Mark Richards Posted April 11, 2005 at 12:15 PM Posted April 11, 2005 at 12:15 PM WHAT IS IT ? VATPAC's newest event "Slam Dunk" where traffic is concentrated on a single city pair to generate a high density of movements to challenge both pilots and controllers. WHAT DATE? Saturday 23rd April WHAT TIME? QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS Time - 1pm until 6pm SA, NT Time - 12.30pm until 5.30pm WA Time - 11am until 5pm NZ Time - 3pm until 8pm UTC - Saturday 23rd 0300 until 0800 WHERE IS IT? YPAD-YMML Adelaide to Melbourne YPAD-YMAV Adelaide to Avalon YMML-YPAD Melbourne to Adelaide YMAV-YMML Avalon to Adelaide FLIGHT PLANS YMML - YPAD Plan: DCT ML H246 AD DCT Waypoints: ML (114.1) NEVIS BOR (112.7) DRINA AD (116.4) YPAD-YMML Plan: DCT AD W109 TBD Y408 ARBEY H119 ML DCT Waypoints: AD (116.4) TBD (116.6) DANKS CHAPI ARBEY BOL (362) ML (114.1) SUPPORTING VIRTUAL AIRLINES VOZ Virtual Jetstar Virtual QVA Southern Sky Comp[Mod - Happy Thoughts] VA EXPECTED ATC COVERAGE Adelaide - Ground, Tower, Approach Melbourne - Ground, Tower, Approach Center - Melbourne Canty HOW LONG ARE THESE FLIGHTS? Airlines schedule the following block times Adelaide to Melbourne - 1hr 20 mins Adelaide to Avalon - 1hr 5 mins Melbourne to Adelaide - 1hr 20 mins Avalon to Adelaide - 1hr 20 mins ARE THERE ANY TIME ZONE CHANGE? Yes. Melbourne is 30 minutes ahead of Adelaide. WHAT TYPE OF AIRCRAFT FLY THIS ROUTE? Australia's three domestic airlines operate approximately 36 flights each day between these two cities using 737, 717 and A320 aircraft. Each of the airports [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ociated with this event support international operations up to and including 747/A340 type aircraft. Pilots should feel comfortable in flying any size aircraft from small turbo props and corporate jets right through to the large commercial jets. NOTAM Pilots should make themselves familiar with VATPAC NOTAM 01/04/05 14:00:00 UTC which is available at http://www.vatpac.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4627 This is an important NOTAM to review as it has an impact on the movements at Melbourne Airport including the closure on one runway. Mark Richards (811451) Auckland, New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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