DATE |
SUBJECT |
AUTHOR |
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 |
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 |
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 |
01/03/2024 |
Happy New Year! 2023 AFVA Recap |
Daniel Duhon |
Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone,
I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope you had Happy Holidays this year! As we look forward to this new year, I would like to share some stats from 2023:
Total Flights in 2023: 3,569 Legs
Total Flight Hours: 10,926.6 Hours
Total Distance: 4,380,404 Miles (7,008,646.4 KM)
Of this total, 1,247 Legs were flown online for 3,840 Hours, or 34.9% of total flights in 2023.
The most popular simulators used in 2023 are:
1. MSFS (2020): 1,716 Legs (48.1%)
2. FSX: 656 Legs (18.4%)
3. XP11/12: 434 Legs (12.2%)
4. P3D: 404 Legs (11.3%)
5. FS2004: 359 Legs (10.1%)
The top 10 Aircraft used in 2023 were:
1. B737-800: 674 Legs (18.9%)
2. A320: 468 Legs (13.1%)
3. A320neo: 172 Legs (4.8%)
4. A330-200: 121 Legs (3.4%)
5. B747-400: 103 Legs (2.9%)
6. ERJ-190: 100 Legs (2.8%)
7. B747-8F: 97 Legs (2.7%)
8. DHC-6: 93 Legs (2.6%)
9. BAE ATP: 82 Legs (2.3%)
10. ERJ-170: 81 Legs (2.3%)
The Top 25 Pilots in 2023 by Legs Flown are:
1. Mahendra Putut: 391 Legs
2. Alan Barber: 297 Legs
3. Brian Hankey: 293 Legs
4. Teodor Negru: 267 Legs
5. Calum MacDonald: 225 Legs
6. Casey Allen: 162 Legs
7. Fernando Antao: 152 Legs
8. Frederic Honnart: 150 Legs
9. Georges Eid: 150 Legs
10. Marcio Costa: 126 Legs
11. Ben Maskell: 99 Legs
12. Orjan Polman: 91 Legs
13. Natanael Farias: 88 Legs
14. Daniel Duhon: 88 Legs
15. Matt Mulhall: 83 Legs
16. Florian Barea: 79 Legs
17. Marcel Teljeur: 64 Legs
18. Pedro Costa: 56 Legs
19. Frederick Fleuren: 50 Legs
20. Clarence McGaha: 44 Legs
21. Pedro Serrano: 40 Legs
22. Ethan Fortier: 39 Legs
23. Ismael Gbian: 38 Legs
24. Zandefer Webb: 37 Legs
25. Adam Balogh: 32 Legs
Congratulations to Senior Captain Mahendra Putut for earning the number one spot this year! Outstanding job!
Thank you all for your contributions to the airline in 2023! Let's try and do even more in 2024!
Staff Statistics:
Top Flight Approvers:
1. Frederic Honnart: 1,260 Reports
2. Alan Barber: 622 Reports
3. Teodor Negru: 571 Reports
4. Ben Maskell: 251 Reports
5. Calum MacDonald: 234 Reports
6. Sebastiaan Van Der Veen: 198 Reports
7. Daniel Duhon: 133 Reports
8. Florian Barea: 131 Reports
9. Brian Hankey: 55 Reports
10. Tomas Bloemink: 43 Reports
11. Ethan Fortier: 41 Reports
12. Benjamin Buske: 26 Reports
13. Matt Mulhall: 7 Reports
14. Georges Eid: 4 Reports
Fantastic job Frederic for approving 35% of the total flight reports in 2023! Thank you to all staff for your contributions!
Lastly, here are the top 5 optimal landings based on landing score in 2023:
1. Ben Maskell: 99.96
2. Casey Allen: 99.93
3. Pedro Costa: 99.91
4. Georges Eid: 99.88
5. Calum MacDonald: 99.65
As 2023 has passed and we begin 2024, I hope everyone has a great year!
On behalf of all the staff at AFVA, Happy 2024!
Brian Hankey
President and CEO
Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines
Daniel Duhon
Executive Vice President
Air France/KLM Virtual Airlines
|
12/31/2023 |
AFVA and DVA Renewing Partnership |
Brian Hankey |
Greetings!
We are thrilled to announce a significant development effective January 1, 2024. The esteemed airlines of Air France Virtual (AFVA) and Delta Virtual (DVA) are delighted to renew their joint partnership for the collective advantage of both organizations.
Our collaborative efforts aim to ensure a seamless coordination of operations, with the Senior Staff at both airlines fostering a closer working relationship. While both airlines will maintain their independent identities and management structures, we will integrate fleet data and ACARS information to enhance efficiency.
One of our primary objectives in this renewed partnership is the creation of an updated schedule based on real-time flight data within the system, eliminating reliance on potentially outdated information from third parties.
We want to emphasize that members are still welcome to participate in both airlines, and the HR teams from AFVA and DVA will maintain closer communication to address any issues promptly.
For any inquiries, please feel free to reach out to a member of our staff via the respective airline's Discord or forums.
Best Wishes,
Brian Hankey
President and CEO, Air France Virtual Airlines
Joe Burner
President and CEO, Delta Virtual Airlines
Daniel Duhon
Executive Vice President, Air France Virtual Airlines
Chris Frasure
Vice President Delta Virtual Airlines; COO |
12/04/2023 |
AFVA November Stats 2023 |
Daniel Duhon |
Airline Stats November 2023
Metric | Quantity (+/-) |
Total Legs: | 319 Legs (+94) |
Total Hours: | 981.1 Hours (+363.4) |
Online Flights: | 78 legs (-13) |
Top 10 Pilots
# | Pilot | Legs |
1 | Casey Allen | 86 |
2 | Frederic Honnart | 59 |
3 | Mahendra Putut | 32 |
4 | Marcio Costa | 18 |
5 | Brian Hankey | 14 |
6 | Fernando Antao | 13 |
7 | Daniel Duhon | 12 |
8 | Pedro Costa | 11 |
9 | Kostas Kollias | 8 |
10 | Ethan Fortier | 8 |
Well done Casey for earning this month's top spot! And great job to everyone else, spots 5-10 this month were a close race!
Top 5 Aircraft
1 | B737-800 | 82 Reports |
2 | A320 | 51 Reports |
3 | A320neo | 30 Reports |
4 | DC-3 | 25 Reports |
5 | A330-200 | 20 Reports |
Great job last month! Can we bring December to even higher counts? On behalf of all of AFVA Staff, we hope you have a great month as we draw near to the end of 2023! |
11/14/2023 |
October 2023 Statistics Update |
Daniel Duhon |
Happy Fall!
I have our next stats update for the month of October.
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! |
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! |
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! |
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 |
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/) |
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! |
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! |
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
|
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
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Date
|
Flight Number
|
Aircraft
|
Landing Rate
|
Distance From Threshold
|
Landing Score
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Airport & Runway
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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.
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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