AIRSOURCE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2024 EVENT!

[AS 2 Tom Little]

EVENT STARTED 17 NOV 2024

AirSource members - Clean your cabins and extend the airstairs to board this fine event! 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!



2024 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS EVENT
One time v-payment for arrivals to your HOME AIRPORT; effective 17 Nov 2024 - 31 Dec 2024, 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*
For this years event, earn a special logbook journal entry in your logbook by performing the special crew pass flight - see below!

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 by making your first stop in Valkenburg, Netherlands (Nearest airport EHBK - Maastricht Aachen Airport) to enjoy the annual Valkenburg Christmas Market and earn a special journal entry in your logbook! https://www.christmastownvalkenburg.com/

To receive a special journal entry in your logbook showing that you attended this event, plan LEG 1 of your trip utilizing the SPECIAL CREW PASS LEAL-EHBK or perform any valid flight which arrives to Maastricht Aachen Airport - EHBK. *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. (flight #1 any valid inbound flight to EHBK or use the special crew pass, flight #2 special crew pass departing EHBK to available destinations, flight #3 any scheduled flight, flight #4 any general aviation flight arriving to your home airport.
Our 2024 event photo courtesy of the annual Valkenburg Christmas Market

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Only pilots hired BEFORE 17 Nov 2024 are eligible for this years event.

DO NOT change your home airport on or after 17 Nov 2024! All pilot data has been "frozen" and downloaded as of 00:00 UTC 17 Nov 2024. The home airport you had at that time will be used to determine your eligibility for this event.

Enjoy your flights - and Happy Holidays!

Valkenburg Christmas Market:

[as176andre]

Hi Tom, Norm,

Great event again, I just completed all 4 legs just in time for Thanks Giving.

BTW I added HFTH2024 in all the PIREP notes.

[Greg AS#147]

Well, it is that time of year again and my Home For The Holidays Event is complete. As usual, this is a great event and I have been doing it now every year for the past 23 years. It is always fun to get home once in awhile...lol.

My flights were as follows,

Special Crew pass KMCO to CYYZ
Schedule flight CYYZ to CYOW
General Aviation Flight CYOW to CZBA

Thanks Tom and the crew for having such a great event for all these years here at Air Source.

Merry Christmas all and enjoy...Cheers!!!

[AS 2 Tom Little]

Greg, Andre, glad you enjoyed the event and seems too soon to finish it, maybe we need to extend the length of it LOL!

Merry Christmas and lets hope for a great 2025!

[Greg AS#147]

Greg, Andre, glad you enjoyed the event and seems too soon to finish it, maybe we need to extend the length of it LOL

Just in the right place at the right time Tom.....LOL.

[spotsey]

Hi all,
I'm home for the holidays!!

Flights:
LEAL-EHBK Boeing 737-700. Special Crew Pass for the Christmas Market.
EHBK-EGGW Boeing 737-700. Special Crew Pass.
EGGW-EIDW Boeing 737-700. Scheduled Crew Pass.
EIDW-PASC Lear Jet 45. GA Flight. 3205 Nm,

Thanks for the great event.
Hope you all have a happy Christmas!!
Simon, in Deadhorse, Alaska.

[AS 387 Harry Perkins]

Completed the single journey.

KSCK-KRDD ~164nm.
Home of Record; Redding CA. Happy Holidays!

Thanks for the fun.

[AS37 Norm Edwards]

Home again for this annual event Thanks Tom for setting it up.

My flights:
LEAL-EHBK B738 Special Flight
EHBK-VHHH B744 Crew Pass Flight
VHHH-YSSY B744 Scheduled Flight
YSSY-NZWP Citation X GA Flight

[mwyoder]

Home again for the Holidays!
LEAL-EHBK 738 Special crew pass
EHBK-VHHH 744F Special crew pass
VHHH-KDFW 77W Scheduled flight
KDFW-KSRQ Lear45 GA flight

Thanks for this event.

[Hugh Urquhart]

Home For The Holidays 2024...
Just finished my flights for the series this year as follows
LTBA - EHBK ... the positional flight
EHBK - VHHH ... the special flight
VHHH - KSFO ... the schedule flight
KSFO - CYPK ... the private flight

Just want to say thanks to Tom & his crew for another enjoyable flying series. Can't wait for the next one.
Oh ya and Christmas too! Merry Christmas to ALL the fly boys out there!!!

[Lairyliam]

Hello!

I Made it Home!
LEAL - EHBK Position
EHBK - LEAL Crew Pass.
LEAL - EGNX - Scheduled
EGNX - EGNS - GA Home!

Thanks as always Tom and the team!

a wee "postcard" of the trip. https://ibb.co/xmJJFFW
This is linked to https://imgbb.com/ and is an image of 3 pics taken during the tour.

[Ken Rodriguez]

Thanks for a great time. Enjoyed the event and flying into my home airport is always such a joy!