Shrove Tuesday on VATSIM! Let's celebrate the world famous carnival on Tuesday 5th February between 1930 and 2230 UTC at VENEZIA-Tessera Airport (LIPZ)
Last year the Carnival Event was the most successful event in Italy with the highest traffic amount ever. So don’t miss it when we try to develop it to the maximum this year. Expect full ATC from Ground to Center and and full coverage of the upper airspace of the Italian peninsula from “top to toe“.
More details on the VATSIM forum
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Feb 2nd: Superbowl Fly-In
It's time to make your plans for the mass migration to Phoenix, Arizona for the 2008 Super Bowl Fly-In, presented by the VATUSA Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB). The New England Patriots battle the New York Giants for the ultimate football title.
The fly-in will take place on the day before the big game to make sure you have all day to savor the end of the season. Fly from Boston or New York to cheer on your Super Bowl pick, or depart the city of your favorite NFL team that you WISH was in the big game. Arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport (KPHX) on Saturday, February 2, 2008 between 1800 MST (0100Z) to 2200 MST (0500Z) for maximum ATC coverage.
Before you fire up your jet or turn over that prop though, check out the official 2008 Super Bowl Fly-In Pilot Briefing Guide in the VATSIM Pilot Forum or download a PDF version directly. We hope to see you there!
The fly-in will take place on the day before the big game to make sure you have all day to savor the end of the season. Fly from Boston or New York to cheer on your Super Bowl pick, or depart the city of your favorite NFL team that you WISH was in the big game. Arrive at Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport (KPHX) on Saturday, February 2, 2008 between 1800 MST (0100Z) to 2200 MST (0500Z) for maximum ATC coverage.
Before you fire up your jet or turn over that prop though, check out the official 2008 Super Bowl Fly-In Pilot Briefing Guide in the VATSIM Pilot Forum or download a PDF version directly. We hope to see you there!
Feb 2nd: Secondary Airports Challenge EDDV-EDDE-EDDN-LOWL
As we all know, pilots and controllers like airports with a lot of traffic. But isn´t it boring always flying into the big hubs to see some other aircraft out of the window....???
That´s why we decided to offer the Secondary Airports Challenge 2008 on February 2nd
Hannover (EDDV) - Erfurt (EDDE) - Nürnberg (EDDN) - Linz (LOWL)
17:00 - 22:00 UTC
Enjoy the German or English ATC in different dialects (Austrian, Bavarian, east&north German) All airports offer nice (freeware) sceneries for the FS9. Here´s your challenge... Visit all 4 airports in the 5 hours event time and make it a real challenge for the controllers to handle high amounts of traffic on small airports.
Further information like charts, frequencies, routes can be fond on the event page : http://www.edww.de/event/events.htm
That´s why we decided to offer the Secondary Airports Challenge 2008 on February 2nd
Hannover (EDDV) - Erfurt (EDDE) - Nürnberg (EDDN) - Linz (LOWL)
17:00 - 22:00 UTC
Enjoy the German or English ATC in different dialects (Austrian, Bavarian, east&north German) All airports offer nice (freeware) sceneries for the FS9. Here´s your challenge... Visit all 4 airports in the 5 hours event time and make it a real challenge for the controllers to handle high amounts of traffic on small airports.
Further information like charts, frequencies, routes can be fond on the event page : http://www.edww.de/event/events.htm
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Jan 26th: WEF-FlyIn Zurich
VIP's, Politicians and Economy-Tycoons... all of them meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on 26th January. That is the reason for many rarely seen aircraft at Zurich Airport.
As every year the SwissFIR invites you to fly to and from Zurich for to this event. Fly your passengers to Zurich and then collect the next for another arrival. You can do that as many times you want between 1800 and 2200Z. The transport from Zurich to Davos is organized ;)
LInks:
FreeZ - Project Freeware Scenery Zurich
Routes from Zurich
Routes to Zurich
As every year the SwissFIR invites you to fly to and from Zurich for to this event. Fly your passengers to Zurich and then collect the next for another arrival. You can do that as many times you want between 1800 and 2200Z. The transport from Zurich to Davos is organized ;)
LInks:
FreeZ - Project Freeware Scenery Zurich
Routes from Zurich
Routes to Zurich
Jan 26th: NoDelay 2008 - winter fly-in
VACC Finland and Finnish Virtual Pilots Association (SVIL) are arranging NoDelay 2008 –winter event on 26th of January 2008 16-23UTC. NoDelay events are annually held together with SVIL's meetings during winter and summertime. NoDelay 2008 –winter is held at the same time as SVIL's Simulator weekend (25-27.1) at Tampere area.
