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FLYING TIGERS GROUP
OPERATIONS MANUAL
Revision 19 ( 1 January 2017 )
AUTHORS:
Eric Thornton Founder, FTG
Flying Tigers Group www.flyingtigersgroup.org
FTG OPERATIONS MANUAL
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................................ i
Index of Revisions .......................................................................................... iii
1
Introduction............................................................................................ 1
2
Flying Tigers Group Mission & Philosophy .................................................... 2
3
Legal Issues ........................................................................................... 3
4
History ................................................................................................... 4
5
Organization ........................................................................................... 6
6
Membership ............................................................................................ 7
6.1
Membership requirements .................................................................. 7
6.2
Accounts ......................................................................................... 8
6.3
Previous experience .......................................................................... 8
6.4
Flight Simulator ................................................................................ 8
6.5
New Hire Probation ........................................................................... 8
6.6
Flight Hour Transfers ......................................................................... 9
6.7
Pilot Profile ...................................................................................... 9
6.8
Membership Suspension..................................................................... 9
6.9
Terminating Membership .................................................................... 9
6.10 Leave Of Absence ............................................................................10
6.11 Ranks ............................................................................................10
6.12 Promotions .....................................................................................10
6.13 FTG Forum ......................................................................................11
6.14 Sexual Harassment ..........................................................................11
7
FTG Flight Operations..............................................................................12
7.1
Online Flying ...................................................................................12
7.1.1
Online Conduct .........................................................................12
7.1.2
IVAO .......................................................................................12
7.1.3
VATSIM....................................................................................12
7.2
Preflight .........................................................................................13
7.2.1
Choosing a flight .......................................................................13
7.2.2
FTG Virtual Airlines ....................................................................13
7.2.3
FTG Affiliates ............................................................................14
7.2.4
FTG Airline Divisions ..................................................................14
7.2.5
FTG Classic Divisions .................................................................15
7.2.6
FTG Cargo Divisions ...................................................................15
7.2.7
Alliance Flights ..........................................................................16
7.2.8
Flight Search ............................................................................19
7.2.9
Flight Numbers .........................................................................19
7.2.10 Understanding code shares .........................................................20
7.2.11 Regional Airlines .......................................................................20
7.2.12 Charter Flights ..........................................................................20
7.2.13 Routes .....................................................................................20
7.2.14 Flight Plans...............................................................................21
7.2.14.1 New Flight Plan...................................................................21
7.2.14.2 Transatlantic Route .............................................................21
7.2.15 Weather ...................................................................................22
7.2.16 Departure & Arrival Times ..........................................................22
7.2.17 Local time vs. Zulu ....................................................................23
7.2.18 Aircraft Selection .......................................................................23
7.2.19 Stops.......................................................................................23
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7.2.20 Briefing ....................................................................................24
7.2.20.1 General Information ............................................................24
7.2.20.2 Weather reports .................................................................24
7.2.21 FTG ACARS..............................................................................25
7.3
En-route .........................................................................................27
7.3.1
Simulation Rate ........................................................................27
7.3.2
Cruise Flight Level .....................................................................27
7.3.3
North/South RVSM & Non-Standard RVSM Flight Levels ..................28
7.3.4
Standard Flight Levels for pre-RVSM Classic Flights ........................29
7.3.5
Cruise Mach..............................................................................30
7.3.6
Emergencies & Deviations...........................................................30
7.4
Post Flight ......................................................................................31
7.4.1
FTG ACARS...............................................................................31
7.4.2
Flight Type ...............................................................................31
7.4.3
Flight Duration Calculation ..........................................................32
7.4.4
Multiple PIREPs .........................................................................33
7.4.5
PIREP Rejections .......................................................................33
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Appendix ...............................................................................................34
8.1
Cruise Speeds .................................................................................34
8.2
Aircraft codes ..................................................................................35
8.2.1
Arospatiale .............................................................................35
8.2.2
Airbus ......................................................................................36
8.2.3
BAE / de Havilland .....................................................................37
8.2.4
Beechcraft ................................................................................37
8.2.5
Boeing .....................................................................................38
8.2.5.1 Classics ................................................................................38
8.2.5.2 Modern era ...........................................................................39
8.2.6
Bombardier ..............................................................................40
8.2.7
Britten-Norman .........................................................................40
8.2.8
Cessna ....................................................................................40
8.2.9
Convair ....................................................................................40
8.2.10 Dornier ....................................................................................41
8.2.11 Douglas ...................................................................................41
8.2.12 Embraer...................................................................................41
8.2.13 Fokker .....................................................................................42
8.2.14 Ilyushin ...................................................................................42
8.2.15 Lockheed .................................................................................42
8.2.16 McDonnell-Douglas ....................................................................42
8.2.17 NAMC ......................................................................................43
8.2.18 Saab .......................................................................................43
8.2.19 Swearingen ..............................................................................43
8.2.20 Tupolev ...................................................................................43
8.2.21 Vickers ....................................................................................43
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Conclusion .............................................................................................44
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Index of Revisions
Revision
8
Changes
Date
1/03/08
Author
CC
Layout
New paragraphs : IVAO (7.1.2) & VATSIM (7.1.3)
Changed paragraph : FTG Airline Divisions (7.2.4)
Changed paragraph : FTG Classic Divisions (7.2.5)
Changed paragraph : Flight Search (7.2.8)
Changed paragraph : Understanding code shares (7.2.10)
Changed paragraph : Flight Plans (7.2.14)
Changed paragraph : Local time vs. Zulu (7.2.17)
Changed paragraph : Aircraft Selection (7.2.18)
Changed paragraph : Briefing (7.2.20)
Changed paragraph : FTG
ACARS (7.2.21)
Changed paragraph : Cruise Flight Level (7.3.2)

Changed paragraph : Cruise Mach (7.3.5)
New paragraph : FTG ACARS (7.4.1)
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New chapter : Legal Issues (3)
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CC
Changed paragraph : IVAO (7.1.2)

Changed paragraph : FTG Classic Divisions (7.2.5)
Changed paragraph : Alliance Flights (7.2.7)
Changed paragraph : Understanding code shares (0)
Changed paragraph : Weather (7.2.15)
Changed paragraph : Briefing (7.2.20)
Changed paragraph : ACARS (7.2.21)
Changed paragraph : Cruise Mach (7.3.5)
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Changed paragraph : Cruise Speeds (8.1)
New paragraph : Aircraft Codes (8.2)
New chapter : Conclusion (9)
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Update ACARS section
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1/15/09
7.3.2 Flight Levels 280 rule change with regard to regionals
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Revision
Changes
Date
Author
7.4.1 FTG ACARS, logbook viewer abuse

Various cleanup and grammar editing, typos, title screw ups and TOC update
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4/26/09
7.3.2 Updated with Standard FL for classics
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11.2.5 Fixed wrong FTG code for 707

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9/21/11
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Update TOC
1 Update FTG virtual airlines
4 Updated History
7.2.7 Update Alliance info
7.2.21 Updated links
7.3.3 Added Standard FL for Classics
10,2 Updated contacts
11.2 Updated FTG aircraft codes 747-800, 787-800, E-170, etc, etc.
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1/12/12
ET
6.1 Removed email restrictions

7.2.7 Added Ethiopian to Star Alliance
16
1/6/13
7.3.3
North/South RVSM & Non-Standard RVSM Flight Levels
ET
Updated FTG Virtual Airlines, RVSM Rule, Air Berlin, Niki, bmi, History
Updated some FTG aircraft codes 747-8, 747-8F, 787-8, etc
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3/12/13
Update Cruise MACH table, aircraft codes cleanup, legal issues
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03/06/15
Annual review, alliance updates
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01/01/17
Annual review, schedule search, alliance updates, gateways, etc
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1 Introduction
The Flying Tigers Group (FTG) is a conglomerate of virtual airlines that share
resources, expertise and management team. We strive to provide a fun flying
community for flight simulator enthusiasts who want a structured airline environment
using real world flight procedures that offers a lot if choice.
The virtual airlines in the Flying Tigers Group include:
Air France
Air New Zealand
Cathay Pacific Airways
Delta Airlines
Emirates
FedEx
Hawaiian Airlines
Icelandair
jetBlue
KLM
LATAM
Lufthansa
Pan Am
QANTAS
Ryanair
Singapore Airlines
South African Airways
Southwest
Swiss International Air Lines
Thai Airways
United
Virgin Group (Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, Virgin America)
Each virtual airline in the group has a dedicated website and manager(s). FTG virtual
airlines share operational methods, website organization, rules, message board and
group events.
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2 Flying Tigers Group Mission & Philosophy

