VATRUS presents new fly-in which will take place at Northern Capital of Russia - Saint Petersburg at 29 November between 14:00 and 20:00 UTC.

The first snow falls in Saint Petersburg. Machines aren’t stopping the work. Hardly having cleaned just one runway and having passed through the apron it rushes to clean the second runway. The snow-ploughs aren’t even having time to finish their work as control gauge gives an unacceptable layer of deposits on the first runway

The airport is a fever, on approaches, in holdings, as whatnots are planes hanging while aspiring to get onto the ground of Pulkovo Airport.

The Fly-In will imitate the work of Pulkovo Airport in bad meteorological conditions – In heavy precipiation snow. As legend would one RWY be open in more than 30 minutes. After that should the runway be closed for snow-cleaning which will take 10 minutes. A special program will be installed at the working place of ATC Chief. This program will imitate increases in the RWY deposits layer and inform on necessity of its cleaning.

There will be different tasks for controllers. Besides the simple maintenance of safe intervals between aircrafts will it also be necessary for controllers to solve tasks. The most difficult task will be handled by Approach and Radar (Krug) - They should calculate and provide time so planes can enter the glide slope at proper time so the cleaning machines can finish the work and vacate the runway.

The knowledge to holding patterns is a requirement for pilots as well ass accurate airmanship and radio communication capabilities are needed.

Those ATC positions will provide service for you: ULLI_GND, ULLI_TWR, ULLI_R_APP, ULLL_APP, ULLL_CTR

All needed information about Saint Petersburg FIR and Pulkovo Airport (scenery, charts) available here. Feel free to ask all your questions at our forum.

 

For quite a long time nothing happened in the wide space of Western Siberia. "The Northern Wind" winter fellow traveler brings ice and cold with him, covering cities with the blanket of white snow and thin frost. Plunge into the atmosphere of the flights through the Western Siberia with its uncertain weather and unpredictable winds.

We kindly invite you to take part in "The Northern Wind" fly-in that will take place on the November, 15th from 14 till 20 Z. The specificity of the Khanty-Mansiysk airport, the scenery of the event, weather conditions together with the dense traffic will not let you relax. A qualified group of the ATC controllers will work specially for you.

We offer you the following scenery (Summit-2008 scenery): ХХХХ-USHH-USRR
The arrival to Khanty-Mansiysk airport is from any airport, after the landing, passengers deplaning and refueling take the plane to Surgut for parking.
Antonov-24, Yakovlev-40, ATR-42/72, other business jet crews are welcome for flying from smaller airports such as Beryozovo and Igrim!

Take on your felt boots, fur coats, mittens and take the control column, plunge into the bones freezing cold and ice-covered runways. We are waiting for you!

For sceneries, charts, routes and additional info visit fly-in website and feel free to ask your questions at our forum.