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.

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A PDF copy is available for Dowload: Meeting Minutes PDF

Minutes were taken by Kilian Thornton- VATEUD6