WorldFlight 2022

WorldFlight is an annual virtual flight around the world raising money for charity. Teams from various countries join this event using their full-size cockpit simulators. WorldFlight has seen a number of different cockpits represented including Boeing 737s, 747s, 777s and Airbus A330s.

Each of the participating teams raise money for approved charities. WorldFlight management monitors the fund raising to ensure that each team passes on 100% of the money raised to their nominated charity.

Virtual Air Traffic Control (ATC) is provided for the flights by VATSIM members around the world and also from the dedicated WorldFlight ATC center located at Chipping Norton in Sydney, Australia. The flights will take seven days to complete and are operated in real time as a regular airline would. Thirty minute turnarounds are scheduled after each sector to allow for crew briefing and cockpit preparation for the next sector. During the seven days the flights will visit more than 40 airports and cover some 40,000 nm.

WorldFlight 2022 is a charity event for virtual pilots taking place over a week on the VATSIM network.

Team JeeHell A320 Completed WorldFlight 2022 !

Team JeeHell A320 was able to raise more than $1,500 across the three charities we elected to support. Thanks again to everyone who contributed! Your donation is much appreciated.

Overall, the combined donations from all WorldFlight 2022 teams exceeded $82,400 which is truly amazing!

Check out WorldFlight 2022 schedule, streams, and more

Route Map

Team “JeeHell A320”

Discover the team and their home-built, full-size, A320 cockpits

Käpt’n Romeo’s cockpit is built as a closed shell from a Vier Im Pott MIP with Skalarki panels, pedestal, and overhead. Other elements include two jumpseats, self-made out of wood, MDF,  PVC, Xyltech panels, and acrylic windows. Seats are old ISRI 5000 used by the German army. Three projectors provide a 220 degrees view on a curved screen with 4m diameter.

Käpt’n Romeo

Germany

Micha’s cockpit is a self-built wood structure with panels from Skalarki and a 160 degrees screen, also made of wood and self constructed. The setup is FO focused and uses four computers, three monitors, one iPad, and two short-throw projectors. After five years of experimenting, building, re-building, and optimizing, the simulator is now completed and running smoothly.

Micha

Germany

Captain Pero’s cockpit is based on Skalarki hardware, a self-built wooden shell, and some nice features like a working icing indicator. The forward view is realized with a short-throw projector. The A320 cockpit is fully functional as a fixed base dual seater.

Captain Pero

Germany

Captain Tango’s cockpit uses Vier Im Pott elements, Skalarki electronics, and OpenCockpits seats. It is an “open frame” design with three large 4K TVs offering a 180 degrees external view. The captain and first officer instruments run on two dedicated computers.

Captain Tango

USA

Supported Charities

Vereinigte Deutsche Missionshilfe (VDM)

The United German Mission Aid is the partner for missions. That means they support people and organizations to fulfill the Christian mission on all five continents.

Their partners are missionaries, churches, national and international organizations and supporters of the missionaries. They offer various services for them:

  • Administration and communication management
  • Specialized advice
  • Personal care

The aim of their offers is to relieve partners so that they can contribute their time and energy to their part of the mission.

Visit Website

Wings of Help

Based at Frankfurt Airport Wings of Help spreads its wings worldwide to help people in need. Areas of responsibility include the immediate care of children and families in need after natural and humanitarian disasters, as well as the transport of medical emergency patients from all over the world for medical treatment in Germany.

In addition to numerous aid projects worldwide, Wings of Help builds comuter schools for Children and adolescents. Their credo: Education is the sustainable basis for young generations who receive new perspectives and opportunities via electronic media and thus have access to the rest of the world.

Founded in 2003, Wings of Help works hand in hand with airlines, logistics companies and a large number of renowned German and globally engaged companies.

Visit Website

Corporate Angel Network

Corporate Angel Network (CAN) is a US-based 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to help cancer patients access the best treatment centers by arranging free travel on corporate aircrafts. Business jet travel makes it possible for patients, especially those in locations with minimal airline access, to travel to specialized medical centers. Whether a patient is traveling for surgery, clinical trial, or a second opinion, CAN aims to reduce a patient’s physical, emotional and financial stress by providing a seat on a corporate flight.

Participation is open to all cancer patients, as well as bone marrow and stem cell donors and recipients, who are ambulatory and do not require medical assistance while traveling. Eligibility is not based on financial need, and patients may travel as often as necessary.

Visit Website

Other WorldFlight Teams

Make sure to take a look at the other incredible teams participating in WorldFlight 2022

And here are other teams who participated in previous WorldFlight events