Evan Reiter
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Over 150 members (approximately 5% of our membership) took part in our 2025 Member Survey, which was available between February 1 and March 5, 2025. The Administration Team is grateful to those who took the time to provide feedback on the community and ideas for how we can continue to offer great service to our members.
We cover 2024 Member Survey Results, CTP, FlightSim Survey Results, FSExpo news, and more in the May Logan Informer.
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As you know, with the introduction of AI-based ATC platforms like SayIntentions.AI, it's become more important than ever to provide exceptional, professional, and realistic ATC services when you connect to the VATSIM network. Simultaneously, the demand on our airports during busy events like Go Arounds For You (GFY) continues to increase. To ensure that pilots continue to receive the realistic service they expect, I today signed an Air Traffic Order requiring that...
Read more about the new ATC policy in our April Logan Informer.
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BVA is currently conducting our 2025 Member Satisfaction Survey. Done once every two years, the survey helps us identify trends in the community and establish the direction of our organization. We are asking all members to take 10-15 minutes to complete the survey here.
Read about April's CTP, HOCKE Night in VATUSA, updates from Spec Ops and Cape Air Virtual, and more in the March Logan Informer.
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BVA asks all members to complete our Member Satisfaction Survey. Conducted once every two years, the survey helps us identify trends in the community and establish the direction of our organization.
The survey should take 10-15 minutes to complete and is entirely optional.
Please complete the survey here, until the end of the month.
Read about this, our upcoming Northeast Corridor event, and volunteer opportunities at FSExpo in our February Logan Informer.
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We start our public-facing homepage with the words “We are an Aviation Family”. In many ways, “like family” is how many of us view the community. Some of us talk every day; others we hear from on occasion, and there are some names we’d still recognize even though we haven’t connected in years. (And don’t get us started on the crazy uncles…)
Like a family, we don’t always agree 100% of the time. Some of us don’t call as often as we’d like. But, like a family, we take care of each other, and we share a unique passion for a hobby that probably seems a little crazy to some of our real families.
As we reach the end of 2024 and turn the calendar to 2025, join the Administration Team as we look back on what made us proud in 2024, and what we aspire to in 2025.
Read our full 2024 year-in-review, alongside updates about BVA Special Operations, 60 Hours of ATC, NEC, and more in the January Logan Informer. -
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As the holiday season approaches, we are pleased to invite the community to an All-Member Meeting on December 20 at 8-10pm ET in the BVA Member TeamSpeak.
The meeting is open to all community members. It’s designed to highlight and review the year and offer dedicated Q&A time with the Administration Team. You can find connection/joining instructions here.
Read more about 60 Hours of ATC, our new Runway 33L notice, and more in the December Logan Informer.
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Boston Virtual ARTCC was pleased to support VATSIM’s largest event last month! For the first time, our facility staffed two departure airfields, pointing more than 220 aircraft eastbound over the Atlantic Ocean.
Both Boston (KBOS) and Bradley (KBDL) were popular spots on the morning of Saturday, October 19, At Boston, we departed 171 aircraft, including 49 between 1300-1400z!
Read more about these and other updates in the November Logan Informer.
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The biannual return of Cross the Pond returns features an eastbound journey on October 19, 2024. On that Saturday, ATC will be lit up on both sides of the pond for thousands of pilots to take to the virtual skies across the Atlantic Ocean.
Read more about Cross the Pond, Code of Conduct changes, upcoming events, and more in the October Logan Informer.
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VATSIM is pleased to announce the return of Cross the Pond, now for an eastbound journey on October 19, 2024. Later this month, look for details about airfield voting and how you can help make Logan Airport a departure field.
Read more about the upcoming Boston Tea Party in the September Logan Informer.
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Join Boston Virtual ARTCC for 6 hours of live ATC coverage from New England on Saturday, August 10! Our 25th annual Boston Tea Party kicks off at 12pm ET and runs to 6pm ET, with ATC coverage across many of our favorite airports.
During this celebration of all that is the Boston Virtual ARTCC community, pilots have the option to play Tea Party Poker, a fun poker run game that allows you to win great prizes while visiting various airports within our ARTCC.
