Pilots
There are lots of websites that can help improve your time online. This page is intended as a non-exhaustive list of links to free resources that might help you when flying online. You will also find plenty of resources available on local websites.
Charts
A resource for airport and navaid information.
A payware resource for viewing charts worldwide and updating AIRAC data.
An excellent resource for viewing worldwide charts and flight planning.
An excellent resource for finding worldwide charts.
Who's Online
List of currently connected members
Interactive map of currently connected members
An excellent free personal flight tracker for VATSIM
A Windows program displaying a map of pilots and controller locations
A cross-platform desktop app displaying a map of pilots and controller locations
Browser map of pilots and controllers
An open-source multi-platform traffic viewer
Flight Planning
A free/paid flight planning tool that generates a detailed flight plan.
A free open source flight planner, navigation tool, moving map, airport search and airport information system.
Training
Tutorials and guides for the basics of flight.
Official VATSIM training organizations
Links to all of the organizations authorized to perform VATSIM pilot training.
Model Matching
A completely free and easy to use model matching package for MSFS.
A completely free model matching AI package for various flight simulators, which means you will see other VATSIM users as their correct aircraft type and livery when flying online.
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