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Virtualua.org is turning 5 on March 24th! We are having a special event that is sponsored by: Aerosoft, Imaginesim and Flightbeam! We will be giving away 5 PRIZES from the sponsors! To participate in the sponsor giveaway please join virtualua.org Here is the event information: On April 8th, from 2359z – 0400z, join us on VATSIM, as we all fly back to our beginning, at Chicago O’Hare Intl Airport (KORD). You can fly from anywhere, as long as the destination is KORD. CAT free, no route restrictions, just fly from any of our serviced airports to KORD. We want to crowd the KORD United ramp up! We will award 5 prizes from our wonderful sponsors and donors to 5 lucky pilots who arrive during the event. We will also offer dispatch services on our TeamSpeak server, from 1400z- 0400z for added realism. Sign-ups will be available on our website soon!

Hi Gents, Hope you'all are having an excellent summer / winter - "Highmike" . Well, it comes around about this time of year that worlds busiest airport gets changed from ? to my little neighborhood - Oshkosh (KOSH) & the EAA convention. The past few years our 'ol competitor, FS-MP, has hosted a fly-in using the published VFR procedures to get there. Do you all want to get on MP at one time for one, or more, short VFR flights from ? to EAA? (60- 100 nm --> KOSH) Get together, and, try to get the controllers flustered? Kiddin - the more the merrier! FS-MP is quite a bit different than our race style setup - No TS & No FSHost, it uses the internal FSX MP system, quite well at that. There are quite a bit of some rules, some of which are - - No fast movers. (not sure how that works, military jets?) - Proper frequency tuned in cockpit for comm. - No chat while on freq. -The approaches to KOSH are fixed from FSMP for this event. I hope it is up to the controllers discretion for alternates. ( IE 36R, Warbird Is. 27/36(L/R), Short 27 from FISKE, 18 from the gravel pit, etc.. ) The official NOTAM is here - http://www.airventure.org/flying/2013_notam.pdf And of course, the event site - http://www.fs-mp.com/ I'm thinking ,,,,, A slew of Connies, haven't tested for MP problems, to Warbird Is. (WARBD) for a 36 or 27, then do it again in your own ship. ( Vintage, Homebuilt, Warbird, etc.. ) Discuss. Again I hope you are all having an excellent "yellow flag" :-) Roman P.S. - I just reinstalled Flight Simulator 2002 and it is better than it ever was.

It is told that the Sarajevo'84 Winter Olympics were the best organized games in history. We younger generations only know it was the best Sarajevo rush in history!And from now, the rush will each year be RE-WINDED! All pilots are therefore invited to feel the rush, by re-winding the time to the sweet past, finding the old aircraft and flying your native spectators and participants from origin of choice to the 1984 Winter Olympic Capital Sarajevo - we will be online during the entire opening hours of the airport 05-22z!And if you have hard time deciding which origin or destination it should be, there is help to get!Whole 8 partner airports will be providing ATC around Sarajevo as inspiration to you, being:05-08z: Sochi (URSS), Russia, 940 NM07-10z: Odessa (UKOO), Ukraine, 550 NM09-12z: Athens (LGAV), Greece, 440 NM11-14z: Istanbul (LTBA), Turkey, 500 NM13-16z: Budapest (LHBP), Hungary, 220 NM15-18z: Naples (LIRN), Italy, 250 NM17-20z: Geneva (LSGG), Switzerland, 540 NM19-22z: Salzburg (LOWS), Austria, 330 NMAs well the 1984 feeder airports Zagreb (LDZA) and Belgrade (LYBE) will be covered too and alternates Dubrovnik (LDDU), Split (LDSP) and Mostar (LQMO) opened if needed! Of course, you may also fly modern aircraft, GAs etc., it is all up to you, we only want you to feel the spirit of the 1984 Winter Olympic Capital Sarajevo covered in snow, fog and aircraft!Please visit the very detailed and beautiful events page for historical information, pilot briefings and resources at: http://wor84.vaccbih.info/And remember to mark the 19th FEB with a huge X and join the rush!So, let's RE-WIND the Sarajevo'84 Winter Olympics rush together by making it one of the biggest rushes on VATSIM,vACCBiH | Events Department& Event partner vACCs: CROvACC, SCGvACC, VATRUS | Rostov FIR, vACC Ukraine, HvACC, TRvACC, VACCHUN, VATITA, VACC-Switzerland & VACC-Austria

