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Settle down mate. Easy on the caps.
Thanks for the clarification but the post didn't read that way and it's the perception not the intent that counts in these situations. As I said, I didn't see anything wrong with the post itself. The system for the granting and communication of permission among the leadership team needs work though.
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I don't see any negative impact from Tracy's post alone but like Nathan I am concerned that such conduct opens the flood gates.
We have to be mindful that Tracy is defined as a user as described by the User Agreement. And this does not only apply to Tracy although his is the specific example to which we are referring.
- If the post was not advertising a service or seeking commercial gain, why was permission necessary and thus granted?
- While there is no direct sale or service taking place, there is evidence that our platform is being used to further a user's personally owned business. There's a difference between this and a member referring users to a commercial venture for which they hold no interest.
- I don't think cross-posting ASA vacancies compares. If ASA posted vacancies on our forums themselves there may be a comparison to make but we all know that doesn't happen.
- The UA makes reference to permission from VATSIM Founders or their delegate. There is no guidance on who is a delegate. At what level does someone automatically become a delegate? I only ask for future reference for when someone asks permission (perhaps not from the Division Director, perhaps me) for such a post again. Who is and who is not authorised to make the determination?
- I think this problem arose from a lack of transparency and detail as to where the permission was sought and granted. Anyone can make a post by starting with "This post is make with permission." I believe the post was reported and escalated because there was no clarity on whether the permission had in fact been granted. I see this as an opportunity to improve integrity.
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Yeah the script that tops them up and reallocates is not working. IT team? Don't know how many people have to offer to help support this thing.
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I'll admit I am not sure if "No ATC Speed Restrictions" cancells any restriction in ERSA, but I think it might, otherwise there is no difference between that and "resume normal speed".
Indeed it does Nick as AIP defines an Air Traffic Control SPeed Restriction as: An ATC traffic management speed or an ATC issued speed restriction. This is in the definitions section of the AIP.
There used to be basically a blanket 250kts below 10,000ft restriction but they changed that a couple of years ago in favour of my procedure specific speed restrictions in charts, in ERSA and by airspace. Essentiallly there is the 250kt/10000ft restriction on the SID and STAR charts now which takes care of the IFR aircraft tracking via a SID. They then realised they needed something, particularly in the Class C TMAs that imposed a restriction on other aircraft. Hence the ATC Traffic Management speeds in ERSA. There is no distinction between IFR and VFR and these speed restrictions are contingent upon which airport the aircraft is arrivng or departing. You'll notice these restrictions also apply to aircraft arriving or departing Essendon, and aircraft irriving/departing Moorabbin via Class C.
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1 hour ago, Paul Tyquin said:
Greg you mention above that nothing will be looked at until a new IT director is sworn in, however isn't there an I.T team already in place with a leader or is there something amiss?
Hi Paul,
That's correct, however at the time of writing the sitting IT Director was in the process of handing over to the new IT Director. Judging from the above, he took a look which he was at compiling the handover.
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Hi Scott,
There's definitely something going on in the background prevent you from being detected. You appear to be doing everything correctly. If it were merely a lack of pax you would show up just like those other guys with 0 pax.
There is definitely something amiss in the system but as Callum says, until we swear in the new IT director (which should be soon) we are in a bit of a holding pattern.
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Question:
We know that the ARP and/or the DME station are in the NAVDATA. Does the RWY THR have a designation in the NAVDATA and if so what is the naming convention?
I remember being taught to use the GPS to monitor distance from the ARP to help stay outside the CTA. Without using moving map depicting the airspace boundary (which I admit there's abosultely nothing wrong with) I'm wondering whether this technique can be achieved when the CTA boundary is refernced from a RWY THR.
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12 hours ago, Liesel Downes said:
I suppose we should wait for the appointment of DIT so they can fix all these issues in one sweep
Don't you mean DITAP?
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Reckon there's something going on with the cron that's supposed to update numbers every 4 hours or so. Wonder if it had something to do with a server change?
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Thanks for the report guys. Looks like the VATOCE Pilot Training program is going great guns. Well done to all involved!
