they may ask that you do them online so they are there and can verify it....probably

They ask you do it offline. My VA relies on the honor system when you do them offline, but then again where is the fun in that? I think online it has to do with the ATC. If there is an ATC here then please correct me but when ATC closes your flight plan then it means you are at your destination. the VA checks if you sent the flight plan and if it was closed..........well, i have doubts as to what i said now. ???

Here at Hyperion, we've encountered many of the same issues with other VA's, so we've been working diligently to try to create a system that helps.

What we've done is contracted a pilot who works with one of the major live ATC sites.  He happens to have about 2,000 hours in a variety of planes.  He'll be returning from an out of town trip at the end of the month, and he'll be our Vice President of Training.

It will be HIS job to certify each and every one of our pilots, and until you're signed off on one plane, you can't fly anything else.  (Just like the real world.)

Also, since our mission from day one has been to emulate our real world counterparts as much as possible, we've created something to mirror the "random drug screenings" that pilots receive.  (Primarily the "random" part.  lol)

Instead of random drug screenings, we've established random log checks.  You must submit a PiRep upon conclusion of every flight, which will be reviewed, and the hours will be credited to your record.  But you must also log the flights in your F$ log book.  We may, at any time, for any reason, view your log book.  If a discrepancy is found, appropriate actions will be taken.

Good luck choosing your VA, and please feel free to keep Hyperion Airways in mind!

www.flyhyperion.tk

I mean that if a pilot submits a PiRep that says "Hey, I flew 89 hours", and his logbook says he flew 3.

No, it's not a foolproof system, but we're working on that.   

I assure you that the politics of real world airlines are just as plentiful.

All we're trying to do is guarantee a semi-realistic, 100% fair environment for our pilots.

Since our promotions are, at present, based solely upon logged hours, it's not fair to anyone to have no system of accountability for the hours our pilots claim.

Believe it or not, there are people out there who would fudge their VA hours.  We are merely doing what we can to ensure that the pilots in our employ EARN their advancements.  It's the only way to truly appreciate your accomplishments.

With that said, let me also say that we don't make a habit of screening people's log books.  It's written into our bylaws that we have the right, at any time and for any reason, to request a log.  We'd really rather hope it never comes to that, because to be honest, it's a pain right in the horizontal stabilizer.  But we've got to protect ourselves, and we've got to protect our pilots.

Any decent airline, virtual or otherwise, knows this, and takes the appropriate steps to protect it's pilots. 8)

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It's also not hard to read the rest of the post.  lol

I don't know about that, but I'm sure someone out there has the know-how to program a utility that will record your a/c type, paint variation, dept/arr airport, dept/arr times, and all of the other information that VA management needs to verify hours.  That would be a killer program!  Wish I could do it!