Changelog
Stay up to date with the latest updates, features, and improvements.
Discord-Related Fixes:
**Discord Daily Statistics Summaries heading date was off by a day**: Corrected an issue where the heading date in daily statistics summaries was showing the wrong day.
**Possible to link several users to the same Discord account**: Resolved a bug allowing multiple user accounts to be linked to the same Discord account.
**User Merge would not merge linked Discord account**: Ensured that merging user accounts now correctly includes linked Discord accounts.
Route and Dispatch Management:
**Route Importer would insert current time if departure or arrival time was empty**: Fixed default behavior when route times were left empty during import.
**Tag filter in VDS Routes contains tags from deleted routes**: Updated the tag filter logic to exclude tags associated with deleted routes.
**On SB Dispatch alternates number not sent to SB**: Corrected the dispatch logic to include the number of alternates in the data sent.
Pilot Management:
**Ignore deleted users when validating online network ID uniqueness**: Ensured that deleted users are ignored when checking for unique online network IDs.
**When banning a user, apply ban to deleted pilot accounts too in case of restore in the future**: Enhanced the banning process to apply bans to deleted pilot accounts as well.
**Pilot Restore would sometimes not reset activity grace**: Fixed a bug that prevented resetting the activity grace period when restoring a pilot account.
**Halt Pilot deletion for not meeting activity requirements if they have/had active flight in the last 30 minutes**: Safeguard added to stop pilot deletions if the pilot has recently been in-flight.
**Halt Pilot deletion for not meeting activity requirements if they have a PIREP in processing or pending review**: Prevents deletion of pilots with pending or processing PIREPs.
**It is possible to create multiple pilot invites for the same user when invite is already pending**: Restricted duplicate invites for a user who already has a pending invite.
Permissions and Security:
**It is possible to ban VA Owner and VA Staff**: Corrected an issue allowing bans on VA Owners and Staff when it should be restricted.
**Ban/Unban not properly tied to Staff permissions**: Ensured that the ability to ban/unban is now tied to proper staff permissions.
Rank, Badge, and Tour Management:
**When editing a Rank PIREP requirements cannot be edited**: Resolved an issue preventing changes to PIREP requirements for ranks during editing.
**Badge expected 'greater than' in PIREP count evaluation and not greater than or equal to**: Fixed badge logic to include "equal to" in PIREP count evaluations.
**Tour would not register as complete in some cases where leg was flown more than once**: Ensured tours are marked complete even when legs are flown multiple times.
**It is possible to create a tour with no legs**: Added validation to prevent creating tours without any legs.
Billing and Plans:
**Billing page text descriptions not recognizing plans between per year and per month**: Addressed confusion in recognizing annual versus monthly plans.
System Performance and Stability:
**Orwell Pilot list column sort error**: Fixed issues with sorting columns in the pilot list.
**Memory Issues in VDS Routes and Orwell PIREP list tables**: Optimized tables to reduce memory consumption and improve stability.
**PIREP Points sum would not update after adding Social Points for Group Flight or Shared Cockpit**: Ensured that PIREP points are recalculated correctly after adding social points.
Discord-Related Fixes:
Discord Daily Statistics Summaries heading date was off by a day: Corrected an issue where the heading date in daily statistics summaries was showing the wrong day.
Possible to link several users to the same Discord account: Resolved a bug allowing multiple user accounts to be linked to the same Discord account.
User Merge would not merge linked Discord account: Ensured that merging user accounts now correctly includes linked Discord accounts.
Route and Dispatch Management:
Route Importer would insert current time if departure or arrival time was empty: Fixed default behavior when route times were left empty during import.
Tag filter in VDS Routes contains tags from deleted routes: Updated the tag filter logic to exclude tags associated with deleted routes.
On SB Dispatch alternates number not sent to SB: Corrected the dispatch logic to include the number of alternates in the data sent.
Pilot Management:
Ignore deleted users when validating online network ID uniqueness: Ensured that deleted users are ignored when checking for unique online network IDs.
When banning a user, apply ban to deleted pilot accounts too in case of restore in the future: Enhanced the banning process to apply bans to deleted pilot accounts as well.
Pilot Restore would sometimes not reset activity grace: Fixed a bug that prevented resetting the activity grace period when restoring a pilot account.
Halt Pilot deletion for not meeting activity requirements if they have/had active flight in the last 30 minutes: Safeguard added to stop pilot deletions if the pilot has recently been in-flight.
Halt Pilot deletion for not meeting activity requirements if they have a PIREP in processing or pending review: Prevents deletion of pilots with pending or processing PIREPs.
It is possible to create multiple pilot invites for the same user when invite is already pending: Restricted duplicate invites for a user who already has a pending invite.
Permissions and Security:
It is possible to ban VA Owner and VA Staff: Corrected an issue allowing bans on VA Owners and Staff when it should be restricted.
Ban/Unban not properly tied to Staff permissions: Ensured that the ability to ban/unban is now tied to proper staff permissions.
