| Party on Beale Street |
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| All Virtual Airlines Invited as well as any pilot. Four hours of full staffing at Memphis with a virtual rock concert by DJ Atticus and DJ Scruffy of Skyblue Radio. Door prize drawings courtesy of BluePrint Scenery and FS2Crew. For more info. or event flyer contact the Events Coordinator. |
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| New DATM and Webmaster Selected! |
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| Matt Fuoco has been chosen to replace Wes Kirkpatrick as Deputy Air Traffic Manager. Matt's experience as real world management, CFI/II/MEI will certainly help him as he slides into his new role! Congratulate him next time you see him!
Ryan Parry has been selected as the webmaster for the Facility. His existing webpage designs have proven his capabilities and he will be responsible for maintaining the webpage and it's databases from this point forward.
Congratulations to both! |
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| vZME Sector File Release v09.01 |
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| I am pleased to announce vZME's latest sector file, v09.01, has been released for public use. Version 09.01 includes updated .sct(2), alias, pof, and .agp files for use with VRC and AGP Importer. Please read the included documentation for more information on changes and file usage. You can download the file immediately via the ZME Downloads page link under ATC Menu. |
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| Dustin Robbins Appointed as new Facility Engineer! |
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| Dustin Robbins has accepted the facility engineer position! As a previous facility engineer for us he brings with him a great toolset to maintaining the existing sector and position file! |
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| New Events Coordinator! |
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| Mark Hubbert has accepted the Events Coordinator position. His existing ties into FDX Virtual, Freight Dawgs, and American Virtual, as well as the facilities surrounding the ZME ARTCC will certainly be an asset to the facility. Join me in welcoming him to the position. |
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| New DATM Selected! |
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| Please join me in welcoming Wes Kirkpatrick back to the staff of the Memphis ARTCC! Wes is the former ATM, a real world commercial pilot and veteran controller. He brings with him an extraordinary toolset that will benefit the facility as a whole. Thanks to everyone who applied, the choice was not an easy one! |
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| Tyler Walton promotoed to Instructor! |
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| Tyler has joined the ranks of the instructor. Please congratulate him on this achievement! |
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| Deputy ATM Position open! |
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| Applications for the recently vacated Deputy ATM slot have opened. Please see http://forum.vatusa.us/?showtopic=1001 for details! |
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| Indy Needs our Help |
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| Indianapolis ARTCC has created its first annual 'Thunder Over Louisville' event. This event is not only the official opening ceremonies for the two fun filled weeks of the Kentucky Derby Festival, it is also the nation\'s largest annual fireworks show.
Thet are requesting Center support for thier upcoming event on Saturday April 18, 2009 Event begins at 7:00pm est. and will run until 11:00pm est. |
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| Michael Lovetto Promoted to Training Administrator |
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| Please join me in congratulating our own Michael Lovetto on his promotion to Senior Instructor and appointment to the position of ZME Training Administrator. |
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| Kansas City FNO - Friday, 20 Feb |
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| Kansas City ARTCC will be hosting Friday Night Ops this Friday Night, February 20, 2009. The event is scheduled to run from 6p to 10p Central Time (0000z to 0400z). All the controillers we can get would be great!! |
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| Bob Genet Promoted to MTR |
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| Please join me in welcoming Bob Genet to the ZME staff as a Mentor for new controllers. Remember that mentors can train and certify on any Class C Position and can Recommend on Class B approach & tower. Congrats Bob! |
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| Tyler Walton promoted to Facilites Manager |
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| Please join me in welcoming our own Tyler Walton to the ZME ARTCC staff in the position of Facilities Manager. Tyler will be responsible for maintaining the sector and pof file as well as working with the ATM on developing some broader tools to assist in providing Air Traffic Control Service. |
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| New Website for vZME |
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| ZME is pleased to announce the launch of our new website! |
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| Michael Lovetto Promoted to Instructor |
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| Please join me in extending a big congrats to Michael Lovetto on his recent promotion to I1 |
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| Cliff Morey Promoted to Mentor |
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| Cliff Morey, our Events Coordinator has recently accepted a position as a ZME Mentor. Great Job Cliff! |
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| New Mentor At ZME |
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| Michael Lovetto has accepted a promotion to the position of Mentor and is the newest member of the ZME Staff. Congrats Mike! |
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| FEDEX VIRTUAL CARGO GOING BOWL'ING |
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| This event will be held on two different days. The event will start in Toronto (CYYZ) and end in Miami (KMIA) with a stop in Memphis (KMEM). We need all the controllers that we can staff please help our Partner VA's. |
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| New Events Coordinator |
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| Please join me in welcoming our own Cliff Morey to the position of ZME Events Coordinator. Congrats Cliff! |
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| New Deputy Air Traffic Manager Selected |
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| Please join me in congratulating Kyle Steever, our Training Administrator, on his recent promotion to ZME Deputy Air Traffic Manager Kyle's experience and familiarity with the Center is most valuable in continuing to sustain and grow our operations. |
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