# Tours

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A **Tour** provides an opportunity for a pilot to discover the world in a new and unique way. Each one is themed, and unless specified differently, can be completed in an aircraft from *any* of the company's fleets. They are comprised of planned legs, each of which must be flown in the order specified. Once all legs have been completed, an [**award**](https://docs.walkerair.us/books/3-help/page/awards) is posted to a pilot's [**Logbook**](https://docs.walkerair.us/books/2-training/page/pilot-profile-logbook).

<p class="callout info">*You **do not** have to be at the airport location in order to start any leg of a tour.*</p>

<p class="callout info">*Tour flights **do not** change your location upon landing.*</p>

To explore our **Tours** offerings, click [**Tours**](https://crew.walkerair.us/tours).

The default view is for all **Tours** to be displayed. Once you begin flying them, though, you may find it useful and/or convenient to be able to sort them. In the *Text Box* to the right of the *magnifying glass* icon, you can select *any* sorting option from the drop-down menu.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-all-available-in-pro" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 54.9362%;"><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 35.9259%; vertical-align: middle;">[![image-1638198116119.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1638198116119.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1638198116119.png)</td><td style="width: 19.0124%; vertical-align: middle;">**All**

**Available**

**In Progress**

**Completed**

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[![image-1637950126678.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637950126678.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637950126678.png)

Beneath the *Title Bar* above are our **Tours**. These are from the **All** view – as you can see from the *Text Box* in the *Title Bar*.

They're also displayed in alphabetical order.

<p class="callout info">*The **Tours** shown below are only a small portion of the entire offerings. Please proceed to the [Tours](https://crew.walkerair.us/tours) page in CrewOps for the whole list*</p>

[![image-1637950502704.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637950502704.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637950502704.png)

Each **Tour** has a status. It's either <span style="color: #808080;">**Available**</span>, <span style="color: #ffc107;">**In Progress**</span> or <span style="color: #2b982b;">**Completed**</span> – and each is anchored by a colored bar providing you a visual indicator of its status.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-tour-status%3A-availab" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 57px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 25%; background-color: black; height: 29px;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Tour Status:**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 25%; background-color: #808080; height: 29px;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Available**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 25%; background-color: #ffc107; height: 29px;"><span style="color: #000000;">**In Progress**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 25%; background-color: #2b982b; height: 29px;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Completed**</span></td></tr><tr style="height: 28px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 25%; background-color: black; height: 28px;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Completion Status:**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 25%; background-color: grey; height: 28px;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Grey**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 25%; background-color: #ffc107; height: 28px;"><span style="color: #000000;">**Yellow**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 25%; background-color: #2b982b; height: 28px;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Green**</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

Below are samples of what you may see in your tours page.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-available-in-progres" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 33.3333%; background-color: grey;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Available**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 33.3333%; background-color: #ffc107;"><span style="color: #000000;">**In Progress**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="width: 33.3333%; background-color: #2b982b;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**Completed**</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 33.3333%;">[![image-1637950625325.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637950625325.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637950625325.png)</td><td style="width: 33.3333%;">[![image-1637962069558.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637962069558.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637962069558.png)

</td><td style="width: 33.3333%;">[![image-1637950672568.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637950672568.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637950672568.png)</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Available**

Referring to the **Tour Page** image above, you can see the Airbus Tour is **Available** because the *Sign Up* bar is <span style="color: #808080;">**Grey**</span>.

[![image-1637950625325.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637950625325.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637950625325.png)

To learn more about this **Tour**, click its image on the **Tour** page.

After doing so, the screen below will open. In it, there are three areas on the page.

[![image-1637950781209.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637950781209.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637950781209.png)

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##### <span style="color: #ffffff;">**Area 1** | **Tour Description**</span>

Click **Tour Description** beneath the *Tour Image*. After doing so, its description will appear. This will provide an narrative overview of the **Tour**.

[![image-1637957663417.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637957663417.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637957663417.png)

If you wish to sign up for the Tour, click the **Sign** Up bar. After doing so, you'll note two new things in the page that opens.

