BOEING ACCEPTANCE AND DELIVERY
Patriots scheduling has added the following special routes to our schedule.  When Patriot acquires new aircraft we require a Patriot crew to go to Boeing Everett (KPAE) for the 777-200LR, the 747-800, or the 767-300ER and to Boeing Payne Field (KBLI) for the 737-800.  Flights CF1 to CF8 constitute taking the aircraft from KPAE to KBLI and back.  It is up to the pilot where to take the new aircraft to test out the systems and run through its paces as well as duration of flight before giving the go ahead that Patriot can take the delivery of the new aircraft.   Once Patriot accepts the aircraft pilots will then fly from KPAE to either KLAX, KMIA, or EGLL for the 747, 767, 777.  The same with the 737 from KBFI to KLAX, KMIA.  However the EGLL delivery flight takes two legs... from KBFI to CYQX (Gander, Newfoundland) leg 1 then CYQX to EGLL for leg 2. Enjoy taking that new plane out for a test drive and bringing it home! Roberto Legaspi Fleet and Scheduling Manager    

Commencement of Patriot Cargo
Patriot Airways is pleased to announce the formation and commencement of Cargo Operations.  Patriot Cargo is a division of Patriot Airways and will operate high end cargo.  747-800F and MD-11F aircraft have been added to the fleet for CARGO delivery. Patriot is proud to announce that it has been awarded the major component delivery contracts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. There are currently 12 contracted Flights for Boeing.  8 for the 747-8F and 4 for the MD-11F.  They are as follows. 9000-9001  KCHS (Charleston, SC) to KPAE (Boeing-Everett, WA) Main Fuesalage 747-8F 9002-9003  KCHS (Charleston, SC) to LIBG (Grottaglie, Italy) Rudder Assembly 747-8F 9004-9005  KPAE to RJNN (Nagoya, Japan) Center Fuesalage 747-8F 9006-9007  KDAY (Dayton, OH) to KRDU (Raleigh-Durham, NC) GE Engines MD-11F 9008-9009  LIBG to LFPN (Toussus Le Noble, France) Landing Gears 747-8F 9010-9011  KDAY to KPAE Tires MD-11F Patriot Cargo will be finalizing contracts for jet engine deliveries from GE, Pratt Whitney, and Rolls Royce in the coming days.  This will be flights from engine centers to major airline HUBs. Unlike the airways division the cargo division will remain small and fly selective high end missions.  So pilots who want to fly certain routes you will need to research  the types of cargo that will be needed at the end of that destination.  Certain heavy machinery, vehicles, engines, generators. If you are unable to find something then post anyway in the FORUM and we will review and research. Thanks, Bert Legaspi Fleet and Schedule Operations

Military Contract Awarded
Patriot Airways has been awarded two contract flights for the US Department of Defense.  The first contract is for transporting military personnel and their families to overseas duty stations.  These flights are flown by Boeing 767-300. Patriot Express Pacific The flight begins in Seattle, WA with a refuelling stop in Anchorage, AK and then on to the Pacific Gateway at Yokota Ai rbase, Japan.  From Yokota there will be a feeder flight to bases in Japan at Misawa Air Base, MCAS Iwakuni, and Kadena Air Base as well as the two bases in South Korea at Osan and Kunsan.  Patriot Express Europe The flight begins at Baltimore, MD and the first stop is to RAF Mildenhall in the UK and then on to the European Gateway at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.  From Ramstein flights go to NAS Rota, Spain; Lajes Field in the Azores; Aviano Air Base, Italy; and Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.  US Navy and Marine Corp support flights Patriot will also be flying support and maintenance personnel of US Navy and Marine Corp flying squadrons from their home base to home ports of their assigned aircraft carrier.  Patriot will also fly them to pre deployment certification at Naval Air Station Fallon, NV.  Patriot will have 737-800 flights to and from NAS Fallon, NV near Reno, NV; NAS Whidbey Island, WA near Seattle, WA; NAS Lemoore, CA near Fresno, CA; NAS North Island, CA in San Diego, CA; NAS Mayport, FL near Jacksonville, FL; MCAS Beaufort, SC near Charleston, SC; MCAS Cherry Point, NC near Kittyhawk, NC; NAS Oceana, VA near Virginia Beach, VA; and NAS Norfolk, VA in Norfolk, VA. Enjoy the flight, Bert Legaspi Fleet and Schedule Manager      

