Jan 6th: Michigan Ski Trials

Come join us for the 2nd annual Michigan Ski Trials in the scenic Upper Peninsula next Sunday, January 6th at 2000z Aircraft will be provided with specific locations of antennas located around the UP that correlate with current aeronautical charts. Aircraft will depart their designated airport, fly around the given obstacles, and land at their designated arrival airport in the fastest time possible. It makes for a great navigational challenge!

Visit http://ski.minniecenter.org/ for more information and signup! See you there!

Jan 1st: ILS-less challenge

Date : 1 Jan 2008
Time : 1200z - 1500z
Airport : VHHX (IGS 13) / VMMC (LLZ 16)
To meet and greet the year of 2008, Hong Kong VACC will present an international fly-in event. Macau International Airport (VMMC) and Kai Tak International Airport (VHHX) will be fully staffed. And as you can see in the title no ILS approaches are expected. You will recall the most famous and dangerous approach - IGS, when you are heading to Kai Tak.

You can also try out the Macau Runway 16 by LLZ approach with a deep left turn on short final. Before establishing on the localizer, metric altitudes will be provided because you will fly over Zhuhai - China Mainland airspace. Let's try out your skills and have fun with the IGS 13 and LLZ 16 approach.

Related Charts : http://hk.vatsea.net/charts.php
Event Page : http://hk.vatsea.net/events

Jan 5th: First VATSIM/MITRE cooperative event

VATSIM has recently announced a potential partnership with MITRE a not-for-profit consulting firm that deals with airspace issues for many countries around the world. MITRE sees the potential in working with VATSIM to leverage our many strengths, primarily our ability to stand up a significant number of skilled pilots to participate in their airspace research experiments.

To explore this potential partnership, VATSIM and MITRE will be hosting a fly-in event within the Chicago ARTCC on Saturday, January 5th, 2008. This first event is a test for MITRE to learn how VATSIM events work, and for VATSIM to explore ways to deliver the results MITRE needs, by providing pilots that are comfortable flying a provided route and can handle their aircraft skillfully while accurately following ATC instructions.

Further details and a link to the sign-up page are on the dedciated vatsim.net forum

Please note that because this is a research situation, pilots whose flight begins to hamper the experiment may be disconnected by an event Supervisor at very short notice. This will have no disciplinary implications unless the pilot was seriously out of line. We are concerned only about creating a worthwhile test environment for these VATSIM/MITRE cooperative events. All are welcome to fly, just realize that we will be requiring that pilots fly their routes accurately and respond to ATC instructions quickly.

Come and help us show MITRE what VATSIM can do!

Dec 29th: Amsterdam checkout

These are the last days of the year... Christmas and the year 2008 are coming... However, at Amsterdam Schiphol, there is business as usual. And to say goodbye to 2007 the Dutch VACC is organizing the Amsterdam Check-out. Saturday the 29th of December Amsterdam Schiphol will be fully staffed from 1800 - 2200 UTC. Please have a look at the Events Page for more information. We hope you'll join us in the last event of the Dutch VACC in 2007, and we hope to see you in Amsterdam soon.

The Dutch VACC wishes you a merry Christmas, and a happy new year!

Season's greetings

Wherever in the world you are, and whichever festival you celebrate, VATSIM wishes all our members, and members of the whole flight sim community "Happy Holidays" and a happy and prosperous new year.

Dec 27th: Sunny beaches in winter

Egypt VACC is delighted to invite you to its 2nd annual winter
event "Sunny Beaches in Winter" where we staff our two most exotic
winter destinations. Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada international
airports will be fully staffed during the event as people from around
the world come to spend their winter holidays on our warm and sunny
beaches in Winter on Thursday, 27th December 2007 1600-2000Z. In
addition, we may staff one more exotic winter destination, Marsa Allam

As we expect a lot of traffic for this event, please take the time to
to download the charts since you should expect to fly holding patterns around the published holding points.

HEGN - Hurghada Airport
HESH - Sharm El-Sheikh Airport
HEMA - Marsa Allam Airport

If you have any questions contact Egypt VACC Director, Ali Abou-Zeid (ACCEG1) via the Egypt vACC website

Dec 23rd: Christmas in central Europe and the Balkans

This is the very first time that vACC organisations in Central-Europe and the Balkans join to celebrate Christmas: they will go online together on Sunday, 23 December 2007, and provide a fantastic opportunity for pilots to fly there under full ATC coverage.

Yes, it is a real Christmas present from them to you, so you can expect controllers in Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and Hungary - yes they will be all online together to cover a large area in Vatsim.

Here is the chance to fly between those countries and enjoy the crowded skies over Central-Europe and the Balkans.

Date: Sunday, 23 December 2007
Time: 1600-2100Z
Information and charts: here

We are all different, but we all belong together. Celebrate the holidays and the end of the year on Vatsim together with us!

Dec 22nd: Merry Christmas event - Vaccsca

Christmas eve is soon approaching, so what can be better than to get in better Christmas mood by joining in on our special event? Together with all countries in Vaccsca, on December 22nd we are arranging an event that includes many regional airports in Scandinavia.

Copenhagen will be the hub for this event, and the regional airports in Denmark, and in all countries around will not be more than a hour of flight from Copenhagen. You will then have time to enjoy your landing at small regional airports, and then fly back to land at Copenhagen again with your small aircraft together with all the other heavy traffic around Copenhagen.

Date: 22nd December 2007
Time: 1800-2200z
Where: Copenhagen(EKCH) and other regional airports in Norway, Sweden and Denmark

Further information: www.vaccsca.org/event/

Dec 22nd: VATSUR - first Mega Event

On December 22nd VATSUR will be holding an event in the South American skies. Our eight vACCs (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela) will be fully staffed starting at 1800Z.

We wish to be visited by pilots from all over the world and have a great
time!

See www.vatsur.org for links to the individual countries' websites and charts.

Dec 15th: Christkindlesmarkt Fly-In

Every year, one of Germany's largest and oldest Christmas Markets opens its stalls for visitors from all over the world. And as every year, by Christmas Eve, more than two million visitors from all over the world will have sampled the delights of the Christmas Market.

That's the reason for a lot of charter, business- & general aviation traffic to EDDN with people having the munchies for Brodwerschd (fried sausage) and Lebkoung (gingerbread). Airport and controllers are prepared for all kind of aircraft types, including the non-fixed wing variety.

What: Christkindlesmarkt Fly-In
Where: Nuremberg - EDDN
When: Dec 15th 1800-2200z

For charts and more visit the VATSIM Fly-ins forum

Dec 15-16th: Fly & See Santa 2007

The annual FLY & SEE SANTA event is on 15th and 16th of December. Heavy traffic is expected in Rovaniemi (EFRO), Ivalo (EFIV) and Kittila (EFKT) airports. We hope to see you all in the skies of Northern Finland! The most popular X-mas event in VATSIM skies.

Day 1: Saturday December 15th 2007, 1800 - 0000 UTC
Mainly for arriving traffic

Day 2: Sunday December 16th 2006, 1600 - 2000 UTC
Mainly for departing traffic

For further information see the event website

VA's taking part include Thomsonfly Virtual, British Airways Virtual, KLM Virtual Airline, First Choice Virtual, Aegean Seagull Virtual Airline System, Eurowings Virtual

Dec 15-16th: J500 Traffic Jam Event - CYWG (Winnipeg)

The J500 event is courtesy of the CZWG FIR, in cooperation with the CZYZ FIR. The event is going to start at 2100Z on December 15th, and will go all night. ATC will fully staffed at both CYWG (Winnipeg) and CYYZ (Toronto). All pilots are welcome to enjoy flights from both airports, to and from. The routes from each airport are listed below in bold. The J500 airway is going to be very busy "ACA123, traffic is at your 12 o'clock, 15 miles, 1000 feet below, a Boeing 737, at FL320". Most of all - Have FUN!

Where: CYWG and CYYZ (Joint Event)
When: December 15th, 2007 from 2100Z - 0200Z
Why: Huge amounts of traffic on the J500 airway!
What: Pilots have the option of either flying from CYWG-CYYZ or CYYZ-
CYWG or BOTH!

Please see the forum events notice for the recommended routes and contact for further information

Dec 1st: Central Triangle Event

Let´s enjoy beginning of the holiday season 2007-2008 and join the Central Europe Triangle Event. The controllers of Praha (LKPR), Berlin/Schoenefeld (EDDB) and Hannover (EDDV) are planning to make this evening a special experience for you.

Bad weather, strong winds, holdings and special procedures.... all might happen this time of the year in central Europe. Expect excellent professional ATC and crowded airways with pilots from all over the world. Parallel approaches are likely - be well prepared and do
not forget to have your charts ready!

Flying distances from 140 - 220 NM will allow you to visit all 3 airports during the 5 hours event time from 17-22 utc.

Further information on the event homepage

Dec 1st: Central Africa Republic Day Real World Ops

On December 1st is the Republic Day of the Central African Republic. To celebrate VATDRC will be fully staffing the Bangui M'Poko International Airport (FEFF) for the first time for the Real World OPS all the way from Ground to Center for a full 4 hours from 1800-2200z! Don't miss this special once a year opportunity to experience this airport at it's peak of realism.

Located in the heart of Africa with a single ILS, 4 parking aprons and taxiways that don't go to the ends of the runway, this will surely keep everyone on the edge. Brazzaville Center's ATC Coverage will also include Brazzaville (FCBB), Kinshasa (FZAA), Douala (FKKD), Yaounde (FKYS) and Point Noire (FCPPP), so you can surely complete a couple of flights with full ATC from start to finish. For real world charts, flight bookings and scenery at selected airports please visit our web site at www.vatdrc.com

Dec 1st: VatFrance 1st anniversary

Here we are, already one year! A beautiful evolution, and still a load of work ahead of us. A website to help and inform you effectively; a lot of active ATC , Wednesday evenings with a regular coverage; more and more pilots coming back into the skies of our beautiful France.

To celebrate this first anniversary, simply write the shape of the number 1 in French airspace: 2 airports of departure and of arrival: Bordeaux and Marseille, with a compulsory touch-and-go on Paris CDG. If you don't want to touch & go, you can land at LFPG and take off a few minutes later.

