Description

Grupo SATA Virtual intends to be a cybernetic simulation of Grupo SATA at the pilot level. Our pilots are flying real routes in Microsoft Flight Simulator at their own computers, having at the same time a place to learn and to interact with other people.

Internet

Grupo SATA Virtual has its own website at www.satavirtual.org. All @satavirtual.org emails are considered official from SATA Virtual staff. Any other mean of communication is considered official if includes our URL.

Virtual Pilots

Pilots
The Virtual Pilots are those persons who have been approved to join our roster after all necessary exams.

Pilots Admission
Pilot admission is a multi step process. Candidates my only apply when a Pilot Recruitment Board (PAB) is open. After sucessful registration an automatic email is sent to the candidate email address with details to access the Certification Centre.
The admission process is described in Pilot Recruitment.

Fleet
Pilots are submitted to one fleet from which they shall receive the flight assignments. Any pilot having a type rating for another fleet may fly in this fleet. Type ratings are valid for a period no greater than 1 year.

Assignments
Flight Assignments are only suggestive and not a demand. Each new flight assignment is issue from a period not less than 8 days.

Reports
Flight Reports are mandatory in order to be included in the logbook. The official and only method available is by vFDR.

Requests
Several Requests are available. Inactivity is available for pilots who intend to be inactive for a period greater than 2 months.
Fleet change is a request to all those pilots willing to change their active fleet, which from that moment will start receiving flight assignments bounded to that fleet after a valid type rating has been completed.

Removal from Roster
Any pilot without a single report within 2 months will be considered suspended. Any suspended pilot will be removed from the roster within 2 months.
Pilots with inactivity status will be removed after a period of 4 months.

Real Airline Support

Grupo SATA Virtual is authorized by Grupo SATA to use its logo and name, since July 17th 1997. Both Grupo SATA logo and name are registered marks of Grupo SATA. Grupo SATA Virtual also has technical and logistic support from Grupo SATA.