| 02/17/2012 | |
March 18 - We will give the jets a rest and fire up the turboprops! If weather permits, we will go VFR, otherwise IFR. The trip will begin at Bogota, Columbia, take us to Medellin, then to the northwest to visit the Panama Canal. See forum post. |
| 02/16/2012 | |
March 11 - The trip will begin by leaving the beaches of Curacao on a flight to Simon Bolivar International in Caracas, Venezuela, then off on a second flight to El Dorado International in Bogota, Columbia, which sits at an elevation of 8,365 feet. See forum post. |
| 02/13/2012 | |
On March 4, test your skills by "Flying the Fence" at Princess Juliana. From there, head south to Curacao where coves reveal hidden emerald-blue seas. See forum post. |
| 02/09/2012 | |
On February 26, we will be flying MTN's props from Kingston, Jamaica (MKJP) to Port-au Prince, Haiti (MTPP), then a jet flight on over to San Juan (TJSJ). As always, you are welcome to use the aircraft and route of your choice. See forum post. |
| 02/07/2012 | |
On February 19, the Group will leave Cancun and move on to several of the beaches and towns of Jamaica. To make the trip we will be flying MTN jets and props with our first Jamaican stop in Montego Bay, then onto Kingston where we will relax before beginning our island hopping. See forum post. |
| 01/24/2012 | |
On February 12, after a long winter flying the routes in the north, we will finally get to relax on the beaches of Cancun, Mexico. The flight from Houston to Cancun should be a relaxing couple of hours. See forum post. |
| 01/23/2012 | |
On February 1, from 19:00 MST to about 21:00 MST join us for an evening Group Flight.
To help unwind from the days pressure, try this - Fly MTN's Flight # 9053 from San Francisco (KSFO) to Portland (KPDX). Kick back, enjoy the night lights and use your favorite Turbo Prop or Jet. See forum post. |
| 01/23/2012 | |
On February 5th, it is time for us snowbirds to head south for some warmer weather! To begin this migration, we will use MTN Flight # 123 from Denver (KDEN) to Houston (KIAH). See forum post. |
| 01/14/2012 | |
Please look at the forum post for important information. See forum post |
| 01/11/2012 | |
Due to the recent extreme winter weather, Mountain Air has decided to provide emergency supply charter flights from Anchorage (PANC) to Nome (PAOM), Alaska. Grab your favorite plane, Mukluk boots, warm up the engines, and join the group! See forum post. |
| 01/11/2012 | |
Our new point system is operational and flight hours have been converted to points as of January 8. See the forum for more. See forum post |
| 01/04/2012 | |
Come join us on January 29, from 13:30 MST to about 16:00 MST for more Mountain Air group flights. This week we have another charter flight (# 9999) to fly more skiers from Helena (KHLN) to Jackson Hole (KJAC). Following that flight, we have been assigned MTN Flight # 4116 to Denver (KDEN), and for those that want overtime, you can take command of the MTN Flight # 4113 from Denver to Aspen (KASE). Approaches into Jackson Hole and Aspen can be a real challenge if there is active winter weather! See forum post. |
| 01/01/2012 | |
On January 22, from 13:30 MST to about 16:30 MST, we will use MTN flight #s 3173 and 3174. As long as the weather cooperates, we should have an opportunity to see some spectacular scenery in Glacier National Park and the Canadian Rockies as we fly from Missoula (KMSO) to Calgary (CYYC), and then from Calgary to Helena (KHLN). See forum post. |
| 12/30/2011 | |
On January 15, from 13:30 MST to about 16:30 MST, we will use MTN Flight #4209 to move the large payload from Salt Lake City (KSLC) to Missoula (KMSO) as quickly as possible. Then we will transfer the payload to smaller cargo planes for delivery from KMSO to 9S4 (Mineral Co.), then S83 (Shoshone Co.), and then S72 (St. Maries Municipal), with a return flight back to KMSO. This time of year doesn't provide much daylight to make these deliveries, so we best do quick turn-arounds! See forum post. |
| 12/30/2011 | |
On January 8, from 13:30 MST to about 16:00 MST, we have a charter flight that requires us to fly a small group of ski bums from KSFO (San Francisco) to KTVL (South Lake Tahoe), and then a quick hop over to KRNO (Reno) where we need to pick up the Mountain Air Flight # 4218 back to KSLC (Salt Lake City). See forum post |
| 12/27/2011 | |
It's with pleasure that HQ announces that Mike Diehl (MTN2071) has been named as the new Events Manager. Mike is an active participant in our group flights and will see to it that they continue. He'll also help plan and manage special events. Welcome aboard! See forum post |
| 12/18/2011 | |
Our annual New Year event this year will do double duty - it will officially complete our move from LAX and kick off the grand opening of our SFO hub, and complete our CONUS hub tour that started five weeks ago in Atlanta. Starting at 13:30 MST on New Year's Day, we'll fly from Seattle to San Francisco, using either flight 508 or 4416. Feel free to fly into Seattle be fore the flight or fly out of San Francisco after the flight. See forum post |
| 12/12/2011 | |
The next leg of the CONUS hub tour will take us from Salt Lake City to Seattle. Since these are two of our busiest hubs, you will have several flights to choose from. Use any of the following: 304 in a 738, 306 in a 737, 4423 in a CRJ7 and 4425 in a CRJ9. We continue to add folks each week, and hope to continue that tend with this one! See forum post |
| 12/05/2011 | |
Continuing our CONUS hub tour, we will fly from Denver to Salt Lake City starting at 13:30 MST (20:30 Z) until 15:00 MST (22:00 Z). We will start from gates B50-B80 (SE end of B concourse) and fly flight 101 to Salt Lake City. Arrival gates will be B1-B8. Once again, you'll be credited with 10 group flight points and 1 group flight achievement point. See forum post See forum post |
| 11/29/2011 | |
Mountain Air's new ACARS system was rolled out today. The initial rollout only contains partial functionality, but work continues to add more of its capability in weeks to come. This ushers in a new and exciting era for Mountain Air! See Forum NOTAM |
| 11/27/2011 | |