Type of plane: according to your fantasy, but please avoid C172 or Concorde !
Flight level, speed : according to ATC's instructions. Expect an even flight level from LFBD to LFPG or from LFML to LFPG, then an odd flight level from LFPG to LFML or from LFPG to LFBD.

ATTENTION: departure all 2 minutes. Book your departure slot on VatFrance's pilots booking system. Obviously, you will not be taking off at 1900Z from Bordeaux or Marseille all at the same time ... At Paris, it's going to be rather hot, so please anticipate a waits and carry some extra fuel just in case of traffic jams (We are in Paris !)

So, it's simple, VatFrance expects you in a number as large as possible !

Nov 24th: Radiocheck Moscow Fly-in

VATRUS welcomes you to their event that will take place in Moscow – capital of Russia. All three main airports will be fully staffed from 1400 till 2100 UTC. 7 hours of non-stop ATC in Moscow airspace. About 12 Controllers will provide ATC over Moscow. Controllers of St. Petersburg and Rostov will be helping us on the sides.

You can fly to or from:
Sheremetyevo (UUEE), built specially for Olympic Games 1980 and now one of the most advanced airports of Russia. The majority of flights are operated by Aeroflot and Sky Team Alliance members.

Domodedovo (UUDD), one of the oldest airfields in Russia, currently undergoing massive reconstruction. It serves many international airlines.

Vnukovo (UUWW) – a rapidly developing airport, from where the Presidential fleet operates. The airport serves international delegations and private business-jets, coupled with domestic and international commercial flights.

More information about Moscow FIR, charts and scenery is available here

Nov 24th: Frankfurt Overload 2007

Experience a traffic OVERLOAD at Frankfurt (EDDF), one of the busiest and largest international hubs. Are you ready for the challenge? Are you able to manage a flight from or to one of the busiest European and international airports?

Frankfurt OVERLOAD simulates on the 24th of November from 17:00z until
23:00z, 6 hours of real traffic. On that day more than 20 top controllers await you in Frankfurt with a great ATC service in co-operation with all the surrounding centres in order to get as close as possible to real traffic levels. You will be able to experience the exciting feeling of departing or arriving at an airport full of movement!

For charts and more visit: www.edff-fir.de/overload/

Nov 25th: VATeir Open FIR event

VATeir is pleased to announce the Open FIR Event which will take place on Sunday 25th November between 1800Z and 2300Z. With over 5 airports manned by up to 15 controllers, VATeir is set to go out of 2007 with a bang! Whether its flying domestic, continental or transatlantic, theres something for everyone.

VATeir will be providing ATC coverage for Dublin(EIDW), Shannon(EINN), Cork(EICK), and several regional airports, as well as coverage on Shannon Control. Anyone choosing to fly transatlantic from/to Ireland will be greeted by the sight of full Atlantic coverage as our friends in VATCAN and VATUK will also be providing coverage on Gander and Shanwick for the event.

For full information on scenery, charts and procedures for this event pilots should visit the special Open FIR Event website at: . www.vateir.com/openfir

Nov 27th: Friday Nite Fly-In (Real Ops!)

The Dutch VACC organizes a new edition of it's famous Friday Nite Fly-in on Friday the 23rd of November. From 18:00 till 23:00 UTC, we will simulate all real traffic movements to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. And you, as a pilot, can be a part of that! The Dutch VACC takes care of full ATC staffing while pilots can reserve 1 or more flights in our reservation system. You are encouraged to book your flights in the system, and if you do, you will receive a briefing including the real world flightplan(s) of your selected flight(s) well before the event. So what are you waiting for? Book your flights and join one of the most realistic events of the year!

Nov 17-18 Swiss Flightsim Weekend

As every year in November the Flightsim-Weekend takes place in Hergiswil, Switzerland. At this place many flightsimmers meet each other from the whole world.

We from the SwissFIR will represent VATSIM at this two days and give you a two day full staffing of Zurich-Airport (LSZH)
Saturday: 0900UTC-1700UTC
Sunday: 0900UTC-1500UTC

So fly what you can because on your third turnaround we will still be there! We will be glad to see you in virtual Zurich this two days!

Flightroutes FROM Zurich
Flightroutes TO Zurich
The great freeware scenery for Zurich
Airport charts of Zurich

Nov 4th: Discovering Northern Germany

The ATC-Staff of the Bremen FIR is proud to present our 1st "Discover
Northern Germany" Event:
BREMEN - HANNOVER - HAMBURG - BRAUNSCHWEIG - LUEBECK - WESTERLAND

We are staffing as many positions as possible at our major and minor
airports 17:00-21:00 UTC (18.00-23:00 loc) with our experienced ATC staff.

IFR and of course VFR pilots are welcome. We would like to encourage all pilots to visit also our smaller airports. Try out your skills in advanced planning and preparation for short haul flights. Flying distances from only 50miles to 200 miles. Expect a lot of frequency changes and almost no level flights... So be well prepared. For further information, routes, charts and so on check our event page

Nov 3-4th: VATSAF Birthday Bash

Ladies and Gentleman, you are all invited to come and celebrate TWO WHOLE YEARS since the inception of the South African division of Vatsim: VATSAF!

To celebrate, we're going to be throwing a huge, trademark VATSAF party lasting a whole weekend, with full ATC coverage online. We are going to be manning as many positions as possible: the main airports of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban as well as the smaller, more rural airports without ILS systems like Bloemfontein, so if you're up for a challenge, why not come and braai with us down in the summer hemisphere?

Control will be online from 1000z-2200z on Saturday 3rd November, and reopening at the same time on Sunday 4th. Those of you who have participated in events such as Rush Hour Johannesburg and more recently the Cape of Good Hope Flyin will not be disappointed by the high standards set by our controllers on those days, and can expect a professional, friendly, and very South African service.

Charts available at www.vatsaf.net

Nov 3rd: Central African Overload

VATDRC will be hosting the Central African Overload on November 3rd between 1600-2200Z. During these times Brazzaville's Maya Maya International and Kinshasa's N'Djili International airports will both be fully staffed at one time for the very first time. This is the most complex airspace in Africa due to the fact that the airports are only 15 miles apart and the runways go in opposite directions making it challenging for both controllers and pilots.

Being that the event will be on for 6 full hours non-stop this can give everyone an opportunity to make multiple flights and experience both airports. Charts and real world flight bookings are available on our web site at www.vatdrc.com

We recommend the following routes that will have ATC coverage to and from Kinshasa and Brazzaville:
FEFF Bangui - ETE 1:40 FKKD Douala - ETE 1:40
FOOL Libreville - ETE 1:00 FGSL Malabo - ETE 1:40
FCPP Pointe Noire - ETE 0:50 FZIC Kisangani - ETE 1:40
FZQA Lubumbashi - ETE 2:15 FZEA Mbandanka - ETE 1:00
FZOA Kindu - ETE 1:30 FZWA Mbuyi-Maya - ETE 1:30

Nov 3-4th: 24h Berlin

The Berlin FIR presents you with a special event, starting on Saturday, 3. November 1200 UTC and ending after 24 hours of non-stop controlling. 10 controllers will meet in one room, creating a virtual ACC and will provide service for all Berlin airports. Pilots are invited to fly from and to Berlin Tegel, Berlin Tempelhof and Berlin Schönefeld. Since all airports are staffed from DEL to CTR, there are plenty of opportunities to plan interesting flights this weekend.

The 10 controllers will work like in a real Area Control Center: creating flightstrips, preplanning of traffic, coordination calls with adjacent sectors by the Coordination controller, short shifts after working heavy traffic and much more. Don't miss the opportunity to discover a new edge of realism on VATSIM on the first weekend in November. All information about flying to and from Berlin, charts, scenery recommendation and procedures can be found on the event homepage: http://berlin24.tr-media.org/

Oct 28th: Larnaca Fly-in

On the 28th of October the staff and members of the Cypriot Area Control Center invite all pilots to take part in a long awaited fly- in to Larnaca International Airport. (LCLK).

Larnaca Airport can handle aircraft as heavy as the 747-300 and also attracts general aviation traffic. So bring your wings over to sunny Cyprus and enjoy 12 whole hours of top quality ATC for both en-route traffic and departures and arrivals from Larnaca.
An event not to be missed!

For more information email Jason Georgiades at jasoncontrol (at) gmail.com Charts are available at www.avsim.com/hangar/flight/cvartcc/

Oct 27th: BrisVegas Real Ops

This month virtual pilots are invited to Australia's east coast, where
VATPAC is hosting the BrisVegas Real Ops event. The aim is to replicate the real operations at the Brisbane and Gold Coast airports from 0000 - 0600 UTC. You are able to choose from over 170 scheduled flights, ranging from short domestic hops to longer international flights.

Where: Brisbane (YBBN) and Gold Coast (YBCG), Australia
When: 27th October 2007, 0000 - 0600 UTC

For flight schedules, bookings and pilot information go to realops.freehostia.com All flights are provided with a complete briefing including preferred route and charts

Oct 27th: Power of Middle East

The Middle East Division, Turkish Virtual Aisrpace Center (TRVACC) , and DARDANELAIRVA would like to invite all pilots to fly to Turkey on Oct 27th, arriving at Izmir LTBJ between 1800Z and 2000Z (Turkey GMT+3). We believe it is a wonderful opportunity to show our strength and abilities. Come and give us a chance to show you our hospitality.

Please make flight bookings here

Useful links:
LTBJ Izmir charts scenery
Alternates:
LTAI Antalya charts and scenery
LTFE Bodrum charts and scenery

Oct 27th: Toronto Real Ops

CZYZ FIR is proud to announce "Toronto Real World Ops Event". The event will be taking place all around the CZYZ FIR and neighboring regions. This event will push controllers and pilots to the limit, combining parallel IFR approached and VFR flights in the terminal area. With 80 flights available to be booked and several other ways to take part, this should be a great event. All controller positions will be fully booked for the entire event, including split approach and towers. Check out www.tbsf.ca for event information.

