This spring, fly from Nepal to Alaska and explore the last frontiers far beyond the world we are familiar with.

The Himalayas are known for the Earth's highest peaks, rocks and ice rising straight into the heaven above.
While the Alaskan Panhandle is famous for its stunning glaciers, rough terrain and misty fjords

With event ATC coverage and challenging procedures on both ends, are you up to the ultimate test of your planning and piloting skills?

Visit our interactive event website now, and embark on this extreme journey...
https://eofirmament.com/Frontiers
Use a desktop browser to get the best immersive, 3-dimensional experience.

Where? Kathmandu VNKT - Juneau PAJN (Optional Anchorage PANC)
When? Sunday, MAR. 17 @1330z (Provisional Target Departure Time)
Sign Up Now: https://goo.gl/forms/xhGonIEpMqGNpaay2

This route, and only this route will offer you a great view of multiple mountain peaks with elevations far exceeding 20,000' - including Mount Everest.

As a special event by Project Firmament, Operation Heavenly Frontiers also features multiple perks that are soon to follow:

• Special Procedures to help you safely traversing the highest wilderness on earth - Tibetan Plateau;
• Procedures to aid radio communication during the polar crossing segment of the flight;
• Special Procedures for enroute diversion and ETOPS;
• And, other useful information pertaining to flight planning, procedures, meteorology, & others.

Sign up for the flight before Mar. 13 to get limited early access to a huge vault of charts and navdata, including those not openly published, as well as all 4 Volumes of Route Manual and Special Procedures.

All these above are produced in complete accordance to real-world publications, regulations, & practices, and are used to showcase possibilities of highly realistic flight simulation at Project Firmament. (They should not be used for real-world operations due to the illegality of doing so.)

 
Furthermore, we will also use this event to showcase a highly immersive & interactive online event preview experience (IEEE) - the first time such technology has been used in the field of flight simulation.

Link: https://eofirmament.com/Frontiers



About us:
Project Firmament is an aviation technology and media society created by enthusiasts. We have been successfully organizing groupflight events on VATSIM for more than 2 years.

You can follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrjFirmament. All questions and inquiries are welcomed - use the messaging function.

Do you like transoceanic flights? Do you like VATSIM events?

What about trying a flight covered by 6+ different event ACC/FIR/ARTCC controllers?

On the next Sunday. Missing it would mean a wait longer than you imagine, for the next big day anywhere near this to return to the VATSIM skies.

Time: Saturday, March 10 | Between UTC 1300_Z & 0300_Z morrow
(approximation only)

Departure:
Hong Kong International Airport
(VHHH/HKG)
Optional: Shanghai/Pudong(ZSPD) Fukuoka(RJFF)
and others.
Arrival:
Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ/YYZ)
And others.

Target Takeoff Time:
VHHH - Mar. 10 UTC 1330_Z
Other Airports - You can choose to depart at other times and from other airports! For your own time and route, you can contact us to start the flight planning now.

Route: Updated. See Operational Reminders below
Full ATC coverage*!

Links to sceneries and charts if you need them - https://news.eofirmament.com/index.php/vatsimaccoverload/#scenery

For a package containing all airport charts / enroute charts / VFR environmental charts produced by us, please contact us to reserve a copy for you.
We can also provide you help regarding flight planning, software, procedure, communication, etc.

If you have any question, need any help, want to get the latest update or simply want to join, please choose a method below to contact us / sign up for the groupflight.
Or, you can just reply here.



(Expected) Flight Plan Route #1:  SID LAKES V13 LOGAN V1 DOTMI A470 LJG B221 DST X11 BOLEX G327 LAMEN A593 FUE V28 DGC DCT KANDA DCT IWT DCT HGE DCT KANBE DCT RYUOH DCT OYE V28 CUE Y88 DAIGO Y889 OATIS OTR3 PUTER A590 HAMND DCT AMOTT J511 GKN NCA14 YNE NCA15 SSM STAR
Remarks: Route contains ATS segments (DGC-OYE). Route contains sanctioned direct segment (Alaska). If airway X11 is unable to be accepted by your flightplan system, use DST-N2837.4E12127.7-HSN-BOLEX.

The target takeoff time has been updated to 1330z. Pilots should plan to depart on or slightly before this time. If no direct routing on departure transition route (V1) is given by ATC, expect to depart at least 3 minutes earlier.

ETOPS Summary:
This route is a non-ETOPS (maximum diversion distance < 400 nmi). However, Iturup Airport (UHSI) is not present in default FS sceneries.
List of major adequate airports & diversion distances (Project Firmament):


Weather forecast overview (091300z):
No significant adverse weather situation is reported at the departure field or Enroute.
Weather forecast covering the entire period of flight is not yet available.
No volcanic activity reported in Kamchatka / Alaska regions.
Snowfall is reported in Ontario.


The route / time for the flight is to be finalized according to wind aloft / weather situations near the date of flight.
Considering this, participating crews are encouraged to contact us and sign up to get all the latest updates.
* : Event ACC coverage can be ensured in following FIRs: VHHK ZSHA RKRR RJJJ PAZA CZYZ
Air Route Traffic Control Service Courtesy of VATSIM Divisions: VACC-HK/VATPRC/VATKOR/VATJPN/VATUSA(vZAN ARTCC)/VATCAN
Related event pages listed in order: https://www.vatsim.net/events/shanghai-hong-kong-express https://www.vatsim.net/events/fukuoka-meets-incheon https://forums.vatusa.net/index.php?topic=7689.0(Arctic Fire) https://www.vatsim.net/events/2018-tfdi-design-ontario-poker-run
Due to the spillover of events, Edmonton/Winnipeg FIR which do not have an event yet have a high probability to get ATC coverage.
You can continue to participate in the event in Ontario after you land, and have an opportunity to win a TFDi Design Boeing 717.
This event route is conceived and planned by Project Firmament, an original aviation media society.

This post will be updated.