[APR 04 11-23Z] CROSS THE POND WESTBOUND 2020

[Mats Edvin Aaro]

 

Hello everyone!

 

VATSIM's biggest bi-annual event is right around the corner, so fire up your engines and prepare for a flight across the North Atlantic for VATSIM Cross The Pond: Westbound 2020!

 

This year we are looking forward to seeing you at our community-chosen event airports:

 

Departures from:

Cologne Bonn Airport | EDDK

Manchester Airport | EGCC

Amsterdam Airport Schipol | EHAM

Dublin Airport | EIDW

Rome-Fiumicino International Airport | LIRF

Vienna International Airport | LOWW

 

Arrivals into:

Lester B. Pearson International Airport | CYYZ

Logan International Airport | KBOS

John F. Kennedy International Airport | KJFK

Miami International Airport | KMIA

O'Hare International Airport | KORD

San Francisco International Airport | KSFO

 

Bookings have already gone out and routes will be published on the night before the event here on the forums and the CTP website. If you didn't manage to get a booking, don't worry, routes will be available for you as well. You can even trade bookings in our official trading posts in this post or at the VATSIM Facebook Page

 

Our oceanic controllers have already been preparing for the event, so brush up your oceanic skills and join us on the 4th of April. Speak to you on the HF frequencies!

[Gunnar Lindahl]

More information, particularly for pilots flying without a slot, will be posted here later tonight.

[Gunnar Lindahl]

 

PLEASE READ THIS IN FULL IF PARTICIPATING WITH OR WITHOUT A SLOT

 

Ensure you read the information below. If this is your first Cross The Pond event or you are a returning looking for some helpful tips, FSElite have written an excellent article which covers all elements of your planning and what to expect during the event.

 

Airfield Briefing Docomeents

 

All departure and arrival pilot briefings are now available to view on the CTP website. Simply head to the Pilot Dashboard, select "Airfield Docomeents" and choose the field(s) you need. We recommend printing these off or keeping them to hand. They are essential reading.

 

Oceanic Clearance & Position Reporting

 

Due to the current global situation and the resultant reduced number of NATs being published, we have developed a number of additional NATs to facilitate the levels of traffic expected. We have given these unique identifiers to aid orientation.

 

PLEASE OBSERVE BELOW CHANGES THIS YEAR TO OCEANIC CLEARANCE AND POSITION REPORTING

 

When you are flying in Santa Maria Radio’s Oceanic sector (LPPO), you should request oceanic clearance and provide position reports via voice in the “traditional” way - please read Santa Maria’s excellent Oceanic Guide which they have prepared specifically for Cross The Pond.

 

When you are flying in Iceland Radio’s Oceanic sector, position reports are not required unless you are on Track K in which you will need to provide a position report from 67N20W.

 

When you are flying in New York Radio’s Oceanic sector, you are not required to make position reports.

 

When you are flying in Shanwick and Gander Radio’s Oceanic sectors (EGGX and CZQX), pilots will be required to request oceanic clearance and make position reports via natTRAK - an online oceanic reporting tool. This will reduce frequency saturation. If you report your position via natTRAK, there is no requirement to p[Mod - Happy Thoughts] your position report by voice.. You will only be able to request oceanic clearance or submit a position report when connected as a pilot, so don't panic if you visit the tool before the event and cannot see this option!

 

If any technical issues are encountered, you may revert to voice reporting, although this will be discouraged to ensure controller workload can be managed.

 

General Tips for All

 

Remember that HF simulation is now featured on Oceanic frequencies. You can disable all distortion in your pilot client by ticking 'disable VHF distortion' if you are having issues hearing the controller.

 

Tomorrow will be a busy day - significantly busier than any other day of the year on VATSIM. Please be patient with controllers and pilots alike - if you have any issues we will have a number of Supervisors ready to [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ist - use the .wallop function if you need to summon help.

 

Social Media during the event

 

We’ll be live tweeting from the VATSIM Cross the Pond Twitter account all day - send us your screenshots and streaming links so we can share! You can also post in our Facebook group.

 

IF YOU HAVE A SLOT...