Date:October 27th, 2007
Time:18:00-00:00Z (14:00-20:00 Eastern)

Oct 27th: Amsterdam-Frankfurt Connection

The Dutch VACC and the EDFF FIR would like to welcome all pilots visiting the Amsterdam - Frankfurt connection. Pilots can fly between the biggest airports of Germany and The Netherlands: Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Be well prepared and have your charts ready, these are the more complicated airports of Europe!

The event will be held on Saturday the 27th of October, between 1700 and 2100 UTC. Pilots can expect fully staffed and professional ATC.

For more info, charts and scenery, go to www.dutchvacc. and
www.edff-fir.de We hope to see you Saturday at Frankfurt and Amsterdam!

Nov 11th: Advance Notice: VARA - test your airline

Polish VACC has announced the date of the next edition of Virtual Airlines Reliability Award (VARA) event. It will take place on November 11th, 1400-2300 UTC, in Poland and some other Eastern and Central Europe countries (confirmed are: Austria, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Switzerland). The registration of airlines has already started and will be completed on November 4th.

VARA is an event organized by Polish VACC especially for Virtual Airlines(also unofficial ones). Their task is to create an realistic timetable for the afternoon and evening of NOV 11 for selected airports in Poland and someother countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Than they should fly scheduled flights avoiding delays and cancellations. An automatic script will measure all delays and check for other errors. The average of scores of individual flights is called THE RELIABILITY INDEX. Based on the RI, an airline can be honored by the VARA or the VARA GOLD Award. It is a title and a graphic symbol, which could be used on the webpage and in other documents as a sign of extreme reliability.

To learn more and to register your airline visit the VARA web page on www.pl-vacc.org/vara Do not leave the registration to the last minute, as creating a good timetable requires some time.

Oct 13th: Cape of Good Hope Fly-In

As spring begins in South Africa, VATSAF invite all pilots to come and fly in the "Mother City" of South Africa: Cape Town. Starting at 18:00z, we will have full ATC right up to Area control with other airports like Johannesburg and Durban open too. Following the great success of the Rush Hour Johannesburg event, why not come visit us again?

Cape Town is the third biggest city in South Africa, as well as the capital of the Western Cape region. Overlooked by the world-famous Table Mountain which is visible from all sides on approach to FACT, Cape Town was founded in 1652 by the Dutch settler Jan van Riebeeck. Now it boasts one of the most multi-cultural societies of the world, with three prominent languages: Afrikaans, English and Xhosa. Luckily for you, we'll deal with you in English, unless you ask nicely!

Cape Town International airport is also the second busiest airport in South Africa, and one of three international airports, serving destinations in South America, the Middle East, Europe, South-East Asia, and neighbouring African countries, not forgetting hundreds of domestic South African flights operating several times a day!

So, spoilt for choice really, why don't you come pay us a visit? Kom kuier! Masityelele!

Further information at www.vatsaf.net

Oct 7th: EDLL Quadcore

The Dusseldorf FIR invites you to join the biggest Realops Event Vatsim ever saw.
4 Airports are included in this Realops Event:
EDDL - Dusseldorf Intl. Airport
EDDK - Cologne Bonn Airport
EDDG - Munster Osnabruck Airport
EDLP - Paderborn Airport

Date: 07th October 2007
Time: 1600-2100Z
Be a part of this Event and book your flights here

Oct 6th: Eternally to Come and Go

Hong Kong to Taipei is a famous airline passenger route starting from 1945, which links up Asia's world city and the capital of Taiwan. Nowadays, there are 90 flights from 8 different airlines operating on this route every day. All of them are jet airliners and most of them are wide-bodied so as to carry more passengers and increase airlines' income.

For celebrating the National Day of Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong VACC will hold an event with VATROC on 06 Oct evening. Hong Kong International (VHHH) , Macau International (VMMC) and Taipei Taoyuan International (RCTP) will be fully staffed. Come to experience this Golden Route and the excellent ATC Service.

Date : 6 October 2007 (Saturday)
Time : 1300z - 1700z (2100HKT - 0100HKT)
Service Airports : VHHH / VMMC / RCTP
For more information and charts : http://hk.vatsea.net/events/1010/

Oct 6th: Oktoberfest Fly-In

VACC SAG and the EDMM FIR invite you to the fifth Oktoberfest Fly-In on
Saturday October 6th. Visit Munich Airport (EDDM) and enjoy the traffic of visitors from all over the world and the friendly service of an ATC team meeting on site in Munich and looking forward to guiding you through the Bavarian skies.

Date : 06 Oct 2007 (Saturday)
Time : 1700z - 2100z
For charts, example flights and more: http://oktoberfest.vacc-sag.org/

WorldFlight 2007

With just over a month to go, one full motion, seven fixed based and one other desktop simulator will embark on a round the world journey on the VATSIM network raising money for their various charities.

On November 4th at 2300hrz zulu time, eight of the simulators will assemble at YSSY (Sydney Australia) and depart to the north for Darwin and then on up through Asia and Europe on a trip that will take seven days flying in real time with real world procedures and 24hr ATC services. The Canadian Charity Flight will operate at the AVSIM conference venue in Seattle on the weekend of November 10th and 11th

The simulators are based in Australia, United Kingdom, Scotland, Austria, Canada and the USA and represent B747-400, B767, B777, B737, A300 and A340 aircraft.
Charities that will benefit are Royal Flying Doctor Service, Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, Cancer Research Foundation UK, Cancer For Children St.Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, World Vision Canada and the Toronto Hospital For Children.

Links to the World Flight Group are;
World Flight Australia : http://www.worldflight.com.au
World Flight Australia-Team 737 : http://worldflightoz737.org/
UK World Flight : http://www.747simulator.co.uk/
Simfest UK : http://www.simfest.co.uk/
World Flight Scotland : http://www.airbusa300sim.co.uk/
World Flight USA : http://www.shamrock224.com/
World Flight Canada : http://www.worldflightcanada.com/
World Flight Austria : http://fly737.com/737.asp?id=85
Charity Flight Canada : http://www.charityflight.com/

Oct 5th: Welcoming EuroScope: Cityhopping LKPR-LHBP

The members of the Hungarian VACC team are very proud of their controller, Mr. Gergely Csernak, for his efforts in developing the new radar client, EuroScope. On the occasion of this historic event Cityhopping Prague-Budapest will be jointly organized by Czech and Hungarian controllers, using the fantastic new features of EuroScope while directing the busy traffic on the skyways between two of the most beautiful capitals of Central-Europe.Come and celebrate with us by joining the one hour hop between LKPR and LHBP and back.

The event is on Friday, 5th October, from 1700Z till 2200Z.

Charts, sceneries and other info can be found at:
http://www.vacc-cz.org
hhttp://www.vacchun.hu

Sep 30th: Golden Coast

To celebrate the National Day of People Republic of China, Hong Kong VACC will hold an event with Shanghai VACC on 30 Sep evening. Hong Kong International (VHHH) , Macau International (VMMC) and Xiamen Gaoqi (ZSAM) will be fully staffed. Come to try out the short haul flights and it only cost you 55 mins.

Date : 30 Sep 2007 (Sunday)
Time : 1200z - 1500z
Service Airports : VHHH / VMMC / ZSAM
For charts and more information : http://hk.vatsea.net/events/101/

Sep 29th: Agadir earthquake

An earthquake occured in Agadir and Morocco needs help for lots of victims. So, if you can help us carrying emergency and first aid materials , we'll appreciate it.

The earthquake has destroyed some vital parts of Agadir Al Massira (GMAD) and the ILS system is not yet available, so only visual approaches are possible. And as final part of runway 28 has been damaged, the useable part is reduced to 6600 feet. So only light and medium aircrafts can land in GMAD.

The event will take place on September 29th from 16:00 to 20:00 UTC. Full ATC coverage (GMMM_CTR, GMAD_APP and GMAD_TWR) will be provided.

Charts and procedures for GMAD are available at http://www.vacc-morocco.org/GMAD/enGMAD.html

Sep 30th: MEGA Fly In Colombia

VATSIM Colombian Division, Controllers Group and the general community invites you to enjoy a Day of full ATC in Colombia. All our main positions will be online (SKBO - SKRG - SKCL - SKBG - SKMD - SKPE) Pilots will be able to visit a multitude of Destinations that include Mountains, Valleys, Coast and Rivers.

Date: 30th September 2007
Time: 15:00Z until 02:00Z (10:00a.m - 9:00p.m Local Time)

Have fun, test your skills and improve them.
Event website with charts and further information: www.flycol.org/flyin/

Sep 22nd: ottawa real ops

On September 22nd, we will be simulating real-world operations at Ottawa MacDonnald-Cartier airport (CYOW). The event will take place from 14:00 to 20:00 Eastern Time (1800Z to 2400Z)

A list of real-world flights has been compiled and pilots are welcome to book any flight on the list to their leisure. Use the same callsign, the same aircraft,the same gate, and the same departure time as in the real-world list. Participation is easy, just go to the booking web page and select your flight. In order to increase the level of realism for this event, all ATCs will be set up in a virtual Air Traffic Control Center and a Virtual Tower. The event website is here

VATCAN welcomes all VATSIM pilots to our Canadian Capital!

Sep 29th: OPORTO Real Operations

The Oporto (LPPR) ATC Unit of the Portugal Vacc is going to produce on 29th September 2007, a simulation of a full day of operations at the Francisco Sá Carneiro airport. The event will take place since 0600 until 2400 local time, and a full ATC team will provide ATC throughout the day and night in Tower, Approach and Center positions.

The purpose of this event is to simulate ATC services, and to fulfil all flights that are schedule for that day in real aviation. With the information from ANA, Aeroportos de Portugal, it was possible to create a flights schedule for that day.

Visit the event’s website here and book your flight!
All the necessary information and charts are available at
www.portugal-vacc.org

Sep 29th: Swiss VA meeting

Zurich.SwissFIR.News report Sept 29th, 2007.
See and be seen was the credo of this years VA-Meeting at Zurich-Airport. Never before were so many VAs seen at one Airport. All of them wanted to show that they are the biggest and the best. IFR or VFR-VA, all of them were there. The Controllers had hard to work and the airport was full as never before. Of course not only VA's were welcome. Individual pilots could book their own flights too.

