# 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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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 \[3\] 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 \[2\] 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>

<p class="callout danger">***Tour Legs** cannot be completed with time compression. If done, your advancement to the next leg will be **rejected**.*</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)

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 (3) 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)