**Cross the Pond 2008 - Training Night**

[David Winters 905945]

I've decided to post this here as well just in case people have missed it in the other fora:

 

I am pleased to announce that VATSIM-UK will be holding an optional training evening for pilots wishing to take part in the Cross the Pond Event towards the end of March. This training evening will take place on Sunday 16th March (starting at 1930 local time) and will be run by the pilot training team.

 

Anyone wishing to take part MUST install the Teamspeak software in advance of the night itself. For more information on this please see:

 

http://www.vatsim-uk.org/index.php?page=teamspeak

 

During the evening we will be covering the following major points:

 

• Giving Position Reports
  Entry point estimates
  NAT track changes
  The importance of timing

 

There will also be time at the end for any questions that pilots may have. I should stress, however, that we will not be running through a full trans-Atlantic flight in real time (!) due to time constraints.

 

Anyone interested in attending should send an email to me (use the link below) so that I can get an idea of numbers. Please also try to read through the Pilot Briefing which you should have received when you booked your flight (if anyone does not have a copy please drop me an email and I’ll send one on).

 

This is the first in our series of training nights for more experienced pilots so please try to support it if you are able and feel it would be beneficial for you. We will not be able to accomodate everyone taking part in the event, however, so it is vital that if you wish to attend you drop me an email to book a place.

 

Please direct any questions to me by email or in this post.

 

Thanks,

 

David

[David Winters 905945]

A Final few points about the Training evening tomorrow:

 

If you haven't already emailed me and you wish to attend please do so ASAP (we can still take on a couple more).

Please make sure you have installed Teamspeak AND managed to connect before 7:30 tomorrow.

Please be prompt as we'd like to leave enough time for questions at the end of the session.

On the same note, please have any questions you wish to ask ready.

I'd suggest also that you have a pen and paper to hand (or a word doc ) to write down anything you think is important!

 

If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to post here or send me an email.

 

Thanks,

 

David

[David Winters 905945]

In light of this training night we have compiled a list of 'Top Tips' which can now be found on the CTP booking site:

 

http://www.vatsim-uk.org/CTP

 

You will need to log in and click on the pilots area and then select 'Top Tips' on the left hand side.

 

I hope you find these useful .