For the fourth year in a row, the Chicago ARTCC is ready to give you the most realistic O'Hare experience possible. Triple simultaneous independent approaches, 170 knots or greater to a 5 mile final, runway changes, and completely incomprehensible taxi instructions. So we bring you "The O'Hare Special!"

Airport: KORD
Date: September 21, 2025
Time: 2300Z-0300Z

VATUSA is looking for hard-working individuals to join our growing social media team.

If you have ever taken a class in Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop or simply wish to sharpen your skills, this is a great opportunity to learn from seasoned team members who have worked for many years in the professional media industry.

We are currently looking for candidates to fill the following teams:

Production Team
Primary focus is creating effective video content for channels like YouTube, TikTok, and others. Our most recent project is the "Flight Across America" series on YouTube.

Content & Graphics Team
Primary focus is designing static graphics and banners for channels like Instagram, Facebook, and other social media sites.

Voice Artist
Responsible for narration on videos.

Required Qualifications:
- Be an active member of VATUSA in good standing with no significant disciplinary history
- Capable of working well in a team-oriented environment
- knowledge of Adobe photoshop or equivalent
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to commit to 1-2 hours a week

Interested applicants must fill out this short form: https://forms.gle/UYxtX7fNoKsitpFfA

Relax. Stop overworkin' yourself. Perhaps it's time to virtually fly yourself into Hawaii while meditating over the Pacific.

Date - 30 August 2025
Time - 2300z to 0300z
Featured Airport - PHNL

Date Posted: May 18, 2025
Submission Deadline: May 26, 2025

Purpose:
Washington ARTCC is looking for a motivated individual who possesses a high degree of energy and commitment to serve as the Events Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities:
- Reports to the DATM.
- Identifies and develops events to generate traffic and promote the ARTCC.
- Implements and oversees approved events.
- Manage the events team, which consists of an assistant events coordinator (AEC), Event Planners (EP), and Controller In Charge (CIC), and provide mentorship and training for long-term positions and facility continuity.
Coordinate and conduct semiannual event planning meetings.
- Coordinates with neighboring ARTCCs to arrange support for ZDC-hosted events and neighboring events.
- Proactively check the VATUSA Events Calendar for events at surrounding subdivisions to maintain situational awareness.

Minimum Requirements:
- Must hold an S2 rating.
- Must be an active member of the VATSIM network in good standing.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must be able to manage a team of at least 5, able to communicate and delegate tasks effectively.

Preferred Skills:
- C1 rating or higher.
- Prior EC/events team experience.
- Proficiency in graphic design.
- Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience (real world or VATSIM applicable).
- Familiarity with Washington ARTCC airspace, policies, and procedures.
- Demonstrate the qualities of understanding, patience, restraint, and professionalism.

How to Apply:
Please note that this position requires a significant time commitment. Interested applicants must email their application package with the subject title “ZDC EC Application Package” to zdc-sstf@vatusa.net with the following:

- Full name, CID, and email address
- Résumé, including any applicable real-world/VATSIM experience
- Letter of intent explaining your leadership style as the EC, and your goals and vision for Washington ARTCC events.
- Create an event. Include the featured fields, proposed time and date, how you would motivate controllers to sign up, banner (preferred), event positions, and a TMI package.

Applications must be received by 2359z on May 26, 2025. Successful candidates will receive an interview invitation via email. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered and will be discarded.

It’s a TRACON takeover in the Northern Rockies! Bozeman (KBZN) and Boise (KBOI) may be hundreds of miles apart, but both fall under the watchful eyes of the Big Sky TRACONs; separate radar facilities with one name and one mission: keeping mountain traffic moving safely and smoothly. For one day only, ZLC is lighting up both ends of this vast and scenic airspace, bringing top-to-bottom coverage to two of the West’s busiest Class C airports.

From the Gallatin Valley to Idaho’s high desert, Big Sky Bash invites pilots to experience a true crossfire through mountainous terrain, dynamic airspace, and full-service ATC from Big Sky TRACON and Salt Lake City Center. Whether you’re flying a VFR hop through the valleys or pushing high-altitude IFR across the divide, this event showcases the best of western U.S. flying; all under the Big Sky.

Come bash through the skies with us; bring your best traffic calls, your best crosswind landings, and remember — it’s not Boise Approach. It’s Big Sky.

Date: July 20, 2025 | 1300–1600 MT {20 July 2025 | 1900–2200z}
Featuring: KBZN, KBOI