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E-tours Ready Room(members only) The season is now open and the tourists are beginning to arrive. Epoch Alaska Air is ready for them, with all of our Tour Hubs spinning up and ready to go. We just need pilots to fly them. Here are the rules of engagement!	7	253	over a year ago by gofigure

E-tour Flight Packages(members only) This is a listing of the Tour Packages that are available from EPOCH Alaska Air. They will be expanded upon regularly as our development and marketing team builds the routes, pricing and advertising to attract tourists.	7	10	over a year ago by gofigure

E-tour Dispatch CALL-OUTS(members only) This is your Hot Topic. In here, constant Dispatch Call-Outs will occur, complete with the Tour Package that is being referenced and your date/time flight window to get the flight done.	9	31	over a year ago by MarvH

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Intro to Rust Removers Here's where to go to find out all about our EPOCH Alaska Air Rust Remover Training Courses. You can sign up here as well.	5	34	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Rust Remover Service Needs Team Speak access, chat opportunities, issue discussions and more are found here.	4	45	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Rust Remover Courseware Here is where the courses are laid out and access to the materials needed can be had.	4	12	over a year ago by jetjerry

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Rulebook This is a Work In Progress. Basically, we're going to only add more rules if they're necessary, hoping that common courtesy and sense may prevail. We'll start with some simple ones.	3	30	over a year ago by Bullhide Niner

EPOCH FBO - Tech Help (X-Plane 9 & 10 Simulator)(members only) Are you having a problem with your aircraft, scenery, custom plugins, development or even computer issues with X-Plane? C'mon in and lets see if we can all help out.	92	1252	over a year ago by RocLobster

Road Map Forward(members only) Where do we go from here?	4	64	over a year ago by RocLobster

General Discussion(members only) Open for chats about bush flying, X-Plane and other general discussions. Please... no tech help or specifics - other areas for that!	523	5032	over a year ago by ottopilot9

Screenshots(members only) Compelling screenies of a bush flight you just made or some awesome scenery you just flew by. PLEASE SEE THE RULEBOOK!	183	2726	over a year ago by Mr. Dare

Special Events This is where special things that are going on at EPOCH will be posted.	9	255	over a year ago by gofigure

Partners of uX-Pa / EPOCH(members only) This is where we celebrate any special partnerships or collaborations with other developers / Virtual Airlines / Stores etc. All in order to enhance your experience here at EPOCH Alaska Air.	8	200	over a year ago by RocLobster

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ONLINE(members only) Reserved for online joint flights. Announcements, Discussions and Help.	225	2398	over a year ago by gofigure

OFFLINE(members only) Reserved for offline (Flight Follow) joint flights. Announcements, Realtime checkin thread for a flight, Discussions and Help.	22	855	over a year ago by CptTroll

Scheduled Flight Services(members only) Topics for those who are flying sked service for EPOCH.	6	283	over a year ago by opcow

EPOCH Passage Aviation(members only) We have purchased a Part 135 small carrier to extend our business and break into a new area. It has been sitting dormant, on the books only, for quite a while and we have renamed it from QCA Holding.	36	1113	over a year ago by magger01

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Ask our Chief Pilot Have questions about flying bush? How about asking a retired RW bush pilot who is a fine member of uX-Pa?	35	375	over a year ago by Mr. Dare

Ask our Helicopter Specialist Our on-staff chopper guy, gofigure, is standing by, ready to aid you in transitioning to helicopters, learning more about flying them and providing information specific to this type of craft. C'mon in and talk shop.	7	44	over a year ago by GA Pilot

The Aircraft of EPOCH Alaska Air Here's the chance, bush pilots and coast dogs. What aircraft should we include in the VA? What aircraft are your preferences? We'll collect ideas for a bit and then refine the 'best of' into route and adventure picks.	40	594	over a year ago by gofigure

EPOCH Aircraft Locator Links(members only) Links only, separated by aircraft manufacturer, designation or name and sub heading if required. No commentary here please. New topics titles only by info above.	78	794	over a year ago by sticky

