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| 05/05/2025 | Q1 2025 Stats Update (Plus April) | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Good morning all, Here is a quick update on stats for the beginning of 2025 including January-April. Airline Stats Update: January-April 2025: January: 270 flights (883.7 hours) February: 233 flights (659.2 hours) March: 282 flights (825.6 hours) April: 183 flights (539.3 hours) Total: 968 flights (2907.8 hours) Average: 242 flights/month (727.0 hours/month) Online Flights: 225 flights (56 flights/month average) Simulators Used (total): 1. MSFS 2020: 390 flights (40.3%) 2. FS2004: 258 flights (26.7%) 3. MSFS 2024: 125 flights (12.9%) 4. XP11/12: 103 flights (10.6%) 5. FSX: 57 flights (5.9%) 6. P3D: 30 flights (3.1%) Top Pilots: 1. Teodor Negru: 229 reports 2. Fernando Antao: 66 reports 3. Giancarlo Pascalis: 64 reports 4. Ismael Gbian: 51 reports 5. Brian Hankey: 48 reports 6. San Lin: 46 reports 7. Florian Barea: 44 reports 8. Daniel Duhon: 41 reports 9. Natanael Farias: 38 reports 10. Marcel Teljeur: 34 reports Top Equipment Types: 1. B727-200: 91 reports 2. A320: 91 reports 3. B737-900ER: 72 reports 4. B777-300ER: 62 reports 5. B737-800: 60 reports 6. A319: 51 reports 7. A321: 50 reports 8. DC-8-71: 39 reports 9. A350-900: 38 reports 10. B747-400: 34 reports Top PIREP Approvers: 1. Sebastiaan Van Der Veen: 308 reports 2. Teodor Negru: 199 reports 3. Florian Barea: 196 reports 4. Frederic Honnart: 102 reports 5. Ben Maskell: 95 reports 6. Tomas Bloemink: 27 reports 7. Daniel Duhon: 25 reports 8. Brian Hankey: 19 reports 9. Ethan Fortier: 8 reports |
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| 01/04/2025 | Happy New Year and 2024 Statistics | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On behalf of our CEO Brian Hankey, our staff, and myself, Happy 2025 Everyone! We hope this year brings many blessings and great things for you all as we begin a new year. As we look forward to 2025, here are some statistics for 2024: Overall Statistics: Total Flights Completed: 2,931 flight reports filed Total Hours Logged: 9,698.1 Hours Passengers Carried: 389,237 passengers Online Flights Recorded: 976 flights online (768 VATSIM, 208 IVAO) Historic Flights Filed: 249 flights Flights Dispatched: 154 flights Flights Dispatched with Simbrief: 666 flights Tour Flights Completed: 1,020 Tour Flights Distance: 3,978,032 miles (6,402,022 kilometers) Average Flight Distance: 1,357 miles/flight (2184 kilometers/flight) Average Flight Time: 3.31 hours/flight Equipment Statistics: Top Airplanes Used: 1. A320: 538 flights 2. B737-800: 361 flights 3. B777-300ER: 265 flights 4. B737-BBJ1: 195 flights 5. B737-900ER: 122 flights 6. B747-400: 111 flights 7. A320neo: 103 flights 8. A319: 86 flights 9. A321: 81 flights 10. DC-10-30: 63 flights 11. DHC-6: 60 flights 12. B787-9: 60 flights 13. MD-88: 58 flights 14. B737-600: 51 flights 15. ERJ-190: 49 flights 16. DC-3: 46 flights 17. B747-8: 45 flights 18. A330-200: 44 flights 19. A330-900: 43 flights 20. B737-700: 42 flights 21. B777-300: 39 flights 22. B727-200: 39 flights 23. B747-8F: 35 flights 24. A340-600: 33 flights 25. Concorde: 28 flights Pilot Statistics: 1. Brian Hankey: 383 flights 2. Fernando Antao: 201 flights 3. Mahendra Putut: 194 flights 4. Daniel Duhon: 190 flights 5. Giancarlo Pascalis: 136 flights 6. Ismael Gbian: 136 flights 7. Marcio Costa: 123 flights 8. Florian Barea: 114 flights 9. Frederic Honnart: 107 flights 10. Matt Mulhall: 104 flights 11. Natanael Farias: 100 flights 12. Georges Eid: 98 flights 13. San Lin: 93 flights 14. Marcel Teljeur: 81 flights 15. Ben Maskell: 71 flights 16. Teodor Negru: 65 flights 17. Fabrice Ayrault: 61 flights 18. Silvian Baltac: 56 flights 19. Kostas Kollias: 48 flights 20. Pedro Costa: 46 flights 21. Jonathan Lynch: 43 flights 22. Gerald Plotts: 43 flights 23. Ethan Fortier: 34 flights 24. John Exel: 32 flights 25. Sebastiaan Van Der Veen: 31 flights Welcome to our Newest Pilots that joined in 2024: Fabrice Ayrault Mohamed Daouloungou John Exel Dick Neufeglise Xavier Roy Staff PIREP Approval Stats: 1. Frederic Honnart: 704 flights approved 2. Teodor Negru: 535 flights approved 3. Sebastiaan Van Der Veen: 421 flights approved 4. Florian Barea: 381 flights approved 5. Ben Maskell: 331 flights approved 6. Daniel Duhon: 163 flights approved 7. Brian Hankey: 116 flights approved 8. Alan Barber: 95 flights approved 9. Tomas Bloemink: 87 flights approved 10. Ethan Fortier: 81 flights approved 11. Matt Mulhall: 14 flights approved 12. Calum MacDonald: 4 flights approved 13. Benjamin Buske: 4 flights approved Thank you everyone for helping us all have a great 2024! Let's continue in 2025 to log even more flights! Sincerely, Brian Hankey President & CEO Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines Daniel Duhon Executive Vice President Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines Staff |
