Our Mission
“For the community by the community!”
Voluntary Work
We are pleased to inform the public of our future involvement with Voluntary work within the aviation and military communities, supporting aid of the public, in educational development and in practical development.
About
At Virtual Air Festivals, we work hard every day because we want to bring our virtual and real-world community closer together.
Developing live broadcast events, media publications, real-world events and bringing teams closer together with their real-world counterparts.
Our community is full of passion, excitement and dedication. we provide a key platform with the support of our group to help teams, big or small display at events and support charities with voluntary work.
Our mission at Virtual Air Festivals is to make the Virtual Aerobatic Community connected and transparent to everyone inside and outside the community and to host a series of media events online and in physical appearances.
π¨π Sidney Christen | Tango
Staff Leader
As the Staff Leader Sidney holds 20 years of experience inside the virtual aerobatic community, creating content and aiding in events of the community.
He is based in Switzerland.
π«π· FranΓ§ois
Staff & Caster
The man, the myth, the legend. Active in the virtual airshow community from the age of 14, Kiway joined the staff in 2016 and is known as the Frenchiest voice of the Virtual Air Festival staff, in addition to his actual work in the airshow industry.
π«π· Louis Volland
Staff & Broadcast Engineer
With 6 years of experience of broadcasting and organizing events, Louis is charge of all the streaming and broadcasting of our events. He also work at Dibsteur.
πΏπ¦ Ryan nelson | panda
Staff
Ryan is a South African based private pilot completing his commercial licence. In his spare time he is a video editor and Flight Lead of the Virtual Silver Falcons.
πΈπ¬ Shyam Menon | 3shy
Staff
Shyam, a passionate Aviation Enthusiast from Singapore, has been actively involved in the community since 2017. Currently serving his National Service, he plays a crucial role in community management, developing guidelines, and planning events.
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Martin | likwid
Staff
Martin, known as LIKWID is from Scotland. An aviation addict with a passion for flight sims from a very early age. LIKWID‘s laughter is known to the community, but somehow manages to keep it under control whilst editing content for VAF and streaming during the live shows.
π«π· Axel Trigo | axelgt
Staff & Tech staff
Axel uses his multilingual skills to support our community moderations. Axel is living in France.
π«π· Paul | exolight
Staff & Caster
Paul is a French programming student. He has been playing flight sims since his childhood, and has been a speaker and caster in virtual aerobatics communities since 2018.
π¨π Robin Nadler | Choki
Staff & Team runner
Robin is the first line of contact to community management and team communication. For over five years, Robin has been a key member in the backbone structure of Virtual Air Festivals.
π¨π David Soldati | woody
Staff & Camera operator
David, is a cameraman and photographer based in Fribourg in Switzerland with a passion for aviation and also works as a Seargeant in the Swiss Air Force.
π¨π Brian Golay | ZEN
Staff & Team runner
Brian, a Geneva-based developer with a passion for aviation and precision shooting sports. He’s a key contributor to the Virtual PC-7 team, specializing in developing the PC-7 mod.
πΉπ· Can Aviral | Vector πΉπ·
Staff & Video Editor
The Turkish-born VFX Artist & Colorist based in Italy, whose passion for virtual aerobatics knows no bounds. Behind the virtual lens, he not only captures the breathtaking talent of the community but transforms it into kickass trailers and promotional materials for Virtual Air Festivals.
π¨π Karim Rey | goofy
Staff
Karim supports the VAF group by aiding the community management team in holding core values and guidelines within our community, maintaining our key focus and support to other virtual teams.