ATC service is provided from Tampere meeting and experienced controllers will open Helsinki-Vantaa airport, Tampere ACC and Rovaniemi ACC. The event site at Tampere has a traditional Air Traffic Control room which is also built on annual meetings. Welcome to the friendly virtual skies of VATSIM network.
Further information at http://vacc.fi/nodelay2008winter/
ATC service is provided from Tampere meeting and experienced controllers will open Helsinki-Vantaa airport, Tampere ACC and Rovaniemi ACC. The event site at Tampere has a traditional Air Traffic Control room which is also built on annual meetings. Welcome to the friendly virtual skies of VATSIM network.
Further information at http://vacc.fi/nodelay2008winter/
Jan 26th: Rocky Mountain Rumble 2008
The Denver ARTCC's annual event "Rocky Mountain Rumble" is back. This time the members of the ARTCC will gather together in Denver, Colorado, to control side by side and provide the best air traffic control services on VATSIM!
What does this mean to you, the pilot? You can expect 10 full hours of quality ATC service, realistic approaches and departures to and from Denver International, Aspen and Colorado Springs. Leaders of the aviation community, both real world and virtual, have come together to support vZDV and promote the event. We have excellent prizes donated by well known names. Jeppesen have donated two SIMCharts, HiFI Sim and Megascenery have each given one product, and PMDG has donated one download of their MD-11 when it is released.
Look forward to a very busy January evening in the heart of winter, with the possibility of a CAT III ILS approach. We will do our best to accommodate any special requests you might have. So come and join us for an amazing 10 hours of non-stop realism and fun in the Denver ARTCC. After flying in (or out) you will proudly be able to say that you survived the Rocky Mountain Rumble!
For further information go to http://denartcc.org/
What does this mean to you, the pilot? You can expect 10 full hours of quality ATC service, realistic approaches and departures to and from Denver International, Aspen and Colorado Springs. Leaders of the aviation community, both real world and virtual, have come together to support vZDV and promote the event. We have excellent prizes donated by well known names. Jeppesen have donated two SIMCharts, HiFI Sim and Megascenery have each given one product, and PMDG has donated one download of their MD-11 when it is released.
Look forward to a very busy January evening in the heart of winter, with the possibility of a CAT III ILS approach. We will do our best to accommodate any special requests you might have. So come and join us for an amazing 10 hours of non-stop realism and fun in the Denver ARTCC. After flying in (or out) you will proudly be able to say that you survived the Rocky Mountain Rumble!
For further information go to http://denartcc.org/
Jan 26th: Sao Paulo - Guarulhos RealOps Event
VATSIM Brazil is proud to present the Sao Paulo Guarulhos Real Operation Event, on January 26th! A list of real world flight has been compiled and pilots are welcome to book any flight on the list! Use the same callsign, the same aircraft, the same gate and the same departure time as in the real world. The event will take place from 17:00 to 00:00 local time (1900Z to 0200Z).
Are you ready for the challenge of operating flights in a small time-slot from the busiest airport in South America? Choose from more than 220 flights to and from Guarulhos!
In order to participate you need to book a flight from the two booking pages(Arrival or departure). You can book a single flight or multiple flights and go back and forth like real pilots do. In order to book, visit the event website: www.vatsim.com.br/sbbs/realops
Charts are available at http://charts.vatsim.com.br
A quick guide for foreign pilots: http://info.vatsim.com.br/
Are you ready for the challenge of operating flights in a small time-slot from the busiest airport in South America? Choose from more than 220 flights to and from Guarulhos!
In order to participate you need to book a flight from the two booking pages(Arrival or departure). You can book a single flight or multiple flights and go back and forth like real pilots do. In order to book, visit the event website: www.vatsim.com.br/sbbs/realops
Charts are available at http://charts.vatsim.com.br
A quick guide for foreign pilots: http://info.vatsim.com.br/
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Jan 20th: LOT Real Operations
LOT Virtual Airlines, SimNetAir Worldwide Services and Polish VACC are pleased to invite all pilots for the first time in history of virtual flying to participate in the fly-in called LOT Real Operations!
It will take place on Sunday, January 20th 2008 and starting with the first operation of LOT timetable until 2300 UTC. We encourage everyone to participate that day in joint flying according to scheduled take-off times, landing and flight numbers. We don't impose any type of planes but encourage to fly airplanes that LOT has in its fleet and which meet given segment.
