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Historical Operations

For this special Sunday Night Ops find a classical aircraft and fly it between our two largest cities. In early 1966 Auckland Airport was officially opened for commercial flights and to celebrate this try and use any historical aircraft that was in service before 1970. These could vary from military aircraft like a Spitfire to a DC-9 and even the Concorde; you may be surprised at what aircraft were around in the 1960's and before. Aircraft from this area can be a challenge to fly and will hopefully test your piloting skills to the maximum while enjoying some first class ATC. 

Sadly not all pilot will have suitable aircraft for this event, so still join in and fly the route in your favourite aircraft.

Pilots and controllers alike are encouraged to post historical pilot stories and facts in this forum post in the week leading up to the event. Surprise us all with what you know!  

The focus for this event will be Auckland (NZAA) and Christchurch (NZCH).

Airports

NZAA Auckland, New Zealand

NZCH Christchurch, New Zealand

Positions

 CallsignRadio NameFrequencyFreq
CTRNZAA-R_CTRAuckland Control (Raglan)126.000
 NZCH-K_CTRChristchurch Control129.400
 NZCH-T_CTRChristchurch Control123.700
APPNZAA_APPAuckland Approach124.300
 NZCH_APPChristchurch Approach126.100
TWRNZAA_TWRAuckland Tower118.700
 NZCH_TWRChristchurch Tower118.400

Flight and ATC Bookings

We encourage pilots and controllers alike to book your intention to fly or provide ATC using vroute.

These bookings display on the VATNZ website and allow others to know when and where to expect pilots and controllers to be online.

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