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11/18/2008 © 2008, Globe Cargo Virtual Airlines

Pilot Manual

Table of Contents

Section 1: General Employment Information 1.1 Globe Cargo’s Mission ................................................................. 1.1 1.2 Employment ................................................................................. 1.1 1.3 Termination .................................................................................. 1.1 1.4 Leave of Absence ......................................................................... 1.2 1.5 Rank ............................................................................................. 1.2 1.6 Pay Scale ..................................................................................... 1.3 1.7 E-Mail Address ............................................................................. 1.3

Section 2: Airline Information and Procedures

2.1 Aircraft .......................................................................................... 2.1 2.2 Website ........................................................................................ 2.1 2.3 Management and Contact Information ......................................... 2.2 2.4 Bidding ......................................................................................... 2.3 2.5 Hall of Fame ................................................................................. 2.5 2.6 Company NOTAM’s ...................................................................... 2.5 2.7 Pilot Training ................................................................................ 2.5 2.8 Your First Flight (For new pilots) .................................................. 2.5

Section 3: Flight Information

3.1 General Operations ...................................................................... 3.1 3.2 GCP .............................................................................................. 3.3 3.3 FS Flight Keeper .......................................................................... 3.3 3.4 Voice Communication ................................................................... 3.3 3.5 Time Information........................................................................... 3.4 3.6 Ferry Flight Operations ................................................................. 3.4 3.7 ACMI Operations .......................................................................... 3.4

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3.8 VATSIM Fly-in Operations ............................................................ 3.4 Section 4: Regulations

4.1 General Operating and Flight Rules ............................................. 4.1 4.2 Operations Outside of the United States ...................................... 4.2 4.3 Globe Cargo Operations ............................................................... 4.2

Appendix 1: Aircraft Registrations .................................................................... A1.1 Appendix 2: Revision History ........................................................................... A2.1

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Section 1 General Employment Information

1.1 Globe Cargo’s Mission 1.1.1 Globe Cargo strives to provide our high quality pilots with a high quality

simulation of virtual cargo operations based on Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo and select DHL cargo flights.

1.2 Employment 1.2.1 Globe Cargo is open to any virtual pilot who:

(a) Has purchased a registered copy or downloaded the freeware version of Ready for Pushback “First Generation” or Ready for Pushback “Second Generation”; or

(b) Has purchased a registered copy of PMDG’s 747-400F (747-400 Queen of the Skies required before installing the 747-400F); and

(c) Has a desire for realism; and (d) Has completed and submitted an application for employment; and (e) Has completed the entrance exam.

1.2.2 Probation Period (a) The probation period applies to all new pilots for the first 15 days of

employment. (b) During the probation period, each pilot must:

1. Complete and log at least 1 flight unless you advise the Director of Human Resources of a problem. Failure to do so will result in removal from the roster without notice.

2. Take an indoctrination test within 14 days and obtain a score of at least 70%. The test can be found online in the Training Center.

(c) New pilots will report to the Director of Human Resources for the duration of their probation and be listed as “Provisional” on the roster until they pass the indoctrination test. After passing the indoctrination test, the pilot will be listed as “Active” and start reporting to an assigned Region Manager.

1.3 Termination 1.3.1 Termination due to inactivity

(a) Any pilot who fails to fly at least one flight per month and has not: 1. Requested to their Region Manager a Leave of Absence; or 2. Furnished an acceptable reason for failure to fly to their Region

Manager upon request. (b) Upon no flight logged within any month, your Region Manager will

contact you inquiring about the missed flight. 1. Respond within 7 days with a reason why you missed the bid.


2. If no response is received by the Region Manager, the pilot may be terminated without further notice.

(c) The above procedure does not apply to a pilot still in their probation period. Probationary pilots who have not flown at least one flight, or who have not passed the indoctrination test within the required time, may be terminated by the Director of Human Resources without notice.

(d) Pilots who hold management positions at Globe Cargo are temporarily exempt from the monthly flight requirements in consideration for their time investment in the management of the VA.

1.3.2 Termination due to poor behavior (a) Poor/excessive behavior is not tolerated at Globe Cargo. (b) Poor behavior exhibited by a pilot as judged by an administrator will

result in immediate termination. 1.4 Leave of Absence 1.4.1 A Leave of Absence (LOA) may be requested at any time if the pilot

determines that he/she will be unable to complete at least one flight in the following month.

1.4.2 A LOA is requested by filling out the Pilot Absence Request form. (a) All LOA’s are accepted but are required to avoid termination.

1.4.3 Each pilot is limited to 2 LOA’s per year with each LOA not exceeding 30 days. (a) Special circumstances may be considered, contact your Region

Manager. (b) Extended LOA’s (beyond 2 consecutive months) will require removal

from the roster. Globe will store your data for a period of up to six months. When able to return, contact Human Resources for reinstatement without loss of seniority.