Continuing our CONUS hub tour, we will fly from Chicago O'Hare to Denver starting at 13:30 MST (19:30 Z) until 16:00 MST ( 22:00 Z) . We will start from gates F3-F11 and fly flight 112 to Denver. Arrival gates will be B50-B60 (even numbers only to put us on the south side of B concourse). Once again, you'll be credited with 10 group flight points and 1 group flight achievement point. See forum post |
| 11/20/2011 | |
We will continue our hub series group flights with flight 906 Philadelphia to Chicago. Pilot points and achievement points will be given. See forum post |
| 11/15/2011 | |
Casey Diers was named the Vice-President of Administration today. As dispatch manager, Casey has already worked closely with executive management on a number of issues and has proven his leadership capabilities. The entire executive management team welcomes him to the executive suite! Forum NOTAM |
| 11/14/2011 | |
Group flight November 20 Atlanta to Philadelphia. Depart Atlanta between 13:00 and 16:00. Fly flight #958 using an aircraft of your choice. See forum post |
| 11/12/2011 | |
There's a new poll in the forums concerning the LAX hub. Please vote! Click here to go to the poll. |
| 11/07/2011 | |
Mountain Air now offers commuter service in and out of the states of VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, MS, and AL with more states to follow in the near future. |
| 09/09/2011 | |
The hosting company changed the IP address for our server. If you are having problems connecting to the forum, refresh the main page. Loading from the cache may link to the wrong IP address. |
| 08/29/2011 | |
The forum is now moved to the new server. Until we complete the switch, the IP does not resolve, so you'll need to input or bookmark the actual address. It is:
http://184.173.226.218/~mtnweb02/forum/
the link on the left has been changed, but if you have a separate bookmark for the forums, you'll need to change it.
Please let Gary know if there are any problems. |
| 08/10/2011 | |
We found that we're using pretty outdated technology, namely .asp pages. After some discussion, we've opted to go with a Linux server and will need to update (meaning re-write) most of our website and database functions. When we finish, our website and data will be php driven and hopefully quite a bit faster.
Consequently, it's going to take some time. We've already secured the new server, and work has started, but it will take quite a bit of time with the limited few of us working on it. If anyone is experienced in writing php pages and data calls, we could use your help to get this project done sooner. See forum post |
| 08/09/2011 | |
We're now starting the process of changing servers. We'll move static files over first, and the databases will transfer last. Once we start databse transfers and until we have them completed, database entries (including PIREPS) you make may get lost. Please watch them closely. We'll post messages in the forum when the transfer processes begin and end. |
| 04/26/2011 | |
Let's do a group flight from Juneau to Skagway and stop off at a couple of the resorts along the way. This will require you to download and install Holger Sandman's freeware Glacier Bay vol 1 and vol 2.
As usual, we will form up at Juneau on Saturday May 7, 2011 at 1300 MDT (1900 Zulu) and fly for as long as you like and then come back at 1300 MDT (1900 Zulu) on Sunday May 8 and do it again. As usual, I will invite VATSIM to help us out in Alaska that weekend.
I didn't set up an event for this weekend as Sunday May 1st is my 35th Wedding Anniversary and I think that probably takes precedence over fly-ins.
Since last weekend was Easter, maybe you guys can redo last Sunday's Easter Break event this coming Sunday. Anyway, I think we will need a couple of weeks to all plan Glacier Bay out on this forum, don't you?
Recommended downloads:
Glacier Bay by Holger Sandman Part 1: http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=109713
Glacier Bay by Holger Sandman Part 2: http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=109714
Juneau International - Mach1 Design Group: http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=130811
Geneer Stations: http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=147314
Missing chimney smoke effect for Geneer Stations: http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=147383
Alsek River "Rudy's Strip": (Made to work with Glacier Bay): http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=115986
If anyone comes up with other scenery files to share, just chime in.
We will be featuring our new Super Cub fresh out of the paint shop as well as our tried and true DHC-2 (Beaver) and DHC-6 (Twin Otter)
As Alaska is very popular with our group, this should be well attended and a lot of fun. Hope to see you out.
Verne (Forum post) |
| 04/18/2011 | |
Sunday April 24, 2011 at 1300 MDT (1900z) to 1800 MDT (2400Z)
Lets take off from TJSJ (San Juan, Puerto Rico) ,KMIA, or even KPHL and bring the party people in to TNCM (Princess Julianna, St. Maarten's). Watch out for the crazy party animals who are "flying the fence" as you approach. Then switch up to a turboprop and fly on to St. Barth's. You have to clear the ridge and then drop down onto the runway, but take care not to overshoot and go into the bay.
These are both among the top ten most extreme airports in the world. Yikes.
See you next week if you are really up to it. This event will be credited to TJSJ.
I recommend installing the following scenery:
St. Maarten's: http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=91784
St. Barth's: http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=89094 Mesh:http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=83905
(Forum post)
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| 04/11/2011 | |
Group flight from KPHL to KBGR. 1300 MDT (1900z) to 1800 MDT (2400z) Turbojets and Turboprops okay. Vatsim will be invited to have ATC on duty. Forum post |
| 04/03/2011 | |
You have all done Fly IN's. Well this will be a "Fly Out" to celebrate the new routes from KSEA. It will be on Sunday, 4/10 between 1300 and 1800 MDT. Fly any published route you wish from the KSEA hub. Just make sure to PIREP the flight to KSEA.
