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ZAB FNO Pilot Guide


Fred Clausen
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Fred Clausen
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Pilots,

 

Thanks for deciding to partipate in the Albuquerque ARTCC Friday Night Ops featuring KPHX on November 21st from 0100-0500z! Below is a guide to maximize the efficiency of the event, so that the controllers will be able to keep a smooth flow of traffic going, and you get the best possible service into KPHX.

 

----ROUTES----

 

ZAB is asking that you file SIDs and STARs for the Phoenix terminal area. To get preferred routings, please visit www.simroutes.com If you need to find any of the ZAB charts, you may visit http://www.zabartcc.org/controllers/charts.php for them.

 

If your aircraft is RNAV capable, we are asking that you file the RNAV STARs (EAGUL2 from the Northeast, GEELA2 from the Southwest, KOOLY1 from the Southeast, MAIER2 from the Northwest) for the Phoenix Terminal Area.

 

We are asking that KPHX departures not file the RNAV departures, because you will have to be rerouted off of them due to traffic flow restrictions.

 

----Who do I talk to!?----

 

If you are entering ZAB from another center, the following is a guide to choosing what center controller to call up:

 

From ZKC: ABQ_15_CTR

From ZFW: north of TXO VOR, ABQ_15_CTR

From ZFW: on or south of TXO VOR, ABQ_42_CTR

From ZHU: ABQ_42_CTR

From ZLA: south of PKE, ABQ_42_CTR

From ZLA: north of PKE, ABQ_43_CTR, or if 43 isn't on, 15_CTR

From ZDV: west of RSK, ABQ_43_CTR, or if 43 isn't on, 15_CTR

From ZDV: east of RSK: ABQ_15_CTR

 

From the Phoenix Terminal Area:

 

North of Skyharbor: PHX_A_APP

South of Skyharbor: PHX_Q_APP

FFZ or IWA: PHX_F_APP

 

Other terminal areas if secondary TRACONs are not on:

 

ABQ: ABQ_15_CTR

TUS: ABQ_42_CTR

AMA: ABQ_15_CTR

ELP: ABQ_42_CTR

ROW: ABQ_42_CTR

CVS: ABQ_42_CTR

 

----Weather-----

 

This is the number one subject that causes problems with enroute sequencing of aircraft on VATSIM. This is the time of year when the difference between stock winds and "real" winds will be over 100 knots at some altitudes. Because of that huge discrepancy, ZAB is requesting that all pilots disable winds aloft for their FNO flight.

 

Thanks, I hope you enjoy flying into KPHX!

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Fred Clausen, vZAB ATM

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Alan Chamberlin 814960
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...Albuquerque ARTCC Friday Night Ops featuring KPHX on November 11th ...

Me thinks there is a typo somewhere (Nov. 11 for the FNO yet posted on Nov. 16)?

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Fred Clausen
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Thanks for the catch

Fred Clausen, vZAB ATM

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Fred Clausen
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This is tonight, I look forward to seeing everyone there

Fred Clausen, vZAB ATM

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John Binner
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hmmmmm, might be time to fly the MD-11 into some traffic. :D

John Binner,

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Ross Carlson
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GREAT job tonight ZAB.

Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy

Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC

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John Binner
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Had a CTD, turned out to be a hard drive going bad. Luckily Seagate kicks but, warranty under way, new one being sent, and I keep a spare which is now copied to and running as I type this.

 

Oh well, maybe next time. lol

John Binner,

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MB: ASUS M5A99FX

CPU: AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 125W AM3+ Eight-Core 4.0GHz

Video: Nvdia 970

Memory: 16GB DDR3

Win10 Pro 64-Bit

P3D v4, PMDG, ActiveSky, GEX, etc.

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Don Desfosse
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Agree with CN, you guys did a great job tonight. The controllers who worked me in from KLAS were fabulous!

Don Desfosse
Vice President, Operations

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Garry Morris 920567
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Thanks folks. It was a pleasure to work tower tonight. By and large pilots were on the ball and did a great job.

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Fred Clausen
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Thanks to all that came out. From what I saw, the pilots were very prepared and were on the ball last night. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did

Fred Clausen, vZAB ATM

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