December 11, 20223 yr Today I came across two repaints of Varig/Gol 767-300s... Varig was the historic and leading airline of Brazil, that existed for nearly 80 years, before giving up its (own) original identity and being fully integrated into Today's Gol Airlines. Since 1961, Varig had utilized, on its a/c, one of the most recognized logos of the world...the famous "compass rose" (or the "star"). You'll see (a version of) this iconic logo on the (blue) tail of the 767 in the below images...and the "bold face" font "VARIG" appearing prominently across the fuselage. Note also the small Brazilian flag next to the Registration ID (PR-VAB) on the rear fuselage. Of course, later on, with sale of the airline to Gol, the Varig brand would be replaced by that of its (new) mother airline... This specific (Varig) 767 is one of the 25 767s that were once part of Varig's proud fleet (that also consisted of many 747s, DC10s, MD11s, 777s etc.), and would be now 22-years old, that had served with Varig/Gol between 2007-2011. It's powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4060 series engines. As I happened to catch sight of a flight, on FlightAware, that this (Varig) 767-300ER (PR-VAB) actually did, years ago, from Barcelona, Spain; I've included, here, a (sample) set of pictures with my 767-300, also, flying out of LEBL (Barcelona–El Prat Airport) on its way westward to LEMD (Madrid–Barajas Airport)...cruising at FL310, over and across the spectacular Iberian Chain of mountain ranges of northeastern Spain (see a few screenshots of this region, below)... Regarding the SIM of choice, here, it's one of my perennial favorites and classic (old gold) SIMs...that I go back to once in a while, for nostalgia. From the legacy look of it, I'll let you guess the maker of this 767 SIM...🙂... Anyway, I hope you enjoy these pictures of this classic Boeing airliner...in the color of an equally classic airline...once one of the largest and better-known South American airlines...! Thanks for your interest and good flights to you...!!
December 11, 20223 yr Very nice set - again, thanks for showing ! cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
December 11, 20223 yr Author 9 hours ago, pmplayer said: Very nice set - again, thanks for showing ! cheers 😉 Thanks, pmplayer. Welcome...! I did also like the newer Varig livery with the half - (star/compass) on the Tail, but this classic color won over me....🙂....
December 12, 20223 yr Great info and shots P! That cockpit was my office for a lot of years. Jack Sawyer
December 14, 20223 yr Author Folks: Many thanks for chiming in....Appreciated...!! On 12/12/2022 at 6:54 AM, Jack_Sawyer said: Great info and shots P! That cockpit was my office for a lot of years. Yes, I do recall the 767 being your (familiar) office, Jack....🙂....767 and early ETOPS went hand-in-hand, and I also recall you mentioning the rigors of upkeep and maintenance for such compliance... Anyway, my very first (feel-good) 767 (imaginary) office was the LVLD...🙂...had never felt closer to a Boeing cockpit before that LVLD exposure...good old times...
December 14, 20223 yr 14 minutes ago, P_7878 said: Folks: Many thanks for chiming in....Appreciated...!! Yes, I do recall the 767 being your (familiar) office, Jack....🙂....767 and early ETOPS went hand-in-hand, and I also recall you mentioning the rigors of upkeep and maintenance for such compliance... Anyway, my very first (feel-good) 767 (imaginary) office was the LVLD...🙂...had never felt closer to a Boeing cockpit before that LVLD exposure...good old times... Cool! Sounds very nice. Jack Sawyer
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