Here are the top 5 landing rates this month:
1. Fernando Antao 05/29/2024 AFH323 Leg 6 MD-88 -248 ft/min 1,277 ft 99.61 Niamey Niger Runway 27L
2. Matt Mulhall 05/13/2024 DL5305 Leg 1 A320 -267 ft/min 1,268 ft 99.22 New York-Kennedy NY Runway 22L
3. Natanael Farias 05/27/2024 AF459 Leg 1 B787-9 -270 ft/min 1,240 ft 99.20 Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 09L
4. Florian Barea 06/01/2024 AF1367 Leg 1 A319 -240 ft/min 1,205 ft 99.08 Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 26L
5. John Exel 07/16/2024 DL5623 Leg 2 B737-700 -222 ft/min 1,287 ft 98.44 New York-La Guardia NY Runway 04
Congrats to Fernando for re-taking the top place for the month and holding his lead for the year!
We hope you are all continuing to do well!
AFVA Staff
Here are the top 5 landing rates this month:
1. Mahendra Putut 06/29/2024 DL057 Leg 1 B747-8 -233 ft/min 1,175 ft 98.30 Salt Lake City UT Runway 34R
2. Matt Mulhall 06/28/2024 VS001 Leg 1 B777-300ER -247 ft/min 1,109 ft 97.57 New York-Newark NJ Runway 22L
3. Georges Eid 06/12/2024 AR1784 Leg 1 B737-800 -306 ft/min 1,266 ft 97.26 Resistencia Argentina Runway 03
4. San Lin 07/06/2024 MF8681 Leg 1 A320 -227 ft/min 1,389 ft 96.85 Macau Macau Runway 16
5. Fernando Antao 06/14/2024 KQ440 Leg 1 A320 -184 ft/min 1,209 ft 96.29 Bujumbura Burundi Runway 17
Congrats to Mahendra for making the top of the list this month!
Fernando Antao still leads 2024! Who will challenge the reigning champion?
We hope you are all doing well!
AFVA Staff
06/04/2024
May 2024 Stats
Brian Hankey
May Stats
Total Legs: 195 reports
Total Hours: 593 hours
Online legs: 38 reports
Top 10 pilots:
Brian Hankey: 38 flights
Natanael Farias: 24 flights
Mahendra Putut: 18 flights
Fernando Antao: 18 flights
San Lin: 17 flights
Matt Mulhall: 14 flights
Fabrice Ayrault: 7 flights
Giancarlo Pascalis: 7 flights
Frederic Honnart: 6 flights
Ben Maskell: 6 flights
Here are the top 5 landing rates this month:
1. Gerald Plotts May 5/23/2024 AF148 Leg 1 B737-800 -183 1,065 ft 93.57 Lagos Nigeria Runway 19R
2. Fernando Antao May 5/8/2024 UU422 Leg 1 B737-800 -189 1,359 ft 95.4 St Denis Reunion Island Runway 14
3. Fabrice Ayrault May 5/20/2024 AF1834 Leg 1 A320 -192 1,228 ft 97.06 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany Runway 07R
4. Fernando Antao May 5/29/2024 RK033 Leg 2 MD-88 -195 1,425 ft 94.48 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Runway 22
5. Giancarlo Pascalis May 5/25/2024 AZ3016 Leg 1 A320 -200 1,391 ft 95.43 Milan-Malpensa Italy Runway 35L
Congrats to Fernando for making the list twice in two months.
Congrats to Fernando Antao for the top score so far in 2024. He rules the leaderboard with a 99.61 landing score at Niamey in Niger. Our all-time leader is still Ben Maskell, with a 99.96 landing score at Cloncurry, Australia.
06/04/2024
Stats for April 2024
Brian Hankey
April Stats
Total Legs: 305 reports Total Hours: 991.5 hours Online legs: 92 reports
Top 10 pilots:
Brian Hankey: 46 flights
Fabrice Ayrault: 35 flights
Natanael Farias: 32 flights
Fernando Antao: 31 flights
Mahendra Putut: 27 flights
Daniel Duhon: 21 flights
San Lin: 12 flights
Pedro Costa: 12 flights
Ismael Gbian: 11 flights
Marcel Teljeur: 10 flights
Top 10 Aircraft:
A320: 86 reports
B737-800: 41 reports
B737-BBJ1: 30 reports
A320neo: 25 reports
B747-8F: 20 reports
An-225: 16 reports
DHC-6 : 10 reports
B747-400:10 reports
A330-200: 9 reports
B737-900ER: 7 reports
Top 5 Landing Rates:
Rank
Name
Date
Leg
Type
Landing Rate
Distance
Score
Airport
1
Fabrice Ayrault
4/28/2024
AF1775 Leg 1
A320
-322 ft/min
1,402 ft
93.92
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 27R
2
Mahendra Putut
4/13/2024
DL854 Leg 2
B737-900ER
-326 ft/min
1,247 ft
96.22
Seattle-Tacoma WA Runway 34R
3
Fernando Antao
4/16/2024
UAT081 Leg 1
B737-600
-330 ft/min
1,322 ft
94.9
Harare Zimbabwe Runway 05
4
Fernando Antao
4/25/2024
GN125 Leg 1
B737-800
-330 ft/min
1,311 ft
95.09
Lome Togo Runway 22
5
Fabrice Ayrault
4/16/2024
AF7520 Leg 1
A320
-346 ft/min
1,169 ft
93.7
Toulouse France Runway 32L
Congrats to Fabrice and Fernando for both making the list twice.
