| Who Are We? |
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| The Cix VFR Club is a group of Flight Simulation enthusiasts who enjoy flying extremely realistic simulated light aircraft, chiefly around the United Kingdom, across a computer generated landscape made up of real photographs, and within an Internet community environment. |
| What Do We Do? |
| We "meet" each weekday evening and on other organised occasions, to practise our flying skills and hold events such as visits to distant aerodromes. Between meets we exchange news, views and ideas via our own private Club Forum, or the CIX conferencing system. |
| How Is This Possible? |
| With Internet technology, we can see each other's aircraft, and talk to each other on-line as we fly. We have realistic, live, simulated Air Traffic Control, thanks to our membership of VATSIM, and its UK Division VATSIM-UK. |
Seen here coming home from Jersey after our June fly-out is Matt Scott's Cessna 421c Golden Eagle. One of the unexpected delights of Flight Simulator is the spectacular skyscapes you can achieve especially at either end of the day or in wild weather. |
Why Would I Want To Do That? |
Want to Have a Go? |
| Because it is very much less expensive than flying real aeroplanes, but as realistic to the real world as we can achieve (except that we can magically switch off any bad weather!) We can also go where no real plane can go and see things one can never see in the real world. |
The Cix VFR Club welcomes new members at any level of flight-simming ability to come and try the lighter side of aviation - in more ways than one. Lots of varied activities involving light aircraft flying on-line with others and with live ATC, make the Club one of the most exciting branches of the Flight-simming hobby. |
| Don't Know How? |
Experience of aviation or of Flight Simulator is not necessary. Members simply have the common aim of having fun in a simulated aviation environment.
Interested in joining? Email The Membership Secretary . |
| With our private VOIP server and lively Forum, help on any subject is only an internet connection away. |
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We also operate a training programme for pilots new to either Flight Simulator and VATSIM (or both). Training is voluntary, and provided to match the members' needs, from the basics of flying to help getting into the VATSIM world. The instructor shares the student's aircraft guiding him through a lighter version of the real world Private pilot's syllabus, with the emphasis on fun not work! Further information from
the Club CFI. |
The Members' Bar |
| A key part of Club life is the Forum, or "Members' Bar" which has had over 32,000 posts since its inauguration 4 years ago. As well as flying, join in lively craic in the Members' Bar where we talk about almost anything, including every facet of flying and flight-simming, including tips and tricks (andyarns) from real world pilot members. |
| New For 2008 |
...And Again in 2008 |
| For 2008, a new website design and a new vintage World War II aircraft section including a Spitfire or two, Hurricane, Avro Lancaster, Airspeed Oxford and Westland Lysander |
In 2007 we formed the 2-4-Cix Flying display team, consisting of a fleet of DeHavilland Tiger Moths and Chipmunks. This team wowed the crowd at the Sywell Virtual Airshow last July and is set to do so again. |
| The Best Simulated Light Aircraft Flying in Britain! |
| The Cix VFR Club is but a tiny part of VATSIM, a large international community of people linked by a passion for flight and air traffic control simulation. Many are real-world pilots and air traffic controllers. As well as small groups like ours, there are virtual airlines; their pilots flying all over the world, and talking to many people in other countries, and there are both national and international events in which we can take part. |
Page updated 06/07/08 |
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