Read more about the upcoming Boston Tea Party in the August Logan Informer.
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On Friday, June 21, every domestic VATUSA ARTCC was staffed during “Light Up America”, a special event that featured several controllers working traffic live from the FlightSimExpo exhibit hall. Special events like these showcase what the network is all about, and we’re proud to have supported the experience with enhanced staffing in our airspace.
Read more about FlightSimExpo 2024 in the July Logan Informer.
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This month, the flight simulation community is set to gather at FlightSimExpo, the annual flight sim convention. Many of our members will be attending the show to volunteer, while others will be taking part in the Online ATC Demo Area in partnership with VATSIM.
Read more about Light Up America, live from FlightSimExpo, in the June Logan Informer.
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On April 20, BVA participated in the VATSIM network's largest recurring event - Cross the Pond. This time Boston had successfully landed over 164 arrivals over an 8-hour period - with a peak of 34 arrivals in one hour! During this same window, we were able to depart over 110 aircraft.
Read more about CTP and upcoming events in the May Logan Informer. Plus, don't forget to join us for the KBOS & KBTV Regional Circuit beginning at 7pm ET tonight.
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BOSTON, Georgia – (VATSIM TECH BLOG) – Boston Virtual ARTCC, Inc. (“BVA”) today announced its intention to pursue an initial public offering consisting of an aggregate 1,776 shares and 100 limited edition copies of a special ATC client that includes static text taxiway labels.
The 1,776 shares of Class B common stock, which require an ATC clearance and two-way radio communication to purchase, are being sold by certain embattled aircraft manufacturers at a public offering price of 4 missing bolts per share.
The shares are expected to begin trading on the Presque Isle Stock Exchange on April 1, 2037 (also the expected release date of a certain Boeing 777 for MSFS). Shares will appear under the ticker symbol “WUPUP”. The offering is expected to close on April 31, 2037, subject to TeamSpeak packet loss, customary closing conditions, and facility operating hours. The shares are issued in accordance with Give Checkouts to Achieve Proper controlling, or GCAPc.
BVA Conflict Alert Officer E. Lawn Scent shared the following quote: “We have specifically tailored this offer for those who have no experience in financial services because we know that operating in complex environments without bothering to read basic instructional material will feel very familiar to our target audience.”
Goldring Stark & Co. LLC, N.U. Rankin, and PoX Securities are acting as lead book-running managers for the offering. Cairgroup and Liberman BaNk Securities are acting as joint book-running managers. Citizens Bank Angle, Blakey & Company, Raymond (Samuel) James, VATUSA Academy Securities, KY & Co., Inc., and Dogwoof Advisory Group are acting as co-managers.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy airport securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any airport in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would represent a quality escape prior to registration or qualification.
About Boston Virtual ARTCC, Inc.
BVA is the world’s largest provider of air traffic services and talking pillows. The organization’s employee works around the clock to depart approximately 73.261 million aircraft per day, of which a substantial percentage return for a safe landing when crash detection is turned off. Pilots hoping to learn less about aviation, shorten relationships, or procrastinate homework are encouraged to share their credit card information—for free—at [email protected].
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…all this to say: thank you to the many members who heeded our call last month to help support our community. With your support, we are pleased to share that our financial reserves are now in line with previous years. You can see our latest budget here and make a donation here. Happy April Fools!And please take a moment to read the rest of this month's Logan Informer.
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Last month, VATSIM announced that the flight plan window found in vPilot will be decommissioned. With version 3.8 of vPilot, released today, the flight plan window is no longer available. Instead, the ‘Flight Plan’ button links to the myVATSIM Flight Planning page and an ICAO-style flight plan form.
Read more about the new flight plan format in the March Logan Informer.
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On Friday, January 26, controllers and pilots participated in the 10th Anniversary Northeast Corridor FNO. Featuring Boston, Providence, Newark, and Philadelphia, the event pays homage to the iconic Northeast Corridor train line and its aviation shuttle counterparts. We were pleased to be joined by the Virtual New York ARTCC in presenting this special occasion event.
Read the full recap of our Northeast Corridor FNO and find out about the spinoff "Parkway Power FNO" that's coming up this month in our February Logan Informer.