Our all-time leader so far this year is Fernando Antao with a 99.61 landing score at Niamey in Niger.
04/10/2024
March 2024 Statistics Update
Daniel Duhon
March stats update:
For the month of March:
Total Legs: 245 reports (up 47)
Total Hours: 749.5 hours (up 65.3)
Online Flights: 122 reports
Top 10 Pilots
1. Ismael Gbian: 56 reports
2. Brian Hankey: 27 reports
3. Fernando Antao: 19 reports
4. Daniel Duhon: 17 reports
5. Georges Eid: 14 reports
6. Natanael Farias: 14 reports
7. Marcio Costa: 14 reports
8. Marcel Teljeur: 10 reports
9. San Lin: 10 reports
10. Fabrice Ayrault: 9 reports
It was a close race this month with several ties! An even more positive achievement is the number of new names on the list this month, welcome to all our new AFVA pilots!
I wish you all the best and I hope we can promote more involvement in the coming months!
Cheers,
AF/KLM VA Staff
01/03/2024
Happy New Year! 2023 AFVA Recap
Daniel Duhon
Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone,
I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope you had Happy Holidays this year! As we look forward to this new year, I would like to share some stats from 2023:
Total Flights in 2023: 3,569 Legs
Total Flight Hours: 10,926.6 Hours
Total Distance: 4,380,404 Miles (7,008,646.4 KM)
Of this total, 1,247 Legs were flown online for 3,840 Hours, or 34.9% of total flights in 2023.
The most popular simulators used in 2023 are:
1. MSFS (2020): 1,716 Legs (48.1%)
2. FSX: 656 Legs (18.4%)
3. XP11/12: 434 Legs (12.2%)
4. P3D: 404 Legs (11.3%)
5. FS2004: 359 Legs (10.1%)
The top 10 Aircraft used in 2023 were:
1. B737-800: 674 Legs (18.9%)
2. A320: 468 Legs (13.1%)
3. A320neo: 172 Legs (4.8%)
4. A330-200: 121 Legs (3.4%)
5. B747-400: 103 Legs (2.9%)
6. ERJ-190: 100 Legs (2.8%)
7. B747-8F: 97 Legs (2.7%)
8. DHC-6: 93 Legs (2.6%)
9. BAE ATP: 82 Legs (2.3%)
10. ERJ-170: 81 Legs (2.3%)
The Top 25 Pilots in 2023 by Legs Flown are:
1. Mahendra Putut: 391 Legs
2. Alan Barber: 297 Legs
3. Brian Hankey: 293 Legs
4. Teodor Negru: 267 Legs
5. Calum MacDonald: 225 Legs
6. Casey Allen: 162 Legs
7. Fernando Antao: 152 Legs
8. Frederic Honnart: 150 Legs
9. Georges Eid: 150 Legs
10. Marcio Costa: 126 Legs
11. Ben Maskell: 99 Legs
12. Orjan Polman: 91 Legs
13. Natanael Farias: 88 Legs
14. Daniel Duhon: 88 Legs
15. Matt Mulhall: 83 Legs
16. Florian Barea: 79 Legs
17. Marcel Teljeur: 64 Legs
18. Pedro Costa: 56 Legs
19. Frederick Fleuren: 50 Legs
20. Clarence McGaha: 44 Legs
21. Pedro Serrano: 40 Legs
22. Ethan Fortier: 39 Legs
23. Ismael Gbian: 38 Legs
24. Zandefer Webb: 37 Legs
25. Adam Balogh: 32 Legs
Congratulations to Senior Captain Mahendra Putut for earning the number one spot this year! Outstanding job!
Thank you all for your contributions to the airline in 2023! Let's try and do even more in 2024!
Staff Statistics:
Top Flight Approvers:
1. Frederic Honnart: 1,260 Reports
2. Alan Barber: 622 Reports
3. Teodor Negru: 571 Reports
4. Ben Maskell: 251 Reports
5. Calum MacDonald: 234 Reports
6. Sebastiaan Van Der Veen: 198 Reports
7. Daniel Duhon: 133 Reports
8. Florian Barea: 131 Reports
9. Brian Hankey: 55 Reports
10. Tomas Bloemink: 43 Reports
11. Ethan Fortier: 41 Reports
12. Benjamin Buske: 26 Reports
13. Matt Mulhall: 7 Reports
14. Georges Eid: 4 Reports
Fantastic job Frederic for approving 35% of the total flight reports in 2023! Thank you to all staff for your contributions!
