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For our next series of challenges, we fly some of the most scenic approaches in the world. Now scenic does not mean easy, scenic normally means interesting landscapes, mountains, water, and weather. Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of the Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from an Okanagan language word for grizzly bear. Kelowna is British Columbia's third-largest metropolitan area and the 22nd largest city in Canada. The approach to Kelowna, drops you down from 9,000-foot peaks on to a runway 1,400 feet above sea level. …

This month, we continue our monthly fly-ins around Canada with part 2 of our 2-part fly-in tour of the Canada’s East Coast. Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centers in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 58,220. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John. Halifax, formally known as the Halifax Regional Municipality, is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. I…

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For the final leg of our World’s Most Remote Airport Challenge Series, we head to the bottom of the world to the southernmost airport in the world to operate public flights. The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport on King George Island, is part of Chile's Antártica commune in Antarctica, and is the northernmost airport on the Antarctic continent. The airport serves the nearby village of Villa Las Estrellas and the Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva. The airport has five small buildings (hangar, control tower) and a small apron area for parking aircraft. It is the only airport in Antarctica that has an IATA code. This is because it is served by various public fli…

Tuesday 24th March, 10:15am. Riga,Latvia. JUSTSIM RIGA AIRPORT Good morning! This post is to announce an upcoming virtual airline serving the Baltic states, connecting them with a wide variety of destinations across Europe, Russia, other Commonwealth Independant States and the Middle East. We operate out of 3 bases. Riga in Latvia is our largest base and also our headquarters, with Tallinn to the north in Estonia and Vilnius in Lithuania to the south. Some interesting facts of this virtual airline include being powered by the very popular vAMSYS organization software, an interactive discord server which will focus as the main communication…

Air Nevada uses Smartcars for flight reporting software from TFDI. TFDI has put out this information about Smartcars and MSFS2020. Air Nevada website Rick CEO and Founder

DC3 AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES THE 20TH ANNUAL WORLD RALLY The year 2020 is proving to be an historic one for reasons both bad and good. We all know the bad ones, so here is some of the good news. For the 20th consecutive year DC3 Airways (www.dc3airways.net) is proud to present its annual World Rally. The Rally is a special event challenging even the most dedicated flight simulation pilots. Not only does it require the usual skills of flying and navigation, but like a road rally, The World Rally flights have specific timed check points among other features to make what might be an ordinary flight from A to B something more memorable. Thi…

The brave pilots of Air Nevada fly small planes around North America. The staff of Air Nevada has created two tours. The Arctic tour, it takes you to some of the coldest airports in Northern Canada, in the arctic circle. The Denali Park Tour, it takes on an adventure around Alaska, the last frontier. And coming soon, will be the British Columbia tour. Fly around British Columbia, Canada. Air Nevada is all about flying airplanes. Air Nevada VA CEO and Founder.

This month, we continue our monthly fly-ins around Canada with part 1 of our 2-part fly-in tour of the Canada’s East Coast. St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the large Canadian island Newfoundland. The city spans 446.04 square kilometers and is the easternmost city in North America. The city has a rich history, having played a role in the French and Indian War, the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal in St. John's. Its history and culture have made it into a…

Eareckson Air Station, formerly Shemya Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. Eareckson Air Station is located on the western tip of Alaska's Aleutian Islands near the larger island of Attu, and is located approximately 1500 miles southwest of Anchorage. The airport lies on the south side of the 2-mile by 4-mile island and is 98 feet above mean sea level. Shemya Island has been the scene of two major earthquakes. The Rat Islands earthquake, measuring 8.7 on the moment magnitude scale, occurred on February 3rd, 1965. It was followed by severe aftershocks and a tsunami, but damage …

After a lot of time and effort we are so excited to announce Bmibaby Virtual is now open to pilot application's ! We cannot wait to welcome you to our family don't miss this opportunity baby! ❤ Regards Bmibaby Staff Team. Please click to apply: Bmibaby Virtual

Yellowknife is the capital and largest community in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400 km south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River. Yellowknife and its surrounding water bodies were named after a local Dene tribe at one time known as the Copper Indians or Yellowknife Indians, today incorporated as the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, who traded tools made from copper deposits near the Arctic Coast. Its population, which is ethnically mixed, was 19,569 per the 2016 Canadian Census. Of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories, five…

Yelizovo Airport is an airport located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai. Its 3,400 m (11,155 ft) runway is long enough to accommodate a fully loaded Ilyushin Il-96 or Boeing 707 aircraft. The main apron contains 34 parking spaces, 18 of which can service large wide-body airliners, such as Ilyushin IL-96; additional 8 paved spaces for smaller aircraft and 12 unpaved parking spaces. With its moon-like landscape, snow-capped mountain and remnants of volcanic activity, landing on the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka will provide any pilot with an unbelievable experience. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, a nine-hour flight from Moscow, is the only way to access the K…

Flexin’ Wings Around the Globe! Pan American Virtual is a virtual airline created for flight simulation enthusiasts We are aiming to relive the legacy of one of the best known real world airlines; Pan American World Airways. Founded in 2017 by our CEO Perry Fincher who has been dedicated in enhancing the flight simulation experience for airliner enthusiasts. PAV seeks to expand on the vision of Pan American World Airways as if they were still operating today. Whether you like to fly online for a realistic experience or offline with AI Traffic, you will always find a friendly atmosphere in which you can enjoy your hobby. Pan American Virtual is …

