Cross The Pond Eastbound 2009

[Tony Forrest]

Cross The Pond Eastbound 2009

Saturday 24th October 2009


VATCAN, VATUSA and VATEUD are very excited to announce the details of our next Cross The Pond event. Saturday 24th October 2009 sees the return of our Eastbound leg, and we invite you to join us for this unforgettable experience made possible only twice a year. We are delighted to have Toronto Pearson (CYYZ), Boston Logan (KBOS), Chicago O’Hare (KORD) and Philadelphia International (KPHL) as our departure fields from North America this year, whilst Frankfurt (EDDF) and Munich (EDDM) will be our hosts on the other side.

Departure are available from 1100z, running for four hours in order to be inclusive of as many time zones as possible. As always, high quality air traffic control will be provided for your departure, enroute segment, and of course the Oceanic crossing. A minimum of twelve highly skilled Oceanic controllers will be online throughout the event to deliver clearances and take position reports. After leaving Oceanic airspace, dozens of European enroute controllers will guide you towards your destinations where, finally, Frankfurt and Munich will be out in full force to welcome you home.

Over the four hour time span, 360 departure slots are available for booking at http://ctp.vatsim-uk.org. These are expected to run out fast, so grab one while you still can. The event website also contains a large amount of material to aid you in your Oceanic crossing, so make sure you check it out before your flight! Route details will be sent out to all pilots by email the night before the event.

See you in the skies!