Lastly, here are the top 5 optimal landings based on landing score in 2023:
1. Ben Maskell: 99.96
2. Casey Allen: 99.93
3. Pedro Costa: 99.91
4. Georges Eid: 99.88
5. Calum MacDonald: 99.65
As 2023 has passed and we begin 2024, I hope everyone has a great year!
On behalf of all the staff at AFVA, Happy 2024!
Brian Hankey
President and CEO
Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines
Daniel Duhon
Executive Vice President
Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines
12/31/2023
AFVA and DVA Renewing Partnership
Brian Hankey
Greetings!
We are thrilled to announce a significant development effective January 1, 2024. The esteemed airlines of Air France Virtual (AFVA) and Delta Virtual (DVA) are delighted to renew their joint partnership for the collective advantage of both organizations.
Our collaborative efforts aim to ensure a seamless coordination of operations, with the Senior Staff at both airlines fostering a closer working relationship. While both airlines will maintain their independent identities and management structures, we will integrate fleet data and ACARS information to enhance efficiency.
One of our primary objectives in this renewed partnership is the creation of an updated schedule based on real-time flight data within the system, eliminating reliance on potentially outdated information from third parties.
We want to emphasize that members are still welcome to participate in both airlines, and the HR teams from AFVA and DVA will maintain closer communication to address any issues promptly.
For any inquiries, please feel free to reach out to a member of our staff via the respective airline's Discord or forums.
Best Wishes,
Brian Hankey
President and CEO, Air France Virtual Airlines
Joe Burner
President and CEO, Delta Virtual Airlines
Daniel Duhon
Executive Vice President, Air France Virtual Airlines
Chris Frasure
Vice President Delta Virtual Airlines; COO
12/04/2023
AFVA November Stats 2023
Daniel Duhon
Airline Stats November 2023
Metric
Quantity (+/-)
Total Legs:
319 Legs (+94)
Total Hours:
981.1 Hours (+363.4)
Online Flights:
78 legs (-13)
Top 10 Pilots
#
Pilot
Legs
1
Casey Allen
86
2
Frederic Honnart
59
3
Mahendra Putut
32
4
Marcio Costa
18
5
Brian Hankey
14
6
Fernando Antao
13
7
Daniel Duhon
12
8
Pedro Costa
11
9
Kostas Kollias
8
10
Ethan Fortier
8
Well done Casey for earning this month's top spot! And great job to everyone else, spots 5-10 this month were a close race!
Top 5 Aircraft
1
B737-800
82 Reports
2
A320
51 Reports
3
A320neo
30 Reports
4
DC-3
25 Reports
5
A330-200
20 Reports
Great job last month! Can we bring December to even higher counts? On behalf of all of AFVA Staff, we hope you have a great month as we draw near to the end of 2023!
11/14/2023
October 2023 Statistics Update
Daniel Duhon
Happy Fall!
I have our next stats update for the month of October.
Here are the top 5 landing rates in July:
Ben Maskell 08/12/2023 KLH017 Leg 1 ERJ-175 -249 ft/min 1,253 ft 99.96 Cloncurry Australia Runway 12
Georges Eid 08/25/2023 SU6405 Leg 1 A320 -249 ft/min 1,237 ft 99.83 Syktyvkar Russia Runway 36
Marcio Costa 09/15/2023 GLO1750 Leg 1 A330-900 -242 ft/min 1,273 ft 99.49 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil Runway 15
Ismael Gbian 09/29/2023 AFH8665 Leg 2 B737-800 -240 ft/min 1,219 ft 99.30 Banjul Gambia Runway 32
Teodor Negru 10/04/2023 NW4004 Leg 2 BAE ATP -260 ft/min 1,287 ft 99.21 Memphis TN Runway 36L
Congrats to Ben Maskell for holding the top spot!
Have a great week, and remember to keep the blue sky up!
09/01/2023
August 2023 Statistics
Brian Hankey
Hello All,
Here are the updated stats for the month of August:
Total Legs: 165 reports
Total Hours: 448 hours
Online Flights: 62 reports
Top 10 Pilots
1. Brian Hankey 30 reports
2. Georges Eid 25 reports
3. Fernando Antao 19 reports
4. Ben Maskell 13 reports
5. Florian Barea 12 reports
6. Natanael Farias 9 reports
7. Marcio Costa 7 reports
8. Leonardo Caporal 6 reports
9. Pedro Serrano 6 reports
10. Zandefer Webb 5 reports
Here are the top 5 landing rates in July:
Ben Maskell 08/12/2023 KLH017 Leg 1 ERJ-175 -249 ft/min 1,253 ft 99.96 Cloncurry Australia Runway 12
Georges Eid 08/25/2023 SU6405 Leg 1 A320 -249 ft/min 1,237 ft 99.83 Syktyvkar Russia Runway 36
Georges Eid 08/31/2023 GA152 Leg 1 B737-800 -268 ft/min 1,240 ft 99.29 Batam-Hang Nadim Indonesia Runway 22
Georges Eid 08/28/2023 GA228 Leg 1 B737-800 -251 ft/min 1,193 ft 99.15 Solo City Indonesia Runway 26
Georges Eid 08/13/2023 SU1330 Leg 1 A350-900 -283 ft/min 1,258 ft 98.62 Arkhangelsk Russia Runway 08
Congrats to Georges Eid for basically dominating the list this month. We also have a new record for best landing rate... Ben Maskell. A feat that we did not think would happen... Pedro Costa has been dethroned.
