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Joshua Bjerke

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  1. As I posted previously, after the announcement was made, I was really looking forward to the event. I like the idea of getting out of BVA airspace once in a while, and also happen to have FlightBeam KDEN, and ORBX KEGE... so this was excellent. Unfortunately, my wife was on business in CA this week, and my son came down with a bug. So my time last night was limited to after he went to bed. But... my two cents... 1) Yes, ZDV was very busy and overwhelmed. I don't fly outside of ZBW very much, because our ATC is always online!! Why fly on VATSIM if no one is around. Kudos to ZBW for keeping our airspace well staffed, and with a high quality level. I do have to say though; I did some poking around the ZDV website, went to their forums and noted that the original post from December stated that we were looking for someone to host an event like this. The post noted that we typically get ~20 pilots from our group plus some others. Is that actually true?? I've only been a BVA member since October, and have flown in each of the regional events since MHT <-> SYR that month. Seems that there is a lot more than 20 pilots, plus others. Maybe it just seems like more traffic. But I'm not sure we gave them an entirely accurate heads up...? Just a thought for future events - here and in other areas. 2) We should definitely do this again, if possible. Again, I like to get outside of our airspace once in a while and having a time that controllers are available is great. When VATSIM/VATUSA posts these events, it is likely a big draw since you know when it will be staffed. And FlightBeam and ORBX are very popular developers and these are very scenic airports. I'm probably not the only one with these scenery add-ons, and others probably thought it was a great night to take advantage of flying a couple of high quality airports in amongst some interesting terrain. 3) I cannot, and will not, speak for our events team or our ATC staff... but have we offered to do an event for the Denver group in our airspace? First, give an opportunity back to them. Second, demonstrate our capabilities. Not from a boastful perspective, but there was a distinct difference between our group and ZDV. Delays, missed handoffs, etc aside, I heard many questions of KDEN GND and TWR that our group would have handled without a blink. Particularly when you watch/listen to the recent Ground Schools that have been done and published. Questions really seemed to throw these guys off, and our ATC doesn't seem to have an issue with questions at all. Maybe there is an opportunity here for our leadership to help them out? We clearly have a very talented group of controllers and trainers. I've seen regional circuits at smaller airports with much more dense traffic, and GA fly-ins that are nearly ridiculous for the size of the field. Yet with just small corrections and spacing, they are handled very well. At the end of the event, it really highlighted the quality of the BVA ATC staff. Through all levels of coverage, we really have a top notch group. Thanks for putting such effort into this community and making it as great as it is, and for clearly setting the bar as high as you do! Also, thank you to the events staff for setting this up. Despite the hitches, I'd do it again in Denver, or where ever else we can line it up. Thanks for putting in the effort to set these up, both at home and on the road.
  2. I'm very excited about this one! Rocky mountain (virtual) flying is great, and what a pair of airports to host. A sincere thanks to the events team for working with ZDV on setting this up. Should make for some great entries into next month's screenshot contest.
  3. Thanks for posting those Clif. Are there posted preferred routes for the return trip?
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