Southern Charter establishes Ascension Island Field Office

Southern Charter has established a new field office on Ascension Island to support the company's growing South Atlantic operations.

Moana Roa arrives at the Georgetown Pier

Moana Roa at the pier in Virtual Sailor:NG......

.... and ashore in ARMA3

What began as a visit to the island became a reconnaissance mission. We travelled by road and by sea, explored the settlement and port facilities, and eventually found a suitable property: a large house offering enough room for a small operations office and temporary crew accommodation, together with an open-sided shelter nearby that could serve as a secure working yard.

Exploring East of Georgetown

Pushing into the higher ground

Farmland on the Western slopes of Green Mountain

Exploring by boat towards North Point

From there, things escalated in the usual Southern Charter fashion.

Unloading supplies, and our mobile logistics office

Equipment and supplies were brought ashore, vehicles positioned, containers moved into the yard, and the house fitted out with office space downstairs and basic crew accommodation upstairs. By nightfall, the lights were on and the Southern Charter Ascension Island Field Office was operational.

The new improvised operations room

Across the road is our covered logistics yard

The facility isn't intended to become a major base. It's something much more useful: a small, practical SCX presence in the middle of the South Atlantic. A place for crews to stage through, equipment to be stored, voyages and flights to be supported, and future operations to begin.

With the job complete, Moana Roa can continue her voyage, leaving the field office—and a small Southern Charter team—behind.

Lights on, open for business

Burning the midnight oil in the freight yard

A different kind of simulator

This operation also marks another step in the way we use ARMA 3.

For Southern Charter, ARMA isn't primarily about combat. Its enormous environments, vehicles, boats, buildings and mission-editing capability make it an extraordinarily good platform for ground operations and exploration.

It lets us do things that don't naturally fit inside a flight or maritime simulator: drive out from an airport, survey an unfamiliar island, inspect possible operating locations, move equipment, establish a temporary base, travel between facilities, or simply explore somewhere on foot.

The important part isn't which simulator an object came from, or which platforms happen to represent the same location.

It's the mission.

A Southern Charter operation might start with an aircraft arriving at an island, continue with a vehicle carrying the crew into town, involve a boat surveying the coast, and finish with a field office being established for whatever comes next.

ARMA 3 gives us another environment in which that story can continue.

And now, on a rather remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic, there's a light above a Southern Charter sign.

The Ascension Island Field Office is open for business.

Moana Roa sails off for her next adventure

Contract 68: Operation Lifeline Africa

 

 Southern Charter Contract Division proudly announces:

Contract 68: Operation Lifeline Africa

A rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in Central Africa has triggered an international humanitarian response. Medical agencies, NGOs and emergency teams are mobilising supplies and personnel from around the world into affected regions.

Southern Charter has been contracted to establish and support a large-scale air bridge into East and Central Africa.

This operation will involve everything from heavy long-haul cargo operations through to rugged bush flying into remote communities.

Contract 68 Operational Briefing

2025 Stats are in

 

SCX 2025 Year in Review (Human Pilot Activity)

In 2025, Southern Charter refined its reporting to better reflect what our pilots are doing day-to-day. Several full-size simulator accounts had been logging large numbers of short training cycles, so these were removed from the roster to keep our public stats representative of human pilot operations.

2025 (human pilots only):

• 920 flights logged

• 1,058,751 nautical miles flown

• ~2,414 flight hours

• 75 aircraft types operated

• Typical mission profile: ~1,151 NM and ~2h 37m

• ~18.5% of flights conducted on company routes

These numbers highlight what SCX is about: a diverse fleet, meaningful missions, and pilots flying a wide range of operations across the network.

2025 in Retrospect

As the year draws to a close, we want to pause and reflect on what has been an extraordinary year for Southern Charter (SCX) — and, more importantly, to recognise the people and platforms that have made it possible.

SCX continues to grow not because of automation or scale alone, but because of a passionate community committed to realism, variety of operations, and flying beyond the ordinary.

Powering SCX: FSHub

A cornerstone of Southern Charter’s success is the work of Bobby Allen and the team at FSHub. Their continued development and support of the FSHub platform is what makes the virtual airline side of SCX viable in the first place.

From flight tracking to operational flexibility, FSHub provides the backbone that allows Southern Charter to operate as a truly global, multi-discipline organisation. We are immensely grateful for their dedication and ongoing innovation.

The SCX Community

Southern Charter is nothing without its people.

To our pilots, truck drivers, train drivers, and sailors — thank you for the countless hours you have logged this year across air, road, rail, and sea. Every flight completed, every haul delivered, and every voyage undertaken contributes to the character, realism, and scale of SCX.

Your commitment is what transforms SCX from a network on paper into a living, evolving operation.

Special Recognition: Captain Alister Curnow

This year, we would like to give special recognition to Captain Alister Curnow for his exceptional contribution to Southern Charter.

Captain Curnow undertook the enormous task of rebuilding the entire SCX airline route structure from the ground up — a complex and time-consuming effort that has reshaped how the airline operates and expanded the realism and depth of our network.

In recognition of this tireless work and outstanding dedication, we are proud to announce that Captain Alister Curnow has been promoted to SCX Chief Pilot.

Congratulations, Alister — and thank you for the impact you’ve had on SCX.

Looking Ahead

As we move into the new year, Southern Charter remains committed to:

• Global reach
• Non-standard and expedition-style operations
• Operational realism
• A strong, engaged community

We are incredibly proud of what has been achieved this year and excited for what lies ahead.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year — here’s to an even bigger year ahead for SCX. 🎄✈️

Southern Charter – A Truly Global Network

 Southern Charter operates one of the most diverse networks in virtual aviation, connecting 236 destinations across 88 countries worldwide.

With a strong foundation in the South Pacific and extensive coverage across North America, Europe, and remote regions, over 75% of our network is international. This reflects our focus on long-range charter, logistics, and expedition-style operations rather than traditional hub-and-spoke airline flying.

From major international gateways to some of the world’s most isolated airfields, Southern Charter specialises in non-standard routes, challenging environments, and global reach — offering our pilots a level of variety and realism rarely found elsewhere.

These statistics highlight not just the scale of our operation, but the philosophy behind it: global access, operational flexibility, and flying beyond the ordinary.