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VIRTUAL SKY IS THE OFFICIAL

PUBLICATION OF IVAO

inspireReality Meets Fiction 18

freeware

tips

TribuneConvention Report

INSIGHTof IVAO

TrainingYour own Ground School

Issue 01

JANUARY 2008

MAGAZINE FOR THE ONLINE FLIGHT SIMULATION COMMUNITY

When I was still very young flying was my everlasting

dream For me there was only one option becoming an

airline pilot For many years I was possessed with the

famous flying-virus and flying was all I could think off It

was also my main occupation But all this time I was

craving for the ability to fly to learn how to fly an aircraft

A few years later at the age of 9 my parents bought us a

Macintosh with FS 40 on it preinstalled I was in heaven

Blue was the sea green was land and grey the runway

There wasnt much eye candy nor great realism but I

didnrsquot care using my mouse I could finally take my

airplane airborne 2 years later flightsim 95 was released (I

skipped 50) but only for Windows it made me buy my

Pentium I 133 MHz now I could fly a big Boeing jet

Around this time I discovered the internet and I was able

to get tons of information to know everything what I

wanted to know all of my many questions got answered

After a few months I ran on a link it was SATCO It

talked about a virtual network of pilots and controllers

while seeing each other and talking (typing) to them In this

time being this young this was the most revolutionary in

Flight Sim development ever I even remember my first

flight On FS98 I flew the Beech 200 from Chicago Meigs

to Detroit with only few people connected but for sure in

the beginning it grew exponentially

Not much later IVAO was founded It used the same

software and but with other ideas than Satco (which was

soon after renamed to Vatsim) I instantly made myself a

member and started flying IVAO much more

While FS4 and FS95 taught me the basics of flying

instruments and procedures with FS98 and IVAO I

learned the other part Communication rules of flight

making a flightplan using airways obliged to use

instrument approacheshellip As IVAO grew so did the

realism when voice became available but with a real boom

when IVAP and IVAC was released This made a realistic

experience even more lsquoas real as it getsrsquo And I donrsquot use

this term without a reason

Maarten Oosters a Belgian airliner pilot started

his simulation career at the age of 10 with FS40

A few years after starting to fly on IVAO at age

of 14 he commenced his glider course

At the age of 21 he successfully graduated from

a professional flightschool in Madrid Spain Very

soon after his career was brought to life as a

First Officer on the Airbus A320 for a Belgian

airline while continuing to fly on IVAO

INSPIRE

Story of a Pilotby Maarten Oosters

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

TRAINING SECTION

IVAP amp COMMON ERRORS

OCEANIC OPERATIONS

IVAO TRIBUNE

MALTA VIRTUAL AIRSHOW

INTERNATIONAL FSWEEKEND

THE FAMA FAIR IN BULLE

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

DIETER SALZL

FREEWARE ZONE18 FREEWARE

UNDER REVIEW

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

P6

P4

P21

P19

P26

P10

P12

P24

CONTENTS

P06

Vybhava Srinivasan IVAO Public Relations Director

editorivaoaero

Welcome and Happy New Year

I am really excited to pen this page not just because this is the first issue of this magazine but because we at International Virtual Aviation Organisation IVAO have a stimulating medium through which we can reach out to the flight simulation community and shower the community with some of the best of the information on virtual flying controlling

At the outset I would like to thank all the avid contributors for their articles and of course my colleagues in IVAO who have guided us throughout the birth of this magazine

Coming to the essence of the first issue you will run into articles that will help kick start your career in virtual flying and controlling We have peppered it with some mind blowing training material created by some of our most experienced virtual pilots controllers You will also find interesting stories on IVAOrsquos participation in recent fairs events etc and you could read on to know more about this virtual land of flyingcontrolling

Your views and ideas on the new magazine are most welcome You can mail us at editorivaoaero on what got you hooked on and what needs more spice

We also welcome contributions of articles from our readers If you have any ideas or articles what are you waiting for We are more than eager to include quality submissions in this magazine

We are confident that you will all find it interesting and inspiring So sit back and enjoy the first issue

A big warm welcome to the virtual but real world of Flying

See you again in April 2008

Vybhava Srinivasan

Chief Editor

IVAO Virtual Sky January 2008

Editorial

Publisher International Virtual Aviation Organisation

Chief Editor Vybhava Srinivasan

Assistant Editor Yigit Yildrim

Layout and Design Yigit Yildrim

Website wwwivaoaeropublrelat

General Mail editorivaoaero

Cover Screenshot Alberto Curieses

Logo Design Robert Gottwald

D i s c l a i m e r Any in format ion suggestions or illustrations published in this magazine are exclusively for use with computer flight simulation

All views expressed in this magazine are the views of the respective authors

The publisher does not accept any responsibility for those views

Copyright$

None of the informat ion in th is magazine may be reproduced in any form without prior permission from the publisher

3

VIRTUAL SKY IS THE OFFICIAL

PUBLICATION OF IVAO

JANUARY 2008

inspireReality Meets Fiction

18freeware

tips

TribuneConvention Report

INSIGHTof IVAO

TrainingYour own Ground School

Issue 01

MAGAZINE FOR THE ONLINE FLIGHT SIMULATION COMMUNITY

When I was still very young flying was my everlasting

dream For me there was only one option becoming an

airline pilot For many years I was possessed with the

famous ldquoflying-virusrdquo and flying was all I could think of It

was also my main occupation But all this time I was

craving for the ability to learn how to fly an aircraft A few

years later at the age of 9 my parents bought us a

Macintosh with FS 40 pre-installed I was in heaven blue

was the sea green was the land and grey was the runway

There wasnt much eye candy nor great realism but I

didnrsquot care using my mouse I could finally take my

airplane airborne Two years later flightsim 95 was

released (I skipped 50) but only for Windows It made me

buy a Pentium I 133 MHz and now I could fly a big Boeing

jet Around this time I discovered the internet and I was

able to get tons of information to know everything that I

wanted to know all of my many questions got answered

After a few months I ran into a link for SATCO It talked

about a virtual network of pilots and controllers with the

ability to see each other while talking (typing) them At that

time this was the most revolutionary Flightsim

development ever I even remember my first flight on FS98

I flew the Beech 200 from Chicago Meigs to Detroit with

only few people connected but it was the beginning and it

grew exponentially

Not much later IVAO was founded It used the same

software but with different ideas than SATCO (which was

soon after renamed VATSIM) I instantly became a

member and started flying much more on IVAO

While FS4 and FS95 taught me the basics of flying

with instruments and procedures with FS98 and IVAO I

learned the other part Communication rules of flight

making a flightplan using airways using instrument

approaches etc As IVAO grew so did the realism but with

a real boom when IVAP and IVAC was released This

made Flight Simulation experience even more lsquoas real as it

getsrsquo So I donrsquot use this term without a reason

Maarten Oosters a Belgian airliner pilot started

his simulation career at the age of 10 with FS40

A few years after starting to fly on IVAO at age

14 he commenced his glider course

At the age of 21 he successfully graduated from

a professional flight school in Madrid Spain

Very soon after his career was brought to life as

a First Officer on the Airbus A320 for a Belgian

airline while continuing to fly on IVAO

INSPIRE

Story of a Pilotby Maarten Oosters

4

Having all the experience from Flightsim

and IVAO in my suitcase I left for a professional

pilot school in Spain I started the theory and

practical course simultaneously and it made me

realize how much IVAO helped me in my

training I have answered many theory questions

just by thinking what would I do in flightsim in

the same situation Just for examples the

different speeds IAS TAS GS and Mach

numbers why are these so different When you

change the QNH on your altimeter What does

your readout do Situational awareness helped

me a great deal The interpretation of different

navigation instruments (no moving map) to

know exactly where you are and where to go

Instrument Approach Plates also looked very

familiar Communicating over the frequency was

taught to me in IVAO so I just needed to study

some details The same goes for setting up a

flightplan Did you know that the IVAO

flightplan is an ICAO international flightplan as

used in real life Apart from some details which

are not applicable in Flightsim this was another

thing explained to me before I entered flight

school

During my training flights interpretation of

the flight instruments was easier ever They are

exactly the same as in flightsim I could now

concentrate and focus more on flying itself

which again was due to my past experience on

the computer You now know how much and

how to correct your plane and how much input

you have to give to your flight controls in

different situations how much power you need

Although flightsim is very realistic flying and

with this I mean actually controlling the aircraft

is still much different in real life because of the

weather and its influence on the plane (airframe

icing carburetor icing fuel too cold turbulence

in clouds etc) Hopefully programmers have real

life experience and will fix and expand upon this

in future versions of flightsim

As a matter of fact in most situations in

normal operation once you know how to fly the

real thing itrsquos far easier to control a real plane

You and your plane are one you feel everything

you correct it before itrsquos visible on your

instruments because you feel it you donrsquot need a

mouse to control everything and you have a

wider real view in 3D allowing you to better

visualize distances

As the training got more advanced I started

the MCC (Multi Crew Course) where I learn

how to work together in a cockpit in normal

operation and with presented (sometimes major)

problems As you can imagine this was done in a

simulator (Beech 200 then the A320 Level D)

The Beech 200 had a 180deg view with a full real

cockpit but without motion This canceled out

the visual problem as everything was presented in

3D The A320 had the same it had a full motion

system solving the problem of lsquobeing therersquo as

you felt every vibration and shift of your

airplane In these two courses I was lucky to be

accompanied by my very experienced friend and

also a long proud member of IVAO Lenny

Zaman sharing the same great experience on

flightsim The Beech 200 taught us how to work

together as a team which was totally new and

progressed very well A two-pilot cockpit was one

of the few things that were difficult to simulate in

flightsim but with the new feature of FSX and

some great addon planes to share the cockpit I

hope this will be a standard in flight simulation I

figure that most pilots flying on IVAO want an

experience as realistic as possible When

developers know that Irsquom sure wersquoll be flying

soon as ldquopilot flyingrdquo or ldquopilot non flyingrdquo

As we both used to flying the big jets the

A320 felt really comfortable (it even has a joystick

-sidestick to fly it with) In flightsim everybody is

used to doing everything by himself now itrsquos time

to share In normal operations this makes it even

easier than in flight simulator The pilot flying

doesnrsquot have to worry about communications or

switching buttons as you just have to ask By this

time less focus was on flying but on handling

emergency problems and decision making

Thanks to FS and IVAO where flying became a

second nature we could concentrate more on

handling the problems with our airplane rather

than wasting time trying to control it

Lenny and I have seen and noticed that at

some stages of the training we had an advantage

over the other students who didnrsquot have all these

virtual experiences we were lucky to have We

entered flight school with a good lsquopre-flightrsquo

experience dare I say it was worth real flight

time learning new things and straightening up

all the details about the things we did know while

knowing what to expect

Thanks for reading

Maarten Oosters

INSPIRE

Before you all think flightsin and IVAO are the flight schools of the future while

it is an excellent aid I must clearly add that none of it is official so you need to check confirm and expand everything you learn in the virtual world before applying in the real one Maarten Oosters

ldquo

ldquo

5

IVAO President Alain Debrouwerrsquos Announcement to the Community

Friends

I want to announce that IVAO and Aerosoft will be partners in trying to bring online flying to even greater groups of sim pilots than ever before

