Globe Cargo

In my continuous quest to find a good passenger VA, I have just about given up. Yeah, so I am looking for the "perfect" VA which makes it kind of hard... Here is a list of my "requirements", in order of importance:

• Good community with an active forum and flight board
• Regional and global routes
• Fleet with repaints for the PMDG 737, PMDG 747, CS 757 and LVD 767
• Optional fleet with the CS 707 and Dreamfleet 727
• "Reasonable" seniority guidelines where a 2000+ hours pilot like me doesn't have to spend months flying regional turboprops
• Loose schedule where max 2-3 flights per month are required

*Sigh* Still looking and would appreciate pointers.

Thanks guys!

Flying Tigers Group

Has everything you needed, including a VERY active message board and classic flight schedules for several airlines.

I tried them a little while back. The boards might have been active but I found the management a little too heavy-handed and the whole concept of stuffing over a dozen airlines under the same umbrella didn't have a very realistic feel to me...

I should add that I am flexible as far as region is concerned - except maybe Europe since the airspace there is a mess... On the other hand, maybe I can start looking there. Never too old to learn new procedures...

Have you looked at British Airways VA? No 737 PMDG though, although there are some 737-300/400/500 routes and you might fool them by using the PMDG and pretending you're using the PIC 737.

mlegein wrote:Have you looked at British Airways VA? No 737 PMDG though, although there are some 737-300/400/500 routes and you might fool them by using the PMDG and pretending you're using the PIC 737.

I fly for BA VA and use the PIC737 on 737 routes. They say nothing about using payware aircraft, however, for realism many people do I think.

The forum is very active, although I dont really contribute to that an awful lot...and they have a very good PIREP program, like GCP. It has a built-in schedule where you can enter any data into the search fields and look for your ideal flight etc... for example, yesterday, I searched for flights into Gibraltar as I have some nice scenery for it, and viola, there it was...all the details you need for the flight, and even an online flightplan search.

We have some, but not all of what you're looking for. We fucus on FAA121 ops, where every flight is dispatched. Check us out at http://www.midconair.com

Thanks guys - I will give BA a try. I guess I just have way too high expectations after seeing what we do at GC!

We are starting a pax operation at GC...didn't you get the memo?

thansson wrote:In my continuous quest to find a good passenger VA, I have just about given up. Yeah, so I am looking for the "perfect" VA which makes it kind of hard... Here is a list of my "requirements", in order of importance:

• Good community with an active forum and flight board
• Regional and global routes
• Fleet with repaints for the PMDG 737, PMDG 747, CS 757 and LVD 767
• Optional fleet with the CS 707 and Dreamfleet 727
• "Reasonable" seniority guidelines where a 2000+ hours pilot like me doesn't have to spend months flying regional turboprops
• Loose schedule where max 2-3 flights per month are required

*Sigh* Still looking and would appreciate pointers.

Thanks guys!

Used to fly Scandinavian Airways had 500+ hrs with them before I got bitten by the Cargo Bug, you get no hassle with Cargo, Passengers are a pain in the Ass ! seriously they are a pretty good VA or used to be, the problem is they don,t as far as I know have any 747 s in the Fleet
http://www.uniflyer.i12.com/sasv/index.htm

Or try this one. It's another Scandinavian VA and they are quite good.

http://www.scandinavian-va.net/

nwadc10 wrote:We are starting a pax operation at GC...didn't you get the memo?

Yes i did as a matter of fact,something about fitting the cargo containers with seat belts?...Hey Allan how you making out with those refits?

mlegein wrote:Or try this one. It's another Scandinavian VA and they are quite good.

http://www.scandinavian-va.net/

Thats the one I meant, lost the Link i had with them, new PC etc--- so just put the name in the Search Engine, thought the website was different !

try virtual continental. they are pretty good

http://www.vcair.com/index.php

I fly for Delta VA, very active and serious VA. You can fly whatever aircraft you like: B727, 737 PMDG, B767 levelD, B747's, airbusses and many turbo props. You don't have to start at the beginnig with 2000+ hours. I could start with the B737-800 right away.

www.deltava.org

mvm wrote:

nwadc10 wrote:We are starting a pax operation at GC...didn't you get the memo?

Yes i did as a matter of fact,something about fitting the cargo containers with seat belts?...Hey Allan how you making out with those refits?

Well.... I did see an article in regard to DHL doing some pax charters a while back. No kidding on that either.... I believe it was connected to a band or something of that nature and DHL had contracted to fly them to about 8 different places. Not just equipment, but the actual band, crew, etc... I happened onto some type of flight scheduling page that gave the crew their information such as times, type aircraft, points of departure, destination, etc.