Canadian Virtual Airlines FAQ
Q: How long do I have to wait to fly my first flight? How Q: Is there a limit on how many hours I can file each day
do I get a flight assigned to me? or week?
A: First flight? No problem, at CVA you choose your own A: Pilots may log 15 hours in a 24 hour period, unless there is
flights. When and where you want to fly! a special event or marathon charter. However members can
Pick a route, and the assigned aircraft for the route, and away only log the equivalent of a full work week (40 hours) in a 7
you go. Remember, members must fly routes/aircraft equal or day period.
less than their current rank allows. Members must fly regional Q: I fly online with friends and other VA’s, can I log those
routes until they have surpassed 50 hours. hours?
Q: How do pilot rankings work and what planes can I fly A: Yes, if it’s an approved CVA flight. Approved flights include:
when? scheduled CVA flights (that you are eligible for), Multi Flights,
A: As a new pilot with CVA, you will start as a Flight Officer. and Testing/Training flights. No exceptions.
You will work your way through the regional schedule until you Q: I would like to become member of the CVA and I am
have acquired 50 hours. The ranking is based in hours flown wondering if you accept the transfer of hours from other
in other words, experience. Virtual Airline?
A: There are provisions for your Hub Captain to grant you up
to a maximum of 50 hours credit for hours logged at a previ-
Rank Hours Aircraft ous Virtual Airline. Provide your Hub Captain with your
Flight Officer (Regional) <10 Class 1 previous VA’s web address. Once the hours have been verified
Sr. Flight Officer (Regional) 10 - 25 Class 1 they should appear in your logbook.
2nd Officer (Regional) 25 - 50 Class 1 & 2 Q: I want to fly online and join in on the multi-flights, how
1st Officer 50 - 70 Class 2 & 3 do I do it?
Captain 70 - 100 Class 2 & 3 A: You have several options. You can check the forum’s
Sr. Captain 100 - 175 Class 4 “Arrival & Departures” category, or head directly to the Multi
ATP 176 - 350 All Flight page at the CVA website and check out this week’s
Master ATP 350 - All event. To join in on the fun, you will need to register with
Aircraft Designation VATSIM and download and install several programs. VATSIM
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 provides real time ATC control over the internet through a
(Turboprop) (Jetliner) (Transborder) program called Squawkbox. This allows pilots to fly online in
Baron CRJ-200 A320 real time with other pilots and receive real time ATC control.
DH8-300 F100 B737-700 VATSIM allows for the most realistic experience in flight
King Air Learjet B737-400 simulation allowing you to see other pilots and aircraft online
PC12 and also allowing you to receive real time ATC over the
internet through voice and/or text. If you are interested in
Class 4 Class 5 Cargo participating with online flying with VATSIM we encourage you
(Transoceanic) (Transglobal) C208 to join us for our during our Wednesday night multi-flight.
A330-300 B747-400 C130 Check out the VATSIM FAQ at http://users.adelphia.net/
B767-300 A340-300 B727 ~jbartosh02/vat_faq.htm or the Pilot’s Resource Center at
B777-200 MD11 http://www.vatsim.net/prc/login/index.php for more details. If
you’re still looking for help, contact your Hub Captain. See the
Q: When will my hours be processed by my hub captain? links on the CVA front page for more details. Also note that
A: Immediately. As soon as you hit the submit button, the during multi-flight’s, members can fly any aircraft (even if they
work is done and your filed hours will appear in your logbook. are not type-rated for that particular aircraft).
Q: How do you stop pilots from filing any amount of Q: Can I fly with CVA even though I don’t want to fly
hours, or catch errors made in the PIREP process? online?
A: At CVA we are a trusting and mature group of people, we A: Absolutely. You don’t have to be connected to the internet in
hope that all of our new members are too. However, we know a multiplayer online session in order to participate with CVA.
that mistakes are made. If you’ve filed an incorrect report, It’s a lot more fun if you can join the online network, but it’s not
contact your Hub Captain. At CVA, we trust our members to a necessity.
file accurate Pireps. If you choose to inflate your hours, so be Q: How do I get my “Silver” and “Gold Wings”?
it. The only person being fooled is yourself. CVA hub manag- A: Complete and pass the Academy Quiz, and the Silver
ers do examine members records, and have the right and Wings are yours. With regard to Gold Wings, there are no
ability to delete erroneous filed hours. strict criteria for “earning” them. They are awarded by the
Q: Am I allowed to increase the simulation rate (2x or 4x) management of CVA periodically to those members who have
while flying? If so, how does that affect my total hours made a significant contribution to CVA. CVA will introduce
that I will file in my PIREP? more rewards and honours through 2005. Stay tuned.
A: Yes, you may increase the simulation rate, BUT we suggest Q: I have a question that hasn’t been addressed here?
that it is done on VERY long haul flights only (while you are A: Please drop by the fourm and post your question there -
flying over the ocean, or an area with little traffic) and have one of our members or managers will answer your questions
approval from ATC (if flying online). When you file your Pirep there.
you must file the actual time it took to fly the route, from
engine start to shut down. For example, if 4x simulation rate Take the time to view the Welcome to CVA PDF docu-
was used on a flight from Vancouver to Honolulu, thereby ment available from the INFO page of the CVA website
reducing the flight time from 5 to 2 hours, you must file your for rules, regulations & a step by step guide to CVA.
PIREP as 2 hours.