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News / Re: ZAU has a new DATM
« on: December 30, 2018, 05:34:30 AM »
Congrats Jackson!
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News / Re: New DATM at Indianapolis
« on: December 16, 2018, 09:12:06 PM »
Thanks for all the support! Look forward to working with you all.
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Events / Re: FNO: Indianapolis
« on: September 05, 2018, 12:41:17 PM »
This event is a couple days away and we look forward to seeing you all there! Pilots are encouraged to download the most current scenery from our website. https://www.zidartcc.org/index.php/pilots/pilot-downloads.
Pilots can also familiarize themselves with KIND operations here. https://www.zidartcc.org/index.php/pilots/operations/indy
See you all Friday Night!
Pilots can also familiarize themselves with KIND operations here. https://www.zidartcc.org/index.php/pilots/operations/indy
See you all Friday Night!
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The Control Room Floor / Re: Entering airspace of En-route controllers
« on: April 29, 2018, 08:26:09 PM »
If you know that there is a controller on you should go ahead and check in with that controller. When you check in just give the nearest VOR to your current location so the controllers can find you easier.
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The Control Room Floor / Re: New Member
« on: March 21, 2017, 06:50:10 PM »
Hi Odin, I'm the webmaster for ZID. First of all welcome to ZID and I look forward to meeting you soon. As Russell mentioned, be on the lookout for an email from David Stone. I have activated your account on the website.
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The Flight Deck / Re: How/Why/When of Initial Contact w/ ATC (A look at COC)
« on: March 17, 2017, 09:32:05 PM »On an unrelated note, I wonder how many (if any) "average joe" pilots around the network are reading this thread. The question isn't what does the COC say, it's why don't many pilots know that they are supposed to be aware of the rules. What's the point of spending all that time writing rules if nobody is going to be required to follow them?
I've always been of the opinion new members should have to pass an exam on the PRC material and at the end of that exam it should advertise the various ATO's and encourage them to seek out Pilot ratings. I believe it would really help this network in both pilot quality and general knowledge of the rules etc.
I have been following this thread and I have to agree with Ryan that new pilots should have some sort of exam to be able to fly on the network. Last time I checked wasn't the P1 rating just a test based on the PRC and was administered through vatsim? If this was the cause maybe we could require pilots to have a P1 rating to fly and give them options to pursue furthing ratings if they choose to?
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General Discussion / Re: ATC Coverage Times
« on: March 16, 2017, 08:43:34 AM »
To answer your first question, most of the time we log on when we have time and it doesn't follow to much of a schedule. I believe some ARTCCs do post a schedule for when some controllers will be online outside of an event. As a general rule of thumb, controllers will be on for at least an hour. There was another thread similar to this which you can take a look at https://www.vatusa.net/forums/index.php?topic=5251.0
To answer your second qustion, the simple answer is not everyone is rated to do enroute control. We have to go through training to get certified for each position (Delivery/ground, Tower, TRACON, and Enroute).
To answer your second qustion, the simple answer is not everyone is rated to do enroute control. We have to go through training to get certified for each position (Delivery/ground, Tower, TRACON, and Enroute).