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    By far the most popular of our regular weekly events, on any given Milk Run Monday you'll find the famous "J-Curve" between Melbourne and Sydney well serviced by both pilots and ATC. Not to be confused with our Spilled Milk Run Monday events, details of which can be found on the Spilled Milk Run page, the Milk Run invites you to fly in any direction between Sydney and Melbourne and all destinations in between (Canberra, Albury etc). Prefer to control? We recommend getting in early. ATC positions on Milk Run Monday are often scarce so definitely worth being an early bird. Traffic levels traditionally start to pick up at around 7:30pm AEST / AEDT and generally peak between 8:30pm and 9:30pm AEST / AEDT. Route YMML-YSSY: ML H129 DOSEL Y59 TESAT YSSY-YMML: TESAT H65 RAZZI Q29 ML ATC As the trial for rostering MRM has concluded, we encourage ATC to open the following positions to provide ATC Services to pilots! SY_ATIS 126.25 SY_DEL 133.80 SY_GND 126.50 SY_TWR 120.50 SY_APP 124.40 ML-WOL_CTR 125.00 ML-SNO_CTR 124.00 ML_APP 132.00 ML_TWR 120.50 ML_GND 121.70 ML_DEL 127.20 ML_ATIS 118.00 Scenery Melbourne Airport - Freeware for FSX Orbx YMML Melbourne v3 (FSX/P3D) Melbourne Airport for Xplane (ISDG) Sydney YSSY freeware, FSX version | P3D version Sydney YSSY by FlyTampa (FSX & P3D) Sydney YSSY for Xplane (ISDG)
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    NOTAM: Reserved Positions for Light Up Tasmania 1 INTRODUCTION The following positions are reserved under reference to section 4.1 of the VATPAC Controller Positions and Ratings Policy. This NOTAM is the reservation of positions for the purpose of Light Up Tasmania. 2 RESERVED POSITIONS The following positions are reserved from 0400z to 0800z on Sunday the 9th August 2020. ML_GND ML_TWR MB_TWR EN_TWR ML_APP LT_TWR HB_GND HB_TWR ML-SNO_CTR ML-TAS_CTR 3 AUTHORITY This NOTAM is under the Authority of the following; Joshua Micallef - Director, Events ([email protected]) 4 NOMINATED CONTACT The following staff will be available for contact during this event (via email, discord or network contact) Joshua Micallef - Director, Events ([email protected]) Cameron Wilbraham - Events Coordinator ([email protected]) 5 CANCELLATION This NOTAM self cancels at 0800z on Sunday the 9th August 2020.
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    Great Job @Andrew Harle!!!
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    Congratulations to David who is the latest to join the S2 ranks within VATPAC! Congrats mate!
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    Do you have any ideas on a future VATPAC Major Event? Want to provide feedback to the Events Team or play a part in the events calendar for next year? The VATPAC Events Department is inviting members of the community to conduct a survey - This survey is for the purpose of Major Events that will be conducted in 2021. Fill out the Survey Here and let us know your ideas! This survey will remain open from 3AUG20 -> 1OCT20
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    VATPAC Invites you back to another shuttle event! This time we thought we would concentrate on the east coast and head north! Fly from Sydney inbound Cairns expecting full ATC Services from 0600z - 1200z! What is a 'Shuttle' Event? A shuttle event is where we invite Pilots and controllers to fly from a defined departure location, inbound a nominated arrival airport with the expectation of full ATC along the way! We invite you to depart from Sydney International Airport (YSSY) between 0600z - 0800z inbound to Cairns International Airport (YBCS) as we attempt to test out our talented controlling team! Below you will find the recommended coastal and direct routing for this event, as well as the expected SID & STARs for your flight. Route: There are two different recommended routes you can take for this event. Aircraft routing via the coastal route can expect the eastern runway (16L/34R) and aircraft routing via the non-coastal route can expect the western runway (16R/34L). Airport Charts can be found here If you are feeling like you wish to explore what the East Coast has to offer while under the control of competent controllers, feel free to fly via our coastal route which darts around the coast. If you have always wanted to take a look at what it looks like but never had the time, this is for you! Coastal Route: (3hr 30min) ROUTE: TESAT ENTRA H185 GOMOL Q69 ITIDE Q295 GUDSO Q67 UPOLO CS SID: ENTRA8 (34R), KEVIN6 ENTRA (16L) STAR: UPOLO8A,B,V,Z (15), HENDO8A BARIA (33) If you are feeling a little more traditional, feel free to file via the usual routing for this event! Non-Coastal Route: (3hr 