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| 11/28/2024 | Happy Thanksgiving 2024! | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greetings all, On behalf of all the AFVA Staff, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Even though this is primarily a US Holiday, it is good for everyone to reflect on what they are thankful for and we wish you the best as the year is nearing its end. We hope you are all doing well! Cheers, AFVA Staff |
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| 11/05/2024 | August-October Stats Update | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August-October 2024 Stats Total Legs: 766 reports (average 255 legs/month, up 88 legs over previous 3 months) Total Hours: 2604.5 hours (average 868.2 hours/month, up 214.9 hours over previous 3 months) Online legs: 300 reports (average 100 legs/month, up 79 reports over previous 3 months) Top 15 pilots (from 95 days ago to 5 days ago): 1. Brian Hankey: 100 reports 2. Marcio Costa: 67 reports 3. Fernando Antao: 59 reports 4. Giancarlo Pascalis: 52 reports 5. Mahendra Putut: 50 reports 6. Matt Mulhall: 38 reports 7. Florian Barea: 32 reports 8. Daniel Duhon: 28 reports 9. Ismael Gbian: 27 reports 10. Ethan Fortier: 26 reports 11. John Exel: 24 reports 12. Silvian Baltac: 23 reports 13. Ben Maskell: 21 reports 14. Georges Eid: 20 reports 15. Teodor Negru: 19 reports Congratulations Brian Hankey for achieving the top spot for total flights in the past 3 months! Top 15 Aircraft: 1. A320: 126 reports 2. B777-300ER: 97 reports 3. B737-800: 74 reports 4. B737-BBJ1: 56 reports 5. B737-900ER: 53 reports 6. A321: 50 reports 7. B737-600: 46 reports 8. A319: 42 reports 9. B737-700: 25 reports 10. ERJ-190: 20 reports 11. B727-200: 19 reports 12. ATR-42: 17 reports 13. A320neo: 17 reports 14. B777-300: 12 reports 15. B747-400: 12 reports Here are the top 5 landing rates this month: 1. Ethan Fortier 10/21/2024 MF8576 Leg 1 B737-800 -250 ft/min 1,260 ft 99.89 Xiamen China Runway 05 2. Matt Mulhall 09/17/2024 GLO9715 Leg 1 B737-700 -232 ft/min 1,242 ft 99.31 Cochabamba Bolivia Runway 32 3. Silvian Baltac 08/27/2024 GUY251 Leg 3 B727-200 -273 ft/min 1,252 ft 99.17 Castries Saint Lucia Runway 09 4. Giancarlo Pascalis 08/12/2024 KL1127 Leg 1 B737-800 -232 ft/min 1,299 ft 98.70 Copenhagen Denmark Runway 04L 5. Georges Eid 10/18/2024 WF730 Leg 2 ATR-42 -241 ft/min 1,176 ft 98.62 Trondheim Norway Runway 09 6. Natanael Farias 10/12/2024 SU1861 Leg 1 B737-900ER -288 ft/min 1,254 ft 98.41 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia Runway 06R 7. Brian Hankey 09/21/2024 UTA144 Leg 4 B737-BBJ1 -276 ft/min 1,201 ft 98.34 Marseille France Runway 13R 8. Fernando Antao 10/14/2024 KL1724 Leg 1 B737-600 -275 ft/min 1,303 ft 98.32 Amsterdam Netherlands Runway 06 9. Marcio Costa 09/07/2024 GLO1713 Leg 1 A320 -287 ft/min 1,231 ft 98.27 Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Brazil Runway 09R 10. Kostas Kollias 10/15/2024 UX7505 Leg 1 A320 -281 ft/min 1,208 ft 98.22 Palma de Mallorca Spain Runway 24L Congrats to Ethan for claiming 1st place! Thank you all for your participation in our great Virtual Airline! Also, please be aware that I will be moving towards more of a quarterly stats update (similar to this one) starting January 1, 2025. We hope you have a wonderful November as we approach the winter holidays (for those of us north of the equator)! AFVA Staff |
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| 08/04/2024 | July 2024 Stats Update | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July Stats Total Legs: 254 reports (up 31 reports) Total Hours: 1014.7 hours (up 247 hours) Online legs: 96 reports (up 10 reports) Top 10 pilots: Marcio Costa: 35 reports Brian Hankey: 26 reports Fernando Antao: 26 reports Mahendra Putut: 25 reports San Lin: 24 reports Giancarlo Pascalis: 16 reports Florian Barea: 14 reports Daniel Duhon: 11 reports Marcel Teljeur: 10 reports Ben Maskell: 8 reports Quite the tight race this month! Congratulations to all that made the top 10 list! Top 10 Aircraft: A320: 48 flights B777-300ER: 45 flights B777-300: 20 flights B737-800: 19 flights B747-8: 15 flights B787-9: 14 flights A320neo: 14 flights TBM930: 13 flights B737-BBJ1: 12 flights B747-400: 11 flights 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 |
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| 07/11/2024 | June 2024 Stats Update | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June Stats Total Legs: 222 reports (up 27 reports) Total Hours: 764.4 hours (up 171.4 hours) Online legs: 85 reports (up 47 reports) Top 10 pilots: Mahendra Putut: 27 reports Fernando Antao: 25 flights San Lin: 22 flights Ismael Gbian: 18 flights Matt Mulhall: 18 flights Giancarlo Pascalis: 17 flights Georges Eid: 13 flights Brian Hankey: 10 flights Ben Maskell: 10 flights Florian Barea: 8 flights Top 10 Aircraft: A320: 57 flights B737-800: 41 flights B737-900ER: 19 flights B747-8: 16 flights B787-9: 11 flights B777-300ER: 11 flights B737-BBJ1: 9 flights MD-88: 8 flights A340-600: 8 flights A320neo: 8 flights 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 |