There are some tasty little airports such as KALW (Walla Walla) and KPSC (Pasco) as well as many others to choose from.
Hope to see you out there next Sunday. Forum Post |
| 03/06/2011 | |
A man who is not affraid to haul fish from Dutch Harbour in a C208 to long hauling freight from Chicago to Salt Lake City in a 757. He has flown out of every hub Mountain Air has to offer and is one of Mountain Air's longest serving members, he is normally a regular on the top pilot list and believes Cargo does not whine like PAX. Gentlemen put your hands together and join me in congratulating Robert Patton II MTN578 in his promotion to "Divisional Manager-Cargo". Robert I am sure you will grow from strength to strength and lead from the front in your new role. Cargo is an important part of our business and under your guidance I am confident we will once again be the leaders in this field. Well done Robert and good luck! Forum post |
| 03/06/2011 | |
Gentlemen it gives me great pleasure to announce that Jeff Farrer will head up our all new "Bush Flying Division". Having headed up our PAJN operation and making it the success it the has been over the years, I am sure Jeff will once again focus all his creative skills into turning this new venture into something we will all want to be a part of. So please all join me in wishing Jeff well and congratulate him on his new venture. Well done Jeff! Forum post |
| 01/31/2011 | |
This week's group flight is the commuter division flight 2614A from TJSJ to TNCM. Join us on Sunday February 6 from 1 pm to 4 pm MST. Leave the winter behind and enjoy some fun in the sun! See forum post |
| 01/24/2011 | |
Group flight Wednesday January 26 Denver to Albuquerque. See forum post |
| 12/26/2010 | |
Look at the events forum for details and flight plans for the New Year's Day event! |
| 12/02/2010 | |
The MTN E170 is released today. Thanks again to Dale Reitz, MTN2036 for yet another superb paint. See the forum post for download link. See forum post |
| 11/21/2010 | |
The MTN E145 has been released for download. This is a plane and texture package. The plane is freeware by Project Opensky and Dale Reitz (MTN2036) reapinted it for Mountain Air. See forum post |
| 11/21/2010 | |
Philadelphia International has been selected as the newest hub for Mountain Air. It was chosen for several reasons, but high on the list was the availability of high quality freeware scenery for both FS9 and FSX. See forum post below for screenshots of the airport. See forum post |
| 11/18/2010 | |
Two new polls are up concerning group flights. Log into the "Speak Up" forum and vote! We will soon start having regular group flights, but we need to know opinions on the best time for them. Have your say! |
| 11/13/2010 | |
The texures for the CRJ9 are now available for download as a texture set only. The aircraft is the Project Opensky CRJ9 version 3. You will need to have the plane installed and manually install the textures. See forum post |
| 11/09/2010 | |
A texture only download of the 737-700 is now available. A self-installer package will follow soon. See forum post |
| 10/31/2010 | |
Gentlemen I have yet to see someone so dedicated to repainting our fleet, than this good man. So please all put your hands together in congratulating Dale Reitz for all the fine work he has done and for stepping up to the plate in accepting the position of Fleet Maintenance Manager for Mountian Air. Forum post. |
| 10/31/2010 | |
Gentlemen Bruce Marten MTN 1794 has been appointed Passenger Operations Manager for Mountain Air. Bruce has been our Chief Pilot over in Juneau and knows all about getting good folk to their destination on time, he too knows how to cook up a really good meal so our passenger service division in his capable hands should grow from strength to strength. Well done Bruce Forum post. |
| 10/23/2010 | |
If you would like to benefit from this exciting offer, then read on,.... NOTAMS |
| 10/19/2010 | |
Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Jeff Farrer MTN1220 as Cargo Operations Manager. Jeff has been the at the helm of our Juneau operation and knows all about moving cargo. Forum post. |
| 09/26/2010 | |
We wish to welcome Dan Ellis (MTN395)as the new VP of Training and Events. Dan will be working hard over the next several months to re-establish a vibrant training department and create monthly standing group flights as well as several special events every year. Dan says he welcomes suggestions and comments from all pilots! Forum post. |
| 09/17/2010 | |
Congratulations to Mark Pitschlitz (MTN1790), who has been named the new Vice-President of Operations. Mark will be very busy over the next several months, as he will be a key player overseeing the restructuring. He says he's up to the challenge! We look forward to working with Mark in his new role. |
| 09/06/2010 | |
Mountain Air opened Bob Hope Airport in Burbank CA on 9/6/2010. Bob Hope is situated at the foot of the Tehachapi Mountains in Southern California and is a busy terminal that serves the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood among other foothill communities.
In addition to current flights to KSFO, KBUR will soon have flights in and out of KOAK, KSLC, and KDEN.
