Marc Moskovitch 1180169 Posted May 11, 2011 at 06:36 PM Posted May 11, 2011 at 06:36 PM It is official, VATSAF (South Africa), in conjunction with European divisions of VATSIM have decided to do the "Big Flight" down through Africa. The event will be hosted in a similar style to that of "Cross the Pond". Departure points will be based in Europe and North Africa, with you making your way all the way across the great continent to 1 or 2 arrival points in South Africa. All details of this event will be finalised closer to the time, but for now, we would like to make you all aware! We would ask you to vote for the name of this exciting event from the 5 alternatives below: - Roof of Africa - Across Africa - 'Cross Africa - Planes of Africa - Planes over Africa Please let us have any other thought and idea’s Many Thanks VATSAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Condes Posted May 11, 2011 at 07:22 PM Posted May 11, 2011 at 07:22 PM 'cross Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cole 1156480 Posted May 12, 2011 at 05:37 PM Posted May 12, 2011 at 05:37 PM Cross Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Van Der Byl 937994 Posted May 12, 2011 at 05:42 PM Posted May 12, 2011 at 05:42 PM Cross Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Hallaby 1074691 Posted May 12, 2011 at 05:44 PM Posted May 12, 2011 at 05:44 PM Across Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Quevauvilliers 1075 Posted May 12, 2011 at 06:57 PM Posted May 12, 2011 at 06:57 PM Across Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Hickson 1181354 Posted May 13, 2011 at 05:55 AM Posted May 13, 2011 at 05:55 AM Would suggest something more "eye catching" such as "Burning the African Skies" or "Trans African Trails" but if only one of the 5 are elegible then Cross Africa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Moskovitch 1180169 Posted May 13, 2011 at 12:10 PM Author Posted May 13, 2011 at 12:10 PM 'Cross Africa I like Rory idea: Burning the African Skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Harman 951361 Posted May 13, 2011 at 01:24 PM Posted May 13, 2011 at 01:24 PM Would suggest something more "eye catching" such as "Burning the African Skies" or "Trans African Trails" but if only one of the 5 are elegible then Cross Africa... Hi Guy's I like Rory's Idea but if they are out of contention the I'll choose. 'Cross Africa' Rgds Lee R. Harman Cyprus vACC Events Co-Ordinator [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Mathews Posted May 13, 2011 at 02:37 PM Posted May 13, 2011 at 02:37 PM Planes over Africa Deon Mathews VATSIM Marketing & Communications Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cole 1156480 Posted May 17, 2011 at 04:00 PM Posted May 17, 2011 at 04:00 PM It is now official..... The event will be called 'Cross Africa and looking at a date of 24th September 2011. Come on VATSAF, let's kick this off and make it a huge one for all to remember!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Moskovitch 1180169 Posted May 19, 2011 at 03:13 PM Author Posted May 19, 2011 at 03:13 PM We have Across the Pond, we have Across the Ditch...now we would like to add...’Cross Africa ‘Cross Africa is aimed at being a flight departing from Heathrow, Athens, Faro and Cairo arriving at the 2 major airports in South Africa, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The departures from the most furthest airport (possibly Heathrow), is expected to start at 0500z, with the arrivals in South Africa being around 1400z, till late that evening. This event is aimed to take place on 24 September 2011, which is also Heritage Day in South Africa where we celebrate our diverse culture. In the same vein, we would like to include as many other divisions within VATSIM in helping us make this a memorable event and hopefully one that we can re-create. The intention is to encourage participation in providing not only aircraft in the air, but ATC coverage from Europe all the way south to South Africa. We would like to thank all regions for their enthusiasm and commitment at this stage, and as mentioned, we feel that this event will turn out to be a hugely successful one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Cohrs Posted May 19, 2011 at 05:32 PM Posted May 19, 2011 at 05:32 PM I am pretty confident that we can organize enroute coverage over North and Central Africa for the Event. Can you guys help us with an estimated time slot for NAF and CAF airspaces (first plane expected/last plane expected)? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Mathieu 998318 Posted May 20, 2011 at 01:23 AM Posted May 20, 2011 at 01:23 AM We shall promote all the way up to the date in September and work to provide full coverage in North and Central Africa. Looking forward to the planning and event. Best Regards, Thomas Mathieu VATAME1 Region Director VATSIM Africa Middle East http://www.vatame.net [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Eberle Posted May 20, 2011 at 03:11 AM Posted May 20, 2011 at 03:11 AM 'cross Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Frias Posted May 20, 2011 at 11:19 AM Posted May 20, 2011 at 11:19 AM I am pretty confident that we can organize enroute coverage over North and Central Africa for the Event. Can you guys help us with an estimated time slot for NAF and CAF airspaces (first plane expected/last plane expected)?Alex Alexander, From EGLL flights will enter Tunisia shortly 2 hours after they depart. So if we're starting at 05z then first flight would enter at 07z. From LGAV, they enter Cairo airspace one hour after departure. From LPFR, they enter Morocco airspace 30 minutes after departure. Flights starting from HECA will, of course, already be within NAF. No estimate as to last plane yet since it depends on the number of slots to be used. Miguel Frias Senior Instructor (I3) & Certified Pilot (P4), ZLA I-11 graduate Portugal vACC Training Director (ACCPT2), VATEUD Operations Director (VATEUD8) Portugal vACC, VATEUD, VATSIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Cohrs Posted May 20, 2011 at 01:59 PM Posted May 20, 2011 at 01:59 PM Hi Miguel, thank you for the info, that helps. Made now some further calculations: For the flights departing at Heathrow, we'd get different times depending whether the planes go to Johannesburg or to Cape Town and depending on the route. These are my calculations (all times UTC): Route London-Johannesburg: 07:10 First plane at VATNAF (Tunesia) 10:51 First plane at VATCAF (Central African Republic) 13:36 First plane at VATSAF (Zambia) Route London-Cape Town: 06:54 First plane at VATNAF (Algeria) 10:00 First plane at VATCAF (Nigeria) 14:00 First plane at VATSAF (Namibia) Hope that helps us and the other divisions for planning. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguinaldo Mota 1016823 Posted May 25, 2011 at 05:53 AM Posted May 25, 2011 at 05:53 AM I will love to be present in this event i fly from my home fnlu/fywh/fajs/fact/fywb and back to fnlu.I am sure it will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguinaldo Mota 1016823 Posted May 25, 2011 at 06:22 AM Posted May 25, 2011 at 06:22 AM Correction ( i will fly from ....... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Moskovitch 1180169 Posted May 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM Author Posted May 25, 2011 at 10:55 AM Very excited about this event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Moskovitch 1180169 Posted May 26, 2011 at 02:52 PM Author Posted May 26, 2011 at 02:52 PM Hi Gentlemen Thank you very much for all the posts and comments that we are receiving. Please be sure to keep your eyes open as more details will be posted in the very near future of the AWESOME event. If you have any further questions or information that could be of good use, please do not hesitate to inform us Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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