The Pilots of EPOCH Alaska Air(members only) This is our ever-expanding list of bush pilot members. To get on the list, post in the appropriate thread please.	5	350	over a year ago by GA Pilot

The Rules of EPOCH Alaska Air(members only) Covers a basic ruleset required for Flight Operations at EPOCH and includes aircraft use, reporting requirements, crew requirements, flight operations and replacing the root beer that you drink, among other sundry items.	7	34	over a year ago by MarvH

Economy of EPOCH(members only) This is a temporary container for the Economy Model information for EPOCH Pilots as the software gets refined, our migration to a new Forum occurs and the full VA portal is opened.	6	89	over a year ago by MarvH

EPOCH Sales(members only) You have money! eBucks! How about spending some now. Here is where purchase opportunities will be posted on an ongoing basis. Updated Regularly.	1	34	over a year ago by MarvH

Adventure Scenery Opportunity Submissions(members only) This is where the bush pilots who registered to seek out Adventure Locations for the new VA will post their submissions.	8	43	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Scenery Skins(members only) This is where you will find reference to the various "skins" used in EPOCH's Area of Operation to overlay adventure and jobbing scenery.	2	71	over a year ago by BeachAV8R

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Introduction and Requests This section is dedicated to providing Articles and Tutorials for the Bush Sim Pilot. Our Chief Pilot, JetJerry, will be hosting this and writing timely and pertinent articles drawn from his RW experience. Please feel free to participate with yours!	14	82	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Real Flights : Real Training(members only) Did you just go on an amazing real-world flight and would like to share the experience with us? Or are you training for a real license, certificate or endorsement? Any captivation real world flight experiences that we might enjoy? Here's where to do it :)	6	448	over a year ago by sticky

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Plugins & Utilities Do you know of a Utility or Plugin that would make our bush flying experience even better? Share here please!	20	247	over a year ago by sticky

Articles & Documents (includes the famous Alaskan Lingo thread) Please keep these as specific to bush as possible. Extra nods for relationship to Alaska, Yukon & NWT!	44	940	over a year ago by opcow

Bush Craft & Helicopter Mods(members only) This category is strictly for posting modification tutorials and notes to assist others in modding an aircraft to better suit needs or desires. Please respect copyrights and EULAs.	4	26	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Reviews Review your favourite aircraft, scenery, adventure, mission or what have you.	10	138	over a year ago by MarvH

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CYXQ Beaver Creek HUB(members only) This topic has all relevant build and update info for CYXQ as well as legacy details from the original Build Job.	21	670	over a year ago by RocLobster

PAMR Merrill Field, Anchorage(members only) All build, mod and hub-specific activities are contained within.	5	227	over a year ago by tlbt

Non-Hub EPOCH Builds(members only) We do need some hub-type builds of custom scenery that are not technically 'hubs' but rather specialized facilities for inclusion in skeds and so forth.	2	39	over a year ago by tlbt

Winter Preparedness Contract(members only) A number of boroughs around Alaska have decided to supply the populace with a 100 lb. sack of winter survival products as a part of their duty to their citizens. EPOCH Alaska Air has been contracted to haul them.	4	228	over a year ago by GA Pilot

CYXQ Beaver Creek Construction Air Taxi Scheds(members only) This temporary scheduled service, from CYXY to CYXQ and back will be operational only until November 10th, 2013. This function is available to all, but only the 12 Staff pilots working at Beaver Creek will have the formal route.	6	255	over a year ago by Zymurg

EAA Final Development Stage (Phase One)(members only) Everything about the Virtual Air Service's Operations can be found within this Category. This topic is accessible only to members by the developers of the EPOCH Alaska Air Virtual Air Service, and is here for progress tracking and discussion.	9	391	over a year ago by GA Pilot

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Iditarod Briefing & Resources Welcome to the 2018 Alaska Iditarod, and EPOCH's participation (finally, south route) augmenting the already amazing IAF (Iditarod Air Force)!	6	12	over a year ago by gofigure

