VATNZ Sunday Night Ops - 29MAR09 - Supporting Rolling Thunde

[Mark Richards]

Sunday Night Ops for 29 March 2009 - VATNZ Supports VATPAC Rolling Thunder Event NZAA/NZWN/NZCH >> YBBN/YSSY/YMML

 

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The VATNZ Sunday Night Operation this week is in support of of sister division VATPAC who have their big weekend long Rolling Thunder event all this weekend, from Friday night through to Sunday night.

 

Their timetable culminates into an event on Sunday night covering the East Coast J Curve from Brisbane to Melbourne affectionately known as the "Milk Run".

 

VATNZ will support VATPAC's Rolling Thunder by flying into Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne, from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.

 

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For correct position reporting in Oceanic Airspace, pilots are encouraged to read the VATNZ Oceanic Control Procedures information page.

 

Aircraft flying above FL245 MUST be SELCAL equipped. All non-SELCAL equipped aircraft must operate below FL245.

 

For information on SELCAL visit: http://www.vatnz.net/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=28

 

For information on setting up SELCAL in SquawkBox visit: http://www.vatnz.net/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=28

 

Total flight time one-way should be somewhere in the region of 3 - 3.5 hours depending on your aircraft type, and prevailing winds.

 

• Departure Time: Sunday 29th March 2009 1800 NZST. NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME
  
• Flight Time: 3 - 3.5 hours / sector
  
• Flight Plan Route:
  NZAA / YBBN: AA A464 DRUMO Q39 SAVER G329 BN
   
  NZAA / YSSY: AA N774 SY
   
  NZAA / YMML: AA N759 ML
   
  NZWN / YBBN: WN M639 SAVER G329 BN
   
  NZWN / YSSY: WN M636 CAWLY DCT SY
   
  NZWN / YMML: WN M625 MILLA P753 WAREN W687 ML
   
  NZCH / YBBN: CH L503 SAVER G329 BN
   
  NZCH / YSSY: CH N750 PLUGA M636 CAWLY DCT SY
   
  NZCH / YMML: CH L508 MILLA P753 WAREN W687 ML
   
  Potential ATC Positions:
  Towers:
  
  • NZAA_TWR - Auckland Tower
    
  • NZWN_TWR - Wellington Tower
    
  • NZCH_TWR - Christchurch Tower

   

  TMA Control

  • NZAA_APP - Auckland Control
    
  • NZWN_APP - Wellington Control
    
  • NZCH_APP - Christchurch Control

   

  En-Route Control

  • NZCH-A_CTR - Christchuch Control
    
  • NZCH-W_CTR - Christchuch Control
    
  • NZCH-N_CTR - Christchuch Control

   

  Oceanic Control

  • NZZC_FSS - Auckland Radio

 

Note: If you're providing ATC on the night, please give priority to these positions. They are not an exclusive list, but they are the ones that will see the most action this Sunday.

 

To reserve a particular ATC position, please post a message to that effect (including the times you expect to be online) in this thread. If possible, also book your position using vRoute - large numbers of bookings in vroute attract additional traffic.

 

Charts/Airspace Info:

Available from the VATNZ Airspace Reference site.

 

If you have any questions please visit the VATNZ Website