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[02-OCT-21] Cross the Land: Eastbound 2021

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Welcome to Cross the Land: Eastbound 2021!

After a little break since our previous Westbound 2021 event, the Cross the Land planning team is excited to announce that the event is back heading Eastbound on October, 2nd 2021! For more updates and developments regarding the event be sure to follow our social media accounts to receive these updates on the go!

Cross the Land is gaining popularity on the network as VATEUDs and VATMENAs signature event between the two major divisions. As our previous editions the aim to to bring the two divisions closer than before and give the most coverage to pilots along the event routes!

Cross the Land: Social Media Accounts

You may find several of our social media accounts below to keep yourselves updated on the progress of the event below:

Cross the Land: Development Updates

With the event more than 106 days away from now we will release further updates regarding the different stages of the event such as airport voting, booking and so forth within this forum thread and our social media platforms mentioned above. We cannot wait to see you on the 16th of October 2021!

 

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Cross the Land: Update #1

Hello VATSIM! The planning team is happy to announce that the airport voting process will open on the 1st of July 2021 at 00:00z! However, we are having a different system this time around to balance out the votes. We will be using a Single Transferrable Voting (STV) system this time around. This will mean that voters will be able to choose a first and second choice. But what does this mean? This means that if your first choice airport get's passed a certain threshold (which means that they are automatically in the event once they pass that) your vote will then be transferred to your second choice instead. This will allow us to give equal opportunities to all airports that applied.

We have also got another announcement to make regarding the date of CTL. Cross the Land has been brought forward a bit to the Saturday 2nd of October 2021. We want to be honest with you as to the reasons for this change. This change has come about due to a scheduling conflict with another major VATSIM event. Out of respect for that planning team we will not name who as we would then be announcing their event for them. This conflict came about due to a breakdown in communication between VATSIM Marketing and the CTL team. We thought we were there was a clear run for the 16th however, it seems we were speaking with the wrong people. 

Now we have explained that we want to stress that this will not change your pilot experience. We have simply changed some of the deadlines for our planning. The second bit of good news for you is that this change means you get to fly CTL earlier than you thought! How awesome is that! 

Remember do not leave things to chance! Make sure you vote for your preferred airports if you want to see them on the event list this time around!

 

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Cross the Land: Update #2

Ding dong! Hello all! So today voting was supposed to start! As you know things don’t always go to plan and frankly life would be boring if everything was plain sailing. So it is with regret that we delay the voting opening till 5th July. This is due to a developer who has fallen ill and we still need to make the voting system perfect for you! If you have any questions let me or the core planning team know and we will help as best we can! 

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Cross the Land: Update #3

We are super excited to announce that we at the CTL team have finished the voting system and it will be live as of 00:00z 05.07.2021!
It will be available on https://ctl.vatsim.me/

We have employed a new system of voting for EUD airports. This is the STV system. This is  a much fairer system which allows for more diversity. We have split your submissions up into large, medium or small airports. Each pilot has two votes per category. You can choose a first choice and a second choice.

The following airports are participating in the vote:

Departure Airfields (VATEUD):

Large airports:
 Brussels Airport (EBBR)
 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (EHAM)
 Istanbul Airport (LTFM)
 Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (EKCH)

Medium airports:
 Palma de Mallorca (LEPA)
 Budapest International Airport (LHBP)
 Düsseldorf (EDDL)
 Nice Côte d'Azur (LFMN)
 Warsaw Chopin Airport (EPWA)
 Lisbon International Airport (LPPT)

Small airports:
 Praha Ruzyně (LKPR)
 Bratislava Mr. Štefánik (LZIB)
 Bologna Borgo Panigale (LIPE)
 Henri Coanda Bucharest International Airport (LROP)
 Zagreb / Franjo Tudjman (LDZA)


Arrival Airfields (VATMENA):
 Kuwait International Airport (OKBK)
 Queen Alia International Airport (OJAi)
 King Abdulaziz International Airport (OEJN)
 Imam Khomeini International Airport (OIIE)
 Dubai International (OMDB)
 Hurghada International Airport (HEGN)

We wish some GOOD LUCK to all the airfields participating!

