What's in a name?

Your Perception is how you perceive the world. Different people perceive the world in a different way, because people are different. Recognizing this fact, can make the world a better place, because you will be able to understand and respect people from different parts in the world. You will value this diversity, because you can learn a lot.

Your Perception - the story

Your Perception was founded in 2004 by Frank van Soldt and Nick Horstmanshof. They recognized that pilots who are looking for a VA had the choice of thousends of virtual airlines, and they look all the same. Frank and Nick decided to start their own VA and do something completely different: creating a virtual flying community where people interested in virtual aviation can interact and get to know each other. The VA started from as a holiday charter airline with flights from Amsterdam and our pilots were flying frequently together. A flight school was created to teach new pilots how to fly and many of them started their flightsim career at Your Perception. In the summer 2006 the VA was in a crisis, because of some conflicts between staff members. A new management team was formed and we decided to do something completely different: instead of remaining a local VA in Amsterdam, we wanted to become a global VA.

Our vision

Since most virtual airlines are impersonal, local and centered around a country or region, we want to be different: to become the most fun, realistic, contemporary, and multinational virtual airline is our vision.

How do we achieve this?

Your Perception has designed a unique hub based structure. Pilots could fly all over the world from our major hubs. You can fly from Amsterdam today and from Sydney tomorrow! Our VA is attracting people from all over the world and they contribute to the VA in many ways to make it better. The VA is not just about flying, its also about learning from people with different backgrounds, which could be a lot of fun!

Becoming a member:

Registration is easy and within a couple of minutes you could be a member. Apply as a pilot on our site.

If you have any questions, please post a message on our forums or send us an e-mail.

Have fun and think global,

Frank van Soldt

President Your Perception