While work continues on our new VA website and auditing system, I am currently looking at the possibility of creating a brand new phpVMS Module, supported by the VATSIM VA Department, that’ll:
Allow for you to use VATSIM as an ACARS source (similar to how Integrated PIREPs System (IPS) worked)
Create a GUI and API Endpoint to pull flights logged by the module that have flown on the network so audit managers can verify activity.
I am aware of Disposable Hero and his line of plugins, which can do something similar (except the exporting part).
At the end of the day, do you all think there’s a need or desire for “Officially Supported” module from VATSIM for phpVMS, or any other system? Or, would you rather use hombrew solutions for this?
Anything to make the auditing process less painful for phpVMS users would be greatly appreciated by many I’m sure, myself included.
VATSIM-data as an ACARS source, that would certainly be nice! So long as it retains as many of the features of vmsACARS as is practical, I would certainly be interested in this solution, since I’m already grumpy at the number of apps I have to prepare to complete a flight… Navigraph, Simbrief, VATSIM prefile, xPilot, Volanta… I’m sure you catch my drift. (With vmsACARS remaining an option for the occasional offline flights).
I understand this post was made a few months ago without any further input, but I’m excited to hear any further developments on this matter.