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For me it's an escape - a leveller. It's about our common love of music, and at the end of the day each other - because without each other, we wouldn't have anything to sing about. recursivewords.com/eurovision/ #eurovision #eurovisionsongcontest

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First look at Inibuilds KJFK John F Kennedy International Airport in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/first-look...

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First look at Inibuids EGKK London Gatwick Airport in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/first-look...

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Flight Simulator 2024 JustFlight Piper PA28 Family Startup Procedures jonbeckett.substack.com/p/flight-sim...

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Livestream flying the Aeroplane Heaven Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1A in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/livestream...

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Flight Simulator 2024 Aeroplane Heaven Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1A Startup Procedure jonbeckett.substack.com/p/flight-sim...

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I love people watching - and hospitals are right up there in terms of providing perhaps the most random cross-section of society to watch. recursivewords.com/we-know-how-...

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A close friend messaged me recently, worrying that I was burning myself out. She was probably right. I can't keep this up forever. recursivewords.com/everything-a...

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Today we're taking a first look at the JustFlight Piper PA-28R Turbo Arrow IV that arrived in Flight Simulator 2024 this past weekend. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/first-look... #msfs2024 #aviation #flight #piper

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Tonight we're taking the JustFlight Piper PA28 Turbo Arrow III for a test flight in Flight Simulator 2024. We're taking off from Andrewsfield (available from Orbx) and will see how it goes! jonbeckett.substack.com/p/livestream... #msfs2024 #flight #aviation #piper

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Today we're taking a first look at the JustFlight Piper PA-28R Arrow III in Flight Simulator 2024. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/first-look... #msfs2024 #aviation #flight #piper #pa28

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Now I just need to re-engineer the universe to allow me to read all the books, write in the new notebook, start running again, record content for YouTube, do all the chores, and somehow work. recursivewords.com/homeward-bou... #writing #blogging #life

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If you ever worry that the literary world is diminishing, tell people about a small town in the Welsh borders called Hay-on-Wye, where a literary festival quietly attracts Burning Man numbers. recursivewords.com/a-walk-along... #writing #reading #books

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A few words of thanks to the community for the journey so far, and a look forward to what I'll (hopefully) be covering in the weeks and months ahead: jonbeckett.substack.com/p/a-huge-tha... #msfs #msfs2024 #flightsimulator #aviation

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I'm probably going to be buying books I don't need from shops I should have walked past. recursivewords.com/four-days-aw... #wales #travel #books #holiday

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Livestream flying the PMDG Boeing 777-200ER from Stansted to Orly in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/livestream... #msfs2024 #pmdg #b772 #boeing

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Today we're taking a first look at the Cessna Citation CJ3 developed for Flight Simulator 2024 by LivToAir - which will be released in a few days time. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/livestream...

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I can still remember my youngest asking "Why is Katie crying?" - I can remember my response too - "because some people are horrible". recursivewords.com/every-tomorr...

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A little while ago I started wondering if there might be some way we could be somewhere on the internet together - being present without being present. A place to hang out while writing in the dead of night... recursivewords.com/the-midnight... #writing #blogging #internet

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Today we're taking the FlyBoy Simulations rendition of the Rans 6S for a flight around Idaho's "Deadly 3" and "Not so Deadly 3" in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/exploring-... #msfs #flightsimulator #aviation #idaho

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Today we're taking a first look at the re-released Spartan Executive 7W for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. 32 examples of the original aircraft were constructed in the 1930s. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/first-look... #flightsimulator #spartan #aviation

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Today we're taking a first look at the Beechcraft Bonanza F33A in Flight Simulator 2024 - we'll take it for a flight across the south of France, starting in Nogaro. Should be fun! jonbeckett.substack.com/p/livestream... #msfs #flightsimulator #beechcraft #bonanza #aviation

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Tonight we took a first look at the PMDG Boeing 777-200ER in Flight Simulator 2024 - preparing it for a flight from Brisbane, and flying down to Sydney, Australia. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/first-look... #msfs #flightsimulator #boeing