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Hi Col,
This is a difficult one to answer. I don't know of any display client that is capable to updating multiple aircraft positions in real time or almost real time. Perhaps that's a development opportunity for some clever soul (display only aircraft within 20nm of the user but in real time).
The reason the programs you mentioned don't update very frequently is because they are using the VATSIM data feed to gather data on all the aircraft (and controllers and observers) on the network. An example of the data feed can be found here. http://info.vroute.net/vatsim-data.txt
This data is updated periodically (once a minute I believe) and other programs and websites can tap into this for information. In fact this is the very system our own VATPAX system uses.
If I read your post correctly, in addition to being able to "see them out the window" you want to be able to follow the rest of the group more closely in a moving map view. The only thing I can suggest is a payware TCAS guage or similar. The Flight1 and Reality XP GTN systems come with quite functional TCAS systems.
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How much video memory on the card? Could be filling up. If you are concerned you have too much going on, run a test without all the other stuff going on and see if you still have the problem.
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He missed ADIRU and POCSUC
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Seems to be working for everyone else. I honestly can't remember the requirements but looking at your VATSIM flight plans it should be picking you up.
One thing to ensure is that you are logging on a few minutes before you takeoff and waiting a few minutes after landing before you log off. The system only updates every 5min or so, so doing things too quickly or logging off as soon as you park can invalidate your flight.
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These policies are reviewed from time to time and considerations of all the valid points above are taken to ensure a balanced policy is maintained.
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Hi Jessi,
Just remember on a busy frequency that extra words use up air time that could be used for more meaningful transmissions. If something was not correct with the readback, the controller would correct it. Saying "readback correct, call when ready for pushback" is 7 words that didn't need to be said since there were no corrections to the readback and the next logical thing a pilot would do is call for pushback.
Fromt time to time, a pilot may question the calsign acknowledgement but I'd suggest it's as occasional as a pilot not understanding what "expect FL380 10 minutes after departure" means. There are lots of variations around the place and as David says, Australian phraseology is in fact more internationally accepted than americanisms (those boys and girls just love the sound of their own voice).
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Thanks Flukey,
Is there a post on that forum somewhere that has the actual OZx packages and libraries?
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Yes very interesting.
Can you control Denver with an S3? Or does that require extra training?
Dan, how many of our S3 students require 6+ "sessions" to get their S3?
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What zoom level is that Ortho?
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It's been suggested before, the logistics just don't stack up.
- Divides the current divisional staff into two groups, you actually need to attract MORE mentors, instructors and administrators to manage both groups.
- Increases workload and beaurocracy, each VACC needs to develop their own policies, procedures, websites and systems. The division needs to ensure these policies and procedures are aligned.
These are just two points that have come up in previous conversations on the subject. There are many more.
PS: Please point me to the ARTCC in the states that gets training done faster than we do? Good luck getting your major endorsements done in a timely manner over there.
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Hi Sean,
All valid points.
We have a policy on when and how to notate sector extension in our controller information. The compliance with this policy is somewhat sketchy and perhaps we can improve awareness in this regard. AFAIK we have at least one Who's Online app (Accumap) that interprets this formatting and displays extended coverage.
One of the advantages of the smaller sectors is improved service delivery within that smaller sector when not extending. Extending is optional based on traffic levels within those sectors and when traffic levels in your own sector increase the controller can focus on that one sector, improving the service to those pilots. If we were to start with a much larger sector, the option to reduce it down when things got busy will be less effective.
In short, I don't think the issue is the size of the sectors, I think it's awareness of how to properly notate sector extension, and refer to policy when challenged on a sector extension by a SUP.
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What happened to the ticket system we were developing? Why does IT insist on doing half a job and then moving onto something else?
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Answered "no" to the second question because I answered "often" to the first question.
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These channels are called "Coordination 1, Coordination 2 and 3" for a reason. They are NOT called "ATC Chat".
Just because you are logged in and controlling does not mean you can use these channels as your own little chat room. They are for ATC Coordination.
If you are controlling and require these rooms to conduct coordination with other controllers but are unable to due to other general chat going on, kindly ask those involved to take their chat elsewhere If they refuse, inform a staff member of the problem and as Josh says, they will move them along.