60 Hours of ATC

60 Hours of ATC

We will be staffing Boston Center for 60 Hours from 11am (1500z) on Friday, October 13 to 11pm ET (0300z) on Sunday, October 15. Any time you want to fly within that 60 hour period, day or night, you’ll find ATC coverage online!

In addition to the continuous ATC coverage, we have two major events during this time period. We’ll be featured in VATUSA's Friday Night Operations event on October 13. From 7-11pm ET on Friday, October 13, the Boston ARTCC will be staffed to the hilt for our Fall FNO. Beyond FNO, we were chosen as a departure field for Cross the Pond Eastbound 2017, which takes place throughout the day on October 14th. More information regarding Cross the Pond can be read here or on the Cross the Pond website.

Whether you want to fly a big bird out of Boston, cruise around the Cape in your Cub, or just practice a few patterns at Portland, we'll be staffed up all weekend! Additional ATC will be available throughout the weekend at a variety of airports, including during the event times. As the 60 Hours of ATC weekend approaches, our ATC Timetable will be updated to show additional airports that will be staffed.       

Online Events Bookings:

Pilots flying in this event do not have aircraft type rating restrictions when flying on the VATSIM Network.  However the aircraft type must be within current VAC fleet.  We do require each member participating to include the following in the Remarks section of your Flight Plan when connected to VATSIM.

//Member Pilot of VAC | http://www.vacanada.org// 

In order to successfully book this group flight, please click the "GOING" button on the left margin of this post and respond with the following information below:

• Pilot Name:
• Employee Number:
• Base:
• Flight Number: (Must be last 4 digits of your employee number)
• Date:
• From (IATA):
• To (IATA):
• Departure Time (local):
• Arrival Time (local):
• Equipment Type:

* Your request will be acknowledged up to 2 hours by a member of our team before the event begins.

VAC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTENT PROVIDED IN LINKS ABOVE THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED ONTO YOUR COMPUTER FOR THE ONLINE EVENT.

Important Information:

- All online flights are recorded with VACARS after online event assignment has been approved.  
- All group flight events are flown on the VATSIM Network.
- Ensure you have all charts available for your flight.
- Members must comply with all applicable VATSIM policies and procedures.
- Please meet at the departure airport 15 minutes before start of event at 20h00 EDT (24h00z).
- Pushback from gate is at own discretion unless otherwise advised by online ATC.
- Takeoff between aircraft is: 2 minutes after narrowbody aircraft and 3 minutes after widebody aircraft for separation. 
 

Thank you for your participation at our VAC Group Event. We wish you a pleasant flight!

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Stay connected with other members on TEAMSPEAK! 

We have a dedicated TeamSpeak server set up for our members to communicate with each other on the VATSIM network. You can download Teamspeak3 at www.teamspeak.com. Connection is quick and simple by providing the following information:

Address: fnmhosting.servegame.com:9989
Password: can2013

* * Please use the following nickname format when connecting: VAC002 - Michael Chan