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Visual Mayhem at KDFW
Posted: January 19, 2012 by Steve Bartlett
ZFW Presents Visual Mayhem at DFW on February 12th 2012. Come out and test your Visual Skills because there is no ILS or LOC approaches in this event!
From 1500 to 1900 CST (3pm to 7pm Central)
Super Bowl Event
Posted: January 19, 2012 by Steve Bartlett
This years Superbowl Event, as you know it is being held in Indianapolis Indiana. vZID will proudly be hosting this event on Saturday February 4, 2012 from 2200z to 0300z. The theme this year will be to have all pilots fly from the cities of their favorite NFL team. We would like to encourage every ARTCC to participate and provide at least Center Support for those transitioning from one airspace to another. We would also like, if possible, for you to provide local service as well to any of those NFL cities that are within your airspace, to give the pilot a complete ATC experience from their departure to their destination (KIND). So please join us in making this one of the most successful and highest rated events on Vatsim this year
Congrats Ryan!
Posted: January 2, 2012 by Ryan Null
Congratulations to Ryan Null on passing his C1 OTS for FTW_CTR!
Cross the Gulf Westbound!
Posted: December 12, 2011 by Steve Bartlett
Cross the Gulf Westbound will be on Sunday January 8th from 17:00 CST to 22:00 CST (23:00Z to 04:00Z) Departing Miami, FL (KMIA) and arriving at Dallas/Ft. Worth (KDFW).
Congratulations Brandon O
Posted: November 18, 2011 by Jim Zimmer
Congratulate Brandon O. on getting his MAPT certification. Great Job Brandon!
Congratulations Jacob!
Posted: November 17, 2011 by Jim Zimmer
Congradulate Jacob on passing the OTS for his MAPT cert. Great Job Jacob!
Will Rogers Fly In
Posted: November 12, 2011 by Steve Bartlett
Will Rogers Fly In (KOKC) will be held on December 11, 2011 from 5pm to 8pm CST. All aircraft types welcome, IFR, VFR, and Helicopters!
**Controller sign up is now posted in the Event Forums**
Summer Sizzle 2011
Posted: July 25, 2011 by Tim Farrell
Our controllers will fully staff KDFW "live" from Dallas, Texas for 12 straight hours Saturday Aug 13th from 1300z - 0100z (8am CT - 8pm CT). All Virtual Airlines and pilots welcome. Come fly KDFW and surrounding Dallas airports. See you then!
DFW Runways 18L/36R Closure
Posted: July 10, 2011 by Tim Farrell
!DFW 07/024 DFW RWY 18L/36R CLSD WEF 1107081400
Beginning July 8th at 2:00pm runways 18L/36R will be out of service.
Congratulations Gary!
Posted: May 27, 2011 by Daniel Blell
Congratulations to Gary Killough on passing his S1 and DAL_GND OTS! Great job Gary!
Congratulations Tony!
Posted: May 7, 2011 by Daniel Blell
Congratulations to Tony Jeppesen on passing his S1 and DAL_GND OTS!
Friday Night OPs ( Mexico Edition )
Posted: April 29, 2011 by Lloyd Boyette
Event :: Friday Night OPs ( Mexico Edition )
Date :: 6 May 2011
Time :: 2300z to 0500z (0600CST to 0000CST)
VATMEX, the Mexican division of VATSIM is once again proud to present its Annual "Fly-in" in May. On this occasion our destination will be the famous beach Los Cabos (San Jose del Cabo (MMSD), we all know that Los Cabos is a tourist destination.
It’s famous for its beautiful beaches. We will also be working together with the FNO (Friday Night Operations). We'll be happy to have you join our Mexican air space, you will be fully received with ATC. So that prepare your best plane and we will wait for you.
Need a FP? We have you covered!
FP: PODDE3 ABI J42 FST V81 DUSVI V81 CUU UJ54 CUW UJ8 LMM UJ51 SJD
Questions? ec@zfwartcc.com
FNO :: St. Louis
Posted: April 18, 2011 by Lloyd Boyette
Good afternoon team.
As everyone knows, ZKC is holding FNO this Friday night from 2300z - 0300z up at St. Louis. (KSTL). I'd like the team at ZFW to show the same love and support that ZKC showed us during our last event at OKC. Priority is going to the D10 TRACON to be staffed top to bottom before all other positions. I would also like to see OKC_APP get staffed up as well. Please follow procedure and check in before opening a position.
If you're available please be there on time to help us out. Our relationship with our ZKC partners is as important to us as it is to them. Help us staff it up!
