New Pilot
Information
On behalf
of the Staff here at American Virtual
Airlines and the San Juan Hub, I would like
to welcome you to AvA. At this point you
should have already received your Pilot ID
number which was sent to you with your
initial welcome letter from the Human
Resources Department. Please use this ID
when ever logging into the AvA site, forum,
contacting staff, and when ever flying
online in the VATSIM Networks. On this
page we will go through several topics
regarding AvA and what is expected of you as
a new pilot. We all started in your shoes at
one point in our virtual careers, we here in
the New York hub hope to make this process
easier for you by providing you with this
information.
Note: You
must use your official AAL7XX ID when flying
on the VATSIM Network. The flight ID of your
flight goes in your Comments Section of your
Flight Plan.
Automated
PIREP System (APS)
What is
it? The Automated PIREP System is the heart
and soul of the daily operations here at
American Virtual Airlines. In the old days
pilots would fly their routes, write down
the information in an email and send it to
their hub manager, the hub manager would
then total up the hours for the pilots every
week or even daily then post it on the
roster manually. Unless you have been a Hub
Manager you really have no idea how
difficult and tedious this could be
especially if you are managing a pretty
large sized roster. So along came our new
Automated PIREP System (APS), automation
really revolutionized not only our, but many
VA's operations. No longer would a pilot
have to spend his/her time writing down
information to send by email, and no longer
would staff spend countless hours counting
pilot reports. At American Virtual Airlines
we went a step further above all others, now
not only can you log your flights on your
own, but you can now log your flight
automatically using FSACARS, FSPassengers,
and FS Flight Keeper! Above that we also
have a flight booking system which lets
those users who use FSACARS, FSPassengers,
and FS Flight Keeper book a scheduled flight
from the REAL American Airlines schedules
listed on our system, or if you want to
create your own flight you can also use the
"Book a Flight" option to create any
customized flight to your liking according
to your rating.
How Do I
Use the APS?
When you
received your welcome letter you should have
been given your Pilot ID and a temporary
password for you to log into the automated
system. please use your full ID (AAL7##) and
your temporary password to log in, once you
log in the first thing you should do is
change your password to something you will
remember. only YOU will know this password,
DO NOT share it with anyone. When you log in
you will see a "Pilot Actions" menu. here is
where you will be able to file your PIREP's,
view your log book, as well as have access
to HR forms you may need, such as Leave of
Absence requests.
AvA
Forums
All new
pilots are strongly encouraged to join the
American Virtual Airlines Forum. You can
find a link to the forum in the American
Virtual Airlines website and in your San
Juan Domicile website. Here you will find
useful information in many areas including
the General Chat, Events, Fleet, Training,
Technical Support, Timetable, Public
Relations, Website, and Domicile Forums. In
these forums you will be able to post
messages and gather lots of information
about our Virtual Airline and it's pilots.
This is a great way to get to know your
fellow AvA pilots.
San Juan
Flight Operations (Coming Soon)
This page
will provide flight information on all
departing flights out of San Juan. This will
include all of the American main line,
American Eagle, and OneWorld flight
operations. All based active SJU pilots are
encouraged to conduct flight operations from
our hub and all American Virtual Airlines
hubs. In the Flight Operations and Crew
Center pages you will find all you need in
preparation of your flight including San
Juan Flights, Airport Terminal Diagram,
Charts, Weather information and more.
VATCAR
All
pilots specially our new pilots are strongly
encouraged to visit the VATCAR site for an
incredible amount of valuable information
regarding Air Traffic Control in the
Caribbean Islands including Curacao, Havana,
Kingston, Nassau, Piarco, Port0Au-Prince,
Santo Domingo, and our very own San Juan.
Check out their Forums for a lot of
information regarding everything you need to
know and have while flying in the Caribbean.
AVA
Partners with ZLA Pilot Certification
Program!!!
American
Virtual Airlines has opted to partner with
the vZLA Pilot Certification Program to
augment its existing training program. AVA
pilots will utilize the existing program,
going through the same ratings as hundreds
of pilots have already
undertaken.
Thanks to Gary Price AAL200 our AvA
LAX Hub Manager for taking the initiative to
make this happen.
More information can be found at the
ZLA Pilot Certification
Center
