SATA Virtual ATO is a Membership only based ATO due to our Virtual Airline’s training
program being directly tied to the ATO training program and used for Virtual Airline members
or applicants only. Upon request by the ATO ́s POI, the ATO CFI will inform the ATO’s POI
when the ATO is expected to open or close acceptance of new students.
In order to join SATA Virtual as a Pilot, the applicant will be required to show a basic
theoretical knowledge of basic aviation and how SATA Virtual works. All study information
needed to overcome these exams are available online. This is requested to new Pilots, as
this is considered the minimum that an applicant shall know to start his career, and develop
the knowledge required to simulate the operations of the real Airline, as this is the purpose
of this Virtual Airline. This level of knowledge is measured by a virtual Flight Crew License or
vFCL. A student applicant is only considered a full member of SATA Virtual after acquiring
the ABINI vFCL License.
vFCL is composed by two evaluation components, a theoretical one and a practical one, just
like a real Pilot License. This means that every applicant will be evaluated in two separated
moments and only after completion of them a license is emitted to them. If the applicant
succeeds in reaching a minimum level of ABINI License he or she will be considered a full
member of SATA Virtual a Licensed Pilot.
Upon application, every applicant shall receive the PILOT ADMISSION HANDBOOK (PAB_HB)
document which includes all relevant information and indications required to become a SATA
Virtual member. This will not include any study level information. This Entry Handbook is
only a guidance document that allows any applicant to understand how licensing at SATA
Virtual works and shall include the privacy rights and duties of SATA Virtual OM policies.
Applicants will be assessed using this chapter criteria when attempting a written and practical
examination for a pilot rating. All applicants must undergo this admission process unless any
equivalencies described Equivalencies are possible.
Pilot training is the key to the success of the ATO and its students. The ATO will utilize the
following methods, techniques, and assessment strategies to conduct pilot training:
1. Student teaching will be a mix of both 1:1 practical and web based
theoretical instruction. Theoretical content will vary in available online
presentations with a balance of text, videos, and graphics to help all
learning styles retain the information being presented.
2. Students will be assessed by feedback from periodic 1:1 quiz in the
theoretical content. Students will also be assessed using instructor
training in the aircraft during each lesson debriefing.
3. Continuous contact with our instructors regarding any questions that the
student may have
4. Goal driven instruction, which will allow the instructor to set a specific
goal that give incentive to the student to prepare and reach the goal for
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