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 1
55 Flights and
2
73.2 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 - 2
73.2
Total PAX - 1
8,300
Total Miles Flown - NM 8
8,839
Busiest Airport - K
LAS 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.
 


r width="90%" noshade color="white"

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.
Friends don't let friends
use Internet Explorer.
Click Logo Above to
best view this page.