15min) ROUTE: TESAT RIC H76 NBR H105 HACHI Q165 VOMPA Q499 NONUM CS SID: DEENA7RIC(16R), RIC5(34L) STAR: NONUM3A (15), HENDO8A FISHY (33) Departure Window: ATC will be provided at Sydney Airport from 0600z - 0800z. To ensure you receive ATC Services for the full length of your flight, it is recommended you depart in this window! Arrival into CS: Pilots have the option of flying either the ILS, VOR, RNAV or Visual Approaches into Cairns if weather conditions permit. ATC will assign the approach type nominated in the ATIS but you may request a different approach type if you are up for the challenge. ATC will be provided at Cairns from 0900z - 1200z. We ask that you are familiar with the approach type you select, including intercept and following the DME Arc to intercept the approach. If you are unfamiliar with these operations you can request vectors from the Approach controller to ensure you capture the localiser. ATC: ATC for this event will be rostered according to the positions nominated below. Applications are now open, click here to apply. Dependent on the number of ATC Applications will ultimately persuade the number of controller positions that are rostered. Login Identifier: Radio Callsign: Frequency: SY_DEL Sydney Delivery 133.800 SY_GND Sydney Ground 126.500 SY_TWR Sydney Tower 120.500 SY_APP Sydney Approach 124.400 CS_APP Cairns Approach 118.400 CS_DEP Cairns Approach 126.100 CS_TWR Cairns Tower 124.900 CS_GND Cairns Ground 121.700 BN-MDE_CTR Brisbane Center 133.000 BN-DOS_CTR Brisbane Center 135.600 BN-CVN_CTR* Brisbane Center 133.800 BN-TBP_CTR Brisbane Center 120.550 BN-SWY_CTR* Brisbane Center 133.200 Scenery: YSSY - Sydney International Airport: Payware - FlyTampa (FSX/P3D) Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D) Freeware - ISDG (xPlane) YBCS - Cairns Airport Payware - ORBX (FSX/P3D) Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D) Freeware - FSClips (xPlane) Any questions regarding this event or issues with the roster should be emailed to [email protected] - This inbox is always open to your input on events and queries, we hope you enjoy this event!!!
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    Good Morning Everyone, It is my great pleasure to announce that Cameron Wilbraham and Luke Maynard have been appointed as Events Coordinators for VATPAC. Both of these individuals expressed interest to join the Events Team in the past and have both been incredibly active in VATPAC over the previous months. We look forward to seeing what both of you bring to the table as we head into the later half of 2020 and into 2021!
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    VATPAC Invites you back to another shuttle event! This time we thought we would concentrate on the east coast and head north! Fly from Sydney inbound Cairns expecting full ATC Services from 0600z - 1200z! What is a 'Shuttle' Event? A shuttle event is where we invite Pilots and controllers to fly from a defined departure location, inbound a nominated arrival airport with the expectation of full ATC along the way! We invite you to depart from Sydney International Airport (YSSY) between 0600z - 0800z inbound to Cairns International Airport (YBCS) as we attempt to test out our talented controlling team! Below you will find the recommended coastal and direct routing for this event, as well as the expected SID & STARs for your flight. Route: There are two different recommended routes you can take for this event. Aircraft routing via the coastal route can expect the eastern runway (16L/34R) and aircraft routing via the non-coastal route can expect the western runway (16R/34L). Airport Charts can be found here If you are feeling like you wish to explore what the East Coast has to offer while under the control of competent controllers, feel free to fly via our coastal route which darts around the coast. If you have always wanted to take a look at what it looks like but never had the time, this is for you! Coastal Route: (3hr 30min) ROUTE: TESAT ENTRA H185 GOMOL Q69 ITIDE Q295 GUDSO Q67 UPOLO CS SID: ENTRA8 (34R), KEVIN6 ENTRA (16L) STAR: UPOLO8A,B,V,Z (15), HENDO8A BARIA (33) If you are feeling a little more traditional, feel free to file via the usual routing for this event! Non-Coastal Route: (3hr 15min) ROUTE: TESAT RIC H76 NBR H105 HACHI Q165 VOMPA Q499 NONUM CS SID: DEENA7RIC(16R), RIC5(34L) STAR: NONUM3A (15), HENDO8A FISHY (33) Departure Window: ATC will be provided at Sydney Airport from 0600z - 0800z. To ensure you receive ATC Services for the full length of your flight, it is recommended you depart in this window! Arrival into CS: Pilots have the option of flying either the ILS, VOR, RNAV or Visual Approaches into Cairns if weather