The Flying Tigers Groups mission is to create an active community of flight simulator
enthusiasts simulating airline operations. The idea is to mimic real world flights
inside of Flight Simulator. This is done by using real world schedules, speeds, cruise
flight levels, etc.
Many of us have been members of other virtual airlines. Some of us have been
members of many virtual airlines at the same time. We enjoy flying for various
airlines around the world, flying different types of aircraft and exploring all kinds of
exotic airline routes. This can get tedious while being a member of many virtual
airlines, having to comply with various rules, different ACARS, logins, separate
logbooks, etc.
This is why a virtual airline group or virtual airline conglomerate makes sense.
Members can fly for all the airlines in the group. Combining the route networks for
each virtual airline offers our members thousands of routes with all completed flights
in one logbook.
For some flightsim enthusiasts, one airline is enough. They prefer to fly for one
airline, one hub, on one aircraft type, on the same route assigned to them day after
day because thats how it is in the real world. That is ok. FTG members we would
rather watch paint dry than simulate airline operations with such retentive
fidelityboring.
We believe you can simulate airline operations without having to resort to the
monotony of real life airline ops. FTG may not be the most realistic virtual airline by
restricting aircraft types and assigning flights. Our members choose where and what
to fly with some common sense rules. For these reasons, we have members who are
real world pilots. With our operational philosophy, these pilots can try new airports,
aircraft and procedures in flight simulator. Do real pilots want to be told by a virtual
airline where and what they can fly in flight simulator when they get home? No and
that is why some choose the Flying Tigers Group.
Our members fly routes using the actual airline schedule and aircraft type. We also
require that our members fly each aircraft in a realistic manner using airline flight
operational rules and obeying performance limitations. This means using realistic
cruise speeds, cruise flight levels, flight plans, obeying regional ATC rules, etc.
The Flying Tigers Group offers lots of choice under one organization.
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3 Legal Issues
Some virtual airlines in our group represent the biggest and best-known airlines in
the world. Unfortunately, some of these airlines can be very protective of their
trademark. In particular Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa are
all very protective. Many virtual airlines representing these airlines have come and
gone. We are here to stay because we know how to deal with these airlines and we
have years of experience dealing with the legal issues. As a group, we can leverage
our assets and counter threatening legal action. In fact, we are the only virtual
airline group to have successfully countered several cease and desist orders.
Many could argue the FTG should get permission from the airlines in the first place.
Some virtual airlines have permission or claim to have permission from their real
world counterparts. They dont have binding legal contracts to use the trademark,
the airlines can revoke permission at any time. Also of note is none of these virtual
airlines with permission provide any evidence of said legal permission.
Permission does not always equal endorsement. We do not believe it is legally
necessary to operate successful virtual airlines based on these companies with their
permission. Non-commercial entities already have the right to use trademarks under
Fair Use law. Trademark dilution and confusion are also not applicable because all
FTG websites are clearly identified as virtual airlines and not associated or endorsed
by these companies. Our websites are not illegal in any way. Anyone who
accuses us of illegal activity is ignorant of trademark law and Fair Use.
It is also noteworthy that some virtual airlines have had permission only to have it
revoked. We prefer stability through our independence from volatile real world airline
management.
The Cathay Pacific cease & desist letter is available on the Net
(http://www.chillingeffects.org/trademark/notice.cgi?NoticeID=1336), as well as our
answer that effectively shut them up
(http://www.chillingeffects.org/responses/notice.cgi?NoticeID=2118).
The Singapore Airlines Cease & Desist letter is here:
http://www.angelfire.com/mac/siava/Letter.txt.
As of February 2013 Delta Airlines and Virgin have granted us license to use the
mark on our websites. We didnt ask for it but they contacted us, asked for a minor
revision and that was it.
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Since previous attempts had failed for European virtual airlines because of legal
issues, we added some as well, including Air France, Lufthansa, Swiss and
Virgin. Hence, the name "Flying Tigers Group" since we were no longer focused only
in Asia. To this day, many of our virtual airlines are the only ones representing these
great airlines.
July 2004 was another interesting month. Cathay Pacific Virtual received yet another
Cease & Desist letter. This time we had enough of this nonsense and we hired our
own law firm to counter their ridiculous allegations. This is the first time we know
that a virtual airline has hired a law firm to defend their rights against a real world
airline. We successfully countered their ridiculous allegations and Cathay Pacific
Virtual is here to stay. In 2005, Lufthansa also had a trademark hissy fit. Albert
Martin then the CEO of Lufthansa Virtual talked to Lufthansa and it was settled.
Soon thereafter, our President - Iikka Merilinen - had to resign due to military and
educational commitments. Iikka built a lot of cool features and management tools
with his very big brain. After having served in the Finnish army during 2005, Iikka
finally came out of temporary retirement and resumed his work as President in May
of 2006. Later that summer we all chipped in to buy Iikka a new computer & beta
test Flight Simulator X. Then Iikka went to university so he could consume copious
amounts of refreshing alcoholic beverages. In his absence, Christian Chaix continued
to develop and improve our code and management portal FTGoo, while the brilliant
Markus Joppich developed our very own FTG ACARS program from scratch. Martino
Sulmoni redesigned several FTG websites, and went nuts for classic stuff and triholers.
December 2008 FTG surpassed 1 million total flight hours!
Tragedy struck May of 2010 when a hacker deleted two of the most important parts
of the database. They deleted the entire members database and all flights on record.
Come to find out who did it and it was basically an inside job, someone who had
been given full trust and total access. This person had resigned and in a hissy fit one
day decided to take advantage of his inside knowledge of our system and destroy
our database. After many years with our web host we come to find out not once was
our database backed up. Even after asking them if it was being backed up and
confirmed by them. Unfortunately their TOS prevented us from seeking any legal
claims for damage. We were basically destroyed by one unstable individual and a
totally incompetent web host. Obviously the entire community was devastated but in
short order stepped up and made a record amount of donations to get FTG back up
and running.
A few months earlier Eric Thornton, the founder of FTG, had moved to a new
country. Because of this he was too busy dealing with real life and was not able to
dedicate any time to rebuilding, even much less when completely offline for a good 6
months. After considerable time, in the summer of 2011, work commenced on
rebuilding FTG with Markus Joppich and Christian Chaix. The rebuilt FTG was reopened September of 2011.
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Once back up and running with most of the bugs worked out it was decided that the
FTG needed a facelift to bring all the website up to date. We knew what we wanted
and 2 of our own pilots stepped in to build the new websites. Roman Illin from the
Ukraine built the design, look and feel of the websites while Berilo Jr. from Brazil
built the code that brought everything together. Roman and Berilo were able to
create and integrate 20+ sites into one design, while representing 20+ different
airlines. Pretty cool what they were able to accomplish and we will be adding new
features to the new websites in the coming months.
2013 we implemented many new historic routes/schedules and cargo.
2014 was the last year we had access to flight schedule data open to the public. At
the end of the year Flightstats decided to close off any use of their schedule API for
free.
2015 after an amazing contribution from our members we hired a programmer to
setup our schedule search to work with the pay per use Flightstats schedule API. We
had to pay for every single schedule search, the price was reasonable so it was
doable.
2016 Without notice Flightstats changed to a contract business model to use the
schedule API. We tried negotiating with them but the price was absurd (several
$1000s per month) so it was no longer an option. After having access to live flight
schedules for 10 years this is no longer the case and we have not found any working
alternatives. Schedule APIs are all behind pay walls.
2017 FTG featured in PC Pilot Magazine January/February 2017 issue, see here.
5 Organization
Each virtual airline in the Flying Tigers Group has a dedicated managemer or group
of managers. The virtual airline managers are in charge of running the day-to-day
operations including reviewing and approving PIREPs, updating news, promotions,
route management, responding to emails, participating in our forum, etc.
FTG Group management is comprised of Le Grand Dictateur as well as group
infrastructure positions such as our System Developers and Route Database
Administrators. Group management positions serve the entire group; determine the
strategic direction and implement group policies and programs.
Each virtual airline should have a dedicated manager to answer email, check flight
reports, update news, manage the roster, etc.
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6 Membership
Membership is free, and open to individuals above 14 years of age. Each individual
is restricted to one account for all FTG virtual airlines. When applying for
membership, it is the applicant's responsibility to supply valid and correct
information. We reserve the right to reject all applications with false information.
User must supply a valid e-mail address that he/she owns. Do not sign up with
throw away email account. We will periodically issue announcements, which will
reveal if a user's e-mail address is no longer valid. In such cases, the membership
account may be removed at our discretion. It is the users responsibility to keep the
e-mail address up-to-date at all times. We reserve the right to decline membership
from any individual at our discretion, with or without any means of notification or
explanation regarding the decision.
6.1 Membership requirements

