Boston Virtual ARTCC April 2016 Logan Informer

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By: Camden Bruno, Air Traffic Manager

Our ARTCC has recently been approached by leadership from our closet neighbor, the New York ARTCC (ZNY). Specifically, New York has sought our opinion on the potential of a closer working relationship in which controllers would be able to cross-certify for positions in either ARTCC.

Our websites and TeamSpeak server would be combined, and effectively our two organizations would work much more closely together. While we are not calling this a “merger”, it does represent the potential for ZBW and ZNY to work closer than ever before.

As you know, the New York ARTCC is our closest neighbor. The ARTCC provides coverage for the New York City metro area, as well as airports in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. It provides coverage at KPHL, and borders Washington (ZDC) and Cleveland (ZOB). There are more than 140 New York ARTCC controllers that would bring a further injection of activity into our already-busy ARTCC.

One of the biggest benefits for our community is web design. The New York ARTCC has a wealth of website expertise, and is willing to share their roster and facility management code with us. This partnership would enable us to re-create the air traffic control components of our website, making it easier for controllers and the training staff to administer the ATC side of our community.

With Project Vector less than a year old, we recognize that it’s pretty soon for this type of discussion amongst the community. For that reason, we want to gather an idea about our members’ opinions of such a partnership before moving forward with any additional discussion with ZNY. Based on your feedback, we’ll continue the discussion with ZNY to determine if their partnership is something we want to pursue any further.

Please complete a brief survey of your reactions to ZNY’s proposal. The survey will be open until April 15.

Please note that this proposal has not yet been discussed openly with ZNY controllers. We ask our members to keep the news amongst our own community for the time being.

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Cross The Pond Westbound

Saturday, April 2, USA ATC starts approx. 11:00am ET

Friday Night Ops (FNO): Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Friday, April 8, 7:00pm to 11:00pm ET

Regional Circuit: Albany (KALB) and Bradley (KBDL)
Wednesday, April 20, 8:00pm to 11:00pm ET

To see all of our upcoming events, please visit the Events Calendar.

The FlightSimCon is approaching! Here are a few updates:

Form for Friday night BVA dinner available here
Full weekend schedule available here
New sponsors and exhibitors include Dovetail Games, David Clark, PILOT'S, Vaughn College, Signature Flight Support, and GoFlight
Presentation by our own Evan Reiter!

Cross the Pond Westboud

By: Clif Whitten, Events Coordinator

Cross the Pond westbound takes place tomorrow: Saturday, April 2. Like the event held at the end of 2015, Cross the Pond offers VATSIM pilots the opportunity to fly a transatlantic flight between Europe and North America twice a year. This version of the event is westbound, taking pilots from departure airports in Europe back to arrival airports in the United States and Canada.

Read full story >

Save The Date: Boston Tea Party

By: Clif Whitten, Events Coordinator

Boston Virtual ARTCC is pleased to announce that the 17th Annual Boston Tea Party will take place on Saturday, August 13th, 2016 from 12pm to 7pm. The Boston Tea Party is BVA’s biggest and best event, where our controllers get together and control live from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, New Hampshire (near the site of the real-world Boston TRACON and ARTCC facilities).

Read full story >

BVA's ATC Instructor Team Welcomes Back Kyle Rosenquist

By Evan Reiter, Training Administrator

The Air Traffic Control staff at Boston Virtual ARTCC is delighted to welcome Kyle Rosenquist (RS) back as an ATC Instructor and VATSIM I1. RS has been one of the most active Center controllers over the past few months. When he’s not on ZBW, he can be found working with students or challenging our controllers with turbojet operations into uncontrolled and mountainous airports across our ARTCC.

Kyle’s involvement in our community dates back to 2006. In fact, not many people know that Kyle was actually one of the first Instructors who taught me to control when I began to get serious about online aviation. It’s a pleasure to have him back on our staff.

Read full story >

Cape Air Virtual's Pilot of the Month is:

KAP483 Dave Maze

This Cape Air Virtual pilot has flown 35 arrivals and departures out of KHYA. Next month's winner will be judged on the number of flights into and out of

Block Island (KBID), now open for the season!

