Hello Connor, The answers to just about all of your questions can be found here under the section entitled: *IYP-VA Rules*: on the IYP VA site located here: http://va.itsyourplane.com/html/rules.asp Perhaps this video will also help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6TOZHbH7P8 Rergards, Robert On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 12:49 AM, connor carlin <cjamesmc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Jordan. After I downloaded a flight from the IYP VA panel, I did end my > current flight and load the IYP VA flight from the free flight screen, > thats when it acted like a regular private flight. I will try your > suggestion. I assume you mean I should start by loading a flight, waiting > until its don loading, and then hit alt, down, and enter to get into the > load a flight list??… > > I was also wondering what the FO does after successfully loading the IYP > VA flight? will they immediately tell me something about how long we have > until we should begin the pre-flight checklist? > Thanks.Î > On Jan 21, 2015, at 5:17 PM, Jordan Gallacher < > jordanandseptember@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hmmmm. How did you load the saved IYP VA flight? I have had that happen > > too if I just end the current flight and then load the IYP VA flight from > > the Load A Saved Flight from the Free Flight screen. The only way I have > > found a way around this is to hit Alt and down arrow once and hit Enter. > > That will bring you into the Load a Saved Flight Screen. > > Jordan > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bvipilots-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > bvipilots-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of connor carlin > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:37 AM > > To: bvipilots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bvipilots] IYP Virtual Air first time. > > > > Hi. Today, I decided to start flying for IYPVA, only, I think I messed > up. > > I browsed the virtual air section on the website, and downloaded a flight > > leaving from Berlin. I was monitoring the TTD from the website, and > > originally, I had 33 minutes. I waited until it said 00:10, because I > > assumed Michelle would start alerting me the time until we had to begin > the > > pre-flight checklist. she did not, so I began all checklists at the top > of > > the hour. > > I watched a video on the homepage of ItsYourPlane where Robert is doing > the > > pre-flight checklist and begins the boarding process and the FO was doing > > what mine was not. His flight crew were very clearly welcoming passengers > > onto the plane too. I got none of that. I'm wondering if I messed > something > > completely up, or what. this flight literally felt like a regular offline > > private flight. it states on the website that when your flying for IYPVA, > > the acars is started automatically. this didn't happen, Michelle asked > me if > > I wanted to start it. frustrating stuff. > > > > any help would be appreciated. > > ThanksBlind and Visually impaired Pilots mailinglist > > //www.freelists.org/list/bvipilots > > To post a message to the list, send a message to bvipilots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To > > unsubscribe, send a message to bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put > the > > word unsubscribe in the subject of your message. > > For other options such as digest, send a message to > > bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word help in the subject of > your > > message. > > > > Blind and Visually impaired Pilots mailinglist > > //www.freelists.org/list/bvipilots > > To post a message to the list, send a message to > > bvipilots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe, send a message to > > bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the > subject of your message. > > For other options such as digest, send a message to > > bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word help in the subject of > your message. > > > > Blind and Visually impaired Pilots mailinglist > //www.freelists.org/list/bvipilots > To post a message to the list, send a message to > bvipilots@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe, send a message to > bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the > subject of your message. > For other options such as digest, send a message to > bvipilots-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word help in the subject of > your message. > -- AOPA Member No: 06936977