Greenland Control

[Mike Belden 1054128]

Ive been looking into becoming a controller for some time now, and I thought a good place to be a controller is the greenland control. I never see anybody controling it (at least when i am online) and thought it would be a good starting place

 

Now I am wondering where to sign up. Can somebody help me?

 

Thanks

[Christopher Mauro]

Your going to want to contact vACCSCA.

[Daniel Eamon Brennan]

http://www.vateud.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=109

 

There's a link the the vACCSCA staff's emails.

 

Regards,

[Pedro Diogo 985361]

On VATSIM, and if I'm not mistaken, Greenland falls under VATNA.

[James O Grady 904153]

On VATSIM, and if I'm not mistaken, Greenland falls under VATNA.

 

http://www.vateud.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=94

[Pedro Diogo 985361]

VATSIM CoR, page 2

 

- North America -

 

Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba,

Bahamas, Barbados,

Barbuda, Bermuda, Canada,

Cayman Islands, Cuba,

Dominican Republic,

Dominica, Greenland,

Grenada, Guadeloupe,

Guam, Haiti, Jamaica,

Martinique, Mexico,

Netherland Antilles, Nevis,

Puerto Rico, St. Kitts &

Nevis, St. Pierre &

Miquelon, St. Vincent &

Grenadines, Saint Lucia and

Trinidad Tobago, Turks &

Caicos Islands, United

States, Virgin Islands

(British & American)

[Johan Grauers]

Time for someone from vaccsa to step in?

 

Greenland belongs to vatcan but is delagated to vaccsa in a LOA since several years. So even though it on paper belongs to USA all control and airspace managment is done by vaccsa (greenland is part of the iceland sectorfile).

 

So if you wish to control Greenland then vaccsca is the place to turn and I belive it's Halldor Jonsson you should contact if you are intrested in controlling there (it requires an OTS since it's non radar but I don't know all the details really).

[Halldor Bui Jonsson]

Short version: Greenland´s upper airspace above FL195 is covered by BICC_FSS (Iceland Radio) and CZQX_FSS (Gander Radio).

 

Long version (Kyp verify?) http://vateud.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=94

Last time i knew, Greenland was handled via a Letter of Agreement between VACCSCA & VATCA, allthough I do believe it was at some point in review by VATEUR to submit a petition to BoG to have the Country moved over to Europe Region/Division, wheras it in reality is the country is/was governed by Denmark (up until recently where Greenland is now self governed, but still belongs to the Danish Crown). In real life a LoA between Iceland and Danish CAA delegates upper airspace control to Reykjavik Control.

 

To answer your question, BICC_FSS (old callsign was BIRD_FSS) is a special center which requires at least a C1 and an endorsement plus a visiting controller status with VACCSCA if you are not a member. ( ref GRP http://www.vatsim.net/network/docs/grp/ appendix B).

The reason for the requirement is that the airspace is vast and is all procedurally (i.e. same as Oceanic) controlled.

 

So perhaps given that you are just starting your virtual atc career, it would be more appropriate for you to start out somewhere working ground and tower whilst working your way up to C1, which is the required rating for any enroute (CTR) sector, if your interested in doing area control

[Kyprianos Biris]

Long version (Kyp verify?) http://vateud.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=94

 

I verify