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Everything you always wanted to know about programming routes into the FMC of the PMDG Boeing 777 in Flight Simulator 2024 :) jonbeckett.substack.com/p/flight-sim... #msfs2024 #flightsimulator #boeing #pmdg

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Flight Simulator 2024 PMDG Boeing 777-200ER Startup Procedure - a full walk-through of configuring the aircraft for flight. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/flight-sim... #msfs2024 #pmdg #boeing #fightsimulator

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The pizza arrived, and I handed over control of the music system to my youthful charge - showing her how to connect to it via Bluetooth. With hindsight, this was probably a mistake. recursivewords.com/dance-like-n... #music #family #life

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We're flying from Mariscal Sucre International, to Eldorado International. Should be fun! I'll work through the entire flight planning journey and explain as much as I can as we go. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/flying-the... #msfs2024 #aviation #flight #airbus #a300

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My personal journal - recently called "Recursive Words" - is leaving Substack. I've paid for a year's worth of hosting at Ghost, and have migrated this years posts over. recursivewords.com/brave-new-wo... #blogging #writing #publishing #internet

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Today we're taking the free Douglas DC-3 Skytrain for a flight around the Italian alps in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. To start the aircraft I'll be using my own hand-written startup procedure. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/flying-the... #msfs2024 #flightsimulator #dc3 #aviation

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A functional guide to starting and configuring the Asobo Douglas DC-3 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - walking through each step of the configuration journey to prepare the aircraft for flight. jonbeckett.substack.com/p/flight-sim... #msfs2024 #flightsimulator #aviation

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Exploring San Francisco, California, USA following the FREE City Update 10 in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/exploring-... #msfs2024 #aviation #flight

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Exploring Honolulu, Hawaii, USA following the FREE City Update 10 in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/exploring-... #msfs2024

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Exploring Denver, Colorado, USA following the FREE City Update 10 in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/exploring-... #msfs2024

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Exploring Dallas, Texas USA following the FREE City Update 10 in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/exploring-... #msfs2024

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First flight in the Airbus Beluga XL from Hawarden to Toulouse in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/first-flig... #msfs2024

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Livestream flying the Miltech M2K-C (Dassault Mirage 2000C) from Cambrai in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/livestream... #msfs2024

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Beginners guide to ATC with SayIntentions.AI - Stansted to Edinburgh night fight in Flight Simulator jonbeckett.substack.com/p/beginners-... #msfs2024

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Livestream Delivering Ordnance in the AzurPoly SEPECAT Jaguar in Flight Simulator 2024 jonbeckett.substack.com/p/livestream... #msfs2024

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Beginners guide to flying the Asobo Boeing 747 in Flight Simulator 2024 from cold and dark jonbeckett.substack.com/p/beginners-... #msfs2024

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Beginners guide to flying the Inibuilds Airbus A330 in Flight Simulator 2024 from cold and dark jonbeckett.substack.com/p/beginners-... #msfs2024

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Beginners guide to flying the Inibuilds Airbus A320 V2 in Flight Simulator 2024 from cold and dark jonbeckett.substack.com/p/beginners-... #msfs2024

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Beginners guide to flying the Asobo Boeing 737 800 MAX in Flight Simulator 2024 - from cold and dark jonbeckett.substack.com/p/beginners-... #msfs2024

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If there’s one thing that will stop me reading what you’ve written, it’s mansplaining. As soon as an author starts writing “you” rather than “I”, I switch off pretty rapidly.

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Loved listening to Jane Fonda accepting her lifetime achievement award at the SAG Awards - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_v0... - her closing comments about this being everybody's moment to step up was needed.

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First day off sick in a year. Just completed the trip to the shops to get energy drinks, paracetamol, chocolate, and cough syrup (which we all know doesn't work, but still hoping the placebo effect does).

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The one where I won't admit how difficult I found it to switch off my work computer this evening, after finally discovering how to do something that I've been working towards all day - with minutes of the day left.

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I'm trying to make more time for writing. When I look back at my personal blog - started over twenty years ago - I am often surprised at how good it used to be.

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