Itrsquos close to ten years ago that Mathijs Kok from Aerosoftgave a presentation at a meeting of flight simmers and he held up a network cable and said that that was the future of flight simulation Time has proved thathes right

No matter if you fly close to the ground in bush aircraft or like to fly a 747 over continents using online Air Traffic Control adds a whole new layer of emersion to your flights

IVAO is one of the leading organizations in online aviation and everybody at

Aerosoft is happy to callus a partner intheir attempt to make flight simulation even more realistic

Aerosoft will benefit IVAO and together online events will be organized that will feature the Aerosoft products Participants of those events will have the chance to win Aerosoft downloads

IVAO will benefit from the financial support and also from the additional attention they will give to our organization but also to make sure that the IVAO member will get special prices in some products

I want to thank Winfried Diekmann Gustavo Hernandez and Ralph Henschen to make this possible

Thanks friends

FriendlyAlain

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

IVAO PARTNERS WITH AEROSOFT

Aerosoft is a leading software

publisher of Flight and Train

Simulation add-ons offering

more than twenty five new

products every year The

international awards bestowed

upon them stand as a testimony

to their high quality standards

of their products

The International Virtual Aviation Organisationrsquos (IVAO) Software Development Team is pleased to announce the Christmas release of its long awaited update of IVAO Virtual ATC Client (IVAC) the premier ATC Client for real-time virtual simulation of air traffic controlling

This update in addition to bugfixes offers a highly realistic controller working position (CWP) and an even more realistic simulation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems

For more information and to download this new update please visit httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

From all of us we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

IVAC UPDATE RELEASED

6

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

7

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

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Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

When I was still very young flying was my everlasting

dream For me there was only one option becoming an

airline pilot For many years I was possessed with the

famous flying-virus and flying was all I could think off It

was also my main occupation But all this time I was

craving for the ability to fly to learn how to fly an aircraft

A few years later at the age of 9 my parents bought us a

Macintosh with FS 40 on it preinstalled I was in heaven

Blue was the sea green was land and grey the runway

There wasnt much eye candy nor great realism but I

didnrsquot care using my mouse I could finally take my

airplane airborne 2 years later flightsim 95 was released (I

skipped 50) but only for Windows it made me buy my

Pentium I 133 MHz now I could fly a big Boeing jet

Around this time I discovered the internet and I was able

to get tons of information to know everything what I

wanted to know all of my many questions got answered

After a few months I ran on a link it was SATCO It

talked about a virtual network of pilots and controllers

while seeing each other and talking (typing) to them In this

time being this young this was the most revolutionary in

Flight Sim development ever I even remember my first

flight On FS98 I flew the Beech 200 from Chicago Meigs

to Detroit with only few people connected but for sure in

the beginning it grew exponentially

Not much later IVAO was founded It used the same

software and but with other ideas than Satco (which was

soon after renamed to Vatsim) I instantly made myself a

member and started flying IVAO much more

While FS4 and FS95 taught me the basics of flying

instruments and procedures with FS98 and IVAO I

learned the other part Communication rules of flight

making a flightplan using airways obliged to use

instrument approacheshellip As IVAO grew so did the

realism when voice became available but with a real boom

when IVAP and IVAC was released This made a realistic

experience even more lsquoas real as it getsrsquo And I donrsquot use

this term without a reason

Maarten Oosters a Belgian airliner pilot started

his simulation career at the age of 10 with FS40

A few years after starting to fly on IVAO at age

of 14 he commenced his glider course

At the age of 21 he successfully graduated from

a professional flightschool in Madrid Spain Very

soon after his career was brought to life as a

First Officer on the Airbus A320 for a Belgian

airline while continuing to fly on IVAO

INSPIRE

Story of a Pilotby Maarten Oosters

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

TRAINING SECTION

IVAP amp COMMON ERRORS

OCEANIC OPERATIONS

IVAO TRIBUNE

MALTA VIRTUAL AIRSHOW

INTERNATIONAL FSWEEKEND

THE FAMA FAIR IN BULLE

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

DIETER SALZL

FREEWARE ZONE18 FREEWARE

UNDER REVIEW

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

P6

P4

P21

P19

P26

P10

P12

P24

CONTENTS

P06

Vybhava Srinivasan IVAO Public Relations Director

editorivaoaero

Welcome and Happy New Year

I am really excited to pen this page not just because this is the first issue of this magazine but because we at International Virtual Aviation Organisation IVAO have a stimulating medium through which we can reach out to the flight simulation community and shower the community with some of the best of the information on virtual flying controlling

At the outset I would like to thank all the avid contributors for their articles and of course my colleagues in IVAO who have guided us throughout the birth of this magazine

Coming to the essence of the first issue you will run into articles that will help kick start your career in virtual flying and controlling We have peppered it with some mind blowing training material created by some of our most experienced virtual pilots controllers You will also find interesting stories on IVAOrsquos participation in recent fairs events etc and you could read on to know more about this virtual land of flyingcontrolling

Your views and ideas on the new magazine are most welcome You can mail us at editorivaoaero on what got you hooked on and what needs more spice

We also welcome contributions of articles from our readers If you have any ideas or articles what are you waiting for We are more than eager to include quality submissions in this magazine

We are confident that you will all find it interesting and inspiring So sit back and enjoy the first issue

A big warm welcome to the virtual but real world of Flying

See you again in April 2008

Vybhava Srinivasan

Chief Editor

IVAO Virtual Sky January 2008

Editorial

Publisher International Virtual Aviation Organisation

Chief Editor Vybhava Srinivasan

Assistant Editor Yigit Yildrim

Layout and Design Yigit Yildrim

Website wwwivaoaeropublrelat

General Mail editorivaoaero

Cover Screenshot Alberto Curieses

Logo Design Robert Gottwald

D i s c l a i m e r Any in format ion suggestions or illustrations published in this magazine are exclusively for use with computer flight simulation

All views expressed in this magazine are the views of the respective authors

The publisher does not accept any responsibility for those views

Copyright$

None of the informat ion in th is magazine may be reproduced in any form without prior permission from the publisher

3

VIRTUAL SKY IS THE OFFICIAL

PUBLICATION OF IVAO

JANUARY 2008

inspireReality Meets Fiction

18freeware

tips

TribuneConvention Report

INSIGHTof IVAO

TrainingYour own Ground School

Issue 01

MAGAZINE FOR THE ONLINE FLIGHT SIMULATION COMMUNITY

When I was still very young flying was my everlasting

dream For me there was only one option becoming an

airline pilot For many years I was possessed with the

famous ldquoflying-virusrdquo and flying was all I could think of It

was also my main occupation But all this time I was

craving for the ability to learn how to fly an aircraft A few

years later at the age of 9 my parents bought us a

Macintosh with FS 40 pre-installed I was in heaven blue

was the sea green was the land and grey was the runway

There wasnt much eye candy nor great realism but I

didnrsquot care using my mouse I could finally take my

airplane airborne Two years later flightsim 95 was

released (I skipped 50) but only for Windows It made me

buy a Pentium I 133 MHz and now I could fly a big Boeing

jet Around this time I discovered the internet and I was

able to get tons of information to know everything that I

wanted to know all of my many questions got answered

After a few months I ran into a link for SATCO It talked

about a virtual network of pilots and controllers with the

ability to see each other while talking (typing) them At that

time this was the most revolutionary Flightsim

development ever I even remember my first flight on FS98

I flew the Beech 200 from Chicago Meigs to Detroit with

only few people connected but it was the beginning and it

grew exponentially

Not much later IVAO was founded It used the same

software but with different ideas than SATCO (which was

soon after renamed VATSIM) I instantly became a

member and started flying much more on IVAO

While FS4 and FS95 taught me the basics of flying

with instruments and procedures with FS98 and IVAO I

learned the other part Communication rules of flight

making a flightplan using airways using instrument

approaches etc As IVAO grew so did the realism but with

a real boom when IVAP and IVAC was released This

made Flight Simulation experience even more lsquoas real as it

getsrsquo So I donrsquot use this term without a reason

Maarten Oosters a Belgian airliner pilot started

his simulation career at the age of 10 with FS40

A few years after starting to fly on IVAO at age

14 he commenced his glider course

At the age of 21 he successfully graduated from

a professional flight school in Madrid Spain

Very soon after his career was brought to life as

a First Officer on the Airbus A320 for a Belgian

airline while continuing to fly on IVAO

INSPIRE

Story of a Pilotby Maarten Oosters

4

Having all the experience from Flightsim

and IVAO in my suitcase I left for a professional

pilot school in Spain I started the theory and

practical course simultaneously and it made me

realize how much IVAO helped me in my

training I have answered many theory questions

just by thinking what would I do in flightsim in

the same situation Just for examples the

different speeds IAS TAS GS and Mach

numbers why are these so different When you

change the QNH on your altimeter What does

your readout do Situational awareness helped

me a great deal The interpretation of different

navigation instruments (no moving map) to

know exactly where you are and where to go

Instrument Approach Plates also looked very

familiar Communicating over the frequency was

taught to me in IVAO so I just needed to study

some details The same goes for setting up a

flightplan Did you know that the IVAO

flightplan is an ICAO international flightplan as

used in real life Apart from some details which

are not applicable in Flightsim this was another

thing explained to me before I entered flight

school

During my training flights interpretation of

the flight instruments was easier ever They are

exactly the same as in flightsim I could now

concentrate and focus more on flying itself

which again was due to my past experience on

the computer You now know how much and

how to correct your plane and how much input

you have to give to your flight controls in

different situations how much power you need

Although flightsim is very realistic flying and

with this I mean actually controlling the aircraft

is still much different in real life because of the

weather and its influence on the plane (airframe

icing carburetor icing fuel too cold turbulence

in clouds etc) Hopefully programmers have real

life experience and will fix and expand upon this

in future versions of flightsim

As a matter of fact in most situations in

normal operation once you know how to fly the

real thing itrsquos far easier to control a real plane

You and your plane are one you feel everything

you correct it before itrsquos visible on your

instruments because you feel it you donrsquot need a

mouse to control everything and you have a

wider real view in 3D allowing you to better

visualize distances

As the training got more advanced I started

the MCC (Multi Crew Course) where I learn

how to work together in a cockpit in normal

operation and with presented (sometimes major)

problems As you can imagine this was done in a

simulator (Beech 200 then the A320 Level D)

