Yay, finally an FS event in ireland!

TheHoban

Hey guys!

First post :pac:

I just got a phone call from a friend asking me to have a look into an event at Dublin this year. After around an hour or so on google I got a few results that seem to be true.

The event so far seems to have a large backing from some major companys, who plan on attending the event. :eek: Finally I can get some good addons in this country!

It's being planned to be held in the ALSAA complex just outside Dublin Airport on the ILS approach to RWY28.

Theres going to be a large number of Virtual airlines and online networks coming along, and someone's planning on setting up some of their rather large flight deck.

I've sent them an Email requesting more information about this event, so anything I do get I'll share here.

Cheers
Adam

bandit197

Thats good news, keep us posted. Cheers

vinnyryan

yeah, please do

APM

the PC Pilots club of Ireland do this sort of even twice a year. Have been many times and they are excellent.

www.pcpilotsireland.com

sdanseo

The thing in ALSAA always happens each year or maybe every two years. Interesting or so I've heard, but not a patch on the one PCPI oganise(d?) every couple of years in the Red Cow.

highlydebased

This is some new flight sim specific organised event. Probably not much better than the PCPI one

Not too sure if any online networks at all will be there- certainly one particular one .....

TheHoban

Just got an Email from Robbie, informing me that he will be able to begin confirming everything this Sunday.

He did disclose the network who will be attending though;

I can however inform you that Virtual Skies will be attending the event, with a rather large team. The Main Virtual Skies along with VS Ireland and VS UK.

highlydebased

TheHoban wrote: »

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He did disclose the network who will be attending though;

Virtual Skies is "huge" indeed.....lucky to see maybe 2 pilots online at once :rolleyes:

TheHoban

I was talking to him again today, just checking if they need help etc...

and he added the IVAO may also be coming along, and he gave me a link to their site; http://ifse.vs-ie.com/

sdanseo

TheHoban wrote: »

Just got an Email from Robbie, informing me that he will be able to begin confirming everything this Sunday.

He did disclose the network who will be attending though;

Neon-Circles wrote: »

Virtual Skies is "huge" indeed.....lucky to see maybe 2 pilots online at once :rolleyes:

TheHoban wrote: »

I was talking to him again today, just checking if they need help etc...

and he added the IVAO may also be coming along, and he gave me a link to their site; http://ifse.vs-ie.com/

Without wanting to cause conflict, Virtual Skies is in its infancy and is next to useless at this point. It needs nurturing and massive development which it is not going to get, because it competes with VATSIM and IVAO. I would strongly advise anyone considering joining one of these networks (and tbh, this should be everyone who wants to play FS reguarly) to join VATSIM (or IVAO)

However - as a member of both I have found IVAO to be a very immature organisation with an "anything goes" type policy. I have found also an abundance full of bitter people there who couldn't handle VATSIM's strive to be realistic and organised. For what its worth also, each national division in managed by nationals of that country...on IVAO staff can be from anywhere, and the IE division has few (if any, any more) Irish staff for example.

Of course the above is my opinion. Pinch of salt and all that.

TheHoban

Put it this way lads...

It's a day out, and an easy way to spend all your money

Who cares about what networks are there? Like I'm sure there'll be a few pc's to have a go on and stuff like that!

John_Mc

TheHoban wrote: »

Put it this way lads...

It's a day out, and an easy way to spend all your money

Who cares about what networks are there? Like I'm sure there'll be a few pc's to have a go on and stuff like that!

You obviously don't use Vatsim or IVAO do you? If you did, you'd realise the benefits of real people providing ATC services complying to real procedures. The effect it has on the average punter who's only casually interested in aviation is powerful to say the least..

Thanks for the heads up.. will need more information on it before I decide to go though