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    Vale Richard "Quigs" Quigley

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    This is absolutely devastating :(  My sincerest condolences to his family. 

     

    Quigs your contributions and advice to this community, and myself personally was always humbly appreciated as I mentioned to you several times. Your humour was second to none and it will be strange not hearing you and your witty remarks  on the radio waves anymore.

     

    For those who didn't know, Richard came in during a difficult time for the Division as Acting Director, Operations and oversaw several changes and assisted with the updating of much of our operations documentation in the recent years. He provided a great deal of guidance and advice to the younger Board members over time which has always been incredibly invaluable. You will be missed by the entire community. 

     

    Rest Easy.

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    Airport Charts - Access & Usage & MSFS2020

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    5 hours ago, William Teale said:

    Was more taking the piss out of the map display on their site. It purports to depict the boundaries of the locations covered by their service, and omits Kangaroo island, as shown above. I suspected it would in fact be covered, but Im glad to see we can confirm that.

    If it isn't on the map, it isn't there ;) 

    There's A Subreddit Dedicated To 'Maps Without Tasmania'

    NOTAM 28JUN20: Positions Reserved for Light up Queensland

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    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.

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    Friday Night Live - Frequency Reducing / Newbie Night Update

    in Regular Events

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    Hi All,

     

    Friday Night Live was created in response to the significant increase in demand on the Network due to COVID19. This demand has dropped as members of the community return to work, social gatherings and other activities. As such, we've noticed a reduction in flying for FNL over the past 3-4 weeks. From this week onwards, we'll be looking at changing it to Fortnightly rather than weekly. This may further be reduced if we continue to see a lack of participation from both ATC and Pilots but we'll try and keep it going as long as possible :D

     

    In addition, given the success of our Previous newbie night, we'll be putting some more together with an eventual aim to at minimum, 1 per month. These are a great way for people to step out of their comfort zone and get proficient before joining our bigger and busier events. We are looking at a variety of Newbie Nights including Class D and GA operations. We'd love to see some new and familiar faces participating and passing down knowledge to our newer members. 

     

    As always, thank you to everyone who participates in our events! :D 

     

    Thanks,

    Callum

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    NOTAM 21JUN20: Reserved Positions for Cross the Ditch

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    NOTAM: Positions Reserved for Cross the Ditch 18: Winter 2020

     

    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 Cross the Ditch 18: Winter 2020 event.

     

    2 RESERVED POSITIONS
    The following positions are reserved during the nominated times

    • 20JUN20 @ 2000z -> 21JUN20 @ 1359z
      BN-TSN_FSS, NFFF_FSS
       
    • 20JUN20 @ 2000z -> 21JUN20 @ 0059z
      NVVV_CTR, NVVV_APP, NVVV_TWR
       
    • 21JUN20 @ 0200z -> 21JUN20 @ 0659z
      ML-TAS_CTR, HB_TWR, HB_GND
       
    • 21JUN20 @ 0800z -> 1359z
      ML-SNO_CTR, ML-TBD_CTR, AD_APP, AD_TWR, AD_GND

     

    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 contactable for this event.

    • Sam Hall - Director of Events - VATPAC5 (events[at]vatpac.org)
    • Joshua Micallef - Events Coordinator (j.micallef[at]vatpac.org)

     

    6 CANCELLATION
    This NOTAM self cancels at 1359z on Sunday the 28th June 2020.

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    Welcome to VATPAC Emails (Tech Issue)

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    Hi All,

     

    I seem to find myself apologising once again for emails that appear to have been sent by me titled "Welcome to VATPAC".

     

    Due to another VATSIM Technology issue, users were missing from a regular data pull which our membership system relies on to determine new users. When the database updated this morning, all the users returned meaning it thought people had joined the Division. When a member joins our Division, they get an email automatically which is why these members, some who have been with VATPAC since its inception, received emails. This appears to have only affected a particular range of VATSIM ID's. There has been no comment from VATSIM to the Division on why this has occurred on either occasion. 

     

    The VATNZ I.T Team who administrates the automated email system is investigating how to stop this occurring. I apologise for any inconvenience. 

     

     

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    Applications Open: VATPAC Director, Events

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    Applications are now invited from suitably experienced members of the VATPAC Division for the position of VATPAC Director, Events (VATPAC5).

     

    Responsible to:

    • VATPAC Director, Division

     

    Direct Reports:

    • Deputy Director, Major Events
    • Deputy Director, Events
    • Event Coordinators

     

    Duties:

    • Attends periodic VATPAC Board meetings and produces quarterly reports on events held by the division
    • Plan and develop a program of weekly, and major events targeted at VATPAC members
    • Promote events to maximise participation
    • Act as a facilitator for assisting other divisions and organisations wishing to hold events in VATPAC airspace
    • Liaise with the Director, Operations to ensure that suitable ATC is provided for events
    • Liaise with the Director, Operations to promulgate event information to affiliate virtual airlines
    • Assist in monitoring the effectiveness of other portfolios
    • Actively participate in the management of the division
    • Reports to the Board on issues affecting members’ satisfaction with online operations
    • Considers and raises complaints, ideas and proposals to the Board in order to consistently improve the effectiveness of VATPAC
    • Maintain an online presence of 5-10 hours per month on the VATSIM network

     

    Essential Criteria:

    • Active participation in the greater VATPAC community for the last 12 months
    • Be a member of good standing in VATSIM
    • Be able to work well with other board members and the VATPAC community as a whole.
    • Be able to work well within a voluntary organisation
    • Have proven ability in the management of a small group of people

     

    How to Apply:

    Members interested in being considered for the role should apply by outlining their experience and suitability, addressing each of the essential criteria above. 

