| DATE |
SUBJECT |
AUTHOR |
| 04/28/2023 |
Final days of April |
Daniel Duhon |
Hello all,
It is hard to believe how fast this year is going! With 2 more days left in April, here is a brief stats Update:
Total Legs: 354 flights
Total Hours: 1266.9 hours
Online legs: 158 flights
Top 5 pilots:
1. Mahendra Putut: 62 reports
2. Alan Barber: 53 reports
3. Teodor Negru: 34 reports
4. Matt Mulhall: 27 reports
5. Calum MacDonald: 26 reports
Top 5 Aircraft:
1. B737-800: 47 reports
2. B787-9: 32 reports
3. A320: 32 reports
4. B747-8F: 31 reports
5 A320neo: 20 reports
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
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| 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:
DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-6A, DC-6B, DC-7, DC-7C
As well as the following secondary ratings:
B1900, B377, BAE ATP, Br 763, CV-340, CV-440, Constellation, D.338, DC-2, DO-228, EMB-120, F100, F27, F28, F50, HS-748, JS41, L-10, L-100, L-188 Electra, MB.220, S-307, S340, SD-360, Super Connie
The Historical Props Program will remain a Stage 3 Program and is open to all Stage 2 Captains or higher.
The Historical Jets Program will now have the following Primary ratings:
A380-800, B707-120, B707-320, Caravelle
As well as the following secondary ratings:
A300-200, A300-600, A310, Avro RJ-85, B720, B727-100, B727-200, BAE-146, CV-880, CV-990, Comet, DC-10-10, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F, DC-10-40, DC-8-11, DC-8-21, DC-8-33, DC-8-42, DC-8-51, DC-8-61, DC-8-62, DC-8-63, DC-8-63AF, DC-8-71, DC-8-72, DC-9-14, DC-9-32, DC-9-40, DC-9-50, DO-328JET, F100, F70, L-1011-100, L-1011-500, MD-11, MD-11F
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!
Brian Hankey
President & CEO
Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines
bhankey@afva.net
Daniel Duhon
Executive Vice President
Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines
dduhon@avfa.net
AFVA Staff |
| 04/11/2023 |
April Stats Update |
Daniel Duhon |
Hello everyone!
A quick stats update for the month of April:
- Total flights to date: 156 legs
- April hours: 576.8 hours
- Distance: 250,210 miles
- Tour legs: 54 legs
- Online legs: 63 legs
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
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| 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
For more details and how to apply please head here: https://www.afva.net/job.do?id=0x39
Thank you in advance for your interest!
AFVA/KLM Staff |
| 03/27/2023 |
VA News for the week! |
Alan Barber |
|
Hi Pilots
Gmail
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.
You can join here: https://discord.gg/FdQGM2p5
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
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| 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.
More details including the briefing note can be found here: https://www.afva.net/tour.do?id=0x26
Pilots are also asked to read NOTAM 49 before starting this and other tours: https://www.afva.net/notams.do
Good Luck and have fun
AFVA/KLM Tours
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| 03/23/2023 |
New Tour Available Soon - Liu Bang Part 3 |
Alan Barber |
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| 03/21/2023 |
'Out of Africa' Tour released |
Alan Barber |
|
Hi Pilots
The Out of Africa Tour is now available for everyone to fly.
This tour goes hand in hand with the AFV Under African Skies Accomplishment; Complete the tour = You get the Accomplishment!
More details can be found here: https://www.afva.net/tour.do?id=0x24
Pilots are also asked to read NOTAM 49 before starting this and other tours: https://www.afva.net/notams.do
Good Luck and have fun
AFVA/KLM Tours
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| 03/21/2023 |
Top Approvers in March to date |
Alan Barber |
|
Hi Pilots,
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
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| 03/20/2023 |
New Tour Available Soon |
Alan Barber |
|
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| 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
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| 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.
More details can be found here: https://www.afva.net/tour.do?id=0x23
Pilots are also asked to read NOTAM 49 before starting this and other tours: https://www.afva.net/notams.do
Enjoy this special tour!
AFVA/KLM Tours
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| 03/14/2023 |
New Tour Available Soon |
Alan Barber |
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| 03/13/2023 |
March Stats to date |
Alan Barber |
|
Hi Pilots
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
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| 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
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| 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.
More details can be found here: 50 State Club Part 2
We hope you enjoy.