(c) Extended LOA’S beyond six months are not available. Any pilot who wishes to leave Globe Cargo for longer than six month, can rejoin later provided that: 1. Applications are open and 2. They retake and pass the indoctrination test.

1.5 Rank 1.5.1 Globe Cargo has two pilot ranks, Captain and First Officer.

(a) Rank is determined by necessity, an equal number of Captains and First Officers will be maintained company wide. All new hires will enter the system as First Officers. To maintain the Captain/First Officer balance, generally the highest seniority First Officer in the company will be upgraded to Captain provided he has the necessary 150hrs flight time and has passed the upgrade test; if not the next highest seniority first officer with the necessary hrs will be promoted.

(b) Upgrade process


1. Complete upgrade form Pilots->Requests->Upgrade. The information is automatically sent to the Dir. of HR and Dir. of Flight Operations.

2. Seniority and flight time permitting, the pilot will be put into an upgrade “class”.

3. The upgrade class will be given access to the upgrade test Pilots->Training.

4. The pilot has 2 attempts to pass the upgrade test with a score of 70% or better (35 correct out of 50). If the pilot fails both attempts they will be returned to FO for a minimum of 3 months before being eligible for upgrade again. In that case the pilot must fill out the upgrade form again to restart the process.

1.6 Pay Scale 1.6.1 The Globe Cargo virtual pay scale is compressed from 12 years, as used

by Atlas Air, into 23 months. (a) The pay scale is as follows:

(b) All pay increases are automatic and require no intervention from the pilot or management.

(c) Pay is accumulated for block times and is updated automatically on the Pilot Roster and Logs page of the Globe Cargo website.

1.7 E-Mail Address 1.7.1 The pilot is responsible for maintaining a current e-mail address with the

management of Globe Cargo. 1.7.2 To change your e-mail address on file, go to Pilots>Edit Profile. 1.7.3 Failure to maintain a current email address will result in termination.

Effective 18 NOV

2008

All Captains

All First Officers

Month 23 $176.00 $123.00 21 $174.00 $122.00 19 $172.00 $121.00 17 $167.00 $117.00 15 $162.00 $114.00 13 $158.00 $110.00 11 $150.00 $105.00 9 $143.00 $100.00 7 $135.00 $95.00 5 $128.00 $90.00 3 $123.00 $86.00 1 $118.00 $75.00


Section 2 Airline Information & Procedures

2.1 Aircraft 2.1.1 Globe Cargo operates the 747-200 Ready for Pushback “First Generation”

or Ready for Pushback “Second Generation” and the PMDG 747-400F. The passenger variant of the 744 is not acceptable.

2.1.2 Globe Cargo also operates a variety of DHL cargo flights, typically shorter routes feeding the major centers that Globe operates from. For these flights we use the Dreamfleet 727, CaptainSim 727, FlightOne ATR72-500 or the Aerosoft ATR. We recommend the DreamFleet and the FlightOne as they are the far superior products.

2.1.3 All Globe Cargo flights must be operated using Polar Air Cargo liveries and Atlas Air flights must be flown with the Atlas liveries or the other cargo liveries when flying an ACMI flight (i.e.: Emirates SkyCargo, etc.) depending on which flight is being flown.

2.1.4 All DHL flights are to be operated using the familiar DHL Yellow liveries.

2.2 Website 2.2.1 The official Globe Cargo website is located at:

http://www.globecargova.org. 2.2.2 The website contains all information and news important to pilots and

management. 2.2.3 Globe Cargo maintains its own support forum which:

(a) Is accessed via the Globe Cargo website; (b) Is the primary means of communication to pilots by management,

check it often; (c) Contains a wealth of information and knowledge shared by Globe

Cargo employees. Globe Cargo pilots are encouraged to register on the forum. Signature banners can be obtained upon request. Forum rules require pilots to state their full name and pilot number in their signature, as well as their location of residence in their profile.

2.2.4 Login (a) Much of the Globe Cargo website can only be accessed by authorized

personnel. Login requires your pilot number and password. Your initial login password will be sent at the time of employment and can be changed once logged on to the website by going to Pilots >Edit Profile.