Unfortunately, we did not hit the minimum flights required for anyone to win their choice of scenery in August. Please stay tuned for our next competition.
Have a great week, and remember to keep the blue sky up!
08/16/2023
Mid August Competition Update
Daniel Duhon
Hello All,
I would like to provide an update for our August flight competition. We are now mid-way through our competition period already!
As a reminder for those who may not know about the competition, we are offering the prize of your choice of one free scenery from either Flightbeam Studios or Jetstream Designs to the pilot with the most flight legs between August 1 -- August 31. To qualify, you must file at least 40 PIREPs within this period to be eligible for the prize. Good luck to everyone and keep those reports flowing in!
Cheers,
AFVA/KLM Staff
08/07/2023
July 2023 Airline Stats
Brian Hankey
Hello all,
Here are the updated stats for the month of July:
Total Legs: 221 reports
Total Hours: 741.2 hours
Online legs: 71 reports
Top 10 pilots:
1. Natanael Farias: 40 reports
2. Mahendra Putut: 33 reports
3. Brian Hankey: 22 reports
4. Fernando Antao: 16 reports
5. Calum Macdonald: 15 reports
6. Orjan Polman: 12 reports
7. Georges Eid: 10 reports
8. Daniel Chanel Mouzita: 9 reports
9. Zandefer Webb: 9 reports
10. Ben Maskell: 9 reports
Here are the top 5 landing rates in July.
# Name Date Flight Number Aircraft Landing Rate Score Arrival City
1. Zandefer Webb 07/20/2023 DL2077 Leg 1 B727-200 -266 ft/min 99.18 San Jose CA Runway 30R
2. Natanael Farias 07/15/2023 DL018 Leg 4 B787-8 -250 ft/min 99.08 Chicago-O'Hare IL Runway 27R
3. Ben Maskell 07/25/2023 VA1765 Leg 1 ATR-72 -271 ft/min 99.04 Brisbane Australia Runway 19L
4. Zandefer Webb 07/15/2023 DL4027 Leg 1 B727-200 -207 ft/min 98.10 Cleveland-Hopkins OH Runway 06L
5. Brian Hankey 07/09/2023 AFT2321 Leg 3 DHC-6 -222 ft/min 97.89 Biarritz France Runway 27
Congrats to Zandefer for making the list twice.
Our all-time leader in the last year is still Pedro Costa, with a 99.91 landing score at Tokyo Narita.
Great Job this month. There were more flights in July than there were in June. Can we beat that in August?
Remember, throughout the month of August, we're running a competition for the most flights logged. From Aug 1 to Aug 31, whoever flies the most legs above 40 legs will win a free MSFS/P3D scenery of their choice courtesy of Jetstream Designs (https://www.jetstream-designs.com/ and Flightbeam Studios (https://www.flightbeam.net/)
07/06/2023
June 2023 Airline Stats
Daniel Duhon
Hello all,
Here are updated stats for ending June:
Total Legs: 198 flights
Total Hours: 767.0 hours
Online legs: 59 flights
Let's see how many flights we come up with in the next 2 days!
Have a great weekend everyone!
04/18/2023
April Stats Update: Week of April 17th
Daniel Duhon
Hello everyone!
Now for your next weekly stats update:
Total flights to date: 236 legs
April hours: 799.6 hours
Distance: 338,516 miles
Tour legs: 77 legs
Online legs: 103 legs
We are now on track for about 393 flights this month. Can we get back up to 400?
Here are the pilot standings so far for the month:
#
Pilot
Flights
1
Mahendra Putut
43 reports
2
Alan Barber
32 reports
3
Teodor Negru
24 reports
4
Matt Mulhall
21 reports
5
Frederic Fleuren
17 reports
And now for the best landings in the past 30 days:
#
Pilot
Date
Flight
Equipment
Touchdown
Distance
Score
Airport
1
Calum MacDonald
3/29/2023
AF7493 Leg 1
ERJ-190
-250 ft/min
1,223 ft
99.65
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 26L
2
Teodor Negru
4/08/2023
KL1893 Leg 1
B747-400F
-236 ft/min
1,286 ft
99.07
Graz Austria Runway 35C
3
Mahendra Putut
4/05/2023
HV6609 Leg 1
A330-200
-257 ft/min
1,303 ft
99.05
Innsbruck Austria Runway 26
4
Frederick Fleuren
4/13/2023
AY875 Leg 1
A320neo
-237 ft/min
1,307 ft
98.77
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 27R
5
Orjan Polman
3/22/2023
SU2112 Leg 1
B737-800
-260 ft/min
1,173 ft
98.54
Athens Greece Runway 03L
Once again, good job to everyone this month!
Congratulations to Mahendra Putut for earning his 747 wings! Congratulations as well to Ethan Fortier for recently achieving the Historical 500 Club!