Rank, Badge, and Tour Management:
When editing a Rank PIREP requirements cannot be edited: Resolved an issue preventing changes to PIREP requirements for ranks during editing.
Badge expected 'greater than' in PIREP count evaluation and not greater than or equal to: Fixed badge logic to include "equal to" in PIREP count evaluations.
Tour would not register as complete in some cases where leg was flown more than once: Ensured tours are marked complete even when legs are flown multiple times.
It is possible to create a tour with no legs: Added validation to prevent creating tours without any legs.
Billing and Plans:
Billing page text descriptions not recognizing plans between per year and per month: Addressed confusion in recognizing annual versus monthly plans.
System Performance and Stability:
Orwell Pilot list column sort error: Fixed issues with sorting columns in the pilot list.
Memory Issues in VDS Routes and Orwell PIREP list tables: Optimized tables to reduce memory consumption and improve stability.
PIREP Points sum would not update after adding Social Points for Group Flight or Shared Cockpit: Ensured that PIREP points are recalculated correctly after adding social points.
vAMSYS 5.0.17 and 5.0.18 have been released to the public.
User Account Improvements
5.0.18 carries on with additions introduced in 5.0.17 and reworks User Management page.
Users can now see their global statistics across all VAs they are in.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Added filters to Profile Map for Flight Type, Aircraft Type, Operator and Tags
Added date selection modifiers for quick changes +/- month/year, register date and Today
Profile map start date defaults to show last 100 PIREPs by default, if that many are available
Added notifications to My Profile and Account Settings if there are pending friend requests
Clicking on Leaderboard user will now open profile page in the same tab
Added forgotten Rank Transfer options from 5.0.17 to the My Profile -> Preferences Page
Logbook is now sorted by flight count, not aircraft type
Phoenix Event description uses more Markdown formatting options
Added Server selector at the bottom of the page where 'Served By' lives
vAMSYS 5.0.17 and 5.0.18 have been released to the public.
User Account Improvements
5.0.18 carries on with additions introduced in 5.0.17 and reworks User Management page.
Users can now see their global statistics across all VAs they are in.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Added filters to Profile Map for Flight Type, Aircraft Type, Operator and Tags
Added date selection modifiers for quick changes +/- month/year, register date and Today
Profile map start date defaults to show last 100 PIREPs by default, if that many are available
Added notifications to My Profile and Account Settings if there are pending friend requests
Clicking on Leaderboard user will now open profile page in the same tab
Added forgotten Rank Transfer options from 5.0.17 to the My Profile -> Preferences Page
Logbook is now sorted by flight count, not aircraft type
Phoenix Event description uses more Markdown formatting options
Added Server selector at the bottom of the page where 'Served By' lives
[vAMSYS 5.0.17 is now available for Public Testing on vAMSYS Next](https://next.vamsys.io)
We're excited to announce that **5.0.17** marks the first vAMSYS v5 release with a public beta testing period. Moving forward, we plan to leverage public testing more frequently to gather valuable feedback on new features and improvements.
A few important points to note for this initial public beta:
**Shared Database**: vAMSYS Next and vAMSYS.io operate on the same database. Any actions taken on vAMSYS Next will be immediately reflected on the main vAMSYS.io platform
**Open Access**: vAMSYS Next is available to all vAMSYS users
Pilot Profile Rework
My Profile
The **My Profile** section has been restructured into several dedicated pages:
**Dashboard**: The previous "My Profile" page
**Map**: A new flight history map
**Statistics**: Charts showcasing your pilot statistics
**Badges**: Displays badges (or awards, depending on your VA's terminology) you've earned
**PIREPs**: A list of your PIREPs, relocated from the Flight Centre
**Claims**: Your PIREP Claims, also moved from the Flight Centre
**Preferences**: Manage your pilot-specific preferences
**Account Settings**: Redirects to vAMSYS Auth for managing account details
Dashboard
The **Statistics Breakdown** no longer includes a Settings tab
The **Details Section** has been streamlined, and the Hub Change button now includes a tooltip explaining its purpose
**Popular Aircraft** are now tracked based on PIREPs rather than bookings
The Badge Breakdown has been moved to the bottom of the page
The **Bookings Table** has been removed
Map
The long-anticipated **Flight History Map** is back, now better than ever and in full-page view
Displays all your flights within a selected period (default: one month ago to today)
Offers visualization options for both great circle routes and actual flight paths
Statistics
Introducing the **Pilot Statistics Center**, complete with detailed charts:
**Aircraft Types**: Types used in PIREPs
**Callsigns**: ICAO callsign prefixes used
**Network**: Networks where flights were booked
**Departures**: Day/night departure breakdown
**Route Types**: Types of routes flown
**Simulators**: Simulators used
**Event Flights**: PIREPs with bonus points
**Landings**: Day/night landing breakdown
**Flights**: PIREPs flown per month (starting from your registration date)
**Landing Rate**: Average landing rate per month
**Logbook**: A detailed text summary of your aircraft types, total flights, passengers and freight carried, air time, distance flown, fuel used, and day/night takeoff/landing stats
Badges
For now, this page offers a basic breakdown similar to the one on the Dashboard. We plan to expand its functionality in the future.
