Thank you for your interest in the Virtual Royal Air Force, we are pleased that you are interested in joining us. We are a unique organisation with a challenging training curriculum that requires determination and perseverance - new pilots must undergo an average of 20 hours of flight training before being considered a front line pilot.

Requirements for Membership

All applications are screened for validity and compliance. Applicants must:

1. Have a valid VATSIM CID.
2. Be at least 18 years of age.
3. Have at at least 25 hours of IFR flight time on the VATSIM network.
4. Be able to file a flight plan, fly SIDs, STARs and approaches using raw data, follow airspace restrictions and communicate with ATC
5. A good working knowledge of a supported simulator:
   1. Prepar3D
   2. X-Plane 11
   3. Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS)
6. Own a working microphone for use with Discord and VATSIM.
7. Know how to use vPilot\xPilot
8. Agree to the vRAF Privacy Policy. Found Here
9. Agree to abide by the vRAF Operations Manual. Found Here

Application Process

Step 1: Registration

Tick the box at the bottom of this section to confirm that you meet the membership requirements and then complete the online registration form.

Step 2: Theoretical Knowledge Assessment

After initial screening, a short theoretical exam will be sent to the e-mail address provided in your application. Please remember to check your junk mail.

Good Luck!

By ticking the box you confirm that you meet all the requirements for membership stated above.

Please ensure that all information is truthful and accurate

Personal Information

Date of Birth

VATSIM Details

In order to assess your eligibility for membership, we need to verify your presence on the VATSIM network. This is a requirement of our VSOA membership. You must have a valid VATSIM CID and atleast 25 hours of IFR flying logged on the network.

Communications

We use your e-mail address, the website NOTAMs system and Discord to communicate with you. You must verify your e-mail address after submitting this application. Please whitelist 'vraf.net' on your e-mail accounts to ensure emails from us are not filtered.

Simulator

Please indicate below which simulator you will primarily use for vRAF. Some airframe types are limited to certain simulators. We no longer support any variant of Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX).

Select a Simulator Prepar3D V4/5 X-Plane Microsoft Flight Simulator

Airframe Preferences

The options below are what we are actively recruiting for. If the type you want is not there please keep checking back here for when it is open.

Please do not apply for an aircraft that is not available for the simulator you use.

Select A First Airframe PreferenceEurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (P3D only)Chinook

Select A Second Airframe PreferenceEurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 (P3D only)Chinook

Previous Experience

vRAF values any experience our members bringing to the table (flight related or otherwise). We take any credible experience into consideration. If you have any experience you feel that is worth mentioning, including any previous VSOA experience, please tell us about below.

We would love to know where you heard about vRAF?

Referrals

If you have been referred to vRAF by a current member then please let us know who it was.