About World Flight

Worldflight Australia is a “virtual” round the world flight to raise money for the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service.The concept of a virtual, round the world flight for charity was started in 2000 by a team in the United Kingdom, and has spawned into an annual event with participants all over the globe. ‘Worldflight Australia’ (a registered charity) was started in 2001 and over the past five years Worldflight Australia teams have raised over $65,000 for the RFDS, helping with the costs of avionics in the essential Air Ambulances used to ferry nurses, doctors and patients around rural Australia.

The popularity of conducting a World Flight for charity is growing, with teams in Canada, Ireland and Scotland joining the flight over the years. Each team select their own charity, raising funds through donations and corporate sponsorship. We are part of this expansion as a second simulator team within World Flight Australia,

Ten pilots will man the Boeing 737-800 Simulator . Each of the volunteer crew will have contributed a donation to the RFDS fund to take part.

The flight will be conducted online on the VATSIM network, providing live Air Traffic Control through most of the countries that we visit. A 45-60 minute turn around is allowed at each stop and during that time the incoming crew will be fully briefed as to weather conditions along their route as well as other operational requirements. Interested people will be able to follow the progress via interactive flight tracking, instrument displays and streaming video and audio during the event. And for locals there is the opportunity to experience flights in the cockpit by purchasing tickets for 'jump-seat' rides.

All fund raising goes
directly to

World Flight Teams

• World Flight Group
• World Flight Australia
• Simfest UK
• UK WorldFlight
• WorldFlight Scotland
• WorldFlight USA
• WorldFlight Austria

Our 737 Flight Simulator is owned and operated in Hobart by SIMSATION