(b) A lost password may be reset by notifying your Region Manager. 1. NOTE: Administrators can reset only your website password, not

your password required to post on the Globe Cargo forum. 2.2.5 Pilot Roster and Logs

(a) Access Pilot Roster and Logs through the Pilots > Roster menu.

http://www.globecargova.org/


(b) Block Time (FSFK, GCP) 1. Block time is defined as the time from parking brake release on

departure (Block Out) to parking brake set after arrival (Block In). 2. FS Flight Keeper (FSFK) also requires engines to be off with the

parking brake set to record Block In. 3. The time elapsed between Block Out and Block In is recorded as

the flights Block Time. 4. The Block Time column on the roster represents the total block time

of each pilot. (c) Status

1. If you fly at least one flight per month your status will be Active. 2. LOA will be noted here along with the date your LOA will expire. 3. Newly hired pilots will show as “Provisional” until they pass the

indoctrination test. 4. Inactive pilots will show “Pending Termination”. 5. Members of Globe Cargo management will show their title/position

in the VA. (d) Profiles and Pireps

1. More detail for each pilots’ flights can be accessed by clicking on that pilots’ hours. This opens the pireps page which contains a list of pireps submitted by a pilot. a. PIREPS: opens the actual pirep submitted. b. Profiles: Opens a profile view of the flight which shows ground

speed and altitude in a graphical format. 2.2.6 On-line Flights

(a) View other Globe Cargo pilots currently in flight. (GC Online) menu item 1. Two sections per pirep program (FSACARS/GCP and FSFK)

a. ACARS Real Time: view ACARS messages in real time as the flight progresses.

b. Flight Map: view the global position of aircraft in flight. 2.3 Management and Contact Information 2.3.1 Management Structure and Contact Information. Go to Company-

>Administration for the most up-to-date list. Chief Executive Officer Justin Erickson Vice President Michel Legein Website Administrator Tomas Hansson

mailto:[email protected]




Director of Human Resources Ralf Wawrzyniak Director of Flight Operations Craig Applegate Chief Pilot - B747-200 Vacant Chief Pilot - B747-400 Bodo Müller Coordinator, Aircraft Maintenance Operations Allan Burek Publisher Brian Smith Atlas Manager Bryan S. Jones Events Coordinator Bozhan Özsoy

Administrators: Asia/Australia Mike Madery Europe/Middle East Luc Chevol North/South America Louis Sanson

2.3.2 Suggestions and Comments (a) Globe Cargo is always looking for ways to improve the airline. Please

direct any suggestions for improvement or comments to any of the addresses listed above or to the Globe Cargo forum.

2.4 Bidding 2.4.1 Process













(a) The process by which bidding takes place for the following month is completely automated and flights shown are based on the real world Polar/Atlas schedule. Bidding will open on the 17th and close on the 22nd of each month.

(b) Instead of bidding, pilots can let the system randomly assign a flight for the following month.

(c) Bidding is separated between Captains and First Officers, which each group bidding separately. This is to allow a Captain and a First Officer to successfully bid on the same flight.

(d) The system reserves a block of several hours per pilot, sorted by seniority, for bidding. After time runs out, that pilot’s bid slot is no longer reserved and the next lower pilot in seniority may bid for the same flights.

(e) When a pilot misses his/her slot he/she may still bid until all bidding is closed. However, a lower seniority pilot is no longer restricted from waiting on you to bid.

(f) When bidding is open, the Pilot Bid Form page on the Globe Cargo website will become active.(Flight Operations>Polar Air Cargo>Bid Form) The bid form consists of 5 weeks and within each week you may select one flight (a flight may include more than 1 leg). 1. Only available flights will show in the drop-down box. Flights

previously selected by other pilots are no longer available for selection.

2. Select at least one flight per month or none at all. If no flights were selected by the time the bids close, an automated email will be sent to the pilot with a random bid chosen from the remaining available flights

3. A pilot may bid a maximum of 100 hours in one calendar month per 14 CFR 121.481 which applies to scheduled operations.

(g) When bidding is closed there is no way to change your bid either yourself or by management. All bids are final.

2.4.2 Seniority (a) Seniority is strictly based on length of service. The pilots who have

been with the company longer carry more seniority than those who recently joined.

(b) Bid slots are awarded in order from highest seniority bidding first to lowest seniority bidding last.

2.4.3 Open-board Flights (a) Open-board flights are those flights that are not selected by pilots

during the bidding process. 1. Flights are available to all pilots who have:

a. Completed their bid flights for that week; b. New hire pilots who joined and missed the bidding window.


c. Returned to active status from LOA and missed the last bidding window.

2. Do not select an open-board flight unless you are certain it will be completed.

(b) Open-board flights are only shown for the current and next day. For example, when looking at the Open board on a Wednesday, only flights departing on Wednesdays or Thursdays (UTC time) are shown.

2.5 Hall of Fame 2.5.1 The Hall of Fame program is to recognize pilot’s who have demonstrated

excellent flying abilities. 2.5.2 Eligibility Requirements

(a) The pilot must: 1. Be employed by GC for a minimum of 6 months. 2. Have submitted at least 3 pireps in that quarter.

2.5.3 There will be a new inductee every quarter (4 per year) which is chosen by the CEO.

2.5.4 The winner will receive a personalized certificate, gold wings on the roster, and will be asked to provide some words for the newsletter/forum announcement as well as a picture if possible.