CIC Order :: #1 Jose, #2 Tim, and #3 Lloyd.
We got it!!!
Posted: April 5, 2011 by Daniel Blell
Thanks to everyone who helped out!
Congrats!
Posted: March 29, 2011 by Tim Farrell
Congrats to Lloyd Boyette as your new En-Route controller at ZFW.
FNOklahoma
Posted: March 29, 2011 by Lloyd Boyette
Event :: FNOkloahoma!
Date :: 15 April 2011
Time :: 1800CDT - 2200CDT ( Texas Local Time )
While some parts of the country is still getting snow Spring is in full swing here and no better place to be OK than in Oklahoma! This event is presented in close cooperation between ZFW and ZKC for everyone to enjoy. We'll be staffing up both OKC and TUL for pilots to fly in and out of. Come professionally dressed in any aircraft that you like between the hours of 2300z - 0300z. We'll see you there!
Questions? ec@zfwartcc.com
NOTE:: Make sure to check the positions table for the added positions at OKC such as DEL / DEP
Nascar Comes to Texas Motor Speedway!
Posted: March 26, 2011 by Lloyd Boyette
Event :: Nascar comes to Texas Motor Speedway!
Date :: 9 April 2011
Time :: 1700CDT - 2100CDT ( Texas Local Time )
Nascar comes to the Texas Motor Speedway for April’s Samsung Mobile 500! Home to Bell Textron Helicopters, FedEx's Southwest Regional Sort Hub and American Airline's Maintenance Base.... It's an interesting facility to fly into. Come professionally dressed in any aircraft that you like from 2200z - 0200(ish)z, Helicopters always welcome!
New Center Controller!
Posted: March 5, 2011 by Lloyd Boyette
Congrats to Daniel Blell on his promotion/certification to center controller at ZFW.
FERRA4 Departure ***NEW***
Posted: March 3, 2011 by Tim Farrell
FERRA4 Departure is posted as new. The departure is the same except for speed restrictions have been added to HAZKL and YAMEL intersections on the departure. See Departure plate for specific info.
Cross the Gulf ( WESTBOUND )
Posted: January 16, 2011 by Lloyd Boyette
The westbound leg is finally here! Traveling from East to West, pilots will enjoy the wonderful experience. Cross the Gulf will be taking place on Sunday 30 January 2011. There is a booking system for this event. The controllers are ready so bring it on! Last years Eastbound leg was amazing, and this time around will be much better.
DFW Birthday Bash!
Posted: January 7, 2011 by Lloyd Boyette
Event :: DFW Birthday Bash
Date :: 15 January 2011
Time :: 1700CST - 2100CST ( Texas Local Time )
Dallas Fort/Worth International Airport (KDFW) turns 37 years old! It was this month, 37 years ago that KDFW opened for commercial service and we invite you to celebrate with ZFW ARTCC by choosing KDFW as your departure/destination this Saturday Night. DFW has the most non-intersecting runways in the US and we plan to use all 7 of them. Come professionally dressed in any aircraft that you like from 2300z - 0300z
75th Anniversary Cotton Bowl Classic
Posted: December 17, 2010 by Lloyd Boyette
Event :: Cotton Bowl Classic
Date :: 06 January 2011
Time :: 1700CST - 2100CST ( Texas Local Time )
All of college sports will be in Dallas as the Cotton Bowl comes to town. We celebrate and honor 75 years of the Cotton Bowl this weekend and plan to staff this event top to bottom with our best peolpe! Plan to arrive early on Thursday night from 2300z - 0300z and come professionally dressed in any plane you like.
New Event Coordinator / Public Relation Officier
Posted: December 10, 2010 by Jose Suarez
Ladies & Gents, I am proud to announce that we have just hired a New Event Coordinator / Public Relations Officer. Lloyd Boyette, has accepted the position and the responsibility in keep all of our partner VA's up to speed with events. Lloyd has come at a better time he is experience in marketing, and excellent in banner making. Welcome Lloyd
Congrats James!!!
Posted: December 7, 2010 by Daniel Blell
Great job James on passing his OTS for Dallas Ground! Fly in to Love and see him! WTG!!!
ZFW Controller Promotion
Posted: December 2, 2010 by Tim Roden
Congrats Joshua Thomason on passing the the S3 exam and Coby's OTS session. WTG Joshua!
ZFW controller Promotion!
Posted: November 23, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Congrats to Daniel Biell on passing the Class Charlie Tracon OTS. WTG!
