ZBW

[MJ]

ZBW
Boston Center
Level:	11
Type:	ARTCC
Facility Info
Address:	35 Northeastern Blvd, Nashua, NH 03062
Phone:	603-879-6633
Hours:	0000-2359
Region:	Eastern
District	Boston
MMAC Travel Days	4

Pay

CPC

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D3

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D2

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D1

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AG

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Locality

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CIP

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COLA

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Differential

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Staffing

CPC Total

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CPC Target

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% of Target

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CPC-Trainee %

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Trainee Total

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Training Time (years)

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Success %

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NCEPT

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Gains (Nat'l Avg)

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Gains (Target)

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Releases

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Projections

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Inbounds

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Outbounds

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Losses

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National Averages

Current CPC % to Target

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Projected CPC % to Target

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Contents

• Operational Info
• Local Area
• External Links

Operational Info​

Local Area​

External Links​

Cost of Living​

Schools​

About the City​

 

[Mike Kilo]

Does ZBW not get the CIP that BOS and A90 get? It's close to the tracon in New Hampshire.

 

[MJ]

Nope

 

[Joe Allen]

Does ZBW not get the CIP that BOS and A90 get? It's close to the tracon in New Hampshire.

Nope, and the CIP that A90 gets is not for new controllers that report there, that CIP is only for controllers who moved up from Boston when the facility was split. not many controllers left at A90 that get CIP

 

[rbell123]

Whats training like here now? Considering this facility from the academy and would love any info. From the west coast so this would be a very different scene for me, seems like a solid facility though.

 

[The Mooch]

I’m interested in ZBW. How’s the culture there? Management/union relationship?

What are the difficult areas?

Would be grateful to hear what people have to say.

 

[Phillytroll69]

any updates

 

[Qwertymnbv]

any updates

On what exactly?

 

[jdatc]

any updates

Rich Santa is coming to visit 5/18 during our solidarity event. Wheeee!!!!!!

 

[PointSixty5stalker]

I’m slated to arrive in March. My wife is teaching in Cambridge. Could I live there and commute or should I just get a small place in Nashua and go back into city on my days off? Thanks.

 

[wrench978]

I’m slated to arrive in March. My wife is teaching in Cambridge. Could I live there and commute or should I just get a small place in Nashua and go back into city on my days off? Thanks.

Not at ZBW, but from the area. That would be a tough commute, but doable. At least an hour, could be way more, depending on traffic. If your wife doesnt rely on a short public transit commute to get to work you could look at splitting the difference a bit and live in Burlington or Bedford, etc. I dont know your experience in ATC, but keep in mind that if you are working a Day/Mid, you will spend at LEAST 2 of your 8 hours driving between shifts, plus the 1.5 or more hour commute home with boston traffic after working all night.

 

[Plusorminus]

I’m slated to arrive in March. My wife is teaching in Cambridge. Could I live there and commute or should I just get a small place in Nashua and go back into city on my days off? Thanks.

You gotta do what you gotta do. There's people here that commute from Boston and even one from RI. Traffic isn't bad unless you hit rush hour traffic which will probably be twice a week once you start training on the floor. And honestly you hit most of the traffic once you're halfway to Boston. Finding a place to live in South Nashua isnt the easiest right now.
Idk what your situation is but if you guys can, maybe split the difference for the commute. Burlington, MA is the halfway point so anywhere between Reading to Cambridge might be a good place to look at.

 

[PointSixty5stalker]

You gotta do what you gotta do. There's people here that commute from Boston and even one from RI. Traffic isn't bad unless you hit rush hour traffic which will probably be twice a week once you start training on the floor. And honestly you hit most of the traffic once you're halfway to Boston. Finding a place to live in South Nashua isnt the easiest right now.
Idk what your situation is but if you guys can, maybe split the difference for the commute. Burlington, MA is the halfway point so anywhere between Reading to Cambridge might be a good place to look at.

Not at ZBW, but from the area. That would be a tough commute, but doable. At least an hour, could be way more, depending on traffic. If your wife doesnt rely on a short public transit commute to get to work you could look at splitting the difference a bit and live in Burlington or Bedford, etc. I dont know your experience in ATC, but keep in mind that if you are working a Day/Mid, you will spend at LEAST 2 of your 8 hours driving between shifts, plus the 1.5 or more hour commute home with boston traffic after working all night.

Thank you. I commute about 40-45 to and about an hour from the center now. I just wanted to make sure it wasn’t much worse than that.

 

[Zboarderz]

What’s the difficult and easy areas there?

 

[PointSixty5stalker]

What’s the difficult and easy areas there?

If you transferred from another center, tasks that were specialized in your previous area will likely seem straightforward to you. If you were accustomed to handling high altitude flights and inbounds, transitioning to low altitude and departures might present a challenge. Call FacRep and tell him kind of traffic you worked before and he will likely help get you in an area where you will succeed. If you never worked center, don’t worry about hard and easy area, your biggest hurdle will be figuring out the keyboard. This is my third center, everyone seems nice and like any other place if you show you put in the effort they will help you along, regardless of area difficulty.