Quote from: Shane O'Neill on July 02, 2022, 03:35:24 PM

Everyone was informed and staffing was secured at ZAB.

ZAB was staffed and ready to accommodate, even after the change happened.

Maybe PHX was the better option if you wanted coverage. Not like you could change your origin airport at all. Once you select it days or weeks in advance, it's set in stone and locked in forever.

Evan, we changed to KMIA for our departure because our management felt that it would have been too long of a flight from KPHX, and I do appreciate you being there.

Well one things for sure. Next time I see a request from Scott to staff up, I’m not making an effort the be there.   

No worries, I don't request event staff ups.  And this wasn't a request from me or my VA, it was an announced VATUSA sponsored event.

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To be honest, I did the post here to draw attention to this fact because in the past sending feedback to zma have fallen on deaf ears, or blind eyes.  They were there and available, they knew about it and chose not to staff up.  I know this to be true, because I know people that control in Miami.

And that is perfectly fine. If you believe that people are obligated to staff up for you I'm not sure how to tell you this but you just aren't as important as you think you are.

I don't see anywhere in any of my posts that implies that I believe people are obligated to staff up for "me".  And it was more than just me, there were other American pilots from other VA's, and The Pilot Club.  I would think a VATSIM Staff member would respond more professionally.  I also stated in the OP that MIA did staff up, late, and I praised the other ARTCCs.

VATUSA's sponsored "Fly American" FNO last night was for the most part (75%) a success with the exception of one of the featured airports (departure) KMIA which was not staffed at all, no GND, TWR, APP, or CTR.  There were over 35 departures out of KMIA with no controllers in site.  We at joinava dot org did our best to promote this event, reaching out to other VA's to join, and they did only to log on at KMIA to no ATC.  It was very disappointing and frankly unacceptable.  The other ARTCC's involved (Jacksonville, and DC) did an outstanding job sequencing the aircraft into Philly, and other airports in the area.  ZMA did staff up after more than half of the aircraft had already departed and into ZJX airspace.  IMHO, this was a management issue and should be addressed. 

Not sure whether there is a place for all the ARTCC's to list their designated training airports, but I like on the new website that there is a drop down for "solo certs",  could this also happen for the training airports?

Question: The ATC position which normally selects the runway in use is:
A. DEP
B. GND
C. APP
D. TWR

I could go in to a long discussion as to why, but that should be for interesting reading for you...

Unless something has changed in the VATSIM GRP, and it hasn't been updated on the VATSIM site, solo certs have certaing requirement that I, logged on as a Supervisor have noticed that are not being complied with.  I will not name the ones publically, but the ARTCC ATM's and TA's should make themselves aware of the requirements before allowing students to log on to these positions.  If the requirements are complied with, it eliminates supervisors having to dig looking for these validaitons

Thanks, and just sayin,

Scott

www.vatsim.net/documents/global-ratins-policy

article 4.5

No Bradley, it wasn't.  There are too many variables going on.  Maybe the Atlanta controller HAD to sign off, for whatever reason, because if he had still been there, there would have been a handoff to the appropriate CTR controller, and without pilots knowing which of the two MEM CTR to contact, you pretty much have to wait until they contact you.  And I'm sure the MEM CTR controllers were doing the best they could to catch up with the traffic.  B3 does NOT come into play because I was aware of the ATC, just not which one. And when he did contact me, and I did contact him.  I'm not blaming anyone, just saying that this is the reason I don't fly into FNO's..... too many variables which makes it very frustrating.  And I fail to see pilot error, or poor decision making. 

End of conversation on my part, make any other comments as you see fit.  Good night!