The sim starts last week and runs thru 2010 at roughly 4 months/second.
Minimum tilt before the crossing (0.8°) ended 05 Jan. The rings reopen to 4.2° in May, and finally close toward the actual ring plane crossing in September.
The 'double-dipping' logistics are shown in this animation from Saturn's gap looking back at Earth and the inner Solar system from Jan-Sep 09.
http://tinyurl.com/8wtq7a
Saber Does The Stars at
www.astronomyblogs.com/member/saberscorpx