FEBRUARY 2012
JMX SkyWay - the first Air Shuttle service on SAP
by Walther, published: 1/2/2012
One of the former airline business powerhouses, JMX Travel SA, is seeking new ways to remain active with its aging crew and absent higher leadership. Being unable to relaunch full-scale booked flights due to prolonged delays in creation of an all-new website as well as hosting problems, and lacking exposure on the server, the leadership decided to scrap the formerly successful JMX Express service (spontaneous, non-booked flights) and, instead, introduce a rather radical scheme - regular no-frills flights during peak hours, running on a tight schedule.
An inaugural service was run on Wednesday, 1 February, from 17:15 to 18:15 GMT, providing 2 outbound and 2 return flights, both at 30 min intervals. Despite being declared a success by the airline's Executive Board, the service quickly became notorious for extremely short (5 minutes) check-in times and lax security procedures (in one case, cabin crew asked the passengers to put their guns in cabin baggage compartments before the landing, and in another, a passenger was requested to place his explosives in a safer place). Also, one passenger for some reason decided to skip the record low fare ($10) and fly on the roof of the plane, just to end up swimming in the sea.
The Executive Board remains optimistic, though, expecting that the new scheme will result in lower labour costs and more frequent flights, along with higher passenger count. Hopefully, the introduction of JMX SkyWay will urge their competitors to increase their own flight frequency, to keep their market share secured, and Ryanair-ish competition at bay.
One of the former airline business powerhouses, JMX Travel SA, is seeking new ways to remain active with its aging crew and absent higher leadership. Being unable to relaunch full-scale booked flights due to prolonged delays in creation of an all-new website as well as hosting problems, and lacking exposure on the server, the leadership decided to scrap the formerly successful JMX Express service (spontaneous, non-booked flights) and, instead, introduce a rather radical scheme - regular no-frills flights during peak hours, running on a tight schedule.
An inaugural service was run on Wednesday, 1 February, from 17:15 to 18:15 GMT, providing 2 outbound and 2 return flights, both at 30 min intervals. Despite being declared a success by the airline's Executive Board, the service quickly became notorious for extremely short (5 minutes) check-in times and lax security procedures (in one case, cabin crew asked the passengers to put their guns in cabin baggage compartments before the landing, and in another, a passenger was requested to place his explosives in a safer place). Also, one passenger for some reason decided to skip the record low fare ($10) and fly on the roof of the plane, just to end up swimming in the sea.
The Executive Board remains optimistic, though, expecting that the new scheme will result in lower labour costs and more frequent flights, along with higher passenger count. Hopefully, the introduction of JMX SkyWay will urge their competitors to increase their own flight frequency, to keep their market share secured, and Ryanair-ish competition at bay.
airAndreas taken down without a single flight
by Walther, published: 6/2/2012
Without ever taking to the skies, the widely-advertised airline was taken down on 5th of February due to 'long inactivity without any sight of return'.
airAndreas was founded in early September 2011 by a controversial enterpreneur High Flyer, quickly becoming notorious for its advertising campaign as well as the infamous livery clash with Troppic Hopper Air. The airline expected to become the largest low-cost airline (if not the largest airline overall) at San Andreas. It began an aggressive recruiting campaign, which, however failed to attract enough members, due to a slowdown in airline industry at SAP. The only scheduled flights - AN001 and AN002 never took off due to coincidental server downtime, which was followed by serious management issues, that included but were not limited to the banning of HighFlyer from the server. airAndreas remained on hiatus for almost 4 months before being taken down.
These developments, coupled with the takedown of RegionAir and similar inactivity of Tropic Hopper Air, call for stricter observance of existing rules for Third-Party Organisations and Airlines. Organisations that exist on paper only should not become a norm.
