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Welcome to the section of SABRE dedicated to vAAL!
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SABRE is a living document, a work in progress. You may see typos or areas that are not fully built out. Check back often and let us know via Discord or at aal@fusionvaa.com if you spot a potential issue.
vAAL Quick Links
- General FAQs
- Livery Review FAQs
- Flight Operations Manual (FOM)
- Operations and Fleet Bulletins
- Normal Checklists (NCLs)
- Recommended Livery List
- Hoppie ACARS Gate Assignment Service
- Bylaws
- Code of Conduct
- Timetables (Updated 15 January 2024)
External Resources
General Aviation Knowledge
- Rules of Thumb
- Aeronautical Informational Manual (AIM)
- Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)
- American Airlines Fleet Site
- Instrument Procedures Handbook (IPH)
- Introduction to Jeppesen Navigation Charts
- FAA Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide
Flight Planning and Weather
- Digital ATIS (D-ATIS) for US airports
- FAA RVR Status Monitor
- SkyVector - Worldwide VFR/IFR sectional maps
- Online E6B
- Nav Canada Operational Information System
- Nav Canada AeroView
Flight Sim Applications/Aids
- Hoppie's ACARS - free service that powers our gate arrival messages and other future functionality, as well as CPDLC for VATSIM, for aircraft that support the service. A Hoppie log on code is required for add-ons that do and can be requested here.
- Navigraph - NavData and Jeppesen charts
- ChartFox - Free alternative to Navigraph charts
- SimBrief - Online flight planning/dispatch tool
- Professional Flight Planner X - Warning: software works but is mostly abandoned
Aircraft Specific Resources
Airbus A320 Family
- Airbus Driver - A320 study guide compiled by an ex-AAL Airbus pilot
- Airbus Performance Calculator
Boeing 737 Family
- 737 HUD Training Videos
- The Boeing 737 Technical Site
- The Boeing 737 Technical Channel - Video presentations based on the website above and its accompanying book
- TOPER 737NG - Payware performance calculator for the 737NG
- Virtual Performance Tool - Paid subscription, performance calculator for the 737NG
Boeing 777 Family
- TOPER 777 - Payware performance calculator for the 777
Boeing 787 Family
- TOPER 787 - Payware performance calculator for the 787
Bombardier CRJ Family
- MSFS Aerosoft CRJ7/CRJ9 Flight Model Fix - Note: Not compatible with MS Marketplace version as the underlying flight model config files are encrypted and not editable.