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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (FS9) "A Century of Flight"
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Introduction
Since the year 2003, we have seen a substantial increase in online flights. IVAO and Vatsim are among the largest and most well-known networks for online flying. Aruba Flight Simulator Club has chosen IVAO for its official network, and our technical staff can assist you with any questions you may have about it.
About International Virtual Aviation Organisation (IVAO)
The International Virtual Aviation Organisation, IVAO for short, was founded in 1998 to provide an online platform for flight simulation enthusiasts to enjoy their hobby in a simulated real-world environment, in the company of other people, flying, or providing Air Traffic Control services.
- Our community already has 250.000+ members from around the world
- We create and supply the software you need to connect to the network
- We provide comprehensive training allowing you to develop your skills
- All our services are free and always will be
Why start flying online?
This is one of the most common questions in the flight-simming world. Online flying will take you to a new level in this hobby. Mistakes you get away with offline, can and will most certainly be noticed while flying online. Don't let this intimidate you! You have to realize that all of us flying and controlling online had to go through the same steps as you may be about to. Whether you are flying and/or controlling for a hobby or pursuing a professional aviation career, flying and/or controlling online will help you gain knowledge and skills related to this hobby and aviation in general.
Many people have used this hobby to get their feet wet before studying to become a real pilot, and many of them still use it to stay sharp. Flying online, you will also have a chance to meet and befriend people from all over the world. On a typical peak hour, you can find between 600 and 900 IVAO members online.
You will also be able to speak directly to the controllers and/or pilots via voice software. In other words, it is a highly realistic simulation environment.
IVAO Membership
One of the best things about online flying via IVAO is that the membership is completely free. If you want to join IVAO just visit this link and follow the instructions. After your registration is complete, you will receive a VID number, your IVAN password, and a Website password via email. Your VID (Virtual ID) is used to identify you online and is also referred to as your IVAO member number. IVAN password is used in conjunction with your VID when logging on to fly or control online. Your Website password is used to access members' only sections on the IVAO website.
Software
Pilot Client - Altitude
Altitude, your new pilot client arrives with support for all current flight simulation platforms. Development is still happening and new features will keep being implemented and pumping. You can also count on a new and realistic web-based method to send your flight plans.
ATC Client - Aurora
Aurora, your new ATC client, is the first client in many years developed in-house, it will allow us to seamlessly customize and adapt the software to offer you the best and most realistic ATC experience. New features will continue to be developed and released.
Basic Knowledge and Skills
Before you go online there are some basic things you need to know and be aware of:
- You should be able to fly, maneuver, and land your aircraft.
- Practice with default offline ATC instructions as this is a good basis for what you will experience online.
- You should be able to comply with ATC instructions, including maintaining a heading, altitude, etc.
- You are expected to be able to fill in a flight plan.
- Please note: NEVER connect on a runway, always start at a gate.
- Any doubts? Ask us for assistance.
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Meet the current board members
Board members are elected by the members during a General Members Meeting for a year.
| President | Renier Flores | ||
| Vice President | Raymond Raphaela | ||
| Secretary | Hubert Croes | ||
| Treasurer | Nadine Raphaela | ||
| General board member | Ralph Hoek |
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Audit Committee/Kascommissie
The board is audited by the audit committee (kascommissie) representing all members of the Aruba Flight Simulator Club. Members of the committee are appointed by all members present during the General Members Meeting.
| Committee member | Otmar Manuela | ||
| Committee member | Rashyd Maduro | ||
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How we started
It all started with a few aviation enthusiasts joining together on the online network Flight Project International FPI. Hyro (Jairo) Oduber was later named the Caribbean Division Coordinator at that network. In the following years, the group started making more friends via the ArubaAviation.com website. Around August 2004 the planning started to open a Virtual Airline for Aruba, namely "Air Aruba Virtual".
On the 24th of October 2004, Air Aruba Virtual was officially established. At the end of that year and the beginning of 2005, many new members joined our group although most of them were still flying offline. In July 2005 the group (Air Aruba/Air Curacao/ALM) left FPI to fly on IVAO.
By September 2005 the Netherlands Antilles & Aruba Division on IVAO was established by Mr. Angel Van Delden. The FPI network was closed around December 2005. During the year, Ralph Hoek & Hyro Oduber brainstormed on how to get more Arubans to fly online as they were 2 of the few local FS pilots actively flying online. In October a Flight Simulator meeting was planned in which the main subject was to teach other FS pilots how to fly online and also see if there was an interest in opening a club. By unanimous decision, those present voted to open a Flight Simulator Club in Aruba. By the end of November, a board was formed and a second FS information night was planned for December since many people could not attend the first meeting or simply wanted more information on how to fly online. After some more board meetings, events, and kind donations from Horacio and Luis Oduber, John Salas, Rubin Ponson, Raul Croes, Gabriel Pichardo, Cheechong Lim, and Zeng Lee we gathered sufficient funds to proudly say that on the 24th of February 2006 the "Aruba Flight Simulator Club" was officially established.
Shortly thereafter we helped co-organize the first Aruba Aviation Expo together with the Aruba RC Club and the Aruba Flying Club which result was a huge success. In the meantime, we continue to organize both public and members-only events to help promote aviation as a hobby and/or career in Aruba.
Our goals
- Promote Flight Simulator on our island as an educative hobby.
- Promote Flight Simulator as a flight & air traffic control training tool for future pilots & controllers.
- Have our own Club House with a fully functional cockpit.
- Hold frequent meetings to educate our members on aviation topics.
- Promote Aviation in general.
- Social events.
Our club supports IVAO as the official flying network for our pilots and air traffic controllers.
Technical assistance is also available for our members flying on this network.