Without ever taking to the skies, the widely-advertised airline was taken down on 5th of February due to 'long inactivity without any sight of return'.
airAndreas was founded in early September 2011 by a controversial enterpreneur High Flyer, quickly becoming notorious for its advertising campaign as well as the infamous livery clash with Troppic Hopper Air. The airline expected to become the largest low-cost airline (if not the largest airline overall) at San Andreas. It began an aggressive recruiting campaign, which, however failed to attract enough members, due to a slowdown in airline industry at SAP. The only scheduled flights - AN001 and AN002 never took off due to coincidental server downtime, which was followed by serious management issues, that included but were not limited to the banning of HighFlyer from the server. airAndreas remained on hiatus for almost 4 months before being taken down.
These developments, coupled with the takedown of RegionAir and similar inactivity of Tropic Hopper Air, call for stricter observance of existing rules for Third-Party Organisations and Airlines. Organisations that exist on paper only should not become a norm.
Flying Eagles 'return' to San Andreas
by Migs, published: 8/2/2012
San Andreas Flight Center announces its "return" today after its CEO, cpgop, made an announcement today.
The San Andreas Flight Center, also known by its former nickname 'Flying Eagles', is an organization which is going to function as an FBO (fixed-base operator), and as a flying club. There are also plans to run chartered flights.
According to the CEO, the flying club will offer aircraft to members and non-members, events (such as fly-ins, formations, etc.), will possibly create a flight school with SAAA, and run a plane spotting group. As a fixed-base operator, San Andreas Flight Center will offer aircraft refueling, repair, maintenance, and shuttle services. Lastly, charter flights will be provided on a "on-demand" basis, carrying cargo and passengers with a future fleet.
In 2010, Flying Eagles existed as an official flying club, with its fleet based at Blueberry Airfield.
CORRECTION (10/2/2012): A sentence stating incorrectly that Flying Eagles have never been an official organisation has been corrected.
San Andreas Flight Center announces its "return" today after its CEO, cpgop, made an announcement today.
The San Andreas Flight Center, also known by its former nickname 'Flying Eagles', is an organization which is going to function as an FBO (fixed-base operator), and as a flying club. There are also plans to run chartered flights.
According to the CEO, the flying club will offer aircraft to members and non-members, events (such as fly-ins, formations, etc.), will possibly create a flight school with SAAA, and run a plane spotting group. As a fixed-base operator, San Andreas Flight Center will offer aircraft refueling, repair, maintenance, and shuttle services. Lastly, charter flights will be provided on a "on-demand" basis, carrying cargo and passengers with a future fleet.
In 2010, Flying Eagles existed as an official flying club, with its fleet based at Blueberry Airfield.
CORRECTION (10/2/2012): A sentence stating incorrectly that Flying Eagles have never been an official organisation has been corrected.
A mysterious cannibal clan carries out a massacre in Los Santos
by Walther, published: 12/2/2012
LOS SANTOS - On Saturday, February 11th, a previously unknown menace struck the usually peaceful community. Two players, [SAP]Gz0r and [SAP]Walther all of sudden started hunting down pilots downed in Whetstone and Flint County, with intent to 'Get food for Gannibals'. Finding little success in that remote area, they struck Los Santos, killing herman_berk, [SAP]Hinter, [SAP]Mixcraft, and [SAP]Evel, just to eat their raw corpses. The massacre was only stopped by joint effort of Evel and Mixcraft, who, after a miraculous recovery in a hospital, managed to gun down the madmen.
From the very beginning, law enforcement was on right track in their investigation of this sudden, unprovoked outburst of violence. Phrases like: 'We went there, IT told us!!!' and 'Gods are angry, we must make sacrifices or SAP will be doomed!' led investigators to believe that some kind of brainwashing by a radical unknown sect had taken place. Indeed, the search of the bodies revealed a camera, which had the photo that is displayed above, in this article. It turns out that during their off-road trip, Gz0r and Walther discovered some kind of 'Death Circle' where they were brainwashed by a mysterious sect. The location of that place remains classified, to prevent such events in the future. Pilots have been advised against landing in remote, uninhabited areas, as the leading members of sect are yet to be captured, dead or alive.