Help us to make this report a reality. VA's out there - register and book your slots. Show you are the biggest VA with the best pilots. Meet other VA's in Zurich and make us controllers sweat! All VA's will be invited by e-mail. If your VA doesn't get an invite just register here. As written in the press-release above also Pilots who are not flying for a VA are warmly welcome.

The event will take place at 29th September from 1300Z until 0100Z. Zurich Airport will be fully staffed. Book your slot at http://www.swissfir.org/VA-Meeting where you will also find information about the airport, scenery, charts and more

From Sep 21st: VATeir Celtic Fridays

VATeir is pleased to announce a new weekly event, Celtic Fridays, which kicks off on Friday 21st September between 1800UTC and 2100UTC. Each and every Friday a set of airports will be fully manned with ATC, allowing pilots to fly all over the country, getting the full Irish experience.

For this week, Week 1, Dublin(EIDW) and Waterford(EIWF) will be hosting the event, both airports will have full ATC for a period of 3 hours starting at 1800UTC. For those who have never flown to Ireland before or experienced Irish ATC, this is the perfect opportunity to do so! Over the next few weeks, pilots will have plenty of choice in where to fly, be it from Cork to Donegal, or Dublin to Galway, theres something for everyone each week.

For further information and to check what airports will be hosting the event each week, go to www.vateir.com or simply check the VATSIM Events Page.

Sep 22nd: Nordic triangle

A warm welcome to all Pilots visiting the participating airports during our Nordic Triangle 2007 event.

Enjoy flying in the northern part of Central Europe. Flying distances from 180 - 340 NM will allow you to visit all 3 airports during the 6 hours event time. Expect excellent professional ATC and crowded skies with pilots from all over the world - Parallel approaches are likely - Be well prepared and do not forget to have your charts ready.

All controllers are looking forward to seeing you on Saturday

Charts, Sceneries & Routings can be found at:
http://www.edww.de/event/07_09_eddv/eventinfo.htm

Starting Sep 21st-28th: The Great Nile Rally

This virtual flying event will take you through 60 destinations and 5000 nm. With emphasis on general aviation you will have the opportunity to experience Mediterranean, Middle East and, of course, simply vast prospects of Africa. This very special route is directed along one of the worlds most famous rivers, the great Nile. History knows only a few places where a civilization was under such extraordinary influence of nature. Prepare to meet the Nile in all its length and glory in our search for the source of this river. We remind you that still today this journey in real life would pose an extreme challenge, and we hope that you our fellow flight simmers are up to the task.

Event website: http://tgnr.crovacc.org

Sep 16th: The Velvet Season

Summer moved on and a cold wind blows on the face, scattering the yellowing
leaves on a still green grass. The sky is lowering, vacations have been left somewhere in the past, the only reminder a vivid photo folder in your computer. But in the south of Russia the noble "velvet seasion" of September is coming. Peacefully and proudly the Don river flows on the Rostov plains. On the vast expanses of Kuban the stars glimmering in the middle of the warm evenings. Merrily the sea wave runs to the Black Sea beaches. In the south of Russia the summer is still going on and you can participate in that!!

On 22nd September 2007, at 13.00-18.00 UTC, the best of VATRUS
controllers will organise a full-staff ATC in the main airports of the
south: Rostov-on-Don (URRR), Sochi (URSS) and Krasnodar (URKK). Other airports within Rostov FIR and adjacent centers in Ukraine in Russia support us.

Official fly-in webpage - http://dobrolet.org/velvet/

Sep 16th: Lake Michigan Circle Tour

ZAU and ZMP jointly present the first ever Lake Michigan Circle Tour!
Pilots will fly around Lake Michigan mimicking the popular tourist route traveled by millions of tourists each year.

Starting at Chicago's Midway airport (MDW), pilots will circle counterclockwise around the lake visiting South Bend (SBN), Grand Rapids (GRR), Traverse City (TVC), Sawyer (SAW), and Green Bay (GRB). From the bustling cities of Chicago and Grand Rapids to the Cherry Capital and farmlands of Wisconsin enjoy a taste of many different airspaces and scenery! Virtual Airlines are invited to fly to these cities directly from their hubs. Be a part of a great event with a variety of traffic!

The event is Sunday, September 16 from 1800-2100z. Further details on the event website

Sep 15th: Caribbean Nights weekly event

We hereby invite you to join us Every Saturday Night between 0000z-0300z for our new "Caribbean Nights". Each week one of our 6 FIRs will host this event, we will feature airport(s) throughout VATCAR. The Caribbean is a challenging but fun area to fly, precision approaches, non-precision approaches, short fields, terrain challenges; We have it all. Whether you like long or short flights, the Caribbean is situated in easy reach of the US, Mexico and South America. Come enjoy the beauty as you hop from Island to Island and discover the hidden treasures of the Caribbean.
For more information please visit http://www.vatcar.org

This week's host FIR is: Santo Domingo
Featured Airport: Las Americas Int’l. Airport [MDSD]

**Note: The event takes place every Saturday evening Local Caribbean Time. This means that it will already be Sunday the 16th in the early morning in countries further to the east such as European countries. Please apply the appropriate time adjustments so as not to miss this great new weekly event!

Sep 16th: The Gulf Triangle event

Emirates vACC are proud to announce "THE GULF TRIANGLE EVENT" which takes place in the Middle East on Sunday 16th September between 1200z and 1800z.

We have 3 sponsors for the event who are donating prizes of simulation software. The event is based on 3 airports Dubai, Bahrain and Shiraz. Ponts are awarded for each completed flight and the 3 pilots with the highest number of points will win the prizes. Please join us for some fun More info at www.emirates-vacc.org/Triangle.htm

Sep 8th:VATASIA Regional Event - Eastern Wind

VATSIM Asia with all its 5 member divisions would like to present to you our biggest ever event - Eastern Wind 2007. All 5 divisions plus a few other FIRs will open at the same time.

Starting from 1000Z till 1500Z 08 Sept, 2007, you can fly into most of the major airports of Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan with ATC service. There are also ATC coverage for Bangkok (Thailand), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Shanghai and Guangzhou (China). Come and visit Asia and enjoy some good oriental food.

Further information on www.sinvacc.info/events/ew2007/index.htm

Don't miss such a rare opportunity!

Sep 2nd:VATNZ/VATPAC Joint Ops - Auckland to Queenstown

This combined event between VATNZ and VATPAC sees the Aussies cross to Tasman for a New Zealand domestic flight on Sunday 02SEP07, 0700-1000 UTC.

Your flight departs Auckland, NZAA for one of the most interesting approaches in New Zealand, QUEENSTOWN, NZQN. Due to the restriction requirements at Queenstown only one IFR departure and IFR arrival are allowed in the Wakatipu Bason at the same time so make sure you carry lots of extra fuel to complete holds or speed restrictions as it will be tight getting your aircraft into Queenstown! Also, due to real world restrictions prohibiting night operations in Queenstown, pilots are encouraged to set their Flightsim times to UTC not local time.

Full departure and arrival charts are available at the NZ AIP Website.
For excellent addon scenery for Auckland and Queenstown search AVSIM.com

Pilots are encouraged to book their intentions to fly on vRoute.info so that it displays on the VATNZ Website and in vRoute so that other pilots know of your intentions to participate and to encourage others to join in.

We look forward to seeing you flying in New Zealand, home to Middle Earth!

Aug 25-26th: Istanbul Park Grand Flyin

Istanbul is hosting the Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix for the third time on August 24 to 26, 2007. Motor sport enthusiasts all over the world will be here to participate in the thrill of this 58 lap race to take place at Istanbul Park, one of the most challenging race tracks receiving admiring remarks from the race pilots and motoring experts alike.

Turkish Virtual Area Control Center invites you for an international fly-in to commemorate this special event on Saturday, August 25, 2007 starting from 18:00 UTC until 21:00 UTC and on August 26, 2007 18:00 UTC until 21:00 UTC

For further information see http://trvacc.org/web/events.asp

Aug 26th: Birmingham (UK) Real Ops

As part of the MID SUMMER MADNESS gathering of UK controllers on the August bank holiday the non-stop flying fest that can only be Birmingham Real Ops will be taking place.

12 hours of non-stop IFR real-ops in and out of the heart of England at Birmingham International Airport (EGBB). A mixture of short and long-haul flights available – expect massive UK coverage throughout the event. All pilots are welcome, please book your flight in advance to avoid disappointment.

26th August 1000-2200 Zulu – Pilot bookings for flights now available at www.vatsim-uk.org/realops/?ev=5
Information about Birmingham is available on the VATSIM-UK website

Aug 26th:The Lord of DME arc - The Two Towers fly-in

VACC Finland welcomes you to The Lord of DME arc: The Two Towers fly-in. Come and see how to make it to the runway without radar service! The event is held 26th of August 2007 on the small Oulu (EFOU) and Vaasa (EFVA) airports 1500 - 1900 UTC. Join us in this event and test your skills in STARs, holdings, racetracks and more. We have provided guides for procedures and example flights for both IFR- and VFR-flights. Welcome to the friendly skies of Finland.

Further information at http://vacc.fi/twotowers/

Aug 18th: Brazzaville Real World Ops

On August 18th 2007 between 1700-2100Z VATDRC will be hosting the Brazzaville Real World OPS to celebrate the Independence Day of Congo. Brazzaville Maya Maya International Airport (FCBB) will be fully staffed for the first time ever between these hours. We would like to invite all VATSIM members to participate in the most professional and organized ATC service available in Central Africa and to celebrate its Independence Day with us. We recommend the following routes which will have ATC coverage from start to end:

FCBB - Douala (FKKD) ETE 1:30
FCBB - Malabo (FGSL) ETE 1:40
FCBB - Kinshasa (FZAA) ETE 0:20
FCBB - Bangui (FEFF) ETE 1:30
FCBB - Pointe Noire (FCPP) ETE 0:50
FCBB - Libreville (FOOL) ETE 1:10
FCBB - Franceville (FOON) ETE 0:40

For more information on Routes, Charts and Flight Bookings please visit our web site at www.vatdrc.com

Aug 15th: Indian Independence Day

Indian Independence Day (Hindi: Swatantrata Divas) is celebrated on August 15 to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. It is celebrated all over the country through flag-hoisting ceremony and distribution of sweets. The main celebration takes place in New Delhi, where the Prime Minister raises the national flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts. The Prime minister also pays tribute to leaders of the freedom struggle. To coincide with the launch of VATASIA's 5th Division-VATINDIA, we invite you to fly from Mumbai to New Delhi or as per your Schedule.

