Karen Dunbar 1002434 Posted September 23, 2007 at 06:18 PM Posted September 23, 2007 at 06:18 PM VATUSA Events Week of 9/23/07 Sunday, September 23, 2007 *VFR* Anchorage Spotlight Time: 00:00Z Spotlighting the scenic vistas of Alaska. Event Starts at 00:00Z Frequent Flyer Points PANC - 3 Monday, September 24, 2007 ZNY Hosts Regional Night Time: 01:00Z Plenty of Regional ATC with New York hosting this weeks's Northeast Regional Night. Event Starts at 0100Z Frequent Flyer Points KJFK - 1 Tuesday, September 25, 2007 ZJX Hosts Regional Night Time: 01:00Z Plenty of Regional ATC with Jacksonville hosting this weeks's Southern Regional Night. Event Starts at 0100Z Frequent Flyer Points KJAX– 3 Wednesday, September 26, 2007 ZDV Hosts Regional Night Time: 02:00Z Plenty of Regional ATC with Denver hosting this weeks's Central Regional Night. Event Starts at 0200Z Frequent Flyer Points KDEN – 2 *New Pilots* Training Night at the ZOO Time: 20:00 – 23:00Z What is it about? You guessed it… TRAINING! On Wednesday nights from 7:00-10:00PM CST, Chicago staffs up with students to train amid live traffic on the VATSIM network. You know what they say – there’s nothing like good ole’ hands on experience! Instructors will be readily available to train, monitor, and [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ist students on position throughout the evening. Don’t worry about making mistakes – this is an educational event! Join us weekly for this fantastic learning opportunity! Wednesday nights – look out – because Chicago becomes the ZOO! Thursday, September 27, 2007 ZOA Hosts Regional Night Time: 01:00Z Plenty of Regional ATC with Oakland hosting this week's Western Regional Night. Event Starts at 02:00Z Frequent Flyer Points KOAK- 2 Friday, September 28, 2007 *Big Event* *Experienced Pilots* KMSP Construction Madness Time: 00:00 – 03:00ZRunway 30L/12R at KMSP is closed for repair, and it has caused some headaches for ATC. It has also caused some creative thinking and new procedures born from necessity. W This event simulates the same challenges that both ATC and pilots are facing in the real world at KMSP: LOC-only approaches (no glideslope), converging approaches, LASHO operations, complex taxi instructions, non-standard STAR navigation and vectors...etc. If you're looking for a pilot challenge, this is it! Pilots will *NEED* to install the proper AFCAD files which have runway 35/17 added at KMSP. An up-to-date AFACAD cycle is available on the www.minniecenter.org website. 00Z-03Z or 1900-2200 CDT. Frequent Flyer Points KMSP - 3 Saturday, September 29, 2007 *ARTCC Event* *VA's* Battle of the Airways Time: 23:30Z Join us for the third installment of our famous Battle of the Airways. This year will see the addition of a General Aviation Category along with the usual Virtual Airlines participating. In addition we are grateful to have ZMA (Miami) and ZTL (Atlanta) joining us this year. Additional details and rules can be found at www.zjxartcc.org in the News Section. Frequent Flyer Points KMCO - 3KCHS - 3KPNS - 3KMIA - 2KTPA - 2KATL - 1KCLT - 1 Visit http://www.vatusa.org/WebCalendar/month.php for more details. Don’t forget about the Anchorage Spotlight on Sunday! Karen Dunbar Events Director VATUSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Smith Posted September 23, 2007 at 08:16 PM Posted September 23, 2007 at 08:16 PM Looks great, Karen. I'm confused about the times for the pilot training. 2000-2300z and 1900-2200 CST are two different things. Also, the dates/times are a little confusing for most of the events. For example, the ZDV regional night is shown as Wed 0200z. I agree with listing it as a Wed night event, because for most pilots, that's what it will be, but if the time is shown as zulu, then it might be worth leaving the heading as Wed Sep 26, but changing th etime to Thu 0200z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Conrad 989233 Posted September 24, 2007 at 07:02 PM Posted September 24, 2007 at 07:02 PM Presenting a local date with a zulu time is a sticky wicket. You could give each date and time in both Zulu and at least one US time zone, but keep them consistent: only give a zulu date with a zulu time, and a local date with a local time. For example: Event starts at: * We Sep 19 0200Z which is the same as: * Tu Sep 18 1900 PDT Ugly, I know, but less ambiguous. ZLA Pilot Certs make your eyes bright, your teeth white, and childbirth a pleasure. Get yours today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristofer Pierson Posted September 26, 2007 at 01:28 PM Posted September 26, 2007 at 01:28 PM Well, just so there is no confusion on the KMSP Construction Madness Event: Friday, September 28th, 1900 CDT Let me also say that we are expecting just as much departure traffic as arrival traffic. This is not just a "fly-in" event! If, however, you wish to make it into MSP while we have the staffing "guaranteed", you will need to hit the 1900-2200 CDT window. Some popular "quick-hop" routes into KMSP (and vice-a-versa) go to or from these airports: ORD MDW DTW MEM DEN STL MCI OMA LNK CYWG Also, one final reminder...**Please take the time to download and install either the ZMP AFCAD update files (found on our website at www.minniecenter.org ) or at least a scenery update that has runway 17/35 installed at KMSP. It is crucial for the event for pilots to have the ability to operate on these runways.** We will see you in Minnie on Friday!! KP "No sir, I did not clear you for a PRM." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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