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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Re: S46 16C Final Approach Vectors
« on: August 14, 2018, 12:58:54 PM »
Thanks for the post Dhruv! Looking forward to watching this.
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The Control Room Floor / Re: What's the busiest Sweatbox scenario you've ever seen/ran/built?!
« on: August 09, 2018, 01:31:44 PM »Bringing back an old post cause I was messing around in the sim again tonight. Here's the death scenario for M98... Basically running finals to MSP at the max rate for about 25 minutes...combined. Normally we'd have final de-combined north and south, but for training purposes, and cause who doesn't like pain, we combined them. This scenario is basically ran at the very end of training just to see what the absolute breaking point of the student ends up being. I'm curious how other facilities in VATUSA progress students through radar training! Start them slow and work them up through busier problems? Break down each TRACON position one at a time? Let me know what you guys do!
Shane where would I find the Keyboard UI for Euroscope's Simulator?
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Re: What Does It Take? What Do I Do? How Do I Become a Controller?
« on: October 09, 2017, 10:45:36 AM »
Congrats on the new job bro. Enjoy ATL!
Also, great post.
Also, great post.
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Events / Re: Charm City Fly-In [10/07 - KBWI - 23-03z]
« on: September 28, 2017, 11:39:22 AM »
Nice banner! Simple and gets the job done.
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Re: Responding to Guidance
« on: September 07, 2017, 01:47:13 PM »However, keep in mind that 7110.65 does not apply to pilots.
Bingo. There are no phraseology requirements on pilots. Suggestions, yes, but nothing codified. Nothing even mandates ICAO phonetics other than ICAO itself... which is non-binding. Even for controllers, JO 7340.2 says that controller "should" use ICAO phonetics, not even "shall."
"newbie one two three albert baker, not a heavy, just in my cessna lawnmower, want to do the landing thingy where i taxi off the runway to go fly fly one more time" is a legal pilot request.
It's like saying "with you." It's unnecessary. Furthermore, he was a controller. It turns out that he was an I1 (which I didn't know).
Unnecessary? Perhaps. We will never know the context in which it was used.
Remember, we are all just amateurs at this. Very few of us have had any formal ATC education. Just like in the real world, you will most certainly run into instructors with varying levels of knowledge.
That's the point of this thread.
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Re: Responding to Guidance
« on: September 06, 2017, 10:49:05 PM »"newbie one two three albert baker, not a heavy, just in my cessna lawnmower, want to do the landing thingy where i taxi off the runway to go fly fly one more time" is a legal pilot request.
For the record, I am just kidding when I say this....
Yeah, but "aircraft calling, stand by, expect a four hour delay" is a legal controller reply
Savage
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Re: Responding to Guidance
« on: September 06, 2017, 10:47:09 PM »However, keep in mind that 7110.65 does not apply to pilots.
Bingo. There are no phraseology requirements on pilots. Suggestions, yes, but nothing codified. Nothing even mandates ICAO phonetics other than ICAO itself... which is non-binding. Even for controllers, JO 7340.2 says that controller "should" use ICAO phonetics, not even "shall."
"newbie one two three albert baker, not a heavy, just in my cessna lawnmower, want to do the landing thingy where i taxi off the runway to go fly fly one more time" is a legal pilot request.
It's like saying "with you." It's unnecessary. Furthermore, he was a controller. It turns out that he was an I1 (which I didn't know).
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Re: Responding to Guidance
« on: August 28, 2017, 10:31:40 PM »It is important to remember a basic tenant of human psychology is an individual would rather be viewed as anything except stupid. Positive praise? Love it. Being setup to look stupid? Common reason a student (of any age) acts up in a classroom school setting...to avoid answering the question and looking (in their eyes) like a fool. Better to be known as a problem child than to look ignorant/stupid/a failure.
