Cross the Ditch 10 Promotional Media
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Cross the Ditch 10: Spring 2014
It's December, the spring weather is kicking up a storm in the Southern Hemisphere, and it's time once again to Cross the Ditch!
Help us celebrate the tenth edition of Cross the Ditch!
Check out the official Cross the Ditch website
Check out the Virtual Airline Leaderboard
Grab the recommended add-on scenery for each of the event airports
What's it all about?
For twenty hours this December, the skies over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand will be filled with aircraft all on a mission to Cross the Ditch.
An example of that typical down-under understatement, this "ditch" is over 1100nm wide. The flight routes all range from two and a half to four hours flight time.
Throughout the event, the Oceania region's two divisions – VATNZ and VATPAC – will be providing full ATC coverage, in the Southern Hemisphere's premiere oceanic event.
This is a great opportunity to experience Oceanic flying without the need to commit to an eight-hour flight!
If you're new to Oceanic Flying, our reporting tool makes taking part a breeze.
Event Times
This twenty hour event is timed to allow pilots from all over the world join the fun:
- UTC: Saturday 13th December 2014 17:00 - Sunday 14th December 2014 13:00
- AEDT: Sunday 14th December 2014 04:00 - Monday 15th December 2014 00:00
- NZDT: Sunday 14th December 2014 06:00 - Monday 15th December 2014 02:00
Waves
This season's event is organised in waves. Each airport will have a three-to-four hour departure window, during which time flights will be able to leave for the next destination. As the window closes, the departure window will open at the next destination.
Given each of the flights is 2.5 - 4hrs in length, the previous wave's flights will be arriving at the same airport as the next wave departs, maximising the amount of traffic at each airport.
NOTE: in order to ensure that you have ATC coverage throughout your flight, you MUST fly the wave route that is active at the time of your departure.
The individual routes are designed to ensure as much opposing traffic enroute as possible.
Each flight passes from one Oceania division to the other, and the result is six mini-flyins over the course of twenty hours!
The Waves for Cross the Ditch 10 - Spring 2014 are:
| Wave | Flight | Departure Window | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | AEDT | NZDT | ||
| 1 | Wellington (NZWN) to Noumea (NWWW) | 1700-1930 | 0400-0630 | 0600-0830 |
| 2 | Noumea (NWWW) to Dundein (NZDN) (B737/A320 and smaller) |
1930-2230 | 0630-0930 | 0830-1130 |
| 2a | Noumea (NWWW) to Christchurch (NZCH) (Large aircraft only) |
1930-2230 | 0630-0930 | 0830-1130 |
| 3 | Dunedin (NZDN) to Adelaide (YPAD) (B737/A320 and smaller) |
2230-0230 | 0930-1330 | 1130-1530 |
| 3a | Christchurch (NZCH) to Adelaide (YPAD) (Large aircraft only) |
2230-0230 | 0930-1330 | 1130-1530 |
| 4 | Adelaide (YPAD) to Auckland (NZAA) | 0230-0600 | 1330-1700 | 1530-1900 |
| 5 | Auckland (NZAA) to Melbourne (YMML) | 0600-1000 | 1700-2100 | 1900-2300 |
Calling all Pilots and Controllers
Flight plans are available from the Flight Plans section.
Book your flights now from the Flight Bookings page. Bookings made on this site help us plan for the event, and will also show up in vroute.
Controllers wanting to get in on the action can also apply now at the event's ATC Applications page.