Welcome Altus AFB Commander Hansson to ZFW Artcc
Posted: October 29, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Tomas Hansson has recently joined the ZFW ARTCC roster as a visiting controller. He was chosen by the vUSAF as the commander of the Altus AFB in charge of training C5, C17 and KC-10 pilots. Commander Hansson will also be performing ATC duties as well as training pilots at Altus AFB. Mr. Hansson's home ARTCC is Anchorage and is a seasoned controller and Vatsim Supervisor. Welcome Aboard Sir!
KDAL Runways 13R/31L Clsd until November 8th
Posted: October 18, 2010 by Tim Farrell
KDAL Runways 13R/31L Clsd until November 8th
!DAL 09/017 DAL NAV RWY 31L ILS OTS WEF 1009091200-1011082200
!DAL 09/016 DAL NAV RWY 13R ILS OTS WEF 1009091200-1011082200
!DAL 09/014 DAL RWY 13R/31L CLSD WEF 1009091200
Appears runways 18/36 are open again.
"Line Up and Wait" to Replace "Taxi into Position and Hold"
Posted: September 1, 2010 by Tim Farrell
As per FAA Notice N JO 7110.536, the phrase "Line Up and Wait" will replace "Taxi into Position and Hold" on Sept 30th. See the entire notice for more information and phraseology. http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Notice/N7110.536.pdf
18R/36L Re-opens at KDFW with Restrictions
Posted: September 1, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Runway 18R/36L is open again but with the following restriction. No date yet as to how long this is in effect.
!DFW 08/305 DFW RWY 18R/36L CLSD FOUR ENGINE ACFT EXC BAE-146
09/17/2010 ZFW FNO 0000z - 0400z
Posted: August 26, 2010 by Tim Farrell
ZFW will be hosting Friday Night Ops, Texas State Fair style at DFW/DAL and other Dallas/Fort Worth airports as well. Join the fun Friday Night, Sept. 17th from 0000z - 0400z.
ZFW Summer Sizzle 2010
Posted: July 20, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Our biggest summer event! Summer Sizzle 2010 is Saturday, August 14th from 8am - 8pm Central "live" from Dallas. 12 hours of non-stop controlling. Lots of traffic expected. Controller briefing ("live" and home) 7:30am Central. More controller info available on ZFW website forum. Expect delays!
DFW RWY 18R/36L Closed until August 29th & 13L/31R, 17L/35R Restricted
Posted: July 8, 2010 by Tim Farrell
!DFW 07/056 DFW RWY 18R/36L CLSD WEF 1007101000-1008292100
!DFW 02/291 DFW RWY 13L/31R, 17L/35R CLSD TO 4 ENGINE ACFT EXC BAE146 WEF 1002211906
Circus Night at DFW
Posted: July 5, 2010 by Tim Farrell
The Ringling Bros Circus is coming to town Saturday night from 0100z - 0400z. How many planes can we stuff into DFW? Pilots are invited to fly into or out of KDFW, KDAL, KADS, KFTW, KFWS, KRBD and others. Expect heavy traffic and possibly a few clowns!
AvA Celebrates 9 Years on Vatsim (KDFW)
Posted: July 5, 2010 by Tim Farrell
DFW will be busy with traffic as AvA celebrates 9 years on Vatsim on Sunday, July 18th. AvA has requested full service at DFW from 1700z - 2200z. Ava's last major event at LAX saw 80 aircraft in a 4 hour period. Staff this from top to bottom!
Delta Virtual Flyout (KDAL)
Posted: July 5, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Delta Virtual will be flying out of Dallas Love (KDAL) to Birmingham (KBHM)on Monday, July 19th, departing Dallas from 0000z -0200z. Expect many departures from KDAL. Need KDAL fully staffed.
FNOklahoma (ZFW & ZKC)
Posted: June 20, 2010 by Tim Farrell
July 2nd! Two Artcc's, two featured airports is twice the fun on a Friday Night. ZFW & ZKC will be hosting Friday Night Ops featuring KOKC & KTUL airports from 2300z - 0300z. Expect heavy traffic in and out of both airports.
ZFW - Star Spangled Salute
Posted: June 15, 2010 by Tim Farrell
ZFW is hosting a Star Spangled Salute to Aviation on Saturday night June 19th from 0000z - 0400z featuring KOKC (Oklahoma Will Rogers) and KTIK (Tinker Air Force Base). Expect both military and civilian traffic to be moderate. Positions to staff CTR, OKC_APP, OKC_TWR. If traffic warrants, OKC_ GND can also be staffed.
