Welcome - Open Air Virtual

Hello and Welcome

Posted by Peter Faase on 09/23/2022

Open Air Virtual (OAV), founded 1st of September 2016, is a small and dedicated virtual airline which offers our members a unique online experience with a blend of flights across the world with a range of aircraft available in most current flight-sim situations.We are a dedicated commercial and GA airline - therefore don't have a combat or military wing - no apologies! Also, we don't have a training school and expect applicants to be 'up-to speed' with their sim and software although we will provide help with our software to get you started.

Open Air Virtual doesn't have an entrance exam and we don't expect regular flights to maintain your membership, but we expect new members to complete their first flght within 14 days of registration. This will allow us to check that you have managed to set up the kACARS software correctly and that you are able to navigate our routes and understand the bidding system. We are a friendly bunch and would encourage new pilots to join in on Teamspeak where our pilots regularly meet through the day and most evenings. We maintain a small group of pilots some of whom are dedicated to testing and developing different aspects of virtual flying - which means that although we operate from different hubs with various routes and aircraft, we use these as a basis for ongoing development and just for fun.

You will see that our livery carries a picture of Amelia Earhart who was an American aviation pioneer and the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic amongst other significant achievements. Her pioneering spirit is the inspiration for our Virtual Airline. Our aim is to provide hubs and routes with a range of aircraft which will build upon the fundamentals of your sim but always looking at new and exciting developments in the flight-sim world to provide the latest experience available for your virtual career.

If you want to join us, then send us an email with your details and why we should hire you to info(AT)openairvirtual.eu.

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Posted by Jim Lowery on 09/23/2022

Views from our flights

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Views for the forthcoming EVENT - Altiports - LFHM Megeve

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LFKX - Meribel

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LFHU - L'Alpe D'Huez

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LFLJ - Courchevel (Free download from Orbx)

All shot in XPlane12 - manual settings for the snow ( its worth experimenting with the settings)

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(apologies, but XP12 is magical!)

a screenshot above Lukla (VNLK) looking towards Everest in the distance, centre right.

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Got a good shot from your flight with a plane in OAV livery? - email it to Jim to get it into our gallery here.