Keep up the great work and we hope to see you all in the virtual skies very soon!
AFVA Staff
04/12/2023
Major Equipment Program Updates
Daniel Duhon
Hello everyone,
There are several important updates in this article so bear with me!
Following a discussion between Senior Staff members, and the Chief Pilots, I have some exciting new updates to share with you regarding equipment programs. In order to follow current real-world trends and simplify our Equipment Programs, we are updating several programs and reorganizing management of them.
First off, I would like to announce the retirement of the A380 and updates to the Historical Program. Following the real world retirement of the A380 from the Air France Fleet, we have decided it is time to move the A380 to the Historical Fleet at AFVA. With this move, instead of adding it to the already long list of ratings in the DC-3 Program, we decided to also change up how the Historical Program is structured.
Effective immediately, the Historical program is now split into a Historical Props rating and a separate Historical Jets rating under the new A380 Program. These programs will be organized as follows:
The Historical Props Program will have the following Primary Aircraft:
This program will replace the A380 Program and remain a Stage 5 Program, meaning you must be a Captain in Stage 4 before becoming eligible for these ratings.
The next update is an update to the B787-9 Program. In order to maintain consistency between type ratings, we have added the B757 and B767 families to be included in the B787-9 Program. These types are still used by Delta Airlines and Japan Airlines in our schedules. Pilots in the B787 program should have already received these extra ratings along with the update. If you do not have these ratings but believe you should, please submit a Help Desk Issue requesting these ratings and we will get them added to your profile.
Thirdly, we have updates for the A330 and A350 Programs. We have decided to merge these two programs into a single Stage 3 program. This program will contain the following Primary Ratings:
A330-200, A330-300, A330-900, A350-900
And the following Secondary Ratings:
A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600
This is to follow real life similarities between the aircraft and shared type ratings.
Lastly, following the above changes, we will have a few staff changes to accommodate this reorganization. After moving the A380 to the Historical Program, Frederic Honnart will be leading both Historical Programs as the Chief Pilot of these.
Leading the new combined A330/A350 Program is Teodor Negru as Chief Pilot.
Florian Barea will remian on Staff helping with PIREPs and filling in areas that are needed.
Brian Hankey and myself will no longer be required to maintain dual roles in Senior Staff and Chief Pilots so we will be focusing on our roles there.
Finally, I would like to reiterate that these changes will not remove ratings from pilots. If you already have the Historical Ratings, for example, you will retain any ratings you already have. If ratings have been added to your program, then you will receive those additional ratings as well. If you have any question, concerns, feedback, or issues, please submit a Help Desk Issue and we will answer all your questions individually!
We are excited for these changes and look forward to the future of this great VA!
We are on track for 425 flights this month, let's see if we can beat that!
Here are the pilot standings so far for the month:
#
Pilot
Flights
1
Mahendra Putut
24 reports
2
Teodor Negru
24 reports
3
Orjan Polman
16 reports
4
Frederick Fleuren
14 reports
5
Alan Barber
13 reports
Great effort to all! It already looks like a close race, who will end up on top come April 30?
Also congratulations to two pilots who have recently been promoted, Frederick Fleuren to Captain in the A320 and Mahendra Putut to Captain in the 787!
Keep up the great work and we hope to see you all in the virtual skies very soon!
AFVA Staff
04/06/2023
Best Landings Update
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots,
And we have a new entry at No. 2! Calum Macdonald showing why he is Chief Pilot of the Regional Airliners Program
#
Pilot
Date
Flight #
Aircraft
Landing Score
Airport
1
Pedro Costa
03/05/2023
JL408 Leg 1
A330-900
99.91
Tokyo-Narita Japan Runway 34R
2
Calum Macdonald
03/29/2023
AF7493 Leg 1
ERJ-190
99.65
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 26L
3
Ádám Balogh
01/21/2023
AF271 Leg 1
B787-9
99.63
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L
4
Frederic Honnart
01/29/2023
UX1930 Leg 1
A320
99.43
Lisbon Portugal Runway 03
5
Brian Hankey
03/05/2023
VA142 Leg 1
B737-800
99.33
Auckland New Zealand Runway 05R
Pedro still leading the way!
AFVA Staff
04/02/2023
Top Pilots March 23
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots
A BIG THANK YOU from all of the AFV staff for everyone's efforts in March, we came home with a total of 470 legs flown which is the most since April 2021 - Great Stuff!
Starting in April we shall be awarding a "Top Pilot" Discord Role for the Pilot who completes the most legs each month. If you haven't joined our Discord yet, here is an invite link: https://discord.gg/jcFJnPej
So, without further ado here are the final standings for March, congratulations to Clarence who comes out top in a tight race
1
Clarence McGaha
42 Reports
2
Mahendra Putut
39 Reports
3
Orjan Polman
26 Reports
4
Natanael Farias
22 Reports
5
Pedro Costa
11 Reports
Thanks to all the VA is undergoing a major resurgence with a great sense of community, let's keep it going!