Congrats to Stan Webb!
Posted: June 3, 2010 by Andrew Podner
Shout out for Stan on passing his FTW_CTR OTS! Great job on this!
American Virtual Airlines
Posted: April 20, 2010 by Tim Farrell
AvA will be departing DFW for DCA on May 23rd at 1900z. AvA has requested full service for this event. Their last event had 42 aircraft. Positions to fill: FTW_CTR, REG_APP/DEP, DFW_TWR, DFW_GND & DFW_DEL.
AFA/SWA Flyout and Flyin
Posted: April 16, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Saturday April 17th, AFA will be departing DFW for LAX at noon CT (1700z), then at 2300z, SWA will be flying into to DAL. Give these guys some scope time if you are available!
Air Power Expo at Navy Fort Worth
Posted: April 16, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Saturday, April 24th starting at 0100z ZFW is sponsoring Air Power Expo at Navy Fort Worth (KNFW). Invitations have been sent to military VA's and cilivian VA's. Expect FNO type traffic into one runway. Need to be fully staffed for this one!
STAR/Rnav Departure Revisions
Posted: April 16, 2010 by Tim Farrell
Bowie Nine (UKW9) arrival is now Bowie One (UKW1). The major change is BOIDS and RUBEE have been renamed DEBBB and JOVEM respectively. 7 Rnav Departures have changed. 1st Rnav waypoint is still the same on the new revisions. Other waypoints or names may have changed. Review charts for changes.
Stan Webb solos on D10 Approach
Posted: January 6, 2010 by Andrew Podner
Congrats to Stan on passing his D10 Regional Approach OTS!
Tim Farrell solos D10 APP
Posted: December 20, 2009 by Andrew Podner
Congrats on achieving this milestone certification
Kevin Alspaugh solos on DFW Tower
Posted: December 20, 2009 by Andrew Podner
Congrats to our newest controller in the DFW Cab, great job!
Marc-Oliver Oetterli Solos on D10 Departure
Posted: December 12, 2009 by Andrew Podner
Shout out for Marc who passed his D10 Departure OTS! Great Job!
ZFW Events Update
Posted: December 7, 2009 by Tim Farrell
Gentlemen,
Two small events have been posted for December. One is an APG group fly with up to 20 aircraft on Dec 13th. The other is FNO @ ZKC on Dec 18th. Details on the ZFW Events calendar. If you need a holiday shopping break, please staff a position if certified at one or both of these events.
Tim Farrell Solos on D10 Departure
Posted: December 6, 2009 by Andrew Podner
Congrats go out to our new DATM Tim Farrell for passing his D10 Departure OTS! Way to Go!
Stan Webb solos on D10 Departure
Posted: December 2, 2009 by Andrew Podner
Congrats to Stan Webb for getting his solo certification on D10 departure. Way to go!
Jack McPeek signed off for D10 Approach
Posted: November 30, 2009 by Andrew Podner
Congrats to Jack McPeek for getting his solo certification on the D10 Approach position! Way to go!
New DATM
Posted: November 24, 2009 by Jose Suarez
Gentlemen, I'm proud to announce that Tim Farrell has accepted the DATM position. Tim Farrell comes highly qualified with 25 yrs of management experience in the real world. Tim welcome.
SECTOR FILE-POF v0911 Released
Posted: November 15, 2009 by Andrew Podner
The latest sector file and POF for AIRAC Cycle 0911 has been released and is available for download. Details of changes available in the Facility Engineering forum
Training Scheduling System Online
Posted: November 11, 2009 by Andrew Podner
ZFW is pleased to announce a training scheduling system to help facilitate getting instructors and students together. Students will find a list of available slots on their MyZFW page.
Revised SOP Available
Posted: October 29, 2009 by Chris Siems
New SOP for KDFW and KDAL are now available on the Controller's Documents page.
These documents include position frequencies, DP/STAR procedures, taxiway operations, preferred ramp allocations.
The ZFW SOP has also been updated to be in compliance with the VATSIM GRP.
Houston Live Event
Posted: August 13, 2009 by Chris Siems
Houston Live is slated for August 22 at 2200Z. Out of professional courtesy to our southern neighbors, we will support Houston-bound traffic during this event.
Please read the ZHU-ZFW LOA:
Traffic flying between major TRACON and crossing the ZHU/ZFW border will be instructed to descend to below FL240.
