EuroCargo takes on the Volcanoes !

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

The next ProPilot Event is coming...

Within the next two weeks, you can sign up for the adventure of a lifetime to see some of the hottest spots on earth!!

Following the huge losses that the volcanic ash drifting south and east from Iceland caused to many airlines, a scientific and technical taskforce is being organized to assess the risk of such events on a worldwide scale and propose countermeasures or at least steps to mitigate the effects of ash plumes.

A major contrast was noticed between the British Airways 747 that was first involved in such an incident, which got all 4 engines clogged with molten ash, and the aircraft sent purposely to fly into the Icelandic ash cloud, which reported no significant problems. This proves the phenomenon deserves a deeper analysis.

The task force will have to visit a series of active volcanoes throughout the world, which are considered the most dangerous for aviation activities. And to carry the teams and their scientific equipment around the globe... well, you guessed it, Eurocargo's Boeing 747-400F was chosen...


To register your interest in this Event, please add your name to this thread. We'll be releasing further details soon  

[EDIT] Published the event page, check for the route and schedule (select "Pilots" > "Events" in the main menu).

[EHM-2387 Eric-Jan]

Cool! (Or is that the wrong word in this context )
Too bad I am seriously limited in flying time this part of the year, so I'm afraid I won't get to go fly with the geeks.

You all have loads of fun, though!

[EHM-1829 Trevor]

 
   Hi Dominic
   Looking forward to this new adventure
   Please sign me up
   Cheers
   EHM-1829 Trevor

[EHM-2121 Christopher]

I'm in...

EHM2121 - Christopher

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Wow, wow, wow, an event for the 747 I cant miss it !  Sign me up too, please !

[EHM-2097 Andrei]

Keep one of those jumbos for me too.

Too bad I joined EHM just a little too late for the last Formula1 event 3 years ago, I won't miss this one too.

Andrei - EHM2097

[EHM-2387 Eric-Jan]

The event page presents the possibility of viewing the route in Google Earth. If you don't want to install G.E., here's a link for the route on Great Circle Mapper:
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?PATH=EGLL-LGSA-FZNA-OYHD-WIMM-RPLC-RJFK-UHPP-PANC-PHTO-KPDX-MMPB-SKCL-SPQU-LPLA-BIKF-EGLL%0D%0A&RANGE=&PATH-COLOR=blue&PATH-UNITS=nm&PATH-MINIMUM=&MARKER=1&SPEED-GROUND=&SPEED-UNITS=kts&RANGE-STYLE=shaded&RANGE-COLOR=green&MAP-STYLE=

I've had another look at flying this tour, but I don't see SPQU-LPLA happening on a weeknight for me . Apart from that, I'll be on holiday during the final legs...
So again: Have fun!
Eric-Jan

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Thanks for that E-J 

For those who haven't noticed yet, the EVENT PAGE is now live with full details of the event legs and dates.

Please have a look there for full details and post any queries or new registrations here

[RCortez]

Hi Dominic,

I'm very interested to participate in the Volcano Scientific Study Event, but I've a troubleshooting Internet connection. Is possible to participate off-line? I mean, report the flights by the Logger. By the way I'm newbie and I really appreciate if is possible to participate in the past events like Formula One 2007?

Thanks for your response

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

Sorry Roberto,

All ProPilot Events are run on the basis that you must fly each flight on ProPilot and at the moment, with the current version of Flight Logger, each flight must therefore take place online.

We are working on a new Flight Logger which will overcome these issues but sadly at this time you can only participate in these Events by flying online.

[RCortez]

Ok Dominic I know what you mean, maybe next time :'(

Thanks for your response and have a nice day

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Hello Roberto !

You do not need to fly it completely online on IVAO or VATSIM network with all the additional stuff needed there. You only need to run our FlightLogger. In case of ProPilot flying this is the "basic online" flying The good thing is FlightLogger shares data with the server around every half minute only. Perhaps your onnection is stable enough for this "basic online" version of flying ?

[RCortez]

Thanks Robert for your advice, I really appreciate it Nevertheless my connection is very bad and I'm not sure to solve this before the event :'(

Thanks anyway and good flight for everyone

[RCortez]

Thanks for that E-J 

For those who haven't noticed yet, the EVENT PAGE is now live with full details of the event legs and dates.

