On 15 November 2024, I registered my account with ANA Virtual Group. This marked a milestone in my flight simulation journey: the beginning of my virtual airline experience.
Over the past six months, I have met many talented and capable experts at ANA Virtual Group.
The Beginning
One day last November, I was browsing through every page on my VATSIM profile out of boredom. When I clicked on the Virtual Airlines section, I saw a bunch of virtual airlines. My curiosity kicked in - I wondered if there was a virtual airline for Japan’s All Nippon Airways. So I started searching on DuckDuckGo (What’s Google?). By chance, I found ANA Virtual Group.
Expanding My Network
At ANA Virtual Group, I met controllers from VATJPN and VATUSA, as well as many other influential figures in the flight simulation community. I won’t list them all here. Through these connections, I met other experts and joined many Discord servers and made friends that are very meaningful to me. This was when I decided to give back to this community with my knowledge.
Becoming CTO
After long consideration and internal struggle, I very hesitantly accepted the CTO position at ANA Virtual Group on May 16th. Over the past month, I helped ANA Virtual Group transition from TFDi to my private server. At the same time, I began developing Discord bots for ANA Virtual Group. During this process, I was very happy to participate in development and activities alongside different experienced experts.
Resignation and Departure
After careful consideration and thinking about my future, I want to express my sincere apologies to the members of ANA Virtual Group. I can no longer help this community through my personal abilities, but I wish ANA Virtual Group all the best and hope it continues to grow. I very much hope that someday in the future I can return and continue to help this community.
Submitted resignation and left the community on 17 June 2025