If you want to connect to the IVAO Network only to watch other people control or fly then you need to connect as an observer. This page will explain how to connect as an observer correctly and the conduct to follow whilst connected.
When connecting as an observer we ask that you connect using your initials followed by "OBS". For example, if your name is Graeme Lewington then you would connect as "GL_OBS". In the unlikely event that someone else has the same initials as you and is already connected then you would connect as "GL_1_OBS".
Staff Members connecting as observers should use the staff callsign applicable to the task they are undertaking. If the staff member is connecting merely to observe the network then they should use the highest level staff callsign held.