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    POSCON ATC training model?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Agreed, I don't think the legacy networks do a bad job with ATC training, but there is a serious lack of standardization which results in the fundamentals sometimes getting overlooked.

    I am excited to work on the ATC side of things, I have a lot of great ideas to standardize the training experience.

    Unfortunately, the ATC training program development has taken a back-seat to resolving what I personally find to be a much larger issue in the community, and that is is pilot ability. From a training perspective, we have been working tirelessly to provide pilots with the tools they need to succeed in the online environment. Once we are satisfied with that, we will move on to creating a comprehensive and standardized ATC training experience.

    When we launch into our Invite-Only beta in a few months, we won't need the ATC training program fully developed because there is a wealth of very talented controllers itching to control pilots that know what they are doing. We will rely on those individuals to provide POSCON with ATC service while we work on developing a program that will eventually teach the next generation of controllers.

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    Accounts that Pre-Date HQ

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Many of you have "legacy" accounts that pre-date our HQ software, which means you registered via the forums only and are not completely in the system yet.

    Please make sure you register in HQ by visiting the following link:

    https://hq.poscon.net/register

    Use the same name and email as you used to register previously for the forums and the accounts will automatically merge.

    Also, if you attended FSExpo 2019, that email should be the same as you used when you signed the attendance sheet.

    FSExpo 2019 Announcement - Roadmap to Release

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    After a lot of thought and consideration, we have decided to add a throttled release plan to our roadmap which we are calling the "Invite-Only Beta" phase. This means that initially, POSCON will only be available to those individuals that have been given an invite code. This new managed plan allows us the flexibility to continue developing features while also rapidly responding to support issues.

    Roadmap to Release

    All times are subject to change!

    Release Phase
    Tester Description
    Operating Times
    ATC Coverage
    Number of Users
    NDA Required
    Timeline
    Closed Beta Testers are hand-picked by POSCON staff. 24/7 N/A 58 + Staff YES Currently Ongoing
    Invite-Only Beta Phase 1

    Pilots: Require an invite code in order to participate.

    ATC: Hand-picked by POSCON staff.

    		Schedule Limited Limited to areas selected by POSCON staff. 500-1000 NO

    Guaranteed by Q4 2019.

    Earlier release date is likely.

    Invite-Only Beta Phase 2

    Pilots: Require an invite code in order to participate.

    ATC: Hand-picked by POSCON staff.

    		Schedule Limited Limited to areas selected by POSCON staff. 1000-2000 NO

    Guaranteed by end of Q1 2020.

    Earlier release date is likely.

    Open Beta

    Pilots: Open

    ATC: Hand-picked by Division staff.

    		24/7 Limited to areas fully developed. Unlimited NO

    Guaranteed by Q2 2020.

    Release Everything open. 24/7 World Unlimited NO Approximately 1 year after Invite-Only Phase 1 release.

    Beta Details

    Who can participate?

    Users must possess a valid invite code in order to activate their account and become part of the beta. The following restrictions apply:

    • Users must be at least 16 years of age or older. Users 13-15 years of age can participate only if POSCON has received hand-written parental consent.
    • Users on any restricted or watch lists are prohibited from participating.

    How can you get an invite code?

    • Initially, these codes will be distributed by our testing team and staff.
    • We will also pick 50 people that stop by the FSExpo 2019 booth, and have registered for POSCON, to be part of the first Invite-Only beta. Winners will be emailed after FSExpo and receive a code when we release the first Invite-Only beta phase.
    • Later, each person who is a member of the Invite-Beta will have an opportunity to invite their friends to the server.

    Will the Beta be open all the time, or will there be specific operating times?

    • The POSCON Invite-Only Beta will not be open to the public 24 hours / 7 days a week; it will instead be open during specific operating times to ensure ATC and Moderator coverage as well as allow us to deploy changes without affecting user experience.
    • As we become more comfortable with our progress and staffing, we will relax the schedule to include more operating times.

    Are the operating times fixed?

    • No, the schedule will vary. On the 25th day of each month, POSCON will post an updated schedule to the public for the next month's operating times and featured ATC region.

    Will the Beta be "open world" or feature specific areas?

    • It will be open world, but each month we will be focusing on a specific region in regards to ATC coverage. This does not mean that ATC will be restricted to controlling in the featured region of the month, it just means that we will ensure coverage in that region during the posted times.

    I want to be an ATC, can I sign up?

    • No, ATC are hand-picked for all open beta phases.

    When will ATC open up to the public?

    • ATC will open to the public when POSCON officially releases in 2020.

    Will ATC ratings transfer from legacy networks?

    • Yes, a user's global rating will transfer from legacy networks for a period of 6 months after the official release of POSCON in 2020.
    • Local certifications will be left up to the divisions and sub-divisions to decide whether they transfer or not.