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| 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 Top 10 Aircraft: A320: 71 flights B737-900ER: 29 flights B737-800: 23 flights B747-8F: 12 flights MD-88: 10 flights B787-9: 10 flights B747-400: 5 flights A321: 5 flights A320neo: 5 flights A319: 5 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. |
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| 06/04/2024 | Stats for April 2024 | Brian Hankey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April Stats Total Legs: 305 reports
Top 10 Aircraft:
Top 5 Landing Rates:
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.
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| 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 simulators: 1. FS2020: 167 reports (68.2%) 2. X-Plane: 46 reports (18.8%) 3. FSX: 15 reports (6.1%) 4. FS2004: 11 reports (4.5%) 5. P3D: 6 reports (2.4%) 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! Top 10 Aircraft 1. A320: 54 reports 2. B737-800: 42 reports 3. B737-BBJ1: 27 reports 4. MD-88: 18 reports 5. DC-3: 13 reports 6. A340-600: 12 reports 7. B787-8: 10 reports 8. B747-400: 10 reports 9. A320neo: 10 reports 10. Cessna 208B: 8 reports Cheers, AF/KLM VA Staff |
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| 03/11/2024 | February 2024 Flight Statistics Report | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello everyone! It's time for the February update for stats: For the month of February: Total Legs: 198 reports Total Hours: 684.2 hours Online Flights: 55 reports Top simulators: 1. FS2020: 83 reports (41.9%) 2. FSX: 69 reports (34.8%) 3. X-Plane: 31 reports (15.7%) 4. FS2004: 9 reports (4.5%) 5. P3D: 6 reports (3.0%) Top 10 Pilots 1. Frederic Honnart 58 reports 2. Brian Hankey 19 reports 3. Ismael Gbian 18 reports 4. Georges Eid 11 reports 5. Marcel Teljeur 9 reports 6. Daniel Duhon 9 reports 7. Giancarlo Pascalis 8 reports 8. Fernando Antao 8 reports 9. Florian Barea 7 reports 10. Jonathan Lynch 6 reports Once again, Frederic comes out on top! Congratulations! Top 10 Aircraft 1. A320 30 reports 2. DC-10-30 28 reports 3. B737-BBJ1 25 reports 4. B737-800 24 reports 5. DHC-6 17 reports 6. DC-3 11 reports 7. B747-400 9 reports 8. A340-600 9 reports 9. B787-9 8 reports 10. A330-200 6 reports Cheers, AF/KLM VA Staff |
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| 02/11/2024 | First Edition 2024 Stats Update | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello everyone! As we are almost half-way through the month of February, I would like to share some updated stats. For the period from January 1-February 11, here are some stats: Total Legs: 313 reports Total Hours: 1130.7 hours Online Flights: 72 reports Top 10 Pilots 1. Frederic Honnart 41 reports 2. Brian Hankey 41 reports 3. Daniel Duhon 30 reports 4. Mahendra Putut 30 reports 5. Alan Barber 18 reports 6. Marcel Teljeur 17 reports 7. Florian Barea 17 reports 8. Georges Eid 14 reports 9. Calum MacDonald 12 reports 10. Gerald Plotts 11 reports It was a pretty close race, with both Frederic and Brian coming out on top! Top 10 Aircraft 1. B737-800 69 reports 2. A320 37 reports 3. DC10-30 35 reports 4. B747-400 21 reports 5. A330-200 21 reports 6. DHC-6 18 reports 7. A320neo 15 reports 8. B737-BBJ1 13 reports 9. B787-9 12 reports 10. ERJ-190 9 reports I wish you all the best and I hope we can promote more involvement in the coming months! Cheers, AF/KLM VA Staff |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 12/04/2023 | AFVA November Stats 2023 | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Airline Stats November 2023
Top 10 Pilots
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
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! |
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| 11/14/2023 | October 2023 Statistics Update | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Happy Fall! I have our next stats update for the month of October. Total Legs: 225 reports (down 38 reports) Total Hours: 617.7 hours (down 106.4 hours) Online Flights: 91 reports (down 25 reports) Top 10 Pilots 1. Teodor Negru 52 reports 2. Fernando Antao 22 reports 3. Brian Hankey 21 reports 4. Pedro Serrano 18 reports 5. Mahendra Putut 17 reports 6. Florian Barea 14 reports 7. Marcio Costa 13 reports 8. Georges Eid 11 reports 9. Ismael Gbian 11 reports 10. Josef Plas 10 reports Top 10 Aircraft 1. BAE ATP 52 reports 2. A320 48 reports 3. B737-800 34 reports 4. B747-400 9 reports 5. MD-88 8 reports 6. ERJ-190 8 reports 7. B737-700 8 reports 8. MD-11 7 reports 9. B737-BBJ1 7 reports 10. B737 MAX 8 7 reports The race was very close this month, but ultimately Teodor Negru ended up on top. Congratulations Ted! As we draw near to the holidays, we hope you all are doing well and continue to contribute to our great community! |