LOS SANTOS - On Saturday, February 11th, a previously unknown menace struck the usually peaceful community. Two players, [SAP]Gz0r and [SAP]Walther all of sudden started hunting down pilots downed in Whetstone and Flint County, with intent to 'Get food for Gannibals'. Finding little success in that remote area, they struck Los Santos, killing herman_berk, [SAP]Hinter, [SAP]Mixcraft, and [SAP]Evel, just to eat their raw corpses. The massacre was only stopped by joint effort of Evel and Mixcraft, who, after a miraculous recovery in a hospital, managed to gun down the madmen.
From the very beginning, law enforcement was on right track in their investigation of this sudden, unprovoked outburst of violence. Phrases like: 'We went there, IT told us!!!' and 'Gods are angry, we must make sacrifices or SAP will be doomed!' led investigators to believe that some kind of brainwashing by a radical unknown sect had taken place. Indeed, the search of the bodies revealed a camera, which had the photo that is displayed above, in this article. It turns out that during their off-road trip, Gz0r and Walther discovered some kind of 'Death Circle' where they were brainwashed by a mysterious sect. The location of that place remains classified, to prevent such events in the future. Pilots have been advised against landing in remote, uninhabited areas, as the leading members of sect are yet to be captured, dead or alive.
San Fierro turns into a warzone, citizens are planning a protest
by Walther, published: 12/2/2012
SAN FIERRO - Shortly after the cannibal outbreak was taken care of, a war broke out in the calm streets of San Andreas' third-largest city. The warfare was concentrated in the Doherty, Garcia and Queens districts, causing losses of property that are estimated to amount to over 70 million dollars, with buildings surrounding Zero's RC shop, Doherty Garage and Federal Mint suffering heaviest damage. A peacekeeping force arrived on scene too late to make any difference - the fight was already finished. The angry residents of San Fierro are planning a protest in front of City Council building, demanding resignation of current mayor and more efficient measures for dealing with violence in the city.
According to conflicting reports, it appears that a group of people, outraged by actions of brainwashed cannibals [SAP]Gz0r and [SAP]Walther, decided to ensure the safety of SAP community and dispatched an armed convoy, led by [SAP]Mixcraft, [SAP]Hinter, and [SAP]Evel. They were met with an unprovoked tank attack, and had to pull back into Garcia area. Unfortunately for them, that area had been designated as a construction site for some top-secret project by Gz0r and Walther, hence a fierce fight followed suit. As violence escalated, attack helicopters and VTOL jets were brought in, troops were inserted by helicopter in the zone of conflict.
The conflict ended when the convoy party decided to make a tactical retreat, with Gz0r and Walther declaring victory. It is unknown, though, whether this victory at the cost of destroyed buildings, dozens of lost tanks and attack helicopters will bring any benefits at all.
SAN FIERRO - Shortly after the cannibal outbreak was taken care of, a war broke out in the calm streets of San Andreas' third-largest city. The warfare was concentrated in the Doherty, Garcia and Queens districts, causing losses of property that are estimated to amount to over 70 million dollars, with buildings surrounding Zero's RC shop, Doherty Garage and Federal Mint suffering heaviest damage. A peacekeeping force arrived on scene too late to make any difference - the fight was already finished. The angry residents of San Fierro are planning a protest in front of City Council building, demanding resignation of current mayor and more efficient measures for dealing with violence in the city.
According to conflicting reports, it appears that a group of people, outraged by actions of brainwashed cannibals [SAP]Gz0r and [SAP]Walther, decided to ensure the safety of SAP community and dispatched an armed convoy, led by [SAP]Mixcraft, [SAP]Hinter, and [SAP]Evel. They were met with an unprovoked tank attack, and had to pull back into Garcia area. Unfortunately for them, that area had been designated as a construction site for some top-secret project by Gz0r and Walther, hence a fierce fight followed suit. As violence escalated, attack helicopters and VTOL jets were brought in, troops were inserted by helicopter in the zone of conflict.
