Administration Department > Recruitment Criteria

Listed below are the criteria that is required for membership to British Airways Virtual.
We have also included additional guidelines to assist you in deciding if you wish to proceed.

Administration Centre

 

 PILOT SELECTION CRITERIA


To qualify for membership to British Airways Virtual the pilot is required to meet the following minimum criteria.

 

1. The pilot must be in possession of Flight Simulator 2002 or 2004.
2. The pilot must be registered with the VATSIM Online Organization. ( See VATSIM Registration )
3. The pilot must be over the age of 16.
4. The ability to fly for British Airways Virtual once every 30 days. ( See Pilot Inactivity Policy )
5. The pilot must submit their real identity ( No nicknames or callsigns are permitted ).
6. The ability to show professionalism within the organization and when conducting online operations.
7. Members of other versions of Virtual Airlines that model British Airways will not be accepted.
8. A pilot may be required to sit an entry examination.
 9. Hotmail and Yahoo E-mail addresses are not accepted at British Airways Virtual.

 

  VATSIM REGISTRATION

There is no formal obligation to fly using the online network, however we do require you to register with the VATSIM network.
If you have not yet registered with VATSIM, please go to http://www.vatsim.net
Please make sure you enter your correct PID on the application form.
 Applications submitted with an incorrect PID will be discarded.
We are also unable to accept IVAO PIDs

This form of flying is highly recommended and we provide you with a dedicated resource site to enable you to learn these procedures.
British Airways Virtual has a dedicated Online flying website where full information and training is available for online flying.
For more information please visit Speedbird Online

 

  PILOT INACTIVITY POLICY


British Airways Virtual operates a 30 day active flying policy which means pilots must fly at least one schedule every 30 days.
Pilots who are inactive after the 30 day period may be removed without notice from the rosters.
There is a facility on the Pilots Control panel which enables you to be placed on leave.
We ask you to carefully consider before applying whether you are able to fulfil this basic commitment.
The shortest flight we currently have on our schedules is 7mins.

Inactive pilots create an unnecessary burden on resources and time that can be better spent to improving our services for members who participate fully with our operations. This is why we strictly enforce this policy.

If you do fall inactive on our rosters and re-apply your past record of participation will be looked at, based on this analysis we do reserve the right to decline your application.

 

  PIREPS OR PILOT REPORT FORMS


To combat fraudulent hours and to limit use of Accelerated Time.
British Airways Virtual does NOT have a facility for PIREPS to be entered by a form, which is in use by many other Virtual Airlines.

Use of Accelerated Time
Accelerated time is permissible through the OSP software.
When your PIREP is submitted you will only attain flight time which has been conducted at 1x simulation rate.

Accelerated time is not possible when using the ACARS system.
The ACARS software will set your Flight Simulator clock back to normal time if accelerated time is attempted.

Flight Planning
 Required for all flights at British Airways Virtual, this is one of the mandatory fields to be entered in the OSP or ACARS systems.
There is no facility to fly "DIRECT GPS"
 

  APPLICATION PROCEDURE


British Airways Virtual has a member limit of 1250 pilots. If this number is reached and you have applied, you will be held on a waiting list.
In addition to this you will be sent a daily email notifying you of your application progress and if you have moved up our queuing system.
The number of current applicants waiting for entry is updated daily on the front page of the website. Please be patient with this process.

While you are waiting on the list please this is an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with our operations.
When you are accepted you will be ready to fly without looking at our procedures. This will save you considerable time and effort.
Some of our facilities, however, are not accessible by non members but these items are fully documented in our Administration Department.

Once your application is approved you will receive your BAW ID number along with the latest Operations Manual.
If you have any queries regarding Applications in the meantime please contact our HR Department at hr@bavirtual.co.uk

New Pilots Note
Your first flight at British Airways Virtual must be completed within 14 days of your acceptance date.
If you have difficulties with using our system please email us as soon as possible so that we can assist you.
If you do not contact us our system will automatically delete you from our database.

If you do not receive a reply within 14 days please see our FAQs for a possible answer to your query.

 


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