Image courtesy of Daniel Duhon
AFV/KLM Staff
04/01/2023
Assistant Chief Pilot A320 Program
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots
We are curently looking to fill the above role.
The A320 program is the busiest and is where most pilots get their first taste of life in the VA
Please be aware that we will be reducing the number of news items for a while. This is because we have incurred the wrath of the Gmail spam gods who have decreed that as the AFV email domain send out notification emails then it must be spamming. What would be of help is if pilots with a Gmail address can review their notification settings in their AFV profile and perhaps turn off notifications for News items, the latest ones are always at the top of the home page anyway.
Discord
A reminder to all that we have a very active Discord Server where you can ask questions about AFV, Flight Simming in general etc etc.
This link is valid for one week from today but a new link will be posted weekly.
Top Pilots
With a little under a week to go in March there have so far been 397 legs flown which is by far the most for some time, the increase since November 22 when there were 146 legs flown is phenomenal, thank you all for your commitment and effort.
If you have any feed back on the VA we’d be happy to hear it together with any suggestions for improvements you may have.
In the meantime here are the top Non-staff pilots so far for March:
1
Clarence McGaha
29 Reports
2
Mahendra Putut
29 Reports
3
Natanael Farias
21 Reports
4
Orjan Polman
21 Reports
5
Fernando Antao
11 Reports
It’s a close run thing this month!
Top Approvers
Of course, all these PIREPS need to be reviewed and approved, here’s the state of play for top approver:
1
Alan Barber
132 Reports
2
Teodor Negru
131 Reports
3
Calum Macdonald
45 Reports
4
Frederic Honnart
38 Reports
5
Daniel Duhon
14 Reports
More neck and neck stuff here!
Tours
The next tours coming your way will be “Any landing you can walk away from” and “Liu Bang Part 4”. We are also planning a tour to coincide with the release of WU13 for MSFS2020, which will be set in the Pacific Islands, watch this space for that one.
Many thanks again to all pilots for their commitment and efforts!
AFVA/KLM Staff
Image: More ERJ Love courtesy of Calum MacDonald
03/24/2023
Liu Bang Tour Part 3 Released
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots
The Liu Bang Tour part 3 is now available for everyone to fly.
This part ot the tour will find you in the very scenic Xianjiang Province.
Here are the top PIREP approvers so far this month:
1
Teodor Negru
94 reports
2
Alan Barber
92 reports
3
Calum MacDonald
40 reports
4
Frederic Honnart
38 reports
5
Brian Hankey
8 Reports
A double two horse race developing for top spots this month!
AFVA/KLM Staff
03/20/2023
New Tour Available Soon
Alan Barber
03/20/2023
Monthly Stats to date
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots,
With two thirds of March out of the way here are the current standings for top pilot:
1
Alan Barber
46 reports
2
Brian Hankey
28 reports
3
Calum MacDonald
25 reports
4
Clarence McGaha
24 reports
4
Mahendra Ptut
24 Reports
At the time of writing we are well on course for between 400-450 legs this month, which is an outstanding effort by all, thank you.
Screenshot: 787 Night Landing EHAM Rwy 18C
AFVA/KLM Staff
03/19/2023
A great effort so far this month
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots,
With just under two weeks left in March; as of yesterday 258 flights had been completed. That is such a satisfying thing to read and shows a great effort by all. Dare we think about 500 legs this month?
AFVA/KLM Staff
03/17/2023
AN-225 Tour Update
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots
Following the announcement for the 'Mriya' flight tour, we would like to make a clarification for using the AN-225. You do not need to request the rating. Simply select the AN-225 in ACARS, set up the route and flight number according to the tour briefing, and select 'Fly.' You may safely ignore the warning about not having the rating.
What we will do is check the tour participation periodically and assign you the AN-225 rating once you have filed the first leg so you won't have the pop-up every time. This will not need a special request. We hope you enjoy this special edition Flight Tour!
AFVA/KLM Tours
03/16/2023
AN-225 Tour Released
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots
The AN-225 Tour is now available for everyone to fly.
And just like that another week has gone! Here's how things are looking to date:
Pilots
1
Alan Barber
30 reports
2
Mahendra Putut
23 reports
3
Brian Hankey
22 reports
4
Calum Macdonald
14 reports
4
Clarence McGaha
14 Reports
Approvers
1
Teodor Negru
67 reports
2
Alan Barber
39 reports
3
Frederic Honnart
31 reports
4
Calum Macdonald
13 reports
5
Brian Hankey
6 reports
168 legs flown in total so far this month, and we're not yet half way through, 400???
ERJ Cockpit image courtesy of Calum MacDonald
AFVA Staff
03/13/2023
Best Landings 2023
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots,
And we have a new No. 1! Pedro Costa leads the way, we knew it would take something special to usurp Ádám and Pedro has managed it!