The Beech 200 had a 180deg view with a full real

cockpit but without motion This canceled out

the visual problem as everything was presented in

3D The A320 had the same it had a full motion

system solving the problem of lsquobeing therersquo as

you felt every vibration and shift of your

airplane In these two courses I was lucky to be

accompanied by my very experienced friend and

also a long proud member of IVAO Lenny

Zaman sharing the same great experience on

flightsim The Beech 200 taught us how to work

together as a team which was totally new and

progressed very well A two-pilot cockpit was one

of the few things that were difficult to simulate in

flightsim but with the new feature of FSX and

some great addon planes to share the cockpit I

hope this will be a standard in flight simulation I

figure that most pilots flying on IVAO want an

experience as realistic as possible When

developers know that Irsquom sure wersquoll be flying

soon as ldquopilot flyingrdquo or ldquopilot non flyingrdquo

As we both used to flying the big jets the

A320 felt really comfortable (it even has a joystick

-sidestick to fly it with) In flightsim everybody is

used to doing everything by himself now itrsquos time

to share In normal operations this makes it even

easier than in flight simulator The pilot flying

doesnrsquot have to worry about communications or

switching buttons as you just have to ask By this

time less focus was on flying but on handling

emergency problems and decision making

Thanks to FS and IVAO where flying became a

second nature we could concentrate more on

handling the problems with our airplane rather

than wasting time trying to control it

Lenny and I have seen and noticed that at

some stages of the training we had an advantage

over the other students who didnrsquot have all these

virtual experiences we were lucky to have We

entered flight school with a good lsquopre-flightrsquo

experience dare I say it was worth real flight

time learning new things and straightening up

all the details about the things we did know while

knowing what to expect

Thanks for reading

Maarten Oosters

INSPIRE

Before you all think flightsin and IVAO are the flight schools of the future while

it is an excellent aid I must clearly add that none of it is official so you need to check confirm and expand everything you learn in the virtual world before applying in the real one Maarten Oosters

ldquo

ldquo

5

IVAO President Alain Debrouwerrsquos Announcement to the Community

Friends

I want to announce that IVAO and Aerosoft will be partners in trying to bring online flying to even greater groups of sim pilots than ever before

Itrsquos close to ten years ago that Mathijs Kok from Aerosoftgave a presentation at a meeting of flight simmers and he held up a network cable and said that that was the future of flight simulation Time has proved thathes right

No matter if you fly close to the ground in bush aircraft or like to fly a 747 over continents using online Air Traffic Control adds a whole new layer of emersion to your flights

IVAO is one of the leading organizations in online aviation and everybody at

Aerosoft is happy to callus a partner intheir attempt to make flight simulation even more realistic

Aerosoft will benefit IVAO and together online events will be organized that will feature the Aerosoft products Participants of those events will have the chance to win Aerosoft downloads

IVAO will benefit from the financial support and also from the additional attention they will give to our organization but also to make sure that the IVAO member will get special prices in some products

I want to thank Winfried Diekmann Gustavo Hernandez and Ralph Henschen to make this possible

Thanks friends

FriendlyAlain

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

IVAO PARTNERS WITH AEROSOFT

Aerosoft is a leading software

publisher of Flight and Train

Simulation add-ons offering

more than twenty five new

products every year The

international awards bestowed

upon them stand as a testimony

to their high quality standards

of their products

The International Virtual Aviation Organisationrsquos (IVAO) Software Development Team is pleased to announce the Christmas release of its long awaited update of IVAO Virtual ATC Client (IVAC) the premier ATC Client for real-time virtual simulation of air traffic controlling

This update in addition to bugfixes offers a highly realistic controller working position (CWP) and an even more realistic simulation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems

For more information and to download this new update please visit httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

From all of us we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

IVAC UPDATE RELEASED

6

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

7

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

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Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

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19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

Vybhava Srinivasan IVAO Public Relations Director

editorivaoaero

Welcome and Happy New Year

I am really excited to pen this page not just because this is the first issue of this magazine but because we at International Virtual Aviation Organisation IVAO have a stimulating medium through which we can reach out to the flight simulation community and shower the community with some of the best of the information on virtual flying controlling

At the outset I would like to thank all the avid contributors for their articles and of course my colleagues in IVAO who have guided us throughout the birth of this magazine

Coming to the essence of the first issue you will run into articles that will help kick start your career in virtual flying and controlling We have peppered it with some mind blowing training material created by some of our most experienced virtual pilots controllers You will also find interesting stories on IVAOrsquos participation in recent fairs events etc and you could read on to know more about this virtual land of flyingcontrolling

Your views and ideas on the new magazine are most welcome You can mail us at editorivaoaero on what got you hooked on and what needs more spice

We also welcome contributions of articles from our readers If you have any ideas or articles what are you waiting for We are more than eager to include quality submissions in this magazine

We are confident that you will all find it interesting and inspiring So sit back and enjoy the first issue

A big warm welcome to the virtual but real world of Flying

See you again in April 2008

Vybhava Srinivasan

Chief Editor

IVAO Virtual Sky January 2008

Editorial

Publisher International Virtual Aviation Organisation

Chief Editor Vybhava Srinivasan

Assistant Editor Yigit Yildrim

Layout and Design Yigit Yildrim

Website wwwivaoaeropublrelat

General Mail editorivaoaero

Cover Screenshot Alberto Curieses

Logo Design Robert Gottwald

D i s c l a i m e r Any in format ion suggestions or illustrations published in this magazine are exclusively for use with computer flight simulation

All views expressed in this magazine are the views of the respective authors

The publisher does not accept any responsibility for those views

Copyright$

None of the informat ion in th is magazine may be reproduced in any form without prior permission from the publisher

3

VIRTUAL SKY IS THE OFFICIAL

PUBLICATION OF IVAO

JANUARY 2008

inspireReality Meets Fiction

18freeware

tips

TribuneConvention Report

INSIGHTof IVAO

TrainingYour own Ground School

Issue 01

MAGAZINE FOR THE ONLINE FLIGHT SIMULATION COMMUNITY

When I was still very young flying was my everlasting

dream For me there was only one option becoming an

airline pilot For many years I was possessed with the

famous ldquoflying-virusrdquo and flying was all I could think of It

was also my main occupation But all this time I was

craving for the ability to learn how to fly an aircraft A few

years later at the age of 9 my parents bought us a

Macintosh with FS 40 pre-installed I was in heaven blue

was the sea green was the land and grey was the runway

There wasnt much eye candy nor great realism but I

didnrsquot care using my mouse I could finally take my

airplane airborne Two years later flightsim 95 was

released (I skipped 50) but only for Windows It made me

buy a Pentium I 133 MHz and now I could fly a big Boeing

jet Around this time I discovered the internet and I was

able to get tons of information to know everything that I

wanted to know all of my many questions got answered

After a few months I ran into a link for SATCO It talked

about a virtual network of pilots and controllers with the

ability to see each other while talking (typing) them At that

time this was the most revolutionary Flightsim

development ever I even remember my first flight on FS98

I flew the Beech 200 from Chicago Meigs to Detroit with

only few people connected but it was the beginning and it

grew exponentially

Not much later IVAO was founded It used the same

software but with different ideas than SATCO (which was

soon after renamed VATSIM) I instantly became a

member and started flying much more on IVAO

While FS4 and FS95 taught me the basics of flying

with instruments and procedures with FS98 and IVAO I

learned the other part Communication rules of flight

making a flightplan using airways using instrument

approaches etc As IVAO grew so did the realism but with

a real boom when IVAP and IVAC was released This

made Flight Simulation experience even more lsquoas real as it

getsrsquo So I donrsquot use this term without a reason

Maarten Oosters a Belgian airliner pilot started

his simulation career at the age of 10 with FS40

A few years after starting to fly on IVAO at age

14 he commenced his glider course

At the age of 21 he successfully graduated from

a professional flight school in Madrid Spain

Very soon after his career was brought to life as

a First Officer on the Airbus A320 for a Belgian

airline while continuing to fly on IVAO

INSPIRE

Story of a Pilotby Maarten Oosters

4

Having all the experience from Flightsim

and IVAO in my suitcase I left for a professional

pilot school in Spain I started the theory and

practical course simultaneously and it made me

realize how much IVAO helped me in my

training I have answered many theory questions

just by thinking what would I do in flightsim in

the same situation Just for examples the

different speeds IAS TAS GS and Mach

numbers why are these so different When you

change the QNH on your altimeter What does

your readout do Situational awareness helped

me a great deal The interpretation of different

navigation instruments (no moving map) to

know exactly where you are and where to go

Instrument Approach Plates also looked very

familiar Communicating over the frequency was

taught to me in IVAO so I just needed to study

some details The same goes for setting up a

flightplan Did you know that the IVAO

flightplan is an ICAO international flightplan as

used in real life Apart from some details which

are not applicable in Flightsim this was another

thing explained to me before I entered flight

school

During my training flights interpretation of

the flight instruments was easier ever They are

exactly the same as in flightsim I could now

concentrate and focus more on flying itself

which again was due to my past experience on

the computer You now know how much and

how to correct your plane and how much input

you have to give to your flight controls in

different situations how much power you need

Although flightsim is very realistic flying and

with this I mean actually controlling the aircraft

is still much different in real life because of the

weather and its influence on the plane (airframe

icing carburetor icing fuel too cold turbulence

in clouds etc) Hopefully programmers have real

life experience and will fix and expand upon this

in future versions of flightsim

As a matter of fact in most situations in

normal operation once you know how to fly the

real thing itrsquos far easier to control a real plane

You and your plane are one you feel everything

you correct it before itrsquos visible on your

instruments because you feel it you donrsquot need a

mouse to control everything and you have a

wider real view in 3D allowing you to better

visualize distances

As the training got more advanced I started

the MCC (Multi Crew Course) where I learn

how to work together in a cockpit in normal

operation and with presented (sometimes major)

problems As you can imagine this was done in a

simulator (Beech 200 then the A320 Level D)

The Beech 200 had a 180deg view with a full real

cockpit but without motion This canceled out

the visual problem as everything was presented in

3D The A320 had the same it had a full motion

system solving the problem of lsquobeing therersquo as

you felt every vibration and shift of your

airplane In these two courses I was lucky to be

accompanied by my very experienced friend and

also a long proud member of IVAO Lenny

Zaman sharing the same great experience on

flightsim The Beech 200 taught us how to work

together as a team which was totally new and

progressed very well A two-pilot cockpit was one

of the few things that were difficult to simulate in

flightsim but with the new feature of FSX and

some great addon planes to share the cockpit I

hope this will be a standard in flight simulation I

figure that most pilots flying on IVAO want an

experience as realistic as possible When

developers know that Irsquom sure wersquoll be flying

soon as ldquopilot flyingrdquo or ldquopilot non flyingrdquo

As we both used to flying the big jets the

A320 felt really comfortable (it even has a joystick

-sidestick to fly it with) In flightsim everybody is

used to doing everything by himself now itrsquos time

to share In normal operations this makes it even

easier than in flight simulator The pilot flying

doesnrsquot have to worry about communications or

switching buttons as you just have to ask By this

time less focus was on flying but on handling

emergency problems and decision making

Thanks to FS and IVAO where flying became a

second nature we could concentrate more on

handling the problems with our airplane rather

than wasting time trying to control it

Lenny and I have seen and noticed that at

some stages of the training we had an advantage

over the other students who didnrsquot have all these

virtual experiences we were lucky to have We

entered flight school with a good lsquopre-flightrsquo

experience dare I say it was worth real flight

time learning new things and straightening up

all the details about the things we did know while

knowing what to expect

Thanks for reading

Maarten Oosters

INSPIRE

Before you all think flightsin and IVAO are the flight schools of the future while

it is an excellent aid I must clearly add that none of it is official so you need to check confirm and expand everything you learn in the virtual world before applying in the real one Maarten Oosters

ldquo

ldquo

5

IVAO President Alain Debrouwerrsquos Announcement to the Community

Friends

I want to announce that IVAO and Aerosoft will be partners in trying to bring online flying to even greater groups of sim pilots than ever before

