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The Control Room Floor / Re: Anyone still using the old voice system for landline calls?
« on: May 10, 2021, 04:32:30 AM »
Landline calls seemed to not be used much due to the system not working most of the time. If the other controller wasn’t correctly configured the landline call would fail.

If there’s a way through AFV to get VCCS working reliably I’d much rather use that over Teamspeak / Discord as it adds to the immersion.

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Events / Re: [10 APR 2020, 23Z - 03Z] Springtime in Philadelphia FNO
« on: April 08, 2020, 11:44:02 PM »
Quote from: Jeremy Peterson on April 06, 2020, 06:24:51 PM

  • Pilots will have exactly one (1) opportunity to land. If the pilot goes around, they must divert unless one of the following conditions exists:
This is something that  absolutely CAN NOT be done on VATSIM. Please remove this language from this post. We expect that ZNY will be accommodating and allow additional approaches for aircraft that may have to go around.

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Events / VATSIM at FlightSim Expo
« on: May 18, 2019, 09:24:14 AM »
VATSIM will be exhibiting live at FlightSim Expo in Orlando, FL. Come out and see us!

For more information visit http://www.flightsimexpo.com

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News / Re: NEW VP-MEMBERSHIP
« on: April 13, 2019, 09:14:57 PM »
Welcome to the Club!

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News / VATSIM is looking for FSExpo Display Team Members
« on: March 07, 2019, 07:54:35 PM »


VATSIM is looking for members who are attending FlightSim Expo (June 7-9th, 2019) in Orlando, FL, USA that would be willing to assist VATSIM running the display on the show floor.

Volunteers for the display team will commit to working Air Traffic Control Positions or interacting with the public (answering questions and promoting VATSIM) at least 1 hour each day of the show. Members within the VATUSA division who would like to work the featured control positions will be expected to dedicate a small amount of time to self study on the positions to be staffed prior to arrival at FSExpo. Members who are part of other divisions will be allocated time blocks to staff positions within their division.

This is an excellent way to help promote VATSIM and encourage fellow flight simmers to join our community and we hope you will consider lending a hand!

Those members interested in joining the display team may submit applications at vats.im/expo

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General Discussion / Re: VATSIM Testing new CODEC
« on: December 07, 2018, 04:19:15 PM »
If it's going to be a Christmas Present then it will be a late one. Work is still continuing but some end of year real world commitments have slowed our primary developers down temporarily. We can't speak on a release date as there is much work to do prior to implementation once we have a release candidate.  We are closer to release than many doubters would like to think though  ;).

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General Discussion / Re: We don't talk enough...
« on: November 10, 2018, 12:22:31 AM »
Quote from: Matthew Kosmoski on November 09, 2018, 10:54:45 PM
Quote from: Jackson Gilliam on November 09, 2018, 04:46:56 PM
Yeah, but you basically said that if you want to participate in more realism, you should take it elsewhere (to the FAA in your case).

Basically?  Close, but no.  I was still grossly misquoted.  There are limitations to the game, no matter the "As real as it gets" slogan from MSFS.  You want real?  Go get real.  Video games *have* to make concessions.

What is your solution for those of us with disqualifying disabilities that make getting real impossible?

VATSIM can’t be everything to everyone. We are definitely not a video game, but a community of simulation enthusiasts. The beauty is that we have the ability to make our personal experience as realistic as we want provided we choose to exceed the required minimum.

Those that want to be more realistic shouldn’t be discouraged, in fact the staff at every level of our organization should be encouraging our members to pursue such an attitude. Not only does it make the entire network stronger, it provides for an enriching and educational experience for the individual.

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Events / Re: vZAU VatVenture 2018
« on: July 26, 2018, 12:10:41 PM »
I have to question if telling pilots to sit in the grass and watch an airshow is an appropriate use of VATSIM under CoC B14 which prohibits the use of non-active callsigns for extended periods of time. A user connected to watch an airshow is not participating as a pilot, air traffic controller, instructor, or designated staff member engaging in administrative duties.