2.6 Company NOTAM’s 2.6.1 Company NOTAM’s are an extension of the Pilot Manual which are issued

when there is sufficient cause to do so and are for immediate release. 2.6.1 NOTAM’s are found on the Globe Cargo forum in the News sub-forum. 2.6.2 NOTAM’s will be removed when:

(a) The NOTAM has expired; or (b) The NOTAM has been published in a Pilot Manual revision.

2.7 Pilot Training 2.7.1 Under development 2.8 Your First Flight (For new pilots) 2.8.1 This section is for our newest members of Globe Cargo Virtual Airlines.

Welcome aboard! You may be wondering, “Where do I start”? Here you will find step-by-step instructions for selecting and completing your very first official Globe Cargo flight. The instructions assume you have already received your welcome letter from the Director of Human Resources and that you have successfully setup either Globe Cargo Pirep (GCP) or FS Flight Keeper (FSFK). GCP can be downloaded from the site Pilots>downloads link.

2.8.2 Select a Polar Open Board flight or Atlas/DHL charter flight.


(a) Polar Open Board: Login to the GC website and navigate to Flight Operations>Polar Air Cargo>Open Board Flights. Select an open flight by clicking on “AVAILABLE” and your name will appear as assigned to that flight. Click on “Expand Route” to view the flight details including legs, flight times, ICAO codes, etc. The Open Board only displays flights for the current and next day.

(b) Atlas Charter: Login to the GC website and navigate to Flight Operations> Atlas Air> select flight.

(c) DHL Charter: Login then navigate to Flight Operations > DHLInternational > select flight.

(d) Load your cargo via the GC Loader/RFP Cargo Loader or if using the PMDG 747-400F use the PMDG Cargo Load Manager. Load your plane with at least 50,000lbs of cargo, unless otherwise stated on the Atlas charter flight details. Typically, around 100,000lbs, +30-50,000lbs /-20,000lbs is a good average to maintain on Polar flights and Atlas charters with no cargo load noted. PMDG Cargo Load Manager does not allow the exact cargo weight as assigned to be loaded onto the airplane. For this program, adjust the cargo weight to reach the cargo load closest to the assigned cargo weight. It’s rare that your assigned cargo will be achievable using the PMDG Load Manager. Remember, the PMDG Load Manager is for the PMDG 747-400F only!

(e) Review maintenance by checking the Fleet>Aircraft List and Logbooks page. Make sure the assigned aircraft is in service, logbook entries are complete, and review any conditions associated with active MEL items. Be sure to view the aircraft sub forum for as there may be additional details regarding aircraft operation with active MEL items. Information about specific MEL items can be found in the Master MEL documents under Fleet>Maintenance>Minimum Equipment List.

(f) Plan your flight. You may also use a number of other freeware and payware route planning software. With a long flight and heavy cargo load, a fuel stop may be required. You are the Pilot in Command and you may make the decision to stop short of your final destination to refuel then continue to the final destination. This is perfectly acceptable and no notification to management is required. Be sure to start and setup your PIREP software prior to releasing the parking brake before pushing back for your flight.

(g) Completing the flight. Send the pirep electronically via GCP or FSFK, whichever you have. You may select another Polar Open Board flight or Atlas charter until your first bid takes effect. At the completion of an Atlas charter flight, Login to the GC website and navigate to Flight Operations>Atlas Air, confirm flight and enter your confirmation code to close the flight.


Section 3 Flight Information

3.1 General Operations 3.1.1 All Globe Cargo flights must be operated in accordance with the

applicable regulations as referenced for each operation. 3.1.2 Aircraft Systems and Operation

(a) All information on B742 systems is found in the Ready For Pushback manuals. B744 systems information is found in the PMDG 747-400 manuals

(b) The aircraft shall be flown per the flight regime profiles found at the end of the Ready For Pushback manuals or per the operating information in the PMDG 747-400 manuals.

(c) All operations are to be operated as realistically as you can. Any flight found to be unreasonable will be deleted.

3.1.3 Maintenance Procedures

(a) Preflight Actions: 1. Begin by checking the airworthiness of the airplane. The logbooks

for all aircraft are located on the website, go to Fleet>Aircraft List and Logbooks. On this page find the tail number you are operating in the list. First determine if the aircraft is in service, if yes continue, if no stop and arrange for a new aircraft for the flight.

2. Check for deferred MEL items. These will show up in the MEL Items column. If the aircraft has deferred items a link will be shown here as “View # item(s)”. Click this link to see detail which item(s) have been deferred.

3. View the logbook for proper maintenance entries. If an item has been written up there must be another write up in the logbook indicating that either the item was repaired or deferred per the MEL. In the case of a deferred item, view the MMEL document for your aircraft type. Find the MEL number noted in the logbook and MEL details list (the View # item(s) link) in the MMEL document and read the conditions required to be met before the aircraft can be dispatched.

