Zoom Class Variations For AG’s

[32andBelow]

3-4 hours a day, four days a week and we’re doing sims virtually. Instructor watches and gives tips, but an rpo is running the problem and doing the read backs.

How tf does this work?

 

[wand_waver]

If someone is on medical 1ish hour a day. If no one is on medical no class

 

[CookieMonster]

How tf does this work?

sim fast is just a program they put on the scopes to make it realistic. But you can just run it on a computer as well.

 

[32andBelow]

sim fast is just a program they put on the scopes to make it realistic. But you can just run it on a computer as well.

So you run like eram d side sims on zoom?

 

[Termine]

sim fast is just a program they put on the scopes to make it realistic. But you can just run it on a computer as well.

Exactly. At RTF before you go run sims on the real scopes with paid RPOs you run them on computers with a classmate being an RPO. I'd hate to do that over a zoom connection though, goddamn. Especially if the "scope" is displayed over Zoom instead of the backside data being fed to simfast on your own computer... but I'm guessing whatever license they have for simfast doesn't allow that so they have to run whole display over Zoom. Dang.

 

[ABACUS]

Exactly. At RTF before you go run sims on the real scopes with paid RPOs you run them on computers with a classmate being an RPO. I'd hate to do that over a zoom connection though, goddamn. Especially if the "scope" is displayed over Zoom instead of the backside data being fed to simfast on your own computer... but I'm guessing whatever license they have for simfast doesn't allow that so they have to run whole display over Zoom. Dang.

Meh. It’s just like real life now where it takes a CRJ an hour to turn 30 degrees.

 

[radarserviceterminated]

Exactly. At RTF before you go run sims on the real scopes with paid RPOs you run them on computers with a classmate being an RPO. I'd hate to do that over a zoom connection though, goddamn. Especially if the "scope" is displayed over Zoom instead of the backside data being fed to simfast on your own computer... but I'm guessing whatever license they have for simfast doesn't allow that so they have to run whole display over Zoom. Dang.

You don’t get the normal functionality of a STARS scope obviously (history, PTL, p-cone etc.) because the rpo is in control but it’s a hell of a lot better than going through the same LOA, Ops, and Flight Data PowerPoints every day until your eyes bleed. And it genuinely does help with basic airspace understanding as far as different runway configurations, conflicts from satellites, and the standard way to run your traffic so the sectors around you don’t wanna murder you every time you sit down.

 

[32andBelow]

You don’t get the normal functionality of a STARS scope obviously (history, PTL, p-cone etc.) because the rpo is in control but it’s a hell of a lot better than going through the same LOA, Ops, and Flight Data PowerPoints every day until your eyes bleed. And it genuinely does help with basic airspace understanding as far as different runway configurations, conflicts from satellites, and the standard way to run your traffic so the sectors around you don’t wanna murder you every time you sit down.

To bad they don’t let you train on real traffic

 

[radarserviceterminated]

To bad they don’t let you train on real traffic

Well a waiver was just approved so as of next week training is starting up for those who weren’t in the building yet.

 

[Mm83331]

Does anyone know how SMO is training?

 

[BravoDelta77]

Is it possible to do CBI's from home or do you have to complete those at the center?

 

[Rx]

Is it possible to do CBI's from home or do you have to complete those at the center?

Center. eLMS can be done from home tho

 

[BravoDelta77]

Center. eLMS can be done from home tho

Thank you

 

[MikeDelta]

Center. eLMS can be done from home tho

But you have to use Internet Explorer, none of the other browsers will work including Edge.

 

[TKA]

But you have to use Internet Explorer, none of the other browsers will work including Edge.

Actually that’s not true anymore. They actually fixed it. Most browsers (if not all) do work now including browsers on Mac

 

[Rx]

But you have to use Internet Explorer, none of the other browsers will work including Edge.

I use em on Safari

 

[MikeDelta]

Actually that’s not true anymore. They actually fixed it. Most browsers (if not all) do work now including browsers on Mac

Well that's good to know

 

[SurvivorATC]

I would like to say that my facility has really avoided bringing in trainees. Granted the regional flight surgeon keeps putting a hold on training but at my Z, only D3s have been brought back. The rest of us lost our currency and will have to “retrain on old sectors” to get it.
Now on top of it, my facility finally acknowledged that the vaccine does apply to us, but we need datacomm first. In order to get datacomm we need the labs back up which need to go through 3 updates each a week long. Then on top of that we are getting the new “big” monitors and each CPC needs training on that before they can bring us back.
So it’s not as simple as getting a shot and returning

 

[Billybob]

I would like to say that my facility has really avoided bringing in trainees. Granted the regional flight surgeon keeps putting a hold on training but at my Z, only D3s have been brought back. The rest of us lost our currency and will have to “retrain on old sectors” to get it.
Now on top of it, my facility finally acknowledged that the vaccine does apply to us, but we need datacomm first. In order to get datacomm we need the labs back up which need to go through 3 updates each a week long. Then on top of that we are getting the new “big” monitors and each CPC needs training on that before they can bring us back.
So it’s not as simple as getting a shot and returning

My understanding is that getting a shot means you can return to the facility, it does not grant you the ability to train. I think there will be a lot of sitting and waiting around, aka back to normal

 

[SurvivorATC]

My understanding is that getting a shot means you can return to the facility, it does not grant you the ability to train. I think there will be a lot of sitting and waiting around, aka back to normal

Oh I understood that. They told us we are going to stay on zoom until after all of what I mentioned will happen. Then they got to get the CPC-ITs first. In many ways I’m grateful because I don’t have to just sit there at work but at the same time I still can’t believe D2s aren’t even back yet. We could have all went back in November but they told us in October to not come back for the recert.