At the moment, we have lots of different forums with lots of different hub and EHM fly-ins. Some send emails, others appear online, and others just have a small announcement on the forum. It takes quite a while to browse through and find out what is up and coming.
What I would like to see is a single (sticky?) thread in the fly-ins forum called 'Upcoming Fly-ins'. In here could be a single post (no discussion, that can be in separate threads) for every upcoming flyin, for any hub or the whole VA.
The post would only include specific information like:
Name
Hub of fly-in
Network
Event to celebrate (if applicable)
Date
Start time
Departure Airport (charts link)
Arrival Airport (charts link)
Flight Number
Route (link to download .pln file)
Estimated Time Enroute
Aircraft
Brief Description
Discussion Thread
For Example:
Name: Million Mile Fly-in
Hub: Heathrow Hub (EGLL) - All Pilots Welcome
Network: IVAO
Event: Heathrow Hub has passed 1000000 miles on ProPilot.
Date: 24.09.06
Start Time: 1900Z
Departure airport: Lisboa (LPPT) Charts
Arrival airport: Heathrow (EGLL) Charts Username: ivaogb Password: ivaogb
Flight Number: 6001 (class 6 main) OR C290 (class 6 cargo)
Route: LPPT SID FTM UP600 STG UN866 QPR UN868 AKIKI UN867 KATHY STAR EGLL (.pln download)
Estimated Time Enroute: 02:00
Aircraft: Of your choice
Description: In less than a year of Propiloting, Heathrow hub pilots have amassed more than one million miles of flying. Join us at this fly-in to celebrate this achievement. You can expect IVAO ATC most of the way.
Discussion: Discussion Thread
And nothing else... clear and all in one place.
When the fly-in is done, the message is deleted and other threads are used for discussion, screenshots etc. I wouldn't mean this to in any way replace the Online Flying page of the site, just for it to be an up-to-date list of upcoming fly-ins.
I think it could increase our fly-in participation and I would be happy to maintain such a list myself if anyone wants it?
Comments anyone? :8;D