Its that "TIME" Again!

[JG26_Scannon]

Daylight Savings Time transitions are upon us once again. I will replicate an old post generated to provide direction for the upcoming schedule changes.

As follows with some paraphrasing:

The intent behind honoring the three specific geographical locations of participants with specific "days" was to allow the respective areas to dictate scheduling preference on their assigned day.
Wednesday Mission – North America
Saturday Mission – Australia/New Zealand
Sunday Mission - European
Therefore the overall schedule will cater to the specifics of the area designated on that days mission.

North America Daylight Saving Time Start and End Dates
Year / Begins at 2 a.m./ Ends at 2 a.m.
2012/ March 11/ November 4
2013/ March 10/ November 3
2014/ March 09/ November 2
Note: Arizona, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe Daylight Saving Time.

European Summer Time Start and End Dates
Year / Begins at 1 a.m./ Ends at 1 a.m.
2012/ March 25/ October 28
2013/ March 31/ October 27
2014/ March 30/ October 26

Australian Daylight Saving Time End and Start Dates
Year / Ends at 2 a.m. / Starts at 2 a.m.
2012/ April 1/ October 7
2013/ April 7/ October 6
2014/ Aprill 6/ October 5

Here is how the changes will evolve:

North American DST implemented 3/11/2012 2:00 AM

Sunday Mission 3/11/2012: North American contingent will start at 4:00 PM Eastern DST; Euro and Australian contigents will be unaffected.

Wednesday 3/14/2012: North American contingent observes their 9:00 PM start time; Euro and Australian Will need to adjust one hour earlier!

Saturday Mission 3/17/2012: North American contingent starts one hour later at 8:30 AM Eastern DST; Euro and Australian contingents will be unnaffected.

Sunday Mission 3/18/2012: North American contingent will start at 4:00 PM Eastern DST; Euro and Australian contingents will be unaffected.

Wednesday 3/21/2012: North American contingent observes their 9:00 PM start time; Euro and Australian Will need to adjust one hour earlier!

Saturday Mission 3/24/2012: North American contingent starts one hour later at 8:30 AM Eastern DST; Euro and Australian contingents will be unaffected.

European Summer Time implemented 3/25/2012 1:00 AM

Sunday Mission 3/25/2012: North American contingent will start back at 3:00 PM Eastern DST; Euro will start at the usual 9:00 PM (Central European Time) and Australian contingent will need to adjust one hour later (those that adjust, my apologies to those that do not change).

Wednesday 3/28/2012: North American contingent observes their 9:00 PM Eastern DST start time; Euro will be back in sync starting at 3:00 AM Central European Summer Time and Australian Will need to adjust one hour earlier!

Saturday Mission 3/31/2012: North American contingent starts one hour earlier at 6:30 AM Eastern DST; Euro will be starting at 3:00 PM Central European Summer Time and Australian contingents will start one hour earlier.


Australian Standard Time implemented 4/01/2012 2:00 AM

Aussies switch from DST to Standard time....

Sunday Mission 4/01/2012:


Wednesday 4/04/2012:


Saturday Mission 3/31/2012:


(computing)

[1javasjonnie]

European Summer Time implemented 3/25/2012 1:00 AM

Sunday Mission 3/25/2012: North American contingent will start back at 3:00 PM Eastern DST; Euro will start at the usual 9:00 PM (Central European Time) and Australian contingent will need to adjust one hour earlier.

Wednesday 3/28/2012: North American contingent observes their 9:00 PM Eastern DST start time; Euro will be back in sync starting at 3:00 AM Central European Summer Time and Australian Will need to adjust one hour earlier!

Saturday Mission 3/31/2012: North American contingent starts one hour earlier at 6:30 AM Eastern DST; Euro will be starting at 3:00 AM Central European Summer Time and Australian contingents will start one hour earlier.

The saturday mission for central European time is 3 PM, not 3 AM.

Thanks for working this out btw.

[JG26_Scannon]

Thanks for the heads up!

I will fix it!

[II/JG77Hawk_5]

Sat March 17th mission was attempted to start at our usual 11:30PM AEST and was eventually underway around 45mins late. Checking the world clock just before start time however showed that east coast US was 8:30AM at the time not 6:30AM as you calculated.
Is this why so many missed mission?

I will get up early and build mission for the Sunday night 21:00Hrs CET start time and as that is 10Hrs behind AEST that is a 7:00AM start time here and still the same until Europe goes to summer time.

[JG26_Scannon]

You are correct sir..... times will be tweaked once again. sorry Hayzee didn't mean to deprive you of some sleep!

[LW/JG10_Luny]

Last Saturaday I ran so happy to the desktop-cockpit at 14:45 thinking the mission would start at 15:00 GMT.
_5 was gentle enough not to laugh about when I told him on TS.
I understood Saturday's mission will start at 03:00 PM GMT.... but March 30th, not 17th....

[ikey]

Luny , Sat missions have always been fixed at 2030hrs Western Australia Standard time. Our side of the country doesnt have DST . Currently I believe CET is 7 hours behind us(West Aus) going by the worldclock.
No matter what the rest of Australia does with its time just calculate to the West & you wont go wrong.

[LW/JG10_Luny]

Thank you Ikey. Was the first Saturday I was able to fly...

[JG26_Scannon]

Reminder : Euro changes to DST 1:00 AM, March 25th!

Mar 18, 2012 3:30:12 GMT -5 II/JG77Hawk_5 said:

Sat March 17th mission was attempted to start at our usual 11:30PM AEST and was eventually underway around 45mins late. Checking the world clock just before start time however showed that east coast US was 8:30AM at the time not 6:30AM as you calculated.
Is this why so many missed mission?

I will get up early and build mission for the Sunday night 21:00Hrs CET start time and as that is 10Hrs behind AEST that is a 7:00AM start time here and still the same until Europe goes to summer time.

_5

Euro changes to DST March 25, 1:00 AM - approx 6 hours from this post. I am assuming you will roll ahead one hour for Sunday mission building to target 8:00 until you need to fall back one hour when Aussies go to standard time. Please confirm that you understand it this way as well.

North American participants will need to roll back to the 3:00 AM EST start time if I understand it correctly.