Itrsquos close to ten years ago that Mathijs Kok from Aerosoftgave a presentation at a meeting of flight simmers and he held up a network cable and said that that was the future of flight simulation Time has proved thathes right

No matter if you fly close to the ground in bush aircraft or like to fly a 747 over continents using online Air Traffic Control adds a whole new layer of emersion to your flights

IVAO is one of the leading organizations in online aviation and everybody at

Aerosoft is happy to callus a partner intheir attempt to make flight simulation even more realistic

Aerosoft will benefit IVAO and together online events will be organized that will feature the Aerosoft products Participants of those events will have the chance to win Aerosoft downloads

IVAO will benefit from the financial support and also from the additional attention they will give to our organization but also to make sure that the IVAO member will get special prices in some products

I want to thank Winfried Diekmann Gustavo Hernandez and Ralph Henschen to make this possible

Thanks friends

FriendlyAlain

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

IVAO PARTNERS WITH AEROSOFT

Aerosoft is a leading software

publisher of Flight and Train

Simulation add-ons offering

more than twenty five new

products every year The

international awards bestowed

upon them stand as a testimony

to their high quality standards

of their products

The International Virtual Aviation Organisationrsquos (IVAO) Software Development Team is pleased to announce the Christmas release of its long awaited update of IVAO Virtual ATC Client (IVAC) the premier ATC Client for real-time virtual simulation of air traffic controlling

This update in addition to bugfixes offers a highly realistic controller working position (CWP) and an even more realistic simulation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems

For more information and to download this new update please visit httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

From all of us we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

IVAC UPDATE RELEASED

6

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

7

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

When I was still very young flying was my everlasting

dream For me there was only one option becoming an

airline pilot For many years I was possessed with the

famous ldquoflying-virusrdquo and flying was all I could think of It

was also my main occupation But all this time I was

craving for the ability to learn how to fly an aircraft A few

years later at the age of 9 my parents bought us a

Macintosh with FS 40 pre-installed I was in heaven blue

was the sea green was the land and grey was the runway

There wasnt much eye candy nor great realism but I

didnrsquot care using my mouse I could finally take my

airplane airborne Two years later flightsim 95 was

released (I skipped 50) but only for Windows It made me

buy a Pentium I 133 MHz and now I could fly a big Boeing

jet Around this time I discovered the internet and I was

able to get tons of information to know everything that I

wanted to know all of my many questions got answered

After a few months I ran into a link for SATCO It talked

about a virtual network of pilots and controllers with the

ability to see each other while talking (typing) them At that

time this was the most revolutionary Flightsim

development ever I even remember my first flight on FS98

I flew the Beech 200 from Chicago Meigs to Detroit with

only few people connected but it was the beginning and it

grew exponentially

Not much later IVAO was founded It used the same

software but with different ideas than SATCO (which was

soon after renamed VATSIM) I instantly became a

member and started flying much more on IVAO

While FS4 and FS95 taught me the basics of flying

with instruments and procedures with FS98 and IVAO I

learned the other part Communication rules of flight

making a flightplan using airways using instrument

approaches etc As IVAO grew so did the realism but with

a real boom when IVAP and IVAC was released This

made Flight Simulation experience even more lsquoas real as it

getsrsquo So I donrsquot use this term without a reason

Maarten Oosters a Belgian airliner pilot started

his simulation career at the age of 10 with FS40

A few years after starting to fly on IVAO at age

14 he commenced his glider course

At the age of 21 he successfully graduated from

a professional flight school in Madrid Spain

Very soon after his career was brought to life as

a First Officer on the Airbus A320 for a Belgian

airline while continuing to fly on IVAO

INSPIRE

Story of a Pilotby Maarten Oosters

4

Having all the experience from Flightsim

and IVAO in my suitcase I left for a professional

pilot school in Spain I started the theory and

practical course simultaneously and it made me

realize how much IVAO helped me in my

training I have answered many theory questions

just by thinking what would I do in flightsim in

the same situation Just for examples the

different speeds IAS TAS GS and Mach

numbers why are these so different When you

change the QNH on your altimeter What does

your readout do Situational awareness helped

me a great deal The interpretation of different

navigation instruments (no moving map) to

know exactly where you are and where to go

Instrument Approach Plates also looked very

familiar Communicating over the frequency was

taught to me in IVAO so I just needed to study

some details The same goes for setting up a

flightplan Did you know that the IVAO

flightplan is an ICAO international flightplan as

used in real life Apart from some details which

are not applicable in Flightsim this was another

thing explained to me before I entered flight

school

During my training flights interpretation of

the flight instruments was easier ever They are

exactly the same as in flightsim I could now

concentrate and focus more on flying itself

which again was due to my past experience on

the computer You now know how much and

how to correct your plane and how much input

you have to give to your flight controls in

different situations how much power you need

Although flightsim is very realistic flying and

with this I mean actually controlling the aircraft

is still much different in real life because of the

weather and its influence on the plane (airframe

icing carburetor icing fuel too cold turbulence

in clouds etc) Hopefully programmers have real

life experience and will fix and expand upon this

in future versions of flightsim

As a matter of fact in most situations in

normal operation once you know how to fly the

real thing itrsquos far easier to control a real plane

You and your plane are one you feel everything

you correct it before itrsquos visible on your

instruments because you feel it you donrsquot need a

mouse to control everything and you have a

wider real view in 3D allowing you to better

visualize distances

As the training got more advanced I started

the MCC (Multi Crew Course) where I learn

how to work together in a cockpit in normal

operation and with presented (sometimes major)

problems As you can imagine this was done in a

simulator (Beech 200 then the A320 Level D)

The Beech 200 had a 180deg view with a full real

cockpit but without motion This canceled out

the visual problem as everything was presented in

3D The A320 had the same it had a full motion

system solving the problem of lsquobeing therersquo as

you felt every vibration and shift of your

airplane In these two courses I was lucky to be

accompanied by my very experienced friend and

also a long proud member of IVAO Lenny

Zaman sharing the same great experience on

flightsim The Beech 200 taught us how to work

together as a team which was totally new and

progressed very well A two-pilot cockpit was one

of the few things that were difficult to simulate in

flightsim but with the new feature of FSX and

some great addon planes to share the cockpit I

hope this will be a standard in flight simulation I

figure that most pilots flying on IVAO want an

experience as realistic as possible When

developers know that Irsquom sure wersquoll be flying

soon as ldquopilot flyingrdquo or ldquopilot non flyingrdquo

As we both used to flying the big jets the

A320 felt really comfortable (it even has a joystick

-sidestick to fly it with) In flightsim everybody is

used to doing everything by himself now itrsquos time

to share In normal operations this makes it even

easier than in flight simulator The pilot flying

doesnrsquot have to worry about communications or

switching buttons as you just have to ask By this

time less focus was on flying but on handling

emergency problems and decision making

Thanks to FS and IVAO where flying became a

second nature we could concentrate more on

handling the problems with our airplane rather

than wasting time trying to control it

Lenny and I have seen and noticed that at

some stages of the training we had an advantage

over the other students who didnrsquot have all these

virtual experiences we were lucky to have We

entered flight school with a good lsquopre-flightrsquo

experience dare I say it was worth real flight

time learning new things and straightening up

all the details about the things we did know while

knowing what to expect

Thanks for reading

Maarten Oosters

INSPIRE

Before you all think flightsin and IVAO are the flight schools of the future while

it is an excellent aid I must clearly add that none of it is official so you need to check confirm and expand everything you learn in the virtual world before applying in the real one Maarten Oosters

ldquo

ldquo

5

IVAO President Alain Debrouwerrsquos Announcement to the Community

Friends

I want to announce that IVAO and Aerosoft will be partners in trying to bring online flying to even greater groups of sim pilots than ever before

Itrsquos close to ten years ago that Mathijs Kok from Aerosoftgave a presentation at a meeting of flight simmers and he held up a network cable and said that that was the future of flight simulation Time has proved thathes right

No matter if you fly close to the ground in bush aircraft or like to fly a 747 over continents using online Air Traffic Control adds a whole new layer of emersion to your flights

IVAO is one of the leading organizations in online aviation and everybody at

Aerosoft is happy to callus a partner intheir attempt to make flight simulation even more realistic

Aerosoft will benefit IVAO and together online events will be organized that will feature the Aerosoft products Participants of those events will have the chance to win Aerosoft downloads

IVAO will benefit from the financial support and also from the additional attention they will give to our organization but also to make sure that the IVAO member will get special prices in some products

I want to thank Winfried Diekmann Gustavo Hernandez and Ralph Henschen to make this possible

Thanks friends

FriendlyAlain

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

IVAO PARTNERS WITH AEROSOFT

Aerosoft is a leading software

publisher of Flight and Train

Simulation add-ons offering

more than twenty five new

products every year The

international awards bestowed

upon them stand as a testimony

to their high quality standards

of their products

The International Virtual Aviation Organisationrsquos (IVAO) Software Development Team is pleased to announce the Christmas release of its long awaited update of IVAO Virtual ATC Client (IVAC) the premier ATC Client for real-time virtual simulation of air traffic controlling

This update in addition to bugfixes offers a highly realistic controller working position (CWP) and an even more realistic simulation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems

For more information and to download this new update please visit httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

