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| How about your own Southwest NorCal themed splash screen for your Flight Simulator? Well Just click on the image above and see how to get one. (Also available for FS9 ) |
| Milestones Congratulations to all the pilots at the KOAK Hub for flying 155 Flights and 273.2 hrs in December 2011! Screen Shots Accepting forJanuary 2012 NOTAMS Please reference the performance page for max passenger loads on our 737. |
| NorCal Hub News and Current Events |
Welcome to the NorCal/KOAK Crew Base of SouthwestVirtual! Greetings NorCal pilots! My name is Randy Tyndall, SWA7161, the Crew Base Manager of the NorCal/KOAK Crew Base; I welcome you to look around and see the fun we are having at SWVA! If you feel you would like to join our fine organization please visit our corporate site by clicking the logo at the top of the page, or skip right to the pilot application. Also, please feel free to use the contact form for any comments! And be sure to visit the POLICY page for any questions about NorCal's flying and operations or visit the manuals link to the left for useful flying information! If you need help filing a PIREP, check out the PIREP Help page. So take to the air, we'll see you in the skies! January 2012 Looks like the New Year is fast upon us and the weather has been mild in some places and wild in others. Good thing you can fly to so many different regions of the U.S. here. Remember, just because you are a member of NorCal you are not tied to KOAK. Feel free to "Move About the Country". Just come back to Oakland every once in awhile to see how things are going. This is my first update as Crew Manager. Hope you weren't expecting too much...Cheers...Now Go Fly SWV gets ACARS! CLICK HERE for ACARS info and setup procedures. New Feature: NorCal's NOTAM Flight Report. Have a flight that was or went bad; like tire/engine fires, equipment failures? Or you had a flight in real rough weather in low visibility? Well tell us about it. Give us a report with a few screen shots and a small story on what went wrong and how you handled it. Email me with your Flight Report and if I post it you'll receive up to 10 bonus hours and $1000 bonus pay. So, tell us your story! Type Ratings: Looking to advance your type rating here in NorCal? RVP.PVP.CVP.ATVP Check out the courses available at Steve's Flight School or browse in the NorCal Forum for information on how to achieve this and see the pilots who have taken these exams. Virtual PAX: Virtual Passenger Accepting Reservation Soon! Want to ride along on one of my, (SWVA0002's) flights in real time video? Well stay tuned on how you can view one of my selected flights as a VA PAX. SWVA KOAK's VATSIM status indicators: Are you an online pilot? Want all those in SouthwestVirtual to see where you are flying to? Well check out the NorCal indicators Here (Virtual Airlines #9891), or just click on indicators below and follow the instructions on how to add to your posts at SWV! Be sure the check back in here as the month goes on. Now that I kinda know what I'm doing in here I will try to use this website more often, especially for our Flights of the Month and any special flights. Also check here for notices about the VATSIM Friday Night Ops (FNO) location for the week as well as VATSIM Events of Interest. |
| Pilot Info and Stats |
| Welcome Aboard New Pilots: Welcome to all newly added air crews January 2012 Promotions and Awards: Promotions: Check out Promotions in the new Pilots Lounge! Pilot of the month Chase Sivret, SWA7174: 45.3 hrs! Iron Knuckles Winner Chase Sivret, SWA7174: 24 Flights! Year's End Pilot 2011 Kenneth Kennedy SWA7103 : 128 Flights! OAK Stats: December '11 Total Pilots Reporting - 52 Total Flights - 155 Total Hours - 273.2 Total PAX - 18,300 Total Miles Flown - NM 88,839 Busiest Airport - KLAS 14 Flts |
| Click on Headsets above to listen to Live KOAK ATC from 06:00-22:00 |
| Be prepared for your flight! Click on the weather map above to see live National and Local weather. Service provided by the NOAA. |
| Be prepared for your flight! Search the airline and flight to get real time flight information and proper route. Registration is free and you can pace yourself with your real world counterpart. |
| Are you a New Pilot to NorCal? If so click on the California Flag above. |
| Want to see who's flying right now? Well, click on the NorCal 1300hr banner here above to see the operation's map and see who's flying |
| It's been awhile in wait but here it is: SouthwestVirtual merchandise. Click on the cup or decal above to get your own one of a kind SWV 737 items . |
| Track the flights of your fellow pilots here with vataware, just like flightaware you can see where other sim pilots have flown and the route they used. Click on the image to track your flight and others. |
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| Click above for events planned at SWV and fly with your fellow pilots. |
| Webmaster: Eric Ness |
| Replace that default KOAK scenery with one from Mach-1 by clicking on the logo above (FS9) |
| NorCal/KOAK's Newest Pilots |
Archie Clay SWA7401 James Ryan SWA7400 Archie Clay SWA7399 |
| How far is it? |
| Just click on the Flight Computer above and enter the city codes you wish to find distance between for Example: OAK-MDW |
| Need a Plane? Need to get some answers to your questions like: "How the Heck do I get started?" Click on the SouthwestVirtual 737s' above to get some help. |
| Need Charts? |
| Make sure you have your Charts on-board. Click on the Airway Manuals above to get Charts and Approach Plates. Don't get caught without them. |
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