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| 10/16/2023 | September 2023 Statistics | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello All, Here are the (late) updated stats for the month of September: Total Legs: 263 reports Total Hours: 724.1 hours Online Flights: 116 reports Top 10 Pilots 1. Marcio Costa 50 reports 2. Teodor Negru 43 reports 3. Brian Hankey 31 reports 4. Georges Eid 29 reports 5. Ismael Gbian 24 reports 6. Fernando Antao 21 reports 7. Calum MacDonald 8 reports 8. Zandefer Webb 8 reports 9. Orjan Polman 7 reports 10. Pedro Costa 7 reports Top 10 Aircraft 1. B737-800 57 reports 2. A320 51 reports 3. BAE ATP 41 reports 4. A320neo 18 reports 5. A321neo 11 reports 6. B787-10 10 reports 7. MD-88 9 reports 8. A330-900 8 reports 9. B747-400 7 reports 10. ERJ-190 6 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 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! |
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| 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 Top 10 Aircraft 1. A320 42 reports 2. B737-700 22 reports 3. B787-8 13 reports 4. B737-800 10 reports 5. A320neo 8 reports 6. MD-88 7 reports 7. DHC-6 7 reports 8. Concorde 7 reports 9. B747-400 7 reports 10. MD-11 6 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! |
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| 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! Here are the current standings: 1. Brian Hankey: 18 reports 2. Georges Eid: 12 reports 3. Ben Maskell: 9 reports 4. Fernando Ante: 9 reports 5. Natanael Farias: 8 reports 6. Leonardo Caporal: 4 reports 7. Marcio Costa: 4 reports 8. Orjan Polman: 3 reports 9. Marcel Teljeur: 2 reports 10. Florian Barea: 2 reports 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 |
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| 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 Top 10 Aircraft: 1. B737-800: 39 reports 2. B787-8: 28 reports 3. A320: 27 reports 4. DHC-6: 15 reports 5. B787-10: 15 reports 6. A320neo: 15 reports 7. B747-400: 14 reports 8. A330-200: 12 reports 9. B737-200: 8 reports 10. B727-200: 6 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/) |
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| 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 Top 10 pilots: 1. Mahendra Putut: 49 reports 2. Natanael Farias: 21 reports 3. Ben Maskell: 19 reports 4. Brian Hankey: 16 reports 5. Matt Mulhall: 14 reports 6. Orjan Polman: 13 reports 7. Calum Macdonald: 11 reports 8. Sergio Osuna: 9 reports 9. Zandefer Webb: 8 reports 10. Fernando Antao: 7 reports Top 10 Aircraft: 1. B737-800: 39 reports 2. A320: 20 reports 3. B747-400: 16 reports 4. A330-200: 14 reports 5. B787-10: 10 reports 6. B737-200: 9 reports 7. B737 MAX 8: 9 reports 8. B747-8F: 7 reports 9. B737-700: 7 reports 10. A220-3(CSeries): 7 reports Great job everyone! Lot's of Boeing this month, will it repeat in July? Have a great week everyone! |
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| 06/12/2023 | April, May, and mid-June Stats Update | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello all, After a rather long absence, I finally have time to share an updated stats report! Here are stats for April, May, and June so far: Total Legs: 761 flights Total Hours: 2538.6 hours Online legs: 284 flights June Legs: 69 flights June Hours: 256.2 hours June Online Legs: 19 flights May Legs: 291 flights May Hours: 944.0 hours May Online Legs: 95 flights April Legs: 401 flights April Hours: 1338.4 hours April Online Legs: 170 flights Top 10 pilots (All months): 1. Mahendra Putut: 151 reports 2. Alan Barber: 94 reports 3. Teodor Negru: 63 reports 4. Calum MacDonald: 50 reports 5. Matt Mulhall: 50 reports 6. Frederic Fleuren: 49 reports 7. Georges Eid: 41 reports 8. Brian Hankey: 38 reports 9. Ben Maskell: 35 reports 10. Fernando Antao: 27 reports Top 10 Aircraft: 1. B737-800: 107 reports 2. B747-8F: 69 reports 3. A320: 65 reports 4. B787-9: 38 reports 5. B747-400F: 35 reports 6. B777-300ER: 33 reports 7. ERJ-170: 32 reports 8. B747-8: 30 reports 9. A320neo: 30 reports 10. A319: 24 reports Great job everyone! Let's see if we can beat the April numbers this June! Have a great week everyone! |
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| 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! |
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| 04/18/2023 | April Stats Update: Week of April 17th | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hello everyone!Now for your next weekly stats update:
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:
And now for the best landings in the past 30 days:
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 HankeyPresident & CEO Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines bhankey@afva.netDaniel DuhonExecutive Vice President Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines dduhon@avfa.netAFVA Staff |
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| 04/11/2023 | April Stats Update | Daniel Duhon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hello everyone!A quick stats update for the month of April:
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:
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 |
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| 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
Pedro still leading the way!
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| 04/02/2023 | Top Pilots March 23 | Alan Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hi PilotsA 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
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
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| 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!
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| 03/27/2023 | VA News for the week! | Alan Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hi Pilots
GmailPlease 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.
DiscordA 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 PilotsWith 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:
It’s a close run thing this month!
Top ApproversOf course, all these PIREPS need to be reviewed and approved, here’s the state of play for top approver:
More neck and neck stuff here!
ToursThe 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 StaffImage: 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
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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
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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:
A double two horse race developing for top spots this month!
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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:
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
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| 03/20/2023 | New Tour Available Soon | Alan Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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!
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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
Approvers
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
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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!
It's gonna take a real 'Hold my beer' moment to knock Pedro from top spot, good luck all!
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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 |
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| 03/07/2023 | March Stats to date | Alan Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hi Pilots Here are the standings so far this month: Pilots
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We are currently looking at around 280-290 legs flown this month. Lets try for at least 300! AFVA Staff |
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| 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 |
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| 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:
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| 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 |
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| 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
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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
PIREP Approvals
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
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| 02/17/2023 | Tour of Greece now available | Alan Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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?
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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!
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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.
Click here for detailsEnjoy! (Tip: If you use MSFS2020, there is a NZ World Update coming soon. I would recommend waiting for that to start this tour.) |
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| 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. Click Here for Tour DetailsAFVA 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:
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