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AFIS/AGO Endorsement Positions Updated

I am pleased to announce that from November 3rd at 0001z, the S1 AFIS/AGO endorsement will cover an additional 41 fields that provide Air/Ground Radio or Aerodrome Flight Information Service. The list is updated on the Endorsement Page of the VATSIM UK website in advance of this change: https://www.vatsim.uk/atc/endorsements Please note that this change co-incides with the 8.33 frequency implementation and all AFIS/AG positions must have the latest sector file and utilise the correct f

Kieran Hardern

Kieran Hardern in Operations

Reducing Redundancy in Mentoring Reports

ATC MENTORS Following a discussion with @Samuel James, I realised we are both of the opinion that the prevalence of massive chunks of textual procedures in mentoring reports has become excessive. Forgetting the fact that we may of course be seeing changes through the introduction of Central Training for now (see page 7 of the November 2016 DSG meeting minutes regarding 'intense mentoring reports'), the fact that I see so many procedures in reports makes me, as the Operations Manager, worrie

Harry Sugden

Harry Sugden in Operations

Happy New Year - Operations 2024

Happy new year of AIRACs from the Operations Department. I have to start the post with a thank you to my staff for yet another year of hard work. @Luke Brown, Harry, @Peter Mooney, @Adam Arkley, @Kye Taylor, @Chad Byworth and @Harrison Grose, thank you for all you've put in over 2023 and for all the jobs behind-the-scenes that go unnnoticed. Network Traffic The network continues to get busier - and the UK is no exception, with nearly 80000 more movements than last year. Currently

Kieran Hardern

Kieran Hardern in Operations

Operations Vacancies

As we go into 2024, the Operations Department is short of a few staff members. I would like to recruit at least 2 new members to the Operations department in January. As part of this, I would encourage anyone with an interest to reach out to me with any questions. Many of the roles in the department require a high level and breadth of knowledge and experience to be able to perform effectively, and we do not expect perfection from a new candidate. The department works very collaboratively an

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Operations - January Staff Appointments

I am pleased to announce some new staff and some ongoing recruitment to the Operations Department since the January Vacancies post. Archie Middlefell has been appointed as an Aerodrome Operations Coordinator, a job shared between him and Kye. In addition, Alice Ford has been appointed as an Operations Assistant - with her focus being to support the Aerodrome documentation series. Our Aerodrome arm has been a significant focus of the last two years and I am pleased at how far we've come. Hop

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