® AirHauler 2 Manual © 2018 V1 Software V1 Software Table of Contents 3 1. Introduction 7 1.1 Before you start - SimConnect ...................................................................................... 8 1.2 Starting a New Game ..................................................................................................... 9 1.2.1 Game Types/Difficulty ........................................................................................... 15 1.2.2 Importing from AirHauler 1 .................................................................................... 16 2. About your Company 21 2.1 Bases .............................................................................................................................. 22 2.2 Your Fleet ...................................................................................................................... 25 2.2.1 Type Ratings ........................................................................................................... 26 2.2.1.1 The Type Rating test ............................................................................................................................... 29 2.2.2 Cargo Loading/Unloading ...................................................................................... 33 2.2.3 Condition, Maintenance and Repairs ..................................................................... 37 2.2.4 Buy and Leasing Aircraft ........................................................................................ 39 2.2.4.1 Buying Used/2nd Hand Aircraft ........................................................................................................... 42 2.2.5 Insurance ................................................................................................................ 43 2.2.6 Cargo and Passenger Configuration ...................................................................... 44 2.3 Finance and Reputation .............................................................................................. 46 2.3.1 Reputation Details & Log ....................................................................................... 47 2.3.2 Finance ................................................................................................................... 49 2.3.3 Company Logo and Identifier ................................................................................. 53 2.4 Pilots & Ops .................................................................................................................. 54 2.4.1 Hiring & Firing Pilots .............................................................................................. 55 2.4.2 Pilot Skills and Ranks ............................................................................................. 56 3. Cargo Jobs 61 3.1 The Overview Map ....................................................................................................... 63 3.1.1 Viewing Available Cargo Jobs ................................................................................ 65 3.1.2 Using AI for Jobs ..................................................................................................... 68 3.2 Available Jobs ............................................................................................................... 69 3.3 Accepted Jobs ............................................................................................................... 70 4. Passenger Flights 71 4.1 A note about time for Pax Ops ................................................................................... 73 4.2 Scheduled Passenger Flights ....................................................................................... 74 4.2.1 Working with Routes .............................................................................................. 78 4.3 Ad-Hoc Passenger Flights ............................................................................................ 81 5. Flying Cargo and Passenger Flights 85 5.1 Flight Tracking and Options ........................................................................................ 91 6. Missions 95 AirHauler 2 Manual © 2018 V1 Software Table of Contents 4 6.1 Available Missions ........................................................................................................ 98 6.2 Accepted Missions ....................................................................................................... 99 6.3 Humanitarian Missions .............................................................................................. 100 7. Commodities and Production 103 7.1 Commodities, and Tiers ............................................................................................. 104 7.2 Storing Commodities ................................................................................................. 106 7.3 Buying Commodities .................................................................................................. 106 7.4 Selling Commodities .................................................................................................. 109 7.5 Factories and Production .......................................................................................... 112 7.5.1 Opening/Closing Factories ................................................................................... 112 7.5.2 Manufacturing commodities ................................................................................ 114 7.5.3 Construction Facilities .......................................................................................... 115 7.5.3.1 Building Aircraft from Parts .............................................................................................................. 116 7.5.3.2 The Part Finder ..................................................................................................................................... 118 8. Virtual Airlines 121 8.1 Starting a Virtual Airline ........................................................................................... 122 8.2 Joining a Virtual Airline ............................................................................................. 124 8.3 VA Bases ...................................................................................................................... 126 8.4 VA Fleet ....................................................................................................................... 128 8.4.1 Booking In/Out ..................................................................................................... 130 8.5 VA Members (Pilots) and Permissions ...................................................................... 133 8.6 VA Company Info ....................................................................................................... 137 8.6.1 Company Admin tab ............................................................................................. 140 8.6.2 Advertising and Hiring tab ................................................................................... 141 8.7 VA Cargo Jobs and Pax Routes .................................................................................. 143 8.7.1 VA Cargo Jobs ....................................................................................................... 143 8.7.2 World Wide Jobs BBS ........................................................................................... 145 8.7.3 VA Pax Routes ...................................................................................................... 146 8.8 VA Events Log ............................................................................................................. 148 9. Options and Settings 151 9.1 AH2 Options ............................................................................................................... 152 9.1.1 Simconnect & 'Network/Manual Mode' ............................................................... 153 9.1.2 Settings & Path ..................................................................................................... 155 9.1.3 Map Preferences .................................................................................................. 156 9.1.4 General Options ................................................................................................... 158 9.1.5 Job Creation Options ............................................................................................ 162 9.1.6 Custom FLT Settings ............................................................................................. 164 9.2 Office Designer ........................................................................................................... 165 AirHauler 2 Manual © 2018 V1 Software Table of Contents 5 10. Aircraft, Scenery & Airport Management 169 10.1 Aircraft Management ................................................................................................ 170 10.1.1 Importing Aircraft ................................................................................................. 172 10.2 Airports & Scenery ..................................................................................................... 177 10.2.1 Airport Management ............................................................................................ 177 10.2.2 Custom Airports .................................................................................................... 181 10.2.3 Import Scenery .....................................................................................................