VATSIM's Code of Conduct for members has been
updated in July. See
https://forums.vatsim.net/topic/33434-vatsim-updates-the-code-of-conduct-effective-august-1-2022/
The Club now fully embraces
Microsoft's FS2020, with a number of members
regularly and some exclusively using this application
for their flights. Development seems to be
slow, however, and new features and aircraft
seem to be less important than continual correction
of bugs and glitches. It is a complex tool, no
doubt, but, apart from the enhanced visuals we
now see with scenery and cloud textures, the
number of available aircraft is still quite limited.
As we said last year, to have the broadest possible
appeal, the existing FSX and P3D developers
who have been creating superb aircraft and scenery
over many years MUST be included in Microsoft's
expansion plans. The Club has had a number of new members join us
recently, and a couple of dormant members return
to active flying. Welcome to them all. Join in and
have fun, because that is what we are here for.
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The Club runs informal group flights on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at present. These are mostly tours of interesting
places with spectacular scenery, with the occasional
tricky landing thrown in. Whilst flying, members
enjoy informal chat and banter on our Teamspeak
channel, which makes these events very sociable.
New members are always very welcome on these tours,
and beginners are given all the help they need to get going.
The current tours are listed on the simple calendar
on the right.
On Wednesdays, as well as the evening tour, we
operate lunchtime "on
demand" workshop
flights for new members and new pilots when there
is a request for them, to ease them into the world
of on-line flying with other pilots and Air traffic
Control (ATC). It's
the ATC that often gets new pilots all nervous,
just the same as in the real world, and these sessions
are designed to help overcome nerves. Similar
help is also available on our other weekly
flight nights, but the workshop flights concentrate
specifically on getting new pilots airborne and
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The Club
once again visited Oshkosh as they have several
times over the years. Once again, members took
part in the exciting flight into Wittman Regional
Airport (KOSH), in the state of Wisconsin, USA,
replicating and mimicking the real world OSHKOSH
event which takes place this year from 25th
to 31st July. This time though we added
the challenge of departing from under the
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Class B airspace.
You can read the briefing on the Monthly
Events page.
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