Jul 5th: Kai Tak ALIVE!!

Event : Kai Tak ALIVE !!
Date : 5 Jul 2008
Time : 1300z - 1800z

Airport : VHHX / VHHH

For the 10th Anniversary of the closing of Kai Tak, Hong Kong VACC present an official International fly-in event for the rebirth of the most famous fantastic IGS approach on this coming Saturday. Kai Tak (VHHX) and Chek Lap Kok (VHHH) will provide full staff service for those who want to simulate the IFR Local Flight (VHHX -> VHHH) and enroute radar service will also be provided for international flights.

Let's try out your skills and have fun with the IGS 13 approach.

Event Page : http://hk.vatsea.net/fns/080705/

Jul 2nd: Opening Event VACC Austria

It's finally done, the well known FIR Wien around the airports Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, Linz and Graz, becomes its own VACC - the VACC Austria. To celebrate this great event, we invite each pilot to visit us on 2nd July 2008 between 20:00 and 22:00 local (1800-2000z) and to join a special "Weekly Wednesday", which will remain our weekly onlineday in the future!

This evening, every international airport of Austria will be fully staffed, so every pilot has the opportunity to fly inside Austria with full ATC - not only on the ground, also enroute controllers will be available!

Charts and further information will be available stating with 1st July 2008 via our new homepage, available on www.vacc-austria.org. After registration you will be able to login on our forum, our own Teamspeak server and our documentation Wiki, which provides information for pilots and controllers as well.

Jun 28th: Singapore Xiamen Fly-in

Singapore VACC of VATSEA and Shanghai VACC of VATASIA will jointly hold a fly-in event on June 28, 2008 from 0800z to 1500z. Participating pilots will depart from Singapore Changi Airport (WSSS) and fly over several regions in South East Asia all the way to Xiamen Gaoqi Airport (ZSAM) in Fujian China. Full-staff ATC service is available in both Singapore FIR and Shanghai FIR. Don't miss out this summer event and stay cool in the cockpit!

For details, please visit the Event Page . Should you have any questions or comments, please contact the event coordinator of Singapore VACC (ec (AT) sinvacc.net) or Shanghai VACC (sha.vacc (AT) gmail.com)

Jun 28th: Orlando real ops

Jacksonville ARTCC is pleased to announce that they are hosting the First annual Orlando Real ops. The Orlando TRACON will be staffed to the max and operating under real world conditions to benefit your flying experience for the better. Bring your Cessna 172 or a Concorde, and fly out of or into the Orlando area and we can bit on it, you will have a jet blast of fun!

Charts available via the Jacksonville ARTCC website

Jun 27th:Soccer Break Event EDDV-EHAM

Do you need some 'relaxing' after all the games of the European Football Championships? We think you do!

Between the semi-finals and the finals of the European Championships the Dutch VACC and the SAG - Bremen FIR will organize the Soccer Break Event. We will open Hannover (EDDV) and Amsterdam Schiphol (EHAM) for this event. Forget the EC games and fly between these airports. Both will be fully staffed from 17:00 till 21:00 UTC.

So, print your charts, and be ready to join the busy skies of Europe and the airports of Amsterdam and Hannover.

Details available on the Eventpage

Jun 21st:Minsk FIR Inauguration Fly-In

The Minsk-FIR ATC is happy to invite all pilots to attend a great VATRUS event: "Minsk FIR Inauguration FLY-IN" Take your charts, headset and be ready for high quality ATC service at MINSK-2 (UMMS)
The event takes place on Jun 21st from 16:00 till 20:00Z

Scenery: Zip file
Charts: http://rapidshare.com/files/122996599/ummv.pdf.html

Jun 14th: Montreal VFR event

Montreal FIR is pleased to announce that CZUL will be holding an Air
competition in the Montreal area on Saturday June 14 from 1600Z to
2200Z (12PM to 6PM Eastern).

CZUL controllers will get together for the occasion at a University
downtown Montreal. We are going to have a great time no matter how
much traffic - so please, don't make it so easy to others to win our
giveaway prizes!! Prepare your strategy and warm up that Cessna 172 of
yours that's been asleep in your FS for too long!

Please visit the event website for more information including a sign-up
form, the rules for the competition, a list of prizes, and other
information. A flight supplement package is being prepared especially
for this event in order to give everyone equal chances, regardless of
their knowledge of the area.

Jun 15th: Spanish Getaway

VATEUD invites you to a non-stop event, (17:00Z - 22:00Z) which will take place on Sunday 15th June 2008 taking you into the summer, European style!

