Camden Bruno

Will most likely participate. B733/L SWA1336 DAL 6:30pm ET

Position Posting has been updated to reflect that an S2 rating or higher is required for applicants. The post previously stated S3 or above, however, this was a typo.

From Nate Oines: Members, With upcoming work over the next few months that will require me to travel weekly, combined with a re-location in the fall as I start flight school full-time, I will no longer have the time to fulfill the responsibilities of my position as Facility Engineer (FE). With that said, in the coming weeks I will be stepping down and resigning. However, I will be actively helping to find and train a new FE for the Boston Virtual ARTCC and, in that time, still plan to be active within the community to help out and contribute. If you are interested in the position, please see the position posting below for more information. Thank you and MOCHA HAGoTDI! Nathan Oines Position Posting – Facility Engineer (Administrator) Purpose The Boston Virtual ARTCC (BVA) is currently seeking a Facility Engineer who will provide effective management and leadership of the BVA Air Traffic Control facility file development program. Key Accountabilities • Report to BVA Air Traffic Manager • Develops, maintains and manages the ARTCCs facilities infrastructure, including sector files, alias files, position files, VRC/ASRC files, vATIS, TowerTrainer and ACSIM facilities files, etc. • Updates and maintains facilities airports, charts and procedures database / web pages • Must respond quickly to facilities issues and needs • Employs the use of and manages other ARTCC members' efforts to increase bandwidth • Maintain a high online presence • Other duties as assigned by ATM/DATM/TA • Functions as an Administrator and attends bi-monthly meetings Requirements • 18 years of age or older • S2 rating or higher • Must be an active member on the network in good standing with a clean history • Capable of working well in team-oriented environment • Familiar with sector file design methodologies and utilities • Familiar with tools such as VRC, ASRC, Gndmaker, alias files, etc. • Must have excellent written and oral communication skills Preferred Skills • Demonstrated experience developing and/or maintaining facilities/sector files • Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience • Familiar with TowerTrainer and/or ACSIM • Familiar with ZBW airspace and procedures How to Apply Applicant must provide letter of application, including a resume to include examples of previous work, if applicable. Letter of application should summarize the applicant's reasons for wanting to join the BVA Administration Team, compelling evidence to show how the position requirements are met, and how the function will thrive under the applicant's leadership. Applications should be submitted to Camden Bruno, Air Traffic Manager ([email protected]) and Nathan Oines ([email protected]). This is an ongoing posting with no immediate closing date. Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Reminder: Our final session of Ground School will be held tomorrow at 6pm ET and will focus on Area Navigation (RNAV). We hope to see you there!

Position Posting – Scenery Design Team Member Purpose The Boston Virtual ARTCC (BVA) is a unique community in that we have a dedicated Scenery Design Team that provides customized and accurate airport scenery for almost all of our operations. We hold the distinction of having the most in-house scenery packages for a single community. Since the formation of BVAs Scenery Design Team 5+ years ago, we have produced almost 150 individual airport updates, each of which is freely available to all members of BVA. No other flight simulation community, anywhere, can boast that fact. The team has produced some incredibly beautiful renditions in all corners of the United States, Canada, and even a few unique locations worldwide. The BVA Administration Team is now seeking qualified individuals to join the team as Scenery Design Team Member(s). Key Accountabilities • Reports to Facilities Engineer (FE) • When assigned a project, be prepared to dedicate 2-3 hrs per week to the team • Design, construct, and distribute airport update files for BVA community events • Render, test, and validate airport updates before packaging the files into automatic installers and writing the associated install documentation • Maintains a regular presence online and responds promptly to emails • Performs other duties as assigned by ATM/DATM/FE • Functions as a staff member and attends periodic meetings as necessary Requirements • Be able to follow assigned deadlines with no delay • Active pilot on the network in good standing with a clean history • Capable of working well in team-oriented environment • Excellent written and oral communication skills • Attention to detail and the ability to stay patient Preferred Skills • Be well versed in the file structure of FSX and in how to use the FSX SDK • Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience • Real world aviation/pilot experience How to Apply The applicant should send an email with their name, age, and a letter of application. The letter of application should include any prior experience (please include samples of your previous scenery work, if applicable), the applicants general availability, a summary of the applicant's reasons for wanting to join the staff team, compelling evidence to show how the position requirements are met, and how the function will thrive under the applicant's leadership. Applications should be submitted to Camden Bruno, Air Traffic Manager ([email protected]) and Nathan Oines, Facilities Engineer ([email protected]). This is an ongoing posting with no immediate closing date. Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Ran the practical exam with Alec Liberman (LN) today on Boston Approach (A90) and he passed with flying colors. As many of the BVA controllers know, A90 is by far the most rigorous training you will receive and ends with the hardest practical exam you will endure here at BVA. It takes a lot to achieve a Boston Approach certification and LN certainly deserved it. Once this certification is complete, then it's just a matter of learning how to manage multiple TRACONs at a time while incorporating some en-route control tactics and then its onto Boston Center! Your training is beginning to come to an end here at BVA, but remember that education never truly ends. Now is when you get to connect to the network, work on-peak times, make mistakes, and gain experience on position. Good luck and keep up the great work! See you on the scopes,

