Post by Admin on Dec 23, 2014 14:52:56 GMT
IPG Company Handbook
Joining
Becoming a pilot with Island Pacific Group Virtual requires the following things:
1. A desire to fly under the most realistic and fun conditions possible. Enthusiasm to learn and hone your flying skills in a virtual flying environment.
2. Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2004 / FSX / Xplane / Prepar3D
3. Agreement to abide by the Terms of Service and Airline Policies. When pilots join they agree to abide by these principles.
Airline Policies
To remain an active pilot, you must log at least 2 flights every 30 days, or you may be subject to removal from our rosters without notice. Any new pilot who signs up with Island Pacific Group Virtual and does not file at least one Flight Report within their first 7 days, may be subject to removal from the rosters.
Pilots that require a leave of absence for longer than 30 days, and do not wish to be removed from the roster, need to email the hub manager and request to be placed on "leave of absence" (LOA) status. A pilot who remains on LOA status for more than three months without emailing us and requesting additional LOA time may be subject to removal from the roster without notice.
Pilots who are found to be submitting fraudulent flight time will be removed from the roster immediately. The same policy goes for pilots who sign up on the roster using false or inappropriate information, or defacing the roster.
Pilots who act in such a way on our forums or towards others in emails that hurt others or make the flight simulation experience not enjoyable will be removed from the roster and not considered for re-hire.
Pilots who are found to have submitted fraudulent information of any kind on their employment application will be removed from the rosters immediately.
Any Island Pacific Virtual employee who gives out vital airline information to other airlines or organizations, publicly defaces the airline, "bashes" the airline, or does anything that is considered by management a threat or deemed by management harmful to the airline will be removed from the rosters.
Transferring hours from previous virtual airlines
Pilots who join Island Pacific Virtual will be given partial credit for previous flight hours flown with a recognized virtual airline. Recognition will be based on activity, time flown with former airline. The amount of transferable hours will be decided on a case-by case basis and will not exceed 3000 hours. These hours must be validated. If there is no website provided in the comments field of the application, there will be no extra hours rewarded.
Transferred hours will not be awarded to a pilot until he/she has filed a first flight report with Island Pacific Group Virtual.
Operational Area (Hubs) Island Pacific Group currently has the following operational Hubs. They are: NTAA, KLAX, PHNL, KBOS, EGLL, PANC, MMMX, and KMIA.
Logging Flight Time
Pilots may start clocking their flight time from the moment they turn their engines on at the gate, and they should stop clocking their time at the moment they turn their engines off at the gate. That includes all taxing time and all flight
time.
Flight Reports for flights that didn't arrive at the planned destination airport cannot be filed (this includes emergency situations generated by add-ons like FSPassengers). The fastest time rate allowed for Island Pacific Virtual is 1x for all flights, Pilots who fly using a faster time rate are eligible to have their Flight Reports rejected. Island Pacific Group Virtual pilots must use the VAFS ACARS program to log their flights. Pilots must log their flight time after every flight by using VAFS to automatically file a Flight Report. It is not permissible to collect or save up large amounts of flights and log multiple flights all at once. Each flight must be logged after it is completed or your Flight Report(s) may be rejected. Exceptions from this rule can be made under certain circumstances.
To remain an active pilot, you must log at least two flights every 30 days, or you will be subject to removal from the rosters without notice. New pilots must log at least one flight within 7 days of becoming active on the roster. Any new pilot who signs up with IPG and does not file a Flight Report within their first 7 days of signing up may be subject to removal from the rosters.
Flight reports are not approved and listed under your profile automatically. All flight reports are checked and approved / disapproved manually by our hub managers. This usually happens at least once every 24 hours.
VATSIM and or IVAO, and logging Flight Reports for Credit
We do use VATSIM OR IVAO and our callsign is "Island Pacific. 'IPG' + Flightnumber (e.g. IPG1234). For more information on how to use VATSIM or IVAO, contact our training manager or our Events Coordinator. We also highly encourage pilots to read the information available on the VATSIM or IVAO Pilot Resource Center. Flying online, however, is optional.
Island Pacific offers Flight Report incentives for flying on VATSIM / IVAO or participating in online events.
To notify your hub manager that you have flown a VATSIM or IVAO flight, type "VATSIM" or "IVAO" in the comments portion of your Flight Report. Flights are subject to be checked against the VATSIM / IVAO statistics database. For more information please contact your hub manager.
Training
The training page in the forum has a full checklist for each plane in the fleet. Here you will also find a Pilot's Quick Reference Guide with appropriate flap and speed combinations for each airplane.
Hub Transfers
Pilots are allowed to transfer from one hub to another; a transfer application should be submitted to the Operations Director. A pilot must be active at one hub for a time of three months before he or she will be eligible for a transfer to another hub.
This document is fluid and is updated regularly.
