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[15DEC19] Cross the Ditch 17: Summer 2019


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Cross the Ditch 17: Summer 2019

Celebrating ten years of Crossing the Ditch!

All eyes are on Wellington, as VATSIM's pilots connect New Zealand's capital to three great Australian airports. December is the time for all pilots to taste the Southern Summer and Cross the Ditch!

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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 December, 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 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 14th December 2019 17:00 - Sunday 15th December 2019 13:00
  • AEDT: Sunday 15th December 2019 04:00 - Monday 16th December 2019 00:00
  • NZDT: Sunday 15th December 2019 06:00 - Monday 16th December 2019 02:00

Waves

This season's event is organised in waves. Each airport will have a set 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 3 - 4hrs 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 17 - Summer 2019 are:

Wave Flight Departure Window
UTC AEDT NZDT
1 Wellington (NZWN) to Brisbane (YBBN) 1700-1930 0400-0630 0600-0830
2 Brisbane (YBBN) to Wellington (NZWN) 1930-2330 0630-1030 0830-1230
3 Wellington (NZWN) to Avalon (YMAV) 2230-0300 0930-1400 1130-1600
4 Avalon (YMAV) to Wellington (NZWN) 0200-0630 1300-1730 1500-1930
5 Wellington (NZWN) to Canberra (YSCB) 0500-0930 1600-2030 1800-2230

Cross the Ditch 17 Route Map

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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