Membership naturally requires a working copy of flight simulation software, which in
most cases is Microsoft Flight Simulator, but other flight simulators are also
acceptable. Additionally, the following requirements must be met:
A PC with flightsim installed and hooked up to the internet.
The pilot must be at least 14 years old.
The pilot must submit the first pilot report within 14 days of
registration. Thereafter the pilot is required to submit one pilot report every
3 months or lose membership. This is strictly enforced.
The pilot must show active interest, discipline and professionalism.
Online flying is not a requirement; online flying is optional.
The pilot must behave in a civilized manner on our forum, or on any other
where he represents his/her VA.
The pilot must provide a valid e-mail account so management can get in
touch if there is any problem or event.
The pilot must sign up using their real name in full.
The pilot must be willing to receive e-mails from management on occasion.
The pilot must sign up only once with one of our virtual airlines. If we find
that you have multiple accounts with our virtual airlines, we will delete all of
your accounts.
The pilot agrees to read this operations manual before their first flight.
Members are required to use our FTG ACARS program to submit flight
reports.
Last but not least the pilot agrees to participate and have fun!
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6.2 Accounts
New members are only allowed to have one account with any one of the virtual
airlines in our group. You are not allowed to sign up with two or more virtual airlines
in our group. There is no reason to sign up multiple times because our members can
login and fly for all of our virtual airlines with one account. If we find a
member has multiple accounts then we will delete all accounts without notification.
A valid primary email address is required to join. Members are required to
maintain this email address under Pilot Profile. We will suspend accounts if we send
an email and it bounces.
6.3 Previous experience

We do not require previous virtual airline experience. However, the FTG is an
intermediate level simulation environment. We expect new member to have basic
knowledge of flight procedures including navigation, flight planning, ILS, NDB, VORs,
MACH, SIDs, STARs, IAPs, FMCs, autopilots, using real time weather, etc. That is
why our sign up process includes an entrance exam. We provide some training
material as a reminder and as a resource. It is not one of our objectives to train
flightsim noobs. Thousands of other virtual airlines provide basic training.
6.4 Flight Simulator

Members are not required to use any specific flight simulator; however, FTG ACARS
only works with FS2004, FSX, FSX:SE & P3D. X-Plane users are also welcome, some
use xuipc to connect with FTG ACARS but they can also contact management for
alternative to file PIREPs.
6.5 New Hire Probation

Members are required to submit the first flight report (PIREP) during the first 14
days after sign up. If a new member is not able to file a PIREP in the first two weeks
of membership their account will be deleted.
After the first PIREP, we require a minimum of one flight report every 90 days. Most
virtual airline have a 30 day rule but we feel 30 days is not fair. We understand
people have lives other than flight simulator and have real world time constraints
due to work, vacation and other hobbies. Thirty days is too demanding for people
with busy schedules.
Because we are more lenient in this regard, we are very strict with members who
have not filed at least one flight report in 90 days. We will delete accounts if they
have not filed a PIREP in 90 days without notice. If a member knows they will not be
able to file a PIREP in 90 days, they can contact us and go on extended LOA to hold
on to their account.
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6.6 Flight Hour Transfers

All new FTG members will start out with zero hours regardless of how many flight
hours you may have at any other virtual airline.
We understand this may be hard for some to accept. For technical reasons and for
time it would take FTG management to verify, flight hour transfers are not feasible.
Many VAs accept flight hour transfers because they want to encourage prospective
members to sign up no matter what. We cannot accept 5000 flight hours from
Snoopy Virtual Air with limited or ridiculous flight standards. In the real world,
flight hours carry over because there is regulatory oversight of every single airline.
Airlines must meet stringent standards or lose their operating license. This does not
exist in the virtual airline world.
6.7 Pilot Profile

Members are responsible for ensuring that their contact information under Crew
Center -> Pilot Profile is accurate and up to date. Management may need to contact
you with regards to a flight report. FTG Management will suspend account if emails
bounce back. If we do not hear back from you in a reasonable amount of time, your
account will be deleted. If you cant login, contact management.
6.8 Membership Suspension

We reserve the right to suspend members for non-compliance of FTG rules. This
includes emails that bounce, too many PIREP rejections, fantasy flights, abusive
behavior, etc. If you have an account but you are not able to login this means your
account was suspended. Please contact management to find out why you have been
placed on suspension.
6.9 Terminating Membership

Membership may be terminated at any time by the request of the user or at the
discretion of management. All flight hours and logbook data are forfeit without
entitlement to compensation. All terminations are final and cannot be a subject of
any debate or discussion. If a member's account is terminated by management, the
user may not be notified in any way about the actions taken, and will not be entitled
to any compensation.
Membership accounts will be deleted if the user does not submit a Pilot Report once
every 90 days. Flight records are completely erased and impossible to recover. This
also includes deletion of the forum account.
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6.11
1 Ranks
Secon
nd Officer
0-100 Hou rs
Junior First
Offficer
101-400 Hours + mi n. 25 flightss
Firstt Officer
401-800 Hours + mi n. 75 flightss
Ca
aptain
801-1300
8
Hours
H
+ min . 150 flightss +
seniority
Seniorr Captain
1300+ Hours + min. 250 flights +

seniority
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seniority on how long you have been a member a
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longest have senio
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can be
and to
t make pro
omotions more challeng
ging. The lo
onger you sttay, the mo
ore likely it is
for you
y
to be able
a
to gett one of the highest-cclass promo
otions as proof of you
ur
exem
mplary servic
ce!
6.12
2 Promottions
Our management portal notifies
n
FTG managem ent when a member reaches th
he
Promotions
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utomatic.
requiired amountt of hours and number of flights. P
Mana
agement willl review me
embers who
o are pendi ng promotio
on. It may take up to a
week
k for management to grant a promotion, sso please b
be patient. During this
review, PIREPs are reviewe
ed before a promotion
n is awarde
ed. It is pos
ssible that a
prom
motion will not be award
ded if manag
gement not ices errors o
or a pattern
n of errors.
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w
and you
y
have no
ot been pro
omoted, ple
ease contac
ct
agement and they will let
l you know
w why the p
promotion iss on hold.
mana
FTG Ops
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6.13 FTG Forum

Forum accounts are automatically created when members sign up. There is no need
to register on the forum located here. Sign in with the same pilot ID and password
you use on the virtual airline website.
We encourage all FTG members to use the forum, as it is the heart of our
community. Our forum has all kinds of content including airline news, flightsim
news, screenshots and real photos! We would love it if all of our members would post
screenshots of their flights and share their adventures in flightsim.
We have a few basic rules we expect all members to follow: (see our forum
guidelines for more detail)
We will not tolerate abuse towards management or fellow FTG members of

any kind.
We prohibit links to pornographic or illegal software. Furthermore, any
discussion of illegal/pirated software is prohibited.
It is prohibited to advertise other virtual airlines. This includes links and
signatures.
Airbus vs. Boeing topics prohibited.
6.14 Sexual Harassment

FTG is a large group and we have male and female members. What a surprise! We
expect all male FTG members to treat members of the opposite gender with respect.
This includes not making a big deal if a woman shows up on the forum. Do not ask
them for their telephone numbers & do not ask them if they have big boobs. We will
not tolerate any kind of sexual harassment.
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7 FTG Flight Operations

7.1 Online Flying
Online flying with ATC networks such as IVAO & VATSIM is not mandatory. Online
flying is a personal preference. We leave it up to our members to decide if they want
to use these services for ATC.
7.1.1 Online Conduct

If a member chooses to use any of these ATC services, we expect members to
comply with the organizations policies.
FTG members should be aware that when flying online using these services they
are representing our organization. If we hear, any of our members are abusing
these services or making us look bad on these networks, we reserve the right to
remove you from our group.
7.1.2 IVAO
The IVAO network has active divisions
opened one being in Bahrain, opened on
users are from Europe. ATC coverage
countries, ideal for medium-haul flights
parts of the world notably Brazil.
active all over the world, the latest

Dec 30th, 2007. However, most of its
is regular on most Western Europe
over Europe, but also exists in other
In the end of 2005, IVAO changed domain names, and now lies on
www.ivao.aero
Registration is free.
[VA France only] To be affiliated to VA France on your IVAO account, email
your name, VA France pilot ID and IVAO VID. Once activated, go to your IVAO
profile to accept this activation.
7.1.3 VATSIM
The VATSIM network is split in continental divisions (VATEUR as VATSIM Europe,
notably), and its users are mainly European and American, but the other
continents are well-represented too.
The Western Europe coverage isnt uniform, particularly in France, where the
young VATFrance division works hard to provide a regular ATC service.
VATSIM can be found at www.vatsim.net.
Registration is free.
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7.2 Preflight
7.2.1 Choosing a flight
We do not assign flights. It is up to our members to choose which real world airline
flight they would like to fly.
As a member, you can fly for all FTG virtual airlines, affiliate airlines, divisions and
alliance flights.
Members must choose flights from real world airline schedules using the real world
flight number, aircraft type and departure/arrival times indicated on the schedule.
This means if you choose to fly a Singapore Airlines flight SQ21 from Newark to
Singapore using the A340-500 that departs at 2300 and arrives at 0530 you must
follow that as close as possible in flightsim.
In this example, you would have to use the A340-500 in flight simulator with the
Singapore Airlines livery. You would push back from the gate in Newark at 2300 and
do your best to arrive in Singapore around 0530.
Members are required to follow the real world schedules. We do not allow
substitutions for departure/arrival times and we will not accept major
departure/arrival time deviations. Fake schedules with whatever aircraft and
departing/arriving whenever they want are not acceptable. We do not accept
fantasy airline flights.
Arrival deviations are also not accepted. Flight Simulator is a highly controlled
environment and no lives are truly at risk, so if a flight is scheduled to arrive in
Denver, then you should only touchdown in Denver.
We do not require that you fly your flight at the actual real world time it is
scheduled. We do require that you adjust your flight simulators time to match the
scheduled departure time.
Ideally, you will start the flight before scheduled departure so you have some time
for pre-flight.
7.2.2 FTG Virtual Airlines

