Australian Division Events Department

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Australian Division Events Department

This page last updated: 13 April 2004

Welcome to the AU Events Department Home Page.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE BASS STRAIT HELICOPTER EVENT PLEASE CLICK HERE

The Australian Division is responsible for covering approximately 11% of the airspace in the IVAO world. Accordingly, we strive to develop the best events possible for both domestic and international pilots.

This web page lists events currently registered with IVAO in the Australian FIR. It also lists events being planned by the AU Events Staff.

Latest News

06 April 2004

Unfortunately the division needed to postpone events in March and early April due to work commitments of our members. However, these events have now been reprogrammed for April and are looking like drawing a lot of domestic and international members.

The Events Department has recently published new requirements for the positions of AU-EC and AU-EAC. Click here to see them.

20 March 2004

Division Awards. The Australian Division is currently working on two major events projects. Web pages will be placed here soon for these new events projects.

"The Australian Visual Experience". A VFR Tour designed to take in Australia's most beautiful areas. This tour will cater to the scenery already included in Microsoft Flight Simulator, but will also make use of freeware software for other areas.
"Australia - It's Down There Somewhere" . An IFR tour for the Australian FIRs.

Routine Flying. Ansett Virtual holds weekly flight events in conjunction with IVAO Australia. All members of the AU Division are welcome to fly and join Ansett. Visit their website here.

Events Staff

EC and EAC. The AU Division's Events Department is under the leadership of the Events Coordinator, Darren Smith ([email protected]), a full time military aircrew officer. There is currently a position vacant as the Events Assistant Coordinator. If you think you have what it takes to fill this position, please apply to the Director ([email protected]).

You can view the staff duty statements here.

EMs. The EC appoints specialist advisors for each event. These members have experience in particular skills or rules of operation that are being taught or exploited during a given event. These specialists are called Event Monitors, and are the first point of contact for members during events. The current list of event monitors is:

EM (General Aviation: VFR): Mike Wethereld (AU-MC)
EM (General Aviaition: IFR): Vacant
EM (Heavy Aircraft): Vacant
EM (Military Flying): Vacant
EM (Military ATC): Vacant
EM (Helicopters): Vacant
EM (Commercial Aviation): Vacant

Current Events

The following events are registered on the IVAO Events Database. By clicking on the hyperlink you will be taken to the appropriate page for that event, where you can find links to charts and scenery, and registration for pilots and controllers.

Event Name / ID

Purpose

Aerodromes

Date Planned

Bass Strait East CTAF

(Helicopter Event)

A multirole exercise including military and civilian helicopter transport between RAAF Base East Sale, Bairnsdale Airport and the various oil rigs that form the Bass Strait East CTAF. The event will incorporate a helicopter race from RAAF Base East Sale to Essendon Airport.

East Sale, Bairnsdale, and permanent oil rigs, Melbourne/Essendon

17 April 2004

GAAP Training Day

(Light Aircraft)

Air Traffic Control and Pilot training in General Aviation Aerodrome Procedures (GAAP) at Brisbane/Archerfield. GAAP is used in each of the capital cities in Australia at the designated light aircraft training airfields.

Brisbane International, Brisbane/Archerfield

Postponed UFN

Future Events

The following events are being planned by the AU Division Events Staff. These pages are updated regularly, so keep a look out for new events.

Event Name

Purpose

Planned Aerodromes

Operation Rapid Assist

(Special Operations)

Aid to the Civil Community Exercise. Cyclone Zorba strikes Cairns in the middle of the night. (Planned early May 2004)

YBCS, YAMB, YPTN, YBBN

Real01

(All ACFT sizes)

First Australian Real Event following QANTAS scheduling. Fly from Hobart (YMHB) in a Boeing 737 to Melbourne (YMML) on time to make a connecting flight to Sydney Kingsford Smith (YSSY). (Planned mid May 2004)

YMHB; YMML; YSSY

Coming International Events

The following events are being planned by international divisions. The associated hyperlink will take you to the appropriate division's event webpage. Australian pilots are recommended to fly at as many of these events as they can. Instructions for registration etc can be found on individual event pages.

Event Name	Date	Purpose	Division(s)
Tour Brazil	Regular	Brazilian Division is running a regular installment of Tour Brazil, their new country tour. Check out their website for information.	Brazil
EURO 2004	TBA	International aircraft flyins to European states for EURO 2004 soccer competition. 3 weeks of concentrated ATC services in the European area.	Portugal, others TBA
Athens Summer Olympics	TBA	International aircraft flyins for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games. 2 weeks of concentrated ATC services in Greece and surrounding countries.	Greece, others TBA

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Post Event Reports

PERs are compiled by the EC for each event conducted in Australian airspace. Click on the links below to view reports from previous Australian events.

Event Name / ID	Purpose	Date Flown	Report Date
Australia Day 2004	J-Curve flight event between Brisbane and Sydney, designed to introduce international and domestic pilots to the new Australian airspace system.	26 Jan 2004

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