Hello Flightsimmers!Virtual NOAA will model the real NOAA on Vatsim.Most of all content is ready to be placed; training and SOPs are in progress as well as the testing of new aircraft this week.Get on board early - This is a new startup and membership may be limited to about 25 people more or less depending on activity, interest, and other things !You can join temporarily at:http://www.freewebs.com/virtualaviator/You will see the signup on the vNOAA forums listed on the site.Good Luck !Vice-Admiral "Hawkeyez" Gray

This is an update of the Virtual NOAA progress:The New Link Is At:http://www.freewebs.com/vnoaa/Pilots are now being recruited; the aircraft are being worked on and missions should be ready very soon.The website and SOP's will take longer to finish.VADM "Hawkeyez" Gray

Howdi Flightsimmers...More work has been done over the past month on the site and VA/VSOA.Aircraft are being finalized for testing on and offline; painters are needed; staff is needed; pilots with varied flight simming experiences are needed etc to fulfill the missions in store for you all.We are a virtual weather, marine wildlife, and SAR combined group with Virtual NOAA and Virtual US Coast Guard District 7 only. The VUSCG7 will have it's own staff and can run completely independant of VNOAA, however combined SAR, weather, and interdiction OPS are in the works (Well north of Cuba that is !), and VUSCG7 is the secondary unit here, VNOAA being the primary unit; I command both units as the joint liason person.Also, VUSCG7 is not part of the other VUSCG on Vatsim, which is also where we will fly.Again the site is at:http://www.freewebs.com/vnoaa/Missions and training have also been in work; all is going well and we will be flying starting this week.There are basic VA and more advanced Vatsim/VSOA training phases; some of which will be discussed on the forums there.Good Luck Pilots !VADM "Hawkeyez" VNOAA-Vatsim