conditions permit. ATC will assign the approach type nominated in the ATIS but you may request a different approach type if you are up for the challenge. ATC will be provided at Cairns from 0900z - 1200z. We ask that you are familiar with the approach type you select, including intercept and following the DME Arc to intercept the approach. If you are unfamiliar with these operations you can request vectors from the Approach controller to ensure you capture the localiser. ATC: ATC for this event will be rostered according to the positions nominated below. Applications are now open, click here to apply. Dependent on the number of ATC Applications will ultimately persuade the number of controller positions that are rostered. Login Identifier: Radio Callsign: Frequency: SY_DEL Sydney Delivery 133.800 SY_GND Sydney Ground 126.500 SY_TWR Sydney Tower 120.500 SY_APP Sydney Approach 124.400 CS_APP Cairns Approach 118.400 CS_DEP Cairns Approach 126.100 CS_TWR Cairns Tower 124.900 CS_GND Cairns Ground 121.700 BN-MDE_CTR Brisbane Center 133.000 BN-DOS_CTR Brisbane Center 135.600 BN-CVN_CTR* Brisbane Center 133.800 BN-TBP_CTR Brisbane Center 120.550 BN-SWY_CTR* Brisbane Center 133.200 Scenery: YSSY - Sydney International Airport: Payware - FlyTampa (FSX/P3D) Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D) Freeware - ISDG (xPlane) YBCS - Cairns Airport Payware - ORBX (FSX/P3D) Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D) Freeware - FSClips (xPlane) Any questions regarding this event or issues with the roster should be emailed to [email protected] - This inbox is always open to your input on events and queries, we hope you enjoy this event!!!
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    Morning Everyone, It is with a heavy heart I announce to you all that Trent Hopkinson has handed in his resignation for the position of Deputy Director, Events (VATPAC15) effective immediately. Trent has held the title of VATPAC15 for 8 Years, two weeks and one day (or 2,937 days) during which time he has overseen a number of changes within the Events Team as well as a plethora of staffing changes whilst remaining the Deputy Director. On behalf of the current and past Events Directors and Staff, I would like to personally thank you for the countless hours you have poured into the Events Department to produce the high quality events that has been outputted over the years, you are leaving a legacy that some of us only strive to achieve! Trent will remain on the team as an Events Coordinator.
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    Hello Everyone, The VATPAC Events Department is looking to become more transparent with the community regarding upcoming events. In order to achieve this we have compiled a list of events that will be conducted from now till the end of the year. Please find below the list of major events VATPAC will be conducting from August - December 2020. Events such as MRM, VFR Ops and World Discovery will continue as normal. Dates are in AEST Changes to this event schedule will be posted below. List of Events: Dates: 1AUG20 - 31DEC20 August: 9th | Light Up Tasmania 30th | Sydney -> Cairns Shuttle September: 19th | Panic Stations Alice Springs October: 11th | City Pair: Darwin & Cairns November: 1st | World Flight 2020 Departure 7th | World Flight 2020 Arrival 22nd | Guam -> Darwin Shuttle 29th | Light Up South Australia December: 6th | Cross The Ditch 19 20th | Real Ops Perth We hope you are as excited about these events as we are!!! Information for each event will be published at minimum 30 days before the scheduled event date! If you have any questions please email the team via [email protected] Regards, The VATPAC Events Department
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    Massive congratulations to Mackenzie which is the latest member to join the S2 Ranks within VATPAC! Enjoy!!!
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    Some more feedback recieved a few days ago! Well done @Jesse Isaac Keep up the great work!
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    Evening All, This is a little out of the ordinary, but the Event's Department is promoting an unofficial event being held on Sunday the 19th July 2020 for the sendoff of the final B744 from the Qantas Fleet. The following event information was provided ATC is requested for this event!!! from 0000z - 0500z as the pilots fly from Sydney to Longreach via Brisbane! SY_TWR SY_APP BN-MDE_CTR BN-DOS_CTR BN-ISA_CTR BN_APP BN_TWR
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    This is a friendly reminder to controllers that this NOTAM has been cancelled Milk Run Monday events have returned to how they where previously.
