Mark Lemire

I also participated and must say it was one of most memorable events that comes to mind in my several years of flying in BVA (the other event was probably the Colorado VFR challenge). The real kicker was stacking up to land, with the final approach procedure all based on flying a specific bearing past an NDB at a specific airspeed and using a stopwatch. Even ATC did not rely on the usual radar, using position reports and a stopwatch to go by, and Kunming approach did a great job juggling everyone's position in the queue. I came away with huge respect for those who actually put their lives on the line with these flights and the operators who supported them. There was obviously a lot of time and thought that went into planning for that event, including the route, navigation, historical background, ATC procedures, and scenery design. A big THANKS to everyone who helped make that happen and like Bill, I'm hoping our new BVA venue will provide us with an opportunity for more events like this and a wider audience.

I've not made a close study, but it seems that when ATC approach/tower/ground is covering ZBW_C airports during a non-event night, the odds are that KBOS, KBDL, KACK, or perhaps KPWM are the choices. I've been happy to see more airports under ZNY_C included recently and wondered if we might expand the list of towered airports under ZBW_C that get featured. Perhaps have a list of all the towered airports and rotate through them over time for more variety?

Hats off to everyone who made this event such a success! What an amazing marathon ATC performance by the Boston Center folks!! You guys probably hardly had any sleep and to keep up often single-handedly with the volume of traffic was completely daunting to me. Very, very impressive -- I just to personally say thanks. And the number of other controllers and all the pilots who participated -- truly inspiring. Thanks to Evan especially for organizing and making this happen!! Mark (redbaron55)