Iditarod Dispatch Tent Here's where all of the Dispatches and Reports are filed and stored.	7	165	over a year ago by gofigure

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Iditarod Briefing & Resources Welcome to the 2017 Alaska Iditarod, and EPOCH's participation as an add-on flight service to augment the already wonderful IAF (Iditarod Air Force)!	6	8	over a year ago by gofigure

Iditarod Dispatch Tent Here's where all of the Dispatches and Reports are filed and stored	8	345	over a year ago by RocLobster

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Iditarod Briefing & Resources Welcome to the 2016 Alaska Iditarod, and EPOCH's participation as an add-on flight service to augment the already wonderful IAF (Iditarod Air Force)!	5	19	over a year ago by gofigure

Iditarod Dispatch Tent Here's where all of the Dispatches and Reports are filed and stored.	7	431	over a year ago by GA Pilot

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Briefing : 2015 Iditarod Information that you might consider before the event and things to do to prepare. Discussions open.	3	6	over a year ago by Finn

Iditarod DLC Resources Links within to the flight planning documentation, maps, scenery files and a handy primer of Iditarod terms from a pilot's perspective.	1	6	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Screenshots : 2015 Iditarod Please use this category to add your individual or group screenshots from any part of the Iditarod. You may start a new post when desired.	2	92	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Iditarod Pilot's Lounge Welcome pilots. This is where to go to CHAT about your flights, share your SCREENSHOTS and report/get help on any ISSUES	1	56	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Iditarod Real-Time DISPATCH This is the one to watch. It is within this category that you will find dispatches from staff for all of the various flight duties required in support of the race. NOTE: Dispatches will be served in near-real-time.	5	236	over a year ago by gofigure

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2017 Vacation - Making The Cut So far, we shall be going to a secret locale and putting our Bush Pilots through some flight trials to ensure that they "have what it takes". More detail here when Vacation begins!	8	103	over a year ago by gofigure

2016 Vacation - Burning Man This year we'll be having a bit of fun at the Black Rock City Airport (see 88NV in Downloads) and the Burning Man Festival.	9	102	over a year ago by GA Pilot

2016 Valdez STOL Comp While having fun using the Valdez Fly-In scenery from 2015, why not participate in a brand new STOL Xtreme Contest?	2	11	over a year ago by GA Pilot

2015 Vacation : EPOCH Master Pilot Rally There is a lot more to flying (even simulation) than yanking and banking your craft in successful maneuvers. Planning, understanding performance, executing a well-rehearsed flight and dealing with unforeseen issues like weather changes are all a part of t	4	246	over a year ago by nicotum

2015 Valdez Fly-In, Airshow & Car Show Welcome to this year's Valdez show. Lots to do and open to all. Enjoy the program!	13	180	over a year ago by GA Pilot

2014 PNG EPOCH Vacation This topic covers all aspects of the 2014 EPOCH Vacation Adventure to Papua New Guinea.	4	550	over a year ago by Toby Rice

$100 Hamburger Flights EPOCH pilots (and guests) through the Epoch Pilots Inukshuk Club are sponsoring an ongoing series of fly-ins, complete with the event in scenery via an Epoch Skin.	5	121	over a year ago by Bullhide Niner

EPOCH Emergency - California In Flames This is an Emergency Adventure that will see EPOCH Pilots assisting the California effort to fight some of the many start up fires underway, especially in the Sierra Nevadas. Custom Scenery included. eBucks Inside.	7	64	over a year ago by GA Pilot

2014 Valdez/EPOCH Airshow & Fly-In This will be our inaugral year to bring EPOCH Pilots and Friends of EPOCH Alaska Air together at Valdez, Alaska for a fun 3 days of competition, contests and AirShow performances. Open to all X-Planers.	20	172	over a year ago by GA Pilot

New Zealand Vacation Adventure Millions of pounds of cargo hauled, a complete new hub built, hundreds of people moved around Alaska... well, it's time for our Pilots to have a Vacation! All , even non-members, are welcome (they pay their own way though)	8	248	over a year ago by GA Pilot