4. Check the aircraft type sub-forums as there may be details regarding how to handle certain conditions associated with a failed item.

(b) Failures in-flight 1. When the failure of an item in-flight has occurred first perform the

QRH (Quick Reference Handbook) procedure. Take special note


of the results of any system the QRH directs the pilot test. These results are to be reported in the write up at the end of the flight.

2. Write up the failed item. Go to Fleet>Maintenance>Report a MX Issue and complete the form provided. Provide as much detail about the failure as you can. For example, for an engine problem record the readings of all the engine instruments for the affected engine. This will aid in troubleshooting and repairing the problem. When you submit the write up it is sent to our maintenance personnel who will enter it in the logbook and either repair the item or defer it. At this point no further action is required by the pilot with regards to writing up a failed item.

3. NOTE: refrain from writing up and item prior to block in. From the time you submit the write up until block in you are operating the aircraft illegally by flying with an open item (has not been dealt with by maintenance yet).

3.1.4 Assigned Aircraft Registration/Fleet Tracking (a) Aircraft are assigned to specific flights. The assigned tail number can

be found on the Polar flight schedule and for Atlas and DHL flights they are posted on the Atlas and DHL flight board.

(b) In the event that an aircraft type is assigned to your flight which you do you not, use one of the alternate tail numbers provided on the forum in each aircraft type sub forum.

(c) Aircraft usage is tracked and can be viewed on the Fleet>Aircraft List and Logbooks page.

(d) Assigned aircraft may be changed without notice based on the need for maintenance on that aircraft or another aircraft. Check the Flight Operations>Route Assignments page prior to flight for the latest aircraft assignment.

3.1.5 Allowed Flights

(a) Polar Air Cargo flights 1. Flights you bid for that month; 2. Open Board flights if:

a. You are a new pilot who missed the previous bid; or b. You were on an authorized LOA during the last bid; or c. You have completed your bid flights for the current month.

(b) Atlas charter flights: Charters published in the Atlas charter flight selection page.

(c) DHL Charter flights: Charters published in the DHL charter flight selection page.

(d) All flights shall be completed by the end of the month for which they are scheduled.


(e) PIREPs will not be accepted for flights that were not assigned to the pilot.

3.1.6 Minimum Cargo weight for flights is 50,000 lbs, except for: (a) Specified weight for an Atlas charter; or (b) The flight is a reposition or ferry flight.

3.2 Globe Cargo Pirep (GCP) 3.2.1 Globe Cargo PIREP is a free program for Globe Cargo members. The

program was designed and written in-house and therefore has many custom features related to only Globe Cargo.

3.2.2 Download and Install: (a) Download GCP from Pilots->Downloads. (b) Installation is simple however GCP does require some files from

Microsoft to run correctly. The files are Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or higher and Microsoft VC++ 2008 Redistributable package. Links for files as well as more installation and usage information can be found in the GCP help file: http://www.globecargova.org/GCP/Help/Help.html.

3.3 FS Flight Keeper 3.3.1 As a Virtual Globe Cargo pilot you are eligible for a discount off the full

price of the commercial pirep product, FS Flight Keeper. To obtain your discount: (a) You must have logged at least 5 hours of flight time (use FSACARS)

before the discount becomes active. (b) Contact the CEO prior to purchasing FSFK. The CEO will put you on a

list of eligible pilots which is referenced when applying the discount. If you do not contact the CEO you WILL NOT get the discount.

3.3.2 Setup: (a) Get order and setup information in the forum. (b) Download and install the appropriate installer package for your region,

Pilots>Downloads page of the main site. (c) Follow the setup direction in the region installer package

documentation.

3.4 Voice Communication 3.4.1 Voice communication is provided through the use of TeamSpeak. See the

GC Online>TeamSpeak link on the main site. 3.4.2 Setup TeamSpeak for use with company communication by following

these instructions. 3.4.3 When logging on to TeamSpeak and operating a flight, set the nickname

to include the flight number you are operating. For Example, “PO602 – John Doe”. Other times any nickname may be used, within reason.

http://www.globecargova.org/GCP/Help/Help.html


3.5 Time Information 3.5.1 All times shown on the flight schedule are Zulu time. 3.5.2 You may operate your assigned flight(s) at any time; however, set your FS

time to reflect the correct month/day/departure time according to that flight on the flight schedule.

3.5.3 Time compression (sim rate) is acceptable on Globe Cargo flights under the following conditions: (a) During the cruise phase of flight only; and (b) A maximum sim rate of 4x. (c) ATC permission has been granted (online flights only). (d) PIREPs are randomly checked and any flight found in violation of this

rule will be deleted.

