The career mode is tied into training and if only for rated pilots, pilots who have passed the PP-SPP-CP exams.
If you have already passed your PP exam you can use the system as a career mode working towards if you wish the SPP although at this time that is not a requirement.
To get started you need to go to the Training menu click the request training button fill out the FSHub part and click the button.
Once done a member of the team will open a ticket in Discord and you can both use that to arrange times or training or just inform you are using the system since you are a rated pilot.
Go home and you will see the newly designed pilot area.
Top we have the account information panel, which shows your callsign, distance, hours, average landing rate and points.
How points are calculated
- 1-200nm = 1 point per nm.
- 201-300nm = 0.5 points per nm.
- 301nm + = 0.3 points per nm.
This rewards shorter flights and prevents people from setting a massive route and leaving the plane to fly it whilst asleep or at work or school.
Fuel Prices (Prices taken from the Sherburn Aero Club website) Will be checked every month
- Avgas – 1.85 per Litre.
- Jet1A – 0.92 per Litre.
Transfer Fee
- 0.15 points per nm.
You can fly anywhere you want you do not need to depart from where you land unless you want to do that. You must however only fly aircraft you are rated to fly, so currently on a new account that is the C152. The website will assign you an aircraft with its own reg and a full tank of Avgas you get you started.
If your standard of flying falls below the standard we expect pilots to fly to you will be restricted from using the VAC callsign online and will be asked you use the aircraft registration.
The aircraft
The website shows you several stats and information about the aircraft
- Location (Only works after your first pirep submission – It will show an error until that time)
- Max fuel capacity gallons and Litres.
- FOB (Fuel on Board.)
- Reg – Aircrafts Registration. (Changeable for a cost of 150 points)
- General starts will show information on the aircraft.
- Speeds will show speed information on the aircraft.
- Fuel buying selection.
There is no link between the website and the sim so you can either load fuel based on your FOB or load whatever you wish.
Ratings
Once you pass your PP, more aircraft will become available for you to gain access to via training sessions. The cost of the aircraft varies from point to point. You can either start training toward your SPP or just enjoy the system and carry on flying and earning points.
Your rating dictates what type of aircraft you can fly.
The most simple way to explain this is.
PP = Single prop GA
SPP = Twin prop GA
CP = Airliners
The expectation is that if you are in active training you can buy an aircraft above your class to use for training. But only when in active training, if not in training you are limited to the above.
If any aircraft is not available it can be added open a ticket and provide links to handbooks and what ever you can about the aircraft you wish to be added.
Spending Points
The points you spend are used to pay for fuel, additional training and aircraft. As a student pilot you are restricted to the Cessna 152 once you pass the Private Pilot exam on IVAO new aircraft will appear on the website to match your new rating. You will also have to option to buy a trainer aircraft for SPP training.
Trail Period
Are you not interested in the system? But you may be curious. You can request training and then get a month’s trial. After the trial, your points and progress will be saved, but you will lose access unless you start training.