Global Virtual Aviation Community

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Global Virtual Aviation Community or GlobalVAC is a user run community for virtual pilots and air traffic controllers.

GlobalVAC is a community for the enjoyment of Virtual Aviation as a hobby. It consists of:
*A set of network servers that allow virtual pilots flying flight simulation software to connect with virtual air traffic controllers using virtual radar clients.
*A website through which members can sign up to use the network, and communicate with other members of the community.
*Voice servers for voice communication including general chat and air traffic control
*A training system where members can learn to fly and control online.

Virtual pilots flying either Microsoft Flight Simulator or X-Plane can install a piece of software into their simulator as a plugin that allows them to connect to the network. They can then communicate with virtual air traffic controllers using virtual radar clients to receive air traffic control as in the real world. They can also see and interact with other pilots on the network as well.

History and Creation
GlobalVAC was founded in May of 2007 by a group of individuals from the Virtual Aviation community who were unsatisfied with the current network offerings at the time. Kim Gale, Troy Jensen, Ryan Waldron, Brian Wilber, and Robert Zolliecoffer met on the former Flight Project International (FPI) network. They all had active roles in trying to make a success of the United States Division at FPI until the founders of the network closed it without notice in August of 2006.

After the close of FPI, the group was adrift for a short time, and found the International Virtual Aviation Society (INTVAS). There they met Miguel Hernandez, and Tom Cox a friend from an unrelated virtual airline. After months of working in various division and network staff positions, it became clear to the group that the network founder was not willing to make INTVAS the true community that it was claimed to be. Shortly before the closing of INTVAS on June 26, 2007 the group left and founded GlobalVAC.

Reasons for Creation
In addition to time spent on FPI and INTVAS, various members of the group had at one point and time or another also spent time on VATSIM and IVAO. After their experiences on these various networks, they had simply not found a place that they felt provided a true community atmosphere. GlobalVAC was founded as a solution to this problem. Virtual Aviation is all about sharing and enjoying a common hobby. It is an attempt to create a true community in every sense of the word where pilots and controllers can come to enjoy themselves in the practice of flying and controlling online.

Network Structure
GlobalVAC strives to be community oriented in every aspect of the network. There is no organised power structure in the staff, rather staff members are simply there to do the things that need to be done to keep the physical structure of the network going. They have no more say in what goes on in the network than any other member. All decisions on network operations are made by group discussion by the members.

There are no Divisions or Regions at GlobalVAC. Each country interested in publishing the real world procedures in their part of the world is welcome to do so on the website. This only serves to increase the knowledge of the way things are done so that those who wish to operate in emulation of the real world may do so.

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