Aus Virtual Pilots (AVP) members, indeed all simmers, are invited to participate in the annual Navigraph FlightSim Community Survey. Last year, almost 25,000 contributed internationally making this the largest survey of its kind. Last year, Australia was listed as fifth at 4.3% in the contingent of respondents. The survey data provides valuable information on a range of flight sim demographics. This assists with the development of future programs and support for members. The survey normally takes about 20-30 minutes to complete. It is conducted by Navigraph and supported by a host of develope ..read more

Airport Information Rovaniemi Airport is the third-busiest airport in Finland. Santa Claus Village and Santa Park are situated within 2–3 kilometres. The airport is located approximately 8–9 kilometres away from Rovaniemi City centre, meaning that it is not far away from many restaurants and hotels. The busiest time for the airport is in the Christmas season, when many people go on Santa Flights. The Arctic Circle crosses the runway 03 close to its northern end. The airport is served on a regular basis by Finnair and Norwegian. However, there are many seasonal operators like Aer Lingus, Air F ..read more

What is model matching and how to set it up for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Model Matching in Microsoft Flight Simulator is slowly improving as time goes on. Model matching is quite favoured by members of the flight sim community that typically fly on multiplayer networks. Model Matching allows pilots that wish to see realistic traffic based on aircraft callsigns. Used across various simulator platforms such as FSX, P3D and X-plane. The model matching for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is slowly improving. The community has various standout members working hard to build files, programs ..read more

Nestled on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay at the northern end of New Zealand’s South Island is the city of Nelson. Nelson is the oldest city in the South Island and second-oldest city in New Zealand. Established in 1841, Nelson’s population is now over 51,000. The city is surrounded by mountains on three sides with Tasman Bay on the other. The region is the gateway to the popular attractions of Abel Tasman National Park, Kahurangi National Park, Lakes Rototi and Rotoroa in the Nelson National Park. Nelson Airport (NZNS) is located 6 km (3.7 mi) south-west of central Nelson. It is the sixth ..read more

Aus Virtual Pilots is a non-profit organisation built for flight simmers, thanks to premium members supporting us we are able to stay existent and bring new features to Aus Virtual Pilots. Aus Virtual Pilots has been in transition over the past few months since moving from the Patreon platform to our in-house website membership system. We now look to provide monthly updates to our premium members as well as email newsletters. We are so grateful for the premium members supporting us and have not been forgotten. We aim to over the next few months increase benefits and give back to our premium m ..read more

Thank you to all that attended the Gold Coast VFR event and look forward to many more ahead with our GA Sunday which happens you guessed it every Sunday at 3:00 pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time). This event saw over 50 pilots spawn into Gold Coast Airport (YBCG) in their Cessna, Pipers, Spitfires and everything in between. Unfortunately, I had issues with the simulator on the day but watched on the Aus Virtual Pilots YouTube stream. It was quite the sight watching the fight for runway space to get out of Gold Coast and head towards Southport, In Southport, there were pilots going aro ..read more

Long haul flights also known as long-range operations refers to the duration of a flight. These flights are quite often related to Australia as its geographical position puts most continents such as Europe and North America 12+ Hours away. Long haul flying in the real world carries so much responsibility by all that are involved from on-ground crew, flight dispatchers, cabin crew, pilots, engineers and many more. All with the same goal of ensuring a flight leaves on time, travels safely and arrives on time. Long Hauls in flight sim are a great experience and one that I personally recommend t ..read more

A new regular blog which features new releases and news from flight simulation developers and news sources. Not full descriptions are provided. You have links to the news and developer sites to gain all information. ORBX announces Mackay Airport Orbx announces Mackay Airport for MSFS. This detailed rendition features 15cm aerial imagery covering the airport and the immediate surrounds, ultra-high resolution textures and the use of realistic PBR rendering. ORBX releases YMEN Essendon Field Airport Trailer Orbx has released the official trailer for YMEN Essendon Fields Airport. Essendon Fields ..read more

Impulse Simulations has released its latest project for 2022, Bendigo Airport (YBDG). The team have brought Bendigo in all its glory to Microsoft Flight Simulator as they have done so well in the past with other projects. Located only 150 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, Bendigo is one of Australia's gold towns after a large discovery of gold in Bendigo Creek. If there is any gold to be found it's in the fantastic work Impulse Simulations have put into this project. Bendigo Airport management worked closely with Impulse Simulations to recreate the airport to the best of their ability. There ..read more

View the latest on the Aus Virtual Pilots Development Update for June 2022. In the last year, Aus Virtual Pilots has grown tremendously with regard to both community members and features. Starting out with monthly events we are now operating with 3 weekly events and 3 monthly events alongside a Virtual Airline, AVP Academy, Youtube, In-person meetup events and much more! The Aus Virtual Pilot team is now planning to provide development roadmaps for the Aus Virtual Pilots group and brand to keep our member's eyes on the horizon. Each Roadmap is made 4 months in advance and goes through stages ..read more