any Oshkosh virtual flyin?

[Brian Sommers]

Is anything going down that anyone knows of? I would love to participate in a virtual Oshkosh event this year.

 

thanks

BS

[Ernesto Alvarez 818262]

hasnt been one for years, according to last years same inquiry, they dont plan to

[Matthew Bartels]

[Anthony Baker 1080999]

http://forum.vatusa.net/index.php?act=calendar&cal_id=2&code=showevent&event_id=492

 

I cannot speak for ZAU Staff but the Staff are Discussing and will be planning it soon.

[Ernesto Alvarez 818262]

sweet! finally, been way too long

[Dan Leavitt 1081600]

I will speak as and on behalf of ZAU Staff.

 

On July 30, Friday Night Ops is being hosted by ZAU. As this date coincides with the Oskosh AirVenture, we WILL be conducting our FNO at Oshkosh. Watch for more details to come here, and on the VATUSA events page.

 

Thanks,

 

DL

[Harold Rutila 974112]

Niiice.

[Stephen Richey 985064]

I will speak as and on behalf of ZAU Staff.

 

On July 30, Friday Night Ops is being hosted by ZAU. As this date coincides with the Oskosh AirVenture, we WILL be conducting our FNO at Oshkosh. Watch for more details to come here, and on the VATUSA events page.

 

Thanks,

 

DL

 

So are we going to be running the Fisk arrivals and such?

[Dhruv Kalra]

We're working on an appropriate plan of action with the guys at ZAU in order to see what we can effectively simulate.

 

Expect to see multiple Green Bay controllers on from our side and likely multiple Milwaukee controllers on on the ZAU side.

[Anthony Baker 1080999]

spread the word

[Nate Coffield 960761]

Expect to see a NOTAM released in the next day or two. It will cover alot.

[Nate Coffield 960761]

 

 

 

Above is the banner for Vat Venture 2010. Click on the banner to be brought to our Vat Venture section of our website where the NOTAM can be downloaded. Below is a quote from our web page.

 

vZAU ARTCC is proud to announce Vat Venture 2010. Vat Venture 2010 is going to be as close to the real KOSH AirVenture event as we can get. We at ZAU are suggesting that you leave your jumbo jets parked in the hangar and pull out that single engine prop for some VFR fun (weather permitting of course). We are featuring the FISK VFR arrival into KOSH and our controllers will be ready to provide traffic point outs and pattern entry instructions. Once on the ground you can expect to be taxied to a gr[Mod - Happy Thoughts] parking area to watch some of our vSOA's perform formation fly-overs. So….come and join us on Friday July 30th from 2300z-0300z for the first ever vZAU Vat Venture!

 

Email vZAU Events Coordinator Nate Coffield with any questions.

[email protected]

[Tod Allison 996532]

 

So are we going to be running the Fisk arrivals and such?

 

Yes, The FISK VFR arrival will be used. I'm sure for those using military prop aircraft, that the WARBD arrival won't be refused.

Edited July 16, 2010 at 04:16 AM by Guest

[Geoffrey Drayson]

I will speak as and on behalf of ZAU Staff.

 

On July 30, Friday Night Ops is being hosted by ZAU. As this date coincides with the Oskosh AirVenture, we WILL be conducting our FNO at Oshkosh. Watch for more details to come here, and on the VATUSA events page.

 

Thanks,

 

DL

 

GREAT NEWS ... After many years of "EXCUSES", it is wonderful to see ZAU finally stepping up, and putting together an OSHKOSH event.

 

Well done .... see you guys over the Gravel Pit !!!

 

Geoff

N6722C

[Dan Leavitt 1081600]

Pilots,

 

If you are interested in/are planning on flying in ZAU's Oshkosh Vat-Venture event. Please visit the following site, and download the pilot NOTAM. http://zauartcc.org/index.php?op=vvi

 

We at ZAU are suggesting that you leave your jumbo jets parked in the hangar and pull out that single engine prop for some VFR fun (weather permitting of course). We are featuring the FISK VFR arrival into KOSH and our controllers will be ready to provide traffic point outs and pattern entry instructions. Once on the ground you can expect to be taxied to a gr[Mod - Happy Thoughts] parking area to watch some of our vSOA's perform formation fly-overs. So….come and join us on Friday July 30th from 2300z-0300z for the first ever vZAU Vat Venture!