All non-code share flights for the following airlines are accepted.
Air France, Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific Airways, Delta Air Lines, Emirates,
FedEx, Hawaiian Airlines, Icelandair, jetBlue, KLM, LATAM, Lufthansa, Pan Am,
QANTAS, Ryanair, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Southwest Airlines,
Swiss International & Swiss European Air Lines, Thai Airways, United and
Virgin(Atlantic, America & Australia).
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7.2.3 FTG Affiliates

FTG affiliates are airlines, which used to be full virtual airlines. After a period, we
realized there was not enough interest to keep them as full virtual airlines.
Therefore, we downsized them to affiliates. They are still available to our
members and all flights for these airlines are accepted. Weve also been adding
airlines as affiliates because we think they may be interesting for our members.
For the most part they are identical to all FTG virtual airlines; we just cut out the
Crew Center under operations and new members cannot signup through affiliate
websites. FTG affiliates include:
Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Airlines,
Asiana, Azores Airlines, SATA Air Acores, Batik Air, Caribbean Airlines, Drukair,
easyJet, El Al, Fiji Airways, flybe, Flydubai, Frontier Airlines, GOL, Island Air,
Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, Lion Air, Luxair, Malaysia Airlines, Porter, Qatar
Airways, Spirit Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Lion Air, Vietnam Airlines,
Westjet, Wideroe & Wings Air.
7.2.4 FTG Airline Divisions

Some FTG virtual airlines & affiliates include airline divisions. These are airlines
that may have some kind of business relationship or even partly owned by the
airline.
Air France Virtual: CityJet, Rgional, Brit AirHop!

Cathay Pacific : Cathay Dragon
Icelandair: Air Iceland
JAL: Japan Air Commuter, JTA
KLM: KLM City Hopper, Transavia, Transavia France
LATAM: LAN Ecuador, TAM
Lufthansa : Austrian, Eurowings, Germanwings, SunExpress
Malaysia: Firefly
Qantas : Jetstar
Singapore : Silkair, Tiger Airways, Tiger Australia, Scoot
South African : Mango
Swiss: Edelweis Air
Thai: Thai Smile, Nok Air
Virgin Atlantic : Virgin America & Virgin Australia
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7.2.5 FTG Classic Divisions

Some of our virtual airlines include Classic Divisions. Classic divisions offer routes
using classic airliners. This allows our members the ability to experience the
Golden Jet Age when airline travel used to be glamorous with aircraft like the
Concorde, 707, 727, DC-10, etc. Members can also fly into classic airports like
Hong Kongs legendary Kai Tak.
Our classic schedules are based on lots of research with real timetables bought
on eBay and old OAG Guides going all the way back to the 1930s.
Each Classic Division is located in the respective VA website or can be searched
using the "classic" option in the usual route finder/schedule search engine.
Classic flights follow the same operational rules as standard flights and are
handled in the same respect. The only difference is that when you file a classic
PIREP you must select Classic from the Flight Type drop down in the PIREP
form.
When filing a PIREP for classic flight with FTG ACARS you must change
Flight Type to C or Classic. Otherwise you may get an error message. Our
classic routes and airlines use a completely separate database.
7.2.6 FTG Cargo Divisions

We also accept cargo flights for some airlines in our group including:
Aerologic, Air China Cargo, Air France Cargo, Air Hong Kong, AirBridgeCargo,
Aloha Air Cargo, ANA Cargo, Asiana Cargo, Avianca Cargo, Cargojet, Cargolux,
Cathay Pacific Cargo, Centurion Cargo, China Airlines Cargo, China Cargo Airlines,
China Southern Cargo, Emirates SkyCargo, Ethiopian Cargo, Etihad Cargo, EVA
Air Cargo, FEDEX, Icelandair Cargo, Korean Air Cargo, LAN Cargo, Lufthansa
Cargo, Martinair Cargo, MASkargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Polar Air Cargo,
QANTAS Freight, QATAR Cargo, SkyLease Cargo, South African Airways Cargo,
Saudi Airlines Cargo, Singapore Airlines Cargo, South African Airways Cargo, TAM
Cargo, Thai Cargo and Yangtzee River Express.
When filing a PIREP for Cargo/Freight flights with FTG ACARS you must
change Flight Type to F or Freight.
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FTG OPE
ERATIONS M ANUAL
7.2
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ce Flights
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for ex
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T
followin
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pective airlin
nes, and th
he
allowed
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gate
eway cities:
Air Berlin: Berlin,, Dsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttg

gart
Amer
rican Airline
es: Charlotte,, Chicago, Da
allas, Los Ang
geles Miami, New York, Ph
hiladelphia,
Phoen
nix, Washingtton
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Britis
sh Airways: London (Gattwick, Heathrrow, London C
Catha
ay Pacific: All
A flights allowed through Cathay Paciffic Virtual
Coma
air: Capetown, Durban, Jo
ohanesburg
Finna
air: Helsinki
Iberia: Barcelona
a, Madrid
JAL: All JAL flights
s are allowed
d through JAL
L affiliate
LATA
AM: All flights
s allowed thro
ough LATAM Virtual
Niki: Salzburg, Vienna
QANT
TAS: All QAN
NTAS flights are
a allowed th
hrough QANT
TAS Virtual
Roya
al Jordanian: Amman
S7 Aiirlines: Chelyabinsk, Irku
utsk, Khabaro
ovsk, Moscow
w, Novosibirsk
k, Vladivostok
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FTG OPE
ERATIONS M ANUAL
Aerofflot: Moscow
w
Aeromexico: Gua
adalajara, He
ermosillo, Mex
xico City, Mo
onterrey
Air Europa: Barce
elona, Madrid
d, Tenerife Su
ur
Air Fr
rance: All Air France fligh
hts are allowe
ed through V irtual Air France
Alitallia: Milan, Ro
ome
China
a Airlines: Kaohsiung,
K
Ta
aichung, Taip
pei
China
a Eastern: Beijing,
B
Cheng
gdu, Hangzho
ou, Hefei, Ho
ong Kong, Kunming, Nanchang,
Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao,
Q
Sha
anghai, Shijiazhuang, Taiy
yuan, Wuhan , Wuxi, Xi'an
n
a Southern: Beijing, Cha
angchun, Changsa, Chong ging, Dalian,, Guangzhou,, Haikou,
China
Hangz
zhou, Shenya
ang, Shenzhe
en, Urumqi, Wuhan,
W
Zeng zhou
CSA: Prague
Delta
a Air Lines: All
A Delta fligh
hts are allowe
ed through D
Delta Virtual
Garuda Indonesia: Denpasarr Bali, Jakarta
a, Kota Maka ssar, Medan,, Surabaya
Keny
ya Airways: Nairobi
KLM: All KLM fligh
hts are allowe
ed through KLM Virtual
Korea
an Air: Gimh
hae/Busan, Je
eju, Seoul airrports
Middle East Airlines: Beirut
Saud
dia: Dammam
m, Jeddah, Me
edina, Riyadh
h
Shan
nghai Airline
es: Shanghai
TARO
OM: Buchares
st
Xiam
men Air: Beijing, Changsha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Na nchang, Tian
njin, Wuyishan, Xiamen
Vietn
nam Airlines
s: All flights allowed
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as FT
TG affiliate
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FTG OPE
ERATIONS M ANUAL
Adria
a: Ljubljana
Aege
ean: Athens, Corfu, Herak
klion, Larnaca
a, Rodos, The
essaloniki
Air Canada: Calgary, Montrea
al, Toronto, Vancouver
V
Air China: Beijing
g, Chengdu, Chongqing,
C
Guangzhou,
G
H
Hangzhou, Ho
ohhot, Shang
ghai, Tianjin
Air In
ndia: Chenna
ai, Delhi, Kolkata , Mumba
ai
Air New Zealand
d: All flights allowed
a
throu
ugh Air New Z
Zealand Virtu
ual
ANA: Osaka airpo
orts, Tokyo airports
Asian
na Airlines: All Asiana flig
ghts are allow
wed through our Asiana a
affiliate
Austr
rian Airlines
s: All flights allowed
a
as Lu
ufthansa divission.
Avian
nca: Bogota, Cali, Guatem
mala City, Gu
uayaquil, Lima
a, Medellin, Q
Quito, San Jo
ose, San Pedrro
Sula, San Salvado
or
Avian
nca Brasil : Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador,
S
Sao
o Paulo
Bruss
sels Airlines
s: Brussels
Copa Airlines: Bo
ogota, Panam
ma City
Croattia Airlines: Dubrovnik, Split,Zagreb
S
Egyptair: Cairo
Ethio
opian: Addis Ababa
EVA Air:
A
Taipei
LOT Polish
P
Airlin
nes: Warsaw,, Tallinn
Lufth
hansa: All Lu
ufthansa flights are allowed through Lu
ufthansa Virtu
ual
Peach: Osaka, Na
aha, Tokyo
SAS: Bergen, Cop
penhagen, Go
othenburg, Os
slo, Stavange
er, Stockholm
m, Trondheim
m
Shen
nzhen Airline
es: Guangzho
ou, Nanjing, Nanning, She
enyang, Shen
nzhen, Wuxi
Singa
apore Airlines: All Singapore flights are
a allowed th
hrough Singa
apore Virtual
South
h African Airways: All South
S
African flights are alllowed throug
gh South Afriican Virtual
Swiss
s Internatio
onal Airlines
s: All Swiss In
nternational fflights are alllowed throug
gh Swiss
Virtua
al
TAP Portugal:
P
Fu
unchal, Lisbon
n, Porto
Thai Airways: All flights accep
pted through Thai Virtual
Turkiish Airlines:: Ankara, Ista
anbul airports
s
Unite
ed Airlines: All flights acc
cepted throug
gh United Virrtual
Vanillla Air: Tokyo
o
FTG Ops
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7.2.8 Flight Search