 

Your flight information will shortly be available on the Cross The Pond website and will also be emailed to you overnight. Simply log in and click 'Pilot Dashboard'. On the page containing your callsign, flight level, [Mod - Happy Thoughts]igned route and [Mod - Happy Thoughts]igned SELCAL, you can select 'Prefile' at the bottom which will redirect you to a pre-populated flight plan (you still need to enter aircraft type etc). If you do not receive a flightplan by 08z in the morning, please post below to let us know.

 

The event NATs in use tomorrow (all TMI 095) are as follows - most are created by the planning team due to the smaller number of NATs currently in use in the real world:

 

TRACK B: LIMRI 5220N 5230N 5140N 4950N JOOPY

 

TRACK C: MALOT 5320N 5330N 5240N 5050N ELSIR

 

TRACK D: DOGAL 5420N 5430N 5340N 5250N TUDEP

 

TRACK E: PIKIL 5620N 5630N 5540N 5450N NEEKO

 

TRACK G: ERAKA 6120N 6230N 6440N 6450N AVPUT

 

TRACK H: RATSU 6320N 6430N 6540N 6650N EPMAN

 

TRACK K: VALDI 6510N 6720N 6830N 6940N 6950N 6860N CANEL

 

TRACK L: BEDRA 4820N 4630N 4440N 4350N 4060N MUNEY M202 UKOKA

 

TRACK M: ETIKI 4720N 4530N 4340N 4250N 4160N JOBOC

 

TRACK N: SEPAL 4620N 4430N 4240N 4150N 3960N SELIM M203 SNAGY

 

TRACK Q: KOPAS 4420N 4230N 4040N 3850N 3560N BALOO JIMAC M327 SUMRS

 

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SLOT...

 

You are welcome to fly without a slot between event or non-event airfields, however please take into account the following three important principles:

 

You should not file via an event track or via a routing that conflicts with an event track. Controllers in Europe will be utilising a plugin to detect where flight plans conflict with the event tracks and those pilots will be requested to refile. See below our requested non-event routings - it’s important you use these.

 

You will be requested to amend your flight plan if you file via one of the following NAT entry points: RATSU, LAPEX, BEDRA, PIKIL, LIMRI, MALOT, DOGAL.

 

You should expect delays in departing event fields. Please be patient with controllers when waiting your turn - it will be busy!

 

Due to the unprecedented numbers of pilots expected, it’s important we consolidate our limited Oceanic resource - for this reason you should not expect Oceanic ATC if you do not have a slot, and should monitor UNICOM if there is no controller online for your track. Where possible we will attempt to provide non-event Oceanic controllers.

 

The available routings for the event have been optimised for minimum 'h[Mod - Happy Thoughts]le' before, during and after the Oceanic segment. It is therefore important that you file the following routings if you you do not have a slot, to get the best experience:

 

#1 ROUTE FROM YOUR DEPARTURE AIRFIELD TO THE NAT ENTRY POINT

 

If you are flying from the following airfields (EHAM, EGLL, EGKK, EDDK, LOWW, LIRF, EGCC, EIDW, EDDF) without a slot, please select your routing from #1 (departure to NAT), #2 (NAT track) and #3 (NAT to destination).If you are NOT flying from one of the above airfields, go straight to #4 for your routing. We've included some popular non-event airports such as London Heathrow in this list.

 

EHAM to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

ANDIK Z733 KONOM DCT GREFI DCT VAXIT UP60 FORTY L7 SUM DCT PEMOS

 

EHAM to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

BERGI L602 TLA DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

EHAM to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA) (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

IDRID L980 MANGO L620 DAWLY P71 LESLU DCT DINIM

 

EHAM to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean) (KMIA, Caribbean)

WOODY N872 MEDIL UN872 LESDO UM728 KOVIN UN872 TERPO UN461 RIVAK UN460 SIVIR

 

 

 

 

 

EGLL to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

UMLAT T418 WELIN T420 TNT UN57 POL UN601 TLA L613 BAMRA DCT PEMOS

 

EGLL to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

UMLAT T418 WELIN T420 TNT UN57 POL UN601 TLA DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

EGLL to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

CPT UL9 KENET N14 FOXLA DCT STU P2 BANBA DCT DINIM

 

EGLL to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean)

GOGSI N621 SAM M195 LORKU UN866 COQUE UN462 RIVAK UN460 SIVIR

 