As an aside, Airshows / formation flights do not render very well on the network due to the slow update rate coupled with the fast changes of direction of the aircraft. Thus the interpolation gets it wrong and you will see a lot of erroneous positions of the aircraft.       

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General Discussion / Re: PLEASE VOTE: Guam or Hawaii for July 6 FNO?
« on: June 18, 2018, 01:07:23 AM »
Toby,

If you do PGUM please coordinate with VATJPN and VATSEA to get RJJJ and RPHI support. They will see a significant increase in departure traffic.

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The Control Room Floor / Re: There are two types of controllers...
« on: May 20, 2018, 03:40:34 PM »
Quote from: Shane VanHoven on May 20, 2018, 03:33:19 PM
Quote from: Cole  Connelly on May 20, 2018, 02:44:10 PM
If you are more concerned with how many quotations you recited out of the 7110.65 on frequency rather than the enjoyment of the pilots on the network, it's time for you to get called up to The Show and apply for the FAA.

If everyone who had aspirations of doing this professionally left for the FAA, the remaining controllers would be the people who have no interest in being good. Day to day ops would be very enjoyable for pilots, and when Friday nights came around, disaster would strike week after week. You'd be surprised how many of us work for the FAA and come home from our jobs with the goal of helping make this network better.

Not to mention those of us who would love to go to the big show, but life had other ideas. So this is as close as we're going to get.

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The Control Room Floor / Re: There are two types of controllers...
« on: May 19, 2018, 06:57:40 PM »
Quote from: Matthew Kosmoski on May 19, 2018, 05:35:30 PM
Quote from: Dhruv Kalra on May 19, 2018, 05:27:44 PM
Hey Kosmo if you’re looking for other regs to cherrypick, perhaps take a gander at 91.123, or maybe your FAR/AIM doesn't open that far.

The original intent of this thread was to suggest that perhaps how we phrase instructions and clearances on the network could stand to be a bit more concise. Everyone decided to run with the content of the two transmissions rather than the format, and here we are. Open eyes, see past trees, observe forest.

Ouch.  Back to the ad hominem.

I didn't say you deviate without talking, but the pilot is the final authority, not the controller.  If you demand they do something dumb, 91.3 is what matters.  91.123 is what explicitly calls out emergency authority.  And an emergency is anything that is necessary to complete the flight safely... even if it conflicts with your control.

I think we are circling around the same point. No one is arguing that the PIC is the ultimate authority for the safe operation of the aircraft, even more so in an emergency when he can wipe himself with the entire set of regulations.

The argument is that outside of an emergency situation while the PIC still maintains full authority over the safe operation of the aircraft and its passengers, He is still bound by every single other regulation in the book. So that includes 91.123b. Meaning that while the PIC can still unable an ATC instruction, he can only do so if it is contrary to the safe operation of his aircraft. So the PIC would have to defend his decision to not comply with ATC in the name of safety and he can't just hide behind 91.3. If he could, why would pilots get phone numbers and violated for noncompliance of ATC instructions?

Regardless, the PIC is God discussion is off topic. So I'll hang up and listen about concise phraseology. If we're simulating real world operations, then yes less is usually more.

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The Control Room Floor / Re: There are two types of controllers...
« on: May 19, 2018, 03:19:50 PM »
Quote from: Michael Schwartz on May 19, 2018, 03:06:20 PM
Quote from: Matthew Bartels on May 19, 2018, 02:31:11 PM
Quote from: Michael Schwartz on May 19, 2018, 09:54:45 AM

i've heard multiple times where a pilot may request runway 17 but if 30L is the norm than that request would be denied even if traffic permitted. If traffic permits and a pilot wants a opposite direction approach or departure why not grant it?


These two quotes right here are prime examples of the pilot bias that has been growing within the division over my 12 years on the network and why senior controllers are leaving in droves.

These quotes completely ignore the fact that the controller has put hours of study into basic theory, procedures, and technique for no pay.

What I said in no way indicates a pilot bias. It comes directly from what I see almost everyday at work. In the context of my entire post I state a main reason for using nonstandard phraseology is due to issues on the pilot side. If a controller decides to deny a pilot request for no reason other than their SOP indicates something else is preferred than in my opinion they have failed to actually grasp the theory and technique behind what makes air traffic work.

