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  1. It's last minute but with such a fast changing real world environment, we need to move quickly to keep up! Welcome to the first in a new line of events, Friday Night Live! We're bringing you some Friday Night Entertainment that the pubs and clubs can't! Visit a new location in VATPAC airspace each week which will be staffed to the rafters with ATC! Pilots, plan multiple sectors into/from the airspace or do a long haul and finish of your flight with full ATC. The possibilities are endless! This Week This week, we'll be kicking off in Sydney! With so many controllers and pilots at home, will you be able to help us keep Sydney as busy as it once was? Expect ATC across the Sydney area including our featured airports this week: Sydney YSSY; Camden - YSCN; YSBK - Bankstown. If there is enough controllers, our friends over at RAAFv may even be online to assist with ATC at Richmond and Williamtown (Although everyone is invited to login there). Non Standards will be opened on a case by case basis by a Senior Staff member in accordance with the policies. The event won't have specified start or end times as the purpose of this event is to bring all of our ATC together to provide a highly realistic experience! There'll also be members of the training department around giving everyone tips and tricks on positions they may not have controlled before! VFR, IFR, Jets and Props encouraged and welcomed! Come along and show your support! Details/Charts Get all of the charts online! Sydney VTC Chart https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/aipchart/vtc/Sydney_VTC_07NOV2019.pdf DAP Charts - http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/AeroProcChartsTOC.htm#s Sydney Local Instructions - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NBXAObnOTnIkgBUMpw_iE0Z78OBe8zl_ Sydney TMA. If runway 16 is active, the below sector splits will be in operation. If runway 34 is in use, the TMA will be split like below.
  2. A massive congratulations to Clem Wu who today, smashed his S2 assessment out of the park!
  3. It's my pleasure to announce the re-appointment of Peter Adamos and Greg Barber to the Non-Executive Director role. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the applicants who put their name forward. On behalf of the VATPAC Board, I also wish to extend a massive thanks to Dean Constantinidis for his dedication to the team. His input and guidance has definitely set some strong foundations in place which I'm sure will continue well into the future.
  4. VATPAC is now accepting applications from suitably experienced members of the VATPAC Division for the position of Community Engagement Coordinator. This is a new, 'Senior Staff' role which has been created by the VATPAC Board to assist with the operation and maintenance of our communications portfolio. Responsible to: • Director, Division - VATSIM Australia Pacific Direct Reports: • Nil Duties: • Promoting VATPAC and informing members of various VATPAC activities and events through the VATPAC website, forums, and official VATPAC Social Media accounts. • Assists with development and maintenance of styling guides and templates for official VATPAC documents and images. • Uses communications and social media strategy, as defined by the VATPAC Board, to channel information to members and the VATSIM community. • Works closely with all departments to ensure the seamless passage and publication of information. • Liaises with other parties on the creation of media, including videos and photos for use by VATPAC. • Manage the distribution of the VATPAC Newsletter. Essential Criteria: • Be a general member of VATPAC for six months at the time of application. • Be a member of good standing in VATPAC/VATSIM. • Be able to work well in a volunteer organisation. • Ability to work independently and in a team where required. • Ability to organise and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines. • Advanced concept and understanding of Social Media advertising and marketing techniques. Application Process: Members interested in being considered for the role should apply by outlining their experience and suitability, addressing each of the essential criteria listed above. Applications should be sent via email to [email protected] APPLICATIONS IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE CLOSE AT 23:59 hours AEDT on Sunday 19 January 2020. The Board will establish an appointment committee to consider the applications and make a recommendation to the Board on the two most suitable candidates.
  5. Congratulations to @Matt Kelly who recently received this positive feedback! Keep up the amazing work Matt!
  6. We recently received the following feedback about Cian and Nick for their outstanding service on Boxing Day. Fantastic work gents!
