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WorldFlight (30 Oct)

This release contains many changes related to WorldFlight 2025, mainly affecting NZZO-TSN_FSS and the Antarctic region. These changes will be removed or iterated upon after the event.

Data Changes

  • Updated the dataset to use the latest aeronautical data for the Pacific region.
  • Amendment to Tahiti procedures to allow the Dataset to be exported.

Antarctica Changes

  • Implementation of NZWD_APP, NZFX_TWR, NZFX_GND and NZFX_DEL.
  • Implementation of NZFX_ATIS, NZCM_ATIS both with a frequency of 129.900.
  • Implementaion of NZWD_ATIS with a frequency of 122.600.
  • Addition of NZWD_APP to the TMA Map.
  • Various ADS-B receivers have been implemented to ensure seamless surveillance coverage along airways A338 and P640.

Use of NZFX_ATIS and NZWD_ATIS

The NZFX and NZWD METARs are very intermittent, as they only provide data when the aerodromes are in use in the real-world. With WordFlight operating at a time where there is unlikely to be activity on the ice, we have elected to use NZCM as the ATIS source. NZCM provides a much more reliable source of weather data.

The NZFX and NZCM ATISs are defined using the same frequency as a technical workaround. Only the NZCM ATIS should be used.

Tasman Changes

NZZO-TSN_FSS will operate as a surveillance sector for WorldFlight, with many of these changes enabling that function.

  • Various ADS-B receivers have been implemented to ensure seamless surveillance coverage throughout the sector.
  • Separation standards have been defined for the NZZO-TSN_FSS sector.
  • Additional VHF transceivers have been defined, and the HF aliasing for NZZO-TSN_FSS has been removed. The primary frequency is now 129.500.

External Changes

  • VATSIM TRACON Dataset: NZWD_APP has been added.
  • VATSIM VatSPY Dataset: NZZO-TSN_FSS has been added.