AIRSOURCE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2023 EVENT! (Complete)

[AS 2 Tom Little]

EVENT ENDED

AirSource members - Check your controls, turn up the pitot heat, and bring on the in flight Eggnog (of course for our passengers only!) It is time for the annual AirSource "Home for the Holidays" event! A gift of v$5,000 to all pilots who land at their home airport using MyAAS. Happy Holidays to ALL AirSource members!

2023 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS EVENT
One time v-payment for arrivals to your HOME AIRPORT; effective 19 Nov 2023 - 31 Dec 2023, flight must originate at least 150 miles from your home airport (*LAST LEG OF FLIGHT must originate at least 150 miles from your home airport if performing the BONUS FLIGHTS below), all divisions qualify, logbook award will issue after the new year.

EARN ADDITIONAL AWARD AND $V!

*You will get an ADDITIONAL v$5,000 IF you perform flights in the EXACT order as shown below:
1. Fly ANY flight utilizing a *** SPECIAL*** CREW PASS FROM anywhere TO anywhere*
2. Fly ANY scheduled flight FROM where you landed in #1 TO anywhere*
3. Fly General Aviation flight FROM where you landed in #2, TO your HOME airport*
NOTE: No other flights can be flown between 1,2 or 3 (must be consecutive).
*ALL FLIGHTS must originate at least 150 miles from your home airport.

This year, celebrate a stop in Strasbourg, France (LFST) to enjoy the annual Strasbourg Capital of Christmas and earn a special journal entry in your logbook! https://noel.strasbourg.eu/en/

To receive a special journal entry in your logbook showing that you attended this event, plan your trip utilizing this SPECIAL CREW PASS (leg 1) which arrives in Strasbourg, France (LFST). *NOTE: in order to receive this journal entry the BONUS flights are required to be flown right after this special flight in steps 1 through 3 above. This will make your journey a total of 4 legs once completed.
Our 2023 event photo courtesy of the Strasbourg Capital of Christmas

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Only pilots hired BEFORE 19 Nov 2023 are eligible for this years event.

DO NOT change your home airport after 19 Nov 2023! All pilot data has been "frozen" and downloaded as of 00:00 UTC 19 Nov 2023. The home airport you had at that time will be used to determine your eligibility for this event.

Enjoy your flights - and Happy Holidays!

[AS455 - Don]

I waited a WHOLE year for this. "Home for the Holidays 2023 Event"
I am in!
Don Smith
ASO455

[AS 2 Tom Little]

Hi Don,

It is a great time of year! Enjoy!

[Greg AS#147]

Well, it is that time of year again and I am happy to fly this event as usual. Not only am I happy to fly it, but have completed it as of today. My flights were as follows...Special Crew Pass Flight - MKJP to KMIA
Schedule Flight - KMIA to KCLE
and General Aviation Flight - KCLE to CZBA.
Great event every year. Thanks Tom and crew...Cheers!!!

[AS 2 Tom Little]

Not only am I happy to fly it, but have completed it as of today.

Wow Greg that is awesome! But over way too fast LOL. We may need to make this event bigger some day

[Greg AS#147]

Lol, right place at the right time Tom to do the event. I usually don't do this event till close to Christmas. Still enjoyed doing it though.

[AS 693 Josh Meads]

I just wrapped up mine.
Leg #1 - Special Crew Pass (Bonus Flight): EPWA - LFST
Leg #2 - Special Crew Pass: LFST - EBBR
Leg #3 - Scheduled Flight: EBBR - KCVG
Leg #4 - GA Flight: KCVG - KPHL

I've been trying to get around to this event for years (I think I'm on my 3rd AS number now), and I have to say this was a REALLY fun event. Can't wait for more!

Happy Holidays to all!

[AS 2 Tom Little]

Glad you liked the event Joshua and glad you're "Home for the Holidays!"

[Hugh Urquhart]

I always look forward to the Home for the Holidays event. Have been doing this since 2014. Getting ready for this years flights as follows ...
GMMW - LFST
LFST - EGKK
EGKK - CYYC
CYYC - CYPK

Thanks again Tom for giving us a purpose in our flying.
Just want to say "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good flight!
Hugh

[AS 2 Tom Little]

Just want to say "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good flight!
Hugh

Hah what a great saying I like it! Merry Christmas!

[AS37 Norm Edwards]

I'm always interested to see what flights our pilots plan for and fly for this event, so please post yours. I flew the following:

Leg 1: EPWA-LFST, LOT Polish, A320
Leg 2: LFST-LTFM, Turkish Airlines, B738
Leg 3: LTFM-OTHH, Qatar Airlines, B773ER
Leg 4: OTHH-OOMS, AirSource 1, Boeing BBJ

[Ken Bolish]

KDEN - KRFD
KRFD - KCVG
KCVG - KBLM

Done. I do this every year. Very enjoyable. Now back to my regularly scheduled flights.

[paul01942]

Home for the holidays completed although this year I'll miss out on the ribbon as I didn't read the rules properly duh!!!

EPWA (Warsaw) to LFST (Strasbourg) Airbus A320, 2.0hrs flight time, 554nm

LFST (Strasbourg) to EBBR (Brussels) Airbus A320, 1hr 18m flight time, 187nm

EBBR (Brussels) to EGCC (Manchester) Mooney M20 Bravo, 2h 05m flight time, 289nm

[as176andre]

Hi All, Great to fly home for the holidays again, always fun to have this, had to make a few repositioning flights to position my Citation to VABB.

My flights for this year:

EPWA - LFST LOT Polish Airlines A320
EPWA/15 LOLS6D LOLSI T174 KORUP Z220 KOBUS P31 RIKLU Z715 ANELA N869 TEDGO L607 UTABA UM164 LUPEN LUPE6V LFST/SAV.D23
LFST - EBBR Agean Aviation S.A. A320
LFST/23 GTQ8H GTQ DCT SORAL UN853 IBERA N853 DIK N852 LNO LNO5A EBBR/REMBA.I01
EBBR - VABB Singapore Airlines Cargo 747-8F
EBBR/07R NIK3V NIK L191 VICOT N873 EKROS L980 PAM L620 SUVOX Z718 OSN L980 SAS L986 LUXAR L984 NIROV M991 OLGIN B494 STW A837 MOTEG N23 ULDUS N319 ZDN G208 PG G210 KC A791 TELEM Z10 LAXOM W74 HSR W144 IPNIB R458 BOFIN VABB/BOFIN.D14
VABB - VTBS Citation X
VABB/27 ANOL2A MELAX L505 BUSBO L301 PASTO WILA3D VTBS/LACOS.I01LZ

Merry Christmas

Thanks Tom

[Lairyliam]

Gosh, - Have to remember where i parked my Cessna first! (last flown last christmas) - and then try and work out how to get to it with a crew pass...

Note to self, I should really park it at a big ol-international airport!!!

Flights all planned, need to move the cessna first, but.

LEIB - EGGD - EGMC - LIME - EIDW - LRCL - EGMC - EGNS
Cessna Crew P Sched Personal