Based on member feedback, an All Member Meeting will be held on Sunday, December 18 at 9pm ET. The meeting will be hosted by the Administration Team and will be held in the Member TeamSpeak.
The meeting came about as the result of recent feedback on a poll question in which 76% of respondents indicated an interest in participating in a member-wide, town hall style question and answer meeting.
There will be no specific agenda for the session, so we encourage members to bring their questions, comments, and suggestions to the session. We look forward to speaking with you on December 18 and welcoming our members to TeamSpeak as 2016 comes to a close.
To see all of our upcoming events, please visit the Events Calendar.
The 16th annual WorldFlight was held this month, launching from Sydney (YSSY) on November 6 and finishing 6 days later. The event features a continuous series of flights, flown by VATSIM members from around the world, for charity. In addition to at-home pilots, several fixed based simulators are involved in the event.
The event passed through Boston Center’s airspace on November 7 during a leg from Toronto (CYYZ) to LaGuardia (KLGA). Boston Center controllers Mike Willey and Evan Reiter sequenced and descended a long line of traffic on the approach into LaGuardia.
WorldFlight 2016 was an incredible success, raising US$75,130 for selected charities from around the world.
In 2017, BVA will be aiming to hold more events than ever! Beginning in December, we’re planning to host at least one event each week.
In addition to our normal rotation of Regional Circuit, Pack The Pattern, Challenge, and General Aviation Fly-In events, we’ll be hosting Regional Circuits with other ARTCCs as well as running events entirely outside of our airspace. There are also several major events in the works, including a Northeastern Corridor event, Bradley Bash, and our Spring FNO—just to name a few.
We know that our members appreciate the additional and guaranteed coverage that events have to offer, and that the more often we light up our airspace, the more pilots we attract from across VATSIM.
You’ll see events posted on our calendar throughout December, with more to follow.
Boston Virtual ARTCC is proud to welcome Zac “Zippy” Ploch back to the ATC Training Staff. Zac is a long-time member of Boston Virtual ARTCC, having been a part of our ATC program since 2013. In fact, he completed his initial Class C Ground OTS with me on March 30, 2013 after only one session—something that almost never happens in our training program.
In addition to a wealth of online ATC experience, Zac has recently begun to pursue a career in air traffic control, and is currently in training at an air traffic control tower in Georgia.
Zac brings a positive attitude, great experience, and top-notch knowledge to our ATC training program. We are grateful to have him back on the staff and look forward to his continued service.
Last month's question was:
Challenge Question: What is a high-performance endorsement? What are its privileges, and what are the requirements to obtain one?
The answer to the challenge question will be included in next month's Pilot Tip.
