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Messages - Matthew Bartels

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NOTAMs / New ZMA ATM Selected
« on: February 23, 2013, 09:00:46 PM »
Quote from: Brighton McMinn
Congrats!

Congratulations Ken!

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NOTAMs / New Events Manager Selected
« on: February 19, 2013, 02:15:03 PM »
Thanks for the congratulations. I'm very excited to serve you in this position. I look forward to meeting with all of you to discuss the new directions for our events department!

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NOTAMs / New Director of the United States Division
« on: February 04, 2013, 12:17:19 PM »
There goes the neighborhood!

I was not expecting this selection and I could not be happier about it. What an excellent choice! Congrats Don.

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General Discussion / [10MAY 0130 - 0330z] Dual ZMP OTS Exams
« on: May 09, 2012, 11:11:16 AM »
ZMP has two candidates for their S2 and S1 ratings undergoing their Over the Shoulder examinations at KMSP tonight. They will be on position from 2030 - 2230 Central Daylight Time (0130 - 0330 z] Come make them earn their ratings!

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The Classroom (Controller Tips) / Controlling the Arrivals
« on: February 23, 2012, 11:02:47 AM »
Mid ops RW at KMSP.

NXXXX - Proceed Direct Minneapolis airport, descend at pilots discretion, maintain 10000

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General Discussion / Do you know what would be cool
« on: February 15, 2012, 08:16:37 AM »
It would be better if it muted VA teamspeaks and ACARS programs when flights are below 10000

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The Control Room Floor / ATC Headsets
« on: September 28, 2011, 10:42:24 AM »
Quote from: Colton Davis
Thanks for the links! I bought a H31 for $40 on ebay last night and picked up the DA40 as well for $30! I figured the PTT wasn't worth the extra $100 but I would really love to be able to get one for cheaper if they were available.

The PTT was worth every cent I paid for it 5 (can't believe it's been that long) years ago for around $250 (  @ Dhruv) It is only now starting to fail on me. Wear and tear at the USB connector causes the whole shebang to disconnect if the connection is moved anywhere but the right place. Very annoying if you have a lot of aircraft on frequency and your voice goes out.

I will be purchasing a new one as soon as I can free up the funding. 5 years is quite impressive for a usb device that's been abused by me.

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9 Hours to go! The ARTCC, TRACON, and Tower Cabs are all being set up. Last thing we need is the pilots! Look forward to seeing you!

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[img]http://www.minniecenter.org/images/events/migrationbanner2011.jpg\\\" border=\\\"0\\\" class=\\\"linked-image\\\" /]

ZMP's Annual Live event will be 24 hours of real ops starting with FNO on July 29th at 1900 CDT and officially ending at 1900 CDT on July 30th, but we will be controlling late into the night on the 30th!  

The Pilot Brief and Booking system is now available!

Pilot Self-Briefing Area
Booking System

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NOTAMs / New ZMP ATM Appointed
« on: July 20, 2011, 12:00:41 PM »
Way to go Dhruv!

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General Discussion / PMDG NGX Groupies
« on: June 10, 2011, 12:35:18 PM »
I'm sure all of those Cessnas were waiting for departure as the small airshow commenced

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The Flight Deck / vfr landing with B738
« on: June 05, 2011, 05:03:20 PM »
Quote from: wil de boer
I need youre help please with this issue.We ,Thomson Virtual, flying a event with difficult approaches/take offs.
1 leg brings us from KRKS to KGCN.
I'm using a B737-800 and at the landing there was wind from209/21 knots.RW's are 03 and 21 ,normally making a visual on 21.
But looking at the charts there is noting about using 21 only 03 is documented .I noticed that there are some hils ust in line from 21. My question is it allowed to make a vfr landing on 21 in kgcn???with a B737-800 or any other airport if there are no charts/documentation for the runway.
I got a penalty for landing with to much tailwind on rw03.
I know that I can land visual with a B737 but mostly the visuals are on the charts.
It would be fine if there is an answer mail it to me because I'm not often on VATUSA forum

in advance thx
regards

wil de boer
[email protected]

A visual approach can be made any time you have visual contact on the airport or another aircraft that has been cleared for an appoach at the airport. It is up to you to fly the aircraft to safely land.

You refer to charted insturment approaches, these are only done for airports that utilize a visual approach with some degree of complexity. IE River Visual 19 at KDCA. These are actually reccommended routes to the runway visually. You can actually be cleared for a visual approach at any airport as long as the the weather allows for visual approaches to be conducted.

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General Discussion / Regarding Basic Exam
« on: June 04, 2011, 06:18:26 PM »
Quote from: Toby Turlington
Basic Exam has been completed with a score of 88 and Minneapolis ARTCC has been selected. Thank you for your help gentlemen.

Congratulations! We look forward to having you at ZMP!

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General Discussion / A sad state of affairs
« on: April 25, 2011, 11:14:36 PM »
[!--quoteo--][div class=\\\'quotetop\\\']QUOTE [/div][div class=\\\'quotemain\\\'][!--quotec--]if you don't like the rules they have set, you can leave whenever you want to. Last I checked, the exit door isn't locked.[/quote]

This is the whole problem with VATSIM as a whole right now. This like it or leave mentality is completely the wrong attitude to have with the members. I have seen so many former members of this network finally take the Founders et al's advice and pack it up. The problem is, these are the members that have so much knowledge of practices and procedures around the world (flying and ATC) that could make such a positive impact on our network. I competely understand if the Founders don't want to take the network in a certain direction, however there is a difference between that and completely turning a deaf (or worse) ear on suggestions for the betterment of the network.

Sadly, it seems that this mentality only affects the people that want to contribute to the network. I rarely see those that don't care or are only in this because it's fun to do an airshow over LAX don't have to subscribe to the same ideal. They are at worst suspended, only to make a new account and continue with the fun. Somehow they aren't being show the exit door nearly as fast.

At the end of the day, the politics don't matter. As long as I'm happy with my experience from the network, then nothing else matters.
Are there things that I'd like to see improved? Yes.
Do poor or intentionally disruptive pilots get under my skin from time to time? Absolutely.
Are the friendships I've gained from this experience worth it? I wouldn't trade them for the world.
Can I still push myself to control to a more realistic standard? Yes, as long as I accept that others cannot fly or control to the same standard by choice or ability.

Is it worth looking for that exit door? Absolutely Not! The negatives far underweigh the positives, and even after the worst day imaginable on the network, I'm still happy with the experience.

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General Discussion / ZMP's 168 Hour Push
« on: January 27, 2011, 09:01:53 AM »
Quote from: Dhruv Kalra
These guys did:

[img]http://justjudyjudyjudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Cavemen-797414.jpg\\\" border=\\\"0\\\" class=\\\"linked-image\\\" /]

"Minneapolis Center: So Easy, a Caveman Could Do It."

The funny thing is, that picture isn't too far off base.

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