From all of us we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

IVAC UPDATE RELEASED

6

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

7

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

Having all the experience from Flightsim

and IVAO in my suitcase I left for a professional

pilot school in Spain I started the theory and

practical course simultaneously and it made me

realize how much IVAO helped me in my

training I have answered many theory questions

just by thinking what would I do in flightsim in

the same situation Just for examples the

different speeds IAS TAS GS and Mach

numbers why are these so different When you

change the QNH on your altimeter What does

your readout do Situational awareness helped

me a great deal The interpretation of different

navigation instruments (no moving map) to

know exactly where you are and where to go

Instrument Approach Plates also looked very

familiar Communicating over the frequency was

taught to me in IVAO so I just needed to study

some details The same goes for setting up a

flightplan Did you know that the IVAO

flightplan is an ICAO international flightplan as

used in real life Apart from some details which

are not applicable in Flightsim this was another

thing explained to me before I entered flight

school

During my training flights interpretation of

the flight instruments was easier ever They are

exactly the same as in flightsim I could now

concentrate and focus more on flying itself

which again was due to my past experience on

the computer You now know how much and

how to correct your plane and how much input

you have to give to your flight controls in

different situations how much power you need

Although flightsim is very realistic flying and

with this I mean actually controlling the aircraft

is still much different in real life because of the

weather and its influence on the plane (airframe

icing carburetor icing fuel too cold turbulence

in clouds etc) Hopefully programmers have real

life experience and will fix and expand upon this

in future versions of flightsim

As a matter of fact in most situations in

normal operation once you know how to fly the

real thing itrsquos far easier to control a real plane

You and your plane are one you feel everything

you correct it before itrsquos visible on your

instruments because you feel it you donrsquot need a

mouse to control everything and you have a

wider real view in 3D allowing you to better

visualize distances

As the training got more advanced I started

the MCC (Multi Crew Course) where I learn

how to work together in a cockpit in normal

operation and with presented (sometimes major)

problems As you can imagine this was done in a

simulator (Beech 200 then the A320 Level D)

The Beech 200 had a 180deg view with a full real

cockpit but without motion This canceled out

the visual problem as everything was presented in

3D The A320 had the same it had a full motion

system solving the problem of lsquobeing therersquo as

you felt every vibration and shift of your

airplane In these two courses I was lucky to be

accompanied by my very experienced friend and

also a long proud member of IVAO Lenny

Zaman sharing the same great experience on

flightsim The Beech 200 taught us how to work

together as a team which was totally new and

progressed very well A two-pilot cockpit was one

of the few things that were difficult to simulate in

flightsim but with the new feature of FSX and

some great addon planes to share the cockpit I

hope this will be a standard in flight simulation I

figure that most pilots flying on IVAO want an

experience as realistic as possible When

developers know that Irsquom sure wersquoll be flying

soon as ldquopilot flyingrdquo or ldquopilot non flyingrdquo

As we both used to flying the big jets the

A320 felt really comfortable (it even has a joystick

-sidestick to fly it with) In flightsim everybody is

used to doing everything by himself now itrsquos time

to share In normal operations this makes it even

easier than in flight simulator The pilot flying

doesnrsquot have to worry about communications or

switching buttons as you just have to ask By this

time less focus was on flying but on handling

emergency problems and decision making

Thanks to FS and IVAO where flying became a

second nature we could concentrate more on

handling the problems with our airplane rather

than wasting time trying to control it

Lenny and I have seen and noticed that at

some stages of the training we had an advantage

over the other students who didnrsquot have all these

virtual experiences we were lucky to have We

entered flight school with a good lsquopre-flightrsquo

experience dare I say it was worth real flight

time learning new things and straightening up

all the details about the things we did know while

knowing what to expect

Thanks for reading

Maarten Oosters

INSPIRE

Before you all think flightsin and IVAO are the flight schools of the future while

it is an excellent aid I must clearly add that none of it is official so you need to check confirm and expand everything you learn in the virtual world before applying in the real one Maarten Oosters

ldquo

ldquo

5

IVAO President Alain Debrouwerrsquos Announcement to the Community

Friends

I want to announce that IVAO and Aerosoft will be partners in trying to bring online flying to even greater groups of sim pilots than ever before

Itrsquos close to ten years ago that Mathijs Kok from Aerosoftgave a presentation at a meeting of flight simmers and he held up a network cable and said that that was the future of flight simulation Time has proved thathes right

No matter if you fly close to the ground in bush aircraft or like to fly a 747 over continents using online Air Traffic Control adds a whole new layer of emersion to your flights

IVAO is one of the leading organizations in online aviation and everybody at

Aerosoft is happy to callus a partner intheir attempt to make flight simulation even more realistic

Aerosoft will benefit IVAO and together online events will be organized that will feature the Aerosoft products Participants of those events will have the chance to win Aerosoft downloads

IVAO will benefit from the financial support and also from the additional attention they will give to our organization but also to make sure that the IVAO member will get special prices in some products

I want to thank Winfried Diekmann Gustavo Hernandez and Ralph Henschen to make this possible

Thanks friends

FriendlyAlain

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

IVAO PARTNERS WITH AEROSOFT

Aerosoft is a leading software

publisher of Flight and Train

Simulation add-ons offering

more than twenty five new

products every year The

international awards bestowed

upon them stand as a testimony

to their high quality standards

of their products

The International Virtual Aviation Organisationrsquos (IVAO) Software Development Team is pleased to announce the Christmas release of its long awaited update of IVAO Virtual ATC Client (IVAC) the premier ATC Client for real-time virtual simulation of air traffic controlling

This update in addition to bugfixes offers a highly realistic controller working position (CWP) and an even more realistic simulation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems

For more information and to download this new update please visit httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

From all of us we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

IVAC UPDATE RELEASED

6

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

7

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

IVAO President Alain Debrouwerrsquos Announcement to the Community

Friends

I want to announce that IVAO and Aerosoft will be partners in trying to bring online flying to even greater groups of sim pilots than ever before

Itrsquos close to ten years ago that Mathijs Kok from Aerosoftgave a presentation at a meeting of flight simmers and he held up a network cable and said that that was the future of flight simulation Time has proved thathes right

No matter if you fly close to the ground in bush aircraft or like to fly a 747 over continents using online Air Traffic Control adds a whole new layer of emersion to your flights

IVAO is one of the leading organizations in online aviation and everybody at

Aerosoft is happy to callus a partner intheir attempt to make flight simulation even more realistic

Aerosoft will benefit IVAO and together online events will be organized that will feature the Aerosoft products Participants of those events will have the chance to win Aerosoft downloads

IVAO will benefit from the financial support and also from the additional attention they will give to our organization but also to make sure that the IVAO member will get special prices in some products

I want to thank Winfried Diekmann Gustavo Hernandez and Ralph Henschen to make this possible

Thanks friends

FriendlyAlain

IVAO BREAKING NEWS

IVAO PARTNERS WITH AEROSOFT

Aerosoft is a leading software

publisher of Flight and Train

Simulation add-ons offering

more than twenty five new

products every year The

international awards bestowed

upon them stand as a testimony

to their high quality standards

of their products

The International Virtual Aviation Organisationrsquos (IVAO) Software Development Team is pleased to announce the Christmas release of its long awaited update of IVAO Virtual ATC Client (IVAC) the premier ATC Client for real-time virtual simulation of air traffic controlling

This update in addition to bugfixes offers a highly realistic controller working position (CWP) and an even more realistic simulation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems

For more information and to download this new update please visit httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

From all of us we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

IVAC UPDATE RELEASED

6

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

7

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

The Eye of IVAO - IvAeThe Eye of IVAO nicknamed IvAe should be a real alternative to

ServInfo or WhazzUp The software introduces

a smooth and fast mapview based on OpenGL special colour

coding less data transfer between your

PC and the servers ICAO flightplans statistics and much more

INSIGHTPilot

Requirements

You are new to online

flying You will find

some tips to make your

first online flight easy

Controller

Requirements

Interested in being an online

Air Traffic Controller Some

guidance for you to start

controlling the birds in the sky

Tune In

You are now connected to

IVAP What next Our

suggestion for you to take the

first step into the online world

Speaking Up

In the online world you

are not alone Tips for

our new pilots and

controllers on radio

communication

Events

Know the events

calender and join the

group of people who

never fly alone

What is IVAO The International Virtual Aviation Organisation

(IVAO) is a dedicated independent and free of charge service to

enthusiasts and individuals enjoying and participating in the flight

simulation community worldwide

IVAO allows flight-simulator enthusiasts to fly together and act as controllers just as in the real world using correct aviation phraseology Itrsquos ldquojobrdquo is to simulate the real world as realistically as possible What do you need A computer an internet connection a good attitude and membership account (or

VID)

I am sure you already have an internet connection and the attitude VID is the easy part Click on this link to register now

httpwwwivaoaeromemberspersonregisterhtm

On IVAO you can request training to become even better and you can request practical exams to increase your rating as a controller or pilotThe level of realism is getting closer and closer by the day Today you have the opportunity to fly together with other pilots on the network andor act as an air traffic controller

You may ask how do I know where there are controllers online at the current moment The solution is simple On IVAO we have a freeware add-on called IvAe (International Virtual Aviation Eye also called ldquoThe eyerdquo) which can

be downloaded from the link below httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

IvAe tracks the current flights and controllers online which lets you see where controllers and pilots are located In addition it stores flight plans of all flights online which lets you see the callsign departure arrival altitude speed

and a whole lot of things

IVAO

7

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

IVAO Virtual Pilot Client - IvAp

The International Virtual Aviation Orgainisation IVAO-

AERO is pleased to announce the release of IvAp2 - Public

Beta version 194 for FSX to all of our members This new

pilot client for FSX has been under development by the

Software Development Team for many months Many of the

Software Development team and Beta Testers have participated

with the Microsoft Flight Simulation Team during the early

development of FSX so we could be ready to release this client

with the public release of FSX

We will continue the support for IvAp which is our pilot client

for FS9 and has proven to be a very stable program for our

members who have enjoyed the virtual aviation experiences on

our network

httpwwwivaoaerosoftdev

Pilot RequirementsPrior to your first flight it is recommended that you read through (at least the basics) in the I-pack available here wwwivaoaerotrainingtutorialsIpackStart_Herehtm

When connected you are expected to follow given instructions from the controllers and you are expected to control your aircraft in a professional way If you are novice input the word ldquonewbierdquo in your flight plan remarks and controller will know that you are new and will try to keep the transmissions as short and as easy as possible If you are unsure about the transmission given or if you donrsquot know how to comply with it ask the controller instead of ignoring it Heshe will be more than happy to

accommodate you

Everyone is new in the beginning but nobody will ever be perfect Online flying is a learning experience Itrsquos always a challenge in the beginning you make mistakes but never give up You learn by

flying

INSIGHT IVAO

IVAO virtual ATC client IVAOs premier ATC Client for Real-Time virtual simulation for Air Traffic Controlling as a Ground Tower Approach or Center Controller IvAc runs on a Windows based operating system with video cards supporting Open GL graphics and is fully compatible with IVAOs TeamSpeak voice interface Controller Requirements

On IVAO we welcome new talents Any member is allowed to commence their online Air Traffic Controlling (ATC) career at any time but should be aware of the local procedures of the desired airport and the

procedures of controlling before connecting

Detailed theory including suggested phraseology and procedures are available in the I-PACKFor higher ratings other than S1 (Student 1 rating given when applying for membership) S2 (Student 2) and S3 (Student 3 theoretical only) you must pass theoretical and practical tests to advance in the certifications from Ground to Tower to Approach and finally as a Center controller

