Welcome to the Miami Hub

As a new pilot for the Miami Hub, it is vital that you read the handbook that can be found online via this website.  Once you apply, you will receive a email from myself explaining what it takes to be a pilot for the Miami Hub.  It is important the you reply to this email and answer the specific questions that will be included in the email.  Once your reply email has been received and the answers have been reviewed, I will then add you to the pilot roster.  Once your name is listed on the roster you are officially a pilot for the Miami hub. 

Two Week Probation

Now that you have been added to the roster.  You are considered to be a pilot on probation.  You have two weeks to complete at least 1 PIREP.  As a pilot on probation you are authorized to pilot one of three aircraft.  The SAAB-340, BC1900-D and/or the Island Hopper.  Choose all or one of the aircraft and download the zip file from the fleet page.  Remember where you downloaded this file, unzip the file, install the aircraft and/or copy/move the file to your FSX Sim Objects Airplanes folder.   Next visit the Flight Schedule link from the Miami start page and choose a flight that is listed for the aircraft you are choosing to start with.   Then start up your Flight Simulator and create the flight route you choose and fly it.  Most importantly - HAVE FUN WHILE FLYING THE ROUTE.  Once you completed the route, return to the Miami home page and choose the Flight Report Link.  Fill in the blanks and make sure you are using the correct Pilot Number you were assigned when added to the Pilot Roster.  Feel free to add comments to the report such as - great flight - delayed during snow storm, etc...  Hit submit at the end and then with-in a few hours/days your Pilot information on the Roaster Page will be updated. 

Promotions / Flying bigger Aircraft / EOM Awards

As a pilot for Air Florida, we require each pilot to submit at least 1 PIREP per month after the initial two week probation period has been completed.  As a pilot for the Miami Hub, I would hope that Miami's pilots would submit at least 2 PIREP's per month.  As you will understand once you read the Handbook, promotions and aircraft come with flight hours.  The more hours you submit the faster you move up in rank and skill.  Anyone who completes Steve's Flight school will move quicker up the ranks and skill level. We also like to award a EOM - Employee of the Month - award to the pilot who submits the most flight hours each month. 

HAVE FUN / Join VATSIM

We all know Microsoft Flight Simulator is a Game/Simulation of the real world.  It is important to remember to have fun while flying,  Don't worry if, while on final you come in too fast or need to go around 5 times, that's what this is all about.  Feel the rush, no matter your age, each of us still have the ability to use our imagination as we bus these tin cans from one city to the next.  Miami Center, this is Air Florida 2000 with you at Flight Level 230, heading 098 over?...  Air Florida 2000, this is Miami Center, stand-bye....   Air Florida 2000, roger, standing-bye.....   WOW, is that a rush!!!  Speaking to another person over the internet while knowing he can see every move I make on his screen along with hundreds of other pilots listening to our conversation and me listening to theirs...  This is no imagination, it is as real as it gets, it's called VATSIM.  Vatsim stands for Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network and it is the next step in aviation simulation.  Once you are a member and get through the initial training and actually fly one route on your own, look out...  Your FSX will never be the same....  It's a great thing to be able to turn on FSX and fly a route, feel like a pilot of today's sophistication and experience the wind zooming bye and seeing places for the first time, but it's a whole new ball park joining a world-wide environment with LIVE pilots and traffic controllers all over the world, speaking to them, seeing them out your cock-pit window, building bonds with each other...  Air Florida 2000, Miami Center, you are cleared as filed direct PIE, descend and maintain flight level 130, contact Miami approach on 122.95....  Miami Center, Air Florida 2000 roger, Direct PIE, d/m FL130 switching to APP on 122.95, Air Florida 2000 out!!!!