New POF and Sector Files
Posted: July 29, 2009 by Chris Siems
There are two new files on the download page: Sector v. 12.0 and POF v. 3.4. Download them and let us know what you think.
Summer Sizzle 2009
Posted: July 29, 2009 by Zach Saxman
Sizzle is the biggest event of the year for ZFW and we expect a heavy volume of traffic; 300+ operations in 2008. Please check the charts to expedite smooth traffic-flow. Preferred STAR into the Dallas TRACON are BOWIE 9 (northwest), BONHAM 5 (northeast), CEDAR CREEK 6 (southeast), and GLEN ROSE 8 (southwest). Preferred DP out of Dallas TRACON are one of 16 RNAV.
United Virtual said their Saturday Scramble will go to DFW and they will have USAairways VA and Virtual Air Canada with them. Delta Virtual Airlines, Southwest VA, American Virtual Airlines, and we assume American Airlines Virtual have all confirmed they plan to fly into DFW.
Sizzle has been posted all over the place. Skyblue Radio is running ads, it's posted on the VATUSA forum and VATSIM forum, all the calendars have it. It will be huge! We guarantee it will be the Hottest Event of Summer so don't miss it!
Newest Instructor to join the ranks.
Posted: July 24, 2009 by Jose Suarez
Congratulation to Tim Roden on becoming our newest Instructor.
Revised LOA with Houston
Posted: June 25, 2009 by Chris Siems
A revised (AGAIN) LOA with Houston is now available. The latest change affects Center qualified controllers. Flights from class B should cross the border with ZHU at or below FL240.
AVA Heavy Overhaul Fly-In
Posted: June 18, 2009 by Chris Siems
On Saturday June 20, American Virtual Airlines (AVA) will have an overhaul fly-in for their heavy jets to Ft. Worth Alliance (KAFW).
Pilots should use one of the following STAR for arrival:
MOTZA6 - NW
SLUGG5 - SW
DODJE3 - SE
SASIE2 - NE
Please visit the Routes and Charts page for charts.
New FSUIPC Available
Posted: June 17, 2009 by Chris Siems
NEW Full release of FSUIPC 4 (incorporating WideFS 7) for use with FSX. June 9 2009.
http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html
Teamspeak Server
Posted: May 31, 2009 by Jose Suarez
Attention all controller & Visitors, Teamspeak server will be in and out for the rest of today Sunday May 31st 2009. I'm in the middle or redoing my office and I have to disconnect and reconnect the server from time to time. The server will not be down for a long period of time just for a short one. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Jose Suarez
ZFW ATM
Light Up America Event
Posted: May 29, 2009 by Chris Siems
Light Up America has been a few months in the making. Basically, we want every airspace in America controlled for an hour. This event will require every ARTCC's cooperation. And if it happens it will be a wonderful thing.
We have prepared a tentative schedule for KDFW - the featured airport for Fort Worth Virtual ARTCC.
New LOA With Houston
Posted: May 21, 2009 by Chris Siems
A revised LOA with Houston (ZHU) is now available. Controllers, especially Center qualified, should read it and implement the procedures.
Check your cookies
Posted: May 16, 2009 by Chris Siems
As far as cookies are concerned there is a difference between zfwartcc.com and www.zfwartcc.com.
The logon question "Remember me?" will set a cookie for the domain you are connected to. So, if you connect to www.zfwartcc.com you will see a cookie for www.zfwartcc.com if you connect to zfwartcc.com you will see a cookie for zfwartcc.com. The important thing to remember is that you will only be "Remembered" on the domain you set the cookie on.
The same thing applies for the ZFW Forum. The auto logon feature is turned on in the Forum. It too uses cookies to log you in. If you connect to www.zfwartcc.com your Forum cookie will be for www.zfwartcc.com.
Subscribe to Events
Posted: May 15, 2009 by Chris Siems
You can now subscribe to Events via RSS.
Subscribe to NOTAMs
Posted: May 10, 2009 by Chris Siems
Now you can subscribe to NOTAMs via the NOTAM RSS feed.
Annual Viva Mexico Fly-In Event
Posted: May 6, 2009 by Chris Siems
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, VATMEX is inviting pilots to fly to Mexico on May 10 at 6:00 PM CDT (2300 Zulu).
See http://www.vatmex.com/ for more information.
Wanna Get Away Event
Posted: May 6, 2009 by Chris Siems
As many schools are wrapping up for the year we have to ask, "Wanna get away?"
Join ZFW at Dallas Love, KDAL, when we host a getaway event, May 24, starting at 3:00 PM CDT (2000 Zulu).
