First off, I think the idea of Vatsim is pretty amazing. I started flying with Vatsim some over the past few months...just here and there. I fly mainly low and slow VFR aircraft from smaller fields. So my time in Vatsim has been somewhat limited because it doesn't seem to cater to that. But my time has been super enjoyable when timing works to have controllers in areas and positions that apply to me.

That said, I think the structure of information makes an unnecessarily high barrier of entry. There are bits of information scattered all over the place without a clear path for getting started and progressing. That mess of disorganized bits of info seems to especially apply to the process of becoming a controller. I'm really interested in towering a small GA airport because I think there are others like me that would enjoy flying a Cessna from something other than a major international airport.

The problem is that I can't find the information for what the process looks like to getting started. I've tried. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

EDIT: Just to be clear, I know about the link in "Join Us" that says to go complete all the "Block 1" stuff, etc. The problem is that 30 seconds into the first video, it says something about "Click the link in the email that you would have received..." So obviously there is something that has to happen before that in order for me to receive this email and to have this link to go download the software (which the whole video is about how to setup the video, so without the link it doesn't make any sense to start going through it).

Thanks!