We also encourage everyone to take advantage of flight reservation system. We wish all pilots and controllers good weather, lack of delays, quick take-offs, smooth landings but excellent fun in first place.
Flight booking and more information:
www.simnetair.com/realops/ and http://www.pl-vacc.org
It will take place on Sunday, January 20th 2008 and starting with the first operation of LOT timetable until 2300 UTC. We encourage everyone to participate that day in joint flying according to scheduled take-off times, landing and flight numbers. We don't impose any type of planes but encourage to fly airplanes that LOT has in its fleet and which meet given segment.
We also encourage everyone to take advantage of flight reservation system. We wish all pilots and controllers good weather, lack of delays, quick take-offs, smooth landings but excellent fun in first place.
Flight booking and more information:
www.simnetair.com/realops/ and http://www.pl-vacc.org
Jan 18th: 2008 Kickoff Triangle
A warm welcome to all pilots visiting the participating airports during our 2008 Kick-Off Triangle event, which will be held at Friday, 18th January. Enjoy flying in the western part of Central Europe. Flying distances from 130 - 190 NM will allow you to visit all 3 airports during the 4 hours event time. Expect excellent and 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!
Further information including charts, IFR-routes and frequencies are provided on the event page
Further information including charts, IFR-routes and frequencies are provided on the event page
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Jan 11th: The return of Caribbean Nights
Every Friday Night between 0000z-0300z join us for "Caribbean Nights". Each week one of our 7 FIR's 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. This Friday we are hosting San Juan FIR!
For more information about this event see our events page
For more information about this event see our events page
Jan 9th: Bern14 Full House
Exactly two years ago, VACC-SAG's "Airport of the Week" took place in
Berne-Belp. It was busy - on the last day of the event there were not less than 39 aircraft arriving or departing. One year ago, the number was almost doubled -> 75 flights!
Because of these positive experiences, we decided to launch BERN14. The 14 is a play of words, on one hand there is runway 14 in Bern and on the other hand the online day took please every 14th day. Unfortunately, during this time, Berne didn't become widely accepted, either by Pilots or Controllers. And as Swiss FIR doesn't have too many controllers, we decided to stop the online day in Berne. However, before we let the event "die", BERN14 will come to you as a special!
The last BERN14 takes place almost one and two years after the biggest successes and is named BERN14 FULLHOUSE. The "Fullhouse" is a request to you pilots to come so that we can break our record of 75 flights :) Make sure you are familiar with holding procedures!
Links:
LSZB Freeware Scenery from Andreas Hegi
Charts and airport information
Flightplans:
From LSZB
To LSZB
What: BERN 14 - FULLHOUSE
Where: Bern-Belp - LSZB
Date: Wednesday, 09.01.2008
Start: 1900 UTC / 2000 loc
End: 2200 UTC / 2300 loc
Berne-Belp. It was busy - on the last day of the event there were not less than 39 aircraft arriving or departing. One year ago, the number was almost doubled -> 75 flights!
Because of these positive experiences, we decided to launch BERN14. The 14 is a play of words, on one hand there is runway 14 in Bern and on the other hand the online day took please every 14th day. Unfortunately, during this time, Berne didn't become widely accepted, either by Pilots or Controllers. And as Swiss FIR doesn't have too many controllers, we decided to stop the online day in Berne. However, before we let the event "die", BERN14 will come to you as a special!
The last BERN14 takes place almost one and two years after the biggest successes and is named BERN14 FULLHOUSE. The "Fullhouse" is a request to you pilots to come so that we can break our record of 75 flights :) Make sure you are familiar with holding procedures!
Links:
LSZB Freeware Scenery from Andreas Hegi
Charts and airport information
Flightplans:
From LSZB
To LSZB
What: BERN 14 - FULLHOUSE
Where: Bern-Belp - LSZB
Date: Wednesday, 09.01.2008
Start: 1900 UTC / 2000 loc
End: 2200 UTC / 2300 loc
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Jan 5th: Welcome 2008 FLY IN Hamburg [EDDH]
Let´s celebrate the beginning of 2008 with one of the first FLY IN of the new year in the VACC-SAG area. Hopefully all controllers and pilots have clear vision again after the new years parties.....
Expect excellent professional ATC and crowded airways with pilots from all over the world - Be well prepared and do not forget to have your charts ready! Further information including charts, IFR-routes and frequencies are provided on the eventpage.
Expect excellent professional ATC and crowded airways with pilots from all over the world - Be well prepared and do not forget to have your charts ready! Further information including charts, IFR-routes and frequencies are provided on the eventpage.
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