AFVA Tours |
| 03/01/2023 |
February Statistics |
Alan Barber |
February Statistics:
Flight Report Stats:
Total legs in February : 334 legs
Total Hours in February: 887.3 hours
VATSIM Legs: 112 legs
Tour Legs: 125 legs
Total Distance: 298,912 miles
An all round great effort from everyone this month! Let's try for 350 or maybe even 400 in March
Top 5 Pilots:
- Alan Barber: 72 reports
- Teodor Negru: 57 reports
- Calum Macdonald: 39 reports
- Mahendra Putut: 34 reports
- Frederic Honnart: 23 reports
Top 5 Approvers:
- Teodor Negru: 107 reports
- Alan Barber: 88 reports
- Frederic Honnart: 67 reports
- Calum Macdonald: 34 reports
- Daniel Duhon: 20 reports
AFVA/KLM Staff |
| 03/01/2023 |
Total legs flown in February |
Alan Barber |
Hi Pilots
Our target for February was 300 and we came home with 334!
An excellent effort and a big thank you for the contributions made by all.
Top pilots/approvers to follow
Well done all!
400 in March?
AFVA Staff |
| 03/01/2023 |
New Tour Available |
Alan Barber |
The 50 State Club Tour Part 1 is now available for all pilots.
More details can be found here: 50 State Club
We hope you enjoy.
AFVA Tours
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| 02/28/2023 |
Best Landings 2023 |
Alan Barber |
|
So here are the best landings in 2023 so far. Ádám is still solid as a rock at No. 1
| # | Pilot | Date | Flight # | Aircraft | Landing Score | Airport |
|---|
| 1 | Ádám Balogh | 01/21/23 | AF271 Leg 1 | B787-9 | 99.63 | Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 08L |
| 2 | Frederic Honnart | 01/29/23 | UX1930 Leg 1 | A320 | 99.43 | Lisbon Portugal Runway 03 |
| 3 | Alan Barber | 01/27/23 | AFH430 Leg 2 | A319 | 98.92 | Paris-Orly France Runway 02 |
| 4 | Daniel Duhon | 02/25/23 | MN622 Leg 1 | B737-800 | 98.91 | Johannesburg South Africa Runway 03L |
| 5 | Marcel Teljeur | 02/01/23 | KL409 Leg 1 | B747-400 | 98.72 | Almaty Kazakhstan Runway 05 |
| 6 | Martin Zelikovitz | 01/18/23 | MU2378 Leg 1 | A320 | 98.3 | Xian China Runway 23R |
| 7 | Zacharias Dupont | 01/02/23 | HV201 Leg 1 | B737-800 | 98.12 | Tenerife-South Spain Runway 07 |
| 8 | Calum Macdonald | 02/10/23 | AF7637 Leg 1 | ERJ-170 | 98.07 | Paris-De Gaulle France Runway 26L |
| 9 | Teodor Negru | 02/16/23 | AS2563 Leg 1 | F70 | 97.85 | Portland OR Runway 28L |
| 10 | Brian Hankey | 02/23/23 | AF9927 Leg 2 | B737-BBJ1 | 97.16 | Cassidy Kiribati Runway 08 |
AFVA Staff
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| 02/27/2023 |
Euro City Bash Tour |
Alan Barber |
The Euro City Bash Tour is now available for all pilots.
More details can be found here: European City Bash
We hope you enjoy.
AFVA Tours
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| 02/25/2023 |
Airline stats update |
Alan Barber |
As we head towards the end of February, here is the state of play:
Legs Flown
| 1 | Alan Barber | 59 |
| 2 | Teodor Negru | 46 |
| 3 | Mahendra Putut | 32 |
| 4 | Calum Macdonald | 31 |
| 5 | Frederic Honnart | 23 |
PIREP Approvals
| 1 | Teodor Negru | 88 reports |
| 2 | Alan Barber | 70 reports |
| 3 | Frederic Honnart | 64 reports |
| 4 | Calum Macdonald | 33 reports |
| 5 | Ben Maskell | 15 reports |
We're very close to 300 legs flown in February which is an awesome effort. One last push to get there!
AFVA Staff
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| 02/21/2023 |
New Tour Available |
Alan Barber |
The Gli faremo un’offerta che non potrà rifiutare tour is now available for all pilots.
More details including the briefing note are available HERE
We hope you have fun with it!
AFVA Staff
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| 02/19/2023 |
Monthly Stats to date |
Alan Barber |
Well, I missed out last week, so to make up for it here a this weeks stats a day early.
It looks like a we have woken by a sleeping giant with the AFV Veteran, Ted, leading the way in both fields!
In terms of the month as a whole we are on course for 300+ legs flown, which for a short month is a great effort, lets make sure we get there!
