Since some months that nowadays everyone can have a VA. Why ? VA frameworks.
We just need to download get an account on a website, download a "phpVMS or whatever" package, sign on their site, configure the VA and ... boom! It's up and running!
Difference between them? The logo. Everything is the same. Same features, same ideas, same strategies.
I wonder why the person that wants to have a VA don't stop for 5 seconds to really think why should he create one ... after all what will he present to differ from the other ones? Why will a pilot change to his VA if he doesn't offer anything new or innovative?
Fully person-built VA's like EuroHarmony or FlyUK are definitely ending because it's hard to find good (or at least someone!) PHP developers that could help them. So, they prefer just to be "one more VA" than to help other VA's grow strong by giving their 2 cents to the VA community.
In conclusion, if you're reading this and you do want to have a VA, remember that if you don't bring anything new then don't even spend your time creating it.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Virtual FlyBE
The other day was surfing along Virtual Airlines and got on Virtual Flybe.
Got highly impressed with the design (finally another rare VA with a good planned design), and the public content was just the minimum necessary to understand what Flybe proposes to the potential pilots.
Flybe doesn't have a partnership with IVAO, unfortunately. Well, for me I just had to re-sign up on VATSIM and sign on Flybe then!
The registration process is very pro, because we need to run a test to get approved. I know other VA's that do this also, but this test was well thought. Questions about various topics, not only about Air Law and Metar's :)
In conclusion, FlyBE is very good, and I suggest you take a look at it and if you like it, sign in!
For the last, just to inform that I don't have any connection toFlyBE staff. This is just a "pilot's" evaluation :)
Got highly impressed with the design (finally another rare VA with a good planned design), and the public content was just the minimum necessary to understand what Flybe proposes to the potential pilots.
Flybe doesn't have a partnership with IVAO, unfortunately. Well, for me I just had to re-sign up on VATSIM and sign on Flybe then!
The registration process is very pro, because we need to run a test to get approved. I know other VA's that do this also, but this test was well thought. Questions about various topics, not only about Air Law and Metar's :)
In conclusion, FlyBE is very good, and I suggest you take a look at it and if you like it, sign in!
For the last, just to inform that I don't have any connection toFlyBE staff. This is just a "pilot's" evaluation :)
Monday, January 11, 2010
Ivao Crowded Skies 2010 - Flop!
A flop, unfortunately :(
IVAO didn't broke the record of 1972 simultaneous connections. I think it was close, very close, about 70 connections to break the record...
More important is to start asking ourselves what happened for the record not to be broken. I think that this is the first time that it wasn't.
Let me throw some explanations and questions:
1. Flight Simulator discontinuation.
Well, it's a chance. Normally newbie flightsimmers don't see with good eyes investing on a flight simulator software that will not "suffer" any more upgrades. But, also, do they really know that ?
One thing is sure: Some of the FS flightsimmers are passing to X-Plane. A more potential flightsim software that doesn't suffer from new versions.
2. IVAO loosing pilots.
Another reason in the spot... We are all sure that there isn't much innovation on IVAO nowadays. The same tour versions, every year, the same ideas, the same software and ... the same guys flying. I really think IVAO needs to start changing something, maybe starting by ... their site!
3. Event not well promoted on pilots and Divisions
Can be a reason. I didn't receive an email about it, did you? And what about the Divisions? They also didn't send any email to their pilots!
I hope this time IVAO BoG can have some seconds on their agenda to think about this... My personal reason: ALL of them!
If nothing is made, I bet my Asus M5VM that next year we will still not break the record.
IVAO didn't broke the record of 1972 simultaneous connections. I think it was close, very close, about 70 connections to break the record...
More important is to start asking ourselves what happened for the record not to be broken. I think that this is the first time that it wasn't.
Let me throw some explanations and questions:
1. Flight Simulator discontinuation.
Well, it's a chance. Normally newbie flightsimmers don't see with good eyes investing on a flight simulator software that will not "suffer" any more upgrades. But, also, do they really know that ?
One thing is sure: Some of the FS flightsimmers are passing to X-Plane. A more potential flightsim software that doesn't suffer from new versions.
2. IVAO loosing pilots.
Another reason in the spot... We are all sure that there isn't much innovation on IVAO nowadays. The same tour versions, every year, the same ideas, the same software and ... the same guys flying. I really think IVAO needs to start changing something, maybe starting by ... their site!
3. Event not well promoted on pilots and Divisions
Can be a reason. I didn't receive an email about it, did you? And what about the Divisions? They also didn't send any email to their pilots!
I hope this time IVAO BoG can have some seconds on their agenda to think about this... My personal reason: ALL of them!
If nothing is made, I bet my Asus M5VM that next year we will still not break the record.
Back again!
Hi mates!
I'm back, after more than one year!
Expect more news soon, with flammable topics! :)
I'm back, after more than one year!
