The graphic says it all: this week we're descending on the nation's capital, Wellington, to take in some culture, some coffee, and of course those always-exciting Wellington approaches.
There's 122 members of parliament desperate to expense their air travel and we're here to help. Pilots, grab your small jets or turbo-props and fly some sectors through some of the country's busiest airspace. Controllers, settle in behind your scopes and see them safely home.
- Event Times: Sunday 1st November 2009 1900-2330 NZDT / 0600-1030 UTC / 1700-2130 AEDT
- Flight Time/Route: Whatever you like! Auckland and Dunedin are an hour away; Christchurch only forty minutes. Alternatively, try one of the smaller regional routes.
- Airport Details: Wellington Airport
- Charts/Airspace Info:
Charts, General Airspace information and details for all VATNZ airports available from the VATNZ Airspace Reference site.
For flight plan routes, go to the airport page for your departure point and look for the 'Standard Route Clearances' link in the charts section. - Priority ATC Positions:
NZWN_GND - Wellington Ground
NZWN_TWR - Wellington Tower
NZWN_APP - Wellington Control
NZCH-T_CTR - Enroute Control
Note: If you're providing ATC on the night, please give priority to these positions. They are not an exclusive list, but they are the ones that will see the most action this Sunday.
To reserve a particular ATC position, please post a message to that effect (including the times you expect to be online) in this thread. If possible, also book your position using vroute - large numbers of bookings in vroute attract additional traffic. - Late-comers/Shorter Alternative: Late-comers or people looking for a shorter flight should consider flying a shorter regional flight from a nearby airport such as Nelson (NZNS), Napier (NZNR), or New Plymouth (NZNP)
If you have any questions please feel free to email me, or reply to this thread.
Nick