[15 December 2018 1300-2300z] The Holland-America Line

[Krikor Hajian]

Come join the Boston Virtual ARTCC and Dutch VACC for a long-haul, trans-Atlantic, inter-division jamboree! From 1200-1500z on Saturday, December 15th, we'll have Boston Logan Airport (IATA: BOS, ICAO: KBOS) staffed to the gills to accommodate departures, and will have all en route facilities staffed for a flight to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (IATA: AMS, ICAO: EHAM), where the Dutch vACC will provide a full staff to sequence arrivals and get them onto the ground. Bring your favorite long haul aircraft, your business jet, or whatever you want, and join us for 7+ hours of packed airspace and professional air traffic control.

As well, we'll have a detailed pilot briefing released within a couple weeks that will offer details on general procedures that will be useful along the route, as well as specific information on the booking system we'll be using for this event (more information to be released about this later).

This event is part 2 of 2. We previously hosted The Holland-America Line in which pilots flew from Amsterdam to Boston. These events serve as a fantastic time to brush up on both international and American procedures, and prepare for the bi-annual Cross the Pond. We hope you'll join us on December 15th for this event, and look forward to seeing many of you there!

[Krikor Hajian]

This event is in the process of being re-scheduled for Q4 2018/Q1 2019. Stay tuned for more information on the specific date within the next few days! Thinking about flying Saturday evening? Never fear! The Boston ARTCC will be hosting a Bradley Bash on the 8th! Head over to this forum post for more information!

[Krikor Hajian]

Mark your calendars everyone, the return leg of this event will occur on December 15th! More details, banner, and pilot brief to follow in the future.

[Krikor Hajian]

This event is just under a month away! Booking details will be announced shortly. See you all there!

[Owen Bliss]

This event is just under a month away! Booking details will be announced shortly. See you all there!

Have the bookings opened yet? I am very excited for this event.

[Krikor Hajian]

Bookings have indeed opened! Head over to https://booking.dutchvacc.nl/ to book a flight now! See y'all in a little under two weeks.

[Krikor Hajian]

𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐂𝐂 and the 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐂 are excited to announce that the kind folks from 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 have decided to sponsor the second edition of the Holland America line in the form of a give-away celebrating the launch of 𝐏𝐅𝐏𝐗 𝐕𝟐!

They have offered a free copy of the new released PFPX V2, TOPCAT and two PFPX 365-day server subscriptions providing you with real-time data such as Winds, METAR, TAF, Tracks and NOTAMs.
Four lucky winners will be randomly selected. To participate all you have to do is obtain a slot and complete the flight from Boston to Amsterdam. Currently only 𝟏𝟕/90 slots remain open, book yours as soon as possible to not miss out on the chance to win one of these products. https://booking.dutchvacc.nl

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Visit http://www.flightsimsoft.com for more information on our sponsor for this event.

[Krikor Hajian]

The Holland-America Line is coming up tomorrow morning! Here are a couple important things to keep in mind if you're considering participating in this event;

> The finalized routes are as follows;
     > KBOS LBSTA6 LBSTA ALLEX N323A ELSIR 50/50 51/40 52/30 53/20 MALOT GISTI LIFFY UL975 WAL M16 DOLAS L603 LAMSO LAMSO2A EHAM
     > KBOS CELTK5 CELTK BRADD N255A JOOPY 49/50 50/40 51/30 52/20 LIMRI XETBO SLANY UL9 DIKAS UL18 GAVGO UL9 CPT M197 REDFA
> If you do not have a booking but want to fly, that is OK! Please use one of the routes from above and plan for some additional delays, but we should be able to accommodate you
> The pilot brief is available here