    When will the Division Staff be selected and how will that work?

    • POSCON will begin selecting Division staff the first few weeks after the Invite-Only beta release.
    • Division staff will initially be appointed by POSCON staff, but later we plan to introduce a way for members to get involved in the selection process.
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    Welcome to the Sri Lankans! ශ්රී ලාංකිකයින්ට සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනිමු!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hello and welcome to everyone interested in the Sri Lanka Division of POSCON! I have created this forum to explore the possibility of releasing a division for Sri Lanka during beta testing. The only way we will release with this division is if enough people show interest, so get all your friends to join this club and make sure that they stay active! If there is enough interest and discussion, we will devote our resources to creating the necessary infrastructure. We are going to need your help though with sector file construction and writing procedures! If you have any interest in helping us write this material, please email support@poscon.net

     

    පොසොන් ශ්රී ලංකා අංශය ගැන උනන්දුවක් දක්වන සෑම දෙනාටම සාදරයෙන් පිළිගන්න! බීටා පරීක්ෂාව තුලදී ශ්රී ලංකාව සඳහා බෙදීමක් නිකුත් කිරීමේ හැකියාව සොයා බැලීමට මෙම සංසදය මා විසින් නිර්මානය කර ඇත. මෙම අංශය සමඟ අප විසින් නිකුත් කරනු ලබන එකම ක්රමය නම්, ප්රමාණවත් තරම් ජනයා උනන්දුවක් දක්වන්නේ නම්, ඔබේ මිතුරන් මෙම සමාජයට එක් වීමට සහ ඔවුන් ක්රියාකාරී බවට වග බලා ගන්න! ප්රමාණවත් උනන්දුවක් සහ සාකච්ඡාවක් තිබේ නම්, අපට අවශ්ය යටිතල පහසුකම් නිර්මාණය කිරීම සඳහා අපගේ සම්පත් කැප කෙරේ. අපි අංශක ගොනු සාදා සහ ලිඛිත ක්රියාපටිපාටි සමග ඔබගේ උදව් අවශ්ය වනු ඇත! මෙම කරුණු ලිවීමට අපට උදව් කිරීමට ඔබ උනන්දුවක් දක්වන්නේ නම්, කරුණාකර support@poscon.net යවනු ලැබේ

     

    வணக்கம் மற்றும் POSCON இலங்கை பிரிவில் ஆர்வம் அனைவருக்கும் வரவேற்கிறேன்! பீட்டா சோதனையின்போது ஸ்ரீலங்காவுக்கு ஒரு பிரிவை வெளியிடுவதற்கான வாய்ப்பை ஆராய இந்த மன்றத்தை நான் உருவாக்கியுள்ளேன். இந்த பிரிவினருடன் நாம் வெளியிடும் ஒரே வழி, போதுமானவர்கள் ஆர்வம் காட்டினால், உங்கள் நண்பர்கள் அனைவரும் இந்த கிளப்பில் சேரவும், அவர்கள் செயலில் இருப்பதை உறுதிப்படுத்தவும் போதுமான வட்டி மற்றும் விவாதம் இருந்தால், தேவையான உள்கட்டமைப்புகளை உருவாக்க எங்கள் வளங்களை ஒதுக்க வேண்டும். துறையின் கோப்பு கட்டுமானம் மற்றும் எழுத்து நடைமுறைகளுடன் உங்கள் உதவி தேவைப்படலாம்! இந்தத் தகவலை எழுதுவதற்கு எங்களுக்கு எந்த ஆர்வமும் இருந்தால், தயவுசெய்து மின்னஞ்சல் support@poscon.net

    ATC Client Features?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Reuben,

    Our client will offer everything vERAM has to offer with some additional features that vERAM couldn't simulate due to limitations in the VATSIM infrastructure.

    These additional features include, but are not limited to, auto handoff, conflict probing, weather, and SUA activation - to name a few.

     

    Editing OpenStreeMap (OSM)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hello all!

    For those of you wishing to help POSCON, I finally have something worth-while to ask of you. I am sure most of you are familiar with OpenStreetMap (OSM): https://www.openstreetmap.org/

    We will be using a version of this map for our "web viewer" and I am requesting that each of you take a look at your home airport(s) and make sure that the gates, tarmacs, taxiways, and runways are all up-to-date and have no visible errors. If you want your airport to look correct on the POSCON map, it is important that you make the necessary edits on OSM.

    Every few months, we will download a new version of OSM and launch it on our own private tile server - these updates will include any changes you made. In order to edit OSM, you need an account with them.

    Below, I have attached what I classify as a "visible error" at KJFK:

    unknown.png

     

    I went ahead and fixed the errors at KJFK on OSM and here is the revised version:

    unknown (1).png

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