KBUR is a challenging airport with the visual runway 15 approach skimming the mountain ridge, weaving by the 4 stack power plant and then onto the runway. Better be on your toes for this one. See complete story |
| 09/01/2010 | |
Mountain Air's Teamspeak 3 Server launched today. The server address is 74.63.40.185:4164. Visit the forum posting for the details. TS3 Details |
| 08/31/2010 | |
The dispatch system will go live tomorrow, September 1. Instructions on it's use has been posted in the forums and can be found at http://forum.mountain-air.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2347
Please report any problems with it to Gary or Guy. Some problems are known and will be fixed shortly. There may be others we don't know about. Forum post |
| 08/17/2010 | |
The new dispatch system will go live on September 1. This is the first in a series of new and exciting changes that will be phasing in over several months. Dispatching will be first in order to accustom pilots to using it before it gets combined with other new features. Just before the end of this month there should be a manual posted for instructions on it's use. |
| 07/28/2010 | |
Casey Diers (MTN1474) has accepted the position of dispatch manager. With our upcoming dispatch system, keeping flightplans current and updated will be a never ending job. Thank you Casey for stepping up! |
| 07/22/2010 | |
We've begun testing on the dispatch system for passenger flights. Flights are being added to the database to make it usable and functional. We're shooting for a roll-out date of September 1. |
| 03/05/2010 | |
Matt Grastorf, MTN 1957 Has been Promoted to Los Angeles Chief Pilot. Thanks for stepping for the job Matt. |
| 03/01/2010 | |
The board today has decided to close the St. Louis hub. It has been a challenge to keep staffed, and hasn't been very successful at attracting new pilots. All pilots assigned to St. Louis have been transferred to Denver. If you're a former St. Louis pilot and wish an assignment other than Denver, please contact HR to get it changed. |
| 02/16/2010 | |
Article to appear on News page Europe Regional Chief Pilot |
| 02/14/2010 | |
The first in a series of polls is now posted in the Speak Up! forum. We want to know what you think. If you haven't voted, please take a minute and do so. You'll be helping to shape the future. Help shape the airline's future. |
| 02/07/2010 | |
Ron Wells, MTN1895, has been named as the new Chief Pilot for the Salt Lake City Hub. Please view the forum announcement for all the details. Announcement |
| 12/27/2009 | |
The Salt Lake Hub now has daily ski charter service to Jackson Hole and Aspen Colorado! Read Post |
| 11/24/2009 | |
Wayne Baker, MTN1863, has been named Hub Manager in Los Angeles and will be responsible for the KLAX hub. Captain Baker has most recently been serving as Chief Pilot at KSLC. Announcement |
| 11/03/2009 | |
Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to announce the promotion of Captain Paidrik Lebon to the position of "Regional Chief Pilot" for Europe. Our outgoing Chief, Robert Patton II has bravely and in the interest of our VA crossed the pond over to LAX in an attempt to try and breath life back into the hub. Robert we wish you well in your attempts and if we can help in any way, phone Buzz over at Missoula. No seriously jokes aside, Robert please shout you know the line is open 24/7 and whatever the outcome you may rest assured knowing that your place is always set and that the islands of Greece await your return.
Paidrik, congratulations on your promotion. I know you will do an outstanding job in filling Robert's shoes. Your reputation for hard work in setting up our training facility in Corsica and the good relationship you have forged between Mountain Air and VATSIM France displays the kind off attributes I believe qualify you for the position. So without further ado please raise your glasses in a toast to our new "Regional Chief Pilot" Captain Paidrik Lebon.
Bons monsieur et félicitations de chance
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| 09/12/2009 | |
Read NOTAMS for all the details Teamspeak Server NOTAM |
| 09/10/2009 | |
Lloyd Clem (MTN1250) has surpassed the 6,000 hour mark. Well done Lloyd! Forum Topic |
| 08/27/2009 | |
Robert Patton II promoted to Regional Chief Pilot of Mountain Air Europe. Robert brings to the position long service with Mountain Air and from past experience has shown commitment and dedication towards Mountain Air. Robert is a dedicated pilot and has shown enthusiasm towards our new region. He is always willing to listen and offer sound advice. His willingness to explore and take on new challenges will help to setup an exciting future for this ever growing region. Announcement |
| 07/15/2009 | |
Gentleman, please join me in congratulating Senior Captain Casey Diers MTN 1474 on his promotion to “Regional Chief Pilot Mountain Air – Europe”. Casey brings to the table, youth and wealth of knowledge of online flying as well as being a qualified Air Traffic Controller over at Denver. Those of you that have flown online with Casey will tell you that he is professional and extremely knowledgeable. I am honored and privileged to have Casey on my team. Congratulations Casey and welcome onboard. Forum Topic |
| 07/11/2009 | |
Mountain Air is opening a new multi-hub region in Europe. Hub cities will include Edinburgh, Zurich and Palma de Mallorca. Service will be provided to 40 cities. Commuter hubs will be added and expand that service offering to many more interesting cities. Announcement |
| 05/13/2009 | |
Mountain Air is pleased to announce the appointment of James Hart, MTN1581, to the position of Vice President - Terminal Operations, effective immediately.
Jim brings great qualifications to this position, having served in several leadership positions at Mountain Air. He is a real world pilot and flight instructor. He often flies online and has provided assistance to many Mountain Air pilots over the years. He is a terrific contributor to the Mountain Air community and will significantly strengthen our Executive Team. Jim is a really great guy ... admired and respected by all who know him! Announcement |
| 04/28/2009 | |
Wayne Baker, MTN1880 has been named Chief Pilot for Salt Lake City! Join me in congratulating Wayne, welcome aboard Chief Baker! Announcement |
| 04/20/2009 | |
Jeff Hendershot, MTN1289, has been named as the new Hub Manager in Salt Lake City. Please view the forum announcement for all the details. Announcement |
| 04/02/2009 | |
Corey Olsen, MTN1076 took the big plunge and has accepted the challenge of KSEA Assistant Hub Manager. Please give Corey a big KSEA welcome to hub management.
