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Source Of
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Every day, there
are pilot shortages throughout the world. Sickness, vacation,
family emergencies, strikes, and many other unforeseen events
force airlines to delay flights, and worse yet cancel them.
This is where AirSource steps in and keeps the planes flying.
We are a strong union of virtual pilots traveling throughout
the world with one goal in mind; Complete the flight in a
timely manner with safety first.
Hundreds of airlines have
contracts with AirSource because they know we can "take
off" where they left off. But it's not all business here,
we are here to have fun along the way!
From flying low
and slow using your own personal virtual flying time, to flying across oceans
and even around the world; AirSource has a flight that fits your needs! Read on
to learn more about the most diverse and exciting virtual flying community on
the net, AirSource!
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Complete
Automation |
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The AirSource
website represents our community. We strive to bring you an
easy to use environment so you may progress efficiently and
happily. This virtual pilot union uses effective tools to
communicate and complete day to day activities. One example is
our automated database. This is a real-time system that takes
your data and organizes it in an easy to read format. Our
database accepts your flight data, immediately calculates your
total flight time and distributes the correct amount of
virtual money to your account. We have an extensive list of
statistics pages that are updated every time you open the
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Backwards Compatibility |
Since
AirSource does not exclusively use their own fleet of
aircraft, our members have their choice of simulation media.
AirSource utilizes Microsoft Flight Simulator© series, Lockheed Martin Prepar3D©, Laminar Research X-Plane©, but our Pilots can use most any
flight simulator to fly scheduled airline
flights. Additionally, any add on aircraft can
be downloaded and used in conjunction with your favorite
simulator from popular aviation simulation websites such as AVSIM.
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About Virtual
Airlines |
What is a "Virtual
Airline"?
A
Virtual Airline is a fictional rendition of a real-world
Airline. There are also Virtual Airlines on the Internet
that do not model themselves after any real world Airline,
and use a unique name. The term “VA” is used for
short. All VA’s offer multiple Aircraft for their
members to download, usually matching the scheme of the
Airline. The aircraft they offer are normally in one
format, such as Prepar3D©, or X-Plane© Simulators. Therefore, it
would be required for any member of a VA to own a copy of
the simulator supported.
The
purpose of VA’s is for their members to be part of a
community with the same interest…Flying! Some advantages
of VA’s include: (1) Small technical issues can be
solved via the VA’s forums and E-mail from staff. (2)
Tracking of flight hours and recognition. (3) An overall
sense of community involvement. (4) Challenge above and
beyond the scope of the simulator itself.
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Is AirSource a Virtual Airline?
Using
the types of VA’s explained above, AirSource is a little
of both, and more. That is, we simulate flying for the
real world Airlines; yet have a unique company name to be
referred as. This means our Pilots may simulate flying for
a great number of real-world Airlines all under one roof.
Members consider the Company of AirSource as a Union
of Virtual Aviation Pilots (Hence the name
"Virtual Pilot Union").
Additionally,
the Aircraft that you may use are not limited to one
Flight Simulator. This gives us the ability to support any
Flight Simulator available on a computer, no matter the
computer type. You’re not limited to one type of livery
or paint scheme either. Including all of the simulator platforms available; Flight Simulator, Prepar3D and X-Plane, there are literally THOUSANDS of different
aircraft to download for use while flying for AirSource. Now that is CHOICE!
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Active
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AirSource pilots using Microsoft Flight Simulator© series (select versions), Lockheed Martin Prepar3D©, and Laminar Research X-Plane© can perform their flights with verified
flight hours. The Active AirSource program runs during
your flight and communicates with the AirSource website
LIVE to
record your flight time and current action. ACARS
(Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System)
is the future of virtual flying. See
an example of pilots flying here.
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AirSource Virtual Pilot Union
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Do you like what you see? It costs nothing to join! Click
here.
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