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Boston Virtual ARTCC is excited and proud to announce that we were the most active facility—by far—across the entire VATSIM network in 2016! Throughout the year, BVA’s Center controllers accumulated 2,163 hours and 1 minute on the network. That number equates to 24.6% of the year, meaning that Boston Center was staffed for just shy of one quarter of 2016!
In addition to our Center coverage, Boston Approach (A90) and Boston Tower (BOS) also made it onto their respective scoreboards for the 2016 Golden Mic. Boston Approach came in 17th place with 803 hours and 21 minutes (9.1% of the year), while Boston Tower came in 29th place with 832 hours and 42 minutes (9.5% of the year).
It’s the first time on VATSIM history that Boston has won a Golden Mic award!
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Thursday, February 2, 8-11pm ET
Tuesday, February 7, 8-11pm ET
Monday, February 13, 8-11pm ET
Wednesday, January 25, 8-11pm ET
Saturday, February 25, 2-5pm ET
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Join Us at FlightSimCon 2017: June 10-11 at Bradley International Airport
By: Evan Reiter, Training Administrator
FlightSimCon 2017 takes place on June 10-11, 2017, at the Sheraton Hotel at Bradley International Airport (Windsor Locks, Connecticut, about 20 minutes north of Hartford). The conference has just released its initial list of sponsors and exhibitors, which includes Orbx, PILOT’S, FS Flight Control, Javiator, QualityWings, JustPlanes, and SimMarket.
So, have you made plans to attend yet? FlightSimCon represents the biggest member meet-up of the year. We plane-spot from the hotel, attend conference events together, and of course, there's the annual and very unofficial ultimate (frisbee) tournament that's held just after the conference. There will also be a members-only dinner for BVA held on the Friday before the conference.
This year, the conference is being held at a much larger venue, allowing for more exhibitors, extra space, longer hours, and more speakers than ever before! The event has also partnered with Whova, an app that will include access to the conference schedule, chat, and important announcements.
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BVA Model Matching and the Getting Started Guide
By: Evan Reiter, Training Administrator
One of the biggest benefits of becoming a BVA member is that we’ve simplified the “getting started with VATSIM” process for our members. We are proud to give our new members free scenery, a great set of instructions for configuring their simulator and installing a pilot client, and—for FSX, FSX:SE, and P3D—a set of model matching instructions.
This month, we launched a major update to the Getting Started Guide that makes the process even simpler by adding BVA Model Matching, a new, single-installer process for setting up one of the more complicated aspects of vPilot. The new update applies to members who use FSX, FSX: Steam Edition, or Prepar3D.
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Cape Air Virtual's Pilot of the Month is:
Dave M (KAP483)
with a successful completion of 28 flights with smarCARS beta. Next month's POM will be awarded to the most hours flown after the tentative launch date.
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BVA's ATC Instructors have recognized:
Chris Raabe, Boston Approach
as Air Traffic Controller of the month for his outstanding dedication and service.
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Engine Design
Last month's question was:
What is a P-lead? Where is it located, what are its functions, and how does a pilot ensure that it is working properly?
The correct answer is: a P-lead is a wire that runs from the ungroudned end of the magento coil's primary winding to the cockpit ignition switch. In simple terms, the P-lead connects the magneto switch in the cockpit to the actual magneto. Depending on the position of the cockpit switch, the P-lead can either ground the magneto (thus, disabling it) or let it run for engine operation. A pilot ensures that it works properly by conducting a run-up and a ground mag check - in most GA aircraft, quickly flipping the ignition switch to "off" and then back to "both". If the engine starts to sputter, the P-lead is functioning properly. If the engine remains as-is or there is no notiacble drop in RPM, you might have a faulty P-lead - in other words, the switch might be set to "off" but the magneto might still be active!
Challenge Question:
You are given the following hold clearance: "American 418, cleared to PSM. Hold east of PSM, course 290, 20 DME to 30 DME. Maintain 8000." What is your maximum indicated airspeed while in the hold?
Bonus: what is special about this specific holding instruction?
The answer to the challenge question will be included in next month's Pilot Tip.
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Each month, we run a contest on our forums to determine who has the best flight simulator screenshot. This month, Cam Bruno submitted this shot of a Piper Cub for the Taildraggers theme!
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