User:EIN771/Aer lingus virtual

Aer Lingus Virtual is a Virtual Airline and is often called ALVA or Aer Lingus VA.

Aer Lingus Virtual was founded in 2007. Initially called Celtic Air, it then changed it's name to Aer Lingus Virtual.

The VA currently operates a similiar route structure to Aer Lingus, it's real world counterpart. Pilots use the Microsoft Flight Simulator brand product(MSFS or FS) with most pilots using either the MSFS-2004 (FS9) or MSFS 2006 (FSX) simulator platforms. 'Pilots' (Members) can fly on either VATSIM or the International Virtual Aviation Organization networks. These networks offer real time ATC and the ability for pilots to fly alongside one another in their flight simulators.

Many of the members operate payware products such as Precision Manuals Development Group 747-400, Wilco Publishing Airbus Series & the Level-D 767.

Other addon software commonly used: Activesky (Which provides real world weather) Flight Keeper (Allows logging and storage of past flights) & Teamspeak (Which allows members of Aer Lingus Virtual to communicate with each other using voice)

The pilots of Aer Lingus Virtual have completed a Sydney to Dublin groupflight non stop on the 28th November 2008.

Aer Lingus Virtual

IVAO

Vatsim