Our First Organized Online Flight

17th January 2003, VATSIM
Bucharest (LROP) - Budapest (LHBP)

    Our first event was a great success, with 11 pilots participating and ATC at both airports. We'd like to thank you for participating at this event and we hope that we'll make a habit of weekly online flights. Any EuroHarmony pilot was allowed to come with a Class 4 or 5 plane, regardless of his rank.
    Here are some pictures made by pilots. Move the mouse over a picture to get a description, click to enlarge them. You can also view the transcription of the ATC text messages from the Squawkbox window of Paul Soetens by clicking here.
 

EHM0001 Gergely Kosa
    For those who didn't know, Gergely was the APP controller at Otopeni (LROP), the departing airport. The weather was very bad at LROP (24002MPS 0100 R08R/0200N FZFG SKC M08/M08 Q1031 NOSIG 880///95) and the visibility was also poor at LHBP - pilots could barely see the aircraft standing near them on the apron. The flight started at 20:00 CET and planes were departing from LROP until 22:20 CET. Here are some pictures of the ProController radar scope and of the Servinfo map.

20 minutes after the event has started. EHM1029 departed, EHM1020 cleared for takeoff EHM1020 airborne, traffic increasing... EHM0250 cleared for takeoff, DLH610, EHM0597, EHM0615 and EHM0886 at holding point W Heavy traffic at LROP at 21:20 CET. EHM0886 airborne, EHM0588 backtracking, EHM-QV4 holding at W; other planes are waiting for route or taxi clearance
The planes flying from LROP to LHBP. EHM1029 has already landed. At 22:19 CET EHM planes are still departing from LROP Busy moments for Budapest Approach 22:40 CET, the last planes leaving Romanian airspace
 

EHM0250 Magnus Larsson
    Magnus was third to depart from LROP and was the second EuroHarmony plane to arrive at Budapest. He used the CRJ-200 and these are some pictures made after landing (uses third-party Budapest scenery).

One hour after the flight has started. EHM1029 is arriving at LHBP. The list of EHM pilots online at 21:59 CET - all our pilots except EHM1029 who has already left the server Arrived at gate 41 at LHBP. You can see the traffic on the TCAS. Heavy traffic at LHBP, the last EHM planes are departing from LROP
EHM1020 taxiing to gate 42 Two EHM and one Malev plane EHM0250 and EHM1020, the Malev plane disappeared, EHM0947 crossing ABONY EHM-QV4 cleared to land, EHM0597 has just landed, EHM0588 taxiing to the gates, HA-LEO arriving
HA-LEO taxiing behind the parked EHM planes EHM planes parked at the terminal EHM0654 going around All EHM pilots have safely arrived at Budapest.
 

EHM0588 Paul Soetens
    Click here for a transcription of ATC messages from the SquawkBox window of Paul! He was seventh to depart from Bucharest and he used the Fokker 70. These are some pictures taken at the departure and destination airports.

On the apron at LROP with Nick and Scott Arrived at LHBP, at the terminal, near Magnus and Amir Five EHM planes at the terminal at Budapest
 

EHM0615 Dimitris Pantoleon
    The pictures of Dimitris show how poor was the visibility at Bucharest and Budapest. He was the fifth EHM pilot to depart from LROP and used the Fokker 70.

Taxiing at Bucharest Lined up on runway 26R at Bucharest, ready for departure At FL280, passing EHM0597 who is at FL240
At LHBP, decision height Landing on runway 13R at LHBP Touchdown
 

EHM1020 Amir Fardshahin
    A picture made at LHBP by Amir Fardshahin, with EHM0250 next to him. Uses third-party Budapest scenery.

LHBP terminal
 

The following EHM members have participated at the event:

EHM0001 Gergely Kosa ATC at LROP
EHM0250 Magnus Larsson CRJ-200
EHM0266 Manuel Sacramento Airbus A320
EHM0588 Paul Soetens Fokker 70
EHM0597 Nick Sikora Fokker 70
EHM0615 Dimitris Pantoleon Fokker 70
EHM0654 Murray Crane Boeing 737
EHM0886 Scott Francis Boeing 737
EHM0947 Rijk van der Merwe Airbus A320
EHM1020 Amir Fardshahin Airbus A320
EHM1029 Brent Stewart Airbus A320
EHM-QV4 Gunnar Steiner Boeing 737