| Virtual Eastern Airlines
does not currently operate with 'flight assignments'. Rather, pilots are welcome to
fly any route found on the flight schedule that is within their rank category. Only
routes and aircraft that are official Virtual Eastern Airlines material are
allowed. We have an extensive flight schedule that can be searched using the links
on the main page. NOTE: Airport searches on the schedule will recognize both ICAO
codes and city names (i.e. KBOS, or Boston). Typically, destinations are listed
under their city name, rather than the airport name. Exceptions to this are
in cities with multiple airports (such as New York: La Guardia, Kennedy Int'l, etc.)
Pilots are free to fly any flight they
wish so long as it is within their rank (aircraft) category and/or additional ratings (El
Interamericano. Pilots are unable to submit flight reports for flights they are not
rated on. See the rank structure portion of the Pilot's Handbook for a complete run
down of the rank setup.
While pilots may fly routes of their
choice, they must always depart from their domicile, and return within 10 legs. For
instance, a Boston based pilot may depart Boston for Atlanta, fly 8 routes of his choice
from Atlanta, but will have to return to Boston on his or her 10th leg. It is a good
idea to plan out your flights several legs in advance to make sure you will be able to set
up a return flight to your domicile by your 10th leg at maximum.
Recognizing that some pilots have a life
outside of the virtual airline, VEA allows pilots to operate their flights at a faster
rate through Microsoft Flight Simulator. The maximum flight modified speed allowed
is 4x speed. However, a pilot may ONLY use the time modifier once he has
established the aircraft at the final cruise altitude. Time modifiers may not be
used during takeoff of climb, nor may it be used during descent, approach, or landing.
NOTE: When flying online via VATSIM, you MAY NOT use a time modifier (this is a
VATSIM rule).
Additionally, when flying a flight at
VEA, you must set the simulator clock to the appropriate time frame that the flight calls
for. While you may fly the flight at any point in the real world day, you should set
the flight simulator clock to the appropriate time (A 7:30AM flight may be flown at any
time, but the simulator time must be set to 7:30AM). We also encourage pilots to use
the real world weather option in Flight Simulator |