  7. Congratulations to Jamieson who recently completed his S2 Training. Coming to a tower near you!
  8. Applications are now invited from suitably experienced members of the VATPAC division for the position of Non-executive Director. There are two vacancies for this position. Responsible to: VATPAC Director, Division Duties: Attends periodic VATPAC Board meetings Monitors the effectiveness of VATPAC executive team Actively participate in the management of the division Support the executive team in meeting their long-term plan and yearly objectives Stays abreast of issues affecting VATPAC and members Considers and raises complaints, ideas and proposals to the Board in order to consistently improve the effectiveness of VATPAC Maintains 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 It is desirable that the appointee has held senior staff positions within VATSIM, including deputy director or higher within VATPAC or VATSIM network supervisor Term of Appointment: The appointee’s term will expire on 31 December 2020, but may be reappointed. Application Process: Members interested in being considered for the role should apply by outlining their experience and suitability, addressing each of the essential criteria listed above. Applications should be sent via email to director at vatpac.org APPLICATIONS IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE CLOSE AT 23:59 hours AEDT on Sunday 12 January 2020. The Board will establish an appointment committee to consider the applications and recommend on the two most suitable candidates.
  9. G'day All, I wanted to take this opportunity, on behalf of the VATPAC Board, to wish you, your friends and your family season's greetings and a wonderful and prosperous 2020. Thank you for your continued support throughout the year. If it weren't for everyone in VATPAC, we wouldn't have regular ATC, plenty of traffic and such a fun, diverse and friendly community. Some of the VATPAC Board and Staff team will be taking a break over the next couple of weeks as they take time away to celebrate the festive season. There may be some delays to ATC Training, Operations, I.T Issues and Events. We appreciate your patience and understanding. We look forward to returning stronger than ever in 2020 as we continue working with the community on making a better VATPAC for everyone! Best Wishes, Callum Strawbridge
  10. Please join me in congratulating Angus who recently showed he could keep planes separated with a blindfold on (Non-Radar Enroute + all the other stuff)! Great work Angus!
  11. Congratulations to Kyle Varley who has recently become a VATPAC Controller.
  12. Congratulations to Stephen for achieving his S3 rating! Coming to separate traffic near you!
  13. Congratulations to Cian who aced his TWR training and achieved his S2 rating! Coming to a tower near you
  14. Congratulations to Bill who recently achieved his S3 Rating.
  15. Please join me in congratulating Joshua Micallef who has been awarded the Senior Controller rating by the VATPAC Board. Josh has been a committed member of the VATPAC controlling team for some years and has helped many students achieve their ratings while serving on the ATC Training Team. Josh is very knowledgable not only in Australian ATC Procedures but also the procedures of several divisions and regions around the world. He continues to commit to the Division through his roles in ATC training and Events and I look forward to working with Josh for years to come. Congratulations again Josh!
  16. Congratulations to Sam Keast who recently demonstrated his ability to separate aircraft he can't see! (Plus all the other stuff ) Coming to a Centre near you!
  17. Welcome to WorldFlight 2019! 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. VATPAC Provides ATC within the VATPAC Airspace during Worldflight. Worldflight departs and arrives in Sydney each year usually travelling through several airports within VATPAC Airspace. This year, the teams will travel through Sydney, Darwin and Cairns on their venture around the world. Departing Sydney at 0900 AEDT Sunday, there will be over 100 aircraft joining in on the journey across the Ditch to Christchurch, New Zealand. You're invited to come along as a pilot, or apply to be rostered as an Air Traffic Controller. With insane amount of traffic levels, everyone will need to work together to ensure a professional, friendly and as on time as possible service. All the details you need to know will be posted over the next week so keep an eye out on the official event site and the VATPAC NOTAMS system/forum. We'll publish pilot and ATC briefings to ensure everyone has a detailed understanding of the procedures that we'll be using during the event. VATPAC will be providing ATC for the departure legs from 2030z - 0230z to cover those flying earlier and later than the departure time of 2200z. ATC Applications are now open. You can apply at the official VATPAC event site.
