Holiday Express - Paradise Island Hopping
Sunday, March 3rd
17 – 22 UTC
Seychelles Intl., Mahé (FSIA), Seychelles and
Ibrahim Nasir Intl., Malé (VRMM), Maledives

Holiday season is coming and a lot of tourists will visit the paradise island idylls in the Indian Ocean. But why not flying from one paradise to another? There are two amazing archipelagic states with each having over hundred of islands: It's different. It's beautiful. And it has amazing approaches for virtual pilots!

VATSIM Central Africa (VATCAF) and VATSIM Asia (VATASIA) proudly presents a full staffed ATC bridge between the Seychelles in eastern Africa and the Maledives in western Asia. The Event takes place onSunday, March 3rd from 17 till 22 UTC. Get your medium or longhaul aircrafts out and fly between the Seychelles International Airport, Mahé (FSIA) and the Ibrahim Nasir Intl., Malé, Maledives (VRMM).

As the flight is directing over the ocean, far away from the continents, you can expect Non-Radar, you will also experience procedural control via position reports in Oceanic Airspace and an unforgettable approach into Mahé or Malé. The flight time will take about 2 hours depending on your aircraft type. Or you take your light GA plane out and do some sightseeing above the fascinating islands archipelagic for example to Praslin Airport (FSPP), Seychelles or to Gan Island (VRMG), Maledives.

Join the holiday express and enjoy an unforgettable flight!


Main Ressources:

Mahé, Seychelles (FSIA):
Charts: http://www.flyvatsimafrica.org/vatcaf/c ... helles.pdf
Charts Praslin (FSPP): http://www.flyvatsimafrica.org/vatcaf/c ... raslin.pdf

FS9 Scenery: http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Sea ... &Go=Search

FSX(1) http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Sea ... &Go=Search
FSX (2)http://library.avsim.net/search.php?...root&Go=Search

X-Plane Scenery: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app ... wfile=4015


Malé, Maledives (VRMM):
Charts: http://www.aviainfo.gov.mv/downloads/ai ... 2_vrmm.pdf

FS9 Scenery: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DL ... fs2004scen

FSX Scenery: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=165058
Payware: http://secure.simmarket.com/aerosoft-on ... s-(de_4156).phtml

X-Plane Scenery: http://www.flyvatsimafrica.org/vatcaf/s ... ves_XP.zip


Suggested Routes:

FSIA to VRMM:
1. FOSTY DCT ORLOM UG465 OTKIR G465 ESKOL
2. DIKSY T109 ORLOM UG465 OTKIR G465 ESKOL

VRMM to FSIA:
1. ESKOL G465 OTKIR UG465 ORLOM DCT FOSTY