31
News / Re: New DATM at Cleveland
« on: March 22, 2023, 01:00:49 AM »
Congrats Noah!
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
32
News / Houston Has a New ATM!
« on: March 07, 2023, 11:40:59 AM »
Please join me in welcoming Ryan O'Keefe as the new Houston Air Traffic Manager! Ryan has been a vital part of the ZHU ARTCC for the past few years and most recently served as the ZHU DATM. Ryan's passion for ZHU is infectious, and it will undoubtedly rub off on his staff and the ZHU members as he works to continue pushing ZHU into the future. I am confident that Ryan's knowledge, passion, and leadership skills will make him successful as the ZHU ATM. Congratulations Ryan!
33
News / Cleveland Has a New ATM!
« on: March 01, 2023, 03:00:37 PM »
Please join me in welcoming Mike Scott as the new Cleveland Air Traffic Manager! Mike has previously served as the ZAN DATM, ZAN ATM, and ZOB ATM. Mike has not only been a Supervisor and Instructor here on the VATSIM network but has also earned his CFI license in the real world. As a long-time member of ZOB, I am confident that Mike's experience, knowledge, and leadership skills will make him successful in this role. Congratulations Mike!
34
News / Re: Denver's New Air Deputy Traffic Manager
« on: February 09, 2023, 11:50:10 PM »
Congrats Harry! Great to see you back in ZDV.
35
News / Re: Fort Worth's New Webmaster!
« on: February 09, 2023, 11:49:45 PM »
Congrats Brandon!
From Brandon
From Brandon
36
News / Re: New VATUSA Division Director Selected
« on: February 05, 2023, 07:08:03 PM »
Congrats Barrett!!
37
News / Re: Fort Worth's New Air Traffic Manager
« on: January 27, 2023, 05:58:29 PM »
Congrats Austin!
38
News / Re: Denver's New Air Traffic Manager!
« on: January 21, 2023, 12:32:01 AM »
Congrats Raaj!! Excited to see you lead ZDV 
40
News / NOTICE: Automatic Beacon Code Assignment
« on: December 12, 2022, 12:11:18 AM »
To prepare for the transition to the new vNAS system and future release of CRC, automatic beacon code allocation will be enabled on the live and sweatbox servers on 12/19/2022. This means that all flight plans departing NAS airports will automatically receive a beacon code according to National Beacon Code Allocation Plan (https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/FAA_Order_JO_7110.66G_NBCAP.pdf). This has all been configured for you, so no action is required on your part.
We'd like you to note that this change does have the potential to alter controller workflow, as some controllers rely on the presence of a beacon code in a flight plan to signify that an aircraft has received a clearance. This process will no longer work, and we encourage you to use other means such as flight strip annotations, scratchpad entries, and/or data block positioning to signify that a clearance has been issued. Since every flight plan originating in the US will be assigned a squawk code automatically, it is no longer necessary to assign new squawk codes as a method of radar identification (such as an uncontrolled field departure or an aircraft entering the airspace) if no existing code duplication errors exist.
We appreciate your continued support through this transition and are excited about the opportunity to provide next-generation software for VATUSA controllers!
We'd like you to note that this change does have the potential to alter controller workflow, as some controllers rely on the presence of a beacon code in a flight plan to signify that an aircraft has received a clearance. This process will no longer work, and we encourage you to use other means such as flight strip annotations, scratchpad entries, and/or data block positioning to signify that a clearance has been issued. Since every flight plan originating in the US will be assigned a squawk code automatically, it is no longer necessary to assign new squawk codes as a method of radar identification (such as an uncontrolled field departure or an aircraft entering the airspace) if no existing code duplication errors exist.
We appreciate your continued support through this transition and are excited about the opportunity to provide next-generation software for VATUSA controllers!