Preferences
The previous settings drawer has been replaced with a full-page interface, retaining all previous options:
Use Imperial Units
Prefer Honorary Rank
Preferred Network (pre-selected for dispatch)
**SimBrief OFP Format**: Now always visible. If the VA disabled pilot overrides, it shows the default set by the VA. Otherwise, pilots can choose their preferred format
**Delete Pilot Account**: Initiates a 60-day freeze before deletion
**New in 5.0.17**: If not disabled by your VA, pilots can now **Reset Pilot Account**. This option, requiring password confirmation, removes all bookings and PIREPs from your account. These records are reassigned to the VA's Robot Pilot to preserve overall VA statistics.
VAs can disable this option in Orwell -> Settings -> Airline -> Pilot -> Enable Pilot Account Reset toggle.
Day/Night Departures & Arrivals
vAMSYS 5.0.17 introduces a feature to evaluate whether your departures and landings occurred during day or night.
This determination uses the airport's location and the times recorded on your PIREP to calculate whether the flight occurred before or after civil twilight
Note: If your simulator is not set to real local time, these evaluations may be inaccurate, as we can't track simulator time
Testing Required
We've updated how **Profile Map**, **Book Flight Map**, and **Destination Maps** load and navigate. These maps now leverage navigation methods used in other areas of vAMSYS, eliminating the need for full-page refreshes.
If you experience issues where a map fails to load:
Hit **F5** to refresh the page
If the map loads after refreshing, try retracing your steps
If the issue recurs, report it to your VA Staff or Vision with **precise steps to reproduce the error**. Detailing each click and action is crucial for diagnosing the problem
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Updated Trigger Event for Flaps/Engine scorers to clarify the 30kts speed threshold
Landing points are now limited to whole numbers; fractional points are no longer allowed
SimBrief now supports fuel calculations in kilograms. Conversions have been implemented in vAMSYS for users preferring KG
Multiple improvements to Tours Event pages, including correct leg sorting and hiding completed legs
Switched to a cloud-based map tiles provider for enhanced performance and reliability
Fixed an issue where activity grace periods were not removed when restoring a pilot account
Disabled PIREP point editing when no scoring group is attached to the fleet used for the PIREP
Resolved issues with holiday cancellations not fully restoring unused days
Fixed validation of network IDs to prevent conflicts with deleted user accounts
Removed the Pilot Data Export feature
Social icon URLs now require a full URL, including the `https://` prefix
Fixed a bug allowing pilot registrations for VAs on trial
Addressed a rare issue where the Profile page failed to load due to missing booking data
We're excited to announce that 5.0.17 marks the first vAMSYS v5 release with a public beta testing period. Moving forward, we plan to leverage public testing more frequently to gather valuable feedback on new features and improvements.
A few important points to note for this initial public beta:
Shared Database: vAMSYS Next and vAMSYS.io operate on the same database. Any actions taken on vAMSYS Next will be immediately reflected on the main vAMSYS.io platform
Open Access: vAMSYS Next is available to all vAMSYS users
Pilot Profile Rework
My Profile
The My Profile section has been restructured into several dedicated pages:
Dashboard: The previous "My Profile" page
Map: A new flight history map
Statistics: Charts showcasing your pilot statistics
Badges: Displays badges (or awards, depending on your VA's terminology) you've earned
PIREPs: A list of your PIREPs, relocated from the Flight Centre
Claims: Your PIREP Claims, also moved from the Flight Centre
Preferences: Manage your pilot-specific preferences
Account Settings: Redirects to vAMSYS Auth for managing account details
Dashboard
The Statistics Breakdown no longer includes a Settings tab
The Details Section has been streamlined, and the Hub Change button now includes a tooltip explaining its purpose
Popular Aircraft are now tracked based on PIREPs rather than bookings
The Badge Breakdown has been moved to the bottom of the page
The Bookings Table has been removed
Map
The long-anticipated Flight History Map is back, now better than ever and in full-page view
Displays all your flights within a selected period (default: one month ago to today)
Offers visualization options for both great circle routes and actual flight paths
Statistics
Introducing the Pilot Statistics Center, complete with detailed charts:
Aircraft Types: Types used in PIREPs
Callsigns: ICAO callsign prefixes used
Network: Networks where flights were booked
Departures: Day/night departure breakdown
Route Types: Types of routes flown
Simulators: Simulators used
Event Flights: PIREPs with bonus points
Landings: Day/night landing breakdown
Flights: PIREPs flown per month (starting from your registration date)
Landing Rate: Average landing rate per month
Logbook: A detailed text summary of your aircraft types, total flights, passengers and freight carried, air time, distance flown, fuel used, and day/night takeoff/landing stats
Badges
For now, this page offers a basic breakdown similar to the one on the Dashboard. We plan to expand its functionality in the future.
