Welcome Message From Our Founder & CEO
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Hello,Hello Pilots.Pilots,
I want to take a moment to thank all ofThank you for joining Walker Air Transport and embarkingbecoming onpart thisof journey.our Mygrowing lifecommunity. inWhat started as a personal passion for flight simulation startedhas aroundevolved 1998into whena Flightglobal Simulatorvirtual 98airline hitplatform thebuilt market,on followedcreativity, bytechnology, theand additiona love of home-qualityaviation.
Walker wereAir okay) flight yokes/throttles, etc. to my setup. Shortly after that, VATSIMTransport was founded in 2019 with one simple goal: to offer a flexible, feature-rich environment where pilots of all backgrounds and itexperience completelylevels changedcould fly together, without unnecessary restrictions or limitations. From the experience.start, Asour Ifocus grewhas up,been movedon around,community, joinedinnovation, and authenticity. We built custom systems to support scheduled flights, cargo operations, and charters—giving you the Armyfreedom to fly what you want, when you want.
Our liveries, flight systems, and wentoperational totools college,are Icrafted slowlywith leftcare, behindbut the simulation world and took on other hobbies, though I never gave up my passion and love for flying. I left the U.S. Army in 2006 after serving multiple tours in Iraq, went to college and started my professional career in IT.
In 2012, I began working on my Private Pilot License at Genesis Flight Academy in Georgetown, Texas. It was an incredibly amazing experience and confirmed simulator practice doeswhat truly helpmakes you learn. I built up about 20 hours of flight time before I was asked to relocate to Pennsylvania for work. It was a difficult decision to make, but I ended my training and moved to start a new chapter in my life. This experience furthered my career, introduced me to my wife and brought me to Florida. My wife and I live at the beach with our 2 dogs (and a cat). As life settled down, though, I began getting back into flight simulators and building my home setup. I looked into local flight schools and took a few flights to see if I still had it in me – which I did. I have a 5-year plan that involves finishing my private license and starting on the other licenses required. My goal is to continue in IT and do this – teaching and discovery flights – on the side. It will be a slow roll, but in the end, I want it to be my retirement plan – my escape from corporate America. I’d be content just flying puddle jumpers to the Keys or Bahamas from here – and living in Florida, I’m in the perfect place for it.
So, how did Walker Air Transport comestand to be?
Walkerout is mythe lastdedication name,of our pilots and let’sstaff. beWith honestyour –support, Iwe’ve lovegrown my careersteadily and what I do. However, if I could’ve done it differently, I would likely have started my own private airline (even if it was only a couple of Cessna 172s). And that’s why I created Walker Air Transport. I began by creating liveries for my company. They were well-received on social media, frequently prompting questions about how they could be acquired. That got me thinking about how I could build a community with purpose. I didn’t want to just upload my liveries to a site and let folks download them – I wanted to bring peoplematured into a communityplatform andthat give them a platformcontinues to flyraise togetherthe asbar Walkerfor Air Transport.
In 2019, I decided to buildwhat a virtual airline named Walker Air Transport and accepted it would be a challenge – a challenge because very few virtual airlines not based on a real-world counterpart succeed. However, I wasn’t letting that stop me! I began coding the platform and adding on to what was required; scheduled system, cargo system and charter system. A dedicated group of Founders helped me guide the platform in the direction that would enable every Pilot to enjoy it. Features were implemented taking the difficult business of running a virtual airline and automating them. Walker Air Transport was created with the Pilot in mind. At the end of the day, by offering great features and functional flexibility, you can truly enjoy it and have fun!be.
As you read through our Policies & ProceduresProcedures, Documents,I I’d likeencourage you to reflect on our Missionmission and Valuesvalues. Your participation brings life to our skies—and thinkyour aboutflights help carry forward the impactspirit youthat make.makes this airline special.
If you ever have a questionquestions or a need,suggestions, my door is always open.
Thank you – and happy flying!
Storm Walker
Founder & CEO