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General Discussion / American Virtual Airlines' 11th Birthday Bash
« on: June 02, 2012, 05:59:49 PM »
I appreciate the sentiment.
-RG
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NOTAMs / New ZDC ATM Appointed
« on: June 02, 2012, 08:47:56 AM »
Congrats buddy! You'll do great!
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Test Not reassigned
« on: May 21, 2012, 07:18:32 PM »
It's exactly 7 days from when you took it... so if you took it at 11pm, you'll have to wait until 11pm for it to reassign.
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NOTAMs / New ZID ATM appointed
« on: May 18, 2012, 11:29:39 AM »
Congratulations Gerry! Enjoy the position!
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General Discussion / Next step for training.
« on: May 04, 2012, 07:58:10 PM »
The welcome email from ZHU should explain the process moving forward. Take any questions you have to them.
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Controlling the Arrivals
« on: February 23, 2012, 07:46:15 PM »Quote from: Tim Farrell
Agreed if busy. If you read my first post. The scenario was little or no traffic!!!!
I am seriously confused. If you get pulled off of the arrival for a shortcut for your approach, you'd be upset about that?
This happens ALL the time in the RW.
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General Discussion / Thank You and Farewell!
« on: February 20, 2012, 02:38:30 PM »
Thanks Alex! Hope you have a great retirement!
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The Control Room Floor / Need C1s for an Event
« on: December 22, 2011, 06:54:06 PM »
I should be there. Shoot me an email with what you need.
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General Discussion / C3 Rating
« on: December 22, 2011, 06:51:51 AM »
Can we just let this thread die already...
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General Discussion / C3 Rating
« on: November 30, 2011, 08:27:25 PM »
Per regs you cannot remove a rating from a controller (instructors being an exception).. so now what to do?
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General Discussion / Proof that the VATUSA exam questions are misleading
« on: November 27, 2011, 11:00:52 AM »Quote from: Isak Moebius
I am not saying that 7110.65 should not be read. If you feel like you want to read it then fine that's your prerogative.
Yes, you are. Remember what you just said?
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]This in mind the 7110.65 should be irrelevant to my hobby and not important.[/quote]
Stop trying to kid yourself.
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]My point to make is that the wording of the questions above and the questions themselves should really only be focused on how the positions work on VATSIM. For example the Approach Controller Primary Function: On VATSIM the APP controller also controls Departure and that is how it is taught in my ARTCC from what I hear almost every other ARTCC. So when I come into a test with practical training and experience on the APP controller position and see the word Approach Controller it is obvious to assume that the APP controller is controlling both positions because well VATUSA is a VATSIM controller training environment and none of this training should be used for real life controller training as the disclaimer states.[/quote]
Please stop trying to justify your answer to that question. It won't work. Just because you do things that way in Seattle doesn't mean that everyone does it that way.
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]When there are questions on the test that pertain more to real life operations next to questions that pertain more to the VATSIM environment it can be misleading.[/quote]
Namely?
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]I would think that VATUSA cannot assume that everyone will read the 7110.65 or even have knowledge of it for that matter. So in the same light I would naturally think that even though the training material may be based of the 7110.65 in some form or another that the test questions would only pertain to the material found on the VATUSA site.[/quote]
By going through the training program, your instructors absolutely should have brought up what the 7110.65 is. If not, then I think that there is a problem. They don't have to teach it word for word, but at least bring it up and make sure that the student is aware of the document. That way, if the student has questions, they'll go to the document and look it up.
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]Most of the questions do yes however some don't and as Skylar said going to the 7110.65 for help on answers could end up making me select the wrong answer anyway.[/quote]
I honestly cannot think of anything that is in the VATUSA material that isn't in the 7110.65. The only thing that has changed in the last year (or so) is "line up and wait". Granted I haven't taken the tests in a long time, but I doubt that something would have tied you up.
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]My point isn't to say that the 7110.65 is worthless its just to say that the wording of the questions can be confusing and cause one to answer incorrectly. Which I admit can be test taker error in many and probably most cases.[/quote]
I'm going with test taker error.
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General Discussion / Proof that the VATUSA exam questions are misleading
« on: November 26, 2011, 08:52:39 PM »
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]Regarding the 7110.65. This is a hobby of simulation controlling. I am not paid to do this, and I never would fathom that I would become an ATC in real life. This in mind the 7110.65 should be irrelevant to my hobby and not important. I haven't even read the first sentence of the 7110.65 and I don't particularly care to.[/quote]
Alright guys, everyone stop using the 7110.65. Since we aren't real controllers, we can't base anything off a real document.
How would we say callsigns? We can't use the 7320.2 (Contractions), so it looks like we are spelling things out. Wait! We can't do that! Those are defined in the 7110.65.
Man.. we are so screwed. Time to shut it down.
If you are so passionate about this hobby (which you appear to be, seeing as you want to progress super quickly), then maybe take a look at what our RL counterparts do and maybe you'll get a better understanding of why they do it and why you should to. Simply going blind and following a virtual instruction guide may not always be the best option. I'll give you the point that the guide is in need of some TLC, but that doesn't mean you can't look for the answers elsewhere.
/rant
Alright guys, everyone stop using the 7110.65. Since we aren't real controllers, we can't base anything off a real document.
How would we say callsigns? We can't use the 7320.2 (Contractions), so it looks like we are spelling things out. Wait! We can't do that! Those are defined in the 7110.65.
Man.. we are so screwed. Time to shut it down.
If you are so passionate about this hobby (which you appear to be, seeing as you want to progress super quickly), then maybe take a look at what our RL counterparts do and maybe you'll get a better understanding of why they do it and why you should to. Simply going blind and following a virtual instruction guide may not always be the best option. I'll give you the point that the guide is in need of some TLC, but that doesn't mean you can't look for the answers elsewhere.
/rant