  18. VATSIM wants to thank you for the unprecedented interest, traffic levels, and support we have seen since the launch of Audio for VATSIM on Monday. As we head into our first weekend using our new technology, we are taking some actions to maintain the stability of the voice servers while we continue to isolate and correct an issue that arises when VATSIM exceeds just over 1,000 simultaneous connections. This is not related to server capacity itself, of which we have plenty. As a result of this issue, we will be continuing with a connection limit on each server of 147 simultaneous connections through the weekend. This means that VATSIM will be limited to a maximum of 1,036 simultaneous connections across the 7 servers. We fully anticipate that we will hit this number a few times throughout the weekend. We do not expect there to be extended times where the VATSIM connection cap is reached, but there could be times where a single server’s connection cap could be reached. If you encounter this situation, you will receive an error message stating “There are too many users already connected to your chosen server. Please choose another server to connect to VATSIM.” The solution is to check the servers tab of your VATSIM map to see which server has space and try connecting to that server. Note that your server location will have no effect on your VATSIM experience - the voice servers sit separately to the network servers so delay is not affected by you connecting to a server further away from your location. In order for all who would like to use VATSIM over this weekend to have the opportunity, we need your help and cooperation by complying with these requests. Upon completion of a flight, users are requested to immediately disconnect instead of staying connected while idle at a gate to listen to the traffic. In the same vein, users are requested not to connect to VATSIM until they are ready to file their flight plan and receive clearance. If you are doing a longer haul flight and anticipate the need for an extended step away, please disconnect from VATSIM. Not only is this part of the Code of Conduct, but with limited connection availability it allows those actively using the network to connect. Supervisors have been advised to disconnect users who have stepped away whilst in an active Air Traffic Controller’s airspace and do not respond quickly per CoC B3. Air Traffic Controllers are requested to consider giving up their sessions to another qualified controller who wants to control the same position if the controller has been on position for 2 hours or more. Please ensure that the controller relieving you has successfully connected prior to disconnecting so your position does not go offline and is unable to get another controller online. Air Traffic Controllers are also asked to not transmit and receive on multiple frequencies. Each controller may transmit and receive on only one frequency unless temporarily relieving another controller in the top down hierarchy Where we reach server capacity, VATSIM may suspend voice ATIS connections and observer connections in favor of having slots available for active controller and pilot connections. Such messages will be broadcast to all users on the network. Should you receive such a broadcast, Air Traffic Controllers are requested to disconnect their ATIS messages and proceed using a text only ATIS and Observers are requested to log off and reconnect as a Pilot or Air Traffic Controller or continue their observing session at a later time. We want all of VATSIM’s members to have an enjoyable first weekend on Audio for VATSIM and regret that we must keep these connection limits in place. However as this issue results in instability of the Audio for VATSIM infrastructure when above 1,000 users, it’s a step that must be taken to ensure all connected users have a seamless experience. The Audio for VATSIM team is working diligently to solve this issue and we will eliminate the connection cap as soon as we are able. Should that happen this weekend, we will communicate the change with you via network broadcast and social media posts. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation with these requests. Enjoy the first VATSIM Weekend with Audio for VATSIM!
