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Yet another year is nearing an end. The past 12 months have been enjoyable and challenging, but lets hope the next 12 will be just as enjoyable. From all the staff at VATeir we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The VATeir Staff held a Staff meeting on 28/11/2011.

Below is a copy of the minutes from the latest VATeir Staff Meeting held on the 28th November 2011. If you would like to make any comments on these you may do using the contact form on the right under LEAVE FEEDBACK or on the forum at: Comment in Forum

Staff Members Present:

• Stephen Murphy ACCIRL 1- SM
• Daniel Brennan ACCIRL 3- DB
• Colin Broderick ACCIRL 4- CB
• Eoin Brennan ACCIRL5- EB
• Cillian Ó Lúing ACCIRL6- CL
• Kilian Thornton VATEUD6- KT (Observer)
• Stephen Murphy chaired the meeting
• Kilian Thornton took meeting minutes

Agenda is outlined below:

• Traffic/Controlling update *Training Department Update
• Events Department
• Pilot Training
• Technical Department Update
• Constitution
• TeamSpeak
• AOB

The meeting started at 20:13 local and ended at 20:52 local.

Traffic/Controlling update

SM highlighted that we need to keep people interested in controlling in VATeir while also enjoying themselves in the VATeir community. The staff highlighted that people are willing to control and can do so very well when we all come together eg. Leeds- Dublin Overload event. SM and EB wishes to get the same staffing levels for our weekly Ireland Online event.

Training Department Update

DB outlined Training Department updates such as upgraded students and mentors. DB also said he would like to set up a mentor school, where the Training Department will teach aspiring mentors and current mentors vital teaching skills to maximise training potential. SM set some improvements he would see in the training department:

He would like to have a system where a student has the same mentor during a rating however changes mentor for each rating.

Have a list of mentors somewhere so people can check to see who can mentor them. Implement a mentor ticket request system on the website. More details will be provided as this develops.

Events Department Update

EB said he might review the weekly events and their effectiveness. He also said he would like to do a city pairing event each month rotating between airports in Europe. The date for the St. Patricks Day event has been set for the 11th March.

Pilot Training

SM told the staff members he is planning to set up a pilot training department in VATeir. This will be separate from the ATC Training department. Work is in progress and coordination between the vACC and VATEUD is on-going to establish what needs to be done for this. More details will follow soon.

Technical Department Update

CB and CL give an update on the changes and improvements to the website. CL announced the addition of a PR section to the forum.

Constitution

SM said that work is continuing on the VATeir constitution and has consulted VATEUD1 about the contents VATEUD1 has given recommendations to SM.

TeamSpeak

The VATeir staff team and KT consulted on the addition on kick and ban functions returned to all staff members. An update on this will be announced soon.

AOB

KT added a reminder to the staff about the upcoming VATEUD events such as Fly And See
Santa. He also told the VATeir Staff about any VATEUD news relevant to the vACC.

Download a Copy

A PDF copy is available for Dowload: Meeting Minutes PDF

Minutes were taken by Kilian Thornton- VATEUD6

On Sunday 27th November between 18:00z and 21:00z, the Northern RTS and VATeir are delighted to announce the Dublin and Leeds Bradford Overload to mark the 80th Birthday of Leeds airport and the opening of terminal 2 at Dublin!

Leeds Bradford Airport which is located in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, originally opened on the 17th of October 1931 and was given the name Leeds and Bradford Municipal Aerodrome. Being the highest airport in England we invite pilots to come fly the tricky approach as the airport sits on top of a very windy hill leading to a very short runway "So ya betta get them brakes on".

In late 2008 Dublin Airports terminal 2 was finally unveiled to the public. It is by far one of the nicest terminals in all of Europe. Dublin also boasts one of the most scenic approaches in the world with the Beautiful Dublin Bay as its backdrop. You can have an amazing view of this bay on the approach into the Airport whilst passing over the lovely Howth Head or Killiney hill.

Both Leeds Bradford and Dublin will be fully staffed with enroute control to provide a busy and exciting short trip across the water!

Resources

Dublin airport info:
Dublin scenery:

Leeds Bradford info:

Leeds scenery:

Freeware:
Payware:

Every Wednesday evening, Cork(EICK) will be fully staffed from 2000Z to 2200Z. We want to invite pilots to fly in and experience flying in the rebel county and see what Cork ATC has to offer!

So whether you want to fly to the continent, do a short domestic hop to Dublin, or even a few circuits, theres something for everyone!

Hello all, as you are all aware I am now the new Events Director in VATeir. Hopefully I will do well in this position and for that reason I have produced a manifesto for my plans for the future. Please feel free to read it, feedback would be great.

