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Welcome to CIX VFR CLUB!

The CIX VFR Club is a group of Flight Simulation enthusiasts, who enjoy flying extremely realistic simulated light aircraft around the United Kingdom and across the world, over a computer generated landscape made up of real photographs and within an Internet community environment. We currently have around 800 members, of whom 80 are currently active, in at least eleven countries, which reflects the world-wide appeal of aviation simulation. Our TeamSpeak forum now resides within the Digital Theme Park Community.

Latest News

New for May 2026, introducing the CFI Monthly Challenge. Ken Greer, our CFI, is putting together a series of short VFR flights designed to keep your navigational skills sharp and your flying enjoyable. Each month there will be a new challenge for you to tackle. You can find the CFI Challenge under the Training menu

Effective from 15th November 2025 VATSIM have updated their Code of Regulations and Code of Conduct. Included in the CoR is the introduction of a new pilot suspension with required training programme under the Pilot Training Programme. CoC changes include new minimum voice capability requirements for both pilots and controllers, with exemptions for users with qualifying disabilities.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has smoothed out many of its early glitches thanks to recent updates. Alongside X-Plane 12, pilots now have multiple modern sims to choose from. Of course, MSFS 2020 and X-Plane 11 still have dedicated fans, so whether you're exploring new features or sticking with a classic, we'd love to hear what you're enjoying most!

If you are flying in the USA, Canada, Caribbean or Mexico make sure you are aware of VATSIM's trialing of real world Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) in those VATSIM divisions. See VATSIM's official announcement.

The file size limit for the Screenshot Competition has been increased. We look forward to seeing your entries!

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Club Nights

The Club runs informal group flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, alternate Thursdays 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 comfortable in the on-line world.

Max has set up practical training on Thursday evenings, all aspects of circuit joins and procedures. Alternate weeks are with "Club ATC" and "No ATC" (unmanned airfield).The aim is to help you understand (new comers) and practice joining a circuit. If we have more A/C flying you will also get the chance to deal with other traffic. They are informal using JoinFS. NOT online.

July's Event

July's event was a test of navigation and low flying in difficult terrain, in the picturesque Scottish scenery, following rivers, valleys, rivers roads and railways.

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August's Event

For August's event you have been tasked with helping to find Ben Mattocks, an aviator, adventurer and Anthropologist, who has gone missing in the back country of the US State of Idaho. This is a great opportunity to learn or hone the new skills needed for mountain flying, STOL and low and slow navigation and off-field landings.

Activities Updates

Hover the mouse over the day to see the details.

Mondays: After a visit to N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, the Monday group headed west into Nigeria, ending the month in Jos, capital city of Plateau State in North-Central Nigeria.

Tuesdays: During July the Tuesday group toured the south west of England, visiting the Scilly Isles before returning north to finish the month at our club base at Gloucester.

Wednesdays: During July the Wednesday group concluded their Scandinavian tour, working their way south from the south east of Norway, through Sweden and Denmark and into northern Germany. They then teleported across to New Zealand's South Island, finishing the month with a scenic hop from Manapouri to Invercargill at the tip of South Island.

Thursdays:The Thursday sessions at Gloucester are continuing,1830z (1930 local). The sessions are on JoinFS and Teamspeak, and are a great way to brush up on your circuit flying and overhead join skills, without the added pressures that flying on Vatsim can add. 'Pseudo' ATC is often provided on teamspeak to practice your phraseology.

Fridays: During July the Friday Rotary Club continued their Greek tour, island hopping their way across the Aegean Sea back to the Greek mainland, finishing the month at Alexandria in central Macedonia, site of the world-renowned ancient Greek metropolis, founded by Alexander the Great.

Saturdays:Nothing scheduled.

Sundays:Nothing scheduled

Training

In case you hadn't heard, Max has setup a training session to enable members to practice and learn the various ways of entering the circuit. Alternate weeks are with and without ATC at EGBJ, on JoinFS. Assistance will be given, where needed. The detail flown also provides the opportunity to cope with other traffic. So that you don't get bored (ha!) and can experience other traffic, each detail also includes 1 T&G. This is informal training. Come and join us. See Max's post 'Circuits etc.'\Pilot training.. on the forum.

We normally offer two flight training courses: - a basic "get you flying" course and a comprehensive General Flying Course, which is modelled closely on the real world Private Pilots Licence course. However, one-to-one training availability is currently limited, so we are running "new pilot help flights" on Wednesday lunchtime These flights are relaxed, fun and informative. Join in on TeamSpeak. Other informal training on specific topics can also be arranged. Just post a request on the forum.

We can also run Radio Telephony courses, again modelled on real world practice.

Click on the Training menu tab on the Menu Bar for full details. We are looking for Assistant Flying Instructors

Scenes from Our Flights

Some of the spectacular views available when flying light aircraft, whether real world, or in a simulation. They reinforce our enthusiasm for this hobby.

May 2026

Heat haze CFI Monthly challenge Arundel Castle

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All About the Club

If you would like to know more about what we do, please browse this site at your leisure. A summary of what we do and why can be found on this page.