Joshua M - 1342084 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua M - 1342084 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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