First our websites work best with Chrome and Firefox.
For our members convenience in searching flights we offer a flight search utility
for all routes, airlines, and flights allowed by the Flying Tigers Group.
The following search criteria are offered:
- Departure airport(s) / continent
- Arrival airport(s) / continent
- Aircraft in use
- Airline
- Flight Type (Normal, Classic, Cargo)
Once your selection is made, you can display the 100 first results.
Since we no longer use Flightstats API, members will have to search schedules
for passenger flights from external sites. We recommend Flightstats.com and
Flightradar24.com.
Please use Flightradar24.com to find which aircraft are used, search by flight
number. FR24.com is also very useful to find out which cruise flight levels are
used, just use their flight replay feature.
We will only accept Cargo and Historic schedules from the FTG websites.
For these you can use the Briefing and Pre-File feature.
7.2.9 Flight Numbers

Real world flight numbers must be used when filing your pilot reports. Be sure to
use the two letter IATA airline code (i.e.: NW, DL, SQ, JL) and the flight
number on the schedule that corresponds to the flight you flew. For example, if
Northwest flight 1 is flown from Los Angeles to Tokyo, you would record the
flight number as NW1.
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7.2.10
Understanding code shares

Code share flights end with OP. They are not allowed, except a few cases
(read below).
When you find a code share flight, you must pay attention to the code
following the one of your searched airline: this second airline is the one
actually operating the flight.
If this airline is a FTG airline (see page 13), or flyable via the alliances
(see page 16), then replace the whole flight number by the one matching
the airline. Caution! The flight numbers often differ.
For instance from Paris CDG to New York JFK, the flight AFDL 8994 OP
actually is DL119.
If, on the other hand, the mentioned airline doesnt match any of the
criteria listed above, and if its not a regional flight (see next paragraph),
then you cannot fly this flight for us.
Any flight not wearing the OP mention is directly operated by the airline.
Flightstats.com has a useful feature when searching flights by route to
disable displaying codeshares flights, highly recommended.
7.2.11
Regional Airlines
The only time we accept code share flights is with regional partners like
Lufthansa Cityline, Deltas Comair, etc.
How to file flight numbers like LHCI3343 OP? Use the FTG airline main
airline code. Therefore, for this flight number it would be for Lufthansa.
You would file the PIREP as LH3343.
7.2.12
Charter Flights
We do not accept charter flights with only one exception. The Hawaiian
Airlines flight between Honolulu and Anchorage, which is a seasonal route,
is acceptable.
7.2.13
Routes
So how can you be sure which routes are acceptable? If the route is in
our schedule search engine then it is acceptable.
Our routes database contains almost every single route for all of our
virtual airlines, affiliates, divisions, alliance airlines, classics, cargo, etc. If
you know that our route database is missing a valid route for any given
airline please let us know on the forum here.
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7.2.14
Flight Plans
Members should use flight plans for all flights. No GPS direct routes. You
can either create a new flight plan or use a company route, if available.
7.2.14.1
New Flight Plan
Real world flight plans are available at websites like www.flightaware.com.

You can also see flight routes on sites like FlightRadar24.com. For
example you can see which areas are avoided.
Programs like PFPX are very good for producing realistic flight plan
7.2.14.2
Transatlantic Route
NAT (North Atlantic Tracks) are limited-validity routes. They are published
twice a day, and vary according to the days weather. Their purpose is to
offer the five most fuel-efficient routes according to aloft winds in the
North Atlantic area.
Westbound routes are valid from 1130 to 1900 UTC, and eastbound
routes are valid from 0100 to 0900 UTC.
Our Briefing interface knows a list of routes leading to NAT entry/exit
points used by a number of possible NAT configurations. This way, using
the active NAT tracks, we have the possibility to automatically build your
route.
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7.2.15
Weather
Weather is a huge component in aviation so we expect members to use it.
This means downloading real world weather through FS or programs like
ActiveSky. It is important to use real world weather when
simulating airline flights. If you do not download real weather, your
total flight time can be off by a wide margin.
7.2.16
Departure & Arrival Times

When departing, be aware that we have restrictions on departure times
and deviations from the scheduled time.
Since we fly in a simulated world, we do not face many of the problems
that real world airlines encounter in terms of departure delays:
- You may not depart more than 5 minutes before
scheduled departure time,
- You may not depart more than 30 minutes after
scheduled departure time.
You must record the exact minute you depart and arrive at the
gate. Do not copy the schedules or round up or down! If we find that you
are copying the schedule and all your departure times are perfect, all
ending in five or zero, this is a PFT (Perfect Flight Time). If we notice all
your departure and arrival times end in zero or five you may not be
promoted and we may even delete your account.
You must record the exact minute you depart and arrive at the gate.
Do not confuse real world & virtual times or confuse yourself to no end
with flight times! All you have to do is look up the real world schedule.
THEN in FLIGHT SIMULATOR, you set the time to match the real world
schedule departure time.
You do not sit in your house in front of the computer and wait for the real
world departure time. All you have to do is set the departure time in Flight
Simulator. Do not over think it or make it more complicated than it is. We
have seen people do all kinds of weird convoluted craziness with
departure times. Just set the time in flight simulator to match what the
schedule says. SOIf the schedule says your flight departs at 1500, and
then you start Flight Simulator, load the flight, select aircraft, then set the
local time in Flightsim to 1500 or a few minutes earlier so you have time
for pre-flight. SIMPLE!
We reserve the right to delete PIREPs that are 2+ hours late from the
scheduled arrival time. For longer distance flights there is a bit more
leeway, short/medium distance flights that are 2+ hours late will be
deleted.
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7.2.17
Local time vs. Zulu

Zulu time is the aviation standard. Unfortunately, passenger and cargo
schedules are listed using local times. Therefore, it is important that
members file PIREPs using local time, not Zulu.
It would be impossible for us to crosscheck PIREPs if we had to convert all
the local times into Zulu times and that is why we require departure and
arrival time in local time. FTC ACARS records both local and GMT/Zulu.
7.2.18
Aircraft Selection
You must fly the route you choose with the aircraft that is scheduled by
the airline on that particular flight. For example, Continental Airlines
flight 42 is scheduled from Newark to Rome on a 767-200. No
substitutions can be made using a 767-400, 757-200, or 777-200, despite
the similar operations usage in real life.
This applies across all of our accepted flights. If searching Amadeus.net
there is a chance that you will see the aircraft listed as EQV. This stands
for Equipment Varies on this particular route.
In this case, you should seek the schedule from eskyguide,
flightaware.com or the airline itself to see what aircraft is used on that
route on a particular day.
For a given day and flight, if you do know that the scheduled aircraft has
been replaced by a different one, stick to the schedule. People checking
flight reports do not always have access to such information, nor do other
pilots.
So that everyone is treated the same way, it is required to keep the same
reference.
7.2.19
Stops
Some flights have multiple flight legs or technical stops. You must file a
PIREP for each flight leg.
This means if you are flying a route from New York to Hong Kong with a
stop in Anchorage you must file two PIREPs. One PIREP for New York to
Anchorage and the other PIREP from Anchorage to Hong Kong.
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7.2.20
Briefing
This interface can be found by clicking the grey B next to the flight
number.
It
is
available
for
Cargo
and
Historic
flights.
It collects most of the needed information to your flight.
As of Dec 31st, the briefing interface is divided into three tabs.
7.2.20.1
General Information
Aircraft type information is mentioned, enabling to choose a particular

aircraft among the airline fleet. This information isnt available for all
airlines.
You can selecting an aircraft by its registration and see the associated
SELCAL code1 and cabin layout2. More related data to come in next
releases.
Schedule information is then listed as well as airport basic information,
including their UTC offset.
7.2.20.2
Weather reports
The current setup displays METAR, TAF reports for both departure and
arrival airports, plus significant weather & wind charts relevant for the
flight.
SELCAL for Selective Call : identifier unique to an aircraft, used for the ATC to call a particular aircraft
without the need to constantly monitor the channel. Used on long-hauls, and with IVAO & VATSIM
networks.
2
Classes are listed, followed by their seating numbers. F for First, C for business Class, , Y+ for premium
economy, Y for economy.
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7.2.21
FTG ACARS
ACARS stands for Aircraft Communications and Reporting System. FTG

