Hello VATUSA,
As most of you are aware, there has been a development project in the works for some time aiming to improve the experience for VATUSA controllers and pilots. The new vNAS system, short for Virtual National Airspace System, serves as a multifaceted software suite that will seamlessly connect many different aspects of ATC together and in a more in-depth manner than what we have previously been able to achieve. Building this system was a major investment in improving our virtual infrastructure, and today we are able to celebrate its public release for all VATUSA controllers to enjoy!
Attached below are some helpful resources for you to watch, read, explore, and learn about our new system. CRC, or Consolidated Radar Client, is the primary application of vNAS and serves as the new controlling client for our virtual controllers. No longer will controllers need to have 2 or 3 different controlling clients depending on the position they wish to work, as with CRC everything is in one place. This software is customizable and offers plenty of new features that will improve coordination and communication between controllers in our division. Learn more about it below:
Introduction to CRC Video - Made by the Oakland ARTCC for all to enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KHjynNJJHsvNAS Official Website:
https://www.vnas.vatsim.net/📕 Documentation 📕
CRC:
https://crc.virtualnas.net/docs/vStrips:
https://strips.virtualnas.net/docs/vTDLS:
https://tdls.virtualnas.net/docs/VATSIM has also approved a secondary connection to be made through a pilot client for the use of tower view:
https://forum.vatsim.net/t/announcement-update-to-tower-view-connection/3584We would like to take a moment and thank the primary developers who are responsible for making this happen. Without the dedication of Ross Carlson, Nathan Rankin, and anyone else who pitched in, this new system would not be possible.
Now is the time to jump on the network, control with the rest of your ARTCC, and get excited about controlling and serving pilots in a way we have never seen before. While other legacy clients are still permitted to connect to the network, this will not be the case for long. We highly encourage our membership to become familiar with the new CRC program and move away from the older clients as they will be officially retired in an undetermined time that's not too far away. The official last day for these legacy clients will be announced with plenty of notice in the future.
If you have questions about the software or run into issues, feel free to ask others in your ARTCC or talk to your ARTCC staff. We are all learning together, and there may be some bumps along the way. Nonetheless, we want to once again thank Ross, Nathan, and the entire vNAS team for their contributions to the network, and we look forward to seeing everyone controlling the friendly skies using CRC and the rest of the vNAS suite.
Well...what are you waiting for?! vNAS is officially released, let's LIGHT UP AMERICA!