Don't let this opportunity to visit the Lone Star State get away!
Sweatbox IP Change
Posted: April 21, 2009 by Chris Siems
For those of you doing sweatbox training. Sweatbox has a new IP address. Controllers read the forum (General Discussion) for details.
Training Facility
Posted: April 17, 2009 by Chris Siems
To all Pilots / Controllers, As of today 04/17/2009 Will Rogers World Airport (KOKC) Will be our new training Facility for new and upcoming controllers.
Controller Statistics
Posted: April 15, 2009 by Chris Siems
Looking for the controllers that are providing excellent online experiences or just want to check time online? The ZFW statistics page can help answer these questions.
Light Up America
Posted: April 14, 2009 by Chris Siems
The event that will involve all of America, Light Up America, is coming soon. Get prepared now, train, get experience, move up in rank. We always need more Center- and Approach-qualified controllers.
Welcome to the new website
Posted: April 4, 2009 by Chris Siems
Please pardon our mess. We were anxious to move into our new home and some things weren't finished yet. We are working to improve your ZFW experience.
New S1 at ZFW
Posted: November 18, 2008 by Jose Suarez
Congrats to Duy Pham for passing his S1 written exam. Way to go Duy!
New DATM
Posted: August 31, 2008 by Jose Suarez
I would like to make an announcement. Our very own Chris Siems has accepted the position of Deputy Air Traffic Manager. Please help me congradulate him on his new position.
New Airports are Open
Posted: April 20, 2008 by Andrew Podner
ZFW is pleased to announce that ATC positions have been opened for:
SJT - San Angelo Approach and Tower
MLU - Monroe Approach & Tower
SPS - Sheppard Wichita Falls Approach & Tower
AFW - Fort Worth Alliance Tower
ADS - Addison Airport Tower
ACT - Waco Approach and Tower
GGG - East Texas Regional Approach & Tower
FDX313 cuts the ribbon
Posted: April 20, 2008 by Andrew Podner
ZFW would like to thank FDX313 for being the first pilot to utilize Fort Worth Alliance Airport while being manned with the newly created AFW_TWR position. Thanks for flying Alliance, the grand opening ribbon has officially been cut.
Congrats to Buddy!
Posted: April 19, 2008 by Andrew Podner
Congratulations are in order for our own Buddy Akins for surviving his Center OTS! Great Job!
Center Certified
Posted: April 14, 2008 by Jose Suarez
Gents I would like to pass on the word that our very own DATM Andrew Ponder Aka Andy has pass his OTS on Ctr last night. Congrats to you Andy .. Keep up the fine work.
New Website is Live!
Posted: March 2, 2008 by Andrew Podner
Welcome to the new home of virtual Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center. We are very pleased to announce that our new website format is live with new resources for pilots and a sleek new look. Thanks for stopping by!
ZFW Global Ratings Policy
Posted: March 2, 2008 by Andrew Podner
ZFW has recently implemented a policy to come into compliance with the VATSIM and VATUSA Global Controller Ratings Policy and MAJOR Airport & TRACON guidelines that went into effect on January 1, 2008. You can access the policy by clicking "SOP & Local Policies" on the Operations menu. This represents a significant shift in the way we train and rate our controllers, and is made in an effort to bring the most high quality ATC service possible to VATSIM pilots.
New DATM
Posted: February 24, 2008 by Jose Suarez
Lady and Gents I'm proud to announce that we have a new DATM. Our very own Mr. Andy Podner and accepted the DATM/Webmaster job here @ ZFW. Please help me Congradulate Mr. Podner on his newly positon. Andy Congrates.
Website Revisions Underway
Posted: February 4, 2008 by Andrew Podner
ZFWARTCC.COM is being reviewed, revised, and rejuvenated. Please post your suggestions on the forums for things you'd like to see stay, things that can go, or things that could be added.
ZFW Standard Operating Procedures Updated
Posted: February 1, 2007 by Chris Siems
February 1, 2007, is the effective date for the new ZFW Standard Operating Procedures which were revised January 17, 2007. It is a combined SOP for Virtual ZFW ARTCC. It supersedes all previous standard operationg procedures. These policies set forth guidelines that protect the commitment and participation of ZFW ARTCC controllers as well as the dedication, time and effort put forth by our Instructors and Mentors. Each of us provides our time freely in order to enhance the virtual air traffic controlling experience. We strive to provide the best possible experience for controllers and pilots alike, and we believe these policies will help us achieve these goals. You can view the entire document in the documents section of the website.