ACARS is a great program which records flight data from MS Flight
Simulator and sends reports to our "virtual airlines." Members must use
this program to submit their flight reports (PIREPs) after each flight to
earn credit. X-Plane or MAC users contact management for alternative.
You must download and install the latest version of FSUIPC for
FTG ACARS to function. Get it here.
New members should review our FTG ACARS Noobie Guide and FTG
ACARS Tutorial. It may seem complicated at first but it is really quite
simple. Run through the noobie guide and tutorial and you will see that its
a great program and easy to use.
FTG ACARS Video Tutorial: here.
FTG ACARS Submitting a PIREP Video Tutorial : here.
FTG ACARS Manual is located here.
Before sending your report, you must check that all the collected
information is coherent (watch out for time zone screw-ups!). Even
though FTG ACARS captures all the data automatically it is the pilots
responsibility to cross check the data for accuracy.
You can download the FTG ACARS program here.
You can also see who is flying on FTG LiveACARS here.
Passenger Announcement
Additional passenger announcements can be downloaded for FTG ACARS.
These are specific for various airlines. For example the Air France PAs will
only play during Air France flights. We provide passenger announcement
for 70+ airlines. Passenger announcement downloads on the forum here.
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Ill go
Flying!
Schedule Search
Engine
If Search wont open, its a server problem.

Try later or use a real world schedule from
the internet.
If Search Engine says No flight on this day,

use a real world schedule & enter data into
ACARS manually.
Plan
route
using
planner
of your
choice.
Use Briefing to Prefile

flight into FTGACARS.
If a route is missing from the database, post

it on the forum here.
Start FS, Start FTGACARS

by releasing parking brakes
and Shift-P.
If ACARS wont accept the prefile, its a

server problem. Enter data into ACARS
manually.
FLY!
If ACARS disconnects from server during

flight, press INIT then INDEX to reconnect.
Correct
Aircraft, Cruise
Speed and
Altitude.
FTG Ops
Manual
Park, apply parking brake and

shutdown engines, then send
PIREP from ACARS.
Check your pilot logbook at your VA

page
Go for a Beer.
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If PIREP didnt go, its a server problem.

Send later from ACARS Logbook Viewer
Which is in the FTG-ACARSv2 folder on
your computer.
7.3 En-route
7.3.1 Simulation Rate
We allow making use of the simulation rate. However, you may only set
time acceleration when the autopilot is engaged and when you are above
transition altitude, in the USA for instance that is above 18000ft (FL180).
It is your choice whether you want to make use of the time acceleration or
not. Some people use it during cruise; others prefer to do all their flights
in real time only.
7.3.2 Cruise Flight Level

You should fly at a realistic cruise flight level. CVSM, RVSM or metric FL is
valid. Standard flight levels should be used for classic flights pre-RVSM
era.
Flight levels should end in zero, like FL360, except only one case: in
metric space (China), meters are converted in feet and rounded to the
nearest hundred (for instance, 10600 m = FL347).
For large airliners if you fly longer than 300NM (or 1 hour), you should
cruise above FL280. On the opposite, if you fly shorter than this, you may
cruise at or below FL280, where your cruise speed will be below standard
speeds (see next paragraph). This rule doesnt apply to regional airliners
like RJ-140s and regional props which can normally cruise in the FL200s
range.
When reporting a flight level in a PIREP, you can report the initial,
intermediate or final cruise altitude along your route. It does not matter
which as long as it complies with flight regulations and direction of flight.
We expect members to step climb using optimum cruise flight levels on
long distance routes.
For more info on cruise Flight Levels see:
http://flyingtigersgroup.org/Downloads/Flight_Level.pdf
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7.3.3 North/South RVSM & Non-Standard RVSM Flight Levels

For the sanity of our PIREP approval process it is important to use the
comments field when filing a PIREP which uses North/South RVSM or a nonstandard RVSM flight levels.
If you fly a North/South flight level you must include a comment when
sending the PIREP. Something like N/S RVSM is good enough.
If you fly a non-standard RVSM altitude due to ATC instructions and file the
PIREP with the non-standard RVSM altitude, you must include a comment
stating something like Non-standard RVSM ATC
What are the repercussions of not including a comment when submitting the
PIREP? The PIREP may be deleted upon review. Use the comment field for
North/South RVSM.
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7.3.4 Standard Flight Levels for pre-RVSM Classic Flights

Classic and only classic flights should use Standard Flight Levels in
the PRE-RVSM ERA. All flights before 2003-2005 used Standard Flight
Levels. It would be pretty ridiculous to see 707-300s in the 1960s cruising
with RVSM flight levels; it just wasnt done and is not very realistic. If you
plan on flying classic flights, you might as well do it right.
Keep in mind we have classic schedules from the RVSM era like Northwest
flights from 2010. Obviously this was during the RVSM era so using RVSM
flight levels is expected.
Please indicate the use of Standard Flight Levels in your PIREP comments
like STD FL, nice flight, etc.
The Standard Flight Levels are:
Eastbound - Magnetic Track 000 to 179 - odd thousands
FL 210, 230, 250, 270
Westbound - Magnetic Track 180 to 359 - even thousands
FL 200, 240, 260, 280
At FL 290 and above there is wider separation:
Eastbound - Magnetic Track 000 to 179 - odd flight levels

FL 290, 330, 370, 410
Westbound - Magnetic Track 180 to 359 - odd flight levels

FL 310, 350, 390, 430
Note: Pre-RVSM era you would never see airliners cruising at even flight
levels above FL290 like you do now.
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7.3.5 Cruise Mach

Realistic cruise speeds must be used according to each aircraft type. When
you file a PIREP, you will see a range of acceptable MACH speeds next to
each aircraft type. This shows the minimum and max acceptable MACH
speed for each aircraft when cruise altitude is 28,000ft or greater.
The detailed list of cruise Mach speeds to follow is found in the appendix,
page 4.
This appendix states that the A320 allows cruise between M.76 and .80
(cruising at or above FL280). Members should try not to use minimum or
max MACH but should opt instead for the middle or optimum MACH. In
this example, the optimum speed is .78. We want members to use
optimum cruise MACH instead of minimum/max MACH but anything in
the allowable range is acceptable.
Obviously, if your cruise altitude is below 28,000ft then your cruise MACH
will be lower than normal as well.
We will reject PIREPs with cruise speeds that do not fit into our
allowable MACH range.
If flying props dont worry about MACH speeds, no applicable.
Prop liner Mach speed is computed as follows:
Mach = (IAS + FL/2) / 600
7.3.6 Emergencies & Deviations

We do not accept deviations or in-flight emergencies.
Yes, we know. In the real world deviations and emergencies happen. Due
to abuse when Joe Blow used to fly American Airlines from Mongolia to
Phuket, we had to implement route restrictions. Our system will only
accept real routes for each airline.
Let us say you are flying a British Airways flight from JFK to London and
half way across Atlantic an engine fails so you have to divert to Keflavik.
The JFK-London route is in our database but since Keflavik is not a normal
British Airways destination from JFK our system will automatically reject
it. That is why we cannot accept deviations or alternates.
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7.4 Post Flight

7.4.1 FTG ACARS
Once arrived to the gate, check your flight is recorded as such ( Flight ended ),
and send your PIREP right away.
If the server is unavailable, open the Logbook viewer to check your flight is recorded
and close the ACARS accordingly. File the report later. For more information, refer to
the ACARS manual.
If you flew online, mention the used network (I=IVAO, V=VATSIM) in the Network
field (default O=Offline). Minor networks are not supported.
Once the flight is done, you can review the debriefing information generated by the
ACARS.
In the ACARS program folder, this debriefing is made of the following:
googleearth subfolder :
Google Earth flight path
debriefing subfolder (requires Firefox 2+ or IE7 with Adobe SVG plug-in)
Vertical flight profile
ILS interception profile (horizontal and vertical)
Do not use FTG ACARS Logbook Viewer to try and submit manual PIREPs or to game
the system. Logbook Viewer should only be used to review your PIREPs and to fix
and resubmit any errors. If we find that you are submitting 25% or more PIREPs
through logbook viewer we may suspend your account. If we find more than 50%
are through Logbook Viewer we may delete you FTG account. The majority of your
PIREPs must come through FTG ACARS not Logbook Viewer.
7.4.2 Flight Type