Greetings! On behalf of FedEx Virtual Air Cargo, I would like to happily announce our yearly, community-wide VATSIM event. Last year, we hosted the PMDG 777 release celebration, dubbed “The Triple Ripple”. That event was a huge success and we hope to achieve even more with our event this year. We host these events because you, the great Flight Simulator community, allow us to exist and be as successful as we are and we like to give back a little bit of fun here and there. But let’s cut to the chase! This year’s event has been named The Long Haul Luau and will be held annually. Just as last year, we will have a booking system to keep track of participants. Information for booking and charts are further down in this document. Event details are as follows: When: Saturday, July 26th (USA time) The Objective: Fly from one of four designated departure airports during the time you have booked to end up at PHNL Honolulu in the given time window. The Options: Departure airports, estimated times en route (ETE), and departure times in ZULU- Departure Airport Time en Route Departure Times KOAK - Oakland 4:30 – 5:00 ETE Starting @ 2100Z PANC - Anchorage 5:30 – 6:00 ETE Starting @ 2000Z RJAA – Tokyo Narita 6:30 – 7:00 ETE Starting @ 2000Z YSSY – Sydney 8:30 – 9:00 ETE Starting @ 1900Z The Arrival: The arrival window will be between 0100Z and 0500Z. (SUNDAY ZULU time which would be SATURDAY evening in the USA) What to fly: Whatever you want! This year’s event isn’t directed toward a certain aircraft, so let’s see what you’ve got! The Prizes: Prizes are still being collected. We will update the main booking page with prizes as we get them. All participants will be entered into a random drawing for each prize. You must book a slot and fly the flight to be counted in the drawing! Important Notes PLEASE be confident in a high traffic environment for this event. We do anticipate a busy airspace at each of the departure airports and most importantly at Honolulu where everyone will converge. Patience is key here, and we ask that you have current charts onboard (attached below), be aware of procedures for each area, and bear with the controllers. They will most likely get very busy! But also, remember to have fun and let’s test their skills! BOOKING Flight bookings can be made by following the link below. Please book only once, and if you have issues with your booking, contact crm@fedexvac.org with your name and description of your problem. Slots will be added as necessary if airports fill up. CLICK HERE TO BOOK ----------------ROUTES---------------- KOAK – PHNL OAK6 OAK BEBOP R464 BITTA MAGGI3 PANC – PHNL ODK 55N154W 50N155W 45N155W 40N155W 35N155W 30N156W ZIGIE RJAA – PHNL CUPID1 CUPID Y808 ACQUA OTR14 VACKY OTR13 SEALS 35N150E 34N160E 32N170E 29N180E 25N170W HOOPA A450 KATHS OPACA4 YSSY – PHNL NOBAR B580 BARKR CHOKO OPACA4 ----------------CHARTS---------------- KOAK PACKAGE: CLICK HERE PANC PACKAGE: CLICK HERE RJAA PACKAGE: CLICK HERE YSSY PACKAGE: CLICK HERE PHNL PACKAGE: CLICK HERE ----------------OCEANIC PROCEDURES---------------- Oceanic operations over the Pacific Ocean do not differ greatly from North Atlantic procedures. The following two guides should give a complete understanding of Pacific Oceanic procedures. Note: The first guide is old, however it should still apply. ZAK PROCEDURE GUIDE VATPAC PROCEDURE GUIDE Questions? Need info? Help? Contact the appropriate FedExVAC Staff: For Booking Support: Lance at crm at fedexvac.org Support for FedExVAC Pilots: Don at ec at fedexvac.org For all other concerns/questions: Andy at president at fedexvac.org Josh at coo at fedexvac.org For suggestions/recommendations/other: Nick at ceo at fedexvac.org

