Jan 22, 2025 · We are excited to announce that this week, we will be transitioning the New Member Orientation from the my.vatsim platform to learn.vatsim.net. This change is part of our ongoing efforts to enhance your experience and streamline the onboarding process. During this transition, there may be a brief period where both methods for elevating to P0 will be …

Nov 24, 2024 · We are excited to announce that an update to vPilot will be released tonight at 2100 UTC, enabling Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (MSFS2024) users to connect to the VATSIM network! This update has been a top priority for our development team, ensuring that MSFS2024 pilots can enjoy the immersive experience of flying online with VATSIM. The new version of …

Dec 27, 2024 · The VATSIM Pilot Training Department is pleased to announce that an enhanced New Member Orientation Course, and associated Exam, will go into effect over the holiday period. The updated course more thoroughly articulates VATSIM’s expectations of its members. We project that the course and exam will take most people approximately 60-120 minutes to …

Jun 8, 2023 · in the US, VATSIM controllers will usually send PDCs as private chat messages to the pilot client software of the pilot. Pilots do not need to request PDC, ATCOs will send it automatically. in the rest of the VATSIM world, PDCs pilots request clearance through dedicated software, using the Hoppie CPDLC network.

Jan 25, 2025 · Hi, im not sure how to get this solved or whose to-do it is… There is a thread in the AIG Forum about missing/not visible Landing Gears… in this discussion and as i watched landing / departing traffic in EGPH yesterday i came up with a theory why some planes have their gear visible and some not… after a while it saw that ALL ARRIVING planes never had their gear …

Aug 21, 2024 · VATSIM is excited to announce the extension of the real-world Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) trial, originally set to conclude on August 31st, 2024. The trial will now continue in VATUSA until further notice, and will soon be joined by other divisions across VATSIM. Stay Informed! – Further details about the participation of other divisions in the CTAF …

Mar 10, 2025 · Cross The Pond - Westbound 2025 Welcome to the discussion thread for CTP Westbound 2025! We are pleased to return for another Cross the Pond, this time following the fun westbound on April 26th, 2025. Cross The Pond is the largest and longest-running event on VATSIM (over 20 years). The event is biannual flying between the two sides of the Atlantic …

Dec 13, 2024 · Hi, been flying on VATSIM for a while and observing on Euroscope and FR24, how do airlines assign callsigns to their flight? In the most simple cases, most airlines (American, Cathay etc) just use the assigned flight number as the callsign, e.g. flight CX524 has the callsign CPA524. Some airlines (British Airways Shuttle, Iberia, Lufthansa etc) will alter the flight …

Jan 27, 2025 · In the real world the international language is English. Exceptionally, pilots may talk to ATC in the local language. Thsi has caused problems in the past, and does cause problems within Vatsim - especially on the training side for Vatsim ratings. Here is an example of a real incident: Using a country’s native language for communication with local crews …

Feb 2, 2025 · We are thrilled to announce that VATSIM is collaborating with Navigraph, the flight simulation community’s trusted provider of charts, navigation data, and flight planning tools. As part of this exciting partnership, Navigraph has just released a major beta feature for their Navigraph Charts app: Live Traffic from VATSIM! Now, VATSIM users can see live air traffic …