EPOCH's Ultimate Survival Alaska Adventure 2 COMING DECEMBER 22, 2013. Once again, EPOCH Alaska Air is off on contract for the National Geographic to provide flight services for their television adventurers and camera crew. Watch for it here.	13	263	over a year ago by gofigure

EPOCH's Ultimate Survival Alaska Adventure 1 Coming to a simulation near you - HERE NOW! Based on the National Geographic Society's television series by the same name, our Intrepid Adventure Guy, Zymurg, is going to immerse us like never before. WATCH FOR IT HERE.	13	702	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Bush 'Trick' Taxiing Contest Do you have what it takes? Really? Here's a contest for uX-Pa members only with a great prize. Contest ends 2359 July 4, 2013 EDT	1	49	over a year ago by GA Pilot

HAWAIIAN VACATION ADVENTURE Time to go on Vacation SimPilots. There will be a new thread for each of the seven adventures to post into - comments are our lifeblood!	9	264	over a year ago by liuxin

Introducing... The Iditarod 2013 Join our first Adventure Architect, Zymurg, for his amazing development and management of the first of many Alaskan Adventures as he brings us... The Iditarod 2013! Open to Members and the General Public	17	286	over a year ago by ottopilot9

Iditarod WINNERS Here are the winners of the 2013 EPOCH Iditarod Challenge. See the VA Blog for more details.	1	5	over a year ago by GA Pilot

One-Off MISSIONS Here's where occasional missions will appear and are usually associated with custom scenery packages (EPOCH or otherwise).	1	2	over a year ago by bminton

Yukon Gold at Beaver Creek Golf This is a 4D adventure for EPOCH Flight simmers, requiring the Golf Simulation Software "The Golf Club" from hb Studios through Steam. Available only for PC, XBox One and PS4 at present. A TeamSpeak channel is available for online play through EPOCH.	7	80	over a year ago by GA Pilot

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Pre-Iditarod CHAT & Sundry Please feel free to chat or discuss any thoughts or questions you have about the upcoming EPOCH Adventure. Note that this topic will be closed once the Iditarod begins - another is available for chats at that time.	2	10	over a year ago by Dirob

Briefing : 2014 Iditarod It's Iditarod time in Alaska, and EPOCH Alaska Air is ready to do our part in supplying the Iditarod Trail, dogs and mushers, with all they need. A simulation of the Iditarod Air Force, done in Real Time. Here's what you need to know to fly with us.	4	10	over a year ago by gofigure

Iditarod DLC Resources Links within to the flight planning documentation, maps, scenery files and a handy primer of Iditarod terms from a pilot's perspective.	4	9	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Iditarod Pilot's Lounge Welcome pilots. This is where to go to CHAT about your flights, share your SCREENSHOTS and report/get help on any ISSUES.	12	222	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Iditarod Real-Time DISPATCH This is the one to watch. It is within this category that you will find dispatches from staff for all of the various flight duties required in support of the race. NOTE: Dispatches will be served in near-real-time and will have an Expiry Date/Time as well	4	219	over a year ago by gofigure

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FARM: Briefings(members only) In here you will find the mission briefs, including how to do The Job, how to get paid, report issues area as well as Breaking News.	5	10	over a year ago by Arthur Dexter

FARM: Reports(members only) This is where you will book a Ferry Flight and also supply your PIREPS to get paid.	5	159	over a year ago by GA Pilot

FARM: Company Freq (Chat)(members only) Let's hear all about it over the company frequency. Or at the hangar if you're on rest. Or how about a call on your phone when you want to share. Welcome to the great Chat line :)	5	172	over a year ago by GA Pilot

FARM - Screenshots(members only) This is where those lovely pictures of your Ferry Flights go.	1	59	over a year ago by GA Pilot

Other Ferry & ReLocates(members only) Over time there will be new craft added or old craft sold that need to be ferried somewhere else. This is where that action occurs.	10	526	over a year ago by GA Pilot

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