The event text below contains updated information, primarily in the prizes section. PLEASE READ THE FULL TEXT of the description and prizes sections! Event Description To celebrate the release of the PMDG 777, FedEx Virtual Air Cargo is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring a community wide VATSIM group flight! Our group flight will take place on Saturday, September 14th, where we will depart KMEM (Memphis Intl) between 0900Z and 1400Z and arrive at OMDB, Dubai, between 2200Z and 0300Z thirteen to fourteen hours later. This is to mimic the real-world FDX8 flight, where they use the 777. We will also be offering supplementary flights for those who are less hardcore long-haul pilots. We will offer a departure from BIKF (Keflavik, Iceland) between 1530Z and 1800Z (Estimated 8-8.5 hours flight time) as well as a departure from LGAV (Athens, Greece) between 1930Z and 2200Z. (Estimated 4-4.5 hours flight time) Both of these supplementary flights are timed so that they will join the main flight from Memphis, and the whole group will come together at OMDB around the same time. We’ll give the controllers a run for their money at all four airports! Plan on being fully staffed at least for the local areas around each airport. We have notified every ARTCC and FIR along the route, and we hope to get some sort of controller support during the entire duration of the flight. We have notified every ARTCC and FIR along the route, and we hope to get some sort of controller support during the entire duration of the flight. We also will have Ramp Control at KMEM for all departures as long as they leave from the North FedEx Ramp. Coordination is KEY to making this a success and we have put through the hardest effort to make sure this goes off without a hitch. We will also be entering participants for prizes of cash value as long as they fly (and complete!) the flight on VATSIM and book the flight using our booking system. This system is located at http://events.fedexvac.org where there are around 200 slots to book. We are initially offering 100 slots from KMEM, 50 from BIKF, and 50 from LGAV. PLEASE CHECK to make sure your desired callsign is not already taken! These should make the event available to almost anyone who wants to fly, no matter where and what time zone they live. We are hoping this fills up! Final Note: PLEASE KNOW YOUR AIRPLANE. We DO NOT want to aggravate the controllers or make it any more of a task to control the large number of aircraft expected to participate in this event with people who do not know how to operate their aircraft. This is why we gave a period of time between release and event- to let everyone get familiar with their new baby! EVENT PRIZES: Two (2) License Keys for the PMDG 777. (READ INFO BELOW) Three (3) BluePrint Simulation Sceneries (Except KJFK) One (1) Aerosoft BIKF Keflavik Intl One (1) Aivlasoft EFB License Key One (1) Copy of PFPX Flight Planning Software* One (1) Copy of A2A Simulations Cessna 172 Trainer With our friends at PMDG now directly supporting our event, we have received a donation of two licenses for the PMDG 777. We will be choosing two grand prize winners to receive one of these licenses. What's that you say? You already own this fine bird? Well fear not! Current 777 owners will have two other options. You can either receive a refund for the purchase price of the 777, or gift a license to a fellow flight sim enthusiast in need. Even if you already have it, you can still benefit! *Thanks to Carl, our Western Regional Manager, for donating a copy of PFPX for this event. Charts KMEM Memphis International: http://airnav.com/airport/KMEM http://aircharts.org/ BIKF Keflavik International: http://www.bostonvirtualatc.com/charts/index.html?Page=BIKF_index.html LGAV Athens International: http://www.hvacc.org/site/en/pilots/downloads/charts/category/19-athens-lgav http://charts.aero/airport/LGAV OMDB Dubai International (Chart links at bottom of the page, excellent charts!) http://www.gcaa.gov.ae/aip/AIRAC99/AIRACs/AIRAC99/html/index-en-GB.html (Above link is 404 at this time. Google OMDB Charts for a couple different sites) Flight Plans (The below FlightPlans were hand tested and verified) KMEM-OMDB CRSON2 HUMMS BWG JHW BUF YXI MT YKL LOMTA MOATT 59N050W 59N040W 60N030W 61N020W RATSU GUNPA P610 ZOL L621 ROE N983 ELPOL N195 XIMBA M860 KUGOS SIN CRM UM688 SIDAD UP975 GASSI UP559 NALPO P559 DESDI BIKF-OMDB MOXAL ROSTI G3 VALDI L621 BUKOV UL621 UDROS UL852 VAN UL124 UMH UL223 LAM ISL DATUT ORSAR PEBAT DESDI LGAV-OMDB VARIX UL995 RDS UM601 LCA UR655 CAK J222 BASEM R785 ZELAF UR785 RASLI TRF UP559 KAVID UP559 KMC UP559 KODAG GASSI UP559 NALPO P559 DESDI Other Resources North Atlantic Planning Chart http://www.planningcharts.de/downloads/North-Atlantic.gif Transatlantic Radio Operations Checksheet http://ctp.vatsim-uk.co.uk/dev/system/view/includes/Transatlantic_Radio_Operations_Checksheet.pdf NOAA’s International Flight Folder Containing Upper Wind and Temp Charts http://www.aviationweather.gov/iffdp/ Fuel Planner http://fuelplanner.com/ VATSIM Flight Plan Pre-File http://www.vatsim.net/fp/

Going into the 6th year of the Flight Simulation Convention at Weston this year - unbelievable! I went last year (on both days) for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that I'm going again this year!! Anyone else going? It would be great to put a face to a few names! More info below if you're interested. If you can go I would certainly advise it! Flyer: http://fscweston.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/FSC-FLYER-2014.jpg Wesbite: http://fscweston.com

