A perfect time for pilots to visit KPDT in Eastern Oregon, during the areas biggest annual event each year, the Pendleton Round-up. Even AOPA has
featured articles about this event being a great thing for real-world pilots to check-out. While you may not see an actual rodeo flying on VATSIM, we know many of you are good at using your imagination!
If you recently got the new
True-Earth Washington and/or Oregon packages from ORBX, then this event will just be perfect for you!
The Round-up is one of the most popular rodeos in the country and includes many Indian cultural events. We will also be staffing the Pasco Tri-cities, Yakima, and Walla Walla airports to make this event perfect for such GA flying. Besides this, we may have coverage at a few other airports as well after we staff up these locations.
'LET ‘ER BUCK!'
Pilot Tips for the event:- Reference current airport diagrams and event consider comparing your current scenery in advance. X-plane users generally should have updated airports thanks to the gateway projects, so this is mostly for FSX/P3D users.
- These airports are Class Delta, so be sure if you want flight following to request it with your clearance or simply pick it up with the appropriate controller once you're airborne and out of the tower's airspace. Ref airport info to know if who provides your radar service.
- Be sure to brush up on how to enter a pattern and basic pattern instructions. This is typically a major issue with our VFR events and many pilots not understanding the basics of flying in the pattern, how to enter per instructions, etc.