 

Thanks,

 

DL

[Stephen Richey 985064]

I will speak as and on behalf of ZAU Staff.

 

On July 30, Friday Night Ops is being hosted by ZAU. As this date coincides with the Oskosh AirVenture, we WILL be conducting our FNO at Oshkosh. Watch for more details to come here, and on the VATUSA events page.

 

Thanks,

 

DL

 

GREAT NEWS ... After many years of "EXCUSES", it is wonderful to see ZAU finally stepping up, and putting together an OSHKOSH event.

 

Well done .... see you guys over the Gravel Pit !!!

 

Geoff

N6722C

 

Here's hoping they will do it next year...because I'm going to be at Oshkosh for real on the day of this event.

[Alec Stelloh 969122]

Hi I will be flying in using an ultralight. My question is will the ultralight runway be open. Its not really a runway just a gr[Mod - Happy Thoughts] area off the side of 36. Here is a picture

 

 

The red circled area is the area they use as a runway at the real airventure then ultralight parking is in the gr[Mod - Happy Thoughts] area just north.

 

Since in FS9 & FSX they use satelitte images for the OSH area it has the gr[Mod - Happy Thoughts] area exactly as potrayed.

[Nate Coffield 960761]

Alec,

 

That is a good question. We will most certainly provide this for you. I will add it to my controller briefing packet. When you are flying in and get in contact with app, let them know u are requesting OSH_S_TWR for the ultralight runway. Once in contact with twr let them know you are requesting the ultralight runway and they will provide accordingly.

 

 

Hope that helps. Any more questions please feel free to ask.

[Geoffrey Drayson]

CONGRATULATION Vatsim, and all those that Organized, and took party in the Oshkosk 2010 Event on Friday July 30th 2010.

 

Special thanks to all the Controllers, who did an impressive job, learning all the special EAA Procedures for the yearly Oshkosh Event.

 

Flying in, in a small Cessna, it was so refreshing to fly VFR, and to be handled by Vatsim controllers so realistically. Despite a very busy session, Approach was still willing to give me "Flight Following" as I exited the area, towards my desitnation airport, near Ripon, advise me of the arriving aircarft on the Ripon Fisk arrival.

 

The only negative, was the large numbers than still insisted in flying in, IFR, in large Commercial Multi-engined Jets. While obviously, anyone is free to do so, it was the only parts of the event that broke the realism, of a m[Mod - Happy Thoughts] GA fly-in, and departure from Oshkosh.

 

( Once a BUS DRIVER, always a Bus Driver ? - but sometimes it is fun, even for a Bus Driver, to get in a litlle sports car, and experince the freedom and FUN of real driving !! {ducking} )

 

That aside, it was exciting to see and hear so many aircraft in the area, and the overall impression, as a RL pilot, was one for a well organized event. WELL DONE to all -- both ATC and Pilots.

 

Hopefully, after such a successful event this year, and the realization that "Oshkosh" CAN be simulated reasonably realistically on Vatsim, we will see this event repeated in future years.

 

 

Geoff

N6722C

[Dan Leavitt 1081600]

I want to give a big shout out and thank you to the pilots of the event, as well as all of our controllers. I was on MKE_O_APP the entire event, and was it ever FUN!!! Pilots were great, it was amazing to get back to the "basics' of VFR. Hoping to have another great OSH event next year. Already planning it!!! Just imagine what we can do with now a year's notice, instead of a couple months!!!!!

 

Thanks again to everyone who participated.

 

DL

[Geoffrey Drayson]

I want to give a big shout out and thank you to the pilots of the event, as well as all of our controllers. I was on MKE_O_APP the entire event, and was it ever FUN!!! Pilots were great, it was amazing to get back to the "basics' of VFR. Hoping to have another great OSH event next year. Already planning it!!! Just imagine what we can do with now a year's notice, instead of a couple months!!!!!

 

Thanks again to everyone who participated.

 

DL

 

Thanks Dan -- you actually did "better" than Real World MKE_APP !!!

 

I was listening them on Sunday , as all those aircarft departed Oshkosh -- "No VFR Flight Following within 70nm of Oshkosh" !!!

 

With all that traffic departing, all at once, I personally would have been quite uncomfortable, departing VFR, with no "EYES IN THE SKY" watching out for me. No wonder so many filed IFR !!!

 

Geoff