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Cross The Ditch 6

Posted by Emile Hallaby on 17 May 2012  •  Comments (0)

26 May 2012 @ 18:00

Cross the Ditch 6: Autumn 2012

The sun has headed north of the equator and it's time once again to take to the skies of the South Pacific as we Cross the Ditch!

Check out the official Cross the Ditch website

Apply to provide ATC

Book your Flights now!

Check out the Virtual Airline Leaderboard

Grab the recommended add-on scenery for each of the event airports

What's it all about?

For eighteen hours this May, the skies over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand will be filled with aircraft all on a mission to Cross the Ditch.

An example of that typical down-under understatement, this "ditch" is over 1100nm wide. The flight routes all range from two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half hours flight time.

Throughout the event, the Oceania region's two divisions – VATNZ and VATPAC – will be providing full ATC coverage, in the Southern Hemisphere's premiere oceanic event.

This is a great opportunity to experience Oceanic flying without the need to commit to an eight-hour flight! If you're new to Oceanic Flying, our reporting tool makes taking part a breeze.

Event Times

This eighteen hour event is timed to allow pilots from all over the world join the fun:

  • UTC: Saturday 26th May 2012 18:00 - Sunday 27th May 2012 12:00
  • AEST: Sunday 27th May 2012 04:00 - Sunday 27th May 2011 22:00
  • NZST: Sunday 27th May 2012 06:00 - Monday 28th May 2012 00:00

Routes

This season's Cross the Ditch returns to the three-airport structure that proved so popular last year. Pilots can fly in either direction between Noumea (New Caledonia) and Christchurch (New Zealand), and Christchurch and Sydney (Australia).

Each flight should take roughly three to three-and-a-half hours to complete, allowing pilots time to easily complete multiple sectors.

Calling all Pilots and Controllers

Flight plans are available from the Flight Plans section.

Book your flights now from the Flight Bookings page. Bookings made on this site help us plan for the event, and will also show up in vroute.

Controllers wanting to get in on the action can also apply now at the event's ATC Applications page.

International Childrens Day

Posted by Deon Mathews on 12 May 2012  •  Comments (0)

02 June 2012 @ 12:00

Three departures, one destination: Cape Town.

"The International Children's Day"- is celebrated annually on June 1. Was established in November 1949 in the French capital city Paris, the decision of the Congress of the International Federation of Democratic Women. For the first time the "International Children's Day" was celebrated in 1950.

We invite you to participate in a joint flight from Europe to South Africa.

Departure time: 2 June 2012 from 06:00 UTC

Routes:

  • ESKN - FACT
    TONSA L87 PESEL UL87 TABAT UM736 AKOSI UQ309 VIBUG UP994 DETSA UY106 NIKMA UN737 TORLI UM727 ABRAM M727 ZAW UM77 DEKIL UM731 DIR UG727 TJR UH455 ARASI UG861 IT UW118 LIKAD UR526 VNA UN187 ANVAG UR987 WY
  • UKBB - FACT
    SULUM UM856 GOBLI UL919 DINRO UN616 IST UT35 AYT UM855 RASDA A16 CVO W8 KHG W601 DESDO P557 NUBAR UA727 KTM B527 RABAK UB527 TALAC UA408 KMI UA409 VLS UG655 HBV UA405 WY
  • LFPO - FACT
    LATRA UM133 LAKOB UQ241 KAMER UR978 CSO UM998 BOD UR978 AS UA604 DLA UG861 IT UW118 LIKAD UR526 VNA UN187 ANVAG UR987 WY

Charts and scenery:

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VATSAF ON FACEBOOK

Posted by Deon Mathews on 10 January 2012  •  Comments (0)

VATSAF is now on Facebook!!

Our group is called "Vatsaf Members" and all members are invited to join. Relevant "Posts and Pics" are welcome!!