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Title: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Ryan Drozd on April 25, 2020, 11:34:49 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/TO1JHsL.gif)

Join the Houston ARTCC on 05/28 from 2300z-0400z as we staff up on a Thursday night. This is not an FNO. As the image above says. Actually, it would be bad if this were an FNO. So please, do not confuse this with an FNO. Because clearly, it is not.

It actually takes place on a Thursday. Which is a day before Friday…

and a day after Wednesday.

Obviously.

So, join Houston for our Thursday night event.

Featured TRACONS
KAUS, KSAT, KLCH, KMSY, KBTR, KLFT, KMOB, KGPT, KPOE, KAEX.

Routes are available for booking on https://realops.kermout.us/events/?id=15 if you are unsure of where to fly to/from on a Thursday evening in Houston Airspace... Pilot's please note that routing information will be emailed to you after booking your slot. It is possible your routing will be filtered into your spam folder, in other words, make sure to keep an eye on your spam folder.

See you Thursday.






Not Friday.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Antony Radley on April 26, 2020, 04:22:38 AM
+1 for style points on the name.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Toby Rice on April 26, 2020, 07:52:41 AM
Nice one, Drozd.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Robert Shearman Jr on April 26, 2020, 05:42:58 PM
Jumping on the "This is awesome" bandwagon.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Ryan Drozd on April 26, 2020, 06:30:00 PM
I can only take credit for posting it haha :) Marcus was the one with the brilliant idea!
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Jordan Rash on April 27, 2020, 11:08:49 AM
I like it  :D
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Chris Hadden on April 27, 2020, 02:02:46 PM
Are you sure this isn't an FNO? It looks awfully like it.. It has that smell.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Marcus Miller on April 27, 2020, 06:59:40 PM
Are you sure this isn't an FNO? It looks awfully like it.. It has that smell.

We can assure you, 100%, that this is not an FNO.

The F in FNO stands for Friday.

This event is on a Thursday.

and as you know, Thursday begins with a T... 

Not an F.

So even though this may smell like an FNO, it is in fact, not.


Other things that might smell like an FNO, but are in fact, not.

1. May 2nd's "The Force of Flight"
2. May 23rd's "Cal Scream."
3. Any ZTL Event.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Shane O'Neill on April 28, 2020, 12:40:20 PM
This is brilliant
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Zackaria Bomenir on April 28, 2020, 12:43:13 PM
Other things that might smell like an FNO, but are in fact, not.

3. Any ZTL Event.

What if it's on a friday?
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Marcus Miller on April 28, 2020, 01:57:53 PM
Other things that might smell like an FNO, but are in fact, not.

3. Any ZTL Event.

What if it's on a friday?

Well, obviously the way you spelled friday was with a lowercase f. Which is different from the acronomatic F that would be found in the Acronym FNO. So, really it's completely different.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Toby Rice on April 28, 2020, 02:34:53 PM
*IQ points rapidly dropping*
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Ryan Parry on April 29, 2020, 08:15:15 AM
We use GMT time in aviation.

The event times shown are in GMT.

The event starts at 2300 GMT on a Thursday, but ends at 0400 GMT on a Friday.

1 hour is done on a Thursday, 3 hours are done on a Friday.

This is in fact an event being held on a Friday, and thus an FNO.

/thread
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Toby Rice on April 29, 2020, 09:19:00 AM
We use GMT time in aviation.

The event times shown are in GMT.

The event starts at 2300 GMT on a Thursday, but ends at 0400 GMT on a Friday.

1 hour is done on a Thursday, 3 hours are done on a Friday.

This is in fact an event being held on a Friday, and thus an FNO.

/thread

Technically, it would be a FMO (Friday Morning Operation).

The term "night" (for the purposes of morning vs. night) implies PM, or anything after 1200.

So for all practical purposes, it's a ThNO/FMO event.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Marcus Miller on April 29, 2020, 09:30:05 AM
We use GMT time in aviation.

The event times shown are in GMT.

The event starts at 2300 GMT on a Thursday, but ends at 0400 GMT on a Friday.

1 hour is done on a Thursday, 3 hours are done on a Friday.

This is in fact an event being held on a Friday, and thus an FNO.

/thread

Technically, it would be a FMO (Friday Morning Operation).

The term "night" (for the purposes of morning vs. night) implies PM, or anything after 1200.

So for all practical purposes, it's a ThNO/FMO event.

+1
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Zachary Lane on May 03, 2020, 12:52:29 PM
Looking forward to see how this works. However, will this replace an actual FNO?
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Antony Radley on May 03, 2020, 11:25:00 PM
Im starting to suspect this is an FNO ... as CH put it - it has that familiar smell :P
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Marcus Miller on May 08, 2020, 04:17:58 PM
Im starting to suspect this is an FNO ... as CH put it - it has that familiar smell :P

I am worried about the number of people who are smelling their computer monitors.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Chris Hadden on May 08, 2020, 06:39:23 PM
Im starting to suspect this is an FNO ... as CH put it - it has that familiar smell :P

I am worried about the number of people who are smelling their computer monitors.

....
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Antony Radley on May 09, 2020, 11:47:28 PM
Im starting to suspect this is an FNO ... as CH put it - it has that familiar smell :P

I am worried about the number of people who are smelling their computer monitors.

I wouldn't worry - feel free to try it.
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Zachary Beard on May 22, 2020, 07:54:20 PM
WE'RE ALL SUSPICIOUS
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Marcus Miller on May 25, 2020, 03:51:11 PM
Just a reminder that ZHU's Definitely Not an FNO event is THIS Thursday!   Be sure to sign up for a flight slot if you want. https://realops.kermout.us/events/?id=15 (https://realops.kermout.us/events/?id=15)

Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Marcus Miller on May 28, 2020, 11:03:48 PM
Thanks for coming everyone! We had a great time!!

An image before things started to get busy.
(https://i.gyazo.com/8d7730939c412cb4c5456359305ae0d0.png)

Stay tuned for the timelapse!
Title: Re: Definitely Not An FNO
Post by: Charan Kumar on May 29, 2020, 02:13:41 AM
Marcus, man did you take the screenshot in the 15 mts I took a coffee break. I was there the entire 4hrs .. ;D... seriously tho, loved it, excellent staffing. Got to fly across and back. It definitely wasn’t like the FNO...no crazy traffic at one airport. Good traffic, but space for all. Nice idea .