Preferences
The previous settings drawer has been replaced with a full-page interface, retaining all previous options:
Use Imperial Units
Prefer Honorary Rank
Preferred Network (pre-selected for dispatch)
SimBrief OFP Format: Now always visible. If the VA disabled pilot overrides, it shows the default set by the VA. Otherwise, pilots can choose their preferred format
Delete Pilot Account: Initiates a 60-day freeze before deletion
New in 5.0.17: If not disabled by your VA, pilots can now Reset Pilot Account. This option, requiring password confirmation, removes all bookings and PIREPs from your account. These records are reassigned to the VA's Robot Pilot to preserve overall VA statistics.
VAs can disable this option in Orwell -> Settings -> Airline -> Pilot -> Enable Pilot Account Reset toggle.
Day/Night Departures & Arrivals
vAMSYS 5.0.17 introduces a feature to evaluate whether your departures and landings occurred during day or night.
This determination uses the airport's location and the times recorded on your PIREP to calculate whether the flight occurred before or after civil twilight
Note: If your simulator is not set to real local time, these evaluations may be inaccurate, as we can't track simulator time
Testing Required
We've updated how Profile Map, Book Flight Map, and Destination Maps load and navigate. These maps now leverage navigation methods used in other areas of vAMSYS, eliminating the need for full-page refreshes.
If you experience issues where a map fails to load:
Hit F5 to refresh the page
If the map loads after refreshing, try retracing your steps
If the issue recurs, report it to your VA Staff or Vision with precise steps to reproduce the error. Detailing each click and action is crucial for diagnosing the problem
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Updated Trigger Event for Flaps/Engine scorers to clarify the 30kts speed threshold
Landing points are now limited to whole numbers; fractional points are no longer allowed
SimBrief now supports fuel calculations in kilograms. Conversions have been implemented in vAMSYS for users preferring KG
Multiple improvements to Tours Event pages, including correct leg sorting and hiding completed legs
Switched to a cloud-based map tiles provider for enhanced performance and reliability
Fixed an issue where activity grace periods were not removed when restoring a pilot account
Disabled PIREP point editing when no scoring group is attached to the fleet used for the PIREP
Resolved issues with holiday cancellations not fully restoring unused days
Fixed validation of network IDs to prevent conflicts with deleted user accounts
Removed the Pilot Data Export feature
Social icon URLs now require a full URL, including the
https://prefixFixed a bug allowing pilot registrations for VAs on trial
Addressed a rare issue where the Profile page failed to load due to missing booking data
View Event page changes for Tours
Leg information in the sidebar replaced with a sorted list of airports involved in the tour
Added Event Routes/Airports & Status table at the bottom of the page:
Table lists all legs in order
Route based Tours additionally list Callsign, Flight Number, Flight Length and Distance
Legs flown are indicated as flown and also have a View PIREP button
Legs to be flown have a book flight button if not booked, or View Booking if already booked
In case of event restrictions and Airport based Tour - Book Flight button applies the restrictions as set by the event to the Flight Dispatch list
In case of Route based Tour, Book Flight button only offers the selected route to be dispatched
Presence of Book Flight button does not mean that all qualifying PIREPs need to be booked via event page - if all event conditions are met, it does not matter whether booking was made via Flight Centre or via Event page.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Route Exporter bugfix - it was not exporting routes with no routing
Holidays being cancelled would not return unused days
Rejecting Liveries in Livery Review would always apply an invalidate action on pending PIREPs
Removed helpdesk submission form in Orwell until it can be implemented natively
Landing Rate AutoRejects being applied incorrectly if landing rate is 0 and related adjustments
Minor query improvements across event and Phoenix PIREP list pages
View Event page changes for Tours
Leg information in the sidebar replaced with a sorted list of airports involved in the tour
Added Event Routes/Airports & Status table at the bottom of the page:
Table lists all legs in order
Route based Tours additionally list Callsign, Flight Number, Flight Length and Distance
Legs flown are indicated as flown and also have a View PIREP button
Legs to be flown have a book flight button if not booked, or View Booking if already booked
In case of event restrictions and Airport based Tour - Book Flight button applies the restrictions as set by the event to the Flight Dispatch list
In case of Route based Tour, Book Flight button only offers the selected route to be dispatched
Presence of Book Flight button does not mean that all qualifying PIREPs need to be booked via event page - if all event conditions are met, it does not matter whether booking was made via Flight Centre or via Event page.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Route Exporter bugfix - it was not exporting routes with no routing
Holidays being cancelled would not return unused days
Rejecting Liveries in Livery Review would always apply an invalidate action on pending PIREPs
Removed helpdesk submission form in Orwell until it can be implemented natively
Landing Rate AutoRejects being applied incorrectly if landing rate is 0 and related adjustments
Minor query improvements across event and Phoenix PIREP list pages
Importers and Exporters
Closed all pending improvement/feature requests regarding Importers and Exporters.
