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VirtualFlight.Online operates a simple rank system based on hours logged.

• The rank structure applies to tours, scheduled flights, and charters.

• If you fly a "free flight" (by filling in ACARS by hand) you can fly whatever you want, wherever you want.

• As you complete each flight using ACARS, your hours are accrued, and your rank changes automatically.

How the Rank Structure Impacts You

Each tour and fleet aircraft type is assigned a minimum rank. As you log more hours, you increase in rank and more tours, aircraft, and scheduled routes become available to you. Visit the fleet page for more information on fleet aircraft types.

Tours

• Each tour has a minimum rank - which is displayed in the details of the tour. The index of all tours groups them into broad class groups.

• Most tour legs do not specify aircraft type - meaning you can use an aircraft of your own choosing (regardless of rank).

• If a leg of a tour specifies an aircraft type, you can only fly that leg if you have the appropriate rank for that aircraft type.

Scheduled Flights

• If you wish to dispatch a scheduled flight, you can only use fleet aircraft types you are qualified for (only Class D aircraft and above have scheduled flights).

Ranks

The various ranks, and their associated hours are listed here for convenience - you can also find this table within the airline itself.

Student Pilot - 0 hours logged

• Only the flight school tour is open to you

• You may also fly "free flights" (filling in ACARS directly)

Private Pilot - 1 hour logged

• All of the private pilot tours become available to you

Class D - 10 hours logged

• All of the Class D tours become available to you

• All of the Class D fleet aircraft types become available to you 

• 10 hours - Class D First Officer

• 20 hours - Class D Captain

Class C - 30 hours logged

• All of the Class C tours become available to you

• All of the Class C fleet aircraft types become available to you

• 30 hours - Class C First Officer

• 40 hours - Class C Captain

Class B - 50 hours logged

• All of the Class B tours become available to you

• All of the Class B fleet aircraft types become available to you

• 50 hours - Class B First Officer

• 60 hours - Class B Captain

Class A - 70 hours logged

• All of the Class A tours become available to you

• All of the Class A fleet aircraft types become available to you.

• 70 hours

• 80 hours

Displaying your Callsign and Rank in Discord

The va-onboarding channel is your central hub to let moderators know you have updated your nickname with Discord to reflect your callsign, or attained a rank within the VirtualFlight.Online virtual airline. In response, they will assign roles within Discord, which will be shown against your user profile, and in member lists.

Update your nickname to access the private Virtual Airline channels

If you are a member of the virtual airline, we would prefer that you change your nickname within the discord server to reflect your callsign within the airline (e.g. VFL0100 Jonathan). Create a topic to let the moderators know you have done so, and they will assign you the role of "Virtual Airline Pilot" within Discord - which will open up the private "Virtual Airline" group of channels for you.

To change your nickname:

1. Click on the server name at the top of discord

2. Choose "Edit Server Profile" from the resulting options

3. Change your nickname to reflect your airline callsign (e.g. "VFL0100 Jonathan")

4. Post a topic in the #🛫va-onboarding channel

We will do the rest.

Update your airline rank in Discord

After changing your nickname, you can request that your airline rank is displayed within Discord (or request it be updated as you progress through the ranks).

To request a rank update:

1. Create a topic in the #🛫va-onboarding channel, and tell us what rank you have attained.

We will do the rest.

• After having a rank applied, the rank will appear in your user profile within Discord, and you will be listed in rank order in the margin of Discord (if you are showing online users in the right margin).

• If you don't change your username, we will not update your rank.

Finally...

When a request has been dealt with, we will message you and close the request.