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2025-03-02 - NOTAMs

Website Patch Notes

Added a NOTAMs page under the Operations Centre dropdown that lists all NOTAMs ever posted.

Version 1.0.6

smartCARS 3 Updates Flight Center Plugin

Minor fix to ensure a flight imported via Simbrief without an airline icao will not result in a "[object] object" flight number.

Version 1.0.5

smartCARS 3 Updates Flight Center Plugin

fix: update flight data handling to reflect new API response structure feat: enhance flight creation logic with aircraft matching and improved logging fix: remove unnecessary console logs from flight creation component

Version 1.1.0

smartCARS 3 Updates Flight Center Plugin

This version ensures that even a live flight is still visible in the Flight Center. The aim of this is to help pilots realize that their dispatched flight is in fact there and has already been started by smartCARS 3. A live flight is denoted with a green sign...

Glossary of Terms & Terminology

smartCARS 3 What is smartCARS 3?

This is a small glossary of terms as they are used in smartCARS 3 in relation to our website or other common verbiage we use. Charter - a charter flight is an ad-hoc flight that a pilot is creating. The pilot may choose any departure, arrival, airplane, and...

2025-04-13 - Screenshot Contest Winners Archive

Website Patch Notes

We are now keeping an archive of our monthly screenshot contest winners since June, 2024 at a new page in the Operations Center: https://www.canadaairvirtual.ca/pilot/screenshots.php

Version 1.1.0

smartCARS 3 Updates Live Flights Plugin

New Feature: Chat Messages The Live Flights screen in smartCARS 3 now has a sidebar on the left that can be expanded to reveal a messages board for pilots to post chat messages while in flight. You can tag other pilots by typing the @ symbol, which will re...

Minimizing the App

smartCARS 3 During the Flight

By default, SmartCARS 3 will minimize itself to the system tray when closing the application. You can change that by visiting the Settings screen and toggling off the "Minimize the tray" option.

What is FsACARS?

FsACARS Guide

FsACARS is an alternate ACARS application that Canada Air Virtual may issue to some pilots with specific needs. Typically, this would be pilots who are still using Windows 7, which is no longer supported by smartCARS 3. Access to FsACARS is on a per-pilot bas...

Tracking a Flight with FsACARS

FsACARS Guide

Here's how to begin tracking a flight with FsACARS: Dispatch your desired flight from the website, either as a charter, tour, event, or scheduled flight Launch FsACARS and go to the Dispatch tab Click the Request button. This will load your most recen...

Submitting a PIREP with FsACARS

FsACARS Guide

Once you've landed and shut off your engines, you will need to submit your PIREP to the Canada Air Virtual website. To do this, follow these steps: On the Main tab, review the log messages, and if satisfied, click the Stop button. Once clicked, you wil...

Known Issues or Limitations

FsACARS Guide

The following are known issues or limitations when using FsACARS: Distance remaining and Time remaining are unavailable Aircraft used may not be accurate until Pirep is submitted It is possible to accidentally create additional dispatched flights if you'r...

Requirements

FsACARS Guide

The following are required to run FsACARS: FSUIPC/XPUIPC

Setting up FsACARS

FsACARS Guide

To set up FsACARS, follow these steps: Download the Canada Air Virtual version of FsACARS from https://www.canadaairvirtual.ca/fsacars/fsacars_4.2.0.zip Extract the contents of the zip file to a location on your PC, such as your Documents folder Launch fs...