VHQCC - Corporate Communications

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VHQCC - Corporate Communications Division

VHQCC is responsible for all of United Virtual's communications -- both internal and external. The Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications is Bill Lewis.



Sat Scramble Saturday Scramble
The Saturday Scramble is a VATSIM group flight partnership between United Virtual Airlines (UVA), Virtual Air Canada (VAC), and Virtual- USAairways (USA). These virtual airlines seek to provide their members with the highest possible degree of realism and have more than 1,700 pilots among them.
The Scramble visits a different city every week, thereby providing pilots a chance to visit new locations. They also have the opportunity to fly in an environment where there will be a fair amount of traffic and ATC services. For details, checkout the Saturday Scramble Page.

eNewsletter

United Virtual's eNewsletter is emailed to subscribers on a periodic basis providing useful updates on the airline's operations, events and other information of interest to the flight simulation community. United Virtual Members are automatically subscribed when they join but have the option of opting out by logging into the pilot center and selecting the "Change my Profile" link. In the near future, UVA will provide for non-members to subscribe to the newsletter. Until then, past issues can be read below:


PC Pilot article on virtual airlines PC Pilot

Click here to download an article from the May 2006 PC Pilot on virtual airlines featuring our very own United Virtual Airlines!

The Shield

The Shield was United Virtual's own in-house magazine. Published from 2004 through 2008, each issue was filled with articles that will appeal to any reader. Articles cover a variety of subjects including how to get the most out of MSFS, flying realistically on VATSIM, how to use various kinds of software, real-world flying experiences and tips, happenings at UVA and even some occasional humor. Previous copies of The Shield can be downloaded below. The magazine has been replaced by United Virtual's eNewsletter.
April 08 Cover April 2008
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  • Open Skies
  • Racing to get Home
  • SEAFO Overview
December Shield Cover December 2007
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  • A Bumpy ride from flight sim to real world
  • Know your Domicile
  • Holiday treats
August 2007 August 2007
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  • Dispatch Background
  • Saturday Scramble Overview
  • Domicile Review
March 2006 March 2006
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  • Pilot Survey Results
  • Domicile Departures
  • Route Map - Flight Planning Guidance
  • Northern Lights Report
December 2005 Shield December 2005
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  • State of UVA
  • Playing in the Winter Weather
  • Captain Ben's Guide to Flight Planning
  • Tracking a Most Unusual Aicraft
October 05 Shield October 2005
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  • Primer on using FS-ACARS
  • PACOTS Tutorial
  • Birth of the 757
  • Mainline Aircraft Directory
June 2005 Shield June 2005
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  • What Happened at UVA?
  • Beating the Summer Heat
  • Virtual Airlines - A Purpose to Flight
  • Instructor's Notes
March 2005 March 2005
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  • Categories, Ranks, and Points oh my!
  • Training: Departure and Takeoff
  • UVA Survey results
  • United Express - an Overview
December 2004 December 2004
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  • Holiday Rush '04
  • VATSIM: Is It Really That Hard?
  • From Six to Six Hundred
  • A Personal Journey