12-23-2014
Joining
Becoming a pilot with Island Pacific Group Virtual requires the following things:
1. A desire to fly under the most realistic and fun conditions possible. Enthusiasm to learn and hone your flying skills in a virtual flying environment.
2. Microsoft Flight Simulator FS2004 / FSX / Xplane / Prepar3D
3. Agreement to abide by the Terms of Service and Airline Policies. When pilots join they agree to abide by these principles.
Airline Policies
To remain an active pilot, you must log at least 2 flights every 30 days, or you may be subject to removal from our rosters without notice. Any new pilot who signs up with Island Pacific Group Virtual and does not file at least one Flight Report within their first 7 days, may be subject to removal from the rosters.
Pilots that require a leave of absence for longer than 30 days, and do not wish to be removed from the roster, need to email the hub manager and request to be placed on "leave of absence" (LOA) status. A pilot who remains on LOA status for more than three months without emailing us and requesting additional LOA time may be subject to removal from the roster without notice.
Pilots who are found to be submitting fraudulent flight time will be removed from the roster immediately. The same policy goes for pilots who sign up on the roster using false or inappropriate information, or defacing the roster.
Pilots who act in such a way on our forums or towards others in emails that hurt others or make the flight simulation experience not enjoyable will be removed from the roster and not considered for re-hire.
Pilots who are found to have submitted fraudulent information of any kind on their employment application will be removed from the rosters immediately.
Any Island Pacific Virtual employee who gives out vital airline information to other airlines or organizations, publicly defaces the airline, "bashes" the airline, or does anything that is considered by management a threat or deemed by management harmful to the airline will be removed from the rosters.
Transferring hours from previous virtual airlines
Pilots who join Island Pacific Virtual will be given partial credit for previous flight hours flown with a recognized virtual airline. Recognition will be based on activity, time flown with former airline. The amount of transferable hours will be decided on a case-by case basis and will not exceed 3000 hours. These hours must be validated. If there is no website provided in the comments field of the application, there will be no extra hours rewarded.
Transferred hours will not be awarded to a pilot until he/she has filed a first flight report with Island Pacific Group Virtual.
Operational Area (Hubs) Island Pacific Group currently has the following operational Hubs. They are: NTAA, KLAX, PHNL, KBOS, EGLL, PANC, MMMX, and KMIA.
Logging Flight Time
Pilots may start clocking their flight time from the moment they turn their engines on at the gate, and they should stop clocking their time at the moment they turn their engines off at the gate. That includes all taxing time and all flight
time.
Flight Reports for flights that didn't arrive at the planned destination airport cannot be filed (this includes emergency situations generated by add-ons like FSPassengers). The fastest time rate allowed for Island Pacific Virtual is 1x for all flights, Pilots who fly using a faster time rate are eligible to have their Flight Reports rejected. Island Pacific Group Virtual pilots must use the VAFS ACARS program to log their flights. Pilots must log their flight time after every flight by using VAFS to automatically file a Flight Report. It is not permissible to collect or save up large amounts of flights and log multiple flights all at once. Each flight must be logged after it is completed or your Flight Report(s) may be rejected. Exceptions from this rule can be made under certain circumstances.
To remain an active pilot, you must log at least two flights every 30 days, or you will be subject to removal from the rosters without notice. New pilots must log at least one flight within 7 days of becoming active on the roster. Any new pilot who signs up with IPG and does not file a Flight Report within their first 7 days of signing up may be subject to removal from the rosters.
Flight reports are not approved and listed under your profile automatically. All flight reports are checked and approved / disapproved manually by our hub managers. This usually happens at least once every 24 hours.
VATSIM and or IVAO, and logging Flight Reports for Credit
We do use VATSIM OR IVAO and our callsign is "Island Pacific. 'IPG' + Flightnumber (e.g. IPG1234). For more information on how to use VATSIM or IVAO, contact our training manager or our Events Coordinator. We also highly encourage pilots to read the information available on the VATSIM or IVAO Pilot Resource Center. Flying online, however, is optional.
Island Pacific offers Flight Report incentives for flying on VATSIM / IVAO or participating in online events.
To notify your hub manager that you have flown a VATSIM or IVAO flight, type "VATSIM" or "IVAO" in the comments portion of your Flight Report. Flights are subject to be checked against the VATSIM / IVAO statistics database. For more information please contact your hub manager.
Training
The training page in the forum has a full checklist for each plane in the fleet. Here you will also find a Pilot's Quick Reference Guide with appropriate flap and speed combinations for each airplane.
Hub Transfers
Pilots are allowed to transfer from one hub to another; a transfer application should be submitted to the Operations Director. A pilot must be active at one hub for a time of three months before he or she will be eligible for a transfer to another hub.
This document is fluid and is updated regularly.
12-23-2014