BVA presents: 60 Hours of ATC [7 Oct 1500z - 10 Oct 0300z]

[Clifton Whitten]

Join the controllers of Boston Virtual ARTCC for this one of a kind ATC marathon event!  We will be staffing Boston Center, continuously, from October 7 at 1500z until October 10 at 0300z.   

In addition to the 60 Hours of ATC, we will be hosting our Fall FNO on Friday, October 7 from 1900 to 2300z featuring General Edward Lawrence Logan Airport (KBOS).  We'll close the event on Sunday evening with a Regional Circuit / Crossfire event with one of our neighboring ARTCCS. 

[Johnathan Ellis]

Fantastic, and one of a kind idea!! I look forward to seeing more details

[Camden Bruno]

Boston Virtual ARTCC will be staffing Boston Center for 60 Hours from 11am ET (1500z) on Friday, October 7 to 11pm ET on Sunday, October 9 (10 October 0300z). Any time you want to fly within that 60 hour period, day or night, you’ll find ATC coverage online!

In addition to the continuous ATC coverage, we’ll be featuring a couple of special events during our 60 hour period.

First, on Friday, October 7 from 7pm to 11pm ET, we will be staffed to the hilt for our Fall FNO. Then, to finish off the weekend, we'll be teaming up with ZNY on Sunday, October 9 from 7pm to 11pm ET for a Regional Circuit / Crossfire style event between Boston (KBOS) and Kennedy (KJFK). Whether you want to fly a big bird out of Boston, cruise around the Cape in your Cub, or just practice a few patterns at Portland; We'll be staffed up!

Additional ATC will be available throughout the weekend, including during the event times. Our ATC Timetable will be updated to show additional airports that will be staffed during 60 Hours.

[Camden Bruno]

Thanks to everyone for giving us fantastic traffic so far! 38 hours complete with 22 to go!

Reminder that today (10/9) from 1900 ET (2300z) to 2300 ET (10/10 @ 0300z) we are teaming with Virtual New York ARTCC and hosting a BOS-JFK Crossfire to finish off the 60 Hours of ATC weekend.

We hope to see you all in the air!

[Camden Bruno]

Our 60 Hours of ATC event has concluded (although we are still online)! The Boston Virtual ARTCC Administration Team would like to recognize the controllers involved and thank them for their dedication throughout the weekend - it is truly extraordinary what we were able to accomplish and we would not have been able to do it without them. We'd also like to thank all pilots who flew into or out of our airspace during the 60 hours. You made the event fun and enjoyable for all, giving our controllers consistent traffic even during the overnight hours! Last but not least, thank you to our neighboring ARTCCs for the support throughout the weekend and to vZNY for teaming up with us for tonight's Crossfire.

Please take the time to send our controllers feedback so that we know how we did. Feedback can be sent via www.bvartcc.com/feedback

We look forward to next years 60 Hours of ATC event and wish you blue skies and happy landings until then.