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-1.-if-you-change-you" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 5.92593%;">**1.**</td><td style="width: 94.0741%;">If you change your mind about completing the **Tour** *at any time* after signing up for it, click the **Leave this Tour?** button and you'll be removed from it.

[![image-1637958013759.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637958013759.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637958013759.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" style="width: 5.92593%;">**2.** </td><td style="width: 94.0741%;">The **Tour's** *First Leg* will now have a *grey aircraft icon* button. That means you may bid this leg.

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<p class="callout info">***Tour Legs** must be completed in the order they're sequenced. You will **not** be able to skip around once you begin.*</p>

To bid a Tour Leg, click the *grey aircraft icon* button.

[![image-1637958132649.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637958132649.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637958132649.png)

Afterwards, the screen below will open.

[![image-1687629493337.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/scaled-1680-/image-1687629493337.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/image-1687629493337.png)

<p class="callout info">*If you are a member of the **[Patreon](https://docs.walkerair.us/books/2-training/page/pilot-profile-patreon)** program, you may use any livery you want for the tour.*</p>

From the drop-down (click the chevron in the right corner of the text box), select a Fleet – **Cargo**, **Charter** or **Scheduled (*as appropriate -* some tours will not have a fleet available due to the tour restrictions**.)

Once selected, the dropdown will refresh with the aircraft available in your selected fleet.

[![image-1687629552053.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/scaled-1680-/image-1687629552053.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/image-1687629552053.png)

Select the aircraft you wish to fly from those in the drop-down menu (click the chevron in the right corner of the text box).

In this example, a *Beechcraft Baron 58* from the *Charter Fleet* will be flown for this **Tour Leg**.

[![image-1687629654011.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/scaled-1680-/image-1687629654011.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/image-1687629654011.png)

*If you wish to return and pick another fleet, click on the 'Reset Aircraft' to the right of the drop down box.[![image-1687629352335.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/scaled-1680-/image-1687629352335.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-06/image-1687629352335.png)*

Otherwise, click "Bid Flight" to continue.

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You now have three options regarding this **Tour Leg.**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-if-you-want-to...-.." style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 15.5556%; background-color: grey;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**If you want to...**</span></td><td style="width: 84.4444%; background-color: grey;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">**... then do this.**</span></td></tr><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 15.5556%;">**Fly**</td><td style="width: 84.4444%;">Click the **Bid Flight** button.</td></tr><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 15.5556%;">**Change**</td><td style="width: 84.4444%;">Change the *Fleet* and/or *Aircraft* – and then click the **Bid Flight** button.</td></tr><tr><td class="align-right" style="width: 15.5556%;">**Cancel**</td><td style="width: 84.4444%;">Click the 'x' in the upper right corner of the box and the Leg will be canceled.</td></tr></tbody></table>

After clicking the **Bid Flight** button, the **Tour Leg** will appear in **My Bids.** You may then operate the flight.

[![image-1650204780276.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/scaled-1680-/image-1650204780276.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1650204780276.png)

To view the **Pilot Briefing** for this flight, click the *yellow* button. Use this information to assist you in planning your flight and its flight route.

To delete this **Bid**, click the *red* button.

[![image-1650204875817.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/scaled-1680-/image-1650204875817.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2022-04/image-1650204875817.png)

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And about the colored buttons... Here's another example of a Pilot currently flying a **Tour** we can use as an illustration:

[![image-1637958391321.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637958391321.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637958391321.png)

**Leg 26** has a *green check mark* icon indicating that leg has been Completed.

**Leg 27** has a *red aircraft* icon indicating that leg has already been bid and is available to be flown. It cannot be bid again.

**Leg 28** has a *yellow clock* icon indicating it may **not** be bid upon unless/until Leg 27's flight has been completed.

<p class="callout info">*This color coding has been implemented for all Tours.*</p>

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##### <span style="color: #ffffff;">**Area 2** | **Tour Map &amp; Legs**</span>

In this area of the **Tour Page**, a map identifying the Legs and their location is presented.

To its right is the list of **Tour Legs**. Each is numbered and must be flown in that order. The **Aircraft Type** allowed in this **Tour** can be seen by clicking the green **Cargo**, **Charter** and **Scheduled** buttons.