Often it is not someone's desire to or not to accept guidance, it is how the information was presented which can present a barrier. A criticism of performance, which fundamentally is what guidance often is, shouldn't be done in a public setting. Just because the giver doesn't see it as a problem doesn't mean the receiver won't. For most people, there is some topic/issue in their life they would have a royal fit being criticized about in a public venue. Sometimes we need to remember that translates to the virtual world as well.
Thanks for the input guys! I guess I should have mentioned that those guys were the only pilots on my frequency. I do agree though. Better to handle that sort of thing in private.
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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Responding to Guidance
« on: August 24, 2017, 02:14:42 PM »
Evening all,
I would like to share one of my experiences during the I90 Overload event on last Friday.
During the event, I was giving various tips to pilots (like which arrivals they could/couldn't file as a /L aircraft). Most of this was received positively (most people want to know which arrivals and departures they should be filing as an aircraft with conventional or RNAV equipment). It was not all positive though. I was explaining to a group of aircraft how the "heavy" designation is not necessary in enroute airspace. Both of these pilots were VATUSA Instructors (I didn't know at the time) and it seemed as if one of the Instructors was upset that I had given the explanation. I went on to explain that we all make mistakes and that I wasn't trying to be rude. I think that the situation concluded positively, so kudos to the Instructors.
That being said, I write this because we should all be willing to receive guidance or tips or criticism. Why: because none of us are perfect. You make mistakes and I make mistakes. I 99% sure I made some mistakes while controlling that event. So we should be careful about how we respond to guidance from others.
However, I do understand that there are 2 types of people in this world. Those looking for solutions and those looking for problems. Sometimes we will run into people who are always looking for problems. No matter what you do, you won't be able to please that person. We can probably take their "guidance" with a grain of salt, but there are others who want to see this network get better. We should all be willing to hear guidance from those who are really looking to help.
Have a good rest of the day and stay safe during the hurricane.
I would like to share one of my experiences during the I90 Overload event on last Friday.
During the event, I was giving various tips to pilots (like which arrivals they could/couldn't file as a /L aircraft). Most of this was received positively (most people want to know which arrivals and departures they should be filing as an aircraft with conventional or RNAV equipment). It was not all positive though. I was explaining to a group of aircraft how the "heavy" designation is not necessary in enroute airspace. Both of these pilots were VATUSA Instructors (I didn't know at the time) and it seemed as if one of the Instructors was upset that I had given the explanation. I went on to explain that we all make mistakes and that I wasn't trying to be rude. I think that the situation concluded positively, so kudos to the Instructors.
That being said, I write this because we should all be willing to receive guidance or tips or criticism. Why: because none of us are perfect. You make mistakes and I make mistakes. I 99% sure I made some mistakes while controlling that event. So we should be careful about how we respond to guidance from others.
However, I do understand that there are 2 types of people in this world. Those looking for solutions and those looking for problems. Sometimes we will run into people who are always looking for problems. No matter what you do, you won't be able to please that person. We can probably take their "guidance" with a grain of salt, but there are others who want to see this network get better. We should all be willing to hear guidance from those who are really looking to help.
Have a good rest of the day and stay safe during the hurricane.
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General Discussion / Re: Discussion about sector IDs
« on: August 24, 2017, 01:50:27 PM »
This topic seems to have snowballed a bit. While reading this thread it would seem as if we are talking about life and death, but it's really not a big issue at all.
I prefer the sector ID's as opposed to E/W H/L. I find that E/W doesn't really help.
Furthermore, can't you put which airspace you control in your controller atis? Wouldn't it be more detailed (and helpful) to put "I control Houston Center below FLXXX" or "I control Houston Center east of XXXX" in your controller atis, rather than a callsign of HOU_E_CTR?
Just my personal opinion.
I prefer the sector ID's as opposed to E/W H/L. I find that E/W doesn't really help.
Furthermore, can't you put which airspace you control in your controller atis? Wouldn't it be more detailed (and helpful) to put "I control Houston Center below FLXXX" or "I control Houston Center east of XXXX" in your controller atis, rather than a callsign of HOU_E_CTR?
Just my personal opinion.
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