BVA's ATC Instructors have recognized:

Arvid Hansson (HO), C3

as Air Traffic Controller of the month for his outstanding dedication and service.

FlightSimCon Takes Flight in Less Than 3 Months

By: Logan Informer Team

FlightSimCon, the biggest annual aviation and flight simulation conference in North America, is less than three months away! Boston Virtual ARTCC is the founding sponsor of this event, and each year FlightSimCon becomes the biggest (but not nearly the only) member meet-up we have.

We hope you are planning to join us at the event this June. If you are, register with the conference now for the lowest rates. Please list “Boston Virtual ARTCC” as your organization when registering. We encourage members to attend the FlightSimCon dinner on Saturday night.

Read full story >

Charted Visual Approaches
Last month's question was: "Are there any weather minimums for the Tuckernuck Visual RWY 6 approach at Nantucket, and if so, what are they?"

The correct answer is - yes, there are! Looking at the approach plate, you can find in the top right corner the section on weather minimums. They are: (a) 2100 foot ceiling, and (b) 5 mile visibility. Remember that you cannot fly this procedure when the control tower is closed! However, this often isn't an issue on the network, as the overlying controller will almost always provide tower services.

Challenge Question: What are the precipitation and sky conditions in this METAR?

KBED 282107Z 31008KT 3SM R11/6000VP6000FT -RA BR BKN007 OVC013 06/04 A2944 RMK AO2 T00560044 PNO

The answer to the challenge question will be included in next month's Pilot Tip.

Each month, we run a contest on our forums to determine who has the best flight simulator screenshot. This month, Alec Liberman has won with his shot from a 737 flight deck of a 6 mile final to Runway 27 at Boston.

You can always find current and archived editions of the Logan Informer on our forums.

You are receiving this message because you are a registered member of Boston Virtual ARTCC. Boston Virtual ARTCC is an integrated community of pilots and air traffic controllers on the VATSIM network that you applied to join. All members receive emails from us approximately one to two times per month, which include major announcements and our community newsletter. Members signed up for Event Reminder emails will receive emails from BVA more frequently. To delete your BVA account and stop receiving communication from us, please visit the Account Management page.

Trouble reading this email? Visit our forums to read articles from this month's Logan Informer.


By: Camden Bruno, Air Traffic Manager Our ARTCC has recently been approached by leadership from our closet neighbor, the New York ARTCC (ZNY). Specifically, New York has sought our opinion on the potential of a closer working relationship in which controllers would be able to cross-certify for positions in either ARTCC. Our websites and TeamSpeak server would be combined, and effectively our two organizations would work much more closely together. While we are not calling this a “merger”, it does represent the potential for ZBW and ZNY to work closer than ever before. As you know, the New York ARTCC is our closest neighbor. The ARTCC provides coverage for the New York City metro area, as well as airports in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. It provides coverage at KPHL, and borders Washington (ZDC) and Cleveland (ZOB). There are more than 140 New York ARTCC controllers that would bring a further injection of activity into our already-busy ARTCC. One of the biggest benefits for our community is web design. The New York ARTCC has a wealth of website expertise, and is willing to share their roster and facility management code with us. This partnership would enable us to re-create the air traffic control components of our website, making it easier for controllers and the training staff to administer the ATC side of our community. With Project Vector less than a year old, we recognize that it’s pretty soon for this type of discussion amongst the community. For that reason, we want to gather an idea about our members’ opinions of such a partnership before moving forward with any additional discussion with ZNY. Based on your feedback, we’ll continue the discussion with ZNY to determine if their partnership is something we want to pursue any further. Please complete a brief survey of your reactions to ZNY’s proposal. The survey will be open until April 15. Please note that this proposal has not yet been discussed openly with ZNY controllers. We ask our members to keep the news amongst our own community for the time being. Read full story >


Cross The Pond Westbound Saturday, April 2, USA ATC starts approx. 11:00am ET Friday Night Ops (FNO): Take Me Out To The Ballgame Friday, April 8, 7:00pm to 11:00pm ET Regional Circuit: Albany (KALB) and Bradley (KBDL) Wednesday, April 20, 8:00pm to 11:00pm ET To see all of our upcoming events, please visit the Events Calendar.	The FlightSimCon is approaching! Here are a few updates: Form for Friday night BVA dinner available here Full weekend schedule available here New sponsors and exhibitors include Dovetail Games, David Clark, PILOT'S, Vaughn College, Signature Flight Support, and GoFlight Presentation by our own Evan Reiter!