[![image-1637959445120.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637959445120.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637959445120.png)

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##### <span style="color: #ffffff;">**Area 3** | **Pilot Status On Tour**</span>

In this area, the status of *all* Pilots flying the **Tour** are noted – **Pilot Name**, **Location**, **Last Flight**, **Last Aircraft** and **Progress**. If desired, you can measure your progress against others flying the **Tour** *and* view their most recent PIREPs.

[![image-1637959817567.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637959817567.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637959817567.png)

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#### **In Progress**

Referring to the **Tour Page** image above, you can see the **Around The World Tour** is **In Progress** because the *Sign Up* bar is <span style="color: #ffc107;">**Yellow**</span>.

[![image-1637962083950.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637962083950.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637962083950.png)

All other visual elements of an **Available Tour** exist for an **In Progress Tour** – with two notable exceptions.

- A Tour may be canceled at any time. In the image above, clicking the red button will do that.
- An **<span style="color: #ffc107;">In Progress Tour</span>** is underway, so when it's opened to place a bid, the Legs area will look slightly different. In the example below, Leg 26 / 32 has been completed. Leg 27 has been bid; Leg 28 will not be available to bid until Leg 27 is completed. Once it is, it will have a green check mark beside it. Once a Leg has been flown, it cannot be flown again.

[![image-1637958391321.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637958391321.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637958391321.png)

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#### **Completed**

Referring to the **Tour Page** image above, you can see the **Alaska Milk Run Tour** has been completed because the *Sign Up* bar is <span style="color: #2b982b;">**Green**</span>.

[![image-1637950672568.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637950672568.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637950672568.png)

All other visual elements of an **In Progress Tour**, exist for a Completed Tour – with two notable exceptions.

##### **ONE**

A **Tour** may be re-flown at any time. In the image above, clicking the green button will do that. To re-fly a **Tour**, you'll need to purchase a **Tour Pass** – *and* there's a cost for doing that.

After clicking the **Green** button, the screen below will open. There, you'll see what it'll cost you to re-fly the Tour.

<p class="callout info">*Clicking the **Cancel** button at any time will cancel the transaction.*</p>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-if-your-wallet-balan" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 58.8889%;">[![image-1637962833081.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637962833081.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637962833081.png)</td><td style="width: 41.1111%; vertical-align: top;">If your Wallet Balance is *greater than* that cost, the transaction will be **approved**. You will be allowed to re-fly the Tour.

  
If your Wallet Balance is *less than* that cost, the transaction will be **disapproved**. You will **not** be allowed to re-fly the Tour

  
In our example, because the Wallet Balance is *greater than* the Total Cost, the transaction will be approved.

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##### **TWO**

All **Tour Legs** have been completed. There are no more **Tour Legs** to fly, so each one has a green check mark.

[![image-1637963196259.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/scaled-1680-/image-1637963196259.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2021-11/image-1637963196259.png)

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##### **Tour Pause due to Time Compression // Cleared To Fly**

Pilots are allowed to use time compression on tour legs with our new Tour Pause system. When you use TC on a leg, the amount of time remaining after your compression is used to put you in pause mode on that *specific* tour. This means that on that one tour, you cannot start the next leg until the real-time equivalent has passed. You can, however, move on to another tour and do a leg in time compression. The goal here is to keep pilots from speed running one tour within a few hours, but also allow them to enjoy the longer tours without having to sit at a PC for 8 hours or leave it running overnight.

*Example:* you fly a 4 hour leg in 2 hours time compressed. You will be paused for 2 hours on our platform and after that 2 hours expires, you can bid the next leg. If you happen to pause the simulator for those 2 hours because you had to step away, when you land the required time is met and you'll immediately open up the next leg.

When you are not cleared to fly, you will see this icon and the clearance time (in UTC) will be presented to you in the tooltip.

[![image-1722601024822.png](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/scaled-1680-/image-1722601024822.png)](https://docs.walkerair.us/uploads/images/gallery/2024-08/image-1722601024822.png)

Please note: you will still be deducted points for time compression per our policy and point chart here: [Rank &amp; Points](https://docs.walkerair.us/books/3-help/page/rank-points "Rank & Points")