More Information:
http://india.vatsim.info/

Back from holiday

My apologies to all who have missed the event updates due to the blog inactivity while I've been away. I've had a wonderful 3 weeks in Switzerland, including watching the Red Bull Air races in Interlaken.

Normal service will now resume

Aug 11th: One night in Shanghai

VATSIM Korea Division brings you the first Asia event in August! The gate of Korea - Seoul Incheon International Airport and the most busiest airport in China - Shanghai Pudong International Airport will provide ATC service on 11th August from 1200Z to 1600Z. Get ready to your flight and enjoy yourself in Shanghai tonight!

More information:
http://shanghai.vatasia.net/Event_ONIS.htm

Jul 14th: 2007 Boston Tea Party

Please join the Virtual Boston ARTCC as we control live in Nashua, NH on July 14, 2007 for the 8th Annual Boston Tea Party. Beginning at 1pm (1700z), over 24 controllers will be plugging in from one location to provide top notch air traffic control services to VATSIM pilots and others to enjoy.

Pilots who chose to participate in this year's game of airport poker can win prizes from FlyTampa, Eaglesoft DG, FeelThere, HiFi Solutions, and others! No participation is required, but highly recommended.

Click the above logo or visit www.bostonartcc.net for more information on the 2007 Boston Tea Party We greatly look forward to identifying you on our 'scopes.

Jul 14th: Kai Tak in the past

"Cathay 450, turn right heading 045, clear IGS 13 approach, report established" .............

Although Kai Tak has already turned into vacant land nowadays we can continue its life on VATSIM. Let's rock'n'roll and challenge the
famous IGS approach with our excellent ATC service.

Date : 14 Jul 2007
Time : 1200z - 1500z
Service Airports : VHHX / VHHH

The Event Page: http://hk.vatsea.net/events/
Charts : http://hk.vatsea.net
Recommended Scenery for VHHX (FS2004): Kai Tak 98

If you are newbie or not familiar with the IGS (Instrument Guidance System), you are still have plenty of time to practise

Jul 13th: Western Canada's Friday the 13th Event

Western Canada's Friday the 13th Event is a joint event between Winnipeg (CZWG), Edmonton (CZVR), and Vancouver (CZVR), starting at 2400z (1900 CDT). Pilots will depart from Winnipeg (CYWG) and fly to either Calgary (CYYC) or Vancouver (CYVR).

Pilots who decide to land in Calgary will then be able to go on towards Vancouver. All FIRs will be staffed all night long and be ready for you!

Any questions contact vatcan5@gmail.com.
Charts For Vancouver are available from www.czvr.ca, and for Winnipeg
and Calgary available here

Jul 7th: France - Couverture Complete

Offer your wives and children a ticket to the cinema, take the telephone off the hook, tell the neighbour you've run out of bread and sugar, give the pets a sleeping tablet, set the video to record your favourite TV programme, and..... come on the VATSIM network!

All the French controllers have been invited to participate actively in this evening of complete coverage of the France vACC. From Ajaccio to Brest, from Lille to Perpignan, wherever you fly in France there will be a controller!

For information and charts see the vACC France website

Jul 5th: Now for something different - Finland CTR test

Do you fancy flying somewhere different, and helping a controller at the same time? There's a CTR exam taking place on EFES_CTR at 1800-2000 UTC. This position covers the whole of Finland, so no matter which airport you depart from, you will have an ATC service. Give our candidate reason to sweat!

Charts and scenery at http://vacc.fi/

Jul 1st: Malta Real Ops

On 1st July 2007 Malta will host our first real operations fly-in. We have prepared 120 inbound and outbound flight from 5 to 23 UTC, based on real world Sunday schedule. You have regular scheduled and also some charter flights to many parts of the continent and of course to the U.K at your disposal.

To book a flight, visit http://www.ml-vacc.eu/realops/list.php Of course you can book more than one flight if you're ready to spend more time with us. Any info (charts, procedures, sceneries) can be found on our new website www.ml-vacc.eu

Jan 30th: Kinshasa Independence Day Real World Ops

We are proud to present everyone on the VATSIM Network with VATDRC's first event to celebrate the Democratic Republic of Congo's Independence Day. On this day we will be fully staffed with at least Kinshasa Center, Approach, Tower and Ground for your enjoyment for a full 4 hours. For real world flight schedules, charts, scenery and routes please visit our web site at www.vatdrc.com

Come and enjoy a day with us in the busiest Terminal Area in Central Africa, this will without a doubt be the most realistic and organized flying experience you can get in Central Africa.

Jan 30th: Rush hour Johannesburg

Winter falls in Southern Africa, the runway lights in Johannesburg turn on extra-early. This time, however, you won't be alone - every position manned as if in the real world, aircraft waiting around in holding patterns, go-around instructions... You're never alone in Rush Hour Johannesburg.

Charts and information for pilots are available at www.vatsaf.net

Jun 23rd: VATUK VACC-SAG Summer Shuttle

VATSIM UK and VACC-SAG has joined forces for a never before seen event! Pilots have the opportunity to fly between the manned fields as many times as they like on Saturday 23rd June as both divisions take the summer by storm and staff up many well known airports.

The UK division will be hosting Birmingham, Luton, and London City, whilst VACC-SAG will have Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Zurich overflowing with controllers! The fun starts at 1700z.

Charts can be found via www.vacc-sag.org and www.vatsim-uk.org

Jun 16th: No Delay - Helsinki Vantaa

VACC Finland and Finnish Virtual Aviators' Association are organizing a realistic and professional fly-in event for Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on Saturday, 16th June 2007. The event begins at 15.00 UTC and continues until late night. All ATC positions at Helsinki-Vantaa airport will be staffed during the event.

The fly-in will feature
- professional air traffic service, provided live at CAVOK 2007 with special equipment
- FISD Remote Controlled Scenery & ATC controlled lighting
- partly closed main runway (due construction work) and temporary taxiing restrictions give extra experience
- high traffic volumes ensure the realistic and high-intensity event

Further information, charts and scenery are available at vacc.fi/nodelay2007/

Jun 17th: The great UK IFR treasure hunt

The treasure hunt to end all treasure hunts! The goal – locate Anneka lost and languishing, guarding a grand prize at an airfield somewhere in the UK. Collect the clues from UK Regional Airports to unlock the mystery location. Then head to Heathrow to record your answer. Want to play? Read on…

Collect clues from the EGTT_Q_CTR controller when arrived on stand at the regional clue airports (EGHH, EGFF,EGNT,EGBE,EGPH,EGSH) to work out the mystery location. You must fly by IFR rules under controller direction using standard routes (available from the vatsim uk flight plan database). When you think you have worked out the mystery airfield location fly IFR to Heathrow. You can only log one answer. You only get a clue if you, fly, land and taxi to the stand as instructed by the airfield controllers. You cannot pick up a clue with a touch and go, nor if you start at one of the clue airports.

For further details, and how to submit your answer click here. Standard Routes and links to charts are available at www.vatsim-uk.org

Jun 10th: CalScream XII

Pilots, get ready for some of the best flying in California, heck the entire West Coast! We're staffing up to the hilt to make your flight as 'real-as-it-gets.' Rather than creating large traffic flows into one or two fields, CalScream seeks to fill the skies with traffic going in many directions at once, and landing/departing at many different airports.

To help plan your flights, the developer of SimRoutes has created a site where you can signup knowing who's flying from different airports at different times, based on the real world flights,. Push back from the gate at the same time as your real world counterpart, and enjoy the amazing scenery and ATC that ZLA has to offer. Reserve your spot now!

Further information on the event website
Click here to sign up

Jun 10th: Bohemian Shuttle Event

As a tribute to Scaramouch, Galileo, Wayne and his World and last not least to the great Freddy, the Czech and Italian Division on VATSIM proudly present the ultimate “Bohemian Shuttle Event”

The big GIG will take place at Rome Fiumicino (LIRF)and Prague Ruzyne Airport (LKPR)

Chart links: Prague // Rome
Scenery: Rome Fiumicino // scenery update by Alberto Molteni

Let’s do the “fandango” on Sunday, 10th June 2007 between 15.00 – 21:00 UTC

Enjoy it!

VACC-CZ and VATITA (the rocking ATC`s)

Jun 9th: Singapore Summer Scramble

Want to escape from the chilly winds in the southern hemisphere? Want to enjoy the summer season on the sunny beaches of Singapore? In conjunction with the summer vacation, Singapore Virtual Area Control Centre is proud to bring you Summer Scramble 2007!

We invite you to fly in or out of Singapore Changi International Airport (WSSS) on 9th June 2007, from 0900-1300 Zulu. his event is in conjunction with our very first meet up, in which our controllers will be controlling in the same room to provide enjoyable and realistic Air Traffic Control within the Singapore Airspace. So come and experience some quality flying this summer in the Southeast Asian region!

For more information please visit our event webpage

Jun 3rd: Gardermoen (Oslo) overload

We would like to invite you to join us on Sunday 03. June for the biggest flyin Norway has ever seen! Gardermoen Overload. We can promise a fully staffed airport with lots of good ATC.

Oslo Gardermoen OSL/ENGM is Norway’s capital airport. It is situated a few miles from Oslo with simple approach and departure routings. The airport is able to do dual runway operations, and has a little over 50 gates, which gives the opportunity to handle over 60 aircraft in a short amount of time. Gardermoen can handle everything from a Cessna 172 to the Boeing 747 and 777 with no problem at all. This is also one of Norway’s greatest Cargo Hubs, so we can handle a good deal of Cargo aircrafts as well.