  19. Hi Everyone, The Quarterly report for Q3 is available for viewing. https://vatpac.org/about-us/minutes-and-reports/ Thanks, Callum
  20. Congratulations to Bill who recently gained his S2 rating! Coming soon to a tower near you
  21. Congratulations to Ashot who recently flew through his Enroute Exam! Coming to a Centre Position near you. Great work
  22. The VATPAC Discord will be returning shortly and we are now looking for potential candidates to assist in the moderation of the service as a Discord Moderator. We'll be moderating Discord differently to how we moderate Teamspeak to ensure consistency and fairness. One major change to the moderation process is the enlistment of Designated Discord Moderators. VATPAC General Staff and Senior Staff are not entitled to this automatically and will be required to apply through the same process as community members. VATPAC Directors will hold the role of Discord Moderator. You do not need to be a member of VATPAC Staff to apply to be a Discord Moderator. We're looking for candidates who are actively involved in the community, are committed to the online safety of everyone (including minors) and are willing to assist others with navigating the Discord server. Reports To The VATPAC Discord Administrator The VATPAC Discord Administrator is an Executive Board Member appointed by the VATPAC Board who is responsible for the overall Administration of the server. The purpose of a Discord Moderator is to assist in the day to day administration of the server and where required, refer cases to the Discord Administrator. Duties Regularly monitor the voice and text channels of the VATPAC Discord Where required, moderate the voice and text channels of the VATPAC Discord in accordance with the VATPAC Discord Policy and Moderator Guidelines Escalate issues where required to the VATPAC Discord Administrator Assist in conflict resolution between Discord Users Assist other Discord users with using the server Act in accordance with the Expectations of Staff Policy Essential Criteria Be a VATPAC Discord User (When Discord Launches) Be in good standing with VATPAC Be 16 years or older Be an active member of VATSIM & VATPAC for at least one (1) year Be familiar with the VATSIM CoC and Divisional Policies How to apply Members who are interested in being considered for this role should send a brief application addressing their suitability and experience to [email protected] by 2359 AEST on Sunday 8th September 2019.
  23. The VATPAC I.T team has a long road ahead with various updates to current systems and new implementations planned. Due to the amount of work planned, we're seeking interest from potential candidates within the community to join the team as an I.T Developer. Becoming a member of the VATPAC I.T team allows you to expand your skill set with the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects in varying areas of the community. Reports to As an I.T Developer you'll report directly to the VATPAC Director, I.T. Duties Include Assist in the development of web, desktop and back-end based applications that will ultimately enhance the VATPAC I.T infrastructure Liaise with the Director, I.T and/or Deputy Director, I.T to set and meet deadlines and targets for assigned project Ensure all projects are compliant with GDPR, VATPAC Data Handling Policy and VATPAC Privacy Policy requirements Work closely in a team to deliver new projects to the VATPAC community Maintain VATPAC's I.T systems as required by the Director, I.T Assist other departments with I.T related queries and projects Assist in maintaining the VATPAC I.T Helpdesk Essential Criteria Include Be a member of good standing Be able to work well in a team in a voluntary organisation Have good problem-solving skills and are able to 'think outside the box' A candidate applying for this position will preferably Be a general member of VATPAC for six months at the time of application. Be able to provide an example/portfolio of previous work. Have good knowledge in one or more of the following Web (HTML, CSS, JS) Backend (PHP, Ruby On Rails, NodeJS, Python) Angular CLI Window Applications (C++, C#, etc.) Support/Administration How to Apply Members who'd like to submit their interest for the role can do so by outlining any experience and suitability with links to any previous work. Expressions of interest should be sent via email to [email protected] APPLICATIONS ARE IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE. Applications Close 23:59z, November 17th, 2019.
  24. It's with great pleasure that I announce Harrison Scott has been appointed by the VATPAC Board as Director, Operations. Harrison has been a member of staff at VATPAC for some time now holding roles in the ATC Training, Operations and I.T departments. During his time on the Board as the I.T Director, Harrison gained an important insight into the day to day operations of VATPAC which, alongside his recent work in Operations, has adequately prepared him to take on a role in the Operations Department. He'll be working closely with Peter Story while a transition occurs. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Peter Story for stepping in as Acting Director. Peter not only kept his own work progressing but also took on the workload of the Operations Director and saw through several projects over the last couple of months including Local Instructions updates, AIRAC1907 + 1909 and work on the Euroscope controller client updater. Peter will stay on-board the team as Deputy Director, AIS, supporting the team as we continue to update and bring new content to the community. Congratulations and welcome to the team Harrison.
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