Somebody get some lobster and crab so we can meet him at the Spanaway Airport (S44) to feed him some good Seattle grub. It will be definitely better than I meet him at the McDonalds at 150th and Pacific Ave out in Spanaway and buy him a lunch! Whew Hew! Forum announcement |
| 02/24/2009 | |
Michael Green MTN 1683, has been promoted to Chief Pilot in the Los Angeles Hub. Announcement |
| 01/26/2009 | |
Robert Patton, MTN578, has been promoted to Hub Manager of our Seattle hub. Announcement |
| 01/10/2009 | |
Philipp Piplits, MTN1082, has been named to a new position at Mountain Air, Vatsim Events Coordinator! Announcement |
| 01/10/2009 | |
Mark Pitschlitz, MTN1790, has been named KLAX Hub Manager. Announcement |
| 01/03/2009 | |
Jeff Hendershot, MTN1289, has accepted the position of Manager - Scenery design. See all the details in the forum post under NOTAMs. Click Here |
| 12/13/2008 | |
Scott Davison, MTN1411, has been named VP - Flight Operations. All the details have been posted in the forum. Click Here |
| 12/08/2008 | |
Executive Vice President announced. Congratulations to Rob Mays (MTN048) on his appointment! Click here to view the forum announcement |
| 09/08/2008 | |
On the right side near the top is a "Register" link along with FAQ and Login links. Forum registration is not required, but it's a fun place to hang out with the other MTN pilots. Share stories, get help, or just lurk. But please bring doughnuts. MTN Forum Registration |
| 03/19/2008 | |
Guy has been serving as our webmaster for about a year. He has proven his dedication to Mountain Air and has done a phenomenal job of elevating our website capabilities. In addition to continuing with his webmaster responsibilities Guy will now be responsible for the strategic direction of our corporate and hub websites. Guy Finney announced as VP Information Systems |
| 02/13/2008 | |
The FS2004 fleet has been updated. The new livery is now available in the C208 and CRJ7 aircraft. Click here to visit the Fleet Download page |
| 01/17/2008 | |
Beginning our 10th year of operations, dealing with the explosive growth in the past couple years has made for some real challenges. In order to help address some of those challenges, the Board has authorized several management changes. Long-standing President and CEO Verne Cotton (MTN005)has become the Vice-Chairman of Board, and the Board has chosen Chad Nichols (MTN199) as the new President and CEO. The Board has also filled a vacancy with the appointment of Lloyd Clem (MTN1250) to one of the open at-large board seats. Congratulations to Verne, Chad and Lloyd! |
| 12/31/2007 | |
Our 10th Anniversary livery is here! There are two aircraft for FSX and five for FS2004. Visit the Fleet link to get your new birds! |
| 11/21/2007 | |
Although late for our Canadian pilots, management wants to bid those celebrating Thanksgiving in the United States this week a wonderful holiday! To them and everyone else in the airline best wishes to you and your families! |
| 11/05/2007 | |
Forum spam is getting as bad as e-mail spam and is the scourge of forum admins everywhere, so forum registration must sadly involve more steps. To sign up for the Mountain Air forum, click the Forum link on any MTN web page or go to forum.mountain-air.org. Once there, click the "Register" link and accept the agreement. Choose a username (preferably your MTN callsign) and password, enter your e-mail address and submit it. You will receive an automated e-mail message shortly. Click on the link in the e-mail to confirm your identity. This makes you a "registered user". However, since anyone can do this you must also apply for membership in the Pilots user group. Once approved you will be able to post to the forums as usual. |
| 11/05/2007 | |
The web server suffered an outage in the fall of 2007 and some data was lost. Now that the site is back online we have several important items: 1) All PIREPs between August 13th and the server crash were lost. Pilots are encouraged to enter their missing PIREPs. For those who do not have a record of their PIREPs, simply press on by adding future reports. 2) All promotions after August 13th will need to be re-applied. Please note this may require you to enter PIREPs in order to obtain the pertinent required hours for promotion consideration. |
| 11/03/2007 | |
The web server we had been running on experienced a hardware failure on October 20, 2007, and the server admin has not been able to re-install everything we need for the site to function properly. Consequently we are running on a temporary server until we can find a permanent home.
While the hardware failure left the web pages intact, it seems to have corrupted the pilot and forum databases. Neither the server admin nor the hosting company has provided us with backup copies of the database files. Thus we are forced to start over with an empty forum. This is sad from a cultural standpoint, as many spectacular screenshots and humorous stories were lost. Time marches on, though, and we will soon have many more of these.
More importantly, the pilot database we are starting with has no entries after August 13, 2007. New pilots, promotions, flight changes and PIREPs after that date were lost. Hub managers will be working with their pilots to re-establish their proper ranks and hours. The Member Services manager will also be closely involved in this effort.
This sort of loss is extremely disruptive and unacceptable. Mountain Air management is working to find a more reliable server and a more responsive hosting company to prevent long outages from happening in the future. Notify the webmaster of problems! |
| 07/13/2007 | |
Kevin Williams (MTN1492) has been hired as our new Dispatcher. Please welcome him to his new position. |
| 02/05/2007 | |
The new regional chart map for the St. Louis hub is now available. Click here for all the maps! |
| 12/04/2006 | |
Scott Davison (MTN1411) is our new Dispatch Manager. Please join me in welcoming Scott to his new position! Click here for the forum post |
| 09/29/2006 | |
In one short week, Missoula's management slots are filled back up. Stuart "Buzz" Baxter is the new Hub Manager and Lloyd Clem, MTN1250 has accepted the position of Assistant Hub Manager. Missoula is booming again!! |
| 09/15/2006 | |
There have been plenty of management changes in the recent weeks, and still lots of help needed. Check out the latest openings here! |
| 09/01/2006 | |
Help me out in congratulating John Anderson, MTN1206, on his selection as the new Seattle Hub Asst. Manager. Great work John!! Make sure and give him your kind words here! |
| 08/28/2006 | |
Long time Mountain Air employee, Don Cote(MTN520) has issued his resignation as the Missoula Hub Manager. Good lock Don!! Stay tuned for the new hub manager's selection. Stay tuned for the new hub manager's selection. |
| 08/17/2006 | |
Kevin Chambers, MTN888, has been selected as the Assistant Hub Manager for the St. Louis hub. Please join me in welcoming him to his new post. Four more hubs until a fully staffed Terminal Operations Department! Lets get them filled! |
| 08/14/2006 | |
Mr. James Hirst, MTN1371, has been selected for the Assistant Hub Manager postition at San Juan. He is leaving the Denver hub for the warm, sunny Caribean. Congratulations James! Now for the rest of the spots... |
| 08/02/2006 | |
Mountain Air has been short-handed when it comes to our jobs, such as Asst. Hub Managers. We need you, the pilots to fill these. If you are interested please contact the Human Resource Manager, Robert Patton II (MTN578).