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    NOTAM: Reserved Positions for Panic Stations Melbourne 1 INTRODUCTION The following positions are reserved under reference to section 4.1 of the VATPAC Controller Positions and Ratings Policy. This NOTAM is the reservation of positions for the purpose of Panic Stations Melbourne. 2 RESERVED POSITIONS The following positions are reserved from 0700z to 1000z on Sunday the 12th July 2020. ML-SNO_CTR ML_APP ML_TWR ML_GND ML-TBD_CTR ML-WOL_CTR ML-TAS_CTR AD_TWR AD_GND AD_APP CB_TWR CB_GND CB_APP SY_APP SY_TWR SY_GND ML-ELW_CTR 4 AUTHORITY This NOTAM is under the Authority of the following; Joshua Micallef - Events Coordinator (j.micallef[at]vatpac.org) 5 CONTACT The following people are contactable throughout the duration of the event. Blair Shaddock - Events Coordinator (b.shaddock[at]vatpac.org) Joshua Micallef - Events Coordinator (j.micallef[at]vatpac.org) 6 CANCELLATION This NOTAM self cancels at 1000z on Sunday 12th July 2020
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    ATTENTION CONTROLLERS!!! The ATC Roster has been released, but we are short of a few controllers to cover Albury and most ground positions. Applications have closed, howver if you are free on the day please show up and talk to one of the Events Team to get a position!!! Any questions regarding the roster can be directed to [email protected] https://events.vatpac.org/ga-madness-melbourne
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    ATTENTION!!! The ATC Roster has been released - View it here!!! https://events.vatpac.org/tma-turnaround-double-trouble
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    ATTENTION CONTROLLERS!!! ATC Applications have been opened!!! - You can apply for this event using the link below! https://events.vatpac.org/panic-stations-melbourne
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    ATTENTION CONTROLLERS!!! ATC Applications have been opened!!! - You can apply for this event using the link below! https://events.vatpac.org/panic-stations-melbourne
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    ATTENTION CONTROLLERS!!! ATC Applications have been opened!!! - You can apply for this event using the link below! https://events.vatpac.org/ga-madness-melbourne
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    ATTENTION ALL CONTROLLERS!!! The roster has been released! You can view it at the link below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p_bPMtQfSN3BhbsAlHc9OXw9oeJm0xUgdZILFaf_53w/edit?usp=sharing If you can no longer commit to your shift, have updated availability or have any questions. Please contact me directly via [email protected] Enjoy!
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    ATTENTION ALL CONTROLLERS!!! The roster has been released! You can view it at the link below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p_bPMtQfSN3BhbsAlHc9OXw9oeJm0xUgdZILFaf_53w/edit?usp=sharing If you can no longer commit to your shift, have updated availability or have any questions. Please contact me directly via [email protected] Enjoy!
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    Welcome to day five of VATPAC's week long event extravaganza as we celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of Milk Run Monday! Today we continue the weekly Friday Night Live event serving from the arvo (0600z) till late (1200z). This Week: This week we are heading west out to Perth to provide a connection between the East and West coasts of Australia. Fly across the Aussie bight in either direction as we celebrate the success of Milk Run Monday! Routes: We recommend utilizing the following routes throughout the event YMML -> YPPH: ML CRENA Q158 CLAMY Q158 CRICK Q158 BEVLY PH YPPH -> YMML: PH HECTO Y135 YORKE J15 AD V255 BENDO Y12 ARBEY ML ATC: As usual, there are no rostered positions for this event! However, we encourage ATC to staff up the following positions between 06z - 12z Login Identifier: Radio Callsign: Frequency: ML_APP Melbourne Approach 132.000 ML_TWR Melbourne Tower 120.500 ML_GND Melbourne Ground 121.700 ML_DEL Melbourne Delivery 127.200 PH_APP Perth Approach 123.600 PH_TWR Perth Tower 127.400 PH_GND Perth Ground 121.700 PH_DEL Perth Delivery 118.550 ML-SNO_CTR Melbourne Centre 124.000 ML-TBD_CTR Melbourne Centre 125.300 ML-ASP_CTR Melbourne Centre 131.800 ML-ESP_CTR Melbourne Centre 123.950 Charts: Air-Services Australia Charts: https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/AeroProcChartsTOC.htm Scenery: YPPH - Perth International Airport Freeware - Zachari Gell's Perth (FSX/P3D) Payware - MSFG Perth (FS9/FSX/P3D) Freeware - Perth Airport v2 (XP) YMML - Melbourne International Airport: Payware - ORBX (FSX/P3D) Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D) Freeware - ISDG (xPlane)
