Callum S - 1179882

You are the hero our city needs! Great work Nick

Keep being amazing Matt!

Great work Joe!

Congratulations to @Sam Wilson who recently completed the S3 Training. His training wheels are off so good luck everyone!

Congratulations to Jesse who recently smashed the S3 exam. Coming to vector you soon!

1. Introduction Worldflight 2020 will arrive in VATPAC Airspace on Saturday Morning (7th November) and travel through a number of airports including Port Moresby (AYPY), Cairns (YBCS), Brisbane (YBBN) and Sydney (YSSY). There is significant traffic expected to build from the Port Moresby sector onwards. VATPAC will provide ATC services for the arrival legs using controllers who have registered to control via the VATPAC Events website (https://events.vatpac.org). This NOTAM contains details of controller positions reserved for use during the event and procedures developed and implemented to manage traffic levels throughout the day. This content is relevant to both ATC and pilots participating in Worldflight legs. 2. Reserved Controller Positions The following control positions are hereby reserved under VATPAC Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 4.1 for Worldflight operations during the indicated times (format DDHHMM eg. 022030 refers to 2030z on the 2nd November UTC). 062300 until 070300 AYPY_DEL, AYPY_GND, AYPY_TWR, AYPY_APP, AYPY_DEP, AYPM_CTR 070100 until 070500 BN-ARA_CTR, BN-BAR_CTR 070200 until 070600 CS_DEL, CS_GND, CS_TWR, CS_APP, CS_DEP 070400 until 070800 BN-TBP_CTR, BN-SWY_CTR, BN-DOS_CTR, BN-KPL_CTR 070600 until 071000 BN_DEL, BN_GND, BN-S_GND, BN-N_GND, BN-W_TWR, BN_TWR, BN_APP, BN-S_APP, BN-S_DEP, BN_DEP, CG_APP, CG_TWR 070700 until 071200 BN-DOS_CTR, BN-MDE_CTR, BN-ARM_CTR, SY_GND, SY-E_GND, SY_TWR, SY-E_TWR, SY_APP, SY-S_APP, SY-D_APP, SY-DE_APP 3. Worldflight ATC Coordinators The following persons are nominated Worldflight ATC Coordinators. Callum Strawbridge Joshua Micallef 3.1. Un-rostered or unfilled ATC Positions While unreserved ATC positions may be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, any un-rostered controller wishing to contribute on the day should contact any of the above coordinators to offer and coordinate their services. 4. Procedures Please consult the briefing package linked below. It is highly relevant to pilots & controllers and contains information regarding PDC, expected procedures and charts. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xGDnW54_vn6-bK90CVjkMlypSXTFnBBy/view?usp=sharing 5. Authority Director, Division – [email protected] 6. Cancellation This NOTAM self cancels at 1300 7th November 2020

1. Introduction Worldflight 2020 will depart from Sydney (YSSY) on the morning of the 1st November (Local Time) and travel through VATPAC Airspace via Adelaide (YPAD), Perth (YPPH) and Port Hedland (YPPD). VATPAC will provide ATC services for the departure legs using controllers who have registered to control via the VATPAC Events website (https://events.vatpac.org). This NOTAM contains details of controller positions reserved for use during the event and procedures developed and implemented to manage traffic levels throughout the day. This content is relevant to both ATC and pilots participating in Worldflight legs. 2. Reserved Controller Positions The following control positions are hereby reserved under VATPAC Controller Positions and Ratings Policy 4.1 for Worldflight operations during the indicated times (format DDHHMM eg. 022030 refers to 2030z on the 2nd November UTC). 312000 until 010200 SY_DEL, SY_GND, SY-E_GND, SY_TWR, SY-E_TWR, SY_APP, SY_DEP, SY-S_DEP, ML-WOL_CTR, ML-GTH_CTR, ML-MUN_CTR, ML-TBD_CTR 312300 until 010400 AD_DEL, AD_GND, AD_TWR, AD_APP, AD_DEP 010000 until 010600 ML-AUG_CTR, ML-ASP_CTR, ML-ESP_CTR, ML-HYD_CTR, ML-PIY_CTR 010300 until 010800 PH_DEL, PH_GND, PH_TWR, PH_APP, PH_DEP 010500 until 011000 ML-LEA_CTR, ML-GEL_CTR, ML-BIL_CTR, ML-ORE_CTR 010700 until 011100 YPPD_DEL, YPPD_GND, YPPD_TWR, YPPD_APP, YPPD_DEP **Note** Port Hedland has been designated a Class C Aerodrome with full ATC Services for this event. The Port Hedland TMA will extend SFC-FL245 40nm around YPPD. A photo is provided below. *** 3. Worldflight ATC Coordinators The following persons are nominated Worldflight ATC Coordinators. Callum Strawbridge Joshua Micallef 3.1. Un-rostered or unfilled ATC Positions While unreserved ATC positions may be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, any un-rostered controller wishing to contribute on the day should contact any of the above coordinators to offer and coordinate their services. 4. Procedures Please consult the briefing package linked below. It is highly relevant to pilots & controllers and contains information regarding PDC, expected procedures and charts. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xGDnW54_vn6-bK90CVjkMlypSXTFnBBy/view?usp=sharing 5. Authority Director, Division – [email protected] 6. Cancellation This NOTAM self cancels at 1200 1st November 2020