Click here for openings! |
| 06/08/2006 | |
Dean Hoover, MTN1264, has been selected as the new Hub Manager for the St. Louis Hub. He is replacing Gary Widup, MTN001, who had taken over the hub until a new manager was selected. The Asst. Hub Manager position is still open. Do you fit the criteria? |
| 05/04/2006 | |
The real KSTL has added a new runway [11/29]. The new scenery is available and will work for both FS9 and Gary's (MTN001) scenery file. More info on the forum post! |
| 03/01/2006 | |
The deHavilland DHC2 Beaver for FS2004 has finally met the rigorous flight testing process and has been approved for flight and addition to the Mountain Air Fleet. Click here to grab this new addition. |
| 03/01/2006 | |
Announcing the acquisition of 11 new Boeing 737-800s. Each has been placed in service and now our Denver, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Juan, and Seattle hubs each has 2 B738s to service their customers. Click here to view all our B738 flights! |
| 02/20/2006 | |
The lighting has been updated on our Boeing 737-800 fleet. Click here to get the patch! |
| 02/20/2006 | |
Our updated Boeing 757-200 is here! Get the two new liveries and soundset here! |
| 01/01/2006 | |
New pilots choosing the San Juan Hub will spend their first 10 flight hours in the program. At the successful completion of the training program, Trainees will be promoted to Flight Engineer and start flying the line! New Pilot Training - San Juan |
| 12/08/2005 | |
MSO's Caravans routes are now in our database and searchable. Click here to view the C208 Routes! |
| 12/06/2005 | |
Announcing Mountain Air's newest edition to our official fleet, the Boeing 737-800! This baby flies nice and looks great! Click here to visit the 737's official page! |
| 12/06/2005 | |
Seattle has 72 new routes, particularly adding several 'spoke' routes around Portland & Spokane in the E120, BA46, CRJ2, B738, & B752. Click here to view our 737-800 routes! |
| 11/30/2005 | |
The Raytheon Beechcraft Baron 58 for FS2004 is here! Microsoft's original modified with MTN paint, reference material, and slightly modified flight dynamics! Click here to download it now! |
| 11/07/2005 | |
Our Job Openings & Descriptions page has been entirely updated. Please take a minute to review our open positions. |
| 11/05/2005 | |
Server maintenance was completed successfully. Thanks to all for your patience! Click here for complete details in the forum! |
| 07/20/2005 | |
Our website has been restored! Thanks for your patience during the server outage. Some data loss occurred but was limited to only two weeks of information. Click here for more details! |
| 04/22/2005 | |
42 new prop flights added in the Caribbean! Come fly down south in the sunny isles! Click here to visit the San Juan page! |
| 03/25/2005 | |
Squawkbox 3 is out! Finally a more intuitive interface to fly multiplayer is here. Click here to visit the Squawkbox download site! |
| 03/04/2005 | |
Cargo Route 3 is now available in Juneau. Come fly a twin through the heart of Alaska. Click here to visit the CR3 site! |
| 01/01/2005 | |
Turboprop regional routes added to the online database schedule for our St. Louis Hub, nearly 200 of them. These are immediately searchable. Click here to view STL outbound Beech 1900 routes! |
| 12/29/2004 | |
Mountain Air - San Juan has been awarded a cargo contract to carry mail and parcels to St Lucia, St Vincent, The Grenadines, and Grenada. This is low level VFR flying through beautiful scenery. Aircraft include the Twin Otter, Caravan and Baron. Get the details here! |
| 12/24/2004 | |
Gary Widup's latest airport rendition is now available. His newest work is St. Louis/Lambert Field. Click here to visit Gary's STL download page now! |
| 10/20/2004 | |
Head over to the Missoula hub page to find out more about this great contest! Click here to find out more! |
| 10/19/2004 | |
Official release of the DHC6 Twin Otter in both the cargo and passenger liveries has arrived and the aircraft is now in the hangar. This is a challenging bird to fly, particularly on short final. Go to the DHC6 download page and get it now! |
| 10/10/2004 | |
The FS2004 simulator Patch to version 9.1 is out! Read ALL instructions carefully before installing. Go to the MS Site here to download the patch! |
| 10/04/2004 | |
New management has been announced at Seattle. Congratulations to Dick Andersen, MTN637, and Charlie Johnson, MTN727, who have been selected to run the hub! Click here to visit the Seattle Hub website! |
| 10/01/2004 | |
The St. Louis hub has been in the works for nearly a year now and it's open for biz. Check out the hub website now! |
| 09/07/2004 | |
The newest hub in the Mountain Air system is a cargo only operation based in Missoula, MT. The Missoula hub will focus on the newest addition to the fleet, the Cessna 208 Caravan. There will be a wide range of flights to suit every taste. Charter runs, mail routes, backwater cargo runs, and transcontinental hauls are all apart of this newest operation. Stop in for a visit today! Plan a visit to Big Sky Country today! |
| 08/12/2004 | |
Two new charter divisions, Ferry Flights and Tropical Adventures, are now available for those looking for something a little different in their Carribean flying. Big thanks to Lance Andrus for all his hard work in getting these exciting new trips to the Mountain Air community! Visit the San Juan Charter page today! |
| 07/31/2004 | |
The updated version of the Mountain Air CRJ is centered around a more advanced flight model that will challenge you throughout your regional trips. Go to the hangar to get the patch! Head to the CRJ hangar now to get the patch! |
| 07/13/2004 | |
Kevin Williams (MTN1492) is our new Dispatcher. Please help me welcome Kevin to his new position. Click here for the forum post |
| 06/15/2004 | |
Congratulations to Dick Andersen, the new assistant hub manager at the KSEA hub! Visit the Seattle hub website now! |
| 06/08/2004 | |