#
Pilot
Date
Flight #
Aircraft
Landing Score
Airport
1
Pedro Costa
03/05/2023
JL408 Leg 1
A330-900
99.91
Tokyo-Narita Japan Runway 34R
2
Ádám Balogh
01/21/2023
AF271 Leg 1
B787-9
99.63
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L
3
Frederic Honnart
01/29/2023
UX1930 Leg 1
A320
99.43
Lisbon Portugal Runway 03
4
Brian Hankey
03/05/2023
VA142 Leg 1
B737-800
99.33
Auckland New Zealand Runway 05R
5
Alan Barber
02/28/2023
AZ3024 Leg 1
B737-800
98.98
Parma Italy Runway 20
6
Daniel Duhon
02/25/2023
MN622 Leg 1
B737-800
98.91
Johannesburg South Africa Runway 03L
7
Marcel Teljeur
02/01/2023
KL409 Leg 1
B747-400
98.72
Almaty Kazakhstan Runway 05
8
Martin Zelikovitz
01/18/2023
MU2378 Leg 1
A320
98.30
Xian China Runway 23R
9
Mahendra Putut
03/03/2023
KL807 Leg 1
A330-200
98.30
Manila Philippines Runway 06
10
Zacharias Dupont
01/02/2023
HV201 Leg 1
B737-800
98.12
Tenerife-South Spain Runway 07
It's gonna take a real 'Hold my beer' moment to knock Pedro from top spot, good luck all!
AFVA Staff
03/10/2023
A320neo Rating Now Active
Daniel Duhon
Hello all!
This message is to inform you that we have added the A320neo to the A320 program. All pilot ratings should be updated, however if you have the A320 ratings and do not see the A320neo in your equipment rating list, please submit a Help Desk issue requesting it.
Cheers,
AF/KLM VA Staff
03/07/2023
March Stats to date
Alan Barber
Hi Pilots
Here are the standings so far this month:
Pilots
1
Alan Barber
18 reports
2
Mahendra Putut
10 reports
3
Calum Macdonald
8 reports
4
Orjan Polman
5 reports
5
Brian Hankey
5 Reports
Approvers
1
Frederic Honnart
21 reports
2
Teodor Negru
21 reports
3
Alan Barber
17 reports
4
Calum Macdonald
3 reports
5
Brian Hankey
3 reports
We are currently looking at around 280-290 legs flown this month. Lets try for at least 300!
AFVA Staff
03/02/2023
50 State Club Tour Part 2
Alan Barber
The 50 State Club Tour Part 2 is now available for all pilots.
I thought pilots might find it interesting to see the top 20 Aircraft used in terms of legs flown since the inception of AFVA. Any surprises in the list?
TYPE
LEGS
A320
16087
B737-800
15627
DC-3
8594
B747-400
6804
A330-200
5646
B777-200
4540
B737-700
4528
A319
3872
B777-300
3761
A321
3451
A330-300
2816
B727-200
2628
CRJ-200
2500
B757-200
2465
Concorde
2416
A340-300
2225
B767-300ER
2009
MD-11
1997
CRJ-700
1903
A318
1865
02/15/2023
Freight Tour on hold
Alan Barber
Hi All
The release of the Freight Tour is on hold whilst some scheduling/manifest glitches are ironed out.
Sorry for the inconvenience, I hope to get it with you soon.
In the meantime I am working on 'My Big Fat Greek Flight Tour' which I assume needs no introduction.
Alan Barber
Tour Guide
02/10/2023
Time to dust off those freighters!
Alan Barber
Hi All
If you're looking for a change of pace then keep an eye out for a two part tour covering the top 50 freight hubs around the world.
More details to follow but you can preview what's in store here: Details
Alan Barber
AFVA
02/10/2023
Top landings to date in 2023
Alan Barber
Hi All
Here are the best landings so far this year. I think Ádám is going to be quite hard to dislodge from top spot! But we've got over 10 months to try!
Number
Pilot
Date
Flight Number
Aircraft
Landing Rate
Distance From Threshold
Landing Score
Airport & Runway
1
Ádám Balogh
01/21/23
AF271 Leg 1
B787-9
-238 ft/min
1,248 ft
99.63
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L
2
Frederic Honnart
01/29/23
UX1930 Leg 1
A320
-261 ft/min
1,270 ft
99.43
Lisbon Portugal Runway 03
3
Alan Barber
01/27/23
AFH430 Leg 2
A319
-263 ft/min
1,202 ft
98.92
Paris-Orly France Runway 02
4
Marcel Teljeur
02/01/23
KL409 Leg 1
B747-400
-244 ft/min
1,176 ft
98.72
Almaty Kazakhstan Runway 05
5
Martin Zelikovitz
01/18/23
MU2378 Leg 1
A320
-263 ft/min
1,334 ft
98.30
Xian China Runway 23R
6
Calum Macdonald
02/10/23
AF7637 Leg 1
ERJ-170
-244 ft/min
1,140 ft
98.07
Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 26L
7
Orjan Polman
01/15/23
AY428 Leg 1
A320
-223 ft/min
1,400 ft
96.45
Helsinki Finland Runway 15
8
Daniel Duhon
01/31/23
VA1723 Leg 1
B737-600
-313 ft/min
1,205 ft
96.41
Karratha Australia Runway 08
9
Teodor Negru
01/22/23
DL2105 Leg 1
ERJ-170
-298 ft/min
1,361 ft
96.11
Grand Rapids MI Runway 35
10
Florian Barea
01/21/23
AFH503 Leg 3
A320
-254 ft/min
1,478 ft
95.79
Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal Runway 36
(1 entry per pilot)
AFVA Staff
02/08/2023
Middle Earth Tour Now available
Daniel Duhon
Hello All!
