With the suggestion of Lewis, I'd like to share an event with anyone out there who likes to fly the people/freight carriers out there OR maybe even stretch the legs of the B-17/377/other. I am happy to share with you our event, dubbed The Long Haul Luau which we (FedEx Virtual Air Cargo) are hosting. A2A has generously given us a prize donation of the winner's choice of any A2A product. Our prize winners will be chosen randomly from all participants who book a slot and fly in our event. I invite anyone and everyone to attend and be entered for one of our dozens of prizes (and growing!) that we have to offer so far. Below is the full event excerpt as attached elsewhere that you may have seen. Feel free to ask questions or send me an email. Hope to see you there!!
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Greetings!
On behalf of FedEx Virtual Air Cargo, I would like to happily announce our yearly, community-wide VATSIM event. Last year, FedExVAC hosted the 777 release celebration which was dubbed “The Triple Rippleâ€Â. That event was a huge success and we hope to achieve even more with our event this year. We host these events because you, the great Flight Simulator community, allow us to exist and be as successful as we are and we like to give back a little bit of fun here and there. But let’s cut to the chase! This year’s event has been named The Long Haul Luau and will be held annually. Just as last year, we will have a booking system to keep track of participants. Information for booking and charts are further down in this document. Event details are as follows:
When: Saturday, July 26th (USA time)
The Objective: Fly from one of four designated departure airports during the time you have booked to end up at PHNL Honolulu in the given time window.
The Options: Departure airports, estimated times en route (ETE), and departure times in ZULU-
Departure Airport Time en Route Departure Times
KOAK - Oakland 4:30 – 5:00 ETE Starting @ 2100Z
PANC - Anchorage 5:30 – 6:00 ETE Starting @ 2000Z
RJAA – Tokyo Narita 6:30 – 7:00 ETE Starting @ 2000Z
YSSY – Sydney 8:30 – 9:00 ETE Starting @ 1900Z
The Arrival: The arrival window will be between 0100Z and 0500Z. (SUNDAY ZULU time which would be SATURDAY evening in the USA)
What to fly: Whatever you want! This year’s event isn’t directed toward a certain aircraft, so let’s see what you’ve got!
The Prizes: Prizes are still being collected. We will update the main booking page with prizes as we get them. All participants will be entered into a random drawing for each prize. You must book a slot and fly the flight to be counted in the drawing! Current Prizes: http://events.fdxtools.com/events/Events/Sponsors
More soon!
Important Notes
PLEASE be confident in a high traffic environment for this event. We do anticipate a busy airspace at each of the departure airports and most importantly at Honolulu where everyone will converge. Patience is key here, and we ask that you have current charts onboard (attached below), be aware of procedures for each area, and bear with the controllers. They will most likely get very busy! But also, remember to have fun and let’s test their skills!
BOOKING
Flight bookings can be made by following the link below. Please book only once, and if you have issues with your booking, contact [email protected] with your name and description of your problem. Slots will be added as necessary if airports fill up.
CLICK HERE TO BOOK
----------------ROUTES----------------
KOAK – PHNL
OAK6 OAK BEBOP R464 BITTA MAGGI3
PANC – PHNL
ODK 55N154W 50N155W 45N155W 40N155W 35N155W 30N156W ZIGIE HAABR1
RJAA – PHNL
CUPID1 CUPID Y808 ACQUA OTR14 VACKY OTR13 SEALS 35N150E 34N160E 32N170E 29N180E 25N170W HOOPA A450 KATHS OPACA4
YSSY – PHNL
NOBAR B580 BARKR CHOKO OPACA4
----------------CHARTS----------------
KOAK PACKAGE: CLICK HERE
PANC PACKAGE: CLICK HERE
RJAA PACKAGE: CLICK HERE
YSSY PACKAGE: CLICK HERE
PHNL PACKAGE: CLICK HERE
----------------OCEANIC PROCEDURES----------------
Oceanic operations over the Pacific Ocean do not differ greatly from North Atlantic procedures. The following two guides should give a complete understanding of Pacific Oceanic procedures. Note: The first guide is old, however it should still apply.
ZAK PROCEDURE GUIDE
VATPAC PROCEDURE GUIDE
Questions? Need info? Help?
Contact the appropriate FedExVAC Staff:
For Booking Support: Lance at crm[AT]fedexvac.org
Support for FedExVAC Pilots: Don at ec[AT]fedexvac.org
For all other concerns/questions: Andy at president[AT]fedexvac.org
Josh at coo[AT]fedexvac.org
For suggestions/recommendations/other: Nick at ceo[AT]fedexvac.org