Dean Hovver, MTN1264, has been selected ans the new hub manager at the St. Louis hub. He is replacing Gary Widup, who was serving the position until a offical manager was selected. Forum Post |
| 05/23/2004 | |
Congratulations to new KDEN Hub Chief Jacob Hansen and the Assistant Hub Chief Josh Nelson. Expect exciting and fresh changes soon in Denver. Visit the Denver hub page today! |
| 05/20/2004 | |
Enjoy the new Brasilia Go to the E120 page and download now! |
| 05/16/2004 | |
There are 9 exciting opportunities for individuals wishing to get more involved in the operations of Mountain Air! Check out our job listings page in the HR department today! Please visit the HR department for job listings |
| 03/06/2004 | |
Get ready to fly the Queen of the Skies--the Boeing 727! The newest addition to the ever-growing FS2004 Mountain Air fleet includes a custom panel, along with a custom audio set. Thanks to John Young, Eric Cantu, and Lonny Payne for their efforts! "Visit the Boeing 727 download page now!" |
| 02/18/2004 | |
Management is pleased to announce the release of the FS2004 BAe 146-200 v1.02 patch. This patch increases pitch/roll sensitivity in addition to increasing overall thrust performance. Download the BAe 146 patch now! |
| 02/10/2004 | |
Management is pleased to announce the public release of Mountain Air's FS2004 Raytheon Beech 1900D in both cargo and pax liveries. It is based on Mike Stone's awesome design! The download is 10.8MB. MANY THANKS to the authors among whom are John Young, MTN003, David Mead, MTN374, and Dan Ellis, MTN395. Click here to visit the download page. |
| 01/31/2004 | |
Executive Management is proud to announce the grand opening of our newest hub in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Click here to visit the new TJSJ Site! |
| 01/19/2004 | |
Bill Brown, Vice President of Terminal Operations, announced today the promotion of Don Cote, MTN520, and Jacob Hanson, MTN498, to Hub Manager (Los Angeles) and Assistant Hub Manager (Denver) respectively. Congratulations Don and Jacob! Click here for more news items. |
| 12/22/2003 | |
Mountain Air is growing! Two new hubs announced in St. Louis, Missouri and San Juan, Puerto Rico! Folks interested in participating in various management opportunities should visit the Human Resources area of the website! Human Resources Site! |
| 12/02/2003 | |
New self-installing fleet downloads available at our Fleet Site. The Boeing 757-200 in cargo and passenger liveries for FS2004. The Boeing 737-400 in passenger livery for FS2004. The Boeing 757-200 in passenger livery for FS2002. Download 'em at our Fleet Site. Fleet Site! |
| 11/14/2003 | |
PAJN has released Mail Route 7!!! Check out the PAJN hub site for some excitement! PAJN Hub Site! |
| 11/10/2003 | |
New online FORUM available for MTN pilots!!! Click the "Forum" link in the navigation bar to check it out! or click here! |
| 11/03/2003 | |
New website domain at www.mountain-air.org - Please update your bookmarks to the new site!!! |
| 11/02/2003 | |
We have hired a new Manager of New Member Services. Congratulations to Alec Peters, MTN594!!! |
| 03/16/2003 | |
Juneau has 2 new routes! Jet Feeder Route 3 and the 'all new' Cargo Route
1 (for twin props). Check the Juneau Hub page for details. WOOHOO! |
| 01/05/2003 | |
Gary Widup, MTN001, has added the next generation scenery for the Denver Airport, including the new Mountain Air headquarters buliding. Check out Gary's scenery site for more information! |
| 12/09/2002 | |
This spectactular trip from San Juan to Quito has something for every pilot. Over water flights, high mountain flights, stunning scenery, and challenging weather all create an opportunity for pilots to show their stuff! Give it a try! When you finish the trip, be sure to follow directions to add your name to the Wall of Fame! Click for Schedule & Flight Plan |
| 11/05/2002 | |
Check out the newly-added Flight Deck Column, our very own column created by one of our own -- Verne Cotton, MTN005. |
| 10/26/2002 | |
From the desk of Verne Cotton (MTN005, COO): "It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Matt Jamieson (MTN219) to the newly created position of Director of Training. Matt will be responsible for creating and implementing a structured training, orientation and placement program for our many new pilots who have recently come aboard at Mountain Air. Matt is a real world instrument certified pilot who is currently working on his Commercial rating. Please extend your support to Matt and join me in congratulating him on his appointment. |
| 09/30/2002 | |
From the desk of Verne Cotton (MTN005, COO): "The following has been resolved and ratified by acclamation effective September 30, 2002 - Due to the rapid growth and burgeoning complexity of Mountain Air (the airline) the following organizational changes have been adapted. The position of Chairman of the Board of Directors has been created. The duties of this position shall be to call the annual meeting of the board as well as oversee the overall health of the airline. Further the Chairman may at his discretion convene special meetings at the request of three or more board members for the purpose of addressing issues of concern. Our founder, Gary Widup MTN001 has been elevated to this position. We should take a moment to reflect upon Gary's great contribution to our airline in its infancy for without his vision we would not have Mountain Air. Our gratitude to Gary is immeasurable. Verne Cotton MTN005 has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the airline. The President and CEO is charged with the overall welfare and strategic direction of the airline. Chad Nichols MTN199 has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The Executive Vice President is charged with assisting the President to determine the strategic planning and to develop the tactical means by which strategic goals may be accomplished. Further he will rely upon the support of the senior management team in order to accomplish those goals. William Brown MTN203 has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of Terminal Operations. The VP Terminal Operations shall have responsibility for the effective operation of all of the Mountain Air Hubs through the support of all of the hub personnel. He will directly rely upon the support of every hub manager in order to accomplish his duties. I ask that you join me in wishing everyone of these gentlemen the best in our efforts to develop and present to you the pilots the finest virtual airline possible. As always, each of us are committed to an open door policy and welcome suggestions and feedback at anytime. Further, I ask for your continued support us as we all work to build and develop the Mountain Air dream: Short routes, Few rules, and Fun. My warmest regards, Verne Cotton MTN005." |