    Applications should be sent via email to [email protected]

     

    APPLICATIONS IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE CLOSE AT 23:59 hours AEST Sunday 28th June 2020. 

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    Everyday use of PDC

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    Hi Ryan,

     

    The most appropriate time to use PDC is when conducting Top-Down operations at an aerodrome. It can become incredibly busy and PDC is one less thing you need to worry about because you can send it when you're ready and when you have time. 

     

    In your Euroscope folder you'll have an Alias Guide which tells you all of the commands built to our Euroscope Profiles C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\EuroScope\VATPAC\Data\Documents

     

    For PDC, begin by filling in the flightplan as normal (SID/Runway/Initial Climb). You'd then open a PM with the pilot, type .PDC and click spacebar. This will put the script in and pull the data you've put in from your flight plan. There is a couple of things it usually has trouble putting in and that's the frequencies. If you click Tab, it should jump to the next field you need to fill in. Alternatively, jump to where it says Departure Frequency and fill it in manually. Otherwise, that's it :)

    Milk Run Monday - JUNE/JULY - Controller Bookings

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    On 6/11/2020 at 5:05 PM, Avi Herskowitz said:

    Just wanted to provide my personal opinion on the matter. I think that reserving ATC positions for MRM is a great initiative as it allows many controllers to participate without connecting many hours in advance. With that said, I also think that there were too many non-standard positions available. In Sydney for example, SY_DEP, SY_APP, SY-D_APP were on the roster for the entirety of the event. I was assigned ML-WOL_CTR for the first two hours and SY_APP for the final two hours. Traffic levels in the final two hours in my personal opinion didn't require three controllers to operate the TMA, especially when accounting for the competence of VATPAC controllers. I therefore, remained logged on for the first hour during which there were about 3 arrivals and 3 departures and after one hour logged off as I really didn't see the need for so many controllers. I was then 'punished' for not staying the entire time and was lowered in priority for assignments to the Real Ops event. I completely understand the logic of this as it is important to assure that controllers show to their assignments. However, in this specific scenario and perhaps also in preparation for future MRM events I think it would be preferable to assign only APP & DEP positions with SY-D only opening up if traffic truly calls for it. 

    What are your thoughts?

    Hi Avi,

    I totally understand the frustration and I think we can better work to find the right balance here. I think the key importance is to let the Staff Team know that you're leaving because of lack of traffic and we can go from there. Our concern with only opening up SY-D during events is that it may be unfair because it isn't necessarily being shared around. 

    We'll have a look this week at traffic levels and continue tweaking the event over the trial to ensure better and fairer coverage. 

     

    Cheers,
    Callum

     

    Resignation: Sam Hall

    in News

    Posted

    Hi All,


    It's with sadness I inform the community of the resignation of our Events Director, Sam Hall.

    Sam came into the Division at a difficult time and has been responsible for bringing the community together through our events for close to two years! This is not an easy job and I think we can all agree, there have been some great events over the past 18 months. 

     

    Sam, on behalf of the VATPAC Community, I'd like to thank you for your contribution! :)



    Sam will remain on the Board as the Director, Events until a new Director is recruited. 

     

    Thanks,

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    NOTAM 14JUN20: Reserved Positions for RealOps Sydney

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    NOTAM: Reserved Positions for RealOps Sydney

     

    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 RealOps Sydney.

     

    2 RESERVED POSITIONS
    The following positions are reserved from 0200z - 1000z on Sunday 14th June 2020. Controllers may contact a delegate listed below on the day to provide additional coverage where a controller may not have arrived for their shift. 

    • SY_DEL, SY-C_GND, SY_GND, SY-E_GND, SY_TWR, SY-E_TWR
    • SY_APP, SY-D_APP, SY_DEP, SY-FLW_CTR
    • CB_APP
    • ML-BIK_CTR, ML-WOL_CTR, ML-SNO_CTR, BN-DOS_CTR, BN-MDE_CTR

     

    4 AUTHORITY
    This NOTAM is under the Authority of the following:

    • Callum Strawbridge - Director, Division (director[at]vatpac.org)

     

    5 CONTACT
    The following people are contactable throughout the duration of the event:

    • Callum Strawbridge - Director, Division (director[at]vatpac.org)
    • Sam Hall - Director, Events - VATPAC5 (events[at]vatpac.org)
    • Joshua Micallef - Events Coordinator (j.micallef[at]vatpac.org)
    • Sam Keast - Team Lead/Assist (s.keast[at]vatpac.org)

     

    6 CANCELLATION
    This NOTAM self cancels at 1000z on Sunday the 14th June 2020

    QNH and 1013

    in General

    Posted

    Hi Joe,

     

    The pressure is purely based on the actual conditions in the sim. If you're not running any weather engines, you should leave it set to standard (29.92/1013) as setting it to anything else would give you incorrect pressure altitude readings. 

     

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