Expect top quality ATC coverage at Frankfurt, enroute and at Palma, with flights operating down to the popular holiday destination, getting you in the mood for summer!

All flights and aircraft are welcome, so refuel your favourite aircraft,make your passengers feel comfortable and give the famous holiday destination a visit during our event!

DATE- 15/06/2008
TIME- 1700Z-2200Z
FLIGHT- EDDF TO LEPA
FLIGHT TIME- Circa 2 hrs
DISTANCE- Circa 780nm

Briefing packs available here

Jun 7th: VATKOR/VATJPN 'Friendship Event'

1. Date: Saturday 7th June 2008
2. Time: 21:00 ~ 24:00 (UTC 1200 ~ 1500Z)
3. Airport: Gimhae INTL (RKPK) <-> Miyazaki (RJFM)

Recommended routes:
Gimhae INTL->Miyazaki: RKPK APELA A582 IKE OLE SASIK MZE RJFM
Miayazaki->Gimhae INTL: RJFM (SID) SASIK2 SASIK OLE IKE A582 APELA

Charts:
Gimahae INTL (RKPK): http://www.vatsim.kr/chart/rkpk_chart.html
Miyazaki (RJFM): http://www.vatjpn.org/data/rjfm.pdf

Scenery:
FS2002/FS2004: http://www.flightinfo.jp/souea/fm2k4v018.zip

You are free to fly into and out of South Korea and Japan's airports during the event and expect full ATC services within. It's Saturday June 7th in Asia, North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Oceania, and Antartica, so try to be there! :)

Jun 7th: Airline Olympics 2008

Are you interested in winning Imagine Sim’s KATL or TJSJ scenery ? Well now you have an opportunity to do so. Airline Olympics is an event whre different VA’s will fly for points. The three airlines with the most points will receive a copy of Imagine Simulation’s TJSJ scenery and its recently released KATL scenery. It is then the CEO’s responsibility to choose the 2 pilots who will receive either of the sceneries. The event has pre-approved routes and rules which can be found in the event PDF posted below.

How can I sign up for this event? This event is only for VA’s and not for individual VATSIM pilots. So if you want a chance to win 1 of the 6 prizes inform your VA’s event director to register your VA at: www.zmaartcc.org/index.php?id=202. Once they have done that they will receive a confirmation. That’s it, that easy.

If you are not part of a VA and want to fly it it’s not a problem. There will be enough ATC and traffic to blow your mind. You will not however be eligible to win a prize. So if you want to win, it is the perfect time to join a VA!

More information regarding the event can be found in the event PDF at
http://www.zmaartcc.org/AirlineOlympics.pdf

Jun 1st: Rome Festa Repubblica

This will be our last big Event in Italy before summer break. So don't miss the opportunity to enjoy a full staff at one of the most famous places in the world. And maybe you will be the lucky winner of the outstanding Scenery "City of Rome" published by Cloud9

We will be ready to serve you on Sunday 01st June 2008 between 18:30 and 22:30 UTC at Rome-Fiumicino Airport (LIRF)

All details about Sceneries, Charts and the Tombola can be found on the VATSIM forum

Arrivederci in Italy!

Jun 1st onwards: UN Operation MONUC

Starting June 1st, 2008 through August every week on Sunday between 1700-2100Z VATDRC will be hosting the UN Operation MONUC event sponsored by Captain Sim. ATC services will include FZAA (Kinshasa), FZQA (Lubumbashi) and FZIC (Kisangani). In order to qualify as a contestent to claim a prize your flight must be booked on our web site decated to this event. Contests will be held in monthly campaigns where the pilot that has accumulated the most amount of flying time down to the minute and has followed all the competition rules outlined below during these times will be the winner! The winner at the end of each month will get a base package of any Captain Sim product of their choosing!

For full details visit www.vatdrc.com

May 31st: Win prizes at the Palouse Poker Run

ZSE's annual poker run is returning to Eastern Washington state and Oregon (known locally as the "Palouse") on Saturday May 31, 2008 from 21-03z (2-6 PM PDT).

New features this year include real-time status of cards dealt on the ZSE website and a "wildcard" option: if you have a bad hand after visiting 3 airports, you can choose to gamble on your next destination and have your hand completely replaced by using the wildcard deck.

A special thanks to HiFi Simulation Software and Flight1 Software for their support of this year's Poker Run event! HiFi will provide a winner a selection of your choice. Flight1 will provide a winner one copy of download software from their entertainment title library. We appreciate their support of ZSE, all our pilots and the VATSIM community!