3.6 Ferry Flight Operations 3.6.1 Ferry flights are operated under 14 CFR Part 121 regulations. 3.6.2 Maintenance Ferry Flights

(a) For major maintenance repairs and heavy checks, Globe Cargo747-2/400 will be ferried to EGPK, Prestwick, England or WSSS, Changi Int’l, Singapore.

(b) Globe Cargo has been authorized by the FAA to operate three engine ferry flights on the B742 and B744F.

3.6.3 Aircraft Repainting

(a) Globe Cargo B742’s are repainted at KBYH, Blytheville, Arkansas. (b) Globe Cargo B744F’s are repainted at KMZJ, Marana, Arizona.

3.6.4 All ferry flights are issued by the Atlas Charter Administrators.

3.7 ACMI Operations 3.7.1 ACMI is Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance which are provided

by Atlas World Holdings which is the parent company of Polar Air Cargo and Atlas Air.

3.7.2 ACMI is operated by Atlas and Polar on behalf of another airline that provides the cargo and is a large portion of the total Atlas World Holdings operations.

3.7.3 Some aircraft are dedicated to that airline and will be painted in the client airlines’ colors.

3.7.4 GC Atlas Charter Administrators will occasionally issue these ACMI flights and will note the client airline. Pilots flying these ACMI flights may use the livery of the client on that flight.

3.8 VATSIM Fly-in Operations 3.8.1 Pilots are permitted to participate in any VATSIM fly-ins and record such

flights in their logbooks.


3.8.2 The following conditions have to be met for PIREP to be valid: (c) Pilots must fly their VATSIM fly-in flights in accordance with the Globe

Cargo procedures and using Globe Cargo approved aircraft and liveries only.

(d) Pilots must notify their Regional Manager about their fly-in flight by sending an email with the fly-in details

(e) In the event that a pre-assigned flight number is not required pilots must use the airline callsign and pilot number as their flight number.

(f) When submitting the flight plan via SquawkBox or FSINN pilots should include the following entry in the Comments section: "Operated by Globe Cargo Virtual Airlines, www.globecargova.org"

http://www.globecargova.org/


Section 4 Regulations

4.1 14 CFR Part 91 General Operating and Flight Rules 4.1.1 Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 is the basis for

all flight operations from a C-152 to a B747. Other parts of 14 CFR build upon the basic rules laid down by this part.

4.1.2 Included below are the regulations which pertain to our operations and are generally able to be simulated.

4.1.3 Special Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR) Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 77 - Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Territory and Airspace of Iraq.

4.1.4 Subpart A – General § 91.1 Applicability. § 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command. § 91.9 Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements. § 91.13 Careless or reckless operation.

4.1.5 Subpart B – Flight Rules § 91.101 Applicability. § 91.103 Preflight action. § 91.105 Flight crewmembers at stations. § 91.107 Use of safety belts, shoulder harnesses, and child restraint

systems. § 91.111 Operating near other aircraft. § 91.113 Right-of-way rules: Except water operations. § 91.117 Aircraft speed. § 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes: General. § 91.121 Altimeter settings. § 91.123 Compliance with ATC clearances and instructions. § 91.129 Operations in Class D airspace. § 91.130 Operations in Class C airspace. § 91.131 Operations in Class B airspace. § 91.133 Restricted and prohibited areas. § 91.135 Operations in Class A airspace. § 91.144 Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally

high barometric pressure conditions. 4.1.6 Instrument Flight Rules

§ 91.167 Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions. § 91.171 VOR equipment check for IFR operations. § 91.173 ATC clearance and flight plan required. § 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR. § 91.177 Minimum altitudes for IFR operations. § 91.179 IFR cruising altitude or flight level.

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§ 91.180 Operations within airspace designated as Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum airspace.

§ 91.181 Course to be flown. § 91.183 IFR radio communications. § 91.185 IFR operations: Two-way radio communications failure. § 91.187 Operation under IFR in controlled airspace: Malfunction

reports. § 91.189 Category II and III operations: General operating rules. § 91.191 Category II and Category III manual. § 91.209 Aircraft lights. § 91.211 Supplemental oxygen. § 91.213 Inoperative instruments and equipment. § 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use. § 91.219 Altitude alerting system or device: Turbojet-powered civil

airplanes. § 91.221 Traffic alert and collision avoidance system equipment and

use.

4.2 Operations Outside of the United States 4.2.1 ICAO Doc 4444/Annex 2 Rules of the Air (Coming Soon). 4.3 Globe Cargo Operations 4.3.1 All scheduled flights for Polar Air Cargo are operated under 14 CFR Part

121. 4.3.2 Subpart Q -- Flight Time Limitations and Rest Requirements: Domestic

Operations §121.471 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: All flight

crewmembers. 4.3.3 Subpart R – Flight Time Limitations: Flag Operations.

