mutley 4,498 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Please check out the site and pre-register for the challenge Here! The first section routing can be seen, the bidding window itself will be open from 20:00 hrs FRIDAY 5th March which means the first flights will be awarded from Saturday lunchtime onwards. Please note, any bids received before the bidding window will be discarded. Link to post Share on other sites
Aircraft Aviation 2 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Registered! Joe, forgive my ignorance, but when does the first flight actually depart? (I know bidding window opens tomorrow). Jack Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Registered!Joe, forgive my ignorance, but when does the first flight actually depart? (I know bidding window opens tomorrow). Jack Hey Jack! No problem, I know you are new to the Challenge. The timetable will go something like this: Friday 5th March: We start accepting bids from registered pilots at 20:00 GMT (Hence the pre-registration opening now, got your reg thanks!) Saturday 6th March: We will start to award the first flights around Midday, you will be notified by email. The pilot who wins the first flight can make it straight away and post as early as she/he likes. If the flight is not made and posted within 4 days it will be offered to other pilots by mail and on the forum. All the flights following the first must be posted within the time-frame stated in the rules, after the last flight has been posted. i.e no sooner than 36 hours, no later than 4 days. We recommend in order not to lose out on your reward points that you pre-fly if you know you may be busy when your flight comes around. We actively encourage plenty of interesting content so sometimes you need to do a bit of investigation about your flight and it's destination etc. But that's not mandatory, it depends how much you want to get out of it. Hope this helps? Feel free to ask more questions. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Aircraft Aviation 2 Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hey Joe that's great, glad you got the reg. Interesting content... So things like unusual events, certain landmarks, impressive aircraft? Hopefully if I win some aussie flights FTX won't let me down (it never does)! Regards, Jack Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hey Joe that's great, glad you got the reg.Interesting content... So things like unusual events, certain landmarks, impressive aircraft? Hopefully if I win some aussie flights FTX won't let me down (it never does)! Regards, Jack That's right! Some people post flight plans, weather reports, fly an unusual aircraft possibly with a bit of background on the aircraft. Anything that makes an interesting post. Don't get to hung up by this though, not everyone likes doing this so just commentary or captions for the shots will do! We have had videos, mini stories etc, I have often taken a light hearted trip with an underlying story and an attempt to be funny! Others like Needles like to edit shots and really get into the spirit of things and always makes an entertaining post. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Edward Longe 3 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 How many reward points do we get? Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I assume we can sign up for reward points later if we haven't decided? Link to post Share on other sites
Aircraft Aviation 2 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 How many reward points do we get? Trust you to ask that Eddie! :blush: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 How many reward points do we get? Eddie I assume you read the rules? http://atwc.mutleyshangar.com/rules.htm The answer is there under the heading REWARDS :blush: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I assume we can sign up for reward points later if we haven't decided? Yes, no problem at all Kieran, not everyone has a JF account when they sign up. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Edward Longe 3 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Joe, Thanks for the Banner. I couldn't find any infomation about how many points you get. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Joe,Thanks for the Banner. I couldn't find any infomation about how many points you get. OK Eddie "REWARD A maximum reward of 250 Just Rewards can be earned per flight. If your flight is posted before 36 hours or later than 4 days after the previous flight has closed then this will seriously affect how many points you will be awarded. If the flight is not made then it will be offered to other pilots at the full reward value". So 250 reward points per successful PIREP :blush: Link to post Share on other sites
Edward Longe 3 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 That is good Joe, well done for negotiating that with JF Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Thanks, anything for you guys! :blush: Link to post Share on other sites
Aircraft Aviation 2 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Okay, lets hope I've gotten this right: - You enter your Bid - You plan your Flight using RoutePlanner (I use this anyway and it's a great piece of software) - You do the flight - You then post the screenshots Is this correct? Or are there some other things I must know? Also, what is PIREPS Software (never used it before). Jack :blush: Link to post Share on other sites
wisemanp 0 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Jack, You are pretty much bang on. The format is Bid, Fly, Post. Bid when the window opens. If you get a leg, when preparing to fly you do not have to use the flight planner (As some legs may be GA or military etc), it is there as an aid for you. You can fly it whenever you want, but it should be posted on the forum between 36 and 96 hours after the previous leg has been posted. The PIREP simply means pilot report, and is the term we use for you posting your shots and any accompanying commentary, maps, and storyline. Hope this helps! Link to post Share on other sites
Aircraft Aviation 2 Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Right then, more simple than I thought! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 All done and dusted, thanks for a great response! :biggrin: Link to post Share on other sites
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