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Messages - Clay Brock

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News / Re: Atlanta's New Air Traffic Manager
« on: November 28, 2018, 08:31:16 AM »
Congrats Meg Brock! Keep the last name alive; I know you’ll do great!

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General Discussion / Re: need help
« on: November 07, 2018, 01:05:16 PM »
Nice choice  ;)

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News / Re: ZHU Appoints New Facility Engineer
« on: November 07, 2018, 01:03:20 PM »
Congrats! If you ever have questions or want some help/advice, feel free to ask!

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Yes! Please turn the aircraft BEFORE you readback. Aviate, navigate, communicate. All too often, I see people blowing through the LOC because they take too much time reading back the approach clearance, and not turning the airplane.

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I have been a controller at Fort Worth for the last 3 years. The controller who gave you this new routing was in the wrong. If you filed KDAL->KTYR via HUBBARD9 departure TYR transition, then there should have never been any change. Yes, HANUH is a departure gate, but so is CLARE. Since HUBB9 TYR goes through CLARE, the controller shouldn't have given a reroute. If you were wondering, HANUH is essentially the RNAV corresponding departure gate to CLARE. I'm not sure what was going through this controller's mind when he routed you through 2 departure gates that are almost on top of each other. If he wanted to route you via the RNAV corresponding point HANAH, the controller should have just issued the KUSSO5 departure.

For future reference, when filing a SID in your flight plan, you do not have to type out every point in the SID. You can simply type the same of the SID (HUBB9) *space* the transition (TYR). So instead of filing "HUBB9 CLARE ROCKK TYR" it should just be "HUBB9 TYR"

I'm sorry about your confusing experience. You did your homework right. If you are ever confused about a routing, it never hurts to ask.

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Events / Re: vZAU VatVenture 2018
« on: July 28, 2018, 05:07:28 PM »
WOW! Just WOW! What an amazing event! Thank you so much to everyone who flew in, and also showed support for the FSX Blue Angels. That was probably the most fun I've ever had controlling on the network! We had over 20 airplanes on the ground to watch the show, and countless arrivals during the event. What a truly perfect example of a community coming together to create something spectacular. Thanks again to everyone that flew in, and we'll see you on the scopes next year!

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Events / Re: vZAU VatVenture 2018
« on: July 25, 2018, 10:46:10 PM »
I was unaware of any VATSIM rules prohibiting the closure of airspace during my prior posts, and I am sorry for adding to the confusion of this thread.
Ryan said it the best: "Out of respect (CoC A.1) for their group, we ask that you park up on the grass and enjoy the show, just as pilots in the real world would do."

For those who are wondering why I am so involved in this post, let me explain:

On July 2nd, in the event forum, Nick Warren asked if there would be an Oshkosh 2018 event. After a few days with no response, I asked Jamar Finch, the EC of ZAU (And a good friend), if OSH 18' was planned. He said that it was not on his radar, but he would love to hold the event again. Since Jamar was not there for last year's event, and I was, he asked if I would help him out in making VatVenture 2018. I helped explain how Oshkosh works in the real world, and how he could improve the realism for VatVenture from last year. He was grateful for my help and put up an amazing event and NOTAM packet in the forums on the SAME DAY we talked. Later on, I contacted Jamar about a unique way to spice up the event from last year by having the FSX Blue Angels perform at Oshkosh during the event on the network. He was really supportive of my idea, so I went to an old friend from the FSX Blue Angels, named Ben, and asked if he and his team would like to participate in VatVenture 2018. He was also very fond of this unique opportunity, so I set up a meeting time with Jamar, Ben, and myself to hash out the details of how the demonstration would be integrated into VatVenture 2018. At the end of this meeting, it was my understanding that OSH would close to traffic at the end of the event (2100z), so that the FSX Blue Angels could perform while connected to the live network. (At the time we didn't know that closing OSH would be against VATSIM regulations). Pilots could view the demo by being connected to VATSIM, and parked on the grass or ramp at OSH.

Since I was one of the few people with this knowledge, I felt that I could help by answering some of the questions posed by members in this forum. Evidently, I should not have provided answers to these questions, as I am just "some visiting controller" who doesn't know anything about this event.