The conflict ended when the convoy party decided to make a tactical retreat, with Gz0r and Walther declaring victory. It is unknown, though, whether this victory at the cost of destroyed buildings, dozens of lost tanks and attack helicopters will bring any benefits at all.
SAP Hawks receive a new logo
by Livisor, published: 12/2/2012
Upon becoming an official organisation, the SAP Hawks management team has decided to introduce a new logo created by CraHeX, the member of AVSI (the organisation that replaced FRO). It is hoped that the new logo will help SAP Hawks look more professional and attract potential members more easily.
Upon becoming an official organisation, the SAP Hawks management team has decided to introduce a new logo created by CraHeX, the member of AVSI (the organisation that replaced FRO). It is hoped that the new logo will help SAP Hawks look more professional and attract potential members more easily.
Changes to donating procedure are introduced
by Walther, published: 22/2/2012
Due to some confusion that has plagued the donation procedure, especially when it came to reporting the donations to the people running the server, as well as renewing the lease of donator vehicles, steps were taken by [SAP]Barry that will ensure that everything goes smooth. Please read the full description here.
Basically, from now on, for every donation, no matter if it is a first-time donation, or just another consecutive contribution, everybody must send a private message to Barry according to the proper format (read the description by clicking the link above). Also, some guidance was provided for those who are not familiar with the whole procedure. The rewards remain unchanged:
Non-[SAP] donators receive:
[SAP] members, as usual, receive a 4th vehicle slot, and access to restricted vehicles.
Due to some confusion that has plagued the donation procedure, especially when it came to reporting the donations to the people running the server, as well as renewing the lease of donator vehicles, steps were taken by [SAP]Barry that will ensure that everything goes smooth. Please read the full description here.
Basically, from now on, for every donation, no matter if it is a first-time donation, or just another consecutive contribution, everybody must send a private message to Barry according to the proper format (read the description by clicking the link above). Also, some guidance was provided for those who are not familiar with the whole procedure. The rewards remain unchanged:
Non-[SAP] donators receive:
- £1.00 - £ 5.00 Only donator tag
- £5.00 - £ 7.00 Dodo/Stuntplane at Donators' island (ADF/VOR: /donators)
- £7.00 - £ 10.00 Dodo/Stuntplane at Donators' island with an extended fuel tank (244 gallons)
- £10.00+ Beagle/Shamal/Nevada/Maverick at Donators' island
[SAP] members, as usual, receive a 4th vehicle slot, and access to restricted vehicles.
Naval aviation update proposal met with enthusiasm
by Walther, published 23/2/2012
A few days ago, cadet Gamer proposed an overhaul of the aged amphibious assault ship (known among the pilots as 'carrier') that is located several miles north of VMA. The main part of the overhaul is the addition of an angled landing deck, allowing non-VTOL or heavily loaded aircraft to take off and land simultaneously. The proposal was met with much enthusiasm, yet the most interesting part began when [SAP]Barry suggested adding a second ship with aircraft carrying capacity, that would include the proposed changes - an idea which was supported by an absolute majority. Your reporter hopes that the new air wing will finally include a passenger carrying AWACS beagle. Flying a beagle all the way from CMA is no fun.
A few days ago, cadet Gamer proposed an overhaul of the aged amphibious assault ship (known among the pilots as 'carrier') that is located several miles north of VMA. The main part of the overhaul is the addition of an angled landing deck, allowing non-VTOL or heavily loaded aircraft to take off and land simultaneously. The proposal was met with much enthusiasm, yet the most interesting part began when [SAP]Barry suggested adding a second ship with aircraft carrying capacity, that would include the proposed changes - an idea which was supported by an absolute majority. Your reporter hopes that the new air wing will finally include a passenger carrying AWACS beagle. Flying a beagle all the way from CMA is no fun.