During this event we will have all Air Traffic Control positions open. Delivery, Ground, Double tower, three approaches (Incl. Director) and maybe 2 or 3 Control sectors in Oslo.

If everything goes according to our plan, this will be the biggest flyin Norway has ever seen. We hope to get between 150 and 250 aircrafts in and out from this airport in the 4 hours the flyin lasts. This is why we want to invite you!

Information, charts and scenery are available on the event website

Jun 2nd: Pulkovo - St. Petersburg Overload

VATRUS invite you to visit the Northern capital of Russia - St. Petersburg! On 2nd of June, starting at 15:00 UTC you will be served by the following staff:

-Pulkovo Ground (ULLI_GND)
-Pulkovo Tower #1 (ULLI_1_TWR) (arrival rwy 10L\28R)
-Pulkovo Tower #2 (ULLI_2_TWR) (departure rwy 10R\28L) (not confirmed yet, anyway one position can cover all the sector)
-Pulkovo Radar (ULLI_APP)

-Petersburg Approach East (ULLL_1_APP)
-Petersburg Approach West (ULLL_2_APP)
-Petersburg Control East (ULLL_E_CTR)
-Petersburg Control West (ULLL_W_CTR) (not confirmed yet, anyway one position can cover all the sector)

Moscow Air Traffic Zone and Sheremetyevo airport (UUEE/SVO) will be staffed as well.

All pilots are welcome!

Useful information for pilots:
-Actual ULLI charts can be downloaded here
-Great free scenery of Pulkovo (ULLI) can be downloaded here (please read ReadMe_en.txt carefully).

May 26th: CENAMER Touch and Go

The rainy season has begun, and once again the challenge of landing in Central American airports in critical conditions will ensure that all pilots proceed with the maximum of attention.

We invite you to "fly-in" the friendly skies of Central America and Panama in our full staffed event CENAMER TOUCH & GO next Saturday, May 26th. Schedule 20.00/04:00 ZULU time = UTC.

The newly redesigned VATCA WEBSITE contains all the information, documents and support materials. Just come and enjoy the event with us. For full details please visit: www.vatca.com.gt

May 22-24th: Athens Champions League Fly-In

Europe's great football celebration is upon us and Athens is up to the challenge! The Hellenic virtual Area Control Center will be staffed for three consecutive days from 1530Z to 2330Z (or later!) in order to welcome all fans, share the enjoyment and then see them back safely to their homes. Fly from anywhere in the world to the city where the heart of football will throb for three celebration-filled days! More information, charts, sceneries here

May 19th: Escape to the Cape

vZBW is pleased to present Escape to the Cape on May 19th. Be sure to pull your single or twin piston aircraft out of the hangar on the 19th and enjoy ATC service from two of our smaller approach controls, Cape and Providence Approach, as well as the local class-d towers in the area that will be staffed. VFR flights are recommended (weather permitting), but will also gladly accommodate transient IFR aircraft.

The "Cape" is Cape Cod, and the main airports are:
KACK - Nantucket
KHYA - Hyannis
KMVY - Martha's Vineyard
KPVD - Providence
KGON - Groton

Airport information and charts are available on the Boston ARTCC website

May 12th: Montreal RealOps

The Montreal FIR in Cooperation with Vatcan and Virtual Westjet is
pleased to announce RealOps 2007. It is on May 12 from 1700-0100z

What is Real Ops?
Real Ops is an event with, well Real Operations. There will be a full
staff on the entire day, visit the website below, sign up for a
flight(s) of your choice. It will be plenty of fun so dont miss out.

For more information or to sign up visit: http://event.czul.org/

May 13th Scottish Real Ops

Long overdue and highly anticipated, the Scottish TMA Real Ops event returns on Sunday 13th May. Involving Edinburgh, Glasgow and Prestwick, all the real scheduled flights are available to book departing or arriving to these fields, from the small props to the heavy tin. Positions will be manned from ground up to high level in the FIR, controlling the stream of north and south bounds breaching Hadrian's Wall. The event will run from 1700-2200z, though positions are likely to be open either side of these times

Flights and information are available to book at: www.edi-gla.co.uk/realops You will need to register in order to make and manage your bookings. Included is the aircraft type, departure and arrival times and flightplan as per the real flight.

We ask that if you have made a booking but can no longer fly, that you release it to give someone else a chance. Also no overlapping bookings are allowed. All flight times are in Zulu time and not BST. BST = Z+1 so please bear this in mind when making bookings.

May 12th: Eurovision Fly-In

VACC Finland welcomes you to visit Helsinki (EFHK) during Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Finland and city of Helsinki are the host of this Europe wide song contest for the first time. The Lordi won the contest last year with Hard Rock Hallellujah! Finlands artist for year 2007 competition is Ms Hanna Pakarinen with the song Leave me alone.

We are expecting heavy traffic for all over Europe. ATC-service is provided for incoming traffic for four hours and after the competition departing flights are encouraged to fly to the homeland of the new winner.

More information, charts, routes, sceneries etc... http://vacc.fi/eurovision/

May 12th: Frankfurt Realops reloaded

Experience EDDF's real traffic amount on May 12th. "As real as it gets" reaches a new dimension for pilots and controllers. During peak times there will be more than 70 movements per hour: this is the traffic handled in Frankfurt (EDDF) in real-life.

On 12th of May from 1700z until 2100z Frankfurt REALOPs simulates 4 hours of real world traffic on a Saturday afternoon.

Are you ready for the challenge of operating flights in a small time-slot from or to one of the busiest airports? Then this event will be for you! Choose your slot to or from Frankfurt from more than 250 flights.

If you want to take part, proceed directly to the Booking and Information page

The Frankfurt ATC-Team is awaiting your visit with more than 18 controllers.

May 12th: 1st Lone Star Stampede

Ever hear the saying, "Everything is bigger in Texas"? Dare to find out? On Saturday, May 12th, 2007, ZFW ARTCC and American Airlines Virtual aim to max out all approach lanes into KDFW, but with a twist.

Although ZFW ARTCC will have coverage at all positions from 1900-2200 UTC, the goal has pilots trying to meet the targeted "Stampede" time of 2030 UTC. After all, stampedes are a fast, chaotic event with lots of cattle (aircraft in this case).

VAs and virtual pilots the world over are invited to experience the Stampede! It will definitely be a challenge for participating pilots, and ZFW controllers.

Further information and charts are available on the ZFW website

May 5th: EFHK Real Ops Fly-in

On the *5th of May 2007* between 09-23 UTC (12-02 local time) a real ops fly-in will be arranged at EFHK (Helsinki-Vantaa) in co-operation with Virtual Finnair and Blue1 Virtual. When it's real ops, it's as real as it gets!

We have created our own flight booking system, which has all the real flights listed for that day from 0900Z onwards. You can book your flight via our booking system. After you have booked your flight, the system will send you a confirmation e-mail and in a few days of your booking, a real flight plan.

For full details and bookings visit http://realops.fsnordic.net/.

May 4/5th: Fly our beautiful skies - VATMEX

VATMEX is proud to present our annual event, 5th of May, called “Fly our beautiful skies”.

Date: Friday May 4th begining at 2000 hrs Center Time (0100 zulu May 5th).

Objectives: There will be 3 different destinations: Cd. de México (MMMX), Cancún (MMUN) and Monterrey (MMMY). We are inviting pilots whose ORIGIN will be from the USA to use as their DESTINATION Cancún (MMUN); for departures from SOUTH AMERICA, CANADA AND EUROPE the destination will be Mexico City (MMMX). For pilots with domestic flights the destination will be Monterrey (MMMY)

High and Low enroute charts available via the event website
Full ATC Coverage. We will be waiting for you.

Apr 26th@ Noon and midnight

Romanticism of aircraft flights which don't have days off. Fully staffed airfield services. Continuous movement in the air and on the ground. Controllers have no time to breathe as traffic in Moscow and adjacent air zones goes continuously. We have been looking forward to this great event for a while, and you have the chance to be a participant! On April 26th VATRUS controllers of Moscow, St.-Petersburg, Minsk and other Regional centers are in one hall. Pilots should not be surprised when during communication with controller service they'll hear voices of the other controllers at the background - as real as its gets. This fly-in will be held at "The Real Schedule" format! - don't hesitate to book flights that interest you!

The most precise virtual pilots and the most accurate virtual airlines will be named. But it isn't all for you! This event will be supervised by real pilots and other experts in civil and military aviation. For the first time in history of Russian flight simulation the specialists will assess our virtual pilots. The TV and press will be present, and you may even hear your callsign on TV!

Technical maintenance of this fly-in is organized in a specialized conference of educational character by Intel working with the Russian State Humanitarian University. We are proud to anounce we will be supported by Microsoft company; Saitek Russia and personally by Alexander Panyuta, its director.

For further information see the event website

Apr 15th: Mancheaster

Manchester + Easter = Mancheaster!

The Northern RTS proudly presents Manch-easter, a Vatuk Sunday event.

Experience some of the finest controlling by VATSIM-UK's Northern RTS on Sunday 15th April from 1500-2100 UTC as Manchester (EGCC) opens its runways and staffs up the airport to its real world counterpart, from Delivery right up to London Control (EGTT_N_CTR) with everything in between, including dual towers. They sure have it covered! That's up to 10 controllers at any one time!

So why not join in the fun, maybe a long haul across the pond, or a short hop from London Heathrow? High traffic levels are expected, with many Virtual Airlines joining in the fun. Don't miss it! Controller bookings are almost completely sold out now so you are guaranteed an excellent flight!

Let us make your Easter!!

Charts can be found at: www.ais.org.uk (Free Registration Required)
Manchester information: VATSIM-UK website

Apr 14th: Korea - Japan

Welcome to Asia. The union of two largest Asian countries' divisions present you their special event for all VATSIM network pilots.
Two nations, Korea and Japan, and their four major airports will be fully staffed to ensure you have an unforgettable flying experience. Come and experience our well-trained, professional, and friendly air
traffic control service and find out what you have been missing. We'll see you there!