Hello! First of all happy holidays! Secondly, now that Soar Airlines has a healthy roster and lots of activity, I thought we should have some fun! To celebrate the new year, we are going to have a fly in from KMIA to MYNN. All aviation enthusiasts are welcome! You do not need to be registered with us, but we hope you will consider it. All the details are listed below: Date: Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 Time: 2:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Departure: KMIA (Miami International) Arrival: MYNN (Nassau) Airline Schedule: SAL3504 Aircraft: Any aircraft of your choosing Although it is not required, we do recommend it be flown on vatsim. We do however; ask you to join us on TeamSpeak. The address is TS3.FlightUnlimited.Org. We will be in the Soar Airlines Events channel. We hope you will join us, and until then, happy holidays! Thanks, Thomas Hawksworth Soar Airlines CEO http://soarvirtualairlines.net/

Duplicate post ( I didn't hit post more than once!) Original post here: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/417911-notam-fedexvac-announces-pmdg-777-celebration-all-invited/ First ADMIN to see- PLEASE delete this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQS8-MNWAdw With more than nine-teen thousand operations and more than forty million people yearly it is no surprise that Phoenix Sky Harbor is the ninth busiest airport in the US and twenty third busiest in the world. Harsh monsoons can plague Phoenix from July to September and raging sand storms bring all air traffic to an abrupt and grinding halt. With these hazardous weather conditions and the amount of traffic that Phoenix receives daily it is not surprising that Phoenix gets overloaded. The Phoenix Tracon and Local control are ready for the onslaught of traffic. So...are you up to the task of overloading? Join the Albuquerque ARTCC December 1st from 7EST-11EST (2359Z-0400Z) to see if you have what is takes to overload Phoenix. Please read over the pilot briefing to be familiar with Phoenix procedures and what you can expect from the controllers and what the controllers expect from you: http://zabartcc.org/....lot Brief.pdf" Terminal Charts: http://www.airnav.co...m/airport/KPHX" Enroute Charts: http://skyvector.com/" Will you be there?

Greetings to the Avsim Community, This is Virtual Eastern's Chief Pilot Mike Acevedo. I would like to personally invite you to join Virtual Eastern Airlines which was founded by Perrin Arno. After 2 years of absence, the VA reopened under a new management and poised to be at the forefront of the VA business. When you join Virtual Eastern Airlines you'll enjoy the following: Use our large selection of freeware Vistaliners, HJG, and Project Opensky aircraft - Lockheed L-1011 (HJG), Boeing 727 series (Vistaliners), Douglas DC-9 series (Vistaliners), and Boeing 757-225 (Project Opensky). A dynamic VA community - Access our community forums and interact with other members of our VA. An online logbook profile - Log your hours online with our SystemOne, our ground-breaking PIREP system, it's so powerful that you'll wonder why other VAs can't get their PIREP systems right. More flexibility - Our VA does not assign flights like others and accept flight hours from other VAs* Extensive Flight Schedule - Our schedule is modeled after the operations of the real Eastern. You'll see why it was known as "The Largest Airline in the free world". Classic, Express... Your Choice! - Virtual Eastern also has a classic and express divisions. In fact all Virtual Eastern pilots start as Eastern Express First Officer and work their way to the seat of our largest aircraft. Flight Points - Say you want to upgrade from the Boeing 727 to our Lockheed L-1011 aircraft but either you don't have the required amount of hours for our L-1011 rating or just want to skip the Boeing 757 and Airbus A300 for the heck of it. With flight points this is possible use your points to redeem early rating upgrades, certifications and other goodies. Experience the legacy of one of America's most respected Carriers - in Virtual Eastern our goal is to keep the Eastern Airlines legacy alive in the years to come. By providing a great VA experience to our members, you'll get a taste of what the original Eastern was known for.Those are the benefits and features that Virtual Eastern has to offer to its members along with many more that have not been mentioned on this email. If you are interested in joining and want to learn more from our VA visit our website located at http://www.virtualea...com/index2.htm. I guarantee that you'll like what you see and encourage you to join our VA family. At Virtual Eastern we only have one mission...Earn Our Wings Everyday. DISCLAIMER:* HOUR TRANSFER IS DEPENDENT ON OUR ABILITY TO VALIDATE THE INFORMATION REGARDING FLIGHT HOURS FROM OTHER VIRTUAL AIRLINES PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT AT THE TIME OF SIGN UP FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE OUR PILOT'S HANDBOOK LOCATED AT http://www.virtualea...er/hand_1-2.htm FOR MORE INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US DIRECTLY VIA OUR CONTACT PAGE. Sincerely,

