Hello!
I'm new on this system but bealive me that I'm impresioned. =) EXCELLENT JOB
My request, that I think that will be a excellent implove, will be the idea of implove a exam system to promote from ranks. With exam questions that in the admin panel we can edit as administrators. Have a time setted to do the exam, for example, 15 minutes to report the exam, then that the system, automaticly verifly the exam and if it's good, promote to the next rank, if not, that send an e-mail to a member that says the exam result and invites he to reapplicate to do the exam.
It will be good if:
- You give the posibilty to the administrators to set he the exam questions
- You give the posibity to the administrators to set he the exam time to do
- If you integrates it with the statics showing the last promoted pilots and their ranks.
In the system you need to give the posibity to upload images for the questions. The exam format will be good if you fix a multiple choice system for reply the question. With A/B/C/D and maybe E option to select. Will be good if the system will automaticly verifly the exam.
Another thing that will be good, is if you add the posibity to send emails to the members automaticly when you will be registred for first time, with a welcome message that the admins, in the admin panel will can edit. Also, when an admin change the password or something else of the profile. When the user has been promoted to a new rank... etc. In general give more interactivity with the user.
Another idea will be good if you study Joomla 1.5 process, and you integrates the users profiles and registration with this. Some many airlines use Joomla 1.5 for their websites and will be good if you give he the posibity to integrates more this system with it with a Component for Joomla 1.5 maybe, plugin or something else.
Another good feature is if you implove a fleet damage when the aircraft has been used much. It will be very cool. So, add something in the statics of the VA.
Another idea will be good if you add the posibity to implove in the scheduling system the feature of upload a loadsheet in pdf format to download for the member use. And the same for the IvAp/SquawkBox/FSInn flight plan. And a FMC route if it is applicable. Maybe this will give to a member much realism in the order to schedul a flight. If you add the posibity to send all scheduled information by e-mail to the member in the moment that he schedule the flight, will be good.
Another idea, will be good if you add a NOTAM system for pilots advisory. Also, a simple Weather system that shows METAR/TAF of the departure/destination airports + alternative airports in route. Also, add the field of alternative aiport to set up in the schedule system so, will be more realistic if you give to the pilot all information, not just only the dep + arrival airport and route + flight number.
Well.. I think that it's all for now... I know that it is a lot of work. If you need my help with anything, don't hestate to contact me and with whatever I can I will can help you. Also, if you want that I translate the system to spanish lenguage, I will can do it. So, I'm from Argentina and I know how to meets spanish (or this I do all days =))
Well, that's all. Only to says that it's a impresionant system and that if you implove more changes, will be the best system that we have on the virtual aviation magnament systems for now =)
Cheers!