Voting results will be announced on August the 1st! 

For more up to date information, make sure to join the CTL Discord and follow the CTL Socials!

 Cross the Land Socials:
Twitter: @vatsimctl
Permanent Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4b7XEpZ

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Is there any topic where this event is described in a bit more detail? Is it an event that starts somewhere and then continues in an easterly direction? is it localised or global? Is for all types of aircraft? etc...

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2 hours ago, Daniel Mckee said:

Is there any topic where this event is described in a bit more detail? Is it an event that starts somewhere and then continues in an easterly direction? is it localised or global? Is for all types of aircraft? etc...

It's mentioned on the start-screen of their homepage: Cross The Land is an event on the VATSIM Network which is hosted twice a year by the VATMENA and VATEUD teams!

The sentence gives away the fact that it's an event between the VATMENA and VATEUD regions, that it happens twice a year and that the direction of travel alternates, just like the modalities of Cross The Pond. Hence "Cross The Land". See also previous editions of this event:

 

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"it's an event between the VATMENA and VATEUD regions, that it happens twice a year and that the direction of travel alternates, just like the modalities of Cross The Pond. Hence "Cross The Land". See also previous editions of this event"

Smart answer! Says the direction of an "event", says how often the "event" happens, asks for voting on airfields/airports for the "event" and previous editions of the "event" say the same thing except for the direction.

Please Andreas do not bother answering I will send a PM to Chriss who I am certain will be more helpful.

Just another example of where if you do not want to be constructive then best to move on to next article that meets with your approval..as usual.

 

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Thank you for promising to NOT help me again. I do not need your sarcastic "help". Chriss on the other hand was most patient and helpful.

PS: Moderator(s) just advising that I will not continue this by commenting further even if Andreas wishes to "help" again.🙂

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Cross the Land: Update #4

Airfield voting for Cross The Land: Eastbound 2021 has finally ended! We thank all the 1269 members for their votes. With 6 departure airports and 5 arrival airports this edition will host 30 unforgettable city pairs across Europe and the Middle East.

We are excited to announce the the following airports for this edition of Cross The Land 2021!

Departure Airfields (VATEUD)
Large airports:

  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (EHAM)
  • Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (EKCH)

Medium airports:

  • Düsseldorf (EDDL)
  • Palma de Mallorca (LEPA)

Small airports:

  • Praha Ruzyně (LKPR)
  • Zagreb / Franjo Tudjman (LDZA)

Arrival Airfields (VATMENA):

  • Dubai International (OMDB)
  • Hurghada International Airport (HEGN)
  • King Abdulaziz International Airport (OEJN)
  • Kuwait International Airport (OKBK)
  • Queen Alia International Airport (OJAI)

We’re looking forward to seeing all of these airports light up on our maps!
 

For more up to date information, make sure to join the CTL Discord and follow the CTL Socials!

 Cross the Land Socials:
Twitter: @vatsimctl
Permanent Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4b7XEpZ

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Cross the Land: Update #5

Welcome to Cross the Land: Eastbound 2021! There are now 640 slots available from our Departure and Arrival airports totaling to 30 different city-pairs! Book your slot now on https://ctl.vatsim.me/. Booking closes on the 1st of October @ 23:59z.

 

For more up to date information, make sure to join the CTL Discord and follow the CTL Socials!

 Cross the Land Socials:
Twitter: @vatsimctl
Permanent Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4b7XEpZ

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Division Director, VATSIM Middle East & North Africa  
VATSIM Network Senior Supervisor, Team 5
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Cross the Land: Update #6

Slots remain out of the 640!
2 Days remain before bookings close on the 1st of October @ 2359z!
Book now over http://ctl.vatsim.me!

For more up to date information, make sure to join the CTL Discord and follow the CTL Socials!

 Cross the Land Socials:
Twitter: @vatsimctl
Permanent Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4b7XEpZ

CHRISS KLOSOWSKI
Division Director, VATSIM Middle East & North Africa  
VATSIM Network Senior Supervisor, Team 5
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