Improvement in Route Importer to treat blank 'Hidden' field entry as false
Airport Manager Import and Export added
Pilot Data export added
Badge Import and Export added
PFPX formatted Route Exporter added
PIREP Data Exporter added
Be sure to check the Importer/Exporter [documents](https://docs.vamsys.dev/data) and any notes in the exporter/importer.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Fixed registration issue via Pilot Sharing Agreements
Added Team vAMSYS functionality to merge users
Apply multiple point presets when editing PIREP Points
Events in Phoenix will now show 2 digits of the year for start/end dates
Pilot badges in Phoenix ordered in descending order
Added Initial Activity Removal Email
Phoenix -> Resources -> Airports added columns for Outbound Routes and Outbound bookings made in a year from that Airport
Phoenix -> Resources -> Aircraft added column Bookings made in a year using that aircraft
Importers and Exporters
Closed all pending improvement/feature requests regarding Importers and Exporters.
Improvement in Route Importer to treat blank 'Hidden' field entry as false
Airport Manager Import and Export added
Pilot Data export added
Badge Import and Export added
PFPX formatted Route Exporter added
PIREP Data Exporter added
Be sure to check the Importer/Exporter documents and any notes in the exporter/importer.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
Fixed registration issue via Pilot Sharing Agreements
Added Team vAMSYS functionality to merge users
Apply multiple point presets when editing PIREP Points
Events in Phoenix will now show 2 digits of the year for start/end dates
Pilot badges in Phoenix ordered in descending order
Added Initial Activity Removal Email
Phoenix -> Resources -> Airports added columns for Outbound Routes and Outbound bookings made in a year from that Airport
Phoenix -> Resources -> Aircraft added column Bookings made in a year using that aircraft
Server Provider related issues 16 Oct to 21 Oct / Missing historical position reports
Last week we were experiencing serious network issues due to an issue with a switch at our server provider. Full notes are available for VA Owners and Staff in our Discord #announcements section.
We expect historic position reports to be restored after 6th November when the final round of downtime in our primary server is complete.
Engine Cooldown / Flap Retraction Timers
v5, in our view desirably so, starts engine cooldown and flap retraction timers after landing - i.e. after the plane has touched down and slowed down sufficiently to start taxi phase.
If this behaviour is not desirable, Cooldown and Flap Retraction scorers can be set to mimic v3 behaviour and start said timers on touchdown.
To make the change, you will need to delete scoring rules for 'Flaps not retracted after Landing and before Parking', 'Flaps retracted after Landing and before Parking', 'Engines Cooled Down' and/or 'Engines Not Cooled Down' scoring rules and add them back with your preferred rule parameter for timer start. You only need to make this change if you wish to change the timer start to be based on touchdown.
Query refactoring and general improvements
Big focus over this week was on database queries we execute and jobs we dispatch to our worker and attempts to improve/minimise them as needed. We have made significant progress in eliminating some duplicate queries being run on every page load. Fixing this technical debt does not offer massive performance increase (maybe 0.2s off of page load time), but is nonetheless desirable. This technical debt remediation work is still ongoing across vAMSYS as we discover inefficiencies.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
URLs with www's in some emails leading to broken pages
Missing logos in some emails preventing emails from being sent
Route Export using tags exporting routes of other VAs if they use same tags
SimBrief ID is visible in the Aircraft table in Phoenix allowing pilots to easily spot if they entered a wrong ID and now are getting SB Dispatch errors regarding unknown type
PIREP processing fixes in cases where on blocks or landing time is missing from the log
Fixes for API erroring out when Pilot being retrieved does not have Statistics generated
Fixes for some VA Alerts not being sent to Pegasus correctly
Disabled viewing PIREPs when they are being processed
Disabled staff options for Claim PIREPs
Fixes to User/Pilot creation when VA does not utilise rules setting
Phoenix Profile / VDS would show Airport name from another VA
Fixes to Activity indicator in Phoenix Profile where it would not turn seconds into hours properly
Orwell has an indicator now when a VA has a pending callsign review for their protected callsign
Maps can now understand DMS coordinates when using 11 character notation
Fix to 'Agreement' flag being incorrectly shown on Pilot Registration Review in some cases
Increased SimBrief download list to show more than 50 options for users who do not use search and believe we are missing entries
Fixes to Route Comparison statistics where it would display wrong averages in cases of taxi time being awarded for PIREPs
Server Provider related issues 16 Oct to 21 Oct / Missing historical position reports
Last week we were experiencing serious network issues due to an issue with a switch at our server provider. Full notes are available for VA Owners and Staff in our Discord #announcements section.
We expect historic position reports to be restored after 6th November when the final round of downtime in our primary server is complete.
Engine Cooldown / Flap Retraction Timers
v5, in our view desirably so, starts engine cooldown and flap retraction timers after landing - i.e. after the plane has touched down and slowed down sufficiently to start taxi phase. If this behaviour is not desirable, Cooldown and Flap Retraction scorers can be set to mimic v3 behaviour and start said timers on touchdown.