For Classic & Cargo type flights. Do not forget to change flight type if you fly
Cargo or Classic flights. By default FTG ACARS sets Flight Type to Normal. For Cargo
flights set Flight Type to F for Freight. For Classic/Historical Flights set Flight Type to
C.
Cargo/Freight and Historic/Classic flight use completely separate database than the
passenger stuff. So if you try to submit a cargo or historic flight as a normal
passenger type flight you will get several errors in FTG ACARS. It will not let you
submit the PIREP.
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FTG OPE
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7.4
4.3 Flight Duration Calculatio
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We calculate
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7.4.4 Multiple PIREPs

No more than five PIREPs each day. If you have internet access problems and you
want to batch file more than five PIREPs in one day, make sure you get approval
from management prior to submitting more than five PIREPs per day.
7.4.5 PIREP Rejections

All PIREPs are subject to review. Management will review all incoming PIREPs as
time permits. We reserve the right to reject all PIREPs that do not meet our
standards and follow the rules indicated in this manual.
If your PIREP is rejected you will receive a rejection email with the reason. The
rejection email will go to the address you provide in your pilot profile. Some PIREPs
rejections may be re-submitted with the correction if indicated in the rejection email.
If the email does not say that you can resubmit the PIREP and you try to
resubmit the same PIREP we may suspend your account.
Please keep in mind that PIREP rejections are not meant as personal attacks. Do not
discuss PIREP rejection on our forum. If you have an issue with a PIREP rejection or
you believe the rejection is wrong, we ask you to discuss it in a civil manner with
whoever rejected your PIREP. We are not perfect robots and some PIREP rejections
are mistaken. Do not take it personally. Be civil and say hey it should be valid
because so and so However, make sure the PIREP complies with all of our rules
indicated in this manual.
The purpose of PIREP rejections is to make sure members are flying airliners
realistically.
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8 Appendix
8.1 Cruise Speeds
The following is a list of cruise speeds for each aircraft type. These figures only apply
for aircraft flying at 28,000 feet or higher.
Obviously if your cruise altitude is lower than 28,000 feet your cruise speed should
be lower as well.
Yes it is true and we know, many of these aircraft are capable of flying much faster
than what we indicate. We are looking for the average day-to-day cruise speeds.
Also note that we are not concerned about cruise MACH for prop aircraft, use your
best judgment.
Allowable range .02 MACH from the figures indicated below unless indicated
otherwise.
A300-600 - .79
A300B2/B4 - .78
A310 - .80
A318 - .74 through .80*
A319 - .74 through .80*
A320 - .74 through .80*
A321 - .74 through .80*
A330 - .82
A340 - .82
A350 - .85
A380 - .85
707 - .80
717 - .75
727 - .82
737-200/300/400/500 - .74
737-600/700/800/900 - .74 thru .80*
747 allowable range is .82 thru .88
757 - .80
767 - .80
777 - .84
787 - .85
ARJ - .70
BAC 111 - .72
BAe 146 - .70
Caravelle - .72
CRJ-100/200 - .74
CRJ-700/900 - .80
CRJ-1000 - .82
Concorde allowable range .93 thru 2.04
Convair 880 - .86
Convair 990 - .88
DC-8 - .80
DC-9 - .76
DC-10 - .82
DH-106 - .74
Embraer ERJ 135/140/145 - .76
Embraer 170/175 - .78
Embraer 190/195 - .78
Fokker 28/70/100 - .70
Ilyushin IL-62 - .82
Ilyushin IL-86/92 - .80
Lockheed L1011 - .84
MD-11 - .83
MD-80 - .76
MD-90 - .76
Tupolev TU-134 - .78
Tupolev TU-154 - .80
*Due to high oil prices man LCCs have been flying slower for A32x series and
737NGs so allowable range has been expanded from .74 through .80. Normal cruise
MACH for 737NG and A32X is .78
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8.2 Aircraft codes

When searching for flights, aircraft codes from various origins are found.
The FTG System uses various codes:
FTG-specific codes,
IATA codes,
ICAO codes,
And sometimes invented IATA codes, for system convenience.
A single code of type A often matches several codes of type B; to avoid any
confusion, they are listed in this manual. Such identical data is highlighted by a
mark.
For a better readability, this list is sorted by manufacturer.
Remember you must use the FTG Code in FTG ACARS.
8.2.1 Arospatiale
ATR 42
ATR 42
ATR 42F
ATR 72
ATR 72F
IATA
Code
AT4
AT5
A4F
AT7
A7F
AT43
AT45
AT4F
AT72
AT7F
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-300

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-500
ATR 42 Freighter
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
ATR 72 Freighter
Caravelle
Concorde
Deux-Ponts
CRV
SSC
PROV
S210
CONC
PROV
Aerospatiale SE.210 Caravelle

Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde
Brguet Deux-Ponts Br.763 Provence
FTG Code
ICAO Code
Name
-35-
Service
ceiling
FL250
---
FL390
FL600
FL240
8.2.2 Airbus
300-600
300-600F
300B2
300B4
310-200
310-200F
310-300
310-300F
318-100
319-100
319-100
319-100
320-100
320-200
320-200
321-200
321-200
IATA
Code
AB6
ABY
AB3
AB4
312
31F
313
31Y
318
319
31E
31W
32I
320
32A
321
32B
330-200
330-200F
330-300
340-200
340-300
340-500
340-600
350-900
380-800
FTG Code
ICAO Code
A306
A306
A30B
A30B
A310
A310
A310
Name
Service ceiling
FL410
FL350
FL390
-FL410
---
A318
A319
-A319
A320
-A320
A321
A321
Airbus A300-600
Airbus A300-600 Freighter
Airbus A300B2
Airbus A300B4
Airbus A310-200
Airbus A310-300
Airbus A318-100
Airbus A319-100
Airbus A319-100 ER
Airbus A319-100 Winglets
Airbus A320-100
Airbus A320-200
Airbus A321-200
332
33F
333
342
343
345
346
359
A332
A332
A333
A342
A343
A345
A346
A359
Airbus A330-200
Airbus A330-300
Airbus A340-200
Airbus A340-300
Airbus A340-500
Airbus A340-600
Airbus A350-900
FL410
-------
388
A380
Airbus A380-800
FL410
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FL390
------
--
8.2.3 BAE / de Havilland

FTG Code
BAe 146
ARJ
BAC 111
BAe ATP
BAe 748
J-31
J-41
Comet
IATA
Code
142
143
ARJ
AR1
AR7
AR8
B11
ATP
HS7
J31
J41
COM
ICAO Code
BA46
BA46
BA11
BATP
A748
JS31
JS41
COMT
Name
BAe 146-200
BAe 146-300
Avro RJ Avroliner [generic]
Avro RJ100 Avroliner
Avro RJ70 Avroliner
Avro RJ85 Avroliner
British Aerospace (BAC) One Eleven
British Aerospace ATP
Hawker Siddley HS.748
BAe Jetstream 31
BAe Jetstream 41
deHavilland DH106 Comet
Service
ceiling
FL310
-----FL350
FL250
FL250
FL260
FL390
8.2.4 Beechcraft
FTG Code
1900C
1900D
Code
IATA
BES
BEH
ICAO Code
B190
B190
Name
Beech 1900C
Beech 1900D
-37-
Service
ceiling
FL250
8.2.5 Boeing
8.2.5.1 Classics
377
377F
707-100
707-300
707-300F
707-400
720
727-100
727-100F
727-200
727-200F
IATA
Code
377
37F
701
707
70F
704
B72
721
72X
722
72F
B377
B377
B701
B703
B703
B707
B720
B721
B721
B722
B72F
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Freighter
Boeing 707-100
Boeing 707-320
Boeing 707-300F
Boeing 707-400
Boeing 720
Boeing 727-100
Boeing 727-100 Freighter
Boeing 727-200
737-100
731
B731
Boeing 737-100
737-200
737-200
737-200F
732
73M
73X
B732
B732
B732
Boeing 737-200
Boeing 737-200 Combi
FL370
--
747-100
747-100F
747-200
747-200F
747-300
747-300F
747-400
747-SP
741
74T
742
74F
743
74U
74D
74L
B741
B741
B742
B74F
B743
Boeing 747-100
Boeing 747-200
Boeing 747-300
Boeing 747-400 Domestic
Boeing 747 SP
FL450
--------
FTG Code
ICAO Code
B74D
B74S
Name
-38-
Service
ceiling
FL420
FL400
--
8.2.5.2 Modern era
717-200
737-300
737-300F
737-400
737-400F
737-500
737-600
737-700
737-700
737-700
737-800
737-800
737-900
737-900
737-900
747-400
747-400F
747-400F
IATA
Code
717
733
73Y
734
73P
735
736
73G
73W
BBJ
738
73H
739
73J
73E
744
74X
74Y
747-8
747-8F
757-200
757-200
757-200F
757-300
767-200
767-200F
767-300
767-300F
767-400
777-200
777-200LR
777-200F
777-300
777-300ER
787-8
748
74N
752
75W
75F
753
767
76X
763
76W
76Y
764
772
77L
77X
773
77W
788
787-9
789
FTG Code
ICAO Code
B717
B733
B733
B734
B734
B735
B736
B737
-B737
B738
-B739
--B744
--B748
B748
B752
---
Name
Boeing 717-200
Boeing 737-300
Boeing 737-400
Boeing 737-500
Boeing 737-600
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700 Winglets
Boeing 737-700ER
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900ER
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400 Converted Freighter
B764
B772
-B77F
B773
-B788
Boeing 747-8I
Boeing 747-8F
Boeing 757-200
Boeing 757-300
Boeing 767-200
Boeing 767-300
Boeing 767-400
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200LR
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 787-8
B789
Boeing 787-9
B753
B762
B762
B763
B763
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Service
ceiling
FL370
---
FL410
--------------
FL420
---FL430
---FL450
FL430
----
8.2.6 Bombardier
CRJ-100
CRJ-200
CRJ-700
CRJ-900
CRJ-1000
IATA
Code
CR1
CR2
CR7
CR9
CRX
CRJ1
CRJ2
CRJ7
CRJ9
CRJX
Canadair Regional Jet 100

DH-106
DHC-6
DHC-7
DHC-8-100
DHC-8-200
DHC-8-300
DHC-8-400
COM
DHT
DH7
DH1
DH2
DH3
DH4
COMT
DHC6
DHC7
DH8A
DH8B
DH8C
DH8D
deHavilland DH-106 Comet

deHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
deHavilland Dash 7
deHavilland Dash 8-Q100
FTG Code
ICAO Code
Name
Service
ceiling
FL410
---FL400
FL270
FL210
FL250
----
8.2.7 Britten-Norman
FTG Code
BN-2
BN-3
IATA
Code
BNI
BNT
ICAO Code
BN2P
TRIS
Name
Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A/B Islander
Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III
Trislander
Service
ceiling
FL130
FL150
8.2.8 Cessna
FTG Code
Cessna 208
Cessna 402
IATA
Code
C28
CN4
ICAO Code
C208
C402
Name
Cessna 208
Cessna 402
Service
ceiling
FL260
8.2.9 Convair
FTG Code
CV240
CV340
CV440
CV880
CV990
IATA
Code
240
340
440
880
990
ICAO Code
C240
C340
C440
C880
C990
Name
Convair 240
Convair 340
Convair 440
Convair 880
Convair 990
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Service
ceiling
FL250
FL
FL
FL350
FL410
8.2.10
FTG Code
Do-228
Do-328
8.2.11
Dornier
IATA
Code
D28
D38
ICAO Code
D228
D328
Name
Dornier 228
Dornier 328
FL328
Douglas
DC-3
DC-4
DC-4F
DC-6
DC-6F
DC-7
DC-7F
IATA
Code
DC3
DC4
D4F
DC6
D6F
DC7
D7F
DC3
DC4
DC4F
DC6
DC6F
DC7
DC7F
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-4
Douglas DC-4 Freighter
Douglas DC-6
Douglas DC-6 Freighter
Douglas DC-7
Douglas DC-7F
DC-8
DC-8F
DC-9
DC-9F
DC-10
DC-10F
DC8
D8F
DC9
D9F
D10
D1F
DC8
DC8F
DC9
DC9F
DC10
D1F
Douglas DC-8 all variants

Douglas DC-8 Freighter all variants
Douclas DC-9 Freighter all variants
Douglas DC-10 Freighter all variants
FTG Code
8.2.12
ICAO Code
Name
Service
ceiling
FL240
FL220
FL250
--
FL420
FL350
FL390
Embraer
EMB-110
EMB-110F
EMB-120
EMB-120F
ERJ-135
ERJ-140
IATA
Code
EM1
E1F
EM2
E2F
ER3
ERD
E110
E110
E120
E120
E135
E140
Embraer.110 Banderiante
Embraer.110 Banderiante Freighter
Embraer EMB.120 Brasilia
Embraer EMB.120 Brasilia Freighter
Embraer RJ135
Embraer RJ140
ERJ-145
ER4
E145
Embraer RJ145 Amazon
E-170
E-175
E-190
E-195
E70
E75
E90
E95
E170
E175
E190
E195
Embraer 170
Embraer 175
Embraer 190
Embraer 195
FTG Code
Service
ceiling
ICAO Code
Name
-41-
Service
ceiling
FL320
FL370
---
-FL410
-----
8.2.13
FTG Code
F-27
F-50
F-28
F-70
F-100
8.2.14
FTG Code
IL-18
IL-62
IL-86
IL-96
8.2.15
FTG Code
L-188
L-049
L-1049
L-1649
L-1011
8.2.16
FTG Code
MD-11
MD-11F
MD-81
MD-82
MD-83
MD-87
MD-88
MD-90
Fokker
IATA
Code
F27
F50
F28
F70
100
ICAO Code
F27
F50
F28
F70
F100
Name
Fokker F.27 Friendship
Fokker 50
Fokker F.28 Fellowship
Fokker 70
Fokker 100
Service
ceiling
FL250
-FL350
---
Ilyushin
IATA
Code
IL8
IL6
ILW
IL9
ICAO Code
IL18
IL62
IL86
IL96
Name
Ilyushin 18
Ilyushin 62
Ilyushin 86
Ilyushin 96
Service
ceiling
FL420
---
Lockheed
IATA
Code
LOE
049
L49
649
L10
ICAO Code
L188
CONI
--L101
Name
Lockheed L-188 Electra
Lockheed L-049 Constellation
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Lockheed L-1649 Starliner
Lockheed Tristar all variants
Service
ceiling
FL280
FL250
FL230
FL240
FL420
McDonnell-Douglas
IATA
Code
M11
M1F
M81
M82
M83
M87
M88
M90
ICAO Code
MD11
MD81
MD82
MD83
MD87
MD88
MD90
Name
McDonnell Douglas MD11
McDonnell Douglas MD11 Freighter
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Service
ceiling
FL430
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8.2.17
FTG Code
YS-11
8.2.18
FTG Code
Saab 2000
Saab 340
8.2.19
FTG Code
Metroliner
8.2.20
FTG Code
TU-134
TU-154
8.2.21
FTG Code
VC-10
Viscount
NAMC
IATA
Code
YS1
ICAO Code
YS11
Name
NAMC YS-11
Service
ceiling
FL230
Saab
IATA
Code
S20
SF3
ICAO Code
SB20
SF34
Name
Saab 2000
Saab SF340A/B
Service
ceiling
FL310
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Swearingen
IATA
Code
SWM
ICAO Code
SW4
Name
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
Service
ceiling
FL250
Tupolev
IATA
Code
TU3
TU5
ICAO Code
T134
T154
Name
Tupolev 134
Tupolev 154
Service
ceiling
FL390
FL410
Vickers
IATA
Code
VCX
VCV
ICAO Code
VC10
VISC
Name
Vickers VC-10
Viscount
-43-
Service
ceiling
FL250
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FLYING TIGERS GROUP

Revision 19 ( 1 January 2017 )

Flying Tigers Group www.flyingtigersgroup.org

FTG OPERATIONS MANUAL

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Changed paragraph : Cruise Flight Level (7.3.2)

New chapter : Legal Issues (3)

New chapter : Appendix (8)

Changed chapter : Legal Issues (3)

Changed paragraph : IVAO (7.1.2)

7.3.2 Flight Levels 280 rule change with regard to regionals

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7.4.1 FTG ACARS, logbook viewer abuse

7.3.2 Updated with Standard FL for classics

11.2.5 Fixed wrong FTG code for 707

6.1 Removed email restrictions

North/South RVSM & Non-Standard RVSM Flight Levels

Update Cruise MACH table, aircraft codes cleanup, legal issues

Annual review, alliance updates

Annual review, schedule search, alliance updates, gateways, etc

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2 Flying Tigers Group Mission & Philosophy

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6.1 Membership requirements

The pilot must show active interest, discipline and professionalism.

Online flying is not a requirement; online flying is optional.

The pilot must sign up using their real name in full.

The pilot must be willing to receive e-mails from management on occasion.

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6.3 Previous experience

6.4 Flight Simulator

6.5 New Hire Probation

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6.6 Flight Hour Transfers

6.7 Pilot Profile

6.8 Membership Suspension

6.9 Terminating Membership

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101-400 Hours + mi n. 25 flightss

401-800 Hours + mi n. 75 flightss

1300+ Hours + min. 250 flights +

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6.13 FTG Forum

We will not tolerate abuse towards management or fellow FTG members of

6.14 Sexual Harassment

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7 FTG Flight Operations