 

 

 

 

EGKK to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

LAM L10 BPK UN601 TLA L613 BAMRA DCT PEMOS

 

EGKK to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

LAM L10 BPK UN601 TLA DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

EGKK to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

NOVMA L620 SAM N19 ADKIK L22 MOPAT DCT DINIM

 

EGKK to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean)

NOVMA L620 SAM M195 LORKU UN866 COQUE UN462 RIVAK UN460 SIVIR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDDK to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

PODIP Y867 WRB N850 LARBU DCT KUGAL DCT KARLI DCT BEREP DCT PEMOS

 

EDDK to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

WYP P64 TENLI L602 SPY DCT MIMVA L602 TLA DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

EDDK to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

NVO Y868 NAVAK DCT DENUT L610 KOPUL Q60 UGNUS L18 DIKAS P4 EVRIN DCT DINIM

 

EDDK to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean)

NVO Y868 NAVAK Z283 LNO DCT RASCA DCT FAMEN DCT BSN UT300 PON UN872 TERPO UN461 RIVAK UN460 SIVIR

 

 

 

 

LOWW to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

LANUX L858 HDO DCT POGAB DCT NIKDA DCT RAMUD DCT BEREP UN603 SUM DCT PEMOS

 

LOWW to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

DITIS DCT SOPGA DCT VARIK DCT KEMAD DCT LONAM N610 NATEB N97 TLA DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

LOWW to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

MEDIX DCT RENKA UL610 INBED DCT BOMBI DCT BETEX DCT IDOSA UN857 GIMER UT300 SENLO UN502 JSY UN160 LIZAD N160 LND M142 LESLU DCT DINIM

 

LOWW to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean)

SOVIL DCT SITNI DCT BAGSI DCT MATIG DCT TRAUN L856 HOC UL856 DJL UM129 BEBIX UN857 LMG UN460 SIVIR

 

 

 

LIRF to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

SOVAN L995 AMTEL Q58 LUMAV M726 UPALA DCT KUMER DCT KUGAL DCT VAXIT UP60 FORTY L7 SUM DCT PEMOS

 

LIRF to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

SOVAN L995 AMTEL Q58 LUMAV M726 UPALA DCT KEMAD DCT LONAM N610 NATEB N97 TLA DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

LIRF to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

NEMBO DCT TOP DCT RONOP UP860 GIPNO UM733 CHABY UH10 AMODO UM729 RESMI UN491 LGL UN502 JSY UN160 LIZAD N160 LND M142 LESLU DCT DINIM

 

LIRF to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean)

PODOX DCT TOBGA DCT DOBIM UM616 LERGA UT183 FOUCO UN460 SIVIR

 

 

 

EDDF to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

MARUN Y152 ARPEG Z850 ABILU DCT RORUS DCT AMADA DCT VAXIT UP60 FORTY L7 SUM DCT PEMOS

 

EDDF to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

MARUN Y152 ARPEG Z850 ABILU DCT LONAM N610 NATEB N97 TLA DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

EDDF to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

SOBRA Y180 BITBU Y181 DEMUL DCT DENUT L610 KOPUL Q60 UGNUS L18 DIKAS P4 EVRIN DCT DINIM

 

EDDF to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean)

SOBRA Y180 DIK UN857 GIMER UT300 PON UN872 TERPO UN461 RIVAK UN460 SIVIR

 

 

 

 

EGCC to non-event TRACK J Iceland (KSFO, West Coast USA)

POL UN601 TLA L613 BAMRA DCT PEMOS

 

EGCC to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

POL UN601 ABEVI UN590 GOW DCT IBROD DCT SUNOT

 

EGCC to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

KUXEM UP17 NOKIN N862 AMRAL DCT DIKAS L180 LESLU DCT DINIM

 

EGCC to non-event TRACK P Santa Maria (KMIA, Caribbean)

SANBA UN859 CPT Y321 PEPIS Q41 SAM M195 LORKU UN866 COQUE UN462 RIVAK UN460 SIVIR

 

 

EIDW to non-event TRACK F Shannon NORTH (CYYZ, KORD, Central USA)

SUROX DCT REVNU DCT SUNOT

 

EIDW to non-event TRACK A Shannon SOUTH (KJFK, KBOS, East Coast USA)

PELIG DCT SHA DCT DINIM

 

 

 

#2 ROUTE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK

 

All tracks have the Track Message Identifier (TMI) of 095 to uniquely identify them for your oceanic clearance.

