Frankfurt RealOps 2008: May 10th
Posted Monday, May 5, 2008 20:26 EST

On 10th of May, 2008 it gets as real as it gets in Frankfurt again. For 6 hours with up to 20 controllers and more than 400 bookable flights VACC-SAG simulates Frankfurt's real-world traffic on a busy Saturday afternoon. Pilots are invited to visit the newly designed RealOps 2008 eventpage and enjoy the great introduction trailer to put get in the mood! Booking is open: http://realops.toolforge.de/ All participants are requested to read the procedures provided on the website very carefully.

ZNY Nor'easter '08: May 10th
Posted Monday, May 5, 2008 20:20 EST


Get ready to get blown once more by the ZNY Nor'Easter. See how "Da Best" perform on a fully staff, fully loaded New York. May 10 2008 From 3-10pm ET(1900z-0200z), come fly in the craziest airspace you have ever seen and be ready for those fast-talking controllers! Bring your A Game, because it's gonna be a great time!

Airport information is available at www.nyartcc.org

VAT-Spy Traffic and ATC display
Posted Monday, May 5, 2008 11:14 EST



VATSIM is pleased to announce the release of VAT-Spy, a traffic and ATC viewer application exclusively for the VATSIM network. VAT-Spy was developed by Ross Carlson, author of VRC (Virtual Radar Client), an ATC radar simulator for VATSIM.

VAT-Spy was closely modeled after ServInfo. The feature set includes a few new items such as:

* Smooth panning and zooming on the world map.
* Most fonts and colors on the map are customizable.
* Multi-threaded for high performance and responsive interface.
* Map bookmarks allow you to save favorite views of the map.

In general, the goal for VAT-Spy was to mimic the primary functionality of ServInfo, while providing a more responsive user interface through the use of multi-threading, as well as smooth panning and zooming on the world map.

VAT-Spy is a Windows desktop application built on the Microsoft .NET Framework. To learn more about VAT-Spy, see some screenshots, and to download the application, visit the VAT-Spy home page at www.metacraft.com/VATSpy/

Euroscope 3.0 released
Posted Tuesday, April 1, 2008 21:40 EST


In September 2007, VATSIM controllers were presented with a ground-breaking new ATC client, the EuroScope. A state-of-the-art ATC software that combines features learned from real-life radar software and years of online virtual controlling experience, EuroScope set the standards of controlling environment to new heights.

Over the last 6 months, we continued development work on EuroScope based on feedback and wishes of users. The new version 3.0 arrives now again to provide VATSIM controllers with brand new functions and advancements of existing features, such as:

>> Advanced coordination functions with other controllers
>> Tower view mode
>> Customizable SID/STAR and Runway selection
>> New automated checks: Euroscope will monitor the aircraft's adherence to cleared altitude and route (CLAM/RAM)!
>> New shared information: scratchpad texts, new ground status flags will be displayed to all relevant controllers
>> New lists: Plan ahead and keep overview of your flights with the advanced sector inbound/exit and departure lists; display multiple METARs
>> Easier voice and text ATIS setup
>> Easier sector file development
>> ILS, Visual Approach flags
>> New built-in tag families (Eurocat 2000, SATCAM, etc.)
>> a number of new keyboard shortcuts

Have you ever imagined you could control virtual flights as real as it gets? Visit www.euroscope.hu, download the latest version of EuroScope and see for yourself.

VATSIM server consolidation
Posted Tuesday, April 1, 2008 6:42 EST

VATSIM is very pleased to announce that a major review of and consolidation of our servers is taking place, including a new data server and data application. As the changes take place you may see some interruption of the VATSIM site and services associated with it, such as website, membership pages, weather, servinfo file etc. We look forward to being able to provide you with much more data, with special emphasis on accessibility and in-depth controller stats. Please bear with us while the changes take place - it will be worth it!

VATSIM Spain on TV
Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 10:56 EST

Congratulations to Antonio and Ferran Martin of VATSIM Spain for their appearance on Cuatro TV demonstrating and talking about VATSIM. You can see it again on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9_We1h1_L4