SAV Pilot Community

SAV is a virtual pilot community with a passion for simulator flying, especially in the ATR 42/72. We sim-fly the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 using real-world and legacy Silver Airways routes throughout the southeast USA, Bahamas, and the Caribbean. For those who want to fly cargo, we also operate the ATR 72-600F for Prime Air under the Silver Wings callsign. The Prime Air routes are from a legacy contract with Silver Airways and are based out of Alliance Fort Worth (KAFW) with feeders to/from Omaha (KOMA), Kansas City (KMCI), Des Moines (KDSM), Albuquerque (KABQ), Wichita (KICT), and Mobile (KBFM). We are committed to providing a professional operational experience for our pilots and are dedicated to creating a learning environment for those less-experienced pilots who wish to make the jump from complex, multi-engine, general aviation aircraft into a commercial turboprop used by many regional airlines across the globe.

Our commitment also extends to the VATSIM network so that we may provide controllers with the opportunity to combine turboprop traffic into their usual jet traffic routines. SAV has passenger routes which navigate through airspace within Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX), Miami ARTCC (ZMA: Domestic and ZMO: Oceanic), Nassau FIR (MYNA), Santo Domingo FIR (MDCS), San Juan CERAP (ZSU), Curacao FIR (TNCF), and Piarco FIR (TTZP). The Prime Air cargo routes navigate through Fort Worth ARTCC (ZFW), Houston ARTCC (ZHU), Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB), Kansas City ARTCC (ZKC), and Minneapolis ARTCC (ZMP). Our goal is for SAV to establish great working relationships with each of these controller communities and to continually learn from them (and vice versa) as we partner together. Our culture will be one of mutual respect for the controllers (and pilots) that we come in contact with and our reputation as a virtual airline will ultimately be determined by those interactions.

We also encourage (although not required) that all our pilots engage VATSIM on another level... as a controller. Even if it's just an entry-level S1 assignment. Volunteering your time as a controller can be a game-changer in your own pilot development and provide a deeper understanding and respect for our controller community.