 

TRACK J: PEMOS 6310N 6420N 6530N 6640N 6750N DARUB

 

TRACK F: SUNOT 5720N 5730N 5640N 5550N LOMSI

 

TRACK A: DINIM 5120N 5130N 5040N 4850N NICSO

 

TRACK P: RIVAK SIVIR 4520N 4330N 4140N 3950N 3660N RNGRS JIMAC M327 SUMRS

 

 

 

#3 ROUTE FROM NAT EXIT POINT TO DESTINATION

 

To CYYZ: LOMSI ARAME PETNO YYB IRKIM

 

To KORD: LOMSI YWK YXZ SAW IDIOM SHIKY FYTTE5 KORD

 

To KJFK: NICSO VITOL SAILE KENDA BERGH OWENZ CAMRN

 

To KBOS: NICSO TOPPS AJJAY OOSHN5

 

To KMIA: 4140N 3950N 3660N RNGRS JIMAC M327 SUMRS A699 NUCAR ZFP FLIPR7

 

To KSFO: DARUB 6680N TULAG COUTS IMB J3 RBL MRRLO BDEGA3

 

 

 

#4 IF you are NOT flying between event fields, you must construct a flight plan which sends you to NAT P, A, F or J below. You must construct your own route to bring you to and from the NAT at each end.

 

TRACK J: PEMOS 6310N 6420N 6530N 6640N 6750N DARUB - for flights to West Coast USA and KSFO

 

TRACK F: SUNOT 5720N 5730N 5640N 5550N LOMSI - for flights to Central USA, CYYZ and KORD

 

TRACK A: DINIM 5120N 5130N 5040N 4850N NICSO - for flights to East Coast USA, KJFK, KBOS

 

TRACK P: RIVAK SIVIR 4520N 4330N 4140N 3950N 3660N RNGRS JIMAC M327 SUMRS - for flights to KMIA, Florida and the Caribbean

 

Enjoy the event!

[Joerg Dolgner]

Thank you for this information!

 

Users of PFPX (and maybe other flight planning tools also) may use the following virtual track message to see the tracks. Just switch track mode to manual and copy it into the track message area.

 

(NAT-1/1 TRACKS FLS 310/390 INCLUSIVE
APR 04/1130Z TO APR 04/1900Z
PART ONE OF ONE PART-

A DINIM 51/20 51/30 50/40 48/50 NICSO
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

B LIMRI 52/20 52/30 51/40 49/50 JOOPY
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

C MALOT 53/20 53/30 52/40 50/50 ELSIR
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

D DOGAL 54/20 54/30 53/40 52/50 TUDEP
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

E PIKIL 56/20 56/30 55/40 54/50 NEEKO
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

F SUNOT 57/20 57/30 56/40 55/50 LOMSI
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

G ERAKA 61/20 62/30 64/40 64/50 AVPUT
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

H RATSU 63/20 64/30 65/40 66/50 EPMAN
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

J PEMOS 63/10 64/20 65/30 66/40 67/50 DARUB
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

K VALDI 65/10 67/20 68/30 69/40 69/50 68/60 CANEL
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

L BEDRA 48/20 46/30 44/40 43/50 40/60 MUNEY M202 UKOKA
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

M ETIKI 47/20 45/30 43/40 42/50 41/60 JOBOC
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

N SEPAL 46/20 44/30 42/40 41/50 39/60 SELIM M203 SNAGY
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

P RIVAK SIVIR 45/20 43/30 41/40 39/50 36/60 RNGRS JIMAC M327 SUMRS
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

Q KOPAS 44/20 42/30 40/40 38/50 35/60 BALOO JIMAC M327 SUMRS
EAST LVLS NIL
WEST LVLS 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390
EUR RTS WEST NIL
NAR NIL-

