Events
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Every Saturday night Open Air Virtual hosts a jet flight aimed at meeting on Teamspeak for a social flight/night out.
Flights are usually around 2 hours in length aiming to arrive at our destination at 2100hrs UK time.
These are not advertised in our schedules but if you would like to take part just email Clint who will add you to the mailing list for the flight info.
If a Saturday night conflicts with an event night, the event takes precedence
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From Monday 2nd February our weekly fly in will be based on the Word Flight Tour - details and sign-up on the Tours page
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Thursday 24th September - Central Africa
(FBSK) Sir Seretse Khama Intl -> (FB01) Alpha 39.68 NM
(FB01) Alpha -> (FAZR) Zeerust 29.53 NM
(FAZR) Zeerust -> (FAMM) Mafikeng 29.23 NM
(FAMM) Mafikeng -> (FALI) Lichtenburg 40.67 NM
(FALI) Lichtenburg -> (FAKD) Klerksdorp (P.C. Pelser) 50.87 NM
(FAKD) Klerksdorp (P.C. Pelser) -> (FAKS) Kroonstad 57.73 NM
(FAKS) Kroonstad -> (FAWM) Welkom 39.89 NM
Arrival 2100 UK time Link To Schedules page
Flight Fact
On 11 October 1999, an Air Botswana pilot, Captain Chris Phatswe, commandeered a parked Aérospatiale ATR 42 aircraft A2-ABB without authorization in the early morning and took off from FBSK. Once in the air, he asked by radio to speak to the president, Air Botswana's general manager, the station commander, central police station and his girlfriend, among others. Because the president was out of the country, he was allowed to speak to the vice president. In spite of all attempts to persuade him to land and discuss his grievances, he stated he was going to crash into some aircraft on the apron. After a total flying time of about 2 hours, he did two loops and then crashed at 200 knots (370 km/h; 230 mph) into Air Botswana's two other ATR 42s parked on the apron. The captain was killed but there were no other casualties.
Airline sources say the pilot had been grounded on medical reasons, refused reinstatement and regrounded until February 2000. Air Botswana operations were crippled, as the airline temporarily only had one aircraft left – a BAe 146 that was grounded with technical problems
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Fly-ins are based on OAV Worldflight 2025: - Flight 35 - Monday 28th September - ROAH - VHHH
see TOUR details
ETA at destination - 21:00 UK Time
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Thursday 1st October - Alaska
(PAOO) Toksook Bay -> (PACK) Chefornak 34.15 NM
(PACK) Chefornak -> (PAKI) Kipnuk 14.43 NM
(PAKI) Kipnuk -> (PAEE) Eek 61.81 NM
(PAEE) Eek -> (PANA) Napakiak 28.68 NM
(PANA) Napakiak -> (PFAK) Akiak 25.36 NM
(PFAK) Akiak -> (ZNC) Nyac 36.37 NM
(ZNC) Nyac -> (PALG) Kalskag 34.85 NM
(PALG) Kalskag -> (PACH) Chuathbaluk 32.41 NM
Arrival 2100 UK time Link To Schedules page
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Fly-ins are based on OAV Worldflight 2025: - Flight 36 - Monday 5th October - VHHH - VTBD
see TOUR details
ETA at destination - 21:00 UK Time
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Thursday 8th October - Alaska
(PACH) Chuathbaluk -> (PAHC) Holy Cross 39.27 NM
(PAHC) Holy Cross -> (PANV) Anvik 29.88 NM
(PANV) Anvik -> (PAMK) St. Michael 72.71 NM
(PAMK) St. Michael -> (PAUN) Unalakleet 42.31 NM
(PAUN) Unalakleet -> (PFSH) Shaktoolik 31.04 NM
(PFSH) Shaktoolik -> (MOS) Moses Point 29.03 NM
(MOS) Moses Point -> (PAWM) White Mountain 34.71 NM
Arrival 2100 UK time Link To Schedules page
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Fly-ins are based on OAV Worldflight 2025: - Flight 37 - Monday 12th October - VTBD - WSSS
see TOUR details
ETA at destination - 21:00 UK Time
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Thursday 15th October - Alaska
(PAWM) White Mountain -> (PAOM) Nome 53.36 NM
(PAOM) Nome -> (PATE) Teller 49.30 NM
(PATE) Teller -> (PATC) Tin City LRRS 44.08 NM
(PATC) Tin City LRRS -> (PASH) Shishmaref 60.93 NM
(PASH) Shishmaref -> (PADE) Deering 81.34 NM
Arrival 2100 UK time Link To Schedules page
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Fly-ins are based on OAV Worldflight 2025: - Flight 38 - Monday 19th October - WSSS WIII
see TOUR details
ETA at destination - 21:00 UK Time
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Thursday 22nd October - Alaska
(PADE) Deering -> (PABL) Buckland 39.96 NM
(PABL) Buckland -> (PASK) Selawik 46.56 NM
(PASK) Selawik -> (PFNO) Curtis Meml 27.85 NM
(PFNO) Curtis Meml -> (PAOT) Ralph Wien Memorial 37.41 NM
(PAOT) Ralph Wien Memorial -> (PAWN) Noatak 41.57 NM
(PAWN) Noatak -> (PADG) Red Dog 28.34 NM
(PADG) Red Dog -> (PAVL) Kivalina 41.60 NM
Arrival 2100 UK time Link To Schedules page
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Fly-ins are based on OAV Worldflight 2025: - Flight 39 - Monday 26th October - WIII - WALL
see TOUR details
ETA at destination - 21:00 UK Time
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Thursday 29th October - Alaska
(PAFA) Fairbanks Intl -> (5AK3) Wrights 14.16 NM
(5AK3) Wrights -> (PAEI) Eielson AFB 8.79 NM
(PAEI) Eielson AFB -> (9AK4) Arctic Angel 45.75 NM
(9AK4) Arctic Angel -> (45AK) Cherokee 14.17 NM
(45AK) Cherokee -> (PFTO) Tok Junction 77.06 NM
(PFTO) Tok Junction -> (PADT) Unknown 44.88 NM
(PADT) Unknown -> (PAGK) Gulkana 54.61 NM
Arrival 2100 UK time Link To Schedules page
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