VATRACKER
Now in production

Your Virtual Airline.
Flying Live.

VATRACKER automatically detects your pilots flying on IVAO and VATSIM, tracks their flights in real time, and files PIREPs directly into phpVMS — no ACARS client needed.

IVAO
VATSIM
✈ phpVMS 5
🚀 phpVMS 7

Three steps. Fully automatic.

Once installed, VATRACKER runs every minute and handles everything without manual intervention.

01

Detect

VATRACKER scans IVAO and VATSIM every minute looking for your airline's callsign prefix. When a pilot from your VA is found flying, it's instantly tracked.

02

Track

Live position, altitude, speed, status and ETA are updated in real time in your phpVMS live map. Your members can see each other flying.

03

File

When the pilot lands, VATRACKER automatically files a complete PIREP into phpVMS — with correct flight time, distance, route and pilot pay calculated.


Everything your VA needs.

Built specifically for virtual airlines that want automatic flight tracking without asking pilots to install anything.

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Dual Network Support

Monitors IVAO and VATSIM simultaneously. Any pilot from your VA flying on either network is detected automatically.

Zero Client Required

Pilots just fly normally on IVAO or VATSIM. No ACARS client, no plugin, no special setup needed on their end.

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Live Map Integration

Real-time positions fed directly into your phpVMS live map. Pilots appear with correct heading, altitude and flight status.

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Automatic PIREPs

On landing, a complete PIREP is filed — flight time, distance, route, aircraft, finances. Goes through phpVMS's own system so all stats update correctly.

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Finance Calculation

Pilot pay, gross revenue and expenses calculated using your phpVMS pay rates and schedules. Everything integrates with your existing setup.

Setup Wizard

4-step installation wizard. Connect to phpVMS, configure detection, set up cron — done in minutes with no file editing.


Reading the skies, right now.

VATRACKER connects directly to the IVAO and VATSIM data feeds every minute. No delays, no manual refresh.

LIVE NETWORK DATA

At any given moment, VATRACKER is monitoring thousands of live flights across both networks — identifying yours automatically by callsign prefix.

~200+
IVAO flights scanned
~600+
VATSIM flights scanned
60s
Update interval
16
Flight status codes

Choose your version.

VATRACKER comes in two versions depending on which phpVMS your virtual airline runs.

Basic

phpVMS 5

For virtual airlines running the classic phpVMS 5.x platform.

  • IVAO + VATSIM flight detection
  • Live map via phpVMS 5 ACARS
  • Automatic PIREP filing
  • Finance & pilot pay calculation
  • HTTP connector (no DB access needed)
  • PHP 5.6 compatible