Dear AVSIM Flight Community, It has been a while since I last posted here on AVSIM, but I thought that it would be important to inform the Flight community here about my upcoming flight events. I am a member of the msFlights.net community, and I have a group flight event every Friday from 7:00 PM EST (UTC -5:00) to 9:00 PM EST (UTC -5:00). Starting tonight my flights are going to be strictly in Microsoft Flight until the multiplayer capabilities of the game are shutdown. The flight plans are going to take us to all of those iconic Flight locations. We are going to relive Microsoft Flight one last time, and I want Microsoft to be able to notice the sudden spike in server traffic. I want to fill sessions(emphasis on plural) with these flights. We are still here, and we still love flying in Microsoft Flight. I hope to see EVERYONE participating in these events. This isn't about trying to save the game, this is about unifying the Flight community and celebrating all of the amazing times that we have had flying with each other in Microsoft Flight. So let's keep Flight alive! Sincerely, DeathseekerDXC FOR MORE INFORMATION: CLICK HERE Information regarding these flights will be posted on msflights.net in the events section. Look for upcoming events with the name "Wonders of the World" or "FIGHT for FLIGHT!" If there is not going to be a flight you will see "FLIGHT POSTPONED" in the normal time slot. Volunteering to host and orchestrate overflow sessions will be greatly appreciated!

Disclaimer: I have express permission from Ryan (TABS) to post this here as long as I have also posted it on the event calendar HERE. Event Description To celebrate the release of the PMDG 777, FedEx Virtual Air Cargo is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring a community wide VATSIM group flight! Our group flight will take place on Saturday, September 14th, where we will depart KMEM (Memphis Intl) between 0900Z and 1400Z and arrive at OMDB, Dubai, between 2200Z and 0300Z thirteen to fourteen hours later. This is to mimic the real-world FDX8 flight, where they use the 777. We will also be offering supplementary flights for those who are less hardcore long-haul pilots. We will offer a departure from BIKF (Keflavik, Iceland) between 1530Z and 1800Z (Estimated 8-8.5 hours flight time) as well as a departure from LGAV (Athens, Greece) between 1930Z and 2200Z. (Estimated 4-4.5 hours flight time) Both of these supplementary flights are timed so that they will join the main flight from Memphis, and the whole group will come together at OMDB around the same time. We’ll give the controllers a run for their money at all four airports! Plan on being fully staffed at least for the local areas around each airport. We have notified every ARTCC and FIR along the route, and we hope to get some sort of controller support during the entire duration of the flight. We also will have Ramp Control at KMEM for all departures as long as they leave from the North FedEx Ramp. Coordination is KEY to making this a success and we have put through the hardest effort to make sure this goes off without a hitch. We will also be entering participants for prizes of cash value as long as they fly (and complete!) the flight on VATSIM and book the flight using our booking system. This system is located at http://events.fedexvac.org where there are around 200 slots to book. We are initially offering 100 slots from KMEM, 50 from BIKF, and 50 from LGAV. ALL TIMES IN ZULU. These should make the event available to almost anyone who wants to fly, no matter where and what time zone they live. We are hoping this fills up! Final Note: PLEASE KNOW YOUR AIRPLANE. We DO NOT want to aggravate the controllers or make it any more of a task to control the large number of aircraft expected to participate in this event with people who do not know how to operate their aircraft. This is why we gave a period of time between release and event- to let everyone get familiar with their new baby! EVENT PRIZES: Three (3) BluePrint Simulation Sceneries (Except KJFK) One (1) Aerosoft BIKF Keflavik Intl One (1) Aivlasoft EFB License Key One (1) Copy of PFPX Flight Planning Software* *Thanks to Carl, our Western Regional Manager, for donating a copy of PFPX for this event. FOR CHARTS, FLIGHTPLANS, AND OTHER EXCELLENT RESOURCES, SEE THE EVENT PAGE LINKED BELOW: http://forum.avsim.net/calendar/event/725-fedexvacs-triple-ripple-777-celebration/

Hi to all I would like to share how I solved a Local profile loading error/problem Last night I shut-down my computer normally I turned up and logged-in with my usual profile today, and then a black-colored desktop appeared with very few icons and a 'bubble' message saying that Windows could not load the profile, and a temporary instead had been loaded. :angry: :( Logged in with an alternate profile (good to have at least two) checked Windows logs and discovered some Event IDs 1505 and 1530. "Goggling" around for Event ID 1530 didn't have much success, looking for Event ID 1505, I came across the following MS KB: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/947215 I followed Method 1 step-by-step and my problem was solved !!! :smile: Last summer, exactly the same problem, forced me to restore and reinstall my FSX add-ons one-by-one - a nearly 2 month labor. (image was FSX SP2 only) I hope you found this post useful. Kind regards