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A trial flying lesson with the Recreational Flying Club offers the opportunity to see Kilkenny city and the surrounding countryside from a new perspective.

Local senator and Castlepollard businessman, Donie Cassidy, had a lucky escape when a front wheel fell off the plane during landing on an internal flight in Turkey on Monday.

X1SOFTWARE also announced its upcoming add-on for the Microsoft's Flight Sim X. Eurofighter EF2000 adds the latest multi-weapon air superiority platform to the latest and greatest civilian flight simulation. It features two versions of the Eurofighter, including the single seat fighter and the tandem trainer, and the most detailed physical model yet seen on the PC, giving the hungry pilot everything they could wish for. It has a highly detailed, completely active cockpit including working radar set. Shut down your engines and open your canopy and the ladder appears. Launch your weapons and watch them speed away. Climb into the rear seat, either online or via LAN and two pilots occupy the same aircraft. EF2000 also has animated features including flaperons, foreplanes, leading edge slats, the air braking system, an articulated landing gear and a drogue chute. It also features heat blur, cockpit reflections, bump mapping and much more. An authentic sound set completes the flying experience.