The lack of ILS airports in last week's SNO put some people off flying, but this week there's no excuse as we run the South Island's trunk routes between Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington.

Pick any of these three airports - NZCH, NZDN, or NZWN - and spend the evening flying between them. This is an opportunity for all our jet jockeys to take advantage of solid ATC coverage and clock up some serious flight time up and down the island.

These routes suit a variety of aircraft: real-world they would typically be the ATR72, the 737 or similar, but feel free to come along in whatever you think you'll be able to land in one piece.

Total time for the full circuit should be somewhere in the vicinity of 1.5-2 hours depending on your aircraft, so the goal here is for everyone to complete a number of legs.

Please indicate your intentions by booking ATC positions or Flights on vRoute: more bookings help attract more traffic, and showcase VATNZ to the rest of the VATSIM world!

Recently added to the VATNZ website is a simple online tool to help pilots with their position reports when flying in VATNZ's oceanic airspace.

It is located in the Training / Pilot Training section, here.