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2. Operations Manual V3.2

Pacific Airways Operations Manual - Revised October 2026

About the Airline

Pacific Airways Was established in 1997. We are one of the oldest Virtual Airlines in the world. ...

Membership Requirements

Anyone over 13 can become a member of Pacific Airways; The best part is that it is entirely FREE....

Pilot Status & Flight Requirements

Pacific Airways pilots maintains a status based on their flight activity or status. Status Descri...

Supported Sims

Pacific Airways supports multiple silulators, the following simulators have been tested and have ...

Pausing Simulator

Unfortunately due to the nature of the ACARS system, pilots cannot pause their simulator at anyti...

Downloading Aircraft

Pacific Airways has a variety of aircraft ranging from smaller turboprop aircraft for regional fl...

Flight Lines

Flight Lines: A flight line is a destination with a completed return. Every flight you log must c...

General Aviation Aircraft

All pilots, regardless of rank or hours, are approved to fly GA aircraft and log their flights. T...

Flights

The flights are broken up into code A and Code B flights. Code A flights are to a destination, an...

Jump Seating

A jump seat, or a dead head, flight is when a pilot rides on a flight as a passenger. You may mak...

Pacific Elite Pilot Status

Once a pilot has achieved 1000 hours you retain the rank of ATP Senior Commander but also achieve...

Vitrual Finances

Finances: All pilots within the airline will earn virtual money based off their rank, You can use...

ACARS

ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) is the preferred method of loggin...

Pilot Ranks

As a New Hire with Pacific Airways, your First Rank will be a First Officer. The ranking system i...

Online / Offline Flying

Pacific Airways is a proud partner of Vatsim. We encourage all pilots to fly to a new level by fl...

Millennium Club

In addition to our regular operation, Pacific Airways has a flying club called Millennium. There ...

Lifetime Membership

At 3000 hours of service, pilots reach the rank of Lifetime Member. As a lifetime member, you are...