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Congrats! See you on the scopes!

Congrats, Lantz! Was great working with you tonight and looking forward to doing so again soon!

Congrats, MO! Great job and see you on the scopes.

I'm sure the subject of this post caught your attention... Please join me in congratulating Alec Liberman (LN) (Ellen) (Chief Poet) on completing his BVA ATC training last night, earning his full en-route certification. LN handled a tremendous amount of traffic with a ZDC event in progress to the south and a CXA group-flight departing BHB en-route to Toronto airspace. He demonstrated all necessary skills, from DEL/GND up, and did a truly impressive job. It's been a pleasure watching you progress up the ranks as a controller over the years and I look forward to see you on the scopes (during peak times ;) ) Best,

Last reminder. Our All Member Meeting will be held this Sunday at 9pm ET.

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Reminder: One week away

Please join me in congratulating Zac Ploch (ZP) for being upgraded and certified at a level 11 facility (Boston Approach, full certification)! He proved very quickly that he knew the .65 like the back of his hand and applied his understanding and knowledge flawlessly on the sweatbox. This also means that we have yet another mentor who is certified to torture train up to the Class B Approach (Off-peak) level. Congrats, Zap!

Congrats and welcome back, LG! Sorry for almost destroying your OTS earlier ;D

All, 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. We hope to see you there,

From what I'm seeing on the VATSIM forum discussion, that is a EuroScope function. We are not able to save a log file on VRC. People are suggesting the WorldFlight team have one of their controllers (whether controlling or not) handle this task.

Brodie, Forgive me but I've honestly never heard of saving an ATC log file. How would one accomplish this with VRC? Thanks,

DL, amazing job. Always impressed by your knowledge-base and skills.

All, if you participated in CTP (as a controller or pilot), you are able to leave feedback here. You can express any comments, concerns, or suggestions you may have for future CTP events. Thanks!

As Cross the Pond departures begin to diminish, the controllers, staff, and administration of the Boston Virtual ARTCC would like to take this time to thank all of those involved with Cross the Pond. The Cross the Pond Planning Team made this years Eastbound crossing a swift and enjoyable process. Additionally, our controllers did a phenomenal job preparing and executing the event. 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 were extremely proud of our performance, as we never had an official hold or delay. Although pilots may have experienced a wait in the queue for takeoff, this was simply due to traffic congestion (looking at the statistics, we handled far more than real-world Boston Logan controllers during the same amount of time) and all departure airports had the same experience. Thank you to all pilots for their patience, professionalism, and an overall job well done. Remember, without you, events like these would not be possible. Also please be sure to follow us on Twitter (@BVARTCC) and check out some of our tweets, pictures, and screenshots from the event today. We look forward to Cross the Pond Westbound in March and wish you blue skies and happy landings until then. Hope to see you in our airspace soon, Boston Virtual ARTCC Events Team

Gents, There were far too many threads within our forums discussing the availability of CTP threads. I have consolidated all chatter regarding available slots to this merged thread. It looks like one person still has a slot available for someone to take off his hands. That person being Chris Raabe. His slot is BOS-LSZH, FL360-380, departing BOS at 1323z. If you want his slot, please post here so that everyone else is aware that you are taking it. If anyone else has any slots that they no longer plan to use, please post here so that it does not go to waste. Thanks,

You shouldn't experience much of a delay (if any) out of BOS, but no promises. All things considered, the time taxiing out, holding short for departure, the holds on the other side of the pond combined with sequencing, taxi time in, etc. add up. Combined with the fact that you may be placed on a non-event NAT track (for those who do not have a booking), which tends to be a longer trip. I'm not sure i'd suggest taking the Challenger for this type of an event where significant holds are always a possibility.

I think it is only 19. But yes, it is quite the commitment.

Sharing this from the VATUSA forum for those of you who may be interested. That's quite a long haul! Good luck,

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.

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!

We're live! ZBW and BOS TWR online since 11:00 ET, come fly!

BOS-EGLL? Psh, with that slot, I'd be posting it up on the VATSIM forums asking for the highest bidder. Once I receive their Venmo transfer, then i'd drop it for them.

Hi HI, Fantastic job last night. Can't wait to see you on during peak times! Perfect timing, now you can enjoy 60 Hours without any restrictions! :) Enjoy,

All Cross the Pond bookings departing BOS have been taken (in less than 2 hours!), and only a few others remain. Didn't get a booking? Check out some of our tips below: -- We're sorry that you didn't get the booking of your choice for this years Cross the Pond Eastbound! However, there are alternatives. Our first suggestion is to continue to monitor the Cross the Pond website as well as the forum thread, as people occasionally drop their booking which opens it up to other pilots. If that doesn't work, you can always choose to fly as a "non-event" aircraft. You won't have a slot, which means you don't have a designated departure/arrival time. With that said, you may experience significant delays on the ground and in the air. However, if you don't mind waiting, staying patient, and taking along some extra fuel this may be your solution. Lastly, keep in mind that although the event is intended for aircraft to cross the atlantic and embark on an oceanic journey, you can always fly regional, bizjet, or general aviation flights if you enjoy those more! Air Traffic Control will be fully staffed and although you may experience some delay, it's better than not flying at all! -- We hope these tips and tricks help. Regardless of if you got a slot or not, we look forward to seeing you on the 22nd. Blue skies and happy landings! Boston Virtual ARTCC (BVA) Events Team