8

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

INSIGHT IVAO

Tune In

When first tuning into a frequency its important that you read the local airport ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) the position name say for example ldquoFrankfurt Groundrdquo the current information a recent weather report and controller remarks (Ie if a taxiway or runway is closed) or for example ldquoAfter departure contact Langen Radar on 120800)

When requesting clearance from a controller its important that you state your gate number and destination so the controller will know where you are and your destinationldquoFrankfurt Delivery Lufthansa 425 stand 1 information Foxtrot request clearance Amsterdam Schipholrdquo The controller may respond with ldquoLufthansa 425 Stand byrdquo theres no need to read this back as it will only clog up the frequency if its busy

Have a pen and paper ready to write the clearance down Write in summarized words meaning not to write down whole sentences but words such as ldquoSq 1022rdquo

When you have been cleared for takeoff the controller may add ldquoLufthansa 425 wind 260 degrees 8 knots runway 25L cleared for takeoff After departure contact Langen Radar 120800rdquo This means that after your departure you dont have to wait for the tower to hand you off to the next controller you contact him after departure on your own instead which can ease the workload for the tower

Speaking Up

Voice is something most pilots use on IVAO Its much easier for both pilots and controllers but especially for center controllers to keep a rapid flow of the traffic without having to press numerous keys on the keyboard and delaying bits of the traffic However one should know how to handle it properly When handled improperly it can get messy at times if the channel is congested you need to make sure its clear before talking When talked over someone it can cause both confusions and delays in the traffic flow When such a situation occurs its in the controllers hands to retake control of the situation and ask for one of them to go ahead and pass the message It is also very important that when youve just tapped in the frequency stand by for a couple of seconds

take a short moment to think about what to say remember to keep it short and concise Listening to messages filled with uhm and ehm is very frustrating and takes up precious time Also make sure the f r e q u e n c y i s c l e a r b e f o r e transmitting

Something important to remember when flying online is to first comply then reply Lets say youre about to be given your final turn for the ILS

The ATC tells you ldquoLufthansa 425 turn left heading 290 cleared ILS runway 26rdquo First comply with the instruction meaning setting your heading knob to 290 and intercepting the ILS then replying with a readback to the ATC but not with a verbatim recital ldquoleft 290 cleared ILS 26 Lufthansa 425rdquo This way it does not mess up the controllers preparations for you and the experience will be much more enjoyable for both you and the controller

A tip for the controllers is to always speak clearly and slowly so you wont have to repeat yourself Having to repeat yourself in a situation like the one above can result in confusion and perhaps a go-around

9

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

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26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

On IVAO events are held almost daily The most

popular days events are on Fridays and weekends Occasionally there are 24 hour events but most events occur during the evening

around 1700Z1900Z and forward

The most common events are fly-ins What are fly-ins They are often organized by one or more divisions which usually targets a particular

airport such as letrsquos say Frankfurt ldquoFrankfurt Fly-inrdquo These events are often very crowded so

be sure you bring an extra tank of fuel as a back-up because you might end up in a 20-minute holding due to the congestion in the airspace

Online flying is a world beyond As real as it

gets You decide IVAO can be your first step into the real world of aviation

Finer Points

Lets say you want to depart IFR from LFPG Charles de Gaulle in Paris France and there is no G r o u n d T o w e r o r Approach controller online T h e o n l y c o n t r o l l e r available at the time is L F F F _ C T R w h o s responsible for several

airports within the control zone

Let us also assume that it is a particularly busy evening and Paris Control is handling many aircraft

In that situation your proper call would be to Paris Control for a clearance Paris Control will issue your clearance and give you the same instructions as Tower and Approach Calling a controller prior to taxi will result in taxi instructions to the departure runway followed by takeo f f c learance and depar tu re instructions However tonight the controller is too busy to offer that personal touch and instead tells you ldquoCall when airbornerdquo

This is all perfectly acceptable The center controllers primary responsibility is to ensure separation of IFR traffic Be assured that prior to releasing you for departure the controller has verified that there is no arrival traffic or other departures at LFPG to pose an immediate hazard to your departure flight path Once you are airborne and make the call while climbing the controller will be able to add you to the traffic flow on his radar screen and provide service to get you on your way

In this instance the controller did not have time available to provide comprehensive ATC services to you until you became part of his traffic picture at which time your aircraft became his responsibility for separation

by Roneacuten Bjoumlrkqut

INSIGHT IVAO

10

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

Today I will explain a little about IvAp and

some common errors in completing a

flightplan

IvAp is the IVAO pilot client or

program that allows you to fly

online with other pilots and ATC

I v A p h a s

features l ike

t ransponder

p u s h b a c k

m o d i fi e d

ACARS and a

functional TCAS (a mini radar that

allows you to see other aircraft in

range and with their transponder

on)

Luckily IvAp come with a user

manual to help you setup and use

this pilot program You will find

the IvAp user manual in your

program files under IVAO

You can also find support in the

IVAO training department forum

and emails that you will find

httpwwwivaoaero

Common errors that we see is

filing a flightplan with a cruise

speed as indicated airspeed

instead of the correct true

airspeed

Do not use indicated airspeed

like 290 kias (indicated) for a

typical jet is not correct

For example a typical jet has

an average speed of 450 ktas (true

airspeed in knots) expressed as

N450 in the flightplan

Another error is in filing altitude

For example if you plan to fly at an

altitude of 2000 then file it as

A020 and not A2000

Finally when operating in RVSM

airspace (FL290 to FL410) - you

have 2 choices - 1) stay below

FL290 or 2) add the letter W to

box 10 (equipment) of your

flightplan

Please read read or review the

explanations in the chapter on

flightplans in the IvAp user guide

a n d h t t p w w w i va o a e ro

training

See you online and enjoy your

flight Captain

IVAP and Common Errors

Training Section

Common errors that we see is filing a flightplan with a cruise speed as indicated airspeed instead of the correct true airspeed

If youre new to IVAO - Welcome My title is CA-TC that means I am Canadas training coordinator for the IVAO Canada division I help train and educate members of IVAO Canada if they request it or are preparing for IVAO pilot or ATC ratings However we - staff members - will try to help all IVAO members Dan Poelman

I

11

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

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D

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V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

I was asked to write about what it is like to fly across

the ocean and to operate as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller The North

Atlantic is where I am most at home so I have chosen that as the focus of this

article

My name is Andrew Brown I am a British

Citizen with a home in Spain and a

member of the Canadian Division of

IVAO I have been a member of IVAO for

over two years Although I both fly and

operate as an Air Traffic Controller my

passion is operating as an Oceanic

Controller over the North Atlantic I am

t h e C a n a d i a n ATC O p e r a t i o n s

Coord inator and an IVAO ATC

Operations Advisor both of which allow

me to indulge my love of the ocean As

ATC Operations Advisor I am currently

working with a few Divisions who are

responsible for Oceanic Airspace to

research procedures for that airspace

Until early 2007 I was the Canadian

Events Coordinator and among other

things I was responsible for organising two

or three Atlantic Crossing events which

involved coordinating the efforts of up to

eight other Divisions to bring around 100

pilots across the Atlantic with full ATC

cover all the way

All pilots when passing a waypoint give a

position report To tell the Air Traffic

controller the time of passing a waypoint

the time he or she will reach the next

waypoint the name of the waypoint after

that Flight Level and Mach number

Some are happy to have something to do

while others find it an annoyance What

most are not aware of is the reason for

giving the position report Even before

starting the crossing the pilot must ask for

Oceanic Clearance and give an exact time

at which he or she will fly past the first

waypoint of the North Atlantic Track at

which Flight Level and at what speed

That might seem like a strange thing to

have to do

In the real world within Canadian

Oceanic Airspace there are three Flight

Service Stations with Radio Operators

Clearance Delivery and in the middle of it

all the Centre Controller The voice of

Oceanic Air Traffic Control is the Radio

Operators that staff the Flight Service

Stations The arrangement for the UK

Oceanic Airspace is very much the same

North Atlantic Tracks (NATs) They are

simply High Level Airways between the

United Kingdom and North America

The exact position of the NATs changes

daily to take advantage of the best

weather conditions and they are updated

twice a day at 0000Z and 1200Z Aircraft

crossing the Atlantic should follow the

NATs in the same way that they would be

expected to follow airways overland

Eastbound NATs are open for pilots to

enter between 0100Z and 0800Z and

Westbound NATs operate from 1130Z

until 1900Z Luckily the East and

Westbound NATs are far apart for most of

the flight so here on IVAO pilots can use

the NATs at any time day or night the only

thing we must ask is that when you use a

NAT outside of the time it would be open

you list every waypoint along the Track

failure to do so will result in denial of

clearance until the flightplan has been

amended

It is not unusual in the real world for 500

flights to cross the North Atlantic in one

day Online at IVAO there is never that

number of flights but as Air Traffic

Controllers we always keep it as real as it

can be for the pilots Over the North

Atlantic there is no radar The only way to

know where so many aircraft are is if you

tell us with your position reports We must

ensure that there is never less than 15

minutes between every aircraft that all

aircraft are separated by at least 1000 feet

and that to your left and right there is no

aircraft for 60nm (1 degree) The

information you give the Radio Operator

is written down and the information is

compared with the information given by

others Just as is the case in the real world

we do not use radar to control pilots

It is not unusual for a pilot to file a

flightplan direct from a VOR in Ireland to

a VOR in Canada making it almost

impossible for the Controller to know

where you are for the entire crossing

which will interfere with every other pilot

crossing the North Atlantic We cannot

give vectors so sometimes the only safe

way is to assign a flightlevel to that flight

not occupied by another aircraft During

that flight often the Controller will try to

educate that pilot so that next time we can

only hope that he follows a NAT

What I have shared with you in this article

is only a small part of what happens that

you do not see as a pilot A course is

offered to those wanting to learn more as

Air Traffic controllers by the United

Kingdom and Canadian Division Jointly

Part of our job as Oceanic Controllers is

to educate pilots so always feel free to ask

as many questions as you like We are not

there solely for our own enjoyment we are

there to offer a simulated experience as

close as is possible to that which a pilot

would have in the real world We are there

to give pilots the opportunity to

experience something like nowhere else

My best ever experience was during a

North Atlantic Crossing event as Gander

Radio Over 50 pilots under my control

Over 50 flightstr ips with writ ten

information telling me where everyone

was Listening and recording the

information given by position reports

Watching every flightstrip to make sure

every pilot maintained separation and had

a safe flight My shift lasted for 7 hours I

only hope there is another such event

soon

A final word from me I control pilots over

the North Atlantic because I enjoy it more

than anything else I have found in the

world of virtual flight The satisfaction

gained from sharing what I know with

pilots and other controllers is tremendous

I hope more of you will join me and my

fellow Controllers soon so that we can all

enjoy together the as real as it gets

experience of Flying the NATs See you

there very soon

To read those few things that a pilot must

now visi t httpoccivaoca For

Controllers who want to learn more sign

up for training at The Training Centre

to be found here httpgbivaoaero and

receive your North Atlantic Controller

Certification We guarantee both pilots

and controllers a new and exciting

experience like none you will find

anywhere else in the virtual world of

IVAO

Fly Across the Ocean and Operate

as an Oceanic Air Traffic Controller

byAndrew Brown

M

12

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

The last weekend of

September means

only one thing for

many IVAO

members worldwide

- IVAO MT Virtual

Airshow

IVAO Malta Division Virtual Airshow

Between Friday 28th September

and Monday 1st October the

IVAO-MT Div i s ion (Mal ta )