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[url=http://crosstheditch.net][img]http://static.crosstheditch.net/events/crosstheditch/spring2014/ctd10_800x160.jpg[/img][/url] [size=200][url=http://crosstheditch.net]Cross the Ditch 10: Spring 2014[/url][/size] It's December, the spring weather is kicking up a storm in the Southern Hemisphere, and it's time once again to Cross the Ditch! This season is another [b]Wave event[/b], and we're adding [b]yet another new airport[/b] to the Cross the Ditch mix: New Zealand's, [b]Dunedin (NZDN)[/b], as well as revisiting a number of popular destinations from our previous nine events, including [b]Noumea, New Caledonia (NWWW)[/b] and [b]Adelaide (YPAD)[/b]. [list] [*][url=http://crosstheditch.net]Check out the details at the official [b]Cross the Ditch website[/b][/url] [*][url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/atc_applications]Apply to [b]provide ATC[/b][/url] [*][url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/book_flight][b]Book your Flights[/b] now![/url] [*][url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/virtual_airlines]Check out the [b]Virtual Airline Leaderboard[/b][/url] [*][url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/scenery]Grab the recommended [b]add-on scenery[/b] for each of the event airports[/url] [*][url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/media]Get the official promotional material and [b]promote Cross the Ditch[/b] within your community/organisation/contact list![/url][/list] [size=150][b]Help us celebrate the tenth edition of Cross the Ditch![/b][/size] [url=http://crosstheditch.net][img]http://static.crosstheditch.net/events/crosstheditch/spring2014/ctd10_300x300.jpg[/img][/url] [size=150]What's it all about?[/size] For twenty hours this December, the skies over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand will be filled with aircraft all on a mission to Cross the Ditch. An example of that typical down-under understatement, this "ditch" is over 1100nm wide. The flight routes all range from two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half hours flight time. Throughout the event, the Oceania region's two divisions – VATNZ and VATPAC – will be providing full ATC coverage, in the Southern Hemisphere's premiere oceanic event. This is a great opportunity to experience Oceanic flying without the need to commit to an eight-hour flight! If you're new to Oceanic Flying, [url=http://crosstheditch.net/oceanicreport]our reporting tool[/url] makes taking part a breeze. [size=150]Event Times[/size] This[b] twenty hour event[/b] is timed to allow pilots from all over the world join the fun: [list] [*]UTC: Saturday 13th December 2014 17:00 - Sunday 14th December 2014 13:00 [*]AEDT: Sunday 14th December 2014 04:00 - Monday 15th December 2014 00:00 [*]NZDT: Sunday 14th December 2014 06:00 - Monday 15th December 2014 02:00[/list] [size=150]Waves[/size] This season's event is organised in waves. Each airport will have a three-to-four hour departure window, during which time flights will be able to leave for the next destination. As the window closes, the departure window will open at the next destination. Given each of the flights is 2.5 - 4hrs in length, the previous wave's flights will be arriving at the same airport as the next wave departs, maximising the amount of traffic at each airport. [b]NOTE: in order to ensure that you have ATC coverage throughout your flight, you MUST fly the wave route that is active at the time of your departure.[/b] The individual routes are designed to ensure as much opposing traffic enroute as possible. Each flight passes from one Oceania division to the other, and the result is six mini-flyins over the course of twenty hours! [b]The Wave Route and Departure Windows for Cross the Ditch 10 - Spring 2014 are:[/b] [list] [*][b]Wave 1[/b] : 1700-1930z : Wellington (NZWN) to Noumea, New Caledonia (NWWW) [*][b]Wave 2[/b] : 1930-2230z : Noumea, New Caledonia (NWWW) to Dunedin (NZDN) (B737/A320 and smaller) / [i]Noumea, New Caledonia (NWWW) to Christchurch (NZCH) (Large aircraft only)[/i] [*][b]Wave 3[/b] : 2230-0230z : Dunedin (NZDN) to Adelaide (YPAD) (B737/A320 and smaller) / [i]Christchurch (NZCH) to Adelaide (YPAD) (Large aircraft only)[/i] [*][b]Wave 4[/b] : 0230-0600z : Adelaide (YPAD) to Auckland (NZAA) [*][b]Wave 5[/b] : 0600-1000z : Auckland (NZAA) to Melbourne (YMML)[/list] [img]http://static.crosstheditch.net/events/crosstheditch/spring2014/ctd10_map.jpg[/img] [size=150]Calling all Pilots and Controllers[/size] Flight plans are available from the [url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/flight_plans]Flight Plans section[/url]. Book your flights now from the [url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/flight_bookings]Flight Bookings page[/url]. Bookings made on this site help us plan for the event, and will also show up in vroute. Controllers wanting to get in on the action can also apply now at the event's [url=http://crosstheditch.net/spring2014/atc_applications]ATC Applications page[/url]. [b]Cross the Ditch is brought to you by VATNZ and VATPAC.[/b]