DESPATCH

While the Worldflight event is a fun way to raise money, all the participants take the advantage to experience levels of realism we usually dream about when sitting infront of the computer at home. Thanks to the donated charts and software, a full despatch office is run throughout the event to provide all the required information to the pilots and the tools they need to plan their loads and navigate the route.

Planning includes calculating the correct weight of the aircraft, the fuel required for the flight (including any diversions), takeoff speeds, cruise altitudes, etc. Weather is reviewed all along the route, it's effect on the flight calculated, and conditions at the arrival airport verified.

Armed with all the real charts, and a complete flightplan identical to those used in the real world, the crew head to the flightdeck and take to the virtual skies.