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General Discussion / Re: Release of Denver API
« on: January 13, 2019, 02:10:01 PM »
Very cool tech! Good work!
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News / Re: Atlanta's New Air Traffic Manager
« on: November 30, 2018, 12:54:21 AM »
Congrats Meg!
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The Control Room Floor / Re: Metering on the Network
« on: March 17, 2018, 06:18:27 PM »... I think VATUSA has to own it and do it week in & week out. We have no fancy software and the number of variables we deal with exceed those in the real world. Its going to take trial and error to build some proficiency. It's also going to require some people sitting out of the fun of actual controlling.
Having each ARTCC attempt to do it 3-4 times a year isn't going to cut it, in my opinion. I doubt anyone is going to volunteer to be the TMU for every event.
I think it depends on the size and activity of the facility. As Jeremy has pointed out previously - we at ZNY already do this on our own. We talk to our neighbors and have found a good working relationship that in most cases work very well. You don't need to get VATUSA involved - just talk to your neighbors and create an agreement on how you want to deal with the issue.
Yeah, it's not going to solve the aircraft flying cross country from LAX to JFK for a JFK FNO, but those we can plan for, it's the short pop-up flights that typically cause an issue and those your neighbors can deal with.
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General Discussion / Re: Clarification on VATSIM COC Section B Sub Section 4
« on: August 18, 2017, 12:39:42 PM »
From a controllers perspective:
I deal with a lot of new pilots when I'm controlling in New York. Most if not all of them don't know what a class B airspace is, and they absolutely don't know what a mode C veil is. I have pilots flying around ZNY in the middle of the approach paths into the airports squawking standby. The problem is that they don't know the altitude restrictions of the B and when to stay below it, and when I don't see their altitudes because they are squawking standby, I have to switch radar modes to verify that the pilot is not too high and going to crash into another aircraft.
Real world, I could in most cases trust that the pilot is going to stay below the B and not worry about it - on VATSIM, I can't do that because we don't have any forced pilot training. So what is the alternative? Well, I text the pilots squawking standby and ask them to squawk C, so I at least don't have to switch radar modes to tower mode to see their altitude.
I deal with a lot of new pilots when I'm controlling in New York. Most if not all of them don't know what a class B airspace is, and they absolutely don't know what a mode C veil is. I have pilots flying around ZNY in the middle of the approach paths into the airports squawking standby. The problem is that they don't know the altitude restrictions of the B and when to stay below it, and when I don't see their altitudes because they are squawking standby, I have to switch radar modes to verify that the pilot is not too high and going to crash into another aircraft.
Real world, I could in most cases trust that the pilot is going to stay below the B and not worry about it - on VATSIM, I can't do that because we don't have any forced pilot training. So what is the alternative? Well, I text the pilots squawking standby and ask them to squawk C, so I at least don't have to switch radar modes to tower mode to see their altitude.
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The Control Room Floor / Re: Visit VATUSA
« on: February 16, 2017, 12:21:50 PM »
Hi James.
Yes you can! Go to the VATUSA frontpage and look for the facility you want to visit. You don't apply to VATUSA as a visitor per se, but join the individual facility. Go to the facility website for the one you want to join and look for the policies and instructions on how to join the facility as a visitor.
Yes you can! Go to the VATUSA frontpage and look for the facility you want to visit. You don't apply to VATUSA as a visitor per se, but join the individual facility. Go to the facility website for the one you want to join and look for the policies and instructions on how to join the facility as a visitor.
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The Flight Deck / Preferred RWYs question
« on: February 08, 2010, 04:37:40 PM »
Just remember SKORR1 is only valid off rwy 31.