Read the Manifesto here: VATeir Events Manifesto

Thanks Eoin Brennan ACCIRL5

The VATeir Staff Team held a Staff meeting on 02/11/2011.

A PDF copy is available for Dowload: Meeting Minutes PDF

VATeir Staff Meeting Minutes 02/11/2011

Kilian Thornton VATEUD6©VATeir 2011

Staff Members Present:

Stephen Murphy ACCIRL 1- SM
Daniel Brennan ACCIRL 3- DB
Colin Broderick ACCIRL 4- CB
Eoin Brennan ACCIRL5- EB
Cillian Ó Lúing ACCIRL6- CL
Kilian Thornton VATEUD6- KT (An observer for the handover of Events).

Stephen Murphy chaired the meeting
Kilian Thornton took meeting minutes

Agenda is outlined below:

• Events
• Iron Mic
• Website
• Training Update©VATeir 2011
  

The meeting started at 20:05 local and ended at 20:40 local.

The meeting opened with the resignation of Kilian Thornton as ACCIRL5 and the appointment of Eoin Brennan as the new ACCIRL5.

Events

SM outlined that he was hoping to get controllers on this week for the Iron Mic award. However that has been reviewed and this will take place sometime in the future. He also stated that by achieving this award it can help put Dublin and Ireland on the VATSIM map.

Website

CB outlined the progress and the development of the website so far, and said he is seeking further feedback.

Training

DB talked about the progress of the Training Department. He stated we have two new members. SM and DB agreed that the Training Department is going to tackle the excessive delay that some members are facing at the moment on training.

AOB

SM brought up a thought of having an event where all the controllers would meet in a hotel and control for the event which would be rostered. KT then suggested a Dublin real ops could be the event.

SM then thanked Kilian Thornton and Martin Bergin for their involvement in the planning and preparation for CTP and then thanked all those who participated.

Events Restructuring

Following a fiercely competitive selection process that I announce Kilian Thornton has been appointed VATEUD6. As a result of his appointment Dave will be stepping down as events director but will be continuing to promote VATeir's public relations front.

I would also like to take this opportunity to announce the appointment of Eoin Brennan as the new VATeir Events Director (ACCIRL5).

I would like to congratulate both Kilian and Eoin on their recent appointments and wish them the best of luck and greatest success.

Stephen Murphy

Congratulations to Kilian Thornton who has been named as the Communciations and Marketing Director in VATsim Europe Division (VATEUD6).

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Tomorrow is the big day! Hope you're ready for a non stop day of transatlantic Shannon Radio action on your trip into Dublin.

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The Cross The Pond planning team are proud to announce this years Eastbound event.

The event will take place on Saturday the 29th of October and the airports taking part are -

Departure

Newark (KEWR)
Boston (KBOS)
Washington Dulles (KIAD)
Detroit (KDTW)
Cincinnati (KCVG)

We will have more details in the coming weeks about how you can book your flying slot and take part in one of the busiest events in the VATSIM calender.

Arrival

London Gatwick (EGKK)
Frankfurt (EDDF)
Zurich (LSZH)
Dublin (EIDW)

More Information

More information is available over on our forums. If you wish to book a flight or some extra slots head over to the official CTP Website

We would ask you to take 30 seconds of your time to fill in this quick, simple and easy survey to help us improve our service to you.

VATeir Survey

On behalf of the VATeir Staff Team
Thank You

VATeir has revised it's major policy for Dublin. The changes include new requirements to be able to control at Dublin. For more info visit the Training Department Section of our forum.

Congratulations to Eoin Maguire on passing his C1 exam on Shannon Control!

Our resident Technical Director, Colin Broderick, has been hard at work over the past two years putting together a website which is a sizable improvement over its predecessor of seven years.

The Details:

The new website is fully equipped with features which will aid in the day to day running of the vACC. These features include (to name a few!):

• Airport Information,
• Charts,
• Information on how to Join as a controller,
• VA Partners,
• Pilot and controller downloads
• Event Information,
• Latest vACC news,
• A VA Partners Page,
• Weather in the form of METARs for Irish Airports,
• Online Controller Information for Airpots in the Irish FIR,
• Comprehensive profile and personal bio for controllers,
• Training Documents,
• Sector and ESE files.

We very much hope you enjoy the new features on the new website and if you have any feedback or spot a bug, please don't hesitate in returning it to us in the form on the top right of this page.

Welcome to the new VATeir website. We are currently ironing out all the snags and missing pieces of functionality so pls help us out and report any issues with the website by using the big Leave Feedback up there on the right.

The annual VATeir flyin has just finished after another successful day. We would like to thank to all those who came, both controllers and pilots.

Time-lapse Video

Check out the time-lapse below created by Colin Broderick on is iJob