REMARKS.
1. TMI IS 095 AND OPERATORS ARE REMINDED TO INCLUDE THE
TMI NUMBER AS PART OF THE OCEANIC CLEARANCE READ BACK.
2.NON-DLM COMPLIANT AIRCRAFT ARE TEMPORARILY PERMITTED IN NAT
AIRSPACE BETWEEN FL290-FL410 AS PER NOTAM G0046/20.
3. PBCS OTS LEVELS 350-390. PBCS TRACKS AS FOLLOWS
NO [Mod - Happy Thoughts]IGNED PBCS TRACKS
END OF PBCS OTS
4.FOR STRATEGIC LATERAL OFFSET AND CONTINGENCY PROCEDURES FOR OPS IN
NAT FLOW REFER TO NAT PROGRAMME COORDINATION WEBSITE
WWW.PARIS.ICAO.INT.
SLOP SHOULD BE STANDARD PROCEDURE, NOT JUST FOR AVOIDING WX/TURB.
5.80 PERCENT OF GROSS NAVIGATION ERRORS RESULT FROM POOR COCKPIT
PROCEDURES. CONDUCT EFFECTIVE WAYPOINT CHECKS.
6.OPERATORS ARE REMINDED THAT CLEARANCES MAY DIFFER FROM THE
FLIGHT PLAN, FLY THE CLEARANCE.
7.UK AIP. ENR 2.2.4.2 PARA 5.2 STATES THAT NAT OPERATORS SHALL FILE
PRM'S.
8.FLIGHTS REQUESTING WESTBOUND OCEANIC CLEARANCE VIA ORCA DATALINK
SHALL INCLUDE IN RMK/ FIELD THE HIGHEST ACCEPTABLE FLIGHT LEVEL WHICH
CAN
BE MAINTAINED AT OAC ENTRY POINT.
9.ALL ADSC CPDLC EQUIPPED FLIGHTS NOT LOGGED ON TO A DOMESTIC ATSU
PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SHANWICK OCA MUST INITIATE A LOGON TO EGGX
BETWEEN 10
AND 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO OCA ENTRY.-

END OF PART ONE OF ONE PARTS)

[Celestyn Chmielewski]

Thank you Gunnar and Joerg.

 

For flightplan, should I put in NAT track letter instead of co-ordination in route box?

 

Eg. PEMOS NATJ DARUB and then as filed?

 

OR

 

PEMOS 6310N 6420N 6530N 6640N 6750N DARUB then as filed?

 

Reason I ask is they are fictional NAT track due to RW low demand, which I understand so not sure if fictional NAT tracks will show up on controller's scope!

 

Thank you again!

[Julian Fouquet]

hey, just a quick question:

 

When you are flying in Iceland Radio’s Oceanic sector, position reports are not required unless you are on Track K in which you will need to provide a position report from 67N20W.

 

shouldn't there be radar coverage on 67N20W? as it is located 25NM noth of the Icelandic coast? I'd wager to guess, that the fix 65N10W was meant, as it is in between Iceland and Scotland.

 

 

Thanks for organizing this huge event

[Martin Tornberg]

BIRD_S ends at 67N and the ADS coverage is very limited up there, that's why we want position reports with Iceland Radio instead.

[Celestyn Chmielewski]

Well done to Rome team, minimum delay out of Rome even though delay is my fault as my GSX decided to make multiple refuelling visit even though LIRF stands are equipped with underground refuelling!

 

Got out 25 minutes late which isn't too, with revised TSAT, I got pushback instruction within 1 minute!

[Jacob Alleweireldt 1391019]

If we do not have a slot and therefore do not have an [Mod - Happy Thoughts]igned SELCAL code, what do we put in the online position report for that field?

[Martin Tornberg]

Thanks to the planning team, all the controllers and the AFV magicians that made this event happen. Also, thanks to all the pilots within Iceland airspace, you were top notch! Hope you enjoyed it as much as we controllers did.

[Alessandro Buscaglione]

Well done to Rome team, minimum delay out of Rome even though delay is my fault as my GSX decided to make multiple refuelling visit even though LIRF stands are equipped with underground refuelling!

 

Got out 25 minutes late which isn't too, with revised TSAT, I got pushback instruction within 1 minute!

 

 

Thanks Celestyn! Feedback is appreciated! I'll p[Mod - Happy Thoughts] it on to our controllers. It has been a pleasure having you, and hopefully you'll vote for us in the future too!