Purpose:
Houston is looking for a motivated individual that possesses a high degree of energy and commitment to serve as the Training Administrator.

Key Responsibilities:
- Reports to the Air Traffic Manager and VATUSA3.
- Oversees a comprehensive ARTCC Training Department and academy.
- Develops and maintains a training policy, sweatbox files, and training materials.
- Manages a team of Instructors and Mentors

Requirements:
- Supports the Houston ARTCC’s mission of “Creating professional controller’s, maintaining a high degree of integrity” while creating and maintaining an open and accepting community.
- Lead and effectively manage a team of mentors and instructors, including facilitating a structure for applications and onboarding new training staff members.
- Prior or current I1 experience.
- Serves as a leader to coach and motivate controllers while upholding a culture that builds exceptional internal and external pilot experiences.
- Oversees the quality of the training program.
- Perform multiple functions, including project management, instructional design, and instructional writing.
- Assess learning needs accurately and propose creative and effective learning solutions.
- Initiate and manage throughout the lifecycle of a project, including: initiating projects, creating project plans, executing all milestones and tasks, monitoring risk, and evaluating success.
- Leverage a diverse set of skills and delivery approaches, including: instructor led, blended, experiential, media based, performance support, and other emerging technologies.
- Organization design for Houston Training, inclusive of consulting to understand needs, building project roadmaps, and guiding/managing the org design process in partnership with ARTCC Partners to support ZHU goals.
- Supports and participates in initiatives that give back to the VATSIM community.
- Supports the recruitment, retention and development of a diverse range of talented people to fill the roles of Instructors and Mentors.
- Holds self and others accountable to high performance standards while providing pilots with memorable experiences
- Ability to listen to feedback and take constructive action.
- Maintains, updates and manages training program, lessons, sweatbox scenarios, exam rubrics
- Familiar with the VATSIM Global Controller Administration Policy (GCAP) and VATUSA Training Directive
- Attends periodic meetings to report on ARTCC activities.
- Ensures that Houston is following all VATSIM and VATUSA training directives.
- Be able to meet all activity requirements as outlined in the ZHU General Policy and all sections thereof (as appropriate).

Preferred Skills:
- Teaching/Education experience (on or off VATSIM).
- Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience (real world or VATSIM applicable).
- Familiarity with ZHU 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 “ZHU TA Application Package” to atm@houston.center with the following:

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


This application window will be open through 23:59z August 17, 2025.
Incomplete applications or applications not meeting requirements will not be considered.

Position Posting: Virtual Jacksonville ARTCC Event Coordinator
Date Posted: August 3rd, 2025
Submission Deadline: Applications will remain open until filled.

Purpose:
The Virtual Jacksonville ARTCC is looking for a motivated individual who possesses a high degree of energy and commitment to serve as the Virtual Jacksonville ARTCC Event Coordinator. We are looking for an individual who is willing to commit to this position long-term.

Key Responsibilities:
- Reports to and serves at the pleasure of the ATM and DATM.
- Maintains an online presence within the facility and on the VATSIM network.
- Manages the Virtual Jacksonville ARTCC Events Team.
- Functions as an ARTCC junior staff member and attends meetings as necessary.
- Responsible for overview, development, and implementation of all ARTCC events and materials.
- Develop traffic management initiatives.
- Conducting event briefings.
- Identifies and develops events to generate traffic and promote the ARTCCs.
- Develop and distribute marketing materials to promote ARTCC events.
- Implements and oversees approved events.
- Acts as CIC or TMU during ARTCC events when able, or designates a replacement on their behalf.
- Coordinates with neighboring ARTCCs to arrange support for local events.
- Coordinates with neighboring ARTCCs to provide vZJX support.
- Maintains relationships with VAs and coordinates support for VA events.
- Works in conjunction with facility senior staff to plan, coordinate, attend and execute an annual in-person event located in the USA.

Requirements:
- Must hold at least an S3 rating (C1 rating is preferred).
- Must be an active member of the VATSIM network in good standing.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Must be able to work in a team environment and manage a team.

Preferred Skills:
- Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience (real world or VATSIM applicable).
- Familiarity with Jacksonville policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate the qualities of understanding, patience, restraint, and professionalism.
- Have previous experience working with an event team.

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

- Full name, CID, and email address
- Résumé, including any applicable real-world/VATSIM experience
- Letter of intent explaining “Why Jacksonville and why this position is for you”
- Create an event – include in this event the featured fields, marketing strategy, how you would motivate controllers to sign up, banner, which neighboring facilities are needed for support, etc. Show us what you have.
- Your goals and vision for Virtual Jacksonville ARTCC events and events team.

This position will remain posted until the position is filled.

Every year millions of people travel to the New England area to experience the breathtaking fall colors all across the region. These fall tourists are known locally as 'leaf peepers,' and they fuel a multi-billion dollar tourism industry annually. While this influx of visitors provides a welcome economic boost to the region it is not without it's challenges-particularly for rural areas where the the infrastructure and public safety resources can be stretched beyond capacity.

BVA Special Operations invites you to come join us in celebrating this unique time of year by participating in Operation Leaf Peeper, there will be mission scenarios for many different types of missions including but not limited to security overwatch and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); Medevac and Search and Rescue (SAR); border and airspace protection, fire watch and firefighting; airborne photography; and additional support for these missions.

Learn more about BVA Special Operations here.

19 October 2025 1300 - 1700 ET {19 Oct 2025 1700-2100Z}

In the Regional Circuit, we staff up multiple of our airports to provide pilots with an opportunity to receive 'gate-to-gate' ATC service for the duration of the event. Pilots are encouraged to fly between the airports and make the return flight if time allows; however, traffic from other airports is welcome as well. The Regional Circuit always creates an immersive atmosphere with busy frequencies and congested airways between the host airports.

This Regional Circuit features Bangor (KBGR) and Syracuse (KSYR) airports.

October 8, 2025 1900-2200ET {8 Oct 2025 2300-0200Z}

It's not a mystery,
That on a Friday's eve,
How Detroit Metro could get so packed
Caught in a nose-to-nose,
The taste of Biscoff grows;
The EDCT will survive somehow, someway,

Calling all smalltown girls and city boys: the world's greatest arena rock band makes its annual return to South(west) Detroit: the home of the midnight plane going anywhere. Rock out in the Rock City to a record 5 hour setlist of frequencies full of Journey's all-time classic anthems, with the great Steve Perry himself set to grace the airwaves with his golden voice, singing:

One pump feeds the fire,
One fan turns desire,
I wonder, who's flying now?
Two targets merge as one,
Who'll get the vector done?
I wonder, who's flying now?

So many stormy nights,
So many lefts and rights,
Neither could change the headwind delays;
And on the progress page,
They keyed direct DuPage,
The shortcut is worth the fuel they save

One pump feeds the fire
One fan turns desire,
I wonder, who's flying now?
Two targets merge as one,
Who'll get the vector done?
I wonder, who's flying now?

Only so much fuel can go dry,
'Til the ground stop is over
And now you can say,
Your plane,
Will never fly

One pump feeds the fire,
One fan turns desire,
I wonder, who's flying now?
Two targets merge as one,
Who'll get the vector done?
I wonder, who's flying now?


Recommended scenery:

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