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Rules · Fairness · Freedom
NordFly rules
Freedom is part of NordFly. To make it work for everyone, we need clear standards for our community, communication and flight operations.
Shared responsibility
Your contribution to NordFly.
NordFly has been built over many years with substantial financial investment, countless working hours and great attention to detail. Ongoing operations also involve real costs for servers, websites, software and high-quality liveries.
We provide all of this to you free of charge – and intend to keep it that way.
Running a virtual airline also involves considerable administrative effort. Our team volunteers its free time without payment. We therefore rely on your active participation as a member of our community.
We expect respectful use of what we provide, open communication, responsiveness, reliability and a degree of commitment to NordFly. Your private life and work always come first. If your interests change, we simply ask you to be honest and transparent.
If you no longer wish to use NordFly, you can easily delete your account through the NordFly Group Installer™. As your Discord account is directly linked to your OperationCenter account, please do not simply leave the Discord server; close your account properly instead.
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Communication & Community
Note on the NordFly Group Airlines Discord server.
Discord is our central communication platform throughout your membership. Please check there regularly for news, updates and revised procedures.
Do not leave the server without resolving your membership first.
Leaving the Discord server causes your account to be deactivated automatically and then processed manually. This avoidable administrative work can lead to a permanent ban from all NordFly Group airlines; a later re-registration may be refused.
Be fair:If you lose interest in NordFly, please delete your account yourself. Our community is based on mutual respect and responsibility.
Flight operations
Rules for flight operations.
These basic rules apply to every NordFly flight submitted. Additional and up-to-date detailed procedures are available in the OperationCenter SOPs.
Know and follow the SOPs.
After registering, and throughout your membership, familiarise yourself with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in the OperationCenter and follow them when flying.
Meet the quarterly flight requirement.
Normally, you must complete at least five accepted flights per quarter, regardless of how many airlines within the NordFly Group you have access to.
Record flights with ACARS.
NordFly flights must generally be recorded with the ACARS software we specify, currently Stratos ACARS.
Submit manual PIREPs only with verifiable evidence.
Manual PIREPs are considered only if the flight can be verified on IVAO or VATSIM.
Start at a stand or gate.
Your aircraft must be at a stand or gate when starting a flight.
Finish at a stand or gate.
Every flight must also end at a gate or stand.
Observe the rules regarding other virtual airlines.
Membership of and flights for other virtual airlines are permitted only within our published requirements. Any required prior discussions or approvals must take place beforehand.
Follow online network rules.
When flying online, follow the applicable Rules & Regulations of IVAO and VATSIM.
Treat others respectfully.
Always behave respectfully towards air traffic controllers, fellow pilots and team members.
Use current charts.
Use up-to-date navigation charts when flying online.
Submit a correct online flight plan.
For online flights, submit a fully and correctly completed flight plan on IVAO or VATSIM.
Flight reports
Reasons a PIREP may be rejected.
Not every deviation automatically leads to a rejection. However, the following violations or events mean that a Pilot Report will not be accepted.
Simulator crash
The flight ended before 60% of the planned route was completed.
Landing rate
The recorded landing rate is worse than −650 ft/min.
G-force
Landing G-force exceeds 2.0 G.
Pause
The flight was paused for more than 30 minutes.
Sandbagging
Violation of the applicable sandbagging policy.
Fairness rule
Violation of the Pilot of the Month fairness rule.
Implausible flight handling
The flight contains unexplainable or unrealistic flight patterns.
Repeated very short flights
Multiple consecutive flights over very short distances or circuits only.
Fuel management
Fuel was refilled during the flight in breach of the rules.
Livery
No valid NordFly livery was used as required by the published procedures.
Remarks
Required or valid remarks are missing from an online flight plan filed on IVAO or VATSIM.
Consequences
Reasons for an airline ban.
We want to explain transparently the reasons why someone may be permanently excluded from the NordFly Group.
Repeated rule violations
Repeated violations of the rules after at least three warnings.
Failure to respond
No response to quarterly flight reminders or important team messages.
Insulting or disrespectful behaviour
Disrespectful or insulting behaviour towards controllers, pilots or team members.
Leaving Discord without resolving your membership
Leaving the official Discord server without prior clarification or properly signing out and deleting your account.
Violating rules on other virtual airlines
Flights or activities for another virtual airline that breach the relevant membership and approval rules.
Privacy notice
Your right to have personal data deleted remains unaffected. Where legally permissible and necessary to enforce an airline ban, essential identification data may be processed in accordance with our privacy notice .
Before you register
Understand the rules? Then check the requirements.
The rules are the binding framework for your membership. If you meet the requirements and share our principles, nothing stands in the way of your first steps.