Thunder Bay is in the Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario. Its population is 107,909 according to the 2016 Canada Census, Located on Lake Superior, the census metropolitan area of Thunder Bay has a population of 121,621 and consists of the city of Thunder Bay, the municipalities of Oliver Paipoonge and Neebing, the townships of Shuniah, Conmee, O'Connor, and Gillies, and the Fort William First Nation. European settlement in the region began in the late 17th century with a French fur trading outpost on the banks of the K…

I am very happy to announce that Atlas Air Virtual is live! You may ask what sets us apart from all of the others? Well, I'm glad to tell the things that do set us apart from everyone else! The fleet, airports, and schedules are almost completely accurate to the latest month of data (and will be improved over time with new data and member feedback). There is a big focus on our community. We use Discord to allow a safe space for our pilots to communicate. We also use the platform to announce community events such as group flights. We have made tutorial videos to ensure that anyone can start flying as soon as they'd like. There is SimBrie…

Saint Helena is more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) from the nearest major landmass. Prior to the opening of the airport, the island was only reachable by sea, making it one of the most remote populated places on earth, measured as travel time from major cities. Sea journeys used to take five days from Cape Town, with departures once every three weeks. The first consideration of an airport on St Helena was made in 1943 by the South African Air Force, which undertook a survey on Prosperous Bay Plain from October 1943 until January 1944, but concluded that, while technically feasible, an airport was not a practical proposition. From the 1960s, there was an idea to bu…

Air Nevada has a new website with a new domain name and a new airline manger, phpVMS. A new acars system, smartCARS. I am now hiring pilots. We fly small GA aircraft in the United States and Canada. Sorry, NO jets allowed. We have scheduled flights and Charter flights. Earn rank with flight hours and pay to go with it. Your pay goes up as up gain rank. Fly any aircraft listed in the fleet and if I do not have your aircraft, an email and I will enter the aircraft in the fleet, so you can fly it. Feel free to check our new website. https://airnevada.org/ CEO, Air Nevada

The Delta Virtual is pleased and excited to share their new website. Please visit https://www.thedeltavirtual.com Hope you enjoy! We are a professionally run VA with a large active membership. Join us for fun group flights and conversation. If you're looking for a quality VA with no drama, you have found the one.

Dear Avsim community. Since recently Nova Star VA has seen the day of light and have taken to the skies. We would like to recruit anyone who wants to fly in our beautifull livery all around the globe. NovaStar is meant to be universal, so we are not bound to routes and schedules from real world counter part airlines. We do try to simulate real operations all over the world. Next to flying our beloved passenger jets, we operate a lot of (turbo)prop aircraft and helicopters for the most scenic flights, whether its Island hopping in Hawaii or the Carribean or challenging yourself with Bush flying. We intend to establish an aviation loving c…

Hello All, Its been a few months since my last post. GiantVirtualCargo.org currently has the routes and fleets of Atlas Air, Kalitta Air, Polar Air Cargo, AirBridgeCargo, Southern Air, ATI, Omni, and U.S. military charter flights. Our fleet consists of Boeing aircraft ranging from the 737-400 thru the 747-800. I will be adding the 727 and Kalitta Charters II in the near future. Our routes are different from the major carriers and offer you a chance to explore many new destinations and smaller airfields you may have not ever been to. We do not limit your aircraft based on rank and will transfer up to 150 hours from VATSIM or another verified source after the completio…

Here we are, 6 months into 2020. I am sure we can all agree it has been a strange start to the year and an even stranger start to the new decade. For those of you unaware, it is also 14 months since vBAW (Formerly vBA) changed ownership, staff team and set on a new course. We have introduced a new News page on the website, and uploaded 3 news articles from the Community, Operations and Technology teams with their mid-year update. You can find the news page here: https://www.vbaw.uk/community-news/ We also have our Mid-Year Community Feedback Survey! SurveyMonkey says it will take about 10 minutes, though we are seeing it done in a lot less! This survey is impor…

Hi Everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and enjoying your weekend. We are launching a new Virtual Airline to simulate the WestJet operation as realistically as possible, WestJet Virtual! If you are interested in joining us we would love to have you onboard! Our website is: http://westjetvirtual.net/. Monday, June 1st is the official launch day of our virtual airline and we have some fun planned for your all! At 1800Z we will be pushing back from the Toronto Pearson Intertnational Airport (CYYZ) and heading to the Ottowa International Airport (CYOW). This flight will take us about an hour from gate to gate and it will be the official opening of our virtual airlin…

Flying the Compass Airwego Virtual Airline Group Press Release May 2020 It is a little over twenty years ago since our first website was published and the Airwego Virtual Airline Group has this month moved to a brand new website. The original concept took shape in the final months of 2019 and has been developed through 2020. Very much at the heart of the project was to make the core content of the VA easily accessible in an “easy on the eye” design concept. A “Pilot Dashboard” presents our crew with an overview of their VA membership showing their virtual logbook, flights they have booked along with a snapshot of their VA Awards and Tour progress. …