§121.481 Flight time limitations: One or two pilot crews. §121.483 Flight time limitations: Two pilots and one additional flight

crewmember. §121.487 Flight time limitations: Pilots not regularly assigned.

4.3.4 Subpart T – Flight Operations §121.542 Flight crewmember duties. §121.543 Flight crewmembers at controls. §121.545 Manipulation of controls. §121.549 Flying equipment. §121.557 Emergencies: Domestic and flag operations. §121.563 Reporting mechanical irregularities. §121.565 Engine inoperative: Landing; reporting. §121.567 Instrument approach procedures and IFR landing minimums. §121.579 Minimum altitudes for use of autopilot. §121.587 Closing and locking of flight crew compartment door.














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4.3.5 Subpart U – Dispatching and Flight Release Rules §121.593 Dispatching authority: Domestic operations. §121.595 Dispatching authority: Flag operations. §121.599 Familiarity with weather conditions. §121.601 Aircraft dispatcher information to pilot in command: Domestic

and flag operations. §121.613 Dispatch or flight release under IFR or over the top. §121.615 Dispatch or flight release over water: Flag and supplemental

operations. §121.617 Alternate airport for departure. §121.619 Alternate airport for destination: IFR or over-the-top:

Domestic operations. §121.621 Alternate airport for destination: Flag operations. §121.623 Alternate airport for destination: IFR or over-the-top:

Supplemental operations. §121.625 Alternate airport weather minimums. §121.627 Continuing flight in unsafe conditions. §121.628 Inoperable instruments and equipment. §121.629 Operation in icing conditions. §121.631 Original dispatch or flight release, re-dispatch or amendment

of dispatch or flight release. §121.635 Dispatch to and from refueling or provisional airports:

Domestic and flag operations. §121.637 Takeoffs from unlisted and alternate airports: Domestic and

flag operations. §121.639 Fuel supply: All domestic operations. §121.645 Fuel supply: Turbine-engine powered airplanes, other than

turbo propeller: Flag and supplemental operations. §121.647 Factors for computing fuel required. §121.651 Takeoff and landing weather minimums: IFR: All certificate

holders. §121.652 Landing weather minimums: IFR: All certificate holders. §121.655 Applicability of reported weather minimums. §121.657 Flight altitude rules. §121.659 Initial approach altitude: Domestic and supplemental

operations. §121.661 Initial approach altitude: Flag operations. §121.663 Responsibility for dispatch release: Domestic and flag

operations. 4.3.6 Subpart V – Records and Reports

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Appendix 1 Aircraft Registrations

A1.1 Polar Air Cargo Aircraft

Ship Registration SELCAL Mfr Year Type 450 N450PA DH-LM 2000 B744F 451 N451PA DM-BJ 2000 B744F 452 N452PA EF-BH 2000 B744F 453 N453PA HK-DE 2001 B744F 454 N454PA HL-CF 2002 B744F 416 N416MC RS-HM 2002 B744F

A1.2 Atlas Air Aircraft

Ship Registration SELCAL Mfr Year Type 355 N355MC BE-GJ 1985 B742SF 408 N408MC RK-SM 1998 B744F 409 N409MC RS-HK 2000 B744F 412 N412MC RS-HL 2000 B744F 415 N415MC EK-JM 2002 B744F 418 N418MC RS-HQ 2002 B744F 419 N419MC HJ-DS 1996 B744F 429 N429MC RS-JP 1990 B744F 492 N492MC RS-JP 1998 B744F 493 N493MC RS-JQ 1998 B744F 496 N496MC RS-KA 1999 B744F 497 N497MC RS-LM 1999 B744F 498 N498MC RS-LP 1999 B744F 499 N499MC RS-PQ 2000 B744F 506 N506MC AG-EL 1976 B742 512 N512MC FG-CJ 1976 B742 516 N516MC CK-GC 1980 B742 517 N517MC BM-EK 1985 B742 522 N522MC MR-EJ 1979 B742 523 N523MC MR-EK 1979 B742 524 N524MC MR-EL 1980 B742 526 N526MC MR-EP 1980 B742 528 N528MC MR-ES 1984 B742 540 N540MC RS-HJ 1980 B742 809 N809MC DK-AJ 1974 B742

*Note: this list is no longer maintained. For a complete and accurate list go to Fleet>Aircraft List and Logbooks.


Appendix 2 Revision History

A2.1 02DEC04

(a) Original document.

A2.2 17FEB05 (a) Changed wording and format of the Title Page. 2.1.4.1 Formatted and changed page numbers on Table of Contents. 2.1.4.2 Revised 1.3 Termination policy. 2.1.4.3 Added note under 1.8.3. 2.1.4.4 Updated 1.9 Management and Contact Information. 2.1.4.5 Formatted 2.3.2 Item 2 into a step-by-step format. 2.1.4.6 Added note under 2.3.3 Item 5. 2.1.4.7 Added 2.12.4.