Please have a look there for full details and post any queries or new registrations here

Hi Dominic, is possible to participate without good Internet connection, I mean sometimes my connection broke down any moment, because I was a WiFi connection and I don't know if is possible with that. By the way in the page of the event I read this:
12   Puebla, Mexico (MMPB)    Cali, Columbia (SKCL);
13   Cali, Columbia (SKCL)   Arequipa, Peru (SPQU);
12   Nevado del Huila   Columbia   SKCL, and I think is Colombia instead of Columbia country

Thanks for your work, and I'll hope to participate without connection problem.    

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

I'll sign you up then Roberto 

Fingers crossed, your Internet connection will be ok during the Event!

And I'll get the spelling changed too - we wouldn't want anyone ending up in the USA instead of South America on that leg 

[RCortez]

Thanks Dominic and I've a little question about the event. I don't know the rules for the event. For example in the event the schedule told as: 1   London, UK (EGLL)   Souda, Greece (LGSA)   1400   12/05/2010   19/05/2010

It's means that I've to fly during this week..., but I don't know when exactly? I mean the GMT time or is possible to fly when is possible for me? I mean the best hour for my Internet connection...

Thanks a lot

[EHM-1465 Dominic]

You can fly each leg at any time during the period assigned for it, so whenever your Internet connection works best

The 1400 figure you saw is the GCD or Great Circle Distance from origin to destination - this is the straight line distance to give you an idea of how long the flight is.

[RCortez]

Ok. Dominic and thank you very much

I'm waiting for the event and the other rules for the newbies

[EHM-2097 Andrei]

12   Nevado del Huila   Columbia   SKCL, and I think is Colombia instead of Columbia country

Oops, my bad... it was late that evening and I did not cross-check against the English name (at least, now you know how we spell the country's name back here in Romania )

Now that the error was exposed, I will correct it all right.

I'm waiting for the event and the other rules for the newbies

Well there aren't many rules:
1) You have to depart / arrive exactly where each leg says (so don't try to land the B744 at EGLC in the last leg, it won't count)
2) You have to lock each leg and fly it whenever you wish but within the indicated date interval
3) Most important (although obvious): you will get a (virtual ) plane of your own so don't crash it, there are no replacements available

Stick with these rules and the event badge will be yours...

Additionally, sometimes pilots decide to fly some leg online and together but thers's no obligation here, just watch the forums if you are interested in this variation.  

Andrei

[RCortez]

Oops, my bad... it was late that evening and I did not cross-check against the English name (at least, now you know how we spell the country's name back here in Romania )

Now that the error was exposed, I will correct it all right.

Thanks Andrei, but the error still in the web, I mean in the second one, but the first one is Ok.
12 Nevado del Huila Columbia SKCL

Stick with these rules and the event badge will be yours...

Additionally, sometimes pilots decide to fly some leg online and together but thers's no obligation here, just watch the forums if you are interested in this variation.

Thank you very much for the rules, as you said is possible to fly offline?

Thanks again

[EHM-1997 Alexander]

Thank you very much for the rules, as you said is possible to fly offline?

Offline as in not on ivao, but you still need to be connected to the internet during the flight for flogger to work.

[RCortez]

Ok. Alexander and thank you

[EHM-1997 Alexander]

I have located a 747-400 with RR engines  for x-plane, so can I have an aircraft reserved too please.

Chars.

[EHM-2097 Andrei]

Sooo... aircraft available so far:

Tail Number	Pilot ID	Name
PP-A90	2097	Andrei Vatasescu
PP-A91	1929	Trevor Bolton
PP-A92	2121	Christopher L. F. Ingvaldsen
PP-A93	2565	Roberto Cortez
PP-A94	1001	Robert Szikszo
PP-A95	1997	Alexander Worton

Please check you have these aircraft assigned to you in the "Propilot" section, "Lock flight", and look for B744s parked at EGLL. You should see your own marked in green and the others in orange.

Also... no more volunteers? Do not forget that during events one is allowed to fly aircraft in classes above his own rank, so it's also a fast way to get promoted.

Andrei

[RCortez]

Thank you Andrei. I saw my 1612   PP-A93   B744F Volcano Tour   7   EGLL, London Heathrow   2010-05-09   EHM-2565

Thanks