The Seattle ARTCC is currently seeking mentors to help with a large influx of new students who have arrived in the last couple of weeks. As of this posting we are seeing on average 40+ training requests pending everyday, and conducting 90 + hours a month with the staff we currently have in training.  We are open to those who are qualified to Mentor per our SOP (Must hold and S2 rating, mature attitude, and no history of bad behavior) even if they are outside of our ARTCC. ZSE offers a wide variety of airspace however it is not extremely complex and is easy to learn. 

If you are interested please contact Tony Jeppesen ZSE Training Administrator at [email protected].   

Yesterday we received some feedback from a controller from another ARTCC that lets just say was less than positive.  I'm all about leaving feedback and receiving it as an ATM.  As an ATM its one of my best tools to see what pilots are experiencing from my controllers.  However there is a point negative feedback can be taken to far, here is a list of things I think about before I click submit on the feedback form.

Things to consider before pressing that submit button on the feedback form:

Did the controller get me where I was going with no or minimal delay and without conflict?

Was their attitude professional and positive?

Is the controller a student working on a rating and therefore made some mistakes?

If the experience was negative what facts do I have to present in my feedback? How can I deliver that in a positive manner?

Is my feedback going to help the controller and the ARTCC as whole to improve my experience while flying there?

Did I have fun?

There is most likely many more questions you could ask yourself prior to leaving feedback.  We need to remember that 99 percent of us here are amateurs who do this for fun and as a hobby and we are bound to make mistakes; especially because if your like me and you spend 8 hours a day at your real job, at school or doing our real world daily lives.  We do not control 8 hours a day 5 days a week as a real world controller so to expect perfection is surely to be a disappointment for you.

As an ATM my message to all is I welcome, and encourage all feedback whether it be positive or negative.  I need the feedback its one of my most valuable tools.

Leaving feedback that reflects an attitude of arrogance, mean, hurtful, or is a flat out personal attack on someone is never welcomed or helpful.  So I ask think before you click submit, I want your feedback I just want it to help not hinder.

Are you locked into a dead end VA? Are you looking to step out on the horizon and take on more responsibility then flying? Do you have what it takes to be a leader? We just may have position for you as a Domicile Manager!

vUnited Airlines is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill 7 Domicile Manager position in Los Angles, Newark, Houston, Denver, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Cleveland.  

vUnited Offers:
Customized ACARS, where our Virtual Pilots can communicate with each other.
UAL Training Center, where members can gain knowledge and experience about aviation as a whole.
Monthly Communications with Member (vUnited Contrails).
Monthly Group Events to enhance group participation. (Featuring our Integrated Event System)
Teamspeak Voice Client, where members can communicate with each other.
vUAL Online Store, where members can purchase UAL branded apparel and etc.
Internal Email System to communicate with the operations and other members.
Internal Award System, where the organization would award members on a variety of topics.
Internal Forum and Blog
Internal Flight Server, it would be use for internal training for online flying purposes.  

If you are interested please visit our website http://virtualua.org and click on the careers link or email Tony Jeppesen at [email protected]

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