A2.3 15SEP05

(a) Changed page numbers on Table of Contents. (b) Changed time compression rule to cruise only and 4x, section 2.5.3. (c) Added a reasonably realistic operation rule, section 2.1.2. (d) Changed/added section 1.7 to E-Mail Address. (e) Changed/added section 1.5 to Transferring Regions. (f) Changed section 1.3.1 to not only bidding at least one flight each

month but also flying at least one flight per month. (g) Revamped document layout, changed/added sections, no longer need

to reprint entire document for one change. (h) Updated Management and Contact Information section (i) Removed section 2.4.4 TeamSpeak Channels (j) Added statement for RM’s discretion when upgrading F/O to Capt. (k) Updated link in TeamSpeak section to reflect updated server

information. (l) Added FSFK information. (m)Added LOA restriction and note (n) Added aircraft livery restriction. (o) Moved Ferry Flight Operations to Section 3, Flight Information. (p) Added Copyright to footer. (q) Changed document header to new logo. (r) Added section 2.5 Hall of Fame. (s) Added more information about website features. (t) Updated title page graphic. (u) Removed subtitle on Title page. (v) Added Section 2.6 Company NOTAM’s. (w) Formatted Section 4 to look more like the rest of the document.


A2.4 28MAR06 (a) Section 1.2.1: Added either RFP or PMDG 744F required. (b) Section 1.2.2: Added Probation Period. (c) Section 1.3.1: Added note that termination procedure does not apply to

a pilot in their probation period. (d) Section 1.3.1: New termination procedure. (e) Section 1.3.2: Removed reference to appeal of termination. (f) Section 1.3.3: Removed. Appeal of termination. (g) Section 2.1.1: added PMDG 744F as approved. (h) Section 2.3.1: Added Director of Flight Operations, removed VP

position. (i) Section 2.3.1: changed email address for the CEO. (j) Section 2.3.1: Removed names of administrators. (k) Section 2.5: New section, Pilot Training. (l) Section 2.8: New section, Your First Flight (for new pilots). (m)Section 3.1.3: Added Allowed Flights. (n) Section 3.1.4: Added Minimum Cargo. (o) Section 3.7.2: Added B744F approval to 3-engine ferry flights. (p) Section 3.7.3: Added B744F repaint location. (q) Section 3.8 New section, ACMI Operations. (r) App1:Updated registrations, corrected SELCAL codes, added

manufacture year. (s) General formatting changes.

A2.5 03DEC07

(a) Section 1.2.1 Added the word freeware to RFP. (b) Section 1.3.1 Added clarification procedure on new pilots. (c) Section 1.4.3 Added ‘reinstatement without loss of seniority.’ (d) Section 2.1.1 Modified section to include DHL and changed wording

about aircraft liveries that can be used. (e) Section 2.2.1 Website address changed. (f) Section 2.5.1 Section changed to Under review. (g) Section 3.1.3 New section, Maintenance Procedures. (h) Removed section referencing FAR part 135. (i) Changed all GC logos.

A2.6 15NOV08

(a) Section 1.1.1 Re-worded the offering of DHL flights. (b) Section 1.1.2.Added detail to the probation period. Added the

requirement to pass an indoctrination test. (c) Changed probation period from one month to 15 days (d) Section 1.3.1 Reworded the termination process. Removed mandatory

bidding. Added that management is exempt for monthly flight requirements.


(e) Section 1.4.3 Added clarification on Extended LOA and absences exceeding six months.

(f) Section 1.5.1 Added the details/procedure for the new upgrade process.

(g) Section 1.6 Updated pay scale to current Atlas rates. (h) Section 2.1.1 Reworded the addition of DHL flights. (i) Section 2.2.2 Added the suggestion to register on the forum and

signature rules. (j) Section 2.2.4 Removed reference to FSACARS. Added detail to the

Status column on the roster. (k) Section 2.3.1 Removed Assistant Atlas Manager. (l) Section 2.3.1 Added note for location of most up to date list (m)Section 2.3.1 Added Events Coordinator (n) Section 2.4.1 Minor clarifications. Added automated email in case of

non-bidding. (o) Section 2.5 Complete section for reinstatement of HOF program. (p) Section 2.8.1 Replaced Region Manager with Director of HR.

Removed reference to FSACARS. (q) Section 2.8.2 Removed reference to FSACARS. (r) Section 3.2 Removed FSACARS and substituted with GCP.

Completed section with GCP information. (s) Section 3.5.3.d Added. (t) Section 3.8 Added; VATSIM fly-in flights operations. (u) Appendix 1. Updated aircraft list.

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