vAMSYS v5.1 Enters Beta

Say Hello to a Smoother Flight Planning Experience
We’re thrilled to share that vAMSYS v5.1 Beta is finally here, bringing with it an all-new SimBrief and Navigraph integration that we think you’re really going to love. Here’s what’s new:
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Easy Account Linking: Simply connect your Navigraph account, and if you’re a SimBrief user, your flight planning just got a whole lot simpler.
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Better Maps for Navigraph Unlimited Subscribers: Enjoy improved airport maps loaded with new layers showing stands, taxiways, runways, de-ice zones, and more.
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Cool SimBrief Features:
- Your custom SimBrief Aircraft Profiles now sync directly to vAMSYS for a seamless dispatch process.
- You can preview your Operational Flight Plan (OFP) before taking off, making it a breeze to tweak payloads, fuel, or inspect TLR details.
- When you’re ready, the OFP is generated in the background, and any tweaks you make on SimBrief.com sync back automatically.
- Plus, Virtual Airlines can now set up fuel and cost overrides per fleet or aircraft, and your SimBrief OFP data sticks around for future reference.
Meet the new Orwell
We’ve given Orwell a complete makeover. Everything you need—from managing airports and fleets to handling sceneries—is now in one intuitive place. It might feel a bit different at first, but we’re sure you’ll grow to love the streamlined setup:
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Everything in One Place: No more jumping between different systems. Manage hubs, fleets, and more all from Orwell.
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New VA Statistics Page: Check out live flight histograms, PIREP review charts, fleet logbooks, and detailed airport movement tables. Play around with the date filters to see exactly what you need.
Heads-Up on What’s Missing
Since this is a beta release, there are a couple of things we’re still working on:
- Stands Functionality: Currently taking a backseat.
- Importers/Exporters: Not available just yet.
What Else Has Changed?
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Airports:
- New Airport Briefing URL linking to Phoenix resources.
- Bulk actions now let you manage base toggles, categories, and more.
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Email Tweaks:
- Subject lines can now include variables.
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Global Search:
- Find pilots, PIREPs, events, and more with our upgraded search feature.
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Keyboard Shortcuts:
- CTRL+K opens search, and CTRL+S saves your forms.
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Navigraph AMDB Integration:
- Enhanced airport maps with detailed layers.
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SimBrief v2 Integration:
- All the new SimBrief features are up and running.
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Live Flights Histogram:
- See real-time flight data like never before.
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Enhanced PIREP and Payload Features:
- Check out the new chart on the PIREP review page and improved random payload generation.
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Callsign and Rank Updates:
- Now you can use the aircraft registration or pilot username as your callsign, with rank abbreviations appearing upfront.
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Commenting Improvements:
- New comment options and presets on PIREP Claims and Registration Reviews.
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Operational Boosts:
- Runway detection, route-level overrides for PAX and bag weights, improved imperial unit support, and an experimental timezone feature for overnight actions.
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UI Overhauls:
- Redesigned Dispatch, PIREP View, and Review pages, plus a fresh Bookings page and more.
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And so much more to explore…