| 07/28/2002 | |
From the desk of Verne Cotton (MTN005, COO): "It gives me great pleasure to announce the promotion of Walter Grundman, MTN324, to the position of Denver Hub Manager. Let's give Walter our complete cooperation and support so that he may be successful in his new position." |
| 07/26/2002 | |
From the desk of Chad Nichols (MTN199, VP Terminal Operations): "I am thrilled to announce a newly-designed website that integrates an easier-to-use navigation menu which will provide our pilots better tools particularly in the flight planning arena. Part of the new features includes an entirely new Charts section dedicated to providing MTN pilots complete and current Terminal Procedure charts for the 48 Continental U.S. States. John Young, MTN003, is also working on adding charts for both Alaska and Hawaii, which should be posted soon.... |
| 06/09/2002 | |
From the desk of Verne Cotton (MTN005, COO): "It gives me great pleasure to announce the promotion of Captain Chad Nichols to the position of Vice President of Terminal Operations. Chad is a seasoned Hub Chief and has done exceptional work with both the Salt Lake Hub and the design of the Corporate site and database. Chad's responsibilities will be the organization and operation of all of the Mountain Air hubs and he will work through our hub chiefs to achieve that end. I ask each of you to support Chad to the fullest in his challenging new role with Mountain Air." |
| 06/08/2002 | |
From the desk of Verne Cotton (MTN005, COO): "It gives me the greatest pleasure in announcing the promotion of long time pilot Rob Mays MTN048 to the position of Vice President, Flight Operations. In this capacity, Rob will be charged with maintaining the schedules as he has done so well and will also be responsible for member administration." |
| 06/07/2002 | |
From the desk of Verne Cotton (MTN005, COO): "I have recognized a continued demand among the pilots for an updated fleet and scenery. There is in fact a lot of behind the scenes work being done by many of us including Gary, Rolf and myself. After giving this issue a lot of thought, I have promoted Rolf Heinemann to the position of Vice President of Research and Development pending the board's ratification of the position. His function will be to organize and coordinate all of our design efforts toward a unified goal of building the most modern fleet and most comprehensive scenery available for our members." In addition to this promotion, a new position of Vice President of Information Systems was announced. |
| 04/30/2002 | |
The Worldwide Tour II is on its last 16 legs. Come join the fun in Asia and the return trips through Canada and the U.S. |
| 12/19/2001 | |
Mountain Air's Salt Lake City management team announced today the immediate promotion of Telvin Mills, MTN277, to the position of Chief Pilot. Congratulations Telvin! |
| 09/21/2001 | |
New database is online for PAJN pilots. |
| 09/18/2001 | |
Colorado-based Mountain Air announced today effective immediately the pilot ranking system has been modified to reflect a much broader ranking system. With the change, the Third Officer designation has been renamed Trainee. Several ranks were added to the roster including Flight Engineer, Commercial Captain, Training Captain, and Chief Captain. Under the previous system, pilots “capped” at 100 hours without eligibility for further promotion. “Under the new system,” quoting Mr. Widup at a press conference today, “we will be able to provide further advancement opportunities to all Mountain Air pilots both newcomers and veterans alike!” The announcement comes as a surprise to most Mountain Air pilots, as many will have a title change. Although some pilots will experience this title change, Mr. Widup stressed, “No pilot will lose the number of their stripes.” For example, previous pilots who were ranked Senior Captain with four stripes are now considered Captains, retaining all four stripes. Initial reports are that veteran pilots are excited about the new rank opportunities. For a comparison of the new changes, please visit http://www.arcomsystems.com/mountainair/hr/pilotranks.htm |
| 09/03/2001 | |
New database is online for KLAX pilots. |
| 08/18/2001 | |
Mountain Air's corporate management announced today the new database is online for KSLC and PAJN pilots. It is rumored the KLAX and KSEA pilots will be integrated into the database sometime in September and KDEN pilots will be right behind. |
| 08/02/2001 | |
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| 07/10/2001 | |
In a bold move, senior management of Denver-based Mountain Air announced today the immediate promotion of three of its pilots to hub chiefs at various regional locations. Bill Brown (MTN203) was selected for KLAX, Katy Pluta (MTN236) for KSEA, and long-time Mountain Air pilot John Young (MTN003) for PAJN. An additional announcement was dispatched to the press just moments later indicating Rob Mays (MTN048) would be taking the helm as Director of Flight Operations and Willie Jones to be the New Pilot Involvement Manager. Congratulations to each of these pilots for their new endeavors. |
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