Flights
| 1 | Teodor Negru | 35 reports |
| 2 | Alan Barber | 25 reports |
| 3 | Calum Macdonald | 24 reports |
| 4 | Mahendra Putut | 24 reports |
| 5 | Frederic Honnart | 18 reports |
Approvals
| 1 | Teodor Negru | 64 reports |
| 2 | Alan Barber | 50 reports |
| 3 | Frederic Honnart | 42 reports |
| 4 | Calum Macdonald | 20 reports |
| 5 | Ben Maskell | 14 reports |
AFVA Staff
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| 02/17/2023 |
Tour of Greece now available |
Alan Barber |
My Big Fat Greek Flight Tour is now available for all pilots.
More details HERE
AFVA Staff
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| 02/17/2023 |
Some Aircraft Stats |
Alan Barber |
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 |
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| 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
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| 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.
Enjoy!
(Tip: If you use MSFS2020, there is a NZ World Update coming soon. I would recommend waiting for that to start this tour.) |
| 02/07/2023 |
Liu Bang Tour Part 2 |
Alan Barber |
Hi all!
I am pleased to announce the Liu Bang Tour Part 2 is now available for all AFVA pilots.
Part 2 of the tour takes you around the province of Inner Mongolia.
AFVA Staff
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| 02/06/2023 |
February Week 1 Update |
Daniel Duhon |
February Week 1 Stats:
Flight Report Stats:
Total legs in February so far: 51 legs
Total Hours in February: 183.2 hours
VATSIM Legs: 14 legs
Tour Legs: 9 legs
Total Distance: 77,894 miles
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
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| 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
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| 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!
Great work everyone!
AFVA/KLM Staff |
| 01/20/2023 |
Announcing the 2023 Middle Earth Tour |
Daniel Duhon |
Hello all!
I am pleased to announce a new Tour available for all AFVA pilots starting February 8, 2023!
This tour will take you around both islands of New Zealand to see some spectacular views and give you the opportunity to visit some filming locations of the Lord of the Rings films! Be sure to review the Briefing document of this tour carefully as it has important information about the destinations along this tour.
I would also like to take this opportunity to point out a new NOTAM regarding flight tours: NOTAM #49. This NOTAM allows for exceptions to aircraft equipment type usage on flight tours and is referenced in the briefing for this Flight Tour.
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AFVA Staff
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| 01/17/2023 |
Staff Stats update |
Alan Barber |
Top approvers for January so far are as follows:
Alan Barber 69 reports
Calum Macdonald 38 reports
Daniel Duhon 9 reports
Ben Maskell 7 reports
Teodor Negru 6 reports
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/16/2023 |
Legs flown - update |
Alan Barber |
Halfway through January already!
Here is the state of play for the most legs flown this month so far:
Calum Macdonald 24 flights
Alan Barber 22 flights
Mahendra Putut 19 flights
Zacharias Dupont 13 flights
Brian Hankey 13 flights
With pilots returning to their real world commitments following the Christmas break things are slowing down a bit in terms of legs flown but we are on course for around 260 for the month.
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/13/2023 |
Top 5 Optimal landings so far for January |
Alan Barber |
Hi Pilots
Here are the top 5 optimal landings so far this month. These are rated using a combination of Touchdown Speed and Distance from Threshold.
Martin Zelikovitz 01/06/23 DL4763 Leg 1 B737-700 -210 ft/min 1,201 ft State College PA Runway 24
Zacharias Dupont 01/02/23 HV201 Leg 1 B737-800 -255 ft/min 1,359 ft Tenerife-South Spain Runway 07
Alan Barber 01/01/23 DL2543 Leg 1 B737-800 -204 ft/min 1,308 ft Atlanta GA Runway 27R
Calum Macdonald 01/03/23 AF4144 Leg 1 ERJ-170 -173 ft/min 1,209 ft Edinburgh United Kingdom Runway 24
Silvian Baltac 01/08/23 WAH3014 Leg 3 A320 -187 ft/min 1,346 ft King Salmon AK Runway 30
Well flown all!
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net
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| 01/11/2023 |
Top flight approvers update |
Alan Barber |
Here is the state of play in the race to be top approver for the month of January. I honestly don't sit at my PC waiting for new completed flights to appear, honest!
1. Alan Barber - 50 Reports
2. Calum Macdonald - 14 Reports
3. Ben Maskell - 8 Reports
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/10/2023 |
New AFVA Pilot Accomplishment Available |
Daniel Duhon |
Hello all!