The Middle Earth tour is now available! It is open from now until December 31, 2023.
That's an average of about 8.5 flights/day. This would equate to 238 flights by the end of the month if that average stays the same thorughout the month. Can we make it to 250?
Top 5 Pilots:
Mahendra Putut: 12 reports
Calum MacDonald: 6 reports
Martin Zelikovitz: 5 reports
Florian Barea: 5 reports
Brian Hankey: 5 reports
Top 5 Approvers:
Alan Barber: 16 reports
Frederic Honnart: 15 reports
Teodor Negru: 12 reports
Ben Maskell: 8 reports
Ethan Fortier: 3 reports
AFVA/KLM Staff
02/02/2023
AFVA Statistics Review: January
Daniel Duhon
Here are the final stats for the month of January:
Flight Report Stats:
Total legs in January: 311 legs
Total Hours in January: 1,132.1 hours
VATSIM Legs: 81 legs
Tour Legs: 84 legs
Total Distance: 474,790 miles
Top 10 Pilots:
Alan Barber: 62 reports
Calum MacDonald: 47 reports
Mahendra Putut: 40 reports
Brian Hankey: 28 reports
Martin Zelikovitz: 18 reports
Zacharias Dupont: 17 reports
Teodor Negru: 13 reports
Ben Maskell: 9 reports
Fernando Fragoso: 8 reports
Orjan Polman: 7 reports
Daniel Duhon: 7 reports
Fernando Antao: 7 reports
Top Flight Approvers:
Alan Barber: 118 reports
Teodor Negru: 67 reports
Calum MacDonald: 64 reports
Daniel Duhon: 18 reports
Frederic Honnart: 15 reports
Ben Maskell: 13 reports
Sebastiaan Van Der Veen: 6 reports
Brian Hankey: 5 reports
Ethan Fortier: 4 reports
Florian Barea: 4 reports
Tomas Bloemink: 3 reports
Fantastic effort in January! Congratulations to Alan for earning top spot in both Flight Reports and reports approved! Let this be a challenge to everyone to see who can win next month!
AFVA/KLM Staff
01/30/2023
January Stats Update
Daniel Duhon
Latest stats for the month of January:
Flight Report Stats:
Total legs in January so far: 290 legs
Total Hours in January: 1,079.1 hours
VATSIM Legs: 77 legs
Tour Legs: 70 legs
Total Distance: 454,621 miles
Top 5 Pilots:
Alan Barber: 58 reports
Calum MacDonald: 47 reports
Mahendra Putut: 38 reports
Brian Hankey: 25 reports
Martin Zelikovitz: 18 reports
Top 5 Approvers:
Alan Barber: 113 reports
Calum MacDonald: 64 reports
Teodor Negru: 57 reports
Frederic Honnart: 14 reports
Daniel Duhon: 13 reports
Fantastic effort so far this month! Can we get to 300 legs by tomorrow? We look forward to seeing you all in the virtual skies!
AFVA/KLM Staff
01/25/2023
Mid-Week Stats Update
Daniel Duhon
Mid-Week Report
Here is an update on stats for the week:
Top 5 approvers for January so far:
Alan Barber: 97 reports
Calum MacDonald: 59 reports
Teodor Negru: 42 reports
Ben Maskell: 13 reports
Daniel Duhon: 11 reports
Top 5 Optimal Landings so far this month:
Calum Macdonald: 10/30/2022 AF1058 Leg 1 ERJ-170 -251 ft/min 1,228 ft 99.71 Newcastle United Kingdom: Runway 25
Ádám Balogh: 01/21/2023 AF271 Leg 1 B787-9 -238 ft/min 1,248 ft 99.63 Paris-De Gaulle France: Runway 08L
Fernando Antao: 12/03/2022 GLO1390 Leg 1 MD-88 -269 ft/min 1,203 ft 98.69 Maceió Brazil: Runway 30
Martin Zelikovitz: 01/18/2023 MU2378 Leg 1 A320 -263 ft/min 1,334 ft 98.30 Xian China: Runway 23R
Zacharias Dupont: 01/02/2023 HV201 Leg 1 B737-800 -255 ft/min 1,359 ft 98.12 Tenerife-South Spain: Runway 07
Great job everyone!
AFVA/KLM Staff
01/23/2023
Airline Performance Update
Daniel Duhon
Top 5 pilots by flight reports:
Alan Barber: 39 reports
Calum MacDonald: 35 reports
Mahendra Putut: 29 reports
Brian Hankey: 19 reports
Zacharias Dupont: 17 reports
January totals to date: 208 reports
That's an average of 9 flights/day. Keep it up and we will hit 280 reports this month! Let's see if we can beat that!
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