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The Control Room Floor / Re: Pilot Expectations, cont...
« on: July 06, 2021, 02:29:32 PM »
I definitely think POSCON is on to something when they (a) are building an infrastructure which allows pilots to receive positive or negative feedback just like controllers do, and (b) empower controllers to take immediate action when pilots are disrupting the frequency and/or the flow.

Making those actions subject to review, and to discipline controllers who abuse them -- and making the note that the pilot receives when it happens constructive, encouraging them to fix the issue and try again next time -- those are the challenges.  And they're big ones, which is probably why VATSIM leadership has balked at moving in that kind of direction.

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USA Division Updates / Re: 2021 Mid Year Update
« on: July 06, 2021, 02:19:27 PM »
I don't disagree with anything you just said, Derek, but I do disagree that forcing them to fly General Aviation first is the correct solution.

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The Control Room Floor / Re: Pilot Expectations, cont...
« on: July 06, 2021, 02:16:16 PM »
Zach, I  appreciate the kind words and the mention.  I do think that as a network, VATSIM can do more to point pilots to resources to learn and get started.  And I do think there needs to be some accountability when they refuse to do so.

However, as much of a proponent of General Aviation flying I am, I don't think *forcing* pilots to start with GA is the right move.  The overwhelming majority of VATSIM pilots want to fly airliners because that is what they consider fun and that is what interests them.  Forcing them to first do X-dozen hours of something that they *don't* consider fun and that *doesn't* interest them is not the right way to go.  It's only going to chase them away.

There are thousands upon thousands of perfectly capable virtual airliner pilots on the network on a weekly basis, and many of them have 0.0 hours in anything smaller than 100,000 pounds.   Let's figure out how they got there and encourage the rest of our budding Captains to follow a similar path.   The ones who want to gravitate toward General Aviation will do so, and I think we've proven that we can make that experience super-enjoyable when they do.  But let's not force the ones who don't.

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USA Division Updates / Re: 2021 Mid Year Update
« on: July 06, 2021, 02:05:02 PM »
> "New account good for VFR only.  Track account VFR flight following time, whenever a controller tags a users aircraft with a transponder code for flight following.  Set minimum hours, say 25 hours of VFR flight following in GA pistons.  Next step 25 hours of IFR GA pistons, tracked with controller tagging the user account by assigning the transponder code.  Then unlimited network use."

I am a huge proponent of General Aviation on this network, but I completely flat out disagree that *forcing* pilots who are interested in airline flying (and are not interested in General Aviation flying) to fly General Aviation is the way to go here.  You cannot tell someone who is on this network completely to enjoy what interests them and what they consider fun, that they must first do something that doesn't interest them and they don't consider fun for X number of hours first.  It's just going to send them to other networks.

And many of them, if given the right resources and motivation could become perfectly capable sim airliner pilots without ever once having booted up a plane weighing less than 100,000 pounds.  There are, in fact, thousands upon thousands of pilots on the network on a weekly basis who fit that description exactly.

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Events / Re: [25th June 2359-0400z] Fajita Friday FNO
« on: June 25, 2021, 11:51:31 PM »
Great event tonight.  All of the NorCal and Oakland Center controllers I talked to tonight were fantastic.  I'd leave feedback on their site but it's literally too many controllers to mention.  Thank you!

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General Discussion / Re: Which UNICOM Frequency to Use
« on: May 30, 2021, 04:53:08 PM »
Quote from: Karl Mathias Moberg on May 28, 2021, 04:13:36 PM
There are a few exceptions to 122.8 being used as the sole UNICOM frequency, one is in Brazil, where a different UNICOM frequency is used for certain reasons.
May not be current info:
https://forums.vatsim.net/topic/27260-brazil-unicom/

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News / Re: June 1, 2021
« on: May 28, 2021, 01:27:59 AM »
As always, "old" is a highly relative term... ;-)

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News / Re: June 1, 2021
« on: May 27, 2021, 11:44:03 AM »
New logo teaser, I am guessing?

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General Discussion / Re: Which UNICOM Frequency to Use
« on: May 26, 2021, 03:40:01 AM »
Quote from: Ross Wuerth on May 25, 2021, 01:15:05 PM
In the VATSIM world, when pilots operate at or into or from an airport whilst no ATC is being manned (no Ground, no Tower, no Departure, no Center) at the time, even though it's "normally" a busy major airport such as KLAX, which UNICOM frequency should they use to broadcast to other traffic: the published frequency (e.g. KLAX 122.95, KMIA 123.0) or 122.8? Thank you.
On VATSIM (for the time being) it is ALWAYS 122.8 when at a non-towered field or within controlled airspace that isn't presently staffed.

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Events / Re: VATUSA Presents: Light Up America
« on: May 18, 2021, 04:08:11 PM »
Quote from: Ryan Beattie on May 18, 2021, 02:26:48 PM
This is just Open Mic Night with extra steps.
And vastly different from "no FNO this week so just staff what you want."

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News / Re: ZMA has a new ATM!
« on: May 17, 2021, 01:07:00 PM »
Quote from: Nolan Danziger on May 16, 2021, 11:11:43 AM
Who?
Quote from: Shane Friedman on May 16, 2021, 11:21:02 AM
I am also unfamiliar with who this guy is
Oh if the rest of us could only say the same... ;-)

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Events / Re: [30 Oct 2021 2300-0300z] Flight of the Living Dead
« on: May 10, 2021, 12:08:49 AM »
The naming and theming on this is genius.

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Events / Re: [May 15th, 2300-0300z]Calscream XXI
« on: May 06, 2021, 08:41:41 AM »
Quote from: Ryan Hallenberger on May 02, 2021, 05:14:34 PM
The website won’t let me book a flight
Quote from: Maxim Salikhov on May 02, 2021, 10:53:09 PM
Hey, we are still working on getting all the flights into the website for booking. We'll announce here once its ready. It shouldn't be more than a few days.
Warmer..... waaarrrmmmeeeerrrr.... ;-)

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Simple Insanity / Re: Chick-Fil-A vs. Canes
« on: May 02, 2021, 08:43:25 PM »
Since I live in what socioeconomists refer to as a "Canes desert," it's Chick-fil-A for me.

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Events / Re: Assume there is an Open Mic Night tonight?
« on: May 02, 2021, 07:57:04 AM »
Not to poo-poo the efforts to keep interest up and traffic buzzing throughout the division, but is "Open Mic Night" (i.e. there's no particular focus facility so just staff up whatever you feel like) really that different from a Friday night without a published event (where there's no particular focus facility so presumably we would just staff up whatever we feel like)?

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