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Welcome
to Stetson Air General
Operating Manual Welcome
to Stetson Air! We
are a very laid-back Virtual Airline with plenty of friendly, helpful
services and the best bunch of pilots anywhere. You will find this
Manual to be very helpful in getting your career started. Our main
objective here is to make your flying enjoyable and fun. We have tried
our utmost not to place a lot of requirements so you can fly more. Any
pilot joining from another virtual airline can be credited his/her full
hours from that virtual airline provide his/her record can be verified
either through the previous employers web site or by email a responsible
staff at the virtual airline. Membership
in this Virtual Airline involves no monetary fund PILOT
STATUS Once a pilot has enrolled, he/she will be placed on the active roster of the hub of their choice as determined by the application form. The new pilot has seven (7) days to file his/her first flight report or they are subject to removal by the Hub Manager. To stay active on the roster, they must file a flight report within every 45 days. In the event a pilot fails to do so, they can be removed from the active roster. If a pilots remains on the active roster and has not filed a flight report for over a period of 45 days and then removed, that pilot must contact the Hub Manager and request to be active again. The CEO has the sole responsibility to allow or disallow the pilot to become active again. In the event a pilot wishes to be placed on leave of absence, they must notify the Hub Manager of their intentions and provide an estimated return date. To be fair, the general rule will be a LOA will be granted 2 months for every 250 hours the pilots has logged. The LOA cannot exceed 6 months. Failure to notify the Hub Manager, he may remove the pilot from the roster without notice. Pilots on leave of absence are considered active pilots. If a pilot request a LOA and is discovered flying with another virtual airline, that pilot will be removed from the roster immediately. Any pilot assigned to any hub, may fly any route available at this virtual airline. RIBBON
PROGRAM We have a ribbon program for our pilots to receive recognition for their accomplishments. The Pilots Center page displays the ribbons we use along with its description. To receive any ribbon a pilot must comply with the requirements. No pilot may accelerate the simulation time in order to achieve a ribbon sooner than expected, it is also expected all pilots to maintain an active status while flying, going to the bathroom or getting a drink or having lunch or dinner is fine. But do not start FS and go to work or sleep. Any such actions discovered will result in the removal of such ribbon, or double hours if flown on line. We want to keep this fantastic hobby on a level playing field so all have the same opportunity. In the event a pilot is removed from the active roster for inactivity the ribbons received will be withdrawn. If the pilot returns to the VA, they must start over again to receive any ribbons. You must complete one ribbon adventure before starting another. However, you are allowed to take a break from a ribbon flight and fly some standard flights. Hubs At the present time we are operating 5 Hubs. Each Hub Manager is responsible for maintaining their pilot's records - particularly in regard to total hour’s flown, current ranks and ribbons awarded. Promotions are to be awarded as each pilot attains the hours for that rank. Each Hub Manager shall provide to the pilot upon his/her request a certificate of promotion. The choice of a fixed route structure is at the discretion of the Hub Manager. Screen Shots Each Hub Manager at his discretion may display screen shots for the pilots. The restrictions are as follows: 1. The aircraft on display can only be Stetson Air aircraft. 2. Each pilot may have only 5 screen shots on display at one time. 3. Each shot will be no larger than 600x450. Text may be placed inside the jpeg for information. 4. Only jpeg will be allowed. Qualifications for New Hub/Hub Managers 1. Any candidate to the position of Hub Manager, either for a new hub or an existing one, must: a. Have been a pilot with Stetson Air for at least six months. b. Have achieved the rank of Senior Captain. c. Be recommended by his/her current Hub Manager. 2.The decision for the selection of the new Hub Manager is reserved by the CEO. 3. The opening of any new Hub is a decision reserved to the present Hub Managers. 4. The implementation of any new hub will be under the supervision of the CEO. Pilot
Transfers Pilots
sometimes wish to change hubs and this should always be supported. To
avoid possible conflict, no pilot should ever directly contact the Hub
Manager of the hub he/she wishes to transfer to. The following procedure
for transfer shall be observed: When
a pilot submits his request for transfer to his current Hub Manager. His Hub
Manager shall contact the Hub Manager of the hub that the pilot wishes to
transfer to and request approval from the new Hub Manager to accept the
pilot. The
new Hub Manager will then reply to the original Hub Manager with
permission to transfer the pilot. If transfer is not approved, a reason
should be stated as to why this is not the case. The
hub conducting the transfer will then supply the new Hub Manager with the
following information: Name of
Pilot and ID Number:
Rank of Pilot: Ribbons
Awarded: Hours to
Date: Pilots email
address: Any
additional information he may want the new HC to be aware of. Upon receipt of this data, the new Hub Manager will enter the data in his roster and notify the transferred pilot with a letter indicating that he/she is now assigned to the new hub. A copy of this letter should be sent to the old Hub Manager (with a copy to the CEO) so that the old Hub Manager may remove the data of the former pilot from his records. A pilot may only transfer to a hub once within a 6 month period of time. When a pilot transfers to a new hub, the pilot will retain his/her pilot ID number. Flight
Reports All
pilots should file their flight reports upon completion the their
flight, however you may submit your reports once a week by filling out
the PIREP accordingly. We have provided space for 4 reports, in the
event you have more just compile the form the second time. The week
closes at the Hub Manager discretion, so any report filed after that date will be credited to
the following week. Remember flying on line is double hours, providing
you use the Stetson Air FS Host, and will be
added to your total hours only, this allows individuals that choose not
to fly on line have an equal chance of receiving any ribbons, i.e. pilot
of the month which is based on most hours flown within a given month. Ranking
System
Your rank is entirely dependent on how many flight hours you
accumulate. You may only fly the aircraft your hours qualify you for.
Once the highest level is achieved you may fly all. Realistically a
Trainee could not fly a 747. Routes
System
We
have a very extensive and diversified routes system that encompasses
flights all over the globe. Not all flights will start and end at the
Hubs. All pilots are allowed to fly any route within the airlines.
Belonging to a particular hub, does not restrict you to fly just that
hubs flights. The type of system we have will gives our pilots a much larger
variety of flights that can originate at any airport within the globe.
This routes system will expand with time. The flight number placed on
the flight report will be very critical when filing your flight report.
The pilot may make the return flight for our standard flights or just
start a different flight. That is his/her decision. Most ribbon flight
has it's own requirements.
MULTI PLAYER FLY-INSWe have multi player fly-ins from time to time where the pilots can fly on line to and from a designated location established by the maker of the fly-in. Our voice program is Team Speak which all the necessary information is located on the Pilot Center page. If a pilot wishes to fly with other pilots on line they may join in. We have a server available 24/7. All on line flying will be credited double time.
This
manual and all of its contents are provided to enhance the enjoyment of
the simulated airline experience, and are the property of Stetson Air. No
portions of this manual may be copied, transmitted, republished, or
reproduced by any means without the express written consent of the CEO of
Stetson Air. ©Stetson Air - 2006
This manual dated August 4, 2006
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