AJ I believe knows about being respectful to each other on the forums, if he doesn't he needs to take a look at it (CoC A1). His criticism of the other SWA's (I think we're up to 3 now?) claims (ex: most complete flight schedule) is strong to put it mildly. To say this airlines fails in comparison isn't an attack on a person but rather the airline. If he had said something directed at Mike (ie: John Doe fails in comparison to Jane Doe) then it'd be a different circumstance.

There are no rules against creating multiple variations of a real-world airlines as far as a VATSIM/VATUSA stance. Unless you get into copyright issues but that is beyond the scope of these forums.

As is the case here most of the time people find the flaws in the other airlines of the same name, especially when claims are made that this version is better than the other. While VSWA has been around for quite a bit and has the benefit of experience to climb to the flight level they are at today it does not negate or diminish this latest variant from being enjoyable for some.

Virtual Pilots will ultimately look through the airline and make a decision whether to apply or not. For some the lacking items compared to others may drive them elsewhere, for others they may be a-ok with things and not leave.

Point being, that there's another airline on the block that flies the Southwest colors, it's success lies entirely with it's staff and pilots and if anyone wants to check them out the links at the top of this post.

Hi Ryan,

Unfortunately we cannot direct you to the file, as distribution of the software is against their copyright/EULA etc.

VATSIM also does not allow this type of request.

Best suggestion I can offer is to check a used game store to see if they have a copy for low cost, contact Microsoft (at one point they would be able to ship just the #4 disc at cost), or look at several disc tools on the market in an attempt to seal the holes.

Regards,

I am trying to sign up for vatusa so I can start training but I figure out how. On the webpage it says click here to get started but then asks for my vatsim cid. I have a vatsim account but that info will not work. Please help!

Hi Rick,

The CID it is asking for is your VATSIM ID # you use when you connect to squawkbox / fsinn etc. if you are a new user it is likely starting with a 1.

Let me know if you have any questions and i'll try to help.

Jason...    He is the third member to join VATSIM and has held various staff positions before, he's been on VATSIM longer than anybody else on these forums.

He was in the initial batch of persons processed from SATCO to VATSIM , hence why i'm 138 (they are mostly in alpha). Not to slight his qualifications but to point out there are many who have been around as long as him if not longer.

Thank you Bryan for taking the time to do this. Perhaps it will allow us as an organization to move past the issue that has been repeatedly brought up.

Thank you Bryan for tackling not only the duties of RD but also DD for USA1. I'd venture to speak for the majority in agreeing with you "it gets done when it gets done".

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Because IVAO has killer software?

Because IVAO has better documentation?

If it's charts and such that point is moot, as far as documentation on how to get up to speed and flying or controlling both sides have about the same from the searches i've found.

As has been pointed out, overall VATSIM I think has the most coverage outside of Europe.

If you do some research you'll find IVAO and now IVAO-Aero had and I imagine still have "drama" and "infighting" it's just not public. VATSIM hasn't had a meltdown yet with the CEO running away with the "keys" to the domain name for example hence the new 'Aero' side of things