To make the change, you will need to delete scoring rules for 'Flaps not retracted after Landing and before Parking', 'Flaps retracted after Landing and before Parking', 'Engines Cooled Down' and/or 'Engines Not Cooled Down' scoring rules and add them back with your preferred rule parameter for timer start. You only need to make this change if you wish to change the timer start to be based on touchdown.
Query refactoring and general improvements
Big focus over this week was on database queries we execute and jobs we dispatch to our worker and attempts to improve/minimise them as needed. We have made significant progress in eliminating some duplicate queries being run on every page load. Fixing this technical debt does not offer massive performance increase (maybe 0.2s off of page load time), but is nonetheless desirable. This technical debt remediation work is still ongoing across vAMSYS as we discover inefficiencies.
Various other tweaks and bug fixes
URLs with www's in some emails leading to broken pages
Missing logos in some emails preventing emails from being sent
Route Export using tags exporting routes of other VAs if they use same tags
SimBrief ID is visible in the Aircraft table in Phoenix allowing pilots to easily spot if they entered a wrong ID and now are getting SB Dispatch errors regarding unknown type
PIREP processing fixes in cases where on blocks or landing time is missing from the log
Fixes for API erroring out when Pilot being retrieved does not have Statistics generated
Fixes for some VA Alerts not being sent to Pegasus correctly
Disabled viewing PIREPs when they are being processed
Disabled staff options for Claim PIREPs
Fixes to User/Pilot creation when VA does not utilise rules setting
Phoenix Profile / VDS would show Airport name from another VA
Fixes to Activity indicator in Phoenix Profile where it would not turn seconds into hours properly
Orwell has an indicator now when a VA has a pending callsign review for their protected callsign
Maps can now understand DMS coordinates when using 11 character notation
Fix to 'Agreement' flag being incorrectly shown on Pilot Registration Review in some cases
Increased SimBrief download list to show more than 50 options for users who do not use search and believe we are missing entries
Fixes to Route Comparison statistics where it would display wrong averages in cases of taxi time being awarded for PIREPs
Book Flight and Destinations Map Enhancements
**Overhauled Internal Map Logic:** Improved performance across various browsers by completely rewriting the internal map logic
**Enhanced Route Drawing:** Improved the drawing of route lines on the Book Flight Map, especially for VAs utilizing provided routing
**Connecting Lines Added:** Introduced connecting lines between airports on the Destination Map for better visualization
**Button Alignment Fixed:** Corrected button alignment issues on both the Book Flight and Destination maps
**Persistent Filters:** Filters applied in the Book Flight map are now retained to Dispatch route selection and actual dispatching
**Updated Markers:** Markers are now displayed as round icons, and the Destination Map correctly lists base airports
**Jumpseats to Nowhere:** Removed jumpseats to airports without outbound routes from the map
**Multi-Tag Selection:** Both maps now support selecting multiple tags for enhanced filtering
**Set Estimated Departure Time:** If a VA provides route departure times, users can set it as their Estimated Departure Time by clicking the helper icon
Pilot Features
**Better Last PIREP Details:** The Last PIREP section on the Select page now includes departure and arrival airports
**SimBrief Dispatch Fix:** Resolved an issue where SimBrief dispatch was not applying VA-set extra fuel settings
**Extra Fuel Unit Type:** Added the option to specify extra fuel in kg or lbs. *Note: All weights are in thousands*
Phoenix Dashboard Improvements
**Landing Rate Statistics:** The Statistics component now includes landing rate metrics
**Login:** The login button is now locked to prevent interference from password managers that bypass the login form
**New Components:** Added Text and Image components for VAs to use when building their Phoenix Dashboards
**Dashboard Spacing Adjustments:** Adjusted spacing on the Dashboard when components have no content, maintaining appropriate whitespace
**Flight List Enhancements:** Past flights in the flight list now include buttons for PIREP and Pilot Profile
**Flight List Update Fix:** Fixed an issue where the flight list was not incrementing the number of past flights when current flights ended
Leaderboard Updates
**Enable Online Leaderboards:** VAs can now enable online leaderboards via **Settings → Airline → Modules**. *Note: It may take up to 1 hour for 7-day leaderboards to populate, with additional time for other durations*
**Leaderboard Customization:** Online leaderboards can be set as global or split into specific networks
**Disable Hub Leaderboards:** VAs have the option to disable Hub Leaderboards through **Settings → Airline → Modules**
VA Staff Enhancements
**PIREP List Improvements:**
Fixed the network filter in the PIREP List
Added a Booking Type column for better categorization
Restoring a pilot's account now also restores any PIREPs that were pending review at the time of deletion
**Scorer Fixes:**
Corrected the Flaps Not Retracted scorer
Fixed issues with Event Badges awarding incorrectly when multiple active events are present
**Rank and Badge Management:**
Page components now have honorary rank restrictions in addition to regular rank requirements
Enabling badges is now a two-stage process with a new 'public' option, accessible via **Settings → Airline → Modules**
**New Paused AutoReject:** Added paused % autoreject which can trigger on PIREPs who were paused for more than set % when compared to total air time
**Engine Status Scorers:** Engine Warm-up/Cool-down scorers can now be set to be time-aware, preventing triggers if taxi time is less than the specified engine time.
