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Cross the Ditch 14: Summer 2017

VATNZ and VATPAC are proud to present a celebration of the Australasian VATSIM community. The Southern Summer is on its way... And once again it's time to Cross the Ditch!

Check out the official Cross the Ditch website

Apply to provide ATC

Book your Flights now!

View the Event Schedule

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 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, 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 9th December 2017 17:00 - Sunday 10th December 2017 13:00
• AEDT: Sunday 10th December 2017 04:00 - Monday 11th December 2017 00:00
• NZDT: Sunday 10th December 2017 06:00 - Monday 11th December 2017 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 14 - Summer 2017 are:

Wave	Flight	Departure Window
		UTC	AEDT	NZDT
1	Wellington (NZWN) to Brisbane (YBBN)	1700-1930	0400-0630	0600-0830
2	Brisbane (YBBN) to Dunedin (NZDN) (B753/A320 and smaller)	1930-2330	0630-1030	0830-1230
2a	Brisbane (YBBN) to Christchurch (NZCH) (Wide-body aircraft only)	1930-2330	0630-1030	0830-1230
3	Dunedin (NZDN) to Sydney (YSSY) (B753/A320 and smaller)	2300-0300	1000-1400	1200-1600
3a	Christchurch (NZCH) to Sydney (YSSY) (Wide-body aircraft only)	2300-0300	1000-1400	1200-1600
4	Sydney (YSSY) to Auckland (NZAA)	0300-0630	1400-1730	1600-1930
5	Auckland (NZAA) to Melbourne (YMML)	0530-0900	1630-2000	1830-2200

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.

[url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017][img]https://crosstheditch.net/_static/events/crosstheditch/summer2017/ctd14_800x160.jpg[/img][/url]


[size=200][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017]Cross the Ditch 14: Summer 2017[/url][/size]
VATNZ and VATPAC are proud to present a celebration of the Australasian VATSIM community. The Southern Summer is on its way... And once again it's time to [b][i]Cross the Ditch![/i][/b]

[list]
[*][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017]Check out the details at the official [b]Cross the Ditch website[/b][/url]
[*][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/atc_applications]Apply to [b]provide ATC[/b][/url]
[*][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/book_flight][b]Book your Flights[/b] now![/url]
[*][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/event_schedule]View the [b]Full Event Schedule[/b][/url]
[*][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/virtual_airlines]Check out the [b]Virtual Airline Leaderboard[/b][/url]
[*][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/scenery]Grab the recommended [b]add-on scenery[/b] for each of the event airports[/url]
[*][url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/media]Get the official promotional material and [b]promote Cross the Ditch[/b] within your community/organisation/contact list![/url][/list]


[url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017][img]https://crosstheditch.net/_static/events/crosstheditch/summer2017/ctd14_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=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/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 9th December 2017 17:00 - Sunday 10th December 2017 13:00
[*]AEDT: Sunday 10th December 2017 04:00 - Monday 11th December 2017 00:00
[*]NZDT: Sunday 10th December 2017 06:00 - Monday 11th December 2017 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 14 - Summer 2017 are:[/b]

[list]
[*][b]Wave 1[/b] : 1700-1930z : Wellington (NZWN) to Brisbane (YBBN)
[*][b]Wave 2[/b] : 1930-2330z : Brisbane (YBBN) to Dunedin (NZDN) (B753/A320 and smaller)  /  [i]Brisbane (YBBN) to Christchurch (NZCH) (Wide-body aircraft only)[/i]
[*][b]Wave 3[/b] : 2300-0300z : Dunedin (NZDN) to Sydney (YSSY) (B753/A320 and smaller)  /  [i]Christchurch (NZCH) to Sydney (YSSY) (Wide-body aircraft only)[/i]
[*][b]Wave 4[/b] : 0300-0630z : Sydney (YSSY) to Auckland (NZAA)
[*][b]Wave 5[/b] : 0530-0900z : Auckland (NZAA) to Melbourne (YMML)[/list]

[img]https://crosstheditch.net/_static/events/crosstheditch/summer2017/ctd14_map.jpg[/img]


[size=150]Calling all Pilots and Controllers[/size]
Flight plans are available from the [url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/flight_plans]Flight Plans section[/url].
Book your flights now from the [url=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/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=https://crosstheditch.net/summer2017/atc_applications]ATC Applications page[/url].

[b]Cross the Ditch is brought to you by VATNZ and VATPAC.[/b]