Event Airports:
ALW - Walla Walla, WA
MWH - Grant County - Moses Lake, WA
LWS - Lewiston, ID
YKM - Yakima, WA
PDT - Pendleton, OR
PSC - Tri-Cities - Pasco, WA

Register for prizes and get more information: www.seaartcc.net

May 31st: Golden Tulips Fly-In

The Netherlands, country of the cheese, wooden shoes, and the tulips. And in this time of the year we've got those beautiful tulips here in Holland in great numbers. Why don't you pick an aircraft, and fly that 'golden tulip' to or from the beautiful city of Amsterdam?

Our 'Golden Tulips' Fly-in will be held on Saturday, the 31st of May. The Dutch VACC will take care of staffing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, from 17:00 till 21:00 UTC.

So, dig up or print your charts, and be ready to join this fly-in! Of course charts, scenery and an unofficial update of the taxiways for the Cloud9 scenery are available on the Dutch VACC website

May 25th:Helsinki Real Ops 2008

After the successful Helsinki Spring Heat –event, the same crew arranges an even bigger and better event, Helsinki Real Ops, held in Helsinki-Vantaa (EFHK/HEL) on Sunday, 25th of May. There are about 200 available flights to be booked. The booking system can be found on our event website. After successful booking, our event crew will provide each pilot a decent flightplan via e-mail.

As the traffic numbers are expected to be high, parallel approaches will be used during the event, if weather permits it.

Event site: http://realops.fsnordic.net/

Charts for EFHK/HEL: https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/html/efhk.htm

May 24th: Sunny Skies Tower Hop

ZAB welcomes you to sunny Phoenix, AZ on May 24th, to come fly in the Valley of the Sun. But don't bring your heavy metal - Phoenix is the busiest and most concentrated flight training area in the country. So dust off your Cessna or Piper, and enjoy the friendly desert skies from 2200 to 0200 zulu.

Charts are available on the ZAB website

May 24th: Larnaca & Paphos Online

Cypriot VACC invites you to a 10 hour' non-stop event, ( 11:00Z - 21:00Z / 14:00 - 24:00 Local time) which will take place on Saturday 24th May 2008! Expect top quality of ATC coverage at Larnaka and at Paphos airport, the two major airports of Cyprus. We will also have the honor to have the participation of Mr. Paris Georgiades a real life controller in Nicosia FIR.

Larnaka is able to accept aircraft from the lightest cessnas up to the modern A330/340 and B777 and of course the Queen of the skies B747-400! So, refuel your favourite aircraft,make your passengers feel comfortable and give us a visit during our event! We will be very happy to see you filling our skies!

Click the links for charts and scenery

May 24th: Cairo - Sharm Al Sheikh City Hopping

After the great success during the Cairo- Hurghada City Hopping event earlier this year VATEG - VATSIM Egyptian vACC is pleased to announce its second domestic City Hopping Event, this time between Cairo and Sharm Al Sheikh Intl airports.

Enjoy a short trip that won't take more than 1 Hour from start up till shutdown. You will experience high quality ATC provided by our staff that includes real world ATCs serving on their real facilities and the beautiful scenery of the high mountains of Sinai. Prepare your cameras as you will be over flying the St. Catherine's Monastery located at the foot of Mount Moses While Crossing the CAT NDB ( Catherine NDB ).

For More Information,Charts,Scenery,Etc... : http://vateg.egyptair-va.com/

May 18/19th: Coastal Range Eruption

Seattle, Oakland and Los Angeles ARTCCs are pleased to announce a collaborative event, featuring 2 airports each. Seattle will be featuring KSEA and KMFR, Oakland will be featuring KSFO and KSJC while KLAX will feature KLAX and KSBA. Full staffing will be provided from Sunday night 18th May 5pm-9pm PDT (Monday 19th May 0000z-0400z).

Charts can be obtained via the VATUSA website

May 15th: Finland - ATC training and Nordic Fly-In

Traffic is needed for ATC-training in Finland (position EFES CTR) on Thursday May 15th 1700-1900Z. EFES ACC will cover both the Northern and the Southern Finland. We request both IFR and VFR flights. Remember also our Nordic Fly-In, starting at 1600UTC! Welcome!

File FPL: http://vacc.fi/services/filefpl/
Charts: http://vacc.fi/downloads/charts/
Sceneries: http://vacc.fi/downloads/sceneries/