| Event organizers with VATSIM's Cross the Pond 2010 have announced that all 450 slots for the westbound leg of the event are full. Users not signed up are encouraged to check the Cross the Pond site for any cancellations.
Cross The Pond is a bi-annual event which takes place on VATSIM (Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network). The event features a mass Oceanic crossing, with full ATC coverage, from the United States & Canada, to Western Europe. Cross The Pond is one of the highlights of the VATSIM event calendar, and an occasion looked forward to by pilots and controllers alike every year. This year the Westbound event is taking place on Saturday 27th March 2010. Departure slots will be available for five hours, starting at 1100z, from four featured airports in Europe. Arrivals will filter into three airports in North America throughout the evening.
Departure Airfields
- Cologne Bonn (EDDK/CGN)
- London Heathrow (EGLL/LHR)
- Amsterdam Schiphol (EHAM/AMS)
- Dublin (EIDW/DUB)
Arrivals
- Detroit Metro (KDTW/DTW)
- Washington Dulles (KIAD/IAD)
- New York John F. Kennedy (KJFK/JFK)
Pilots can expect full ATC coverage for the duration of their crossing; slots can be booked from the "Pilot" section of this website. There are 450 available slots in total, and these will open on March 1st. It is essential that all pilots participating in the event read, in its entirety, the Pilot Briefing material. This explains the procedures being implemented for the event.
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