What is Simfest?
Simfest 2010 a “virtual” round the world flight taking place non stop (24 hours a day) for 7 days, stopping at over 45 airports around the world.
The concept of a virtual, round the world flight for charity was started 10 years ago by a team in the United Kingdom, and has spawned an annual event with participants all over the globe. Our own UK team' was started in 2006 and has since raised £10,018.00 for Cancer Research UK.
This year we are raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The popularity of conducting a World Flight for charity is growing, with teams in Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England and the USA joining the flight over the years. Each team selects their own needy charity, raising funds through donations and corporate sponsorship. The Australian team do an excellent job each year of organising the routing and co-ordinating each team around the world.
15 Pilots and crew previously manned a Boeing 777 built by Gary Oliver in Farnborough, UK. This year we will be using Ralph Watsons 737 Simulator based near Pinner in West London.
The flight will be conducted online on the VATSIM network, providing live Air Traffic Control through most of the countries that we visit. A 45-60 minute turn around is allowed at each stop and during that time the incoming crew will be fully briefed as to weather conditions along their route as well as other operational requirements. Interested people will be able to follow the progress via interactive flight tracking, instrument displays and streaming video and audio during the event.
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