Virtual airlines

Linton · 10-17-07, 04:56 PM

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

Chock · 10-17-07, 05:20 PM

Yeah I do, which is why I did this:

I usually fly this ATR-72 around Europe:

or this, if I'm feeling nostalgic:

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.

Chock

Linton · 10-17-07, 05:44 PM

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 · 10-17-07, 06:05 PM

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.

Chock

snowsub · 10-17-07, 06:21 PM

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

http://www.flyingtigersgroup.org/

a very friendly VA group with great people and lots of airlines to fly

(aswell as classics & cargo)

Skybird · 10-18-07, 05:02 AM

Chock definitely has too much time!

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.

10-17-07, 04:56 PM	#1
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Virtual airlines I was just wondering if any of you belong to a virtual airline and what aircraft and routes do you fly? __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

10-17-07, 05:20 PM	#2
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah I do, which is why I did this: I usually fly this ATR-72 around Europe: or this, if I'm feeling nostalgic: 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. Chock __________________

10-17-07, 05:44 PM	#3
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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!! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

10-17-07, 06:05 PM	#4
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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. Chock __________________

10-17-07, 06:21 PM	#5
snowsub 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moreton bay Posts: 286 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I fly for a QANTAS VA as part of the Flying Tigers Group of virtual airlines http://www.flyingtigersgroup.org/ a very friendly VA group with great people and lots of airlines to fly (aswell as classics & cargo) __________________

10-18-07, 05:02 AM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Chock definitely has too much time! 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. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.