Contents

1. Mission Briefing

2. Debriefing

3. Mission Resources

4. Phase One Flight Schedule

Mission Briefing

July 9, 2007
For Immediate Release
Fly Virtual Alliance
Antarctica re-supply 2007 - Operation Deep Freeze (ODF)

Fly Virtual Alliance (FVA) is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as the preferred airline partner to assist in this years "Operation Deep Freeze" re-supply of the South Pole research station. Fly Virtual with it's unique alliances and abilities will provide a valuable shipping asset to the station" quoted Maj. Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of 13th Air Force and Kenney Headquarters the commander in charge of the re-supply effort. Fly Virtual will work in conjunction with the Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica operation and the CDRUSPACOM with this joint operation to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, with further delegation of primary responsibility for execution of the JTF SFA operation to the Commander, 13th Air Force in coordinating and assisting (with pilots and aircraft) in moving freight from around the globe to Christchurch and ultimately on to the South Pole Station.

Fly Virtual staff will begin freight movements in mid July and will complete their contract move of freight in late August. Working mostly in the Pacific Basin FV pilots will coordinate and move tons of critical freight to the station by late August. "Fly Virtual welcomes the opportunity to assist in this critical research facility. With our experience and our excellent pilots and operations crew we are confident with our ability to meet and exceed the needs of this re-supply effort" Joe Zahaitis, President of Global Operations was quoted in a phone interview earlier this week. Mr. Zahaitis went on to note that, "At Fly Virtual we are a close family of pilots and operation experts who pride themselves on our ability to move critical freight around the globe. The expertise and professionalism of our staff and crews has made Fly Virtual the cargo provider of choice for a number of key clients. We will continue to pursue and assist with freight movements of this type for many years to come". Details on the freight movements and scheduling will be posted along with flight choice and routing preferences as they are known and the freight is available.

The main re-supply of the station will begin with the preparation of the ice runways at McMurdo Staion in August and September and follow with C-17 cargo shipments from there to the South Pole Station that will continue from mid-September through Late October. FlyVirtual Pilots with their extensive experience will be assisting with freight movement by contracting our pilots to fly C-17 and C-130 shipments throughout the operation.

Background: Fly Virtual
FlyVirtual Alliance is a virtual cargo holding company with a strong union of virtual pilots traveling throughout the world with one goal in mind; Complete the flight in a timely manner with safety first.

Currently over 100 airlines have virtual agreements with FlyVirutal because they know our pilots get the job done. But even though it's all business in the front office, it's not all business here, we are here to have fun along the way! Our pilots are some of the best in the industry flying into and out of some of the most famous airports in the world. We also fly to some of the most remote places on the planet. From flying low and slow over frozen Alaskan tundra, to flying across oceans and even around the world; FlyVirutal has a flight that fits your needs.

South Pole Station:
The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is the southernmost continually inhabited place on the planet. Its name honors Roald Amundsen who reached the South Pole in 1911, and Robert F. Scott who reached the South Pole in 1912. It was constructed in November 1956 to support the International Geophysical Year in 1957, and has been continuously occupied since then. It currently lies within 100 meters (330 feet) of the Geographic South Pole, and drifts towards the pole at the rate of about 10 meters per year. Although the US has continuously maintained an installation at the South Pole since 1957, the central berthing, galley, and communications units have been constructed and relocated several times. Each of the installations containing these central units has been named the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

Contact information:
Joe Zahaitis
President, Global Operations
Fly Virtual Alliance
Global_President@FlyVirtual.org

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Debriefing

Pilots – Once you’ve completed a flight please submit the following details to me at my addy:

Your Pilot Number
Flight number (from the list)
Actual dep date and time
Aircraft used
Freight hauled (from ACARS)
Actual flight time (from ACARS)
Fuel Used (from ACARS)
Any comments on the flight – its always fun to note something that happened or was nice about the flight.

Send this to Global_President@FlyVirtual.Org so I can get the stats on the net for this event.

Thanks,

Joe Z.
President, Global Operations

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Mission Resources

Charts: Right Click Save As (.zip)

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Phase One Flight Schedule