This Sunday our SNO (Sunday Night Operations) is concentrated on flying over the Cook Strait between the North and South Islands, it's our COOK STRAIT INVASION!
Due to the short routes and closeness of the airports, the challenge is there to our pilots to fill the skies and keep the controllers busy!
Real world routes are operated by Dash-8s and Beech 1900s, so it's time to get out your turboprops and head over the Cook Strait.
With such short sectors, how many can you get in during the evening?
And with Wellington being the only airport in the group with an ILS, it's the perfect night to practice the Non Precision Approach using this superb tutorial from VATNZ member Steve Hall.
- Departure Time: Sunday 13th April 2008 19:00 NZST (07:00 UTC)
- Flight Time: 25 mins - 35 mins per sector
- Flight Plan Route:
NZWN (Runway 16)/ NZNS:WN H133 NS
NZWN (Runway 34)/ NZNS: WN M639 TR H235 NS
NZWN (Runway 16)/ NZWB: WN H133 WB
NZWN (Runway 34)/ NZWB: WN M639 BAXOV H287 WB
NZNS / NZWN (Runway 16): NS1B
NZNS / NZWN (Runway 34): NS1A
NZWB / NZWN (Runway 16): WB1B
NZWB / NZWN (Runway 34): WB1A
NZNS / NZWB: NS H133 WB
NZWB / NZNS: WB H378 NS
Pilots, book your planned flight schedule in vRoute to let everyone know how busy the skies over New Zealand will be.
- Potential ATC Positions:
NZWN_TWR - Wellington Tower
NZNS_TWR - Nelson Tower
NZWB_TWR - Woodborne Tower
NZWN_APP - Wellington Control
NZWN_DEP - Wellington Control
NZCH-W_CTR - Christchurch Control
Charts/Airspace Info: Available from the VATNZ Airspace Reference site.
