CAVAcars 2 — Pilot Guide
NOTE: This application is not yet officially available to all pilots. When it is ready, it'll be announced via our website, newsletter, and Discord.
CAVAcars 2 is Canada Air Virtual's desktop app for finding and dispatching flights, tracking them live against your simulator, filing PIREPs, and chatting with other CAV pilots. This guide covers everything from first launch to connecting your simulator and flying a tracked flight.
The app at a glance
The tabs along the top are grouped by what they're for: GroupTabsPurpose OverviewHome, Live M...
The Home screen
The Home screen is where CAVacars 2 opens after you sign in. It gives you a quick look at your ca...
Live Map
The Live Map tab shows every Canada Air Virtual flight in the air right now. It refreshes every 3...
Connecting your simulator
Click the gear icon at the right of the status bar to open the flight simulator link settings. S...
Finding and dispatching a flight
Browse Schedules, Tours, Events, Open Flights, Ferry or Charter for a flight, then click Dispatch...
Open Flights
Open Flights let you invite other Canada Air Virtual pilots to fly one of your dispatched flights...
Planning with SimBrief
From a dispatched flight, click Plan with SimBrief to open SimBrief in your browser with the rout...
Editing a SimBrief plan for an event or tour flight
Event flights and tour legs are linked to your dispatch. That link is what gives you credit for t...
Flight tracking
Getting into a tracked flight CAVacars 2 watches for your aircraft to appear in the simulator wor...
Filing your PIREP
There are two ways to file: Auto-file (on by default, toggle in the Flight Log panel): once you'...
Achievements: Earn Badges for How You Fly
Achievements are badges you earn for how well you fly, not just how much. Grease a landing in a g...
Achievements: Your Landing Data
CAVacars 2 measures your touchdown in detail, and the landing achievements are based on those num...
Achievements: The Full List
Every achievement you can earn by flying with CAVacars 2, and what each tier needs. Only approved...
Nearby traffic
The Traffic button above the tracking map shows other aircraft near you, from any combination of ...
Map layers
The buttons above the Flight Tracking map let you add extra information to it: other aircraft, ai...
Changing your map style
CAVacars 2 uses the same map style as the CAV website. You pick the style once on your website pr...
Pilot chat
The Chat tab is a live channel shared by every CAV pilot using CAVacars 2. Type @ in the message...
Settings & preferences
Most settings live right where you use them. CAVacars 2 remembers them between launches. In the ...
Using CAVacars 2 in a browser or on an iPad
Browser access lets you open CAVacars 2 on a tablet, phone or another computer on your home netwo...
Starting with Windows and notifications
Forgot to open CAVacars 2 before a flight? It happens. CAVacars 2 can start by itself when you si...
Updates
Windows: updates download and install automatically in the background. When one's ready, you'll ...
Troubleshooting
Asking staff for help? Click the connection status at the far left of the status bar to open the ...
Changelog
0.31.2 — 2026-10-19fix: Space out the live map popup header and even out icon sizes0.31.1 — 2026-...