I will concede that this issue could've been handled better by having Jamar answer questions based on information discussed in the meeting, rather than myself. In the future I will make sure to let the ARTCC field questions regarding their event, no matter how much affiliation I have.

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Events / Re: vZAU VatVenture 2018
« on: July 25, 2018, 03:37:58 PM »
That's funny.But I am not an ATM, and neither are the other 675 people who have viewed this announcement and may be flying in or out that day.  I think Luke asks a valid question and deserves to be answered.  What will happen to the pilots waiting to depart?  What will happen to the pilots already in the air?  The NOTAM said pilots should expect delays.  Does that mean arriving flights, should expect to be assigned a HOLD some time during their arrival?
I asked Luke personally if he was joking about this question on teamspeak, and relayed his response to Jamar before he made the "ATM Exemption" post:

<14:35:45> "Clay Brock": on your last post for the OSH event
<14:35:52> "Clay Brock": were you kidding?
<14:35:57> "Luke Kakert": yes lol
<14:36:04> "Clay Brock": ok
<14:36:23> "Clay Brock": sorry, just the sarcasm doesn't come across as easily in writing
<14:36:49> "Luke Kakert": but i am 100% sure there are going to be people that wont like the "airport is closed" part
<14:36:55> "Luke Kakert": i was just trying to be funny
<14:37:06> "Luke Kakert": and alot of people cant take a joke on here anymore


I do see the validity in the question though , so here is the answer, as stated previously:
KOSH airport will close to traffic at 2100z, and the FSX Blue Angels will start their modified demo at that time.

Out of respect to the FSX Blue Angels, we will not allow pilots to depart or arrive KOSH until the demonstration is over. Unless an emergency is declared, KOSH will be closed for the duration of the FSXBA demo. Pilots will have 4 whole hours to fly in with ATC, and if they cannot make the airport in that amount of time, then they will have to divert, or reconnect on the ground at OSH to watch the demonstration.


In regards these final questions:
how are people supposed to be able to see this demonstration you have planned?  Will everyone have to be using vPilot and model matching in order to see it?  Sign on to utube or something?

Pilots will be able to see the FSX Blue Angel demo by being connected to VATSIM on the ground at KOSH. No specific pilot client is required to watch the demonstration, but model matching will be at the pilot's discretion. As far as I'm aware, the FSXBA team will connect to the network under the type code "F18". People can set up model matching as necessary using this information.
Note that FSX vPilot users should not encounter model matching issues, as FSX has a default F18, and vPilot uses airplanes in the sim for model matching



I hope this post clears up most of the confusion, and if there are any other questions, please feel free to ask.

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News / Re: Daniel Hawton VATUSA 6 announces retirement
« on: May 24, 2018, 08:27:35 AM »
Thank you so much Daniel for the time and effort that you put into VATUSA. You will be missed!

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Events / Re: FNO Fly Sacramento! [1700PST-2100PST]
« on: May 19, 2018, 03:16:59 PM »
I recorded the majority of the event under a tracon and tower view.

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Events / Re: May The 4th Be With You FNO
« on: May 04, 2018, 10:25:25 PM »
Here is a time lapse of my flight analysis. It starts overhead the JHAWK intersection on the edge of the MCI TRACON at 8:15PM, and ends at 9:45PM. The video was compressed 128x in the sim, and an additional 8x in post editing. The total time from JHAWK to touchdown was about 1hr and 30mins

Link to time lapse: https://gyazo.com/b466bd2660d6f91c3aaac6af76fc4dd5

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News / Re: ZFW has a new Training Administrator!
« on: April 25, 2018, 03:10:35 PM »
Congrats Brandon! I remember when you were just an S3, and that was only 2 months ago! Like others have said, look how far you've come in such a short period of time! Good luck running the training department at ZFW!

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News / Re: VACANT: Honololulu Training Administrator
« on: September 11, 2017, 10:48:54 PM »
Make sure you spell Honolulu right... "VACANT: Honololulu Training Administrator"

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Events / Re: Fort Worth Summer Slam 2017 [Aug 5 1900z-2300z]
« on: August 05, 2017, 09:45:42 PM »
Here is a timelapse of the event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoaXBOAXw9U

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