Further information at www.vatjpn.org/event/rksirjaa/rksirjaa.htm

Apr 8th: Dusseldorf to Norway Shuttle event

On Sunday 8th April there will be a "shuttle" event in Norway and Dusseldorf Fir.

3 Airports will be fully staffed with ATC, along with several control CTRs. This event will take place in Dusseldorf (EDDL), Trondheim (ENVA) and Roros (ENRO) airports. ATC will be up from 1400 to 2000 UTC.

All pilots are welcome to join VACC-SAG and the Scandinavian VACC in this event, where you can see three great airports!

Links:
Norway: Charts - Freeware Scenery
Germany:Charts - Freeware Scenery

Apr 1st:: Berlin - Rome Shuttle of Reminiscences

Would you like to live the last FIFA world cup emotions again? Would you like to have an idea of the hard work that German controllers put in to bring thousands of supporters to their destination? Would you like to transport hundreds of fans from Rome to Berlin or from Berlin to Rome? Would you like to relive the return to Italy of the Italian soccer team and the world cup? So, what are you waiting for? This is your moment! You only have to decide which airports to use: Roma Ciampino (LIRA)? Berlin Tegel (EDDT)? Roma Fiumicino (LIRF)? Berlin Schonefeld (EDDB)?

Italian charts: www.vatita.net
LIRF scenery: ISD Project

German charts and scenery: www.berlinfir.org

Mar 17th: Eastern Capitals Fly In

VATCAN and VATUSA in cooperation with Toronto, Montreal, Moncton, and Boston are pleased to announce the Eastern Capitals Flyin Event. It will be on Saturday, March 17, 2007 from 1700-2100 UTC (1200 - 1600 EST).

Pilots are to depart from one of the featured capital airports (Albany, Boston, Fredericton, Charlottetown, Halifax, Toronto and Quebec.) and then land in Ottawa (CYOW). Or pilots will depart from Ottawa and land at any of the featured airports. Of course other destinations other that featured airports will be accepted, although to get the full experience of the event it is highly recommended to fly to or from the featured airports.

Visit the VATCAN website for more details.

Mar 10-11th: Avianca Fly-in

VATSIM COLOMBIA - COLATC, together with Latin America’s finest Virtual Airline Avianca Virtual, will host AVIANCA OPERATIONS FLY-IN in its second version. An event designed to simulate maximum realism conditions of the real airline’s movement.

All VA’s and individual pilots are cordially invited to join us this coming March Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 between 12:00z y 03:00z. Full ATC services, VATSIM’s finest, will be provided in Colombia and contiguous countries.

Mar 11th: Knik Glacier VFR Tour

Members of the Anchorage ARTCC will be conducting a guided tour of the Knik Glacier on Sunday March 11 2007.

This VFR event will start at Anchorage (PANC) and proceed North then East to the Knik Glacier and Lake George. After a tour of the Glacier and Lake George the flight will end at the Palmer (PAAQ) Municipal Airport.

The ARTCC will provide the VFR sectional map and flight plans for FSNavigator and FS9 GPS. Please choose an aircraft that can cruise comfortably at 170 Knots like the Baron 58. There will be two tours. The first departs Anchorage at 1800 ZULU and the second at 2300 ZULU. The flights are approximately one hour long.

Web site: http://ruminski.com/cool/product2.htm
Video: http://ruminski.com/wild/FIles/knikwm1.wmv
Pilot Kit: http://ruminski.com/wild/FIles/KnikAIO.zip

Mar 10th: New York ARTCC Nor-Easter 07

The Nor' Easter is coming. The storm is going to pound the New York area, but we're ready for it. New York ARTCC's finest will be shoveling out and meeting together to control on Saturday, March 10th from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (2100Z to 0300Z) to provide some exceptional and realistic service.

Tackle world-famous Kennedy Int'l, try a Cheese Steak in Philly, enjoy
the Manhattan skyline flying into LaGuardia, or simply touch down at
Newark Int'l.

The Nor' Easter is coming - will you be ready?
For additional information, please visit www.NYARTCC.org

Mar 3rd: VATUK: SE RTS Winter Real Ops day

VATSIM-UK and the South East Regional Training Scheme proudly present the winter edition of their bi-annual Real Operations Event.

The SE-RTS Real Operations day will take place on Saturday March 3rd from 0900z to 2330z, allowing for a full days worth of movements from the busiest day in the winter season.

The world's busiest single runway airport London Gatwick (EGKK/LGW) will be fully manned throughout, with most air traffic controllers under one roof in a hotel on the English Riviera. This year's event involves 500 planned movements into and out of London Gatwick, with aircraft from AT72s to Boeing 747s, from small regional carriers like Aurigny Air Services from the Channel Islands to major UK Carriers and other international airlines

To make this event as realistic as possible, we will provide a real world flightplan from each separate flight (Pilots with Oceanic flights, will receive the real world flightplan within 2 hours of the standard departure time) and adhere to the NOTAMs in effect throughout the day and into the evening.

Booking is available now through our website at http://serts.evvivasystems.co.uk. Simply register with the system, then book.

Mar 3rd: South East Asian skies

VATSEA brings to you its first event for 2007. The South East Asian Skies Fly-in.

South East Asian Skies will take place on March 3rd, providing full ATC services from 1100z - 1500z for the following airports:
- Singapore: Changi Intl. (WSSS)
- Philippines: Mactan-Cebu Intl. (RPVM)
- Hong Kong: Chek Lap Kok Intl. (VHHH)

Go shopping in Singapore's Orchard road, visit the prestine white sand
beaches of Cebu, and thrill yourself in Hong Kong's Disneyland! Get ready to experience South East Asia like never before!

For more information regarding the event, come visit us at www.vatsea.net and the Event Information Page

Feb24th: Mardi Gras

Celebrate New Orleans' famous tradition of Mardi Gras with ZHU and ZJX
ARTCC's by flying into/out of some local airports in the New Orleans area.

The featured airports include: KMSY, KBTR, KJAX, and KMCO. The event will be on the 24th of February and be from 2330Z-0300Z.

Charts and airport information can be found on the Jacksonville and Houston websites

Feb 24th: East meets West

VATJPN presents the first monthly Tokyo - Osaka fly-in. The fly-ins will be held on the first Saturday of each month, form 1200 - 1600z.

Tokyo and Osaka are the top 2 cities of Japan. Tokyo is well known as the capital city, and Osaka is the merchant capital. (You may know more from famous movie "Black Rain".) Also both cities have 2 large airport near their centres. There are some flight restrictions, so they are a bit tough!!

Taste them, and after you have landed safely, taste Sushi or Tempura as you like!

Further information on the Event Website

Feb 24th: Independencia Fly-In

**The *Santo Domingo FIR* will be fully staffed on February, 24th from
20:00to 02:00 UTC for our biggest annual event, *Independencia Fly In 2007* The event will cover all the Dominican Republic area and will be staffed for 6hrs non-stop giving ATC service to:

- Las Americas Intl. (MDSD)
- La Romana Intl. (MDLR)
- Punta Cana Intl. (MDPC)
- Gregorio Luperon Intl. (MDPP)
- Cibao Intl. (MDST)

The surrounding FIRs will also be staffed, among them San Juan CERAP, Curacao FIR, Maiquet­a FIR,Piarco FIR and more!!!

Non-scheduled flights are welcome; however, we suggest you use the real schedules. This has the advantage that it provides the real route and makes your flight more realistic. Flights from the US Airspace can find flight plans at www.flightaware.com

Visit us at www.sdfir.com for more information.

Feb 23 - 25: Rolling Thunder hits Australia

VATPAC is pleased to announce its first major event for the year, Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder is a 3 day event, commencing Friday February 23 until Sunday February 25 focusing on the east coast of Australia. This event is unique as a group of controllers will be operating ATC Services from a central location near Sydney's Bankstown Airport and will also be supported by other VATPAC ATC operating "as normal" from their
homes.

Day 1 (Friday) has the event start at Sydney going on into late that night.
Day 2 the event moves to Queensland and towards the evening focuses on Brisbane.
Day 3, Southern Australia, in particular Adelaide, becomes the focus before finally ending in Melbourne on Sunday Evening (Australian Time)

For all the details, visit http://auspilot.com/event/thunder/

Feb 25th: Inauguration of Romania vACC - shuttle event

We are delighted to welcome Romania vACC as an official VATEUD vACC under the leadership of Eric Bocaneanu, vACC Director, and Alexandru Grama, Training director.

Romania vACC can be reached via their website www.rovacc.org, and they will celebrate their inauguration with a special shuttle event between Bucharest and Budapest (i.e. between Romania and Hungary) on February 25th from 1600 - 2100 UTC. For details see the Romania vACC and VACCHUN websites.

Feb 25th: Triangle Fly-In - Switzerland, Italy, France

Now we can say hello and welcome to the Triangle Fly-In between
Switzerland, Italy and France on the 25th February at 1900-2200 UTC! Three countries near the Alps, three great Airports and three times full ATC!

The coast of the Mediterranean to your left and the Alps to your right? Diving deep into the Alps? There's no problem - Beautiful routes between the three airports are available to you.

The following airports will be staffed fully:
Switzerland: Zurich (LSZH) Links: Scenery - Charts
Italy: Milan (LIMC or LIML) Links: Scenery - Charts
France: Nice (LFMN) Links: Scenery - Charts

Feb 18th: London City Real Ops

Sunday the 18th Of February will see London City Real Ops Event. The event starts at around 1530z and goes through until 2200z. There will be full atc coverage at LCY throughout the day.

Pilot bookings can be found at www.vatsim-uk.org/realops/ . Each flight has the callsign, aircraft type and full flightplan listed. You must register to book a flight - PLEASE DO NOT USE YOUR VATSIM PASSWORD WHEN REGISTERING. EGLC charts can be downloaded from www.ais.org.uk (registration required but is free).

Put away your big jets and get out those BAE146's and Fokker 50s. Can you handle a 5.5 degree glide slope? This is a perfect excuse to "Ride the Glide" at City.

Feb 17th: Winter Wonderland in Winnipeg

The Winnipeg (CZWG) FIR proudly presents Winter Wonderland In Winnipeg on February 17th, from 2300-0300Z. The event will be held at Winnipeg International Airport - CYWG.