**PIREP Review Enhancements:** PIREP Review pages now include an information section at the top displaying:
A real-time list of staff viewing the PIREP
The number of PIREPs pending review
The reviewer's position in the PIREP review sequence
A "Next PIREP" button for streamlined navigation
Book Flight and Destinations Map Enhancements
Overhauled Internal Map Logic: Improved performance across various browsers by completely rewriting the internal map logic
Enhanced Route Drawing: Improved the drawing of route lines on the Book Flight Map, especially for VAs utilizing provided routing
Connecting Lines Added: Introduced connecting lines between airports on the Destination Map for better visualization
Button Alignment Fixed: Corrected button alignment issues on both the Book Flight and Destination maps
Persistent Filters: Filters applied in the Book Flight map are now retained to Dispatch route selection and actual dispatching
Updated Markers: Markers are now displayed as round icons, and the Destination Map correctly lists base airports
Jumpseats to Nowhere: Removed jumpseats to airports without outbound routes from the map
Multi-Tag Selection: Both maps now support selecting multiple tags for enhanced filtering
Set Estimated Departure Time: If a VA provides route departure times, users can set it as their Estimated Departure Time by clicking the helper icon
Pilot Features
Better Last PIREP Details: The Last PIREP section on the Select page now includes departure and arrival airports
SimBrief Dispatch Fix: Resolved an issue where SimBrief dispatch was not applying VA-set extra fuel settings
Extra Fuel Unit Type: Added the option to specify extra fuel in kg or lbs. Note: All weights are in thousands
Phoenix Dashboard Improvements
Landing Rate Statistics: The Statistics component now includes landing rate metrics
Login: The login button is now locked to prevent interference from password managers that bypass the login form
New Components: Added Text and Image components for VAs to use when building their Phoenix Dashboards
Dashboard Spacing Adjustments: Adjusted spacing on the Dashboard when components have no content, maintaining appropriate whitespace
Flight List Enhancements: Past flights in the flight list now include buttons for PIREP and Pilot Profile
Flight List Update Fix: Fixed an issue where the flight list was not incrementing the number of past flights when current flights ended
Leaderboard Updates
Enable Online Leaderboards: VAs can now enable online leaderboards via Settings → Airline → Modules. Note: It may take up to 1 hour for 7-day leaderboards to populate, with additional time for other durations
Leaderboard Customization: Online leaderboards can be set as global or split into specific networks
Disable Hub Leaderboards: VAs have the option to disable Hub Leaderboards through Settings → Airline → Modules
VA Staff Enhancements
PIREP List Improvements:
Fixed the network filter in the PIREP List
Added a Booking Type column for better categorization
Restoring a pilot's account now also restores any PIREPs that were pending review at the time of deletion
Scorer Fixes:
Corrected the Flaps Not Retracted scorer
Fixed issues with Event Badges awarding incorrectly when multiple active events are present
Rank and Badge Management:
Page components now have honorary rank restrictions in addition to regular rank requirements
Enabling badges is now a two-stage process with a new 'public' option, accessible via Settings → Airline → Modules
New Paused AutoReject: Added paused % autoreject which can trigger on PIREPs who were paused for more than set % when compared to total air time
Engine Status Scorers: Engine Warm-up/Cool-down scorers can now be set to be time-aware, preventing triggers if taxi time is less than the specified engine time.
PIREP Review Enhancements: PIREP Review pages now include an information section at the top displaying:
A real-time list of staff viewing the PIREP
The number of PIREPs pending review
The reviewer's position in the PIREP review sequence
A "Next PIREP" button for streamlined navigation
**Improved notifications**
Email notifications now get sent on Status change
New Notifications center for easier view of status changes and comments going on
**Your Submissions**
Your Submissions table on Vision dashboard where you can see your submissions and their status at a glance
**Global Search**
Added Global search in the header - also triggered with CTRL+K / ⌘K
Changed the search in Bugs / Improvements / Features
All searches look at title and description of submissions
**Deduplication Tools**
When creating a new Bug/Feature/Improvement a new section shows up with similar entries
**Admin tools**
Better handling of status change to duplicate
Feature: Routes in VDS can now be hidden from pilots in Phoenix
Improvement: Tools for Team vAMSYS to manage Airline Parameters
Improvement: Backfill Flight List on Phoenix with PIREps to show at least 10 entries at all times
Improvement: Select page to note VAs where pilot is frozen or on holidays
Improvement: Unfreeze pilot on logging into VA
Improvement: Terminate holiday on loggin into VA
Improvement: Bookings now expire 24 hours with no flight being recorded, with that period being extended in 12 hour increments for additional bookings
Fix: Cancelling booking did not reset booked aircraft state
Fix: Prevent closing importer modals on clicking away
Fix: Orwell Dashboard tables interfering with the page header