I am pleased to announce that we have a new plot accomplishment available: the "50 Events Club" to recognize event participation sooner and to encourage more pilots to participate in our Events. We are planning to include some exciting events on the horizon so sign up and fly with us!
AFVA Staff |
| 01/09/2023 |
Liu Bang Tour Part 1 |
Alan Barber |
I am pleased to announce that the Liu Bang Pt. 1 tour is now online.
This is a multi part tour which will enable you to visit all the large airports in China that are available for MSFS2020. It goes without saying that users of other simulators will be able to complete it too.
Check it out here https://www.afva.net/tour.do?id=0x14
Feedback always welcome!
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/09/2023 |
New NOTAM entry |
Alan Barber |
Hi Pilots
If I may draw your attention to NOTAM 48 issued today. As a reminder, this is regarding ending the usage of MSFS Additional Aircraft (TBM and Citation).
https://www.afva.net/notams.do
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/09/2023 |
New Year Flight Report stats |
Alan Barber |
We hope 2023 has got off to a good start for everyone.
We are going to attempt to update you all on statistics a bit more often, maybe inspire some healthy competition!
So, without further ado, the top 5 pilots for the first week of January 2023 are:
Calum Macdonald 15 reports
Alan Barber 15 Reports
Mahndra Putut 11 Reports
Zacharias Dupont 7 Reports
Brian Hankey 5 Reports
A good effort so far, lets keep it going. Current totals across all pilots puts us on target for 300 reports this month, let's try and beat that!
AFVA Staff
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| 01/07/2023 |
Pilot Accomplishments |
Alan Barber |
Somewhat belated congratulation to the following pilots and accomplisments achieved in recent weeks:
01/05/2023 Mahendra Putut Joined Online Century Club
12/29/2022 Mahendra Putut Joined B737 Century Club
12/29/2022 Mahendra Putut Joined Century Club
12/24/2022 Calum Macdonald Joined Online Quadricentenary Club
12/24/2022 Calum Macdonald Joined Quadricentenary Club
12/15/2022 Matt Mulhall Joined GVA 10 Year Anniversary
12/10/2022 Sebastien Teycheney Joined European City Bash
12/08/2022 Fernando Antao Joined B737 Two Fifty Club
Milestones that show dedication to the VA!
Well done and thank you for your continued support.
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/06/2023 |
F1 VIP tour online |
Alan Barber |
So, here's a chance to travel with the teams or journalists on direct flights, even if you are stowaways in the hold!
https://www.afva.net/tour.do?id=0x13
As usual, enjoy it and feedback gratefully received!
Alan Barber
abarber |
| 01/05/2023 |
A relaxing US trip! |
Alan Barber |
A trip round the top 10 US Tourist destinations according to World Atlas.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-usa-tourist-destinations.html
In reverse order, picture yourself in.....
10. New York City
9. Yosemite
8. Florida Keys
7. Tennessee Smoky Mountains
6. Grand Canyon
5. Michigan's Northern Peninsula
4. Chicago
3. New Orleans
2. Drive down California Coast
1. Acadia National Park
Relax and enjoy!
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/04/2023 |
F1 Tour now Available |
Alan Barber |
Hi Pilots - A belated Happy New Year from me!
The first tour in my role as tour guide has been released, check it out here https://www.afva.net/tour.do?id=0xf
I am always open to feedback and to answer any questions you may have.
Keep an eye out for more tours soon.
Enjoy and Best regards
Alan Barber
abarber@afva.net |
| 01/04/2023 |
Top Euro Capital Cities Online |
Alan Barber |
And like London Buses, they arrive in groups!
Check out this short tour here https://www.afva.net/tour.do?id=0x11
Hope you all enjoy it!
