Ocean Miami Air 2nd Anniversary

Ocean Miami Airways VA approaches its second year

January 1, 2006 I introduced Ocean Miami Airways VA. It made its debut here at FlightSim.Com. This program was created with beginners in mind and for those just wanting a place they could fly their sims without all the structure of the mainstream VA. Our roster was intended to support 20 pilots, of course over time you have to clean out the shop. But the original 10 pilots are still with OMA and I find that fascinating. Why? the average length of time a virtual pilot will stay with a virtual airline is about six months before they lose interest. So to have this band of faithful pilots after all this time and being active tells me I'm doing something right. What has changed at OMA and this is just recent, is raising the bar. First let me say this, our original roster of 20 were encouraged from the beginning to move to the big league when they felt they were ready and many have done just that and many choose to stay with OMA.

Now, what has changed, is the introduction of structure. Instead of flying whatever you want in the hangar our new system is more inline with the industry and pilots can only fly aircraft in categories based on their rating. Check-rides for new members and training for beginners. Our routing system use to take you all the world which is quite a task with a roster of 20 or less. In order to make it a little more realistic our schedule has been totally realigned and we have retired a half a dozen aircraft and introduced aircraft that are inline with what is being flown in the real world today. Also, our painters are creating textures for many of the payware models that are parallel with what is flown by OMA.

I have been asked on occasion, why is the roster limited to 20. We have a staff and they all perform certain functions, but to assure I live up to my commitment, and that is the site and roster be updated daily, rest on me. No one has access to the site except me. All reports come to me directly and assures that the roster is updated every evening and the log book is current. I have done this faithfully for 2 years and the gang loves it. The number 20 is arbitrary, I don't advertise on the site. So it's word of mouth, based on this reality ( Lack of exposure) this is where it was born.

So if your looking for a small VA program with some of the flare of the major mainstream programs pay us a visit. Don't let the fictitious VA name be an obstacle we can't all emulate a real world carrier.

David Zaleski
CEO and Founder
Ocean Miami Airways