NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK PLANNING (NEW)

XLS spreadsheet to assist in planning your flight across the Atlantic by Zafar Ballard


WINTER REFRESHER 2007 (NEW)

Cold weather operations relevant to all airframes. An excellent guide by our 757/767 Training Captain James Niven. Read and be prepared for winter!


SQUAWKBOX 3

Right up to date, this useful guide to using Squawkbox 3 has been produced by our own pilot Terence Pereira. Get Squawkbox 3 for Dummies here


FSINN FULL USER GUIDE

If you'd like to see what FS Inn is all about before you download the program, then get the full guide here


ONLINE FLYING GUIDE FOR FS2004

Not yet updated to cater for SB3, but still an invaluable guide by pilot Graham Laing. Download here


ONLINE FLYING GUIDE FOR FS2002

Again, an older guide with no reference to SB3 but for those still flying with FS2002 it might still come in handy. This guide was kindly offered to us by Dave Tidwell of White Rose VA. Download here


NEWBIES: GET ONLINE

If you need a step by step, hand holding guide to flying online then read this! Written by BAV member Chris Laythorpe. Download here or read it in the Online Flying Forum at BAV.


PRACTICAL ONLINE FLYING GUIDE

Written by our 747 Training Captain Lee James, this guide has proved very popular with our members. Not yet updated for SB3. Get it here


NETWORKING GUIDE

Networking 2 or more PC's together for flight simulation using WideFs or WideServer? This useful guide by former member Rich Crane talks you through the process. Please do not contact Rich regarding this guide. Post any queries in the BAV Technical Forum. Download the guide here


ATC AUDIO GUIDE

Learn how to talk to ATC using Roger Wilco/ AVC. This Audio Guide (3.1MB) talks you through a flight from EGCC to EGLL and is a MUST for new pilots.

This has been around for a while but it's still well worth listening to if you need to brush up on how to communicate with ATC. Download from here


USE OF UNICOM

Unicom - the most abused frequency in the online flying world. Learn how to use it correctly by reading this guide written by our Flight Operations Manager Michael Koehler. Download it here


APPROACH PROCEDURES AT LONDON HEATHROW.

Do you know the procedures if there is no ATC? Nicola Romano offers the official explanation. Download here


DECODING A REAL WORLD FLIGHT PLAN

What do all those abbreviations mean? All is revealed here


HOW TO CHOOSE A FLIGHT LEVEL

Written by our Flight Operations Manager Michael Koehler; this invaluable document will help you decide which flight level is correct for the airspace you are about to transit. Well worth printing and keeping on the flight deck. Get it here


FSUIPC GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS

Invaluable guide where all is explained as only our own Graham Laing can!  Download here

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