US Airways VA

[allenb]

ALCON,

Good afternoon. On behalf of US Airways Virtual Airline as the Fleet Program Manager, we respectfully request permission to utilize your base model and repaints of the following to be included in an installer package for our Heritage fleet.
-Piedmont
-PSA
-USAir
-American Airlines

For both 727-100 and 727-200 models.

All documentation in original base and repaints shall remain untouched, and credit to HJG shall be noted in installer kit.

If you have any questions, concerns please do not hesitate to get in contact with me.

Very Respectfully,
BRIAN E. ALLEN

LT SWO (1110), U.S. NAVY

US Airways Virtual Airlines Fleet Program Manager

Executive Staff

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[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Thanks for asking Brian and not just doing .... as, unfortunately, many folk within this hobby have become inclined toward doing these days

"IF" your VA is based on "the name" of a current "real world airline/operator", then, HJG probably can't honour your request .... I do, sincerely, regret to have to advise

14 years of FS community experience (since 2000) has resulted in HJG developing/adopting the following standing policy in regard to all VA's ....

HJG VA POLICY

VA's are welcome to "paint" HJG aircraft "in their own liveries" provided that all of the following conditions are accepted and met ....

1. HJG does not provide PSD material or repaint assistance.

2. VA's may host "their own" textures (only) for HJG 3D models on their own website and provided these remain "100 % FREE" for all whom wish to use/access such files.

3. HJG does not allow its 3D models, panels/gauges, FDE, effects, or any of its current textures to be uploaded by VA's (or elsewhere either) or as part of any other non-HJG supplied FS package.

4. HJG is pleased to provide technical support for non-real world based VA's using HJG supplied components provided these are not modified/altered in any way and provided that VA those members seeking assistance are directed to HJG for support.

5. HJG does not aid/assist or allow VA's based on currently existent real world airlines/operators to use any of its own files/components .... "for potential legal reasons".

"IF" your VA wasn't based on the name of a current real world airline/operator .... THEN .... HJG would, probably, be "only too pleased to try and assist", but, as things presently stand/appear (per your brief) then I think our (HJG's) hands are really tied here .... "legally".

Feel free to take this up with Tony MADGE though

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Brian .... I forgot to mention/clarify ....

In the case of your PSA and PIEDMONT VA and heritage fleet proposals .... there shouldn't be any such (legal) complications there since these are in fact "DEFuNCT" real world airlines .... BUT .... "check with Tony MADGE first" .... please .... and as I stipulated above

Only those VA plans revolving AMERICAN (where there have been such legal problems with VA's and the FS community in the past .... though not in regard to HJG) and US AIR .... in your particular case .... "would" be implicated by HJG's policy as i outlined above and due to their currently active real world airline status.

Again .... see Tony in the case of your PSA and PIEDMONT proposals though.

We/HJG "may" (possibly) be able to help you with these 2 at least .... and subject to our conditions first being satisfactorily met.

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[allenb]

Dear Mr. Mark,

Thank you for the reply. I always find it polite to ask permission first especially when dealing with delicate situations such as this. May you have Mr. Tony Madge send me a quick e-mail so I may get in contact with him regarding this request? I will pass this information up my chain of command. On behalf of US Airways Virtual Airlines we greatly appreciate your efforts to award us permission to utilize your models and textures for installer kits on our Heritage page. Until I receive written permission from both you and Mr. Tony Madge regarding this no installer kits shall be uploaded using HJG models or textures.

Very Respectfully,
BRIAN E. ALLEN
LT SWO (1110), U.S. NAVY
US Airways Virtual Airlines Fleet Program Manager
Executive Staff
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to award us permission to utilize your models and textures for installer kits on our Heritage page.

Just a very slight misunderstanding/misinterpretation there .... I think Brian .... and on your part ..... in relation to our group policy if you refer to HJG's standing policy which I posted for you yesterday.

I think we may, possibly, be able help you out in respect of "part of your quest" (in regard to PSA and PIEDMONT only though .... and subject to your co-operation with our standing policy) .... BUT .... we'll discuss the specific "CAN and "CANNOT" do's with you "privately".

Best you, yourself, now make contact with Tony MADGE.

Just look for any posting by him .... anywhere among these forum pages .... and then send him a forum PM.

Mark C
AKL/NZ