All VA's and IFR traffic are very welcome to come fly in the event, where ATC will be fully staffed from DEL, GND, TWR, DEP, APP, multiple CTR positions, including surrounding airports within the FIR. This is expected to be the largest event in Winnipeg history! Hope to see you there! If there are any questions regarding the event, feel free to email the Winnipeg Events Director at svenfoster (at)gmail.com.

Pilot information can be found on the Winnipeg FIR website

Feb 17th: Chinese New Year Event

Hong Kong vACC wishes all vatsimmers a very happy Chinese New Year!
To celebrate this wonderful festival, Hong Kong vACC presents you with
"Chinese New Year Event". All VATSIM pilots are welcome to fly in one of the best airports in the world, Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH).

So come and challenge our fully staffed ATCs!
The event will kick off on the 17th Feb 2007 at 1200Z!
Don't miss out!

For more Information, please visit:
http://forums.vatsim.net/viewtopic.php?t=16790

Feb 10th: Chinese New Year - Singapore VACC

Where: Singapore-Changi, WSSS
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2007
Time: 1000Z-1600Z

Singapore vACC is proud to present our first event and warmly welcomes all pilots to fly the virtual skies of Singapore. Changi International Airport (WSSS) will be fully staffed to celebrate Chinese New Year 2007, the year of the Boar (Pig).

Changi airport is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the South East Asia region. It is the main stop over for the kangaroo route and one of the busiest cargo airports in the world; it won the Skytrax "Airport of the year" award in 2006, so come and see for yourself what all the fuss is about in this rapidly developing airspace on the VATSIM network.

Further details and links to charts and flight plans can be found here

Feb 10th: Vancouver FIR Mountain madness

The Vancouver FIR (CZVR) Proudly Presents Vancouver FIR Mountain Madness. It is an all day event taking place on Saturday, February 10,
2007, from 1800-2300 UTC. It will be sponsored by many of the add-on companies that we have known and can’t do without. The opportunity exists to add these add-ons to your hangar, scenery to your database, or weather to your route. But you must participate in order to win! There are currently over 30 prizes and the list continues to grow.

The controller list continues to grow and we are expecting to man all stations from arrival to enroute controllers all over the FIR. We expect at least 20 controllers and over 200 aircraft movements for your “as real as it gets” atmosphere. For all the rules and regulations for the event check out the event website and be prepared for the best event of the decade. There will also be 3 prizes raffled off to the pilots within the VA that has the most participating pilots.

Feb 4th: City-hopping Budapest - Vienna

A brand new idea and the cooperation between two neighbouring VACC's in Central-Europe provides all virtual pilots with a real racetrack between the capitals of Austria and Hungary: the very first Cityhopping event between LOWW and LHBP. Fully staffed ATC provided by Austrian and Hungarian controllers will offer a unique experience for pilots to fly both legs of this short but very busy route. Hop in to make the quick turnarounds from Vienna to Budapest and back.

The event will be jointly organised by FIR Wien and VACC Hungary, on Sunday, 4th February 2007, starting at 1500Z until 2100Z.

Charts, sceneries and further info can be found at www.vacchun.hu and www.firwien.at. For flight plans visit http://vacchun.ultranet.hu/en/page.php?menu=4&page=2 or www.vatroute.net

And do not forget: the Cityhopping series will continue...."

Feb 3rd-4th: South Florida Superbowl Fly-In

Be a part of VATSIM's Super Tradition, the Super bowl championship. The spotlight will be on South Florida - it's time to celebrate the National Football League's (NFL) Super bowl XLI. Let Miami's rhythm and excitement take control! It's time to show support for your favorite NFL team and experience a realistic flight simulation environment.

Arrival Time slots for this event are designed to provide equitable airspace access and minimize delays. ALL pilots must register to obtain an arrival slot for one of the following airports, at least 2 hours before the departure:

KMIA - KTMB - KOPF - KFLL - KFXE - KHWO - KPMP - KPBI - KBCT

Specific Details and contact information can be found at our Event Website. Please download and print our pilot information packet New navigational updates for South Florida and KMIA are available in our downloads section.

Feb 3rd: Phoenix Rising

ZAB (Albuquerque ARTCC) invites you to join us for our first annual meetup event. The first annual Phoenix Rising event is set to take place February 3, 2007 at 18:00Z until 23:00Z! Albuquerque ARTCC controllers will control in the same room in Phoenix, AZ. Controllers will utilize the most realistic procedures, so pilots will have the upmost experience. VATSIM's Albuquerque controllers recently aquired realistic video maps for the P50 TRACON, and will be utilizing them for more effective traffic flow.

We'll be controlling non stop for a full 5 hours! All types of aircraft will be readily accepted; feel free to fly any aircraft type you wish. We invite all pilots of any skill level to fly into KPHX, Febuary 3 from 1800z until 2300z. Charts are available at www.zabartcc.org See you there!

Jan 27th and Feb 3rd: Flight Simulation New Brunswick

Flight Simulation New Brunswick, Canada will be conducting its second annual public demonstration at all Future Shop's in Saint John, N.B. (January 27, 2007); Moncton, N.B. (February 03, 2007) and Fredericton, N.B. (TBA in early February).

All events will commence at 0930hrs and run until 1500hrs. All VatSim members are invited to participate in this event. VatCan will hopefully be able to service all airports in the area and possibly set up an actual ATC operation for the attending public to view.

Any questions can be directed to us at www.fsnb.ca

Jan 30th: VATSIM-UK Military Flight Night

VATSIM-UK's Military Regional Training scheme are holding a regular "Flight Night" on the last Tuesday of each month, starting on 30th January (1930-2230z). Starting with RAF Leeming and RAF Marham, we are seeking pilots who wish to practice the procedures as well as help us train the virtual military controllers of the future.

Further information is available on the VATSIM-UK forum and cribs sheets, phraseology and procedures are on the VATSIM-UK website

Jan 27th: Runway to Hell

Prague Single Runway Operations Event, Sat, 27 January 2007
VACC Czech Republic invites you to RUNWAY TO HELL - Single Runway Operaton Event!

In real life the capacity of the Czech Prague-Ruzynì Airport is standing on the edge with only one main runway for arrivals and departures. Special procedures like reducing minimum separations on the runway have been implemented and you have opportunity to try it now!

Book a flight and explore how the real pilots feel themselves:
- when they hear late landing clearance
- when they must vacate as fast as it gets
- when they are cleared for immediate take off
- when they have no chance to make a mistake!
We offer nine ATC positions at LKPR, advanced flight booking system, Single Runway Landing and Ground Procedures Tutorial to download and clip on to your yokes and atmosphere filled with both stress and fun in center of Europe.

Visit www.vacc-cz.org/runwaytohell for details and booking your CTOT.

Jan 27th: Rocky Mountain Rumble

Tired of being locked in the house by cold, ice and snow? Looking for a new
twist on your flying? Well it is that time of year again and vZDV is hosting their biggest event of the year, featuring some of the greatest airports around. Denver Co, (KDEN) Colorado Springs Co, (KCOS) and Aspen Co, (KASE) are among those most have heard of. But they just break the surface, with a number of great Class D airports spread through the Rocky mountains and foothills which surround them.

If you really want to see what its like to fly in vZDV airspace in the real world, this is the event for you. Dozens of 14,000+ foot snow-capped mountains, beautiful scenery, challenging terrain, weather which can change on you in minutes; to some of the most dedicated and best trained controllers anywhere, this is one event you do not want to miss. Visit www.denartcc.org/rumble/ for all of the charts, pilot tutorials, Aspen reservations and routes you will need.

Traffic will start roaring Saturday, January 27th at 1900z-2300z /
12:00-4:00PM Mountain. We will be there waiting for you. Don't miss it!

We can handle the traffic, can you handle the fun?"

Jan 10th: Bern 14 - LSZB

Berne - small airport, big possibilities, enormous fun!

Let's raise the curtain for the first event this year at the airport of Bern-Belp: BERN 14!

LSZB offers something to all pilots. There are those interesting instrument approaches to runway 14 with or without a proximate circling to runway 32. It also includes traffic patterns, CTR-crossings and alpine sightseeing flights in the nice scenery south of the airport. IFR, VFR, gliders, helicopters etc. are all kindly invented to join our event.

The event is on Wednesday Jan 10th, from 1900 to 2130z. Scenery, Charts and other information can be found on the VACC-SAG website

Jan 7-8th: DC10 retirement party - Minneapolis (KMSP)

The McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 airliner will be retired from commercial airline service - worldwide - with the last last DC-10 flight operated by Northwest Airlines from PHNL-KMSP between January 7th and 8th. In commemoration of this historic event in aviation, ZMP is hosting a retirement party!

We invite all DC-10 pilots to fly into KMSP for this event in honor of the the last real-world flight of the DC-10 airline service. We also invite pilots of all types of aircraft to fly in to KMSP - no matter what type of aircraft you fly - to pay homage to the DC-10!

Please visit www.minniecenter.org for more details!

Jan 6th: VATeir Real Ops Event

From the VACC that brings you the annual St. Patricks day event, and the hugely successful Ryder Cup event 2006, on January 6th 2007 VATeir (The Irish division of the VATSIM Network) will be pleased to host their first Real Operations event. This event will be based around the real world flights and times of both Dublin (EIDW) and Cork (EICK). It was thought that having just one airport was not enough so two would be better! Throughout the real operations times of 16:00z to 00:00z they will fully staff both airports, including centre positions based in Shannon and Dublin.

REAL OPS INFO & WEBSITE
Select up to 100 flights to or from Dublin and Cork! With a great events website full of useful information on charts and procedures along with the all important booking information on the
flights, there should be no shortage of help available, so why not check it out here Please note that due to server difficulties there may be a delay in being able to book flights, please however turn up on the day between the above times regardless of having a slot booked or not.

On booking a flight each pilot will be provided with an information package which includes all the relevant information for their flight and everything they need to get to their airport of choice.

Finally VATeir would like to take this time to wish you and yours a Bright and Prosperous New Year.