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The Traffic button above the tracking map shows other aircraft near you, from any combination of these sources: VA traffic: other Canada Air Virtual pilots flying nearby SayIntentions.AI: traffic from SayIntentions.AI (needs your SayIntentions.AI API key on y...

The Chat tab is a live channel shared by every CAV pilot using CAVacars 2. Type @ in the message box to mention another pilot by callsign. The autocomplete list will help you pick one. The Chat tab shows a badge for unread messages, and turns into a pulsing @...

Most settings live right where you use them. CAVacars 2 remembers them between launches. In the app SettingWhereMore Light/dark themeSun/moon button in the top bar Close to trayPilot menu (your name, top right)The app at a glance Start with Windows, start m...

Windows: updates download and install automatically in the background. When one's ready, you'll see an Apply banner. Click it to restart into the new version whenever it's convenient; it isn't forced on you mid-flight. Applying closes CAVacars 2 and reopens i...

Asking staff for help? Click the connection status at the far left of the status bar to open the Debug log, click Copy log, and paste it into your message. It shows staff what happened. Connecting to your simulator Nothing responds when I scan for my simulato...

0.31.2 — 2026-10-19fix: Space out the live map popup header and even out icon sizes0.31.1 — 2026-10-18feat: Offer start-on-login for the Linux AppImage and .deb0.31.0 — 2026-10-18feat: Install updates silently and add AppImage self-update0.30.0 — 2026-10-17fea...

Open Flights let you invite other Canada Air Virtual pilots to fly one of your dispatched flights with you. Pick a departure time, and pilots can join from the CAVacars 2 app or straight from Discord. When the time comes, everyone hops into a voice channel and...

Event flights and tour legs are linked to your dispatch. That link is what gives you credit for the event or the tour leg when you file your PIREP. In CAVacars 2 you can change your SimBrief plan as often as you like, and the link stays in place. Never use I...

The buttons above the Flight Tracking map let you add extra information to it: other aircraft, airspace, airports, navaids, approaches and live weather radar. Everything starts switched off, and CAVAcars remembers what you turn on for next time. ButtonWhat ...

CAVacars 2 uses the same map style as the CAV website. You pick the style once on your website profile, and both the website maps and the CAVacars 2 live map use it. Available map styles Dark Simple: a clean, minimal dark map. This is the default. Dark D...

The Home screen is where CAVacars 2 opens after you sign in. It gives you a quick look at your career, what's happening at Canada Air Virtual right now, and shortcuts to the things you're most likely to do next. Your statistics Under your name and avatar, fou...

The Live Map tab shows every Canada Air Virtual flight in the air right now. It refreshes every 30 seconds, and the count at the top right shows how many pilots are flying. Click the refresh button next to it to update straight away. The map Each aircraft is...

Browser access lets you open CAVacars 2 on a tablet, phone or another computer on your home network. For example, you can keep an iPad next to you as a second screen for the tracking map, flight log and chat while you fly. CAVacars 2 keeps running on your PC t...

Achievements are badges you earn for how well you fly, not just how much. Grease a landing in a gusty crosswind, fly by the book, land at Lukla or keep up a weekly flying habit, and CAVacars 2 rewards you for it. Achievements count from 1 November 2026. What c...

CAVacars 2 measures your touchdown in detail, and the landing achievements are based on those numbers. This article explains what's measured, how, and how to earn each landing achievement. You'll find these numbers for every flight on the PIREP details page on...

Every achievement you can earn by flying with CAVacars 2, and what each tier needs. Only approved PIREPs filed with CAVacars 2 since achievements launched count. Each tier is worth points toward your achievement score: Bronze 10, Silver 25, Gold 50. There are ...

Forgot to open CAVacars 2 before a flight? It happens. CAVacars 2 can start by itself when you sign in to Windows, stay out of the way in the system tray, and let you know with a pop-up when it spots your simulator and your flight. That way it's always running...

You're welcome to fly with Canada Air Virtual on Xbox. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024 on Xbox don't allow add-on apps to connect to the sim, though, so a few things work differently from flying on a PC. This page covers what you can and can't do, and...