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Welcome!

Welcome to Compass! We are an Australian & New Zealand based Virtual Airline seeking to replicate the varied operations of a major airline. We cover a wide variety of operations from long haul international flights based out of Australia and New Zealand to the Pacific, South East Asia, the Middle East, Europe Africa and the Americas, right down to short regional hops. We also have a fully developed domestic routes along major trunk routes throughout Australia and New Zealand. Two allied divisions, Compass Express and Compass Logistics provide regional and cargo services.

The Bwana is Back!

Back in 2006 we ran an event called World Safari. It was an absolute corker, a 12 month series of round the world flights from West to East, with legs gradualy getting longer and longer with the final being a monster long haul from Dubai to Melbourne. It also included some fabulous approaches such as St Maarten and Gibraltar.

We decided it was time to hit the Safari trail again and so it's all systems go for World Safari II. We've decided to make a few changes this time. We'll go the other way, East to West and we'll keep the legs a little shorter on the whole. There will be lots more of them and we'll run a leg every fortnight.

To fit in with other recurring events on VATPAC we'll be doing these on a Sunday afternoon Australian time, so there's still time to fly in the VATNZ SNO as well.. Just like last time we'll have a dedicaed Safari page with all the details you need for the whole year long trip. For the next leg see below. As always, the Bwana expects to see you all there. The start time is 0300 UTC

World Safari II

And onward into the Carribean we wander. This fortnight we head to Rio, if you'd like a dawn or eraly morning arrival then once again a spot of time shfting would be in order. The official start time is once again 0300Z. Full details on the Safari page.

See you there!

The Bwana

ADS-B

New client software for online ATC means that VATPAC will shortly be introducing simulation of ADS-B.

This technology alllows positive ATC identification via a network of ground stations and airborne equipment outside the range of radar coverage. The introduction of this in the online environment co-incides with the completion of the real life network giving near 100% coverage above FL300 around Australia.

All Compass aircraft are already ADS-B equipped and details of what is required by pilots are given in this FCN on the forums.

Operations Manual

Compass is proud to release our long awaited Operations Manual. This document has been a long time coming but it is finally at a stage where it can be made available to the Compass community. It covers all the basics that our crews require to conduct their day to day operations. The breadth of knowledge it covers is remarkable from the very basics all the way up to such things as preferred alternates during prolonged over ocean flights, fuel reserve policy, stable approaches, QFE operations in Russian and Chinese airspace, and much much more. All in all, 64 pages of quality material that no Compass pilot can afford to do without. You can find the manual on our Manuals Page.

Join Us!

The management team at Compass have a wealth of VA and real life aviation experience. Our aim is to create the best VA in the Australian skies and to ensure you get the most out of flying for Compass. Why not join us today?

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