Alan Barber
abarber@AFVA.net |
| 01/01/2023 |
AFVA Year in Review: 2022 |
Daniel Duhon |
Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines Operations Report ending December 31, 2022
Airline totals to date:
Active Pilots: 91
Total flights to date: 135,082 flights; 368,239 hours; 156,074,454 Statute Miles
Online Flights: 45,137 flights; 120,201 hours; 49,949,413 Statute Miles
Per Pilot Average to date: 46.1 flights; 125.6 hours; 53,231 Statute Miles
2022 Totals:
Flights: 2,994 Flights
Hours: 9,275.3 Hours
Flight Distance: 3,646,856 Statute Miles
By simulator:
MSFS(2020): 1,554 (51.9%)
P3D: 649 (21.7%)
FSX: 372 (12.4%)
XP11: 241 (8.0%)
FS2004: 165 (5.5%)
XP12: 13 (0.4%)
Top 10 Aircraft:
1. A320: 778 flights
2. B737-800: 229 flights
3. B737-700: 183 flights
4. ERJ-190: 102 flights
5. Concorde: 95 flights
6. ERJ-170: 86 flights
7. B747-400: 85 flights
8. A380-800: 75 flights
9. DC-3: 65 flights
10. B777-300ER: 65 flights
Top 15 pilots:
1. Brian Hankey: 299 flights
2. Calum MacDonald: 280 flights
3. Nathanael Farias: 197 flights
4. Matt Mulhall: 183 flights
5. Frederic Honnart: 163 flights
6. Georges Eid: 152 flights
7. Fernando Antao: 139 flights
8. Richard Bailey: 126 flights
9. Daniel Duhon: 116 flights
10. Pedro Serrano: 80 flights
11. Marcel Teljeur: 78 flights
12. Florian Barea: 72 flights
13. Teodor Negru: 72 flights
14. Ben Maskell: 68 flights
15. Silvian Baltac: 64 flights
Top 10 Landing stats:
1. Orjan Polman
2. Pedro Costa
3. Alan Barber
4. Mohamed Targhi
5. Matt Mulhall
6. Mazmur The
7. Sebastiaan Van Der Veen
8. Natanael Farias
9. Frederic Honnart
10. Jack Foley
Flight Tour Statistics:
Concorde Tour 86-01: 2 pilots
Concorde Tour 86-02: 2 pilots
Concorde Tour 87-01: 1 pilot
Concorde Tour 87-02: 1 pilot
Concorde Tour 87-03: 2 pilots
Tour de France 2022: 4 pilots
AFVA Around the World Tour 2022: 2 pilot
Staff Statistics:
Top Flight Reviewers:
1. Calum MacDonald: 526 flights
2. Florian Barea: 472 flights
3. Frederic Honnart: 389 flights
4. Teodor Negru: 377 flights
5. Ben Maskell: 327 flights
6. Sebastiaan Van Der Veen: 320 flights
7. Daniel Duhon: 158 flights
8. Brian Hankey: 84 flights
9. Alan Barber: 81 flights
10. Georges Eid: 79 flights
11. Matt Mulhall: 76 flights
12. Ethan Fortier: 49 flights
13. Julian Robbrecht: 38 flights
14. Tomas Bloemink: 25 flights
15 Benjamin Buske: 8 flights
Check Ride stats:
1. A320: 45 rides
2. B737-800: 30 rides
3. A350-900: 15 rides
4. B747-400: 8 rides
5. B767-300: 8 rides
Thank you all for your contributions this past year! As we review these statistics from 2022, we hope you continue to enjoy all that we offer at AFVA and look forward to all of the new things that 2023 brings!
Happy New Year to all!
AFVA Operations
AFVA Staff
AFVA Senior Staff |
| 12/25/2022 |
Merry Christmas! |
Daniel Duhon |
On behalf of AFVA and our staff, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy holidays! As we spend time with family and celebrate the close of this year pretty soon, we wanted to greet you and wish you a wonderful time during this season!
Cheers,
AFVA Staff |
| 12/04/2022 |
Airline Statistics: November 2022 |
Daniel Duhon |
Here are the Airline Statistics for November 2022:
Total November:
146 legs, 577.2 hours
Of these, 87 flights were flown online (VATSIM, IVAO, POSCON, PilotEdge, etc.)
Simulator Statistics:
MSFS: 80 reports (54.8%)
P3D: 30 reports (20.5%)
XP10/11/12: 23 reports (15.8%)
FS2004: 11 reports (7.5%)
FSX: 2 reports (1.4%)
Top 5 Aircraft:
A320: 33 reports
B737-800: 20 reports
ERJ-190: 14 reports
A310: 11 reports
ERJ-170: 8 reports
Top 10 Pilots:
Calum MacDonald: 21 reports
Fernando Antao: 14 reports
Matt Mulhall: 11 reports
Florian Barea: 11 reports
Brian Hankey: 11 reports
Richard Bailey: 10 reports
Cristiano Quinzi: 9 reports
Ben Maskell: 9 reports
Georges Eid: 7 reports
Adam Balogh: 6 reports
Congratulations to Calum MacDonald for earning the top spot this month!
On behalf of the Air France/KLM Virtual Staff, we want to thank you for all your contributions in November and we hope you have an outstanding December and end to 2022!
AFVA Operations |
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