Feature: Routes in VDS can now be hidden from pilots in Phoenix
Improvement: Tools for Team vAMSYS to manage Airline Parameters
Improvement: Backfill Flight List on Phoenix with PIREps to show at least 10 entries at all times
Improvement: Select page to note VAs where pilot is frozen or on holidays
Improvement: Unfreeze pilot on logging into VA
Improvement: Terminate holiday on loggin into VA
Improvement: Bookings now expire 24 hours with no flight being recorded, with that period being extended in 12 hour increments for additional bookings
Fix: Cancelling booking did not reset booked aircraft state
Fix: Prevent closing importer modals on clicking away
Fix: Orwell Dashboard tables interfering with the page header
Feature: Gear Up Landing AutoReject
Feature: Step Climb PIREP Scorer
Feature: Route Export filters by Airport/Tag
Feature: Ranks can now require certain number of PIREPs filed
Improvement: Logic when creating new VAs
Improvement: Radarbox now links to flight number instead of callsign
Improvement: Add 1/4th version of Phoenix Dashboard components
Improvement: Add Friend button in Pilot Profile
Improvement: Better visibility into pending friend requests with badges in navigation and settings page
Improvement: Orwell Simulator version to PIREPs and Liveries table
Improvement: Overhaul of Orwell Claims review page
Improvement: Changes and additions of PIREP Table filters in Orwell
Improvement: Flight Dispatch now uses smaller of the preparation time scorer rules for suggesting estimated departure time
Improvement: Orwell Pilots table now shows available columns in 2 column layout
Improvement: Book Flight Map and Destination map can have Aircraft Type Code or Fleet filters; Configurable in Orwell
Improvement: Selector for VAs to determine whether ICAO or IATA code gets sent to SimBrief as Airline code
Improvement: Event Restrictions moved closer to the top in the View Event page
Improvement: Routes field is now mandatory when making an event based on Routes
Improvement: Booked and Flown stands will be shown in PIREP review page
Improvement: Swapped out Country filter with Route Type filter in Book Flight and Destination maps
Fix: AutorReject rule conditions not visible in Scores page
Fix: VDS -> Route Management -> Airports table could not be sorted by departure/arrival count
Fix: Popular Airport count for VAs which went over several iterations of the same airport (i.e. 1+ EGSS etc)
Fix: Too long nicknames causing issues with Discord
Fix: Staff Member permissions did not populate when creating said member of staff, only on edit
Feature: Gear Up Landing AutoReject
Feature: Step Climb PIREP Scorer
Feature: Route Export filters by Airport/Tag
Feature: Ranks can now require certain number of PIREPs filed
Improvement: Logic when creating new VAs
Improvement: Radarbox now links to flight number instead of callsign
Improvement: Add 1/4th version of Phoenix Dashboard components
Improvement: Add Friend button in Pilot Profile
Improvement: Better visibility into pending friend requests with badges in navigation and settings page
Improvement: Orwell Simulator version to PIREPs and Liveries table
Improvement: Overhaul of Orwell Claims review page
Improvement: Changes and additions of PIREP Table filters in Orwell
Improvement: Flight Dispatch now uses smaller of the preparation time scorer rules for suggesting estimated departure time
Improvement: Orwell Pilots table now shows available columns in 2 column layout
Improvement: Book Flight Map and Destination map can have Aircraft Type Code or Fleet filters; Configurable in Orwell
Improvement: Selector for VAs to determine whether ICAO or IATA code gets sent to SimBrief as Airline code
Improvement: Event Restrictions moved closer to the top in the View Event page
Improvement: Routes field is now mandatory when making an event based on Routes
Improvement: Booked and Flown stands will be shown in PIREP review page
Improvement: Swapped out Country filter with Route Type filter in Book Flight and Destination maps
Fix: AutorReject rule conditions not visible in Scores page
Fix: VDS -> Route Management -> Airports table could not be sorted by departure/arrival count
Fix: Popular Airport count for VAs which went over several iterations of the same airport (i.e. 1+ EGSS etc)
Fix: Too long nicknames causing issues with Discord
Fix: Staff Member permissions did not populate when creating said member of staff, only on edit
Improvement: Increase maximum permitted exporter run time
Improvement: Billing and VA Trial related changes
Improvement: NOTAM images will now save properly on shared drive
Fix: Adjust z-indexes so there is less overlap in some UI elements
Fix: Incorrect route arrival time shown in Phoenix when VA has provided route times
Fix: Incorrectly applied staff permission to view Pages
Fix: It was possible to create fleets with parameters which are not approved
Fix: Dispatch Box Settings did not have default parameters
Fix: Block Time scrorer did not show correct options
Fix: Incorrect PIREP type applied to some PIREPs
Fix: Some Staff action counters were showing wrong totals
Fix: SB Fuel/Taxi time overrides were not being sent for Dispatch
Fix: NOTAMs were viewable by pilots from other VAs
Fix: Make route entry mandatory when making an event based on Routes
Fix: Do not show VA logo in User settings pages
Fix: Temporarily remove navigation to Phoenix Dashboard and instead use normal links
