Steve Good 878593 Posted September 25, 2007 at 05:53 PM Posted September 25, 2007 at 05:53 PM Every Saturday Night between 0000z-0300z join us for "Caribbean Nights". Each week one of our 6 FIR's will host this event, we will feature airport(s) throughout VATCAR. The Caribbean is a challenging but fun area to fly, precision approaches, non-precision approaches, short fields, terrain challenges we have it all. Whether you like long or short flights, the Caribbean is situated in easy reach of the US, Mexico and South America. Come enjoy the beauty as you hop from Island to Island and discover the hidden treasures of the Caribbean. Saturday September 29th 2007 This week's host FIR is San Juan Featured Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International Airport [TJSJ] Suggested Arrival/Departure Airports: Henry E Rohlsen Airport [TISX] (81nm) Miami Int'l Airport [KMIA] (907nm) Robert L Bradshaw Airport [TKPK] (199nm) Any airport within Santo Domingo (120-330nm) **Note: Many Caribbean Airports have limited Gates/Parking, it is suggested that "Crash Detection" is turned off. If you use FSPAX or other similar programs, please load these programs "offline" then connect to VATSIM for departure or upon arrival, disconnect then unload using these programs. This helps ensure there is space for other aircraft since parking may be limited at some airports. Many airports also require backtrack for landing and departing runways, If you need to backtrack, please expedite your movements so the next aircraft can depart or arrive with minimal delay. Please be prepared for possible Gate Holds, Holding Patterns or possible Diversions to alternate airports. Please check in advance the size of aircraft that can be accommodated at the airports your arriving and departing from. Many airports throughout the Caribbean are unable to handle larger aircraft, Turboprops are common for flights from Island to Island while larger Jets are accommodated at the larger airports. Steve Good Former VATCAR Director 2008-2011 http://www.vatcar.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Connelly 902226 Posted September 29, 2007 at 09:24 PM Posted September 29, 2007 at 09:24 PM It's tonight people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hughes 949883 Posted September 30, 2007 at 03:30 AM Posted September 30, 2007 at 03:30 AM It was quite at SJU. I expected more traffic.. Next time! Alexander Hughes C1 - 949883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joaquin Blanco Posted September 30, 2007 at 02:25 PM Posted September 30, 2007 at 02:25 PM Yes I was at San Juan and was surprised how quiet it was. Shame that so many of the VAs taking part in the Battle of the Airlines didn't take advantage of 2 events taking place so close. Thanks to the organisers in the Caribbean for their effort and being there. Please guys don't give up! Do contact head of VATSIM events to see if next time when there are events in close geographycal proximity they can try to encourage pilots to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. Regards Best regards Joaquin Blanco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Good 878593 Posted September 30, 2007 at 03:56 PM Author Posted September 30, 2007 at 03:56 PM Joaquin, Thanks for coming down and supporting us. The problem with the BOA is that it is based on the # of arrivals into the airports within the event airspace. So VA's were busy trying to make as many roundtrip flighs up there as they could. Caribbean Nights is not going anywhere, we have had good success with all of them so far, we are going to have busy ones and slow ones that is the nature of things. Please encourage others to come experience the Caribbean Nights event! Steve Good Former VATCAR Director 2008-2011 http://www.vatcar.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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