organized the 2nd edition of the

Malta International Virtual Air

Show

Over 150 flight simmers from all

over the world participated in this

Special Operations event and were

treated to a 4 day 20-hour real-

time and fully staffed online

professional air traffic control

service Friday evening was arrivals

day for all participants which was

fol lowed by air displays on

Saturday and Sunday All pilots

were allocated 10 to 15 minute slots

to perform their displays and a

number of short breaks were

included in the schedule to allow

for commercial traffic A briefing

document was also prepared with

all the relevant information which

pilots needed to know before flying

Frecce Tricolori Virtuale

one of the official

aerobatic teams who

participated in this years

airshow

Opening Group Flight

IVAO Events Approved

13

IVAO TRIBUNE

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

IVAO TRIBUNE

Apart from a number of excellent

solo aircraft displays the MT

division hosted the Virtual Patrulla

ASPA amp Patrulla AGUILA from

Spain and the Virtual Frecce

Tricolori from Italy who put on a

perfectly executed aerobatic show

with some amazing formation

flying Air traffic controllers were

quite busy controlling aircraft on

Monday when all the participants

departed one after the other

h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e i r

destinations

The show was enjoyed by many

IVAO members who connected

online through IvAi and by others

who visited the control room from

where air traffic controllers

provided the ATC service The

room was set up by the MT

Division and included a number of

computers with IvAc running for

ATC while other members opted

to bring their own

computer and show off their flying

skills from there Tower view and

radar was also projected on a big

screen for everyone to enjoy the

fantastic displays Spectators

were also free to take screenshots

of the show and many shared

their ldquophotosrdquo on the IVAO forum

Interest in Special Operations

events has been growing in the

IVAO community The number of

participants in the MT Airshow

more than doubled this year with

next year set to be another BIG

one

Such an event would not have

been poss ib le wi thou t the

immense support of the main

sponsors GO Mobile and Razer

Computers

Claude Attard Bezzina

MT-EC

14

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

IVAO TRIBUNE

International FS WeekendANOTHER GREAT FLIGHTSIM EVENT TOOK PLACE IN THE

WEEKEND OF 3 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2007 IN THE NETHERLANDS

Another great flightsim event took place in

the weekend of 3 and 4 November 2007 in

the Netherlands

This yearly international FSWeekend event

(wwwfsweekendcom) attracts many

flightsim enthusiasts not only from the

Netherlands itself but from several other

European countries like Germany Belgium

France and the United Kingdom This year

there were even people that took the journey

all the way from Turkey

Many groups participated whereby the group

of IVAO was far out the largest and most

international

Apart of the Dutch Belgium German

British and Turkish Divisions there were

people from the IVAO IPACK team IVAO

Software Development team and the FSLAN

Party Belgium group

IVAO demonstrated a big number of

unusual flightsim features like FSX shared

cockpit in IFR and VFR flight VFR circuit

training Military visual circuit training

Special Operations Air to Air refuelling

Special Operations formation flights with

C130 and SF260 Marchetti and even a sea

carrier deck landing

Assisting a visitor to perform a save landing sometimes it only takes a finger

15

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

IVAO TRIBUNE

Further more many different computer

presentations were running constantly on one

of the 3 large beamer screens In addition

thanks to the Software Development Team

there even was the possibility to demonstrate

the HAL training programme life at this

show Useless to say that several IVAO pilots

demonstrated their skills and constantly at

least 3 different ATC stations where manned

(ao by real life ATC students) to provide a

safe conduct of all these flights at 3 nearby

airfields To make it more attractive for the

viewers the airports chosen where situated in

Switzerland known for its beauty not only in

real life but with the used sceneries as well

Another highlight was appreciated by many

visitors when they accepted the invitation to

take the cockpit seat and had a flight

experience by themselves under the guidance

of one of the IVAO people

In short this is IVAO International as it

should be and that was clearly what it

showed

Maybe good for you as well next year

Looking forward to welcome you

Bob van der Flier

IVAO-TA12

It was a pleasure to work together in establishing this great IVAO successldquo

ldquo

Presentation screen and while changing beamers answering questions from the audience

Overview with on foreground some of the (internationally occupied) ATC positions

16

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle23 TO 25 NOVEMBER SWITZERLAND

2

43

1

17

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

IVAO TRIBUNE

The Fama Fair in Bulle took place this year from Nov 23 to 25 IVAO Switzerland participated to this fair with our own stand for presentations demos and to make visitors discover our passion

1 Ivan that replaces Antoine as our little voice of Geneva sitting in front of Filippo watching and commenting whats going on

2 On the left Markus our nice and friendly controler vith this typical German accent when speaking French and Roberto our crazy Event coordinator

3In the center of the Picture Nicolas our LSAG Fir Chief

4In the middle of this picture Cedric our Member coodinator

See you next year in SwitzerlandyoursManuel GoepfertCH-WM

18

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

Create a promotional

video for IVAO with the

theme Spirit of IVAO

The three best videos

will be awarded the

IVAO Creativity award

and one winning video

will also win an Aerosoft

FS add-on as a prize

The winning video will

b e u p l o a d e d t o

YouTube Google Video

and other public video

sites as part of our

promotional campaign

t o l e a d a n e x t

generation of flight

simulation enthusiast in

the right direction

FROM

I V A O P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

The Public Relations Department is pleased to present the

IVAO Promotional Video Contest

forumivaoaeroindexphptopic673130html

19

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

EVENTS OF IVAO

T

Upcoming Year

With the close of the IVAO Events Department calendar for 2007 we look ahead to what the year 2008 will

bring us

On January 5 the IVAO Events Department will bring the record-breaking Crowded Skies event back for

its fifth appearance Crowded Skies was originally an event designed to test the server load of the IVAO

network however has become a cornerstone of the IVAO Events Department trying every year to break

the record from the current year The current record from December 2006 is 1501 simultaneous

connections

February 2008 will bring the return of the Real Flights Event to Europe Real Flights Events are designed to

simulate real-world traffic at an airport over a period of the day The last Real Flights Event in Algiers was

held in December 2007 and featured over 200 movements in a period of more than 12 hours

March 2008 with bring a new event to IVAO While several ideas are currently being tested the IVAO

Events Department promises that it will be an event to remember

For more information on events visit httpwwwivaoaeroevents

W

Crowded Skies V

The International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO) is please to

announce the fifth-annual Crowded Skies event starting at 1900Z

on January 5 2008 As with our previous Crowded Skies

events IVAO members are encouraged to get online as a pilot or

air traffic controller to help us break our current Crowded Skies

record of 1501 simultaneous connections

This installment of Crowded Skies is expected to be the biggest

online event ever held with active air traffic controllers available in

each of our fifty-eight active divisions around the globe with a

peak time of 2100Z expected

IVAO invites you to join us on January 5th at 1900Z to become a

part of this historic record-breaking event For more information

about Crowded Skies please visit httpcrowdedskiesivaoaero

20

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

TOURS on IVAO

IVAO offers you a variety of world tours The aims

of these tours are to take you around the world

and provide a chance to land in different airports

and in different conditions Also be assured that

you will never be alone flying these tours large

number of pilots participate in these tours and

further most of the divisions also provide ATC

services along various legs of these tours You can

see a short description of the tours below

Long Haul World Tour ndash A tour designed for the

long haul fans This tour takes you all around the

world through a series of long haul flights At the

end of this tour you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquolong haul world tour badgersquo

Dangerous World Tour ndash This is a special world

tour takes you around some of the worlds most

difficult and dangerous approach airports This

tour will test your flying skills At the end of this

tour you will be awarded a specially designed

lsquodangerous world tour badgersquo

IFR World Tour ndash A normal IFR tour which takes

you around the world This tour is usually around

70 legs At the end of this tour you will be

awarded a specially designed lsquoIFR world tour

badgersquo

VFR World Tour ndash A special VFR tour which takes

you around the world Like the other tours on

completion you will be awarded a specially

designed lsquoVFR world tour badgersquo

Special thanks to Wilfried Sascha Pablo and

Sandor for making these tours a reality

Visit httpwwwivaoaeromembers for more

information on these exciting world tours

Divisions of IVAO also offer interesting division

tours which take you around the division These

are IFR VFR Heli Tour etc On completion of

these tours the pilots are awarded a Division

badge for successful completion of these tours

Visit httpwwwivaoaeroeventsdivtoursasp for

more information on division tours

IVAO World Tours

I

L

D

I

V

21

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

DIVISION FOCUS

IVAO UNITED KINGDOM

about IVAO united kingdom

The United Kingdom Division of IVAO is a

well recognized dedicated independent

division of the IVAO Network We

welcome members with all levels of

experience in aviation from the seasoned

pilotcontroller to the desktop enthusiast

The UK division first began operations

back in December 1999 and has just

celebrated its 8th birthday with a fantastic

Real Flight Event using 3 airports located

in the North of England

We are growing at a rate never seen in

the UK division before We now have over

300 active members within the division

and welcome between 15 and 20 new

members each week Over 180000

online hours have been logged by

members of the division

innovation

Innovation has always been a key part of

the history of the United Kingdom

Division We were one of the first

divisions to introduce

bull A live help system on the division

website

bull An Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel

specifically for division members

bull A dedicated Teamspeak channel for

members to use

bull A division tour specifically designed to

test the skills of the pilots

bull A comprehensive bi-monthly division

newsletter

bull A monthly screenshot competition in

our community forums where members

have the opportunity to win great prizes

(The winner of the December

competition won a real flying lesson)

bull A division Virtual Airline Committee where representatives from UK registered VArsquos meet up to discuss any problems and ideas to improve the division

by Luke Bowesand amp Gareth Richardson

22

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

community

We take a great deal of pride in the fact that our most

important asset is our active and friendly divisional

community Every new member to the division is

welcomed with open arms and will be given as much help

and support as they need to start the ball rolling in their

virtual aviation career

Communication with the membership is something that

the staff focus on more than anything Members are free

to voice any concerns or options that they may have

There are a large number of ways for members to

communicate with each other as well as with the staff

team

bull 247 Teamspeak voice channel

bull 247 IRC channel

bull Community forum

bull Live Help system

bull Email ticketing system

bull And of course the online network

Online Night

From 1800Z every Tuesday

evening the UK division

members flock to the skies and

control towers of the UK Why

not come and join in the fun

As a pilot you can expect ATC

coverage for most of the major

airports and TMA sectors As a

controller experience an ever

increasing volume of traffic

packed into tight blocks of

airspace Be prepared for lots

of brow-wiping as you become

responsible for thousands of

virtual passengers

EGESTA QUIS SET

AHMET LOREM

division tours

We have 7 division tours which will take you throughout

the UK skies from the major international airports to

small grass strip airfields The tours we offer include

bull IFR Tour

bull VFR Tour

bull Scottish VFR Tour

bull Historical Tour

bull Helicopter Tour

bull Special Operations Tour

bull Island Hopper Tour

The Island Hopper Tour is the first ldquoPilot Skillsrdquo tour to

exist on the IVAO network For this tour you need

to be able to fly both VFR and IFR and a

number of different types of aircraft This

has been by far the most popular tour in

the UK In its first week of operation over

600 legs were validated

Visit httpwwwivaocouk for further details

DIVISION

FOCUS

UK amp USA

23

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

In February 2007 the IVAO HQ initiated a change in the IVAO

US Division staff structure Since then things have changed

dramatically The gap of qualified personnel for the US Staff

has been filled with competent IVAO Members from around

the globe Before the changes at the beginning of the year

not more than four staff positions were filled Today 24

volunteers serve under the star spangled banner for IVAO

Back at the end of 2006 a look on the

United States with IvAe rarely would

have shown several ATCs online

Today the skies over the North

American country are enjoying great

popularity by pilots who profit from

the much more dense ATC coverage

that has developed over the last

months In recent times the US

Division has hosted several larger events such as the AOPA

VFR Gathering the Oshkosh Airventure the San Juan Fly-In

or Atlantic Crossings Meanwhile the Division is also hosting

shuttle events on regular bases in order to offer the

membership an alternative to the online day that is currently

on-ice

In the new year the US Division will be hosting a huge VFR

Event in cooperation with the Canadian Division The so

called VFR Poker Run will be a repeated VFR shuttle event

where pilots will fly a route over several airports and by

doing so they will qualify for sweepstakes where they can

win payware scenery prizes More information soon on

pokerrunivaousaorg

Many things have changed in the US Training Department as

well A new team of qualified trainers consisting of several

real world pilots is now offering high-quality training sessions

and exams to the membership The team is also working on

new ivao-tailored training

documentation based on the FAA

standards

New Virtual Airline Partnership

programs are enhancing the exchange

between the VAs and the division

authorities in order to fill the needs of

the Virtual Airlines and their members

in the best possible way

The hard competition from other networks makes recruitment

of new members a hard job but with the consistent growth

the division is becoming more and more attractive especially

for members new to the field of online-flying But the division

would not have been so successful without the great help

from the division staff and members The US Division has put

forth a strong effort to turn the division in the right direction

Visit httpusivaoaero for further details

IVAO UNITED STATES by Robert Gottwald

the resurrection

More than half a year after a change in the IVAO US leadership

DIVISON

FOCUS

UK amp USA

24

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

247 Dieter SalzlTop Overall Ranking Pilot and ATC on IVAObyYigit YILDIRIM (YY)

One of my dreams has

always been to learn to fly

Dieter Salzl (DS) a friend

and trainer has inspired me

with his achievements in

virtual side of aviation He

has become successful in

aviation a field often

thought belonged to real

pilots

Yigit Yildirim What is your

profession in real life

Most of us think that you

are a real pilot or ATC

Dieter Salzl I am 64 years old In real life I was a teacher of economics After I retired I began virtual fly-ing and controlling I am neither real pilot nor atc but I was flying model air-crafts for 25 years Now since I am online everyday I have no further time for my model aircrafts lol

YY How did you decide to

be a virtual ATC and

pilot

DS A good friend con-vinced me to try online flying although I thought I

would be too old for this ) Earlier I have flown on flight simulator under DOS environment

YY You have been

awarded with Spirit of

IVAO with your amazing

online time Only in 45

years 24600 hours How

did you get to be where

you are

DS Flying and controlling

every day at least 12 hours

I have no wife no childrens

live alone just with a dog )

IVAO EXCLUSIVE

25

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

27

FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

28

Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

29

Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

F R E E W A R E Z O N E

30

Join IVAO

YY What do you like and dislike most

about your virtual career

DS Mostly I like all the nice guys I meet on the ivao network most of them always doing their best to reach as real as it gets I dislike threads in ivao general forum about members who made mistakes and pilloried there by name

YY You do flying and controlling ldquoas

real as it getsrdquo Do you have close con-

nection with real pilots and ATCs

DS Yes I am always looking for real pilots and atcs I learnt a lot from them how something is said and done in real world A special friend of mine is flying a real Boeing 727 all over europe And I believe I am still learning )

YY Your online flight hours are close to

real airliner pilots According to this ex-

perience can you compare real and vir-

tual aviation

DS I cannot I know how to do as real as possible but often I fly just for fun without calculating fuel doing checklists hellip

YY What would you say to newbie

pilots and ATCs who have a passion for

virtual aviation

DS Come to me for training and be aware that virtual aviation can be addictive )

YY Final Comments

DS Always three greens for all IVAO pilots and crowded skies for controllers )

YY I would like to thank you for this en-

tertaining interview Wish you more

crowded skies and happy landings

DS youacutere welcome was my pleasure

Interviewing Dieter Salzl really made me realize that any career virtual or real is possible if you work hard enough at it He continues to inspire me

Three ducks on a pond

A grass bank beyond

White clouds on the wings

What a little thing

To remember for years

To remember with tears

YATES

IVAO

EXC

LU

SIV

E

Die

ter

Sa

lzl

Giles G-202

Wingspan 3m

Weight 19kg

4 cylinders

210 ccm

19 HP

ldquo

ldquo

26

FREEWARE ZONE

Preview

Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

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FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

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Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

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Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

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Every issue in this section we will hunt down the hottest downloads available in the flight simulation community We also take this opportunity to salute these freeware developers who devote their time and eorts in creating some awesome addons available to us for FREE Vybhava Srinivasan

Iceland 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames icemsh76zip

Authors Michael Johnson

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

This terrain mesh covers the whole of Iceland in 76 meter detail Icelands default mesh coverage in FS2004 was particularly poor while the default FSX mesh for Iceland is of varying resolution As such this add-on mesh in some cases provides a significant enhancement and in others it is only a mild improvement The greatest difference can be seen in the flatter rolling interior parts of the country

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames kualalu1zip

Authors Nestor DAngelo

Source httpwwwfsdomecom

Scenery for the city of Kuala Lumpur Lots of landmarks of Kuala Lumpur city are represented in this file

FS Real Time V182

FSX Utilities

Filenames realtimezip

Authors 3D Softworks Design Studios

Source httpwwwflightsimworldcom

FS Real Time designed to keep Flight Simulators UTC ZuluGMT time and date in sync with the Real World

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FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

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Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

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Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

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FinnTerrain

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames FinnTerrain180zip

Authors FISD

Source httpfsnordicnet

FinnTerrain adds accurate roads coastlines and other terrain data to Finland Version 18 covers the whole Finland

iFly Boeing 747-400 V1100

FSX Aircrafts

Filenames fly74711zip

Authors iFly Developer Team

Source httpwwwavsimcom

iFly 747-400 offers an extremly detailed cockpit with fully simulated FMC Complete TCAS simulation with audio and visual TA and RA system Fully simulated Inertial Reference System Probably on of the best freeware aircrafts for FSX

Fokker-10070 Release v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pf10070v2zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

PF100 70 v2 is a fully loaded base package includes 39 different liveries operational panels sound package sample flight etc

Project Fokker F28 v1

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames pfj_fokker_f28_v1zip

Authors PROJECT Fokker

Source httpwwwavsimcom

Project Fokker F28 is full loaded base package This includes F28 aircraft variants Mk1000 Mk4000 and Mk6000 Also included complete functional panels sound package flight tutorial flight test etc

Real Environment Professional

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames reprosetupzip

Authors Tim Fuchs

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is an extensive environment upgrade package for Microsofts Flight Simulator 2004 This package includes sunglow suneffect aircraft spotlight airport lights Trees etc All in all a good add-on

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Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

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Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

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Greece 76 Meter Mesh

FS2004FSX Scenery

Filenames hspmesh_v3_1zip (FS2004) and hspmeshfsx1zip (FSX)

Authors Hellenic Scenery Project

Source httpwwwavsimcom

This is a terrain mesh for Greece enhancing the accuracy with extensive work done so as to correct wrong land formations and wrong airport locations as set in FS2004 and FSX

George Grimshaws Boston V21

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames bostonv2zip bostonv21_updatezip

Authors George Grimshaw

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A highly detailed freeware rendition of Boston Logan International Airport from the developers of FlyTampa Scenery

FRF Studiorsquos Heathrow

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames egllzip

Authors William Morgan FRF Studio

Source httpwwwavsimcom

A rebuild of one of the most important airports Heathrow has been fine tuned and updated from the default version with the remodeling of Terminal 3 the A380-capable gates and now more accurate

NL2000 v3

FS2004 Scenery

Filenames nl2kDVD1iso to nl2kDVD5iso

Authors The Netherlands Scenery Design Team

Source httpwwwnl-2000com

A top quality scenery for entire Netherlands mind the size 21GB

Aircraft Installer

FSX Utilities

Filenames fsxacftizip

Authors Steven Logiudice

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This program can install your aircraft The program makes it a whole lot easier than copying and pasting files

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Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

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Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2

FS2004 Aircrafts

Filenames rfp_v2zip

Authors Ralph Tofflemire Chris Koegler Bodo Mueller and Herve Dongmo

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

FS2004 Ready For Pushback Boeing 747-200 v2 now freeware Includes the analog panel tape panel and seventeen aircraft One of the most accurate and detailed jetliner models ever when it originally came out several years ago

Airport Light Environment

FS2004FSX Utilities

Filenames aptltenvzip

Authors Luke Harvest

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

This utility redesigns all airport lighting in both FSX and FS2004 to give a fantastic and realistic feel

Real Forest Enviroment

FS2004 Textures

Filenames realfrstzip

Authors Vagner Dalbosco

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Real Forest Environment 10 is a new forest textures for FS2004

Rainy Day Spary Effect

FS2004 Utilities

Filenames effectzip

Authors Dennis Franke

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

Adds a rainy day spray effect

FSX TweakFS Zip Utility

FSX Utilities

Filenames twkfszipzip

Authors TweakFScom

Source httpwwwflightsimcom

TweakFS Zip has been released as freeware It is a useful tool for unpacking zip files downloaded from FS file libraries the big handy feature is that it has a tree display of the zip folder structure giving you a clear view It has several handy folder location presets making it quick and easy to install aircraft scenery and other add-ons which come in Zip files that include folder path information

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