Cross the Pond Westboud By: Clif Whitten, Events Coordinator Cross the Pond westbound takes place tomorrow: Saturday, April 2. Like the event held at the end of 2015, Cross the Pond offers VATSIM pilots the opportunity to fly a transatlantic flight between Europe and North America twice a year. This version of the event is westbound, taking pilots from departure airports in Europe back to arrival airports in the United States and Canada. Read full story >

Save The Date: Boston Tea Party By: Clif Whitten, Events Coordinator Boston Virtual ARTCC is pleased to announce that the 17th Annual Boston Tea Party will take place on Saturday, August 13th, 2016 from 12pm to 7pm. The Boston Tea Party is BVA’s biggest and best event, where our controllers get together and control live from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, New Hampshire (near the site of the real-world Boston TRACON and ARTCC facilities). Read full story >

BVA's ATC Instructor Team Welcomes Back Kyle Rosenquist By Evan Reiter, Training Administrator The Air Traffic Control staff at Boston Virtual ARTCC is delighted to welcome Kyle Rosenquist (RS) back as an ATC Instructor and VATSIM I1. RS has been one of the most active Center controllers over the past few months. When he’s not on ZBW, he can be found working with students or challenging our controllers with turbojet operations into uncontrolled and mountainous airports across our ARTCC. Kyle’s involvement in our community dates back to 2006. In fact, not many people know that Kyle was actually one of the first Instructors who taught me to control when I began to get serious about online aviation. It’s a pleasure to have him back on our staff. Read full story >


Cape Air Virtual's Pilot of the Month is: KAP483 Dave Maze This Cape Air Virtual pilot has flown 35 arrivals and departures out of KHYA. Next month's winner will be judged on the number of flights into and out of Block Island (KBID), now open for the season!	BVA's ATC Instructors have recognized: Arvid Hansson (HO), C3 as Air Traffic Controller of the month for his outstanding dedication and service.

FlightSimCon Takes Flight in Less Than 3 Months By: Logan Informer Team FlightSimCon, the biggest annual aviation and flight simulation conference in North America, is less than three months away! Boston Virtual ARTCC is the founding sponsor of this event, and each year FlightSimCon becomes the biggest (but not nearly the only) member meet-up we have. We hope you are planning to join us at the event this June. If you are, register with the conference now for the lowest rates. Please list “Boston Virtual ARTCC” as your organization when registering. We encourage members to attend the FlightSimCon dinner on Saturday night. Read full story >


Charted Visual Approaches Last month's question was: "Are there any weather minimums for the Tuckernuck Visual RWY 6 approach at Nantucket, and if so, what are they?" The correct answer is - yes, there are! Looking at the approach plate, you can find in the top right corner the section on weather minimums. They are: (a) 2100 foot ceiling, and (b) 5 mile visibility. Remember that you cannot fly this procedure when the control tower is closed! However, this often isn't an issue on the network, as the overlying controller will almost always provide tower services. Challenge Question: What are the precipitation and sky conditions in this METAR? KBED 282107Z 31008KT 3SM R11/6000VP6000FT -RA BR BKN007 OVC013 06/04 A2944 RMK AO2 T00560044 PNO The answer to the challenge question will be included in next month's Pilot Tip.

Each month, we run a contest on our forums to determine who has the best flight simulator screenshot. This month, Alec Liberman has won with his shot from a 737 flight deck of a 6 mile final to Runway 27 at Boston.

You can always find current and archived editions of the Logan Informer on our forums.

You are receiving this message because you are a registered member of Boston Virtual ARTCC. Boston Virtual ARTCC is an integrated community of pilots and air traffic controllers on the VATSIM network that you applied to join. All members receive emails from us approximately one to two times per month, which include major announcements and our community newsletter. Members signed up for Event Reminder emails will receive emails from BVA more frequently. To delete your BVA account and stop receiving communication from us, please visit the Account Management page.