Did I say deny a request for nothing other than SOP? No. What I said was I'm going to assign you SOP and if that doesn't work, then we work on accommodating your request. I'm not going to waste frequency time to figure out what you want. I'm going to give you what you should get then you will advise me if you want something else.

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The Control Room Floor / Re: There are two types of controllers...
« on: May 19, 2018, 02:31:11 PM »
Quote from: Matthew Kosmoski on May 19, 2018, 01:47:25 PM

We are providing a service.  ATC exists to serve pilots, not the other way around :-)


Quote from: Michael Schwartz on May 19, 2018, 09:54:45 AM

i've heard multiple times where a pilot may request runway 17 but if 30L is the norm than that request would be denied even if traffic permitted. If traffic permits and a pilot wants a opposite direction approach or departure why not grant it?


These two quotes right here are prime examples of the pilot bias that has been growing within the division over my 12 years on the network and why senior controllers are leaving in droves.

These quotes completely ignore the fact that the controller has put hours of study into basic theory, procedures, and technique for no pay. They have done so out of a desire to learn Air Traffic Control and be able to practice that skill on VATSIM. A controller derives his enjoyment from working his airspace efficiently and providing a realistic simulation of procedures followed by pilots and air traffic controllers everyday around the world.

In layman's terms, a controller want's to work his airspace the way it is supposed to be worked! That's what is fun for them.

So yes, I'm going to use proper phraseology when I control. No, I'm not going to give you your choice of runway immediately nor acquiesce to your ridiculous deviation request right off the bat regardless of if I have 1 airplane or 100 airplanes. I'm going to assign per my SOP and if that doesn't work, we will find a mutually beneficial way of getting you from A to B and I'll use my best judgement if we need to deviate from Plan A and find a way that works.

I'm going to be the Air Traffic Controller, You're going to be the pilot. (We're not Air Traffic Suggesters)
I'm going to move you as expeditiously through the NAS as I can. You're going to follow my instruction unless it causes a safety issue or is not possible, then it's your responsibility to say unable and we find another way.
I'm going to enjoy providing Air Traffic Services to pilots on VATSIM. You're going to enjoy flying on VATSIM with ATC.
I won't control if it's not enjoyable. You won't fly with ATC if it's not enjoyable.
I can't provide ATS unless you fly. You can't have ATS unless I control.

See, it's a two way street. We're in this together and we both need to derive enjoyment from it for the network to survive.

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General Discussion / Re: FlightSimExpo Announces 2018 Date and Location
« on: May 15, 2018, 06:56:08 AM »
Quote from: Derek Hood on May 14, 2018, 07:38:39 PM
Really looking forward to meeting everyone.  Hotel, Expo and Travel is all booked.  Just look for the goofy guy with all the tattoo's on his legs lol.

Derek
Dang...  Guess I can't come since we can't ever be in the same city together  :P

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Events / VATUSA at FlightSim Expo 2018
« on: May 08, 2018, 02:07:07 AM »


VATSIM encourages its members to join VATUSA and many members of the VATSIM Board of Governors at this first annual event. In addition to the chance to meet with fellow VATSIMmers, you’ll find the biggest names in at-home flight simulation at FlightSimExpo: Aerosoft, FlyJSim, Infinite Flight, Laminar Research, NATCA, Navigraph, Orbx, PilotEdge, PILOT’S, Prepar3D, REX Game Studios, simMarket, and many more.

FlightSimExpo is a conference and tradeshow. Exhibitors will be displaying the latest in flight simulation and aviation technology in the 15,000 square foot exhibit hall. Attendees will be able to try out simulators and new products from developers across the industry, meet air traffic controllers, and learn about local non-profit aviation organizations. The event runs all day on Saturday, June 9 and until 3pm on Sunday, June 10.

If you can not join us in Las Vegas, Please fly or control as much as you can this weekend as we will be showing off the many diverse opportunities available for people to fly and control within our division and network and the more positions and traffic we have online the better!

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