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Flight Simulation in Light Aircraft

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

The CIX VFR CLUB 2025 SURVEY reports will be available on the forum later this month. 38 members submitted returns.

VATSIM's Code of Conduct was updated in October 2024. They require we read and inwardly digest.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has officially launched, bringing significant updates. The new release focuses on enhanced realism, including improved weather dynamics, more detailed terrain, and additional tools for exploring the world visually. It's fair to say it's had some teething issues, so we look forward to seeing those ironed out! If you've had a chance to try it, we'd love to hear your thoughts!

If you are flying in the USA/Canada, make sure you are aware of VATUSA's trialing of real world Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF). See VATSIM's official announcement and there's a link to a video in The Friday Rotary club thread on the forum.

The Members Online map that shows club members currently flying/controlling (linked further down the homepage), has been updated and fixed. If you find any issues with it, please report details in the forum.

CEO.

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.

April's Event

The April Star event was a challenge, regardless of which aircraft you chose to fly. Excellent practice in flight planning, especially fuel management. With most GA aircraft, you would have had a difficult time without 'leaning-off' your fuel during the flights.

Thanks Dave, look forward to your next one.

CEO

May's Event

Jon Taysum has prepared a 'mayhem' centered on EGNX East Midlands. It will be challenging (the Mayhems always are, with conflicting traffic). Please read the brief and supplementary documentation. Do join us, enjoy and extend your flying skills.

Thanks Jon, looking foreward to this one.

Activities Updates

Hover the mouse over the day to see the details.

Mondays: The group have left Namibia and have entered Angola, enjoying a mix of altitude flying and more mountains

Tuesdays: Having meandered down the western seaboard to Bristol, then Shoreham and Cambridge, north?

Wednesdays: The group have continued on a sinuous southerly route through Peru, including a (flying) visit to Machu Pichu. A lot of high altitude mountain flying.

Thursdays:We move onto Dead Side Overhead Joins.

Fridays: The group are now engaged in rescue missions in Mexico.

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.

April 2025

South coast evening sunset

Airfield Updates

Neville Munro's Airfield datasheets:

Members Online

Whos Flying

Click on the icon above to see which of our club members are online now

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.