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    Welcome to day five of VATPAC's week long event extravaganza as we celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of Milk Run Monday! Today we continue the weekly Friday Night Live event serving from the arvo (0600z) till late (1200z). This Week: This week we are heading west out to Perth to provide a connection between the East and West coasts of Australia. Fly across the Aussie bight in either direction as we celebrate the success of Milk Run Monday! Routes: We recommend utilizing the following routes throughout the event YMML -> YPPH: ML CRENA Q158 CLAMY Q158 CRICK Q158 BEVLY PH YPPH -> YMML: PH HECTO Y135 YORKE J15 AD V255 BENDO Y12 ARBEY ML ATC: As usual, there are no rostered positions for this event! However, we encourage ATC to staff up the following positions between 06z - 12z Login Identifier: Radio Callsign: Frequency: ML_APP Melbourne Approach 132.000 ML_TWR Melbourne Tower 120.500 ML_GND Melbourne Ground 121.700 ML_DEL Melbourne Delivery 127.200 PH_APP Perth Approach 123.600 PH_TWR Perth Tower 127.400 PH_GND Perth Ground 121.700 PH_DEL Perth Delivery 118.550 ML-SNO_CTR Melbourne Centre 124.000 ML-TBD_CTR Melbourne Centre 125.300 ML-ASP_CTR Melbourne Centre 131.800 ML-ESP_CTR Melbourne Centre 123.950 Charts: Air-Services Australia Charts: https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/AeroProcChartsTOC.htm Scenery: YPPH - Perth International Airport Freeware - Zachari Gell's Perth (FSX/P3D) Payware - MSFG Perth (FS9/FSX/P3D) Freeware - Perth Airport v2 (XP) YMML - Melbourne International Airport: Payware - ORBX (FSX/P3D) Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D) Freeware - ISDG (xPlane)
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    Winter has returned to the Southern Hemisphere, and even as the nations of the South Pacific begin their recovery, the region's skies are eerily quiet. But on VATSIM, pilots from around the world will once again pack Oceania's skies as they continue their mission to Cross the Ditch! Check out the official Cross the Ditch website Apply to provide ATC Book your Flights now! View the Event Schedule Check out the Virtual Airline Leaderboard Grab the recommended add-on scenery for each of the event airports What's it all about? For twenty hours this June, the skies over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand will be filled with aircraft all on a mission to Cross the Ditch. An example of that typical down-under understatement, this "ditch" is over 1100nm wide. The flight routes all range from three to four-and-a-half hours flight time. Throughout the event, the Oceania region's two divisions – VATNZ and VATPAC – will be providing full ATC coverage, in the Southern Hemisphere's premiere oceanic event. This is a great opportunity to experience Oceanic flying without the need to commit to an eight-hour flight! If you're new to Oceanic Flying, our reporting tool makes taking part a breeze. Event Times This twenty hour event is timed to allow pilots from all over the world join the fun: UTC: Saturday 20th June 2020 18:00 - Sunday 21st June 2020 14:00 AEST: Sunday 21st June 2020 04:00 - Monday 22nd June 2020 00:00 NZST: Sunday 21st June 2020 06:00 - Monday 22nd June 2020 02:00 Waves This season's event is organised in waves. Each airport will have a two-to-four hour departure window, during which time flights will be able to leave for the next destination. As the window closes, the departure window will open at the next destination. Given each of the flights is 2 - 4.5hrs in length, the previous wave's flights will be arriving at the same airport as the next wave departs, maximising the amount of traffic at each airport. NOTE: in order to ensure that you have ATC coverage throughout your flight, you MUST fly the wave route that is active at the time of your departure. The individual routes are designed to ensure as much opposing traffic enroute as possible. Each flight passes from one Oceania division to the other, and the result is six mini-flyins over the course of twenty hours! The Waves for Cross the Ditch 18 - Winter 2020 are: Wave Flight Departure Window UTC AEST NZST 1 Auckland, New Zealand (NZAA) to Port Vila, Vanuatu (NVVV) 1800-2000 0400-0600 0600-0800 2 Port Vila, Vanuatu (NVVV) to Hamilton, New Zealand (NZHN) 2000-2330 0600-0930 0800-1130 3 Hamilton, New Zealand (NZHN) to Hobart, Australia (YMHB) 2300-0300 0900-1300 1100-1500 4 Hobart, Australia (YMHB) to Christchurch, New Zealand (NZCH) 0300-0700 1300-1700 1500-1900 5 Christchurch, New Zealand (NZCH) to Adelaide, Australia (YPAD) 0530-0930 1530-1930 1730-2130 Calling all Pilots and Controllers Flight plans are available from the Flight Plans section. Book your flights now from the Flight Bookings page. Bookings made on this site help us plan for the event, and will also show up in vroute. Controllers wanting to get in on the action can also apply now at the event's ATC Applications page.
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