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ZAB- Staff still working???


Bill Miller 828275
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Bill Miller 828275
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Are the staff of ZAB still working? They have been offline a lot and do not answer emails

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Garry Morris 920567
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They're around, and have been busy with reworking the SOPs, sector files, and whatnot. (I'm a ZAB S3).

 

Please drop them a line at http://www.zabartcc.org/forum/ . In the mean time, is there something someone not on staff can help you with?

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Greg Lutha 1012021
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I have noticed this as well. I sent an email weeks ago now without any response.

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Nate Johns
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Bill and Greg,

 

I apologize if you haven't been able to get in contact with any ZAB Staff. I have no record of any e-mails from you in my G-mail archives. Have you attempted to join our forum at http://www.zabartcc.org/forum/ ?

 

~Nate

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Bill Miller 828275
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Nate, It is not a mater of your Gmail. It is an issue of responding to transfer requests entered in the VATSIM system. Also it appears that ABQ-ARTC not that active at the present time. That is to bad as it was once a vibrant ARTC with many pilots and events.

 

If there are technical issues regarding staff emails, that should be resolved ASAP. It is the duty of persons accepting staff positions to keep their contact information updated with VATSIM so communication is fluid. If they (staff) cannot perform their duties they should resign.

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Anthony Atkielski 985811
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It would be nice if KPHX were staffed on a regular basis. Right now there are a couple of large Cl[Mod - Happy Thoughts] B airports on the West Coast that are staffed often enough to be interesting, including KLAX, KLAS, KSFO, KSAN, and KSEA. KPHX is a major airport and would be a cool addition to that group, significantly multiplying the number of interesting routes that could be regularly covered by ATC.

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Bill Miller 828275 said:
Nate, It is not a mater of your Gmail. It is an issue of responding to transfer requests entered in the VATSIM system. Also it appears that ABQ-ARTC not that active at the present time. That is to bad as it was once a vibrant ARTC with many pilots and events.

 

If there are technical issues regarding staff emails, that should be resolved ASAP. It is the duty of persons accepting staff positions to keep their contact information updated with VATSIM so communication is fluid. If they (staff) cannot perform their duties they should resign.

 

Hi Bill,

 

Thank you for your interest in the VATUSA Albuquerque ARTCC.

 

I haven't seen any notification of a transfer request in to ZAB and will investigate that immediately. Looking at the VATUSA transfer site presently, I do see you are pending in that regard, and I will gladly accept your transfer forthwith, presuming you still wish to be part of an ARTCC where you apparently believe that the staff aren't performing their duties. Please let me know if you still wish to transfer here.

 

If you would like to discuss the fundamentals of VATUSA ZAB in further detail, I will be glad to entertain your concerns and inquiries in private e-mail correspondence.

 

You may contact me directly at

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"All things are difficult before they are easy."

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It would be nice if KPHX were staffed on a regular basis. Right now there are a couple of large Cl[Mod - Happy Thoughts] B airports on the West Coast that are staffed often enough to be interesting, including KLAX, KLAS, KSFO, KSAN, and KSEA. KPHX is a major airport and would be a cool addition to that group, significantly multiplying the number of interesting routes that could be regularly covered by ATC.

 

Hi Anthony,

 

It's great that there is interest in our airports, especially PHX. We agree that enhancing our staffing totals to bring an increasingly regular set of traffic to ZAB would be beneficial for both pilot and controller alike.

 

I believe that, thanks to the new set of controller ratings standards adopted by VATUSA at the first of the year, you will begin to see an increased presence of ATC within ZAB airspace over time. I, personally, have been working very hard to bring some necessary information for our controllers to light, and training will begin in earnest when we can flesh out a proper training department.

 

Keep us in mind, and don't avoid our airspace just because there's no ATC. We look forward to seeing you on.

 

~Nate

Nate Johns

 

"All things are difficult before they are easy."

- Dr. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

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Scott Mulhollan 929446
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For anyone who says that Nate (ZAB staff) is dysfunctional, not active etc. you are wrong. Go ahead, take a look at the SOP's and the video maps and you will discover that ZAB has THE most comprehensive and realistic SOP's in all of VATSIM, bar none. Even thought that staffing is not as consistent as it could be, that does not mean that the ZAB is staff isn't doing its job. All it means is that people have real lives too, and sometimes don't get around to control.

Scott Mulhollan - ZAB Instructor

ZAB Training Administrator

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Garry Morris 920567
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And also that ZLA keeps stealing our best guys. Darnit Scott, that's where you went!

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Harold Rutila 974112
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And also that ZLA keeps stealing our best guys.

LOL same for us!

 

 

ZAB will fit your definition of "active" soon, don't worry. VATUSA and ZAB are way too good to let an ARTCC go down the tubes.

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