Virtual airlines

[Linton]

I was just wondering if any of you belong to a virtual airline and what aircraft and routes do you fly?

[Chock]

Yeah I do, which is why I did this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efl_sjJY6Go

I usually fly this ATR-72 around Europe:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/AlanBradbury/ATR72atGalway.jpg

or this, if I'm feeling nostalgic:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/AlanBradbury/727.jpg

Last time I checked, I had about 1,500 hours with them, nice bunch of people, and I would say a fair few of them, like me, are real-world qualified pilots too, with some being airliner pilots. You learn a lot of stuff from the WestWind forums and it's not that regimented either, which evidently some VAs are, so it's fun and worthwhile.

:D Chock

[Linton]

Chock I will have to make sure I don't hum that song at work tomorrow,I certainly won't get a kiss off the cabin crew!!

[Chock]

LOL Yup, being that the original song is by possibly the gayest group ever, if that tune comes out in a hum while you are at work, it probably won't do your reputation any favours.

:D Chock

[snowsub]

I fly for a QANTAS VA as part of the Flying Tigers Group of virtual airlines

http://www.flyingtigersgroup.org/ (http://www.flyingtigersgroup.org/)

a very friendly VA group with great people and lots of airlines to fly :yep: (aswell as classics & cargo)

[Skybird]

Chock definitely has too much time! :lol:

Not flying VA myself, I see little fun in doing hours-long flights in a simulator. Instead I plan my flights in an unrealistic manner, so that between TOC and TOD only some minutes will pass. That way, I am always busy.

[Morts]

off topic
but could anyone point me in the direction of some free mods/planes for FSX

thank you:up:

--Morts

[Skybird]

Can't say anything about FSX (FS9 over here), but in general Avsim has a very huge download databse, so that would be the place to start with.

[Chock]

Try www.avsim (http://www.avsim) on their file library. You'll have to register I think, but don't worry, it's not a spam-fest if you do.

You could also try www.flightsim.com (http://www.flightsim.com) Think you may have to register there too, and it can be hard to gain access sometimes, but it's worth a look.

Specific recommendations, I don't tend to use freebie add-on aircraft, but a few I do have one or two that are certainly worth a look (note that some of them are actually for FS9, but can be used in FSX by installing them in 9 and simply copying and pasting the aircraft folder between sims - doesn't always work however, as FSX uses a slightly different texturing system):

Tin Mouse Boeing 737-200 (note that this is available via a specific forum on Avsim (and is certainly one of the best add-on freebies ever, it easily rivals commercial payware, but I think it might only be for FS9 although you could try the old copy-paste routine in FSX and maybe get it to work!).

All these below definitely work in FSX however:

Harrier GR7 by Adam Preece

Bucker Jungmann by O Fischer

JBK Vultee by Jens B Kristensen

JBK Boeing 247D by Jens B Kristensen

Junkers Ju-52 by Pierino Primavesi

Mustang P51D by J. E. Narcizo/Bob Chicilo

Screenshots of the Tin mouse 737 and the JBK Boeing 247D below (note I have repainted these, they don't come in those liveries as downloaded):

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/AlanBradbury/B247.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/AlanBradbury/AtlanticBridge737-200.jpg

I got all of those off Avsim.com Also note that you can get a lot of very good quality free airliners by joining many of the Virtual Airlines out there, such as WestWind etc. If you want a laugh, try searching Avsim's file libraries for my name (Alan Bradbury) and you will find a couple of freebies, most of them are for earlier versions than FS9, but I do know it all works in FS9 with a bit of file shifting. Never tried them with FSX though.


:D Chock

[HunterICX]

still Chock,
that video of your Westwind promo
still makes me look with wide open eyes at the monitor and my brain goes ''what the f....'':huh:

[Morts]

all right

thanks Chock:up:

[Chock]

still makes me look with wide open eyes at the monitor and my brain goes ''what the f....'':huh:

Then it achieved its objective, which was to poke fun at all the VA videos you see on you tube that are totally up their own ass with self-importance :rotfl:

:D Chock

[Tikigod]

I don't fly in a virtual airline but, I use this:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=123710 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=123710)

Its an online campaign that you can setup a virtual airline with others (if you form your own company)

[Rotary Crewman]

I use this

http://flynet.turksim.org (http://flynet.turksim.org/)

Very good program and easy to setup your own VA. Well recommended.