Welcome to Theo who has joined the ranks as a Tower Controller. Coming to a tower near you

Wow! I strive to get as much feedback as you James! God Bless you! @Zach Biesse-Fitton Just making sure you didn't miss this

Welcome to WorldFlight 2020 Worldflight Australia is a virtual round the world flight to raise money for the Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service. The concept of a virtual, round the world flight for charity was started by a team in the United Kingdom and has spawned an annual event with participants all over the globe. World Flight Australia was started in 2001 and over the years, World Flight Australia teams have raised over $220,000 for the RFDS, helping with the costs of avionics and providing funding for Fly Around Clinics in the essential Air Ambulances used to ferry nurses, doctors and patients around rural Australia. VATSIM Australia Pacific provides ATC within the VATPAC Airspace during Worldflight. Worldflight departs and arrives in Sydney each year, travelling through several airports within the VATPAC Airspace. Pilot information will be published on the event page and forums prior to Friday 30th of October. Outbound ATC Applications Open ATC Applications for the outbound legs of WorldFlight are now open. We invite all interested controllers to nominate their availability and get involved in the busiest event through the VATPAC Airspace. We usually see well in excess of 100 aircraft movements on the first few legs. Thanks to the large amount of sectors through our airspace this year, we have up to 39 positions which need controlling across a period of 15 hours. While the slots are 1 hour in length, we would prefer to keep controllers on single positions for at least 2-3 hours to limit interruption to pilots. This will be subject to availability. Apply Here: https://events.vatpac.org/worldflight-2020-outbound The ATC Roster for the outbound legs will be published by Monday 26th of October. ATC Applications for the inbound legs will open within 7 days. If you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to reach out via forum PM or email [email protected].

I'm honoured you chose to use your last 3 digit post on my thread buddy! I learnt from the best

This has been a huge change that has been coming for some time. It's definitely a step in the right direction as it brings the community closer to the people who lead it. I wanted to say a few words to recognise two people who have contributed greatly to the Region through their respective roles. Jackson has also been involved in the Division and VATSIM for as long as I can remember. When I started back in 2011, Jackson was the Division Director of VATPAC and over the years, moved through to the Regional Director position before joining the BoG. His dedication to his roles on the Network have seen the Division and Region grow and although we've had our differences, I appreciate all the assistance you've provided me. I hope to see you hanging around Tahiti in the future Alan came into the Division at a very turbulent time and he hit the ground running. It certainly hasn't been an easy run but he's handled all of the curveballs perfectly and continued to maintain stability. Alan, your assistance, wisdom and guidance in a variety of situations has been greatly appreciated and I hope you stick around and come flying through the VATPAC airspace soon. I was shocked to hear about your medical episode and I wish you all the best for a speedy recovery and healthy future. Finally, we have such a great community. Regardless of who's leading it, the people in it are the ones who make it as great as it is. Alan and Jackson will always be a part of that and I look forward to seeing both of you for many years to come

Great work Rowan! You were on the ball last night!

NOTAM: Positions Reserved for Light Up Queensland 1 INTRODUCTION The following positions are reserved under reference to section 4.1 of the VATPAC Controller Positions and Ratings Policy. This NOTAM is the reservation of positions for the purpose of the Light Up Queensland event. 2 RESERVED POSITIONS The following positions are reserved from 0700z to 1100z on the 28th June 2020. BN-TBP_CTR, BN-DOS_CTR BN_DEL, BN_GND, BN_TWR, BN_APP CS_DEL, CS_GND, CS_TWR, CS_APP RK_GND, RK_TWR MK_GND, MK_TWR HM_TWR 3 AUTHORITY This NOTAM is under the Authority of the following; Sam Hall - Director of Events and Communications (events[at]vatpac.org) 4 CONTACT The following people are the nominated contacts for this event. Sam Hall - Director of Events - VATPAC5 (events[at]vatpac.org) Joshua Micallef - Events Coordinator (j.micallef[at]vatpac.org) Nicholas Naumovski - Events Coordinator (n.naumovski[at]vatpac.org) 6 CANCELLATION This NOTAM self cancels at 1100z on Sunday the 28th June 2020.