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I am now in a position to announce that David Zhong has agreed to step up as acting Director of Division. I would like to personally thank David for agreeing to help VATPAC out in its time of need. I would appeal to the membership to get behind David and support him as he has a very difficult task ahead of him. Welcome on board David. Alan

It's been some time since the last Real Ops. Actually, over 3 years and it’s coming back strong, with 8 hours of continuous ATC service. Real Ops will be held in Sydney, so get strapped in! With this returning so has the website. All the information as well as ATC applications and pilot information can be found at https://realops.vatpac.org What is Real Ops? The idea is quite simple. Real Ops focuses on running the airport like it was the real world, this means that all ATC positions are rostered. Pilots can expect holding and waits so remember to bring extra fuel. Controllers can expect hard work and many nonstandard procedures to deal with the traffic. This time we will be focusing on Sydney’s Kingsford-Smith International Airport, which is the busiest airport in Australia by passenger volume and has the longest runway in the Southern hemisphere. There will be over 8 hours of continuous ATC services and 20+ ATC positions. What ever you like, there will be something for you! The Details Sunday, October 7th ATC will be provided from 0000z-0800z(10:00-18:00 AEST) You can find all rostered positions, pilot information and more at https://realops.vatpac.org

Hello all, It saddens me to bring this news but I have received Scott's letter of resignation today. He has a lot of personal reasons for doing this and with respect to his privacy I will not be making them public. He can do this if he feels the need. Interim measures are being discussed at present and as soon as I know and have a concrete plan in place you will all be informed. I would just like to thank Scott and wish him the very best for the future Alan