Sunday Night Ops : 23 August 2009 - All Blacks in Sydney

[Mark Richards]

 

Sunday Night Ops for 23 August 2009 - All Blacks in Sydney YSSY >> NZAA/NZWN/NZCH

 

The VATNZ Sunday Night Operation this week sees pilots fly the All Blacks and their fans home from the Bledisloe Cup Match at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on Saturday night.

 

(Click on image for larger graphic of the route)

 

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 23 August 2009 1800 NZST. NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME
  
• Flight Time: 3 - 3.5 hours / sector
  
• Flight Plan Route:
   
  YSSY / NSAA: SY L521 AA
   
  YSSY / NZWN: SY M636 WN
   
  YSSY / NZCH: SY M636 PLUGA N750 CH
   
   
  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-R_CTR - Christchuch Control - Raglan Sector
    
  • NZCH-T_CTR - Christchuch Control - Taranaki Sector
    
  • NZCH-K_CTR - Christchuch Control - Kaikoura Sector

   

  Oceanic Control

  • NZZO_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 feel free to email me, or reply to this thread.