Congrats on the cert, WT! Looking forward to seeing you on the scopes. Keep up the great work

Hey Andrew! We're glad this past Pack the Pattern generated so much traffic at LGA for us all to share. Absolutely a great opportunity for students to get on the network and work a decent amount of aircraft. Thank YOU and ZNY for staffing in support of the event. It's always great being able to handoff to adjacent sectors and keep the ATC going vs handing to UNICOM during a busy event. ZNY and ZBW do a great job of supporting each other during events and I'm happy thats the case. Again, glad you enjoyed the night. Regards,

Due to a lack of turnout for this session, we have delayed the Approach Plates - pt. 1 Ground School until May 15 at 6PM. We hope to see you there!

Congrats VT. Keep up the great work and see you in the cab.

Congrats DY! Great job, as always. Been a pleasure seeing you progress through the ranks

Congrats, WS. Look forward to seeing you on the scopes.

As the Boston controllers begin to log off the controllers, staff, and administration of the Boston Virtual ARTCC would like to take this time to thank all of those who participated in tonights Friday Night Ops event. To our neighboring controllers, we appreciate your support and hard work in ensuring aircraft had a swift transition into the Boston airspace. As far as the pilots go, you all were among some of the best quality we've ever seen. Remember, without participants like yourself, these events would not be possible. Please take the time to send our controllers feedback so that we know how we did. We were extremely proud of our performance, as we never had a single hold or delay. Feedback can be sent via www.bvartcc.com/feedback Also please be sure to follow us on Twitter (@BVARTCC) and check out some of our tweets, pictures, and screenshots from the event. We look forward to our next Friday Night Ops this upcoming fall and wish you blue skies and happy landings until then. Hope to see you in our airspace soon,

Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@BVARTCC) for live event updates!

Congrats Nils! Keep up the great work and see you on the scopes!

Please join me in congratulating Arvid Hansson (HO) on passing his Boston Center checkout today, while working Cross the Pond Westbound 2016. A Center OTS is hard enough as is, but completing it during Cross the Pond truly shows a controllers expertise. Not only that, but before controlling at ZBW for this Cross the Pond he worked London Control while departures were taking place! That is true dedication and we're happy to have you as a part of the team. See you on the scopes and have fun!

Yes, this is true. Generally we have about 20-30 BVA pilots participating, and that is what we told ZDV. However, we also warned them of the fact that, with any staff-up, if VATSIM pilots see an entire airspace staffed, they will naturally come. Considering they were originally only planning to staff 3 positions, I think ZDV simply under-estimated the level of traffic and workload that was going to be present. This could be a possibility, however, you have to keep in mind that all other ARTCC's within VATUSA are solely controller-based. That said, we could offer but there would be no pilot group attending, it'd be all controllers. From what I've experienced, the only real way to learn air traffic controlling is to be on the scope, not necessarily experiencing it from a pilots perspective. In my personal opinion, I believe the best way to give constructive criticism is to leave feedback advising them of some of the issues you witnessed. Then, with that feedback, the staff team can focus in on some of the main problems that were experienced throughout the duration of the event. It's an extremely nice thought to offer a learning experience for them, but I'd be worried that we may be overstepping our bounds. And thank you to pilots like yourself who are able to recognize mistakes, give constructive criticism, but at the same time see the positive side and make it a learning experience for those involved. People, such as yourself, are what makes this community what it is. Additionally, the positive attitudes and ability to always see the bright side makes our role as administrators a whole lot easier. We appreciate the fact that you recognize our controllers as high quality and thank you for being open-minded to doing a similar getaway event in the future, despite some of the hiccups. Thank you again,

Please join me in congratulating Krikor Hajian (HI) for passing his Boston Approach OTS this evening. HI dealt with the typical OTS load of traffic into and out of the A90 airspace, including but not limited to un-towered airport operations, GA traffic into MHT and the Class D's, VFR advisories, a variety of approaches, and much more. HI has done a great job progressing through the ATC program and I look forward to seeing what he's got on the en-route level.

Congrats, OS! Great job and keep up the hard work. Glad to see you as head of the cab at Boston!

Are you planning on participating in this year's Cross the Pond Westbound event on April 2nd? If so, join us for Ground School this Sunday (March 6th) at 6PM ET for a lesson on Oceanic Procedures in preparation for the CTP event.

Congrats, WG! See you on the scopes. Welcome to ATC!

Gents, you are posting in the community-wide event notifications forum. Please respond to this in the ATC Event Planning thread. Thanks,

HO, I've been very impressed with your dedication and skill from the start. Keep up the great work, we're lucky to have you. Oh, and thanks for the visual 27 [emoji6]

Congrats, Cody. See you at Boston!