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At the end of each year, the Administration Team collects statistics from across our organization: membership, controlling hours, movements at our busiest airport, WINGS flights, and more. But, as you’ll see, stats are just numbers. It’s what they represent that really matters.
In the January Logan Informer, we look through the 2023 that was, share some of our proudest moments, and look ahead to what the new year holds for the community.
As counted by StatSim, the busiest airports on VATSIM in 2023 were EDDF and EGLL. KBOS retained the title of the busiest airport in VATUSA, and was 7th overall. The Top 20 for 2023 are:
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On behalf of the Administration Team, best wishes for the holiday season to our members across the world. For many, the holidays mean spending time with family and taking a break from work and other day-to-day commitments. For others, it means work gets even busier.
Read more about the month ahead, and on ongoing 60 Hours of ATC event, in the December Logan Informer.
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On Saturday, October 28, more than 25 of our controllers staffed up Boston, Bradley, and radar positions across our airspace to participate in Cross the Pond Eastbound 2023. Between 7am and 12pm ET, we launched 150 departures to domestic airports and seven destinations across the Atlantic: EBBR, EDDF, EGLL, EHAM, ESSA, LIRF, and LOWW.
Read more about Cross the Pond, 60 Hours of ATC, World Flight, and the announcement of ZBW's new ATM. Details in the November Logan Informer.
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The most recent FAA Airport Diagram for KBOS added 'T' as a turnoff from Runway 33L and removed portions of Taxiway 'F'. We recognize it will take time for simulator software to reflect the changes. Additionally, Runway 33L is closed (in real life) for resurfacing until November.
When landing Runway 33L, pilots are encouraged not to exit on Taxiway 'F', even if it exists within their simulators.
When using Runway 33L for landing, controllers will:
- Instruct pilots who exit Runway 33L on 'F' to "cross Runway 22L on Foxtrot", as if the taxiway existed.
- Instruct pilots who exit Runway 33L on 'Q' to "join Mike" prior being instructed to cross Runway 22L on 'F', 'C', or another taxiway.
- Controllers will not instruct aircraft to taxi on the removed portion of 'Q' between Runways 4L/4R. However, if a pilot enters this area, controllers will issue a crossing instruction with reference to 'Q'.
The current and former Airport Diagrams are screenshotted below, and a comparison PDF is attached.
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We are honored to have been selected as a departure field for 2023’s Cross the Pond on October 28. Thanks to your votes, Boston (KBOS) will be one of 12 airports available for transatlantic departures in this year’s eastbound Cross the Pond.
If you’re planning to fly within oceanic airspace on October 28, you need a slot. To obtain one, you’ll first register your interest. From there, a combination lottery and “first-come, first-served” booking process determines which slot you’ll receive. You can find full details here.
Read more about 2023's Cross the Pond and lots more in the October Logan Informer.
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On August 13, Air Traffic Manager Clif Whitten announced his plan to resign as the leader of our community. Clif has been a BVA member for 15 years and has served in multiple A-Team roles for the past 8 years. He was appointed Air Traffic Manager on October 24, 2018.
Read more about the role Clif has played in our community in the September Logan Informer.
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Very few members understand the behind-the-scenes work the ATC leadership does for our community, and the ATM leads that show. Clif, thank you so much for stepping up when we needed you the most, and keeping your foot on the pedal ever since. There were times when the future of BVA as we know it was very much in question, and both for my own personal reasons and for the good of the community, I'm so happy you've kept a steady hand on the wheel to keep moving us all forward.
While I know you won't be gone, you will be missed.
On 8/14/2023 at 11:20 AM, Don Desfosse said:and we are all SO grateful!
Looks like you misspelled "DO" there @Don Desfosse.
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On Saturday, August 5, join us for seven hours of non-stop air traffic control coverage across Boston Center! The airspace will be lit up from 12-7pm ET, with most ATC staffing live and in-person from the Boston area.
Read more about how you can win more than 15 great prizes, including a TCA Yoke Pack Boeing Edition from Thrustmaster, in our August Logan Informer.
June Logan Informer: FlightSimExpo is this Month!
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We share more details on our planned participation at the show, plus the announcement of our new FE, in the June Logan Informer.