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VATUSA ACE Team?


John Cierpial 1008209
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John Cierpial 1008209
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Is this still around? Do they have a site? What are the criteria to join. I am VERY interested in this and was wondering what the scoop is with it.

 

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Alex Evins 976213
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In order to apply for membership on this team of expert controllers, you must be an experienced C-3 rated controller with no disciplinary history, I think they are closed to applications now though. Ask Sam Hudis, he is a member.

Alex Evins

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Josh Rosard 879188
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Joe,

 

ACE Team is still around but rarely used. In fact, the last event involving ACE team controllers was the Superbowl Fly-in in February. If you're still interested, I will post the membership procedure below, but don't expect too much action at this point. I will be working on revising this program in the future.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Josh

 

The ACE Team member selection process includes: 1) volunteering for the position 2) broad experience, 3) absence of disciplinary history, 4) recommendation of their ATM and 5) recommendation of their DAT after observing the online controlling skills of each applicant in their region.

 

Send all necessary emails to [email protected].

Josh Rosard

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Harold Rutila 974112
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What's ACE?

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Davor Kusec 990407
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What's ACE?

 

My best understanding is that its an elite group of experienced air traffic controllers (C3 rating minimum) who help out the VATUSA ARTCC's that need some controllers to staff up for events or if there is an ARTCC that has been dead without much controlling going on in that ARTCC, they go out there and staff it up for a while. The tricky part is learning all of the ARTCC's and airports procedures in a short amount of time.

Davor Kusec

Air Traffic Director | Northeast Region VATUSA

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Ryan Guffey 956726
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What's ACE?

 

My best understanding is that its an elite group of experienced air traffic controllers (C3 rating minimum) who help out the VATUSA ARTCC's that need some controllers to staff up for events or if there is an ARTCC that has been dead without much controlling going on in that ARTCC, they go out there and staff it up for a while. The tricky part is learning all of the ARTCC's and airports procedures in a short amount of time.

 

They are not alowed to control a dead ARTCC without the permission of the ATM of that ARTCC no matter what the situation

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Harold Rutila 974112
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Oh okay. I think I remember hearing about this a long while back.

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Alex Evins 976213
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They're kind of like VATUSA's Delta Force

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Alex Evins

Senior Controller, New York ARTCC

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Dustin Robbins 887494
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...a figment of VATUSAs imagination.

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Josh Rosard 879188
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To clarify, the purpose of ACE Team is to [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ist in events when extra controllers are needed. ACE Team members are not authorized to staff "dead" airspace without following the steps required at that ARTCC to become a visiting controller.

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John Cierpial 1008209
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Well then technically all of us are part of the ACE team cause if I want to help at the event at some ARTCC I just need to become a visitor there. By the sounds of it the ACE team doesn't do anything different from an ordinary visitor controller.

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Josh Rosard 879188
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Well then technically all of us are part of the ACE team cause if I want to help at the event at some ARTCC I just need to become a visitor there. By the sounds of it the ACE team doesn't do anything different from an ordinary visitor controller.

 

During an event in which the host ARTCC contacts ACE Team requesting support, member controllers can participate without going through the visiting controller process. What I meant is that this is not allowed in normal operations.

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Andrew Doubleday
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I'm a part of the team... or was a part of it... haven't received any emails recently about events in need of [Mod - Happy Thoughts]istance though. Not sure if this just fell apart or what?

 

 

-AJ

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Josh Rosard 879188
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Andrew, like I said, the team is not utilized very often. You have not received any emails because the ACE Team has not been needed for any events in the recent past.

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Andrew Doubleday
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ah... missed your post Josh. Thanks - long night last night.

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Michael Scott 970177
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Yeah i can honestlly say i've seen it twice once for Zob's greater detriot event and the super bowl!!! always seemed like a good idea to get the staff you wanted to see...

Mike Scott

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Bernardo De Carvalho 97126
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So ACE team is like the HIT SQUAD of VATUSA...Am I right?

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Bryan Wollenberg 810243
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So ACE team is like the HIT SQUAD of VATUSA...Am I right?

 

Well...I think the hit squad is more of a bunch of guys who open new places, and man a particular new ARTCC/FIR long-term to get things started. The ACE Team is used on more of a temporary basis, such as for a single event.

Bryan Wollenberg

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Karl Kleiber 812804
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The Ace team was put together to help out smaller ARTCC's with big events. The reason for the qualifications is that you will have to learn the airspace in under a week on your own, thus the " expert controller" rating.

I have worked a few events with the ACE Team and found it to be a great time, and hopefully the ARTCC's liked the extra controller onboard.

Karl Kleiber

North American Deputy Director

 

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