Caal Airways Virtual Monthly Update for June 2012
Time once again for my monthly report. June was a good month considering some pilots were on holiday and some were doing exams. Our Va central rank moved up and down slightly throughout the month but this is to be expected as we are now up among the most active Va’ and it now becomes harder to improve the ratings.
We recorded 108 pireps and had 4 new pilots join our ranks. Congratulations must go to our UK Ops Manager Jack Boyle who recorded the best landing with a -3fpm landing rate and also to John Hodder who had the most flights with a total of 31 pireps. Well done to both of you.
The website had some improvments made with the most noticeable being that when a new pilot joins he is automatically registered in the forum.
Zack the Ireland Hub Captain is trying to organise an event called a tour of Ireland. I would appeal to you all to support him in this by signing up when it is released as it would be great to improve our community and this is one way of doing it with us all flying together.
It is also approaching our 1ST birthday and I would like some ideas of a way in which we could celebrate this. Please email or airmail me with your suggestions.
I will finish my report by thanking you all for your continued support and for keeping our VA one of the best to be a member of.
Alan Cooke
CEO Caal Airways
Canadian Xpress July Fly-In: London 2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games also known as London 2012 as per their official logo, are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us for our July Month fly-in where we celebrate this world wide event aimed at peace, tolerance, friendship and of course, achievement in sports!
Our goal is to make a massive arrival at London Gatwick International (EGKK) at the same time on July 14th 2012. You can depart from wherever you like, as long as you time your arrival around 13h00edt (17h00z).
This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress® sponsored event that will be flown on the VATSIM Continue reading
Introducing Blink Virtual!
Blink-virtual is a VA based on the operations of Blink Air Ltd Europe’s Air Taxi Service based at Blackbushe London. Blink Virtual operates a fleet of Cessna Citation Mustangs. We have permanent hubs at London Blackbush, Jersey, and Geneva. During the summer we operate seasonal hubs at Nice Cote D Azure, Ibeza, and Olbia Sardinia.Blink Virtual has High Quality liveries for all the Blink Fleet, and a Custom ACARS flight reporting system.
Visit Blink Virtual online at: http://www.blink-virtual.com/
Malaysia Virtual Airlines Update
Since the start of MVA nearly two years ago, we have certainly grown a lot. We have added six Malaysian airlines to the VA, with all their schedules up to date. We are one of the biggest VA’s in Malaysia, and one of the biggest VA’s in South East Asia. With over 5000 pireps submitted since we started, and over 18,000 hours, and 6 million miles, we are going strong and show no sign of slowing down.
With Malaysian VACC coming soon, we will be positioned very well to expand further with new site add-ons and new aircraft, such as the mighty Airbus A380. MVA has now along with the real world counterpart started operations with the A380 on the Kuala Lumpur – London route.
We accept all new recruits, and offer them one of the friendliest VA’s on the net, and one of the best places to learn more about flying. With a dedicated team running MVA we are securing ourselves to be here for the long run. We have a TS server albeit down right now, but to return shortly, an easy to use forum, Malaysia Virtual Airlines is here for you. We will show you what MH truly means Malaysian Hospitality. To visit the site please go to http://malaysiava.org.
Regards
Daniel Counahan
CEO of Malaysia Virtual Airlines
EUROHARMONY PILOTS GET THEIR FEET WET!
This summer EuroHarmony VA has added a new element to our WILD bush flying division – water! Our new Twin Otter floatplane equips aspiring bush pilots to explore stunning scenery without needing a base on land at all! These new routes have extended the WILD Division network from our bush flying base in Castlegar, British Columbia all the way into Alaska’s breathtaking panhandle region. We also provide a Bush Pilot’s Manual to help newbies learn how this style of flying differs from scheduled airline operations and with plenty of guidance & links to develop your skills. So if you’d like to expand your sim flying horizons this summer, why not visit www.fly-euroharmony.com and go WILD?
EuroHarmony VA is an eleven year old friendly and relaxed virtual airline where we believe choices and fun are more important than strict rules. We offer pilots scheduled airline ops, three specialist Divisions, a bush flying arm, global sightseeing tours, challenging Missions with a huge choice of planes and our own flight logging software and unique ProPilot flight feedback system.
Visit EuroHarmony VA online at: http://www.fly-euroharmony.com/
Platinum Airways Serves Its Pilots Food For Thought
As the northern hemisphere is less than a week away from its Summer holidays, Platinum Airways, the very virtual Open Skies airline, is preparing its next Destination of the Week theme, “Food For Thought”. The DOTW theme will take pilots to nine airports serving a town whose name was derived from a world famous food.
Food for thought will offer Platinum Airways’ pilots a full menu. Pilots are called to their table with an aperitif, the Boston Cooler (KBOS). For a starter, Platinum Airways will serve Parma Ham (LIMP). There is a wide choice of main courses: Peking Duck (ZBAA), Hamburger (EDDH), Chicago Deep Dish Pizza (KORD), and Kobe Beef (RJBE). All these main dishes are accompanied by a Bordeaux (LFBD) wine. For dessert, Platinum Airways suggests Wiener pastry and coffee (LOWW). Food for thought will be concluded with a digestif, Port wine (LPPR). Pilots flying to Food For Thought DOTW destinations will be able to download navigational charts, and will be provided with links to scenery files (FS2004, FSX and X-Plane) and other aids. If only payware additional sceneries are on offer, Platinum Airways usually succeeds in negotiating favourable conditions for its members for the specific destination’s duration. Pilots visiting a current DOTW are rewarded with a 5% bonus. Past DOTW’s remain available to pilots through an archive system.
About Platinum Airways:
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Mirage Executive Charters VA Surpasses the 1000 Flight Milestone
In just over three months of operations, Mirage Executive Charters VA has surpassed the 1000 flights mark! This a huge accomplishment for our young VA and we are continuing to grow! Thank you to everyone who was a part of reaching this milestone!
We have recently added the PMDG JS41 and the PMDG NGX to our fleet in order to provide our pilots with a place to fly the highest quality payware aircraft. Since the beginning of the month and the opening of our pilot base in Renton, WA KRNT, we have placed 16 pilots and 13 aircraft there. Those pilots and aircraft have accumulated 148 flights this month alone!
We currently have pilot bases located in:
- Sarasota, FL KSRQ
- Miami, FL KOPF
- Atlanta, GA KPDK
- St. Maarten TNCM
- Renton, WA KRNT
Our fleet ranges from the Carenado Piper Saratoga to the Continue reading
