.
The display will also be streamed live via a High Definition video streaming web page provided by Thrustmaster® at http://www.livestream.com/vralive
The team will be flying at the event using the latest flight simulator technology from Thrustmaster®, the HOTAS WARTHOG TM a U.S. Air Force A-10C attack aircraft HOTAS™ (Hands On Throttle And Stick) replica joystick.
Notes to editors
About The Virtual Red Arrows:
The team was founded in 2005 and set out to replicate the Royal Air Force Red Arrows display routines using flight simulation software and hardware technology.
The team have displayed live at numerous events around the world via live video web broadcasts.
For more information, go here: http://www.virtualredarrows.com
About Thrustmaster®:
Guillemot Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of interactive entertainment hardware and accessories for PC and game consoles, offering a wide range of diversified products under the brand name Thrustmaster® for PC and console accessories. Active in this market since 1984, the Guillemot Corporation Group is currently present in 10 countries including Germany, France, the UK, the United States, Canada and Italy, and distributes its products across more than twenty countries worldwide. The Group's mission is to provide innovative, high-quality products which increase the performance and fun experienced by gamers and music lovers.
HOTAS WARTHOG TM details here: http://www.thrustmaster.com/product.asp ... atformID=5
About FSC Weston:
The FSC Weston (Flight Simulator Convention) event is held at the Weston Super Mare helicopter museum in the UK. It is a non profit show and every single penny that is raised from the public and exhibitors is donated to charity.
The event runs for three days, 13th May press day and the 14th and 15th May are public days.
For more information, go here: http://www.fscweston.co.uk/
Last edited by Ells on Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Cheers Whack, we're really looking forward to the event.
For me, part of our job is the flying and entertainment and the other part is doing the PR side of things.
This is a great opportunity to meat members of the public, hopefully all 2000+ of them, that are interested in flying and promte what we do in the virtual aerobatic community and you never know, maybe inspire some kids that want to be pilots when they grow up.
We'll be taking lots of pictures and I will likely LiveStream from my laptop webcam at the event onto the channel prior to us going up.
Once again I'd like to thank the VTB team for inspiring me to get us to where we are today and for the support that you've given the team.
Now quit chatting and get back up in the air for practice to make us proud
Cheers,
Ells.
For me, part of our job is the flying and entertainment and the other part is doing the PR side of things.
This is a great opportunity to meat members of the public, hopefully all 2000+ of them, that are interested in flying and promte what we do in the virtual aerobatic community and you never know, maybe inspire some kids that want to be pilots when they grow up.
We'll be taking lots of pictures and I will likely LiveStream from my laptop webcam at the event onto the channel prior to us going up.
Once again I'd like to thank the VTB team for inspiring me to get us to where we are today and for the support that you've given the team.
Now quit chatting and get back up in the air for practice to make us proud
Cheers,
Ells.
Gawd, save us... tell them to go get a profession that actually pays your bills. I'd totally go be a gamer/game designer today if I had to start over (seeing as the gaming industry makes more money than Hollywood these days), but flying is in my blood. It's a curse...Ells wrote:...maybe inspire some kids that want to be pilots when they grow up.
Yessir! Right away Sir!Ells wrote:Now quit chatting and get back up in the air for practice to make us proud
Haha, yeah I totally agree on the game designer bit, learn how to code and 3D model and you're set.Lawndart wrote:Gawd, save us... tell them to go get a profession that actually pays your bills. I'd totally go be a gamer/game designer today if I had to start over (seeing as the gaming industry makes more money than Hollywood these days), but flying is in my blood. It's a curse...
Hmmm, wait a minute I can do both and ended up in health & safety after 13 years in IT project management.
But then I'm working on an Olympic project in my country that I will never see in my lifetime again and it's all worth it.
Plus I get to fly more, virtually that is of course.
Thanks Rhino!