Top Pilots are ranked according to earned ActionJetz Points

Below is the Official rank as of September 30, 2010

Make sure to play more games and earn those AJ points to qualify in the next Top Pilots list. Good luck!

People often say that airplane food is really bad. Famous chef Wolfgang Puck was even quoted saying “To me, an airplane is a great place to diet.”

For today, I’ll treat you with some interesting airplane food trivia:

* Did you know that they add more flavor to aircraft food because at higher altitudes, you can not taste as well?

* In 1987, American Airlines eliminated one olive from each salad in served in first class which saved them $40,000.

We still have some more trivia so come again later kids!

1. Be informed.
Learn about the things you need to expect before, during, and after a flight.  This will make you more comfortable with all the usual sights and sounds on-board.  You can even talk to your parents or friends about their experiences while flying, and you’ll soon realize how flying can be an exciting experience

2. Imagine riding your favorite bike.
Close your eyes and imagine the first time you got on your first bike.  It seemed scary at first, but when you start to discover the places you can explore and meet new friends, it gets more exciting and enjoyable.   It could be a bumpy ride but it’s all worth the adventure.

3. Enjoy the flight.
Choose a seat on the most stable part of the plane – the wing side – because this area absorbs the least turbulence that should make your flight very convenient and flying experience pleasantly memorable.

Conquer your fear of flying and experience the exciting adventure of flying.

Below is the Official rank as of August 20, 2010

Make sure to play more games and earn those AJ points to qualify in the next Top Pilots list. Good luck!

Can you name at least 3 movies that featured airplanes in them? This week, ActionJetz is listing down 3 of the most popular airplanes in movies. It’s time to fasten your seatbelt and get ready to take off.

# 1 Boeing 747-200B in “Air Force One”
Air Force One is the air traffic callsign of any aircraft carrying the American president.

In 1997, Harrison Ford plays the role of a former US Air Force officer who became US  President.  On his flight back to America aboard Air Force One, six Soviet terrorists hijacked the plane – a situation that compelled the president to utilize his knowledge and skills as a former air force officer.

The movie became major box office success and received good reviews from movie critics and regular movie goers.  Director Wolfgang Petersen said that while the real Air Force One did not have the amenities as seen on the film, he supposes that it would be added by future governments.

#2 Warplanes in “Top Gun”
Released in 1986, Top Gun featured Tom Cruise (as Lt. Maverick Mitchell) as a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The movie showcased Mitchell’s journey and challenges while training for warplanes like F-14A Tomcat and VF-51.

Top Gun popularized the line, “I feel the need … the need for speed.” and its signature vie theme, “Take My Breath Away”.

# 3 TWA Boeing 707 in “Airplane”
Airplane is a classic comedy film, shown in 1980. The film narrated the adventure of  ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker who he decided to face his fear of flying. The TWA Boeing 707 model was the plane used throughout the film.

Airplane’s box office success made TWA one of the most popular airplanes in movies.

Runner ups:
The Aviator’s xf-11
Flight of the Phoenix

ActionJetz’s Hamster Maze is the first multiplayer game located at Cloud 9 Metropolis. Help your hamster in finding lost items and get exciting rewards. Your goal is to find your way through the maze and get the highest points by finding strawberries (6 points), hamster cereal (25 points), golden wrenches (100 points) and other lost items with a corresponding point. The player with the highest points before the time limit expires, wins!

Enjoy Hamster Maze with your friends today!

Much like how Santa’s little helpers help with your Christmas gifts, you mix and match parts from existing ActionJetz in order to meet the requirement in the fastest possible time.

The Plane Factory and all the other ActionJetz mini-games are available to play directly from the Mini-game Directory. So happy jet-making, pilots!

Today, we’ll have some Game Poll to do. Tell us your favorite Airplane online game, then say tell us why you like it the most! Just give us your answers using the comment section below! The best comment gets a prize from the ActionJetz Pilots! So go and start taking the poll!

What is your most favorite airplane game, and why?
Airplane Adventure
Take-Off Training
Flying Formation
B2 Attack
Jet Racing
Aerial Battle
Matching Jetz
Cave Assault
Jungle Rescue
Desert Storm
The World on Time
Space Traveler
Jet Pack Adventure
Air Combat Training
Paint a Jet
Nuke and Numbers
Flying Crazy
Ocean Rescue
Flight Plan
Ground Zero
Stargazing
Blackbird Recon
Plane Factory
Mysterious Sightings

Today, you will discover the many interesting facts about a paper airplane. The paper can’t be just any ordinary paper plane. It can have lots of designs. Check out what other people have done with their paper airplanes:

The Smallest Paper Airplane
The smallest origami paper model of a Crane Bird was folded under a microscope using tweezers by Mr. Naito from Japan and was made from a piece of paper 2.9 mm square. It is displayed on top of a sewing needle. Wow! That’s small – only problem is, it didn’t fly!

Upside Down Paper Airplane Flying
Any kind of paper aircraft that is trimmed to fly on earth will, when thrown inside a spacecraft, fly up and not down, as would normally be expected. This is because there is no gravity in the spacecraft, but there is lift created by the wings, as they fly in the atmosphere inside the spacecraft.

Fly on Forever
In space where there is no atmosphere, if a paper aircraft were thrown it would not fly at all; it would float away in a straight line. With no gravity to pull it down, it would possibly fly on forever until it hit an object.

Most Expensive – One of NASA’s
One of the most expensive and lightest paper aircraft ever flown, was the paper aircraft thrown inside one of NASA’s space shuttles, during a routine space flight. The fuel alone used to carry it into space makes that paper aircraft one of the most expensive. It was the lightest because of the lack of gravity in space.

April surely is so much fun as ActionJetz gives you a new line of cool die cast airplane toys!

Check out these new collectibles now on sale!

• F-15E Strike Eagle
• A/V-8B Harrier
• P-51 Mustang
• F-22 Raptor
• X-114 Pusher

To check out our new line of ActionJetz toys, visit the shop!

There’s more! Actionjetz.com now features a directory of games inside the World of ActionJetz. Now, it’s so much easier to find and play your favourite airplane games!

Start playing more games! Find them in the new game directory here.