Position Posting: Salt Lake ARTCC Deputy Air Traffic Manager
Date Posted: November 12, 2025
Submission Deadline: November 22, 2025

Purpose:
Salt Lake is looking for a motivated individual that possesses a high degree of energy and commitment to serve as the Deputy Air Traffic Manager.

Key Responsibilities:
- Reports to and serves at the pleasure of the Air Traffic Manager
- Assists in management of ATC Roster, permissions and access, Discord administration, and other general administrative tasks associated with the ATC organization as delegated within the guidance provided by the Air Traffic Manager
- Assists in the development and writing of ARTCC SOPs, LOAs, Policies, and more
- Maintains a high online presence and community presence
- Completes other duties as assigned by ATM

Requirements:
-  Supports the Salt Lake ARTCC’s mission of “Connecting the Rockies with professionalism, realism, and community” while fostering an open and accepting environment.
-  Serves as a leader to coach and motivate controllers while upholding a culture that builds exceptional internal and external pilot experiences.
- Supports and participates in initiatives that give back to the VATSIM community.
- Works in collaboration with Virtual Airlines and other VATUSA ARTCC’s to leverage synergy opportunities across the United States.
- Supports the recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse range of talented people.
- Strengthens others through consistent feedback while driving productivity and morale.
- Manages a group of team leaders to a diverse group of individuals and provides coaching and mentoring to ensure the growth of future managers
- Holds self and others accountable to high performance standards while providing pilots with memorable experiences.
- Partners in the development of strategy and helps to translate into specific priorities, objectives, and action plans.
- Understands and drives appropriate metrics to assess controller performance.
- Ability to listen to feedback and take constructive action.
- Monitors the daily activities of the ARTCC.
- Maintains an online presence on the VATSIM server and Salt Lake ARTCC Discord.
- Assumes the duties of the ATM when he is unavailable.
- Attends periodic meetings to report on ARTCC activities.
- Ensures that Salt Lake ARTCC is following all VATSIM and VATUSA directives.
- Be able to meet all activity requirements as outlined in ZLC JO 7210.1B and all sections thereof (as appropriate)
- Must hold the rating of Controller 1 (C1) or higher
- This position requires a time commitment of an average of four (4) hours per week working on administrative tasks

Preferred Skills:
- Prior ATC Mentor/Instructor experience
- Teaching/Education experience (on or off VATSIM)
- Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience (real world or VATSIM applicable)
- Prior experience in ARTCC Senior Staff or Junior Staff
- Real world aviation/pilot experience
- Familiarity with the Salt Lake ARTCC policies and procedures
- Demonstrates the qualities of understanding, patience, restraint, and professionalism

How to Apply:
Please note that this position requires a significant time commitment. Interested applicants shall email their application package with the subject title “ZLC DATM Application Package” to atm@zlcartcc.org with the following:

-Full name, CID, and email address
-Resume, including any applicable real world/virtual experience
-Letter of intent explaining “Why Salt Lake and why this position is for you”

Applications must be received by 0659Z on November 22, 2025, to be considered. Applications received after the deadline may not be considered and discarded.

Well the same thing has been happening to FSX since March and the conclusion that I've seen (Here <edit> ok maybe not but i did read this on avsim in june, which is what caused me to go out and buy ASE) is The real world FS wx engines have been killed.  Which means to get real world weather you must either A use Squawkbox in FS9(unsure if it does wx in 9, I know it doesn't in FSX) or B get an add on wx program (i believe that may be hard to find for FS9).  FSX users can get freeware, i forgot which one is free (OPUS?).  Unfortunate to both the pilot community and ATC community as well.

I do this all the time, especially when there isn't any traffic. My personal record...clearing an ILS 125 miles out. Muahahaha!

once upon a time there was a a ZOA controller flying through ZMP in the dead of night.  A center controller, bright fellow, cleared them for an ils into KPLN from 545 miles away.  "No traffic observed between you and the field," were the magical words.  But then the ZOA's buddies came up and request IFR out of KPLN 5 minutes later.  The controller was crushed  






 

Foot Push to talk is the best.  Tried once and loved it, really frees up the hands.

2nd: This thought has probably come up, but I don't think I've seen it said in this thread.  In order for someone to control any position on the network, they at the very least have to take a VATUSA exam, and go through some sort of training. The pilots on the other hand, have their free email account that they can register with, and done, they're on the network. What if we required the pilots to take a VATSIM exam, built around flying, with some ATC components in it, so they know what they're getting into, and maybe some sort of training program, ie: a moodle, atutor, etc... Sure it will take some work to get set up, but it would be for the good of the network. We're already half-way there with the pilot ratings, now lets go all the way and have these exams and training site. It could bring back the integrity of the network. Like I said, it's probably been brought up somewhere, but with all the new issues coming to light, maybe it's time for another look at the idea.

DL

i would think this really is possible and should be implemented.  Open book test just like our basic ATC test when we join vatusa.