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American Virtual Airlines Policy Manual

American Virtual Airlines

Policy Manual

 

Version 2.0

Last updated 12/28/2007 
 

Article I.   Mission Statement. 3

Section 1.01    Mission. 3

Article II.         Employment Requirements. 3

Section 2.01   Pilot. 3

Section 2.02    Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 4

Section 2.03    Board of Directors. 4

Section 2.04    Department Vice President. 4

Section 2.05   Hub (Domicile) Manager (HM) 4

Section 2.06    Assistant Hub (Domicile) Manager (AHM) 4

Section 2.07    Domicile Operations Director (OD) 4

Article III.      Communications. 5

Section 3.01    E-Mail Requirements. 5

Section 3.02    Forums. 5

Article IV.     Maintaining Active Status with AvA. 5

Section 4.01    Requirements. 5

Section 4.02    Removal from a Roster. 6

Article V.        VATSIM Experience. 6

Section 5.01    Initial Hours. 6

Article VI.     PIREPs & Flight Activities. 7

Section 6.01    Online Requirements. 7

Section 6.02    Simulation Rate. 7

Section 6.03    Reported Time. 7

Section 6.04    Time Format. 7

Section 6.05    Bonus Time. 7

Article VII. Pilot Rank. 8

Section 7.01    How Rank is Derived. 8

Section 7.02    Rank and Aircraft Use. 8

Section 7.03    CAT Restriction Waiver. 9

Article VIII.          Operational Conduct. 10

Section 8.01    VA Memberships (Pilots) 10

Section 8.02    VA Memberships (Sr Management) 10

Section 8.03    Callsigns. 10

Article IX.     Leave of Absence. 11

Section 9.01    Requests for Leaves of Absence (LOA) 11

Section 9.02    LOA for Sr Management. 12

Article X.        Domicile (Hub) Transfers. 12

Section 10.01  Transfer Requests. 12

Article XI.     Suspension and Dismissal. 13

Section 11.01   Policy Manual Violations. 13

Section 11.02   VATSIM Conflicts. 13

Section 11.03    Inactivity. 13

Section 11.04   Dismissal for Cause. 13

Section 11.05   Conflict Resolution. 14

Article XII.     Code Share Flights. 14

Section 12.01   Code Share Partners. 14

Section 12.02   Code Share CAT Restrictions. 14

Article XIII.   Retro Fleet. 15

Section 13.01   Retro Fleet Usage. 15

Section 13.02    Retro Fleet CAT Restrictions. 15

 

 

Article I.   Mission Statement

Section 1.01    Mission

(a)      The mission of American Virtual Airlines (hereafter referred to as AvA) is to provide, for the simulation pilot, an environment in which

                 (i)     the individual can learn and practice basic and advanced piloting skills using commercial flight simulation software,

               (ii)     the individual can access information and tools so as to make their flight simulation experience more realistic and rewarding,

             (iii)     the individual can have their progress tracked with respect to flight hours and rank and

              (iv)     the individual can feel as part of a family of like-minded enthusiasts.