Flight Around the World Race
2010-2011 Flight Around the World Race Patriot Virtual is proud to announce our Flight Around the World Race.  This contest will run 12 weeks long and will be broken up into 5 groups totaling 52 legs.  There will be winners in every group and overall winners.   What makes this race interesting is the fact that we will not be using long haul aircraft to race around the world.  We will be using the CRJ-900*, Airbus 321, and the Boeing 737-800.    *FSX users can use the default CRJ-700. Official Rules Race Run Date: November 1, 2010 - January 30, 2011 *Note: Pilots who don't finish the race by the end date will still be able to finish and receive a completion ribbon. Race Rules:   ACARS Flights Only  - No Manual PIREPs. NO EXCEPTIONS --(PVAcars, FSPassengers, FS Flight Keeper, Xcars (X-Plane)-- If you have to file a manual PIREP you will get flight hour credit but not race credit.  You must redo the leg using an approved ACARS client. 12 Hour Duty Days.  You must NOT fly over 12 hours in one day.  Any flight going over the 12th hour will NOT count for the race and you will have to fly it again.  You must plan your flight day accordingly. Max Sim Rate of 1X 24 hour Crew Rest After completing a Group you must rest a minimum of 24 hours before you can start the next group. Flying the next leg within 24 hours will result in you doing any flight(s) flown within the crew rest period over. Required Aircraft - You must use the aircraft type for that leg of the race.  FSX pilots can use the CRJ 700 for legs requiring a 900 if they don't have one. 12 Week to finish In order to receive race credit you must finish all 52 legs within 12 weeks. Group 1 (Legs 1 -10) Schedules: PVA5100- PVA5109 Aircraft: CRJ-900 FS9/XP - CRJ-700 FSX Leg 1 KSFO - KLAX Leg 2 KLAX - KPHX Leg 3 KPHX - KABQ Leg 4 KABQ - KDFW Leg 5 KDFW - KMEM Leg 6 KMEM - KORD Leg 7 KORD - KIAD Leg 8 KIAD - KJFK Leg 9 KJFK - KBOS Leg 10 KBOS - CYHZ 24H Crew Rest Group 2 (Legs 11 -20) Schedules: PVA5110- PVA5120 Aircraft: Airbus A321 Leg 11 CYHZ - CYQX Leg 12 CYQX - CYYR Leg 13 CYYR - BGBW Leg 14 BGBW - BIKF Leg 15 BIKF - EKVG Leg 16 EKVG - EGPF Leg 17 EGPF - EGLL Leg 18 EGLL - LFPG Leg 19 LFPG - LIML Leg 20 LIML - LIRA 24H Crew Rest Group 3 (Legs 21 -30) Schedules: PVA5121- PVA5130 Aircraft: CRJ-900 FS9/XP - CRJ-700 FSX Leg 21 LIRA - LGAT Leg 22 LGAT - HECA Leg 23 HECA - LLBG Leg 24 LLBG - OERK Leg 25 OERK - OMAA Leg 26 OMAA - OOMS Leg 27 OOMS - OPKC Leg 28 OPKC - VABB Leg 29 VABB - VECC Leg 30 VECC - VTBD 24H Crew Rest Group 4 (Legs 31 -40) Schedules: PVA5130- PVA5139 Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 Leg 31 VTBD - WMKP Leg 32 WMKP - WSSS Leg 33 WSSS - WARR Leg 34 WARR - WADD Leg 35 WADD    - YPDN Leg 36 YPDN - YBCS Leg 37 YBCS - YBBN Leg 38 YBBN - NWWW Leg 39 NWWW - NVVV Leg 40 NVVV - NFFN 24H Crew Rest Group 5 (Legs 41 -52) Schedules: PVA5140- PVA5151 Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 Leg 41 NFFN - NIUE Leg 42 NIUE - NCRG Leg 43 NCRG - NTAT Leg 44 NTAT - NTGJ Leg 45 NTGJ - SCIP Leg 46 SCIP - SCFX Leg 47 SCFX - SPSO Leg 48 SPSO - SEQU Leg 49 SEQU - MMZH Leg 50 MMZH - MM81 Leg 51 MM81 - KSAN Leg 52 KSAN - KSFO Prizes The following prize ribbons will be awarded *Graphics are still be worked on and will be posted here when completed. 1st , 2nd and 3rd place per Group 1st , 2nd and 3rd place overall Race Completion Ribbon (If completed within 12 weeks) Around the World Completion Ribbon (If completed after the 12 week period) ...more award being decided on