Expect more news soon, with flammable topics! :)
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
IVAO UK dissapeared from ATC
There goes the time where we were seeing the UK skies completely under airspace control.
IVAO UK even splitted the TMA sectors like in real life, and I even joined a "Heathrow 100 years birthday" where I contacted dozens of Controllers to get my airplane safely on ground at Heathrow.
Now, I don't see this scenario for quite sometime. The IVAO UK ATC is going down the drain, while Gareth is getting very away from it. Gareth belongs to IVAO-HQ and he also plays Call of Duty (yes, believe it or not but he invited some members on a IVAO forum to play for it)!
IVAO-UK is silent. No events, no ATC control, no pilots flying there. But, I think this situation will be solved, and I am confident and optimist that one day, the skies of UK will be filled again with great events and a lot of airspace controlled by them.
Regarding to Call of Duty, it sucks. Try Far Cry 2 or Crysis!
IVAO UK even splitted the TMA sectors like in real life, and I even joined a "Heathrow 100 years birthday" where I contacted dozens of Controllers to get my airplane safely on ground at Heathrow.
Now, I don't see this scenario for quite sometime. The IVAO UK ATC is going down the drain, while Gareth is getting very away from it. Gareth belongs to IVAO-HQ and he also plays Call of Duty (yes, believe it or not but he invited some members on a IVAO forum to play for it)!
IVAO-UK is silent. No events, no ATC control, no pilots flying there. But, I think this situation will be solved, and I am confident and optimist that one day, the skies of UK will be filled again with great events and a lot of airspace controlled by them.
Regarding to Call of Duty, it sucks. Try Far Cry 2 or Crysis!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
ATA Virtual goes down the hole
Yesterday I was doing my VA surfing on the net and got on one of the best american VA that I saw: The ATA virtual.
ATA simulates (or better, was simulating) the operations of the real ATA airline. Unfortunately, on March 2008, the real airline ceased their operations.
On November 2008 the ATA Virtual also ceased their operations due to lack of free time.
Now, when I saw that, I thought "Wow, I can save them, and acquire that VA for the EuroHarmony group!", so I wrote an email to ATA VA CEO explaining my idea, thinking that it could bring back his dream os seeing ATA operating again!
Well, today they answered me saying that they aren't interested, and somehow they thought that I was just trying to get their PHP code and use it on another VA. The fact is that they saw my EuroHarmony and they confirmed that it wasn't my interest that dirty intentions.
The fact is ATA VA will go down the hole, even with guys like me that wants to save it... The proud can be harmfull sometimes.
ATA simulates (or better, was simulating) the operations of the real ATA airline. Unfortunately, on March 2008, the real airline ceased their operations.
On November 2008 the ATA Virtual also ceased their operations due to lack of free time.
Now, when I saw that, I thought "Wow, I can save them, and acquire that VA for the EuroHarmony group!", so I wrote an email to ATA VA CEO explaining my idea, thinking that it could bring back his dream os seeing ATA operating again!
Well, today they answered me saying that they aren't interested, and somehow they thought that I was just trying to get their PHP code and use it on another VA. The fact is that they saw my EuroHarmony and they confirmed that it wasn't my interest that dirty intentions.
The fact is ATA VA will go down the hole, even with guys like me that wants to save it... The proud can be harmfull sometimes.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
PMDG MD-11 released!
You know that PMDG 747 and 737-800 were my best airplanes ever, but now with PMDG MD-11 a new king have born!
The new MD-11 from PMDG is a hell of an airplane. It simulates the MD-11 in a way that I never saw on any airplane that I have flown with.
On of the things that I like most is the climb performance behavior. It's just great how the PFD shows all the information regarding to the speed range for the current flap setting, the V2 climb that is maintained by the thrust mode, and even the way you configure the step climbs on a long haul flight.
But, be aware that this airplane is not for newbies. It's hard, complex and you need to read something before flying it. Even the tutorial that is given by PMDG is very weak compared with the tutorials that PMDG made for the 747 (btw, they stopped at middle of them!).
Well, if you are thinking about a Christmas gift, then go ahead :) It surely worth all the cents spent!
The new MD-11 from PMDG is a hell of an airplane. It simulates the MD-11 in a way that I never saw on any airplane that I have flown with.
On of the things that I like most is the climb performance behavior. It's just great how the PFD shows all the information regarding to the speed range for the current flap setting, the V2 climb that is maintained by the thrust mode, and even the way you configure the step climbs on a long haul flight.
But, be aware that this airplane is not for newbies. It's hard, complex and you need to read something before flying it. Even the tutorial that is given by PMDG is very weak compared with the tutorials that PMDG made for the 747 (btw, they stopped at middle of them!).
Well, if you are thinking about a Christmas gift, then go ahead :) It surely worth all the cents spent!
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