If you are reading this document, we are very glad to make you interested for us. Thank you.
We do not want to bother you with hard examinations to become our pilot. The virtual flying should be fun in first. However, we do not play an arcade game, but simulation. So an incoming pilot must go through a few steps, but do not be afraid, it’s not so hard!
So, how’s the career path in Brown Pelicans…
Pilot Ranks/Positions
We have quite simple pilot ranks:
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Trainee
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Junior Pilot
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Advanced Pilot
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Senior Pilot
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Captain
Trainee
When you apply to join us, this is the default position for all incoming pilots. Going through this position is very simple.
Requirements:
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2 short training flights in Cessna 172 from MBPV to MBSC and back
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Both touchdowns with vertical speed 400 FPM and lower.
*After successful completion you'll be ranked to Junior Pilot.
You'll be informed about it by a message.
Junior Pilot
As Junior pilot you can fly all single prop airplanes such as Cessna 172, Cessna 208, Kodiak or twin props with passenger seats up to 10 such as Beech Baron 58, King Air 350i, King Air C90.
Junior Pilot can load cargo packages to the assigned airplane at his actual location. The salary is 20% of VA income.
If you feel you can fly larger twin props such as Beech B1900D, Saab 340A, Fokker 50, you can fly two training flights with the desired airplane from MBPV to MDPP and back.
Touchdowns have to be performed with vertical speed 400 FPM or lower. After that contact CEO or OM via message to check your flights and if you were successful, you’ll get the Aircraft Type Rating.
*After 25 hours flown, you’ll be ranked to Advanced Pilot.
Advanced Pilot
As Advanced Pilot you can fly all airplanes from Junior Pilot position and also all the twin props with passenger seats up to 40 such as Beech B1900D, Saab 340A or Fokker 50.
Advanced Pilot can load cargo packages to the assigned airplane at his actual location. The salary is 25% of VA income.
Advanced Pilot can create charter flight.
If you feel you are able to fly larger twin props such as ATR 72-500 or Dash-8 Q400, you can fly two training flights with the desired airplane from MBPV to MTPP and back.
Touchdowns have to be performed with vertical speed 400 FPM or lower. After that contact CEO or OM via message to check your flights and if you were successful, you’ll get the Aircraft Type Rating.
*After next 35 hours flown, you’ll be ranked to Senior Pilot.
Senior Pilot
Senior pilot can fly all planes in the fleets except JETs for more then 100 passengers. For medium large JETs two training flight must be flown per type.
Senior pilot can load cargo packages to the assigned airplane at his actual location as well as can manage cargo packages at all airports.
Senior pilot can create charter flight.
The salary is 30% of VA income.
*After next 70 hours flown, you’ll be ranked to Captain.
Captain
Captain will have access to all planes, except heavy airliners. For heavy airliners there must be two training flights flown per type.
Captain will be able to load cargo packages to the assigned airplane at his actual location as well as can manage cargo packages at all airports.
Captain will be able to create charter flight.
Captain will be able to fly jet planes in the fleets.
Captain's salary will be 35% of VA income.
*) Assignment of higher rating also depends on your average flight rating which cannot be bellow 95%.
Applying for higher pilot rank right after join
Many of us have experiences with virtual flying on another platforms or networks. Maybe someone is not satisfied with his actual VA on FSAirlines or (s)he is an experienced pilot from IVAO, VATSIM or similar platforms.
It’d be very strange to ask these people to start from the bottom. We’d appreciate the interest of such a pilot to join us.
So if you are an experienced pilot do not hesitate to prove your skills and ask for higher rank after joining us.
Member of VA Staff
Do you want to be more then a flying bird and you